How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Media and information”. The full topic holds 153 in the KoKo app: 61 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Portuguese vocabulary: media and news

Newspaper, television, report, article, interview: media and news vocabulary in Portuguese.

Here are 100 Portuguese words on “Media and information”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Portuguese	English
testemunho	account
anúncio publicitário	advertisement
anúncio	announcement
artigo	article
parcialidade	bias
emissão	broadcast
câmara	camera
legenda	caption
crónica	column
comentário	comment
montagem	editing
edição	edition
redação	editorial staff
facto	fact
notícia falsa	fake news
primeira página	front page
título	headline
entrevista	interview
investigação	investigation
direto	live
microfone	microphone
atualidade	news
site noticioso	news website
jornal	newspaper
imprensa digital	online press
notícia	piece of news
cartaz	poster
imprensa	press
carteira de jornalista	press card
liberdade de imprensa	press freedom
relações públicas	public relations
revista especializada	review
direito de resposta	right of reply
cenário	set
rede social	social network
banda sonora	soundtrack
fonte	source
ângulo	story angle
seguir a atualidade	to follow the news
publicar	to publish

Level 2: medium 35 words

Portuguese	English
fonte anónima	anonymous source
burburinho	buzz
censura	censorship
tiragem	circulation
cronista	columnist
conspiração	conspiracy
teoria da conspiração	conspiracy theory
régie	control room
correspondente	correspondent
chefe de redação	editor in chief
reunião de redação	editorial meeting
animador	host
reportagem de investigação	investigative report
manipulação	manipulation
meio de comunicação	media
despacho noticioso	news dispatch
horário nobre	peak viewing time
fotógrafo	photographer
assessor de imprensa	press officer
comunicado de imprensa	press release
imprensa escrita	print media
colocação de produto	product placement
grelha de programação	programme schedule
editor	publisher
audiência	ratings
reportagem	report
repórter	reporter
rumor	rumour
secção	section
slogan	slogan
lead	standfirst
assinatura	subscription
denunciar	to denounce
informar	to inform
investigar	to investigate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Portuguese	English
imagens de arquivo	archive footage
título sensacionalista	clickbait headline
retificação	correction notice
cruzamento de fontes	cross checking
independência editorial	editorial independence
deontologia	ethics
jornalista freelancer	freelance journalist
manchete	front page headline
quiosque	newsstand
objetividade	objectivity
pluralismo	pluralism
apresentador	presenter
fecho de edição	print deadline
revisão de texto	proofreading
repetição	repeat
cacha	scoop
interpretação simultânea	simultaneous interpreting
patrocinador	sponsor
legendagem	subtitling
debate televisivo	televised debate
fazer zapping	to channel hop
descodificar	to decipher
desmentir	to deny
documentar-se	to do background research
entrevistar	to interview

In Brazil, people say

KoKo also teaches Brazilian Portuguese. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

broadcast emissão transmissão
camera câmara câmera
column crónica crônica
fact facto fato
front page primeira página capa
news website site noticioso site de notícias
set cenário estúdio de TV
anonymous source fonte anónima fonte anônima
buzz burburinho repercussão
control room régie sala de controle
host animador apresentador de programa
media meio de comunicação mídia
section secção seção
correction notice retificação errata
newsstand quiosque banca de jornal
print deadline fecho de edição fechamento da edição
repeat repetição reprise
scoop cacha furo de reportagem
to decipher descodificar decifrar

Mini quiz

5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.

Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Media and information”. The full topic holds 153 in the KoKo app: 61 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Portuguese vocabulary on iPhone.