How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Portuguese.

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

Level 1: easy 39 words

Portuguese	English
altitude	altitude
praia	beach
brisa	breeze
costa	coast
fresco	cool
grau	degree
este	east
campo	field
floresta	forest
desfiladeiro	gorge
golfo	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
colina	hill
lago	lake
paisagem	landscape
depressão	low pressure area
ameno	mild
passo de montanha	mountain pass
natureza	nature
norte	north
oceano	ocean
planalto	plateau
pressão	pressure
chuva	rain
arco-íris	rainbow
rocha	rock
areia	sand
mar	sea
margem	shoreEdge of a river or lake
céu	sky
sul	south
nascente	spring
tempestade	storm
sol	sun
nublar-se	to cloud over
onda	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
tempo	weather
oeste	west
vento	wind
bosque	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

Portuguese	English
avalanche	avalanche
barómetro	barometer
canhão	canyon
gruta	cave
nuvem	cloud
ciclone	cyclone
seca	drought
duna	dune
erupção	eruption
inundação	flood
nevoeiro	fog
glacial	freezing
geada	frost
rajada	gust
granizo	hail
onda de calor	heatwave
encosta	hillside
furacão	hurricane
selva	jungle
relâmpago	lightning
raio	lightning strike
pradaria	meadow
bruma	mist
ravina	ravine
estreito	strait
ribeiro	stream
trovoada	thunderstorm
maré	tide
soprar	to blow
desanuviar	to brighten up
refrescar	to cool down
derreter	to melt
chover	to rain
aquecer	to warm up
tornado	tornado
clima tropical	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Portuguese	English
anticiclone	anticyclone
clima árido	arid climate
nublado	cloudy
cratera	crater
estuário	estuary
sincelo	frost coating
clareira	glade
banquisa	ice floe
icebergue	iceberg
laguna	lagoon
aurora boreal	northern lights
península	peninsula
chuvoso	rainy
recife	reef
margem	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
monte de neve	snowdrift
floco de neve	snowflake
estepe	steppe
chuvada	sudden shower
aberta	sunny spell
brejo	swamp
granizar	to hail
nevar	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
ultravioleta	ultraviolet
ventoso	windy

In Brazil, people say

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

barometer barómetro barômetro
canyon canhão cânion
fog nevoeiro neblina
thunderstorm trovoada temporal
iceberg icebergue iceberg
sudden shower chuvada chuva passageira

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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.