How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Work and business”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 52 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: work and business

The office, the meeting, the contract, the salary, the job interview: work and business vocabulary in Portuguese.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Portuguese	English
ordem de trabalhos	agenda
marcação	appointment
remuneração em espécie	benefit in kind
carreira	career
empresa	company
conflito	conflict
contrato	contract
painel de controlo	dashboard
departamento	department
diretor	director
documento	document
empregado	employee
quadro superior	executive
experiência	experience
fábrica	factory
dossier	file
acompanhamento	follow up
tempo inteiro	full time
sede social	headquarters
acidente de trabalho	industrial accident
oferta de emprego	job advert
estatuto jurídico	legal status
chefe	manager
reunião	meeting
ata	minutes
aumento salarial	pay rise
posto	position
apresentação	presentation
processo	process
promoção	promotion
reforma	retirement
espírito de equipa	team spirit
gerir	to manage
prestar contas	to report back
formar	to train
trabalhar	to workVerb, the act of doing one’s job
ofício	trade
formação	training
desemprego	unemployment
ambiente de trabalho	working atmosphere

Level 2: medium 35 words

Portuguese	English
prémio	bonus
pausa	break
colega	colleague
carta de motivação	cover letter
dia de folga	day off
perfil pretendido	desired profile
empregador	employer
salário bruto	gross pay
hierarquia	hierarchy
entrevista de emprego	job interview
mobilidade	mobility
negociação	negotiation
tempo parcial	part time
recibo de vencimento	payslip
demissão	resignation
trabalhador independente	self employed person
baixa médica	sick leave
assinatura	signature
competência	skill
pequena empresa	small business
fornecedor	supplier
tarefa	task
descanso compensatório	time off in lieu
dirigir	to lead
cumprir o prazo	to meet a deadline
negociar	to negotiate
recrutar	to recruit
demitir-se	to resign
transferência	transfer
período experimental	trial period
assalariado	wage earner
horário laboral	working hours
assédio moral	workplace bullying
oficina	workshop
subsídio de Natal	year end bonus

Level 3: hard 25 words

Portuguese	English
aprendiz	apprentice
aprovação	approval
sucursal	branch
concorrente	competitor
cooperativa	cooperative
currículo	curriculum vitae
tribunal do trabalho	employment tribunal
horário flexível	flexible hours
estagiário	intern
cessação por mútuo acordo	mutual termination
organograma	organisation chart
esgotamento	overwork
férias pagas	paid leave
contrato sem termo	permanent contract
antiguidade	seniority
apresentação de diapositivos	slideshow
subordinado	subordinate
supervisor	supervisor
trabalho temporário	temporary work
relógio de ponto	time clock
candidatar-se	to apply
despedir	to fire
contratar	to hire
motivar	to motivate
orientar	to supervise

In Brazil, people say

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

agenda ordem de trabalhos pauta
appointment marcação compromisso
dashboard painel de controlo painel de controle
executive quadro superior executivo
file dossier dossiê
full time tempo inteiro tempo integral
position posto cargo
retirement reforma aposentadoria
team spirit espírito de equipa espírito de equipe
to manage gerir gerenciar
bonus prémio bônus
cover letter carta de motivação carta de apresentação
payslip recibo de vencimento holerite
resignation demissão pedido de demissão
self employed person trabalhador independente microempreendedor individual
sick leave baixa médica licença médica
to resign demitir-se pedir demissão
working hours horário laboral horário de trabalho
year end bonus subsídio de Natal décimo terceiro salário
mutual termination cessação por mútuo acordo rescisão por acordo
permanent contract contrato sem termo contrato por prazo indeterminado
slideshow apresentação de diapositivos apresentação de slides
to fire despedir demitir

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Work and business”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 52 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.

How KoKo makes words stick

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