X: as sh in shoe
Y: as y in yell
Z: as z in zero
There are 4 defined ‘qualities’ of Portuguese vowels, known as open, close, reduced, and nasal.
When the vowel has a circumflex over it (^), close quality; with an acute accent over it (´ ), open quality, (usually the acute é is pronounced as more as ‘ay’); a tilde (~) over a vowel has a nasal pronunciation as does the letter m or n after a vowel. When a word ends with a vowel, or starts with an ‘e’, you would normally use the reduced quality unless there is an accent to indicate otherwise. However, an ‘e’ at the end of a word, followed by a vowel at the start of the next word, normally requires the ‘e’ to become more ‘close’, as the ‘e’ in ‘people’ (this is for ease of articulation).
The signs and symbols appearing in this guide are identified as follows:
(A) = the feminine ending
(f) = feminine
(m) = masculine
(n) = noun
(adj) = adjective
(adv) = adverb
ó = or
ú = or
sthg = something
sb = somebody
s = plural
(AERO) = aeronautics
(AGRIC) = agriculture
(ANAT) = anatomical
(ARCHIT) = architecture
(ARTE) = art, artistic
(ASTROL) = astrology
(ASTRON) = astronomy
(AUTO) = automotive
(BIOL) = biology
(BOT) = botany
(CINE) = cinema
(COM) = commercial
(DEP) = sports
(DER) = legal
(ECON) = economics
(ELECTR) = electrical
(FIN) = financial
(FIS) = physics
(FOTO) = photography
(GEN) = general meaning
(GEOG) = geography
(GEOL) = geology
(GRAM) = grammar
(INFORM) = inf. technology
(LITER) = literature
(MAT) = mathematics
(MECAN) = mechanical
(MED) = medical
(METEO) = meteorologiacal
(MIL) = military
(MUS) = music
(NAUT) = nautical
(POL) = politics
(QUIM) = chemistry
(RELIG) = religion
(TECNOL) = technology
(ZOOL) = zoology
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Interchangeable words and their Portuguese equivalents
Palabras intercambiables y sus equivalentes en Portugués
Palavras intercambiáveis e seus equivalentes em Português
ABDOMINAL
ABDOMINAL
ACNÉ
ACNE
ACRE; also can mean caustic, bitter, pungent, acrid
ACRE; acrid, harsh
ADAGIO
ADÁGIO
AD HOC
AD HOC
ADVERBIAL
ADVERBIAL
AGENDA; work schedule; diary, directory
AGENDA
AIRBAG
AIRBAG
ALBINO (A)
ALBINO (A)
ÁLBUM, stamps, photos
ÁLBUM
ALGA, alga, seaweed
ALGA
ÁLGEBRA
ÁLGEBRA
ALTAR
ALTAR
ALTER EGO
ALTER EGO
AMEBA ó AMOEBA
AMEBA
AMNESIA
AMNÉSIA
AMORAL
AMORAL
ANAL
ANAL
ANCESTRAL
ANCESTRAL
ANEMIA
ANEMIA
ANGELICAL, angelic
ANGELICAL
ANGINA
ANGINA
ANGORA
ANGORÁ
ANIMAL
ANIMAL (adj)
ANOREXIA
ANOREXIA
ANTENATAL, prenatal
ANTENATAL
ANTICLÍMAX
ANTICLÍMAX
ANTISOCIAL
ANTI-SOCIAL
APACHE, Apache Indian
APACHE
APARTHEID
APARTHEID
ARDOR; heartburn (MED)
ARDOR
ÁREA
ÁREA
ARIA
ÁRIA
AROMA
AROMA
ART DECO
ARTE DECO
ARTERIAL; also means a principal road
ARTERIAL
ARTIFICIAL
ARTIFICIAL; also means false
ASTRAL
ASTRAL
ATLAS
ATLAS
ATONAL
ATONAL
AU PAIR
AU PAIR
AUDIO
ÁUDIO
AUDIOVISUAL
AUDIOVISUAL
AUDITOR (A)
AUDITOR