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cá - here
cabeça - head
cabeleireiro - hairdresser
cabelo - hair
caber - to fit
cabine (telefónica) – booth, (telephone) box f.
cabo - cape, end
cabo: ao fim e ao cabo - in the end, afterall, at the end of the day
cabra – goat, bitch (slang)
cabrito - lamb
caça - hunting
caçar - to hunt
cachecol - scarf
cachorro - puppy
cachorro quente - hot dog
cacto - cactus
cada - each
cada um/uma - each one
cada vez mais - more and more
cadeira - chair
cadela – bitch (dog)
caderno - exercise book
café - coffee m.
café em grão - coffee beans
café instantâneo - instant coffee
cafeteira - coffee pot
cair - to fall
cais – peer, platform m.
caixa - box
caixa do correio - post box
calar(-se) - to keep quiet, shut up
calçado - footwear
calçar - to wear on one's feet
calçar as meias - to put one's socks on
calçar os sapatos - to put one's shoes on
calças - trousers
calções - shorts, pants m,
caldo - broth, soup
caldo verde - spring cabbage soup
calhar - to happen
calhar: se calhar - maybe, perhaps
caligrafia - handwriting
calmo/a - calm
calor - heat m.
cama - bed
cama de casal - double bed
cama de solteiro - single bed
camada - layer
câmara - camera; town council
camarão - prawn
cambiar - to exchange (money)
câmbio - exchange (rate)
camélia - camellia
camião/caminhão - lorry - truck m.
caminho - path
camioneta de passageiros - coach
camionete - van m
camionista - lorry driver
camisa - shirt
camisa de dormir - night gown (nightie)
camisola - cardigan - jumper
campismo - camping
campo - field, country(side)
camponês - peasant farmer
canção - song f.
cancro - cancer
candeeiro de mesa - table lamp
canela - cinnamon
caneta - pen
caneta de tinta permanente - fountain pen
canja de galinha - chicken soup
cansado/a - tired
cansativo/a - tiring
cantar - to sing
cantina - canteen
canto – song, singing, corner (inside)
cantor(a) - singer
cão (cães) - dog m.
cão pastor - shepherd dog
capa de argolas - ring binder
capa do edredon - duvet cover
capaz – able, capable
capela - chapel
capital - capital
capitalismo - capitalism
cara - face
caracol - snail m.
carácter - character
caramelo - toffee
caranguejo - crab
cardeal - cardinal
careca - bald head
caricatura - caricature
carinho - affection
carinhoso/a - affectionate
carioca - weak coffee (someone from Rio de Janeiro)
carnaval - carnival m.
carne - meat f.
carne de porco - pork meat
carne de porco assada - roast pork
carne de vaca - beef
carne fumada - smoked pork
carniceiro - butcher
caro/a - dear, expensive
carpinteiro - carpenter
carrinho - toy car; trolley
carro - car
carro (da polícia, dos bombeiros) - police car / fire engine
carta - letter
carta registada - registered letter
cartão de crédito - credit card
cartão de telefone - phone card
cartas - cards
cartaz - poster
carteira - wallet - licence
carteiro - postman
cartonista - cartoonist
carvalho - oak tree
casa - house
casa de banho - bathroom
casa do botão - botton hole
casa particular - private house
casaco – coat, jacket
casado/a - married
casal - married couple m.
casamento - marriage
casar(-se) - to marry
caso - case
casota (do cão) - dog's hut
castanha - chestnut
castanheiro - chestnut tree
castanho/a - brown
castelo - castle
catedral - cathedral f.
categoria - category
catolicismo - catholicism
católico/a - catholic
catorze - fourteen
causa - cause
causa: por causa de - because of
cavalo - horse
cavar - to dig
cave - cellar f.
caviar - caviar
cebola - onion
cedo - early
cedro - cedar
cego/a - blind
ceia - supper
ceifar - to reap
cem - one hundred
cena - scene
cenoura - carrot
centeio - rye
cento - a hundred
cento: por cento - per cent
centro - centre
centro comercial - shopping centre
cerâmica - china, ceramics
cerca de - nearly (+ num)
cereal - cereal .
cereja - cherry
cerejeira - cherry tree
certã - frying pan
certeza - certainty
certeza: com certeza – certainly, of course, sure
certo: a certa altura - at a given moment, sometime
certo/a - certain
cerveja - beer
cesto - basket
cesto dos papéis - paper basket
céu - sky m.
céu encoberto - overcast (sky)
céu nublado - cloudy sky
cevada - yeast
chá - tea m.
chalé - cottage
chaleira - kettle
chama - flame
chamada - call
chamar - to call
chaminé - chimney f.
champô - champoo
chão – floor, ground m.
chapéu - hat m.
charcutaria - delicatessen
chatear - to bother, pester
chatice – bother, bore f.
chato/a – boring, bothersome
chave - key f.
chávena - cup
chávena de chá - tea cup
chefe – chief, boss, head m.
chegada - arrival
chegar - to arrive
chegar adiantado - to arrive early / ahead of time
chegar atrasado - to arrive late
chegar cedo - to arrive early
chegar em cima da hora - to arrive just on time
chegar tarde - to arrive late
cheio/a - full
cheirar - to smell
cheiro - smell
cheque - cheque m.
cheque pré-datado - pre-dated
chequecheque sem cobertura – cheque with no funds, bounced cheque
chinelo - slipper
chocolate - chocolate m.
chocolate quente - hot chocolate
chorar - to cry, weep
chouriço - smoked sausage
chover - to rain
chover a potes – to rain cats and dogs
chumbar - to fail (an exam)
chuva - rain
chuveiro - shower (bath)
ciclismo - cycling
cidade - city, town f.
ciência - science
cigarro - cigarette
cilíndro - electric water heater, boiler
cima: de cima - from above
cima: em cima - upstairs, above
cima: em cima de - on top of
cima: para cima - up(wards)
cimo - top
cinco - five
cinema - cinema m.
cinquenta - fifty
cinto – belt
cinza - grey (BR)
cinzento/a – grey (PT)
circo - circus
cirurgião - surgeon
cirurgião plástico - plastic surgeon
ciúme - jealousy m.
ciúme: com ciúme - jealousy m.
ciumento - jealous
civil - civil
claro/a – clear, obvious
classe - class f.
clássico/a - classic(al)
cliente – client, customer m/f.
clima - climate
clínica - clinic
clube - club m.
cobertor - blanket m.
cobertor eléctrico - electric blanket
cobra - snake
código postal - post code
coelho/a - rabbit
cogumelo - mushroom
coisa - thing
coisinha - thingummy
coitadinho/a! - poor thing!
coitado/a - poor, wretched
cola - glue
colar - to stick, necklace m.
colchão - mattress m.
colecção - collection
coleccionar (selos) - to collect (stamps)
colega - colleague m/f.
colégio - college - school
colete - waistcoat, jacket m.
colheita - harvest
colher - to pick
colher - spoon f.
colher de café - coffee spoon
colher de chá - tea spoon
colher de sobremesa - dessert spoon
colher de sopa - table spoon
colina - hill
colocar - to place
colorido – colour, colouring
com - with
comandante - capitain
comboio - train
(comboio) intercidades - intercity (train)
começar - to begin
comediante - comedian
comentar - to comment
comer - to eat
comercial – commercial, business
comerciante – merchant, trader
comércio – business, commerce - trading
comício – meeting, assembly
cómico/a – comic, funny
comida - (main) meal
comida enlatada - tinned food
comigo - with me
comissão - commission f.
como – as, like, how, the way that
como: assim como - just as, as well as
cómoda - chest of drawers
cómodo/a - comfortable
companheiro/a – companion, mate
companhia - company
comparação - comparison
comparar - to compare
competente - competent
competição - competition
completamente - completely
completo/a - complete - full
complicado/a - complicated
compor - to compose
composição - essay
compota - jam
compra – purchase, buying
comprar - to buy
compras - shopping
compreender - to understand
compreensão - understanding
compreensivo/a - understanding
comprido/a - long
comprimido - tablet, pill
computador - computer m.
comunicação - communication
comunismo - communism
comunista - communist
concelho - council
concerto - concert
conclusão - conclusion f.
concordar - to agree
condição - condition
condições atmosféricas - weather conditions
confessar - to confess
conforme - according as
confortável - comfortable
confusão - confusion f.
congelador - freezer
congelar - to freeze
conhecer - to know, to meet people
conhecido/a - (well) known
conhecimento - knowledge
conjunto - group
conjunto de panelas - set of pans
connosco - with us
conseguir - to manage, to achieve, to get
conselho - advice
consertar - to mend
considerar - to consider
considerar-se - to consider oneself as...
consigo - with you, with them, with himself, with herself
constipação - cold
constipar(-se) - to catch a cold
constituição - constitution
construção - construction
construir - to construc
consulta – consultation
consultor - consultant
consumo - consumption
conta - bill, account
conta à ordem - current account
conta a prazo - savings account
conta bancária - bank account
conta corrente - current account
conta da luz - electricity bill
contabilista - accountant
contactar - to contact
contacto - contact
contar - to tell - count
contemporâneo/a - contemporary
contente - happy, content
contigo - with you
continuar - to continue, carry on
contínuo/a - continuous
conto - story
contra - against
contrário/a - contrary
contratar - to contract
contrato - contract
controle - controle m.
convencer - to convince
convencido/a - convinced, full of him/herself
conversa - conversation
conversação - conversation
conversar - to converse, talk
convidado/a - guest
convidar - to invite
conviver - to socialise
conviver - to live together
convívio - living together
convosco - with you
cooperativa - cooperative
copiar - to copy
copo - glass
copo de sumo/suco - glass of juice
cor - colour f.
cor-de-laranja - orange (coloured)
cor-de-rosa - pink
coração - heart m.
corar - to blush
corpo - body
corredor – corridor, runner m.
correio – mail, post
correio azul - first class post
correio expresso - express mail
correio registado - registered post
correios - post office
correr - to run
correspondência - correspondence
corrida - race
corrigir - to correct
cortar - to cut
cortar às/em fatias - to slice
coser - to sew, stitch
cosméticos - cosmetics
costa - coast
costas - back
costeleta - cutlet, chop
costumar - to be accustomed to
costume - custom m.
costura - sewing
costurar - to sow
costureiro/a - dressmaker
cotonete - cotton bud
cotovelo - elbow
couve - (Spring) cabbage f.
coxa - thigh
cozer - to boil
cozer - to cook
cozido - stew
cozido/a - cooked
cozinha - kitchen, cooking
cozinhar - to cook
cozinheiro/a - cook, chef
cravo – nail, carnation
crédito - credit
creme – custard,cream m.
creme amaciador - conditioner
creme de barbear - shaving cream
creme hidratante - moisturising cream
crer - to believe, think
crescer - to grow
criação - creation
criado/a – created, brought up, servant
criança - child
criar - to create, bring up
crise - crisis f.
cristão/tã - Christian
Cristianismo - Christianity
crítica – review, critic
cru/crua – raw, crude
cú – bottom, arse m.
cuecas – underpants, panties
cuidado - care
cuidado com o cão - mind the dog
cuidar de - to take care of, to look after
culpa – blameculpa: a minha culpa - my fault
cultivar - to grow, cultivate
cultura - culture
cumprir o horário - to keep to time
cumprir o prazo - to meet the deadline
cunhado/a – brother, sister-in-law
curado/a - cured
curar - to cure
curioso/a - curious
curso - course
curto/a - short
custar - to cost
custo - cost
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