Word lists · B1
Environment
Talk about nature, climate and waste the way Brazilians do: floresta, queimada and desmatamento, seca and enchente, reciclagem and desperdício.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | a espécie | noun · f | species; (uma espécie de) a kind of, a sort of | A1 |
| 529 | a energia | noun · f | energy; electricity, power | A1 |
| 657 | proteger | verb | to protect | A2 |
| 747 | a árvore | noun · f | tree | A2 |
| 754 | o planeta | noun · m | planet | A2 |
| 910 | a floresta | noun · f | forest | A2 |
| 946 | a natureza | noun · f | nature (outdoors); nature, character | A2 |
| 1281 | o recurso | noun · m | resource, means; appeal (legal) | B1 |
| 1321 | o ambiente | noun · m | environment, atmosphere; room, space (in a home) | B1 |
| 1156 | a tempestade | noun · f | storm | A2 |
| 1334 | a chuva | noun · f | rain | B1 |
| 1471 | a temperatura | noun · f | temperature; fever | B1 |
| 1424 | queimar | verb | to burn; to burn (food) | B1 |
| 1576 | seco | adjective | dry; dry (climate), arid | B1 |
| 1602 | o incêndio | noun · m | fire (large and destructive) | B1 |
| 1615 | o calor | noun · m | heat, warmth; (estar com calor) to feel hot | B1 |
| 1667 | o clima | noun · m | climate; atmosphere, mood | B1 |
| 1650 | o lixo | noun · m | rubbish, waste; rubbish, crap (figurative) | B1 |
| 1807 | solar | adjective | solar | B1 |
| 2081 | o plástico | noun · m | plastic; plastic wrap, plastic bag | B1 |
| 2898 | o rio | noun · m | river | B2 |
| 3304 | preservar | verb | to preserve, protect | B2 |
| 3803 | descartar | verb | to rule out, dismiss; to discard, throw away | B2 |
| 3650 | ambiental | adjective | environmental | B2 |
| 4133 | a extinção | noun · f | extinction | C1 |
| 4204 | o consumo | noun · m | consumption, use; intake (food, drink, drugs) | C1 |
| 4322 | desperdiçar | verb | to waste | C1 |
| 4376 | o aquecimento | noun · m | heating; warming | C1 |
| 5125 | economizar | verb | to save (money, resources) | C1 |
| 6059 | o desperdício | noun · m | waste | C1 |
| 7158 | a poluição | noun · f | pollution | C2 |
| 8488 | a enchente | noun · f | flood | C2 |
| 8977 | sustentável | adjective | sustainable | C2 |
| 34 | lixeira | … | ||
| 35 | queimada | … | ||
| 36 | reciclagem | … | ||
| 37 | seca | … | ||
| 38 | desmatamento | … | ||
| 39 | reciclar | … | ||
| 40 | poluir | … |