Word lists · B1
Urban life & housing
Portuguese words for “urban life & housing”, most frequent first.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1255 | o vizinho | noun · m | neighbour | B1 |
| 1584 | a república | noun · f | republic; shared student house | B1 |
| 1631 | o / a habitante | noun · mf | inhabitant, resident | B1 |
| 1725 | o lar | noun · m | home (family); home (institution) | B1 |
| 1818 | o salão | noun · m | hall, large room; salon (hair, beauty) | B1 |
| 1839 | a vizinhança | noun · f | neighbourhood | B1 |
| 1852 | a cobertura | noun · f | coverage, cover; coverage (news, signal) | B1 |
| 1914 | o terreno | noun · m | plot of land, lot; terrain | B1 |
| 1931 | a localização | noun · f | location; locating, tracking | B1 |
| 1975 | o proprietário | noun · m | owner | B1 |
| 2043 | o bloco | noun · m | block (of material); block (of flats) | B1 |
| 2069 | construído | adjective | built; built-up | B1 |
| 2088 | o município | noun · m | municipality | B1 |
| 2173 | municipal | adjective | municipal | B1 |
| 2276 | a residência | noun · f | residence, home; residency (medical) | B1 |
| 2357 | a reforma | noun · f | renovation; reform | B1 |
| 2386 | o hall | noun · m | hall, lobby | B1 |
| 2463 | o abrigo | noun · m | shelter, refuge; shelter (for animals) | B1 |
| 2693 | o morador | noun · m | resident, dweller | B2 |
| 2821 | alugar | verb | to rent (as a tenant); to rent out (as a landlord) | B2 |
| 2902 | o elevador | noun · m | lift | B2 |
| 3070 | o aluguel | noun · m | rent | B2 |
| 3481 | o imóvel | noun · m | property | B2 |
| 4094 | comunitário | adjective | community (adj.) | C1 |
| 4278 | o tijolo | noun · m | brick; huge book, doorstop | C1 |
| 4394 | o lote | noun · m | plot (of land); batch, lot | C1 |
| 4410 | o esgoto | noun · m | sewer, sewage | C1 |
| 4539 | a inauguração | noun · f | opening, inauguration | C1 |
| 4874 | a imobiliária | noun · f | estate agency | C1 |
| 5075 | metropolitano | adjective | metropolitan | C1 |
| 5119 | inaugurar | verb | to inaugurate, open | C1 |
| 5280 | reformar | verb | to renovate; to reform | C1 |
| 5308 | o reparo | noun · m | repair (usually plural); remark, objection | C1 |
| 6469 | a habitação | noun · f | housing, dwelling | C1 |
| 6538 | residencial | adjective | residential | C2 |
| 6568 | o abastecimento | noun · m | supply; provisioning | C2 |
| 6602 | o tumulto | noun · m | commotion; riot; uproar | C2 |
| 6791 | a remoção | noun · f | removal; relocation; transfer (of a patient); removal | C2 |
| 6956 | o mendigo | noun · m | beggar | C2 |
| 7025 | a rampa | noun · f | ramp | C2 |
| 7144 | o condomínio | noun · m | gated community; condominium; building fees (monthly) | C2 |
| 7145 | o cotidiano | noun · m | everyday life | C2 |
| 7149 | furar | verb | to pierce; to puncture; to jump (a queue); to flake out | C2 |
| 7167 | a moradia | noun · f | housing; dwelling | C2 |
| 7308 | o assentamento | noun · m | settlement; resettlement (land reform) | C2 |
| 7320 | demolir | verb | to demolish | C2 |
| 7327 | populacional | adjective | population (adj.); demographic | C2 |
| 7385 | o porteiro | noun · m | doorman; concierge | C2 |
| 7393 | a infraestrutura | noun · f | infrastructure | C2 |
| 7452 | o deslocamento | noun · m | movement; displacement; commute | C2 |
| 7478 | a favela | noun · f | favela; shanty town | C2 |
| 7480 | o zelador | noun · m | caretaker; building superintendent | C2 |
| 7487 | migrar | verb | to migrate | C2 |
| 7572 | a migração | noun · f | migration | C2 |
| 7622 | barulhento | adjective | noisy; loud | C2 |
| 7660 | a demolição | noun · f | demolition | C2 |
| 7667 | a muralha | noun · f | wall; rampart | C2 |
| 7728 | a passarela | noun · f | catwalk; footbridge | C2 |
| 7867 | a escadaria | noun · f | staircase; flight of steps | C2 |
| 7921 | o cone | noun · m | cone | C2 |
| 7989 | o reservatório | noun · m | reservoir; tank | C2 |
| 8053 | o mural | noun · m | mural; wall painting | C2 |
| 8127 | o gueto | noun · m | ghetto | C2 |
| 8250 | lotado | adjective | packed; full | C2 |
| 8270 | o galpão | noun · m | shed; warehouse | C2 |
| 8296 | o bordel | noun · m | brothel | C2 |
| 8541 | a quebrada | noun · f | neighbourhood; the hood (outskirts); ravine; broken terrain | C2 |
| 8611 | o saguão | noun · m | lobby; foyer | C2 |
| 8703 | a movimentação | noun · f | movement; activity | C2 |
| 8776 | a periferia | noun · f | periphery; outskirts | C2 |
| 8807 | sinalizar | verb | to signal; to mark with signs | C2 |
| 8931 | o recinto | noun · m | enclosure; premises | C2 |
| 8959 | a vala | noun · f | ditch; trench | C2 |