chapéu hat 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage cumprimentar to greet 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage bairro neighborhood 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage verso line of poetry; verse 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage cansado tired 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage interromper to interrupt; to stop 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage bolso pocket 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage amuado sulking; sullen 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage alcunha nickname 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage recluso withdrawn; secluded 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage cochilar to doze; to nod off 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage rancor grudge; resentment 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage fidalgo nobleman 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage pena pen; quill 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage criado servant 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage alcova bedroom; sleeping chamber 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage teto ceiling; roof 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage conhecer de vista to know someone by sight 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage poço well 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage louça crockery; dishes 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage pacato peaceful; quiet 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage ruidoso noisy 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage atar to tie; to join together 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage velhice old age 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage lacuna gap; missing part 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage certidão official certificate 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage recordação recollection; memory 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage feiticeiro enchanting; bewitching 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage exaurir to exhaust; to drain 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage reminiscência reminiscence 2 lists 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage Completed events and narrative background Encontrei, fechei and acabou describe completed events; era and estava describe background or ongoing states. Notice the contrast between pretérito perfeito and imperfeito without translating every Spanish or French past tense mechanically. 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage Attached object pronouns in literary Portuguese Comprimentou-me means greeted me; dando-lhe means giving it the same appearance, with lhe referring to the house. Older fil-a construir corresponds to modern fi-la construir, I had it built. In everyday Brazilian phrasing, mandei construir a casa is often easier to use. 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage Em que links a place to its following clause A casa em que moro = the house in which I live. A casa em que me criei = the house where I grew up. The preposition em carries meaning, so keep it when explaining or rewriting the relative clause. 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage Future subjunctive for an open future condition Se não tiver outro ... uses tiver, future subjunctive of ter: if I do not find/have another title. Compare tenho (present indicative) and tivesse (imperfect subjunctive). The form is useful in ordinary Portuguese too: se tiver tempo, if I have time. 1 list 0 seen 0 ratings · 0 quiz · 0 other Not rated No custom stage