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Portuguese vocabulary A2: Common verbs

A2 Catalogue 82 cards

Everyday Portuguese verbs and verb phrases: coming and going (voltar, entrar), bringing and keeping (trazer, guardar), trying and deciding (tentar, decidir), and what you must or may do (dever, poder).

82 Portuguese words at level A2, with their translation.

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podia could (past ability)

poder (possibilidade) may (possibility)

dever (obrigação) must (obligation)

dever (conselho) should (advice)

acreditar to believe

ir (fazer algo) to be going to do (sth)

pedir to ask for

é melhor (fazer algo) had better do (sth)

meter to put in

deixar (algo num sítio) to leave (sth somewhere)

tirar (algo a alguém) to take away (sth from sb)

preparar (algo) to prepare (sth)

acontecer to happen

seguir to follow

melhorar to improve

passar (tempo) to spend (time)

marcar to arrange (an appointment)

tentar (fazer algo) to try to do (sth)

verificar (algo) to check (sth)

voltar to come back

entrar to enter (a place)

cair to fall (move down)

decidir to decide

cortar to cut

completar to complete (make whole)

incluir (algo) to include (sth)

descobrir (algo) to find out (sth)

guardar (algo num sítio) to keep (sth somewhere)

guardar (algo para mais tarde) to save (sth for later)

ficar com (algo) to keep (sth)

parecer to seem

importar to matter

partir (algo) to break (sth)

cobrir (algo) to cover (sth)

construir (algo) to build (sth)

acrescentar (algo a algo) to add (sth to sth)

pertencer a (alguém) to belong to (sb)

perder (algo) to lose (sth)

desejar (algo) to wish for (sth)

atirar (algo) to throw (sth)

concluir to complete (finish)

trazer (algo) to bring (sth)

trazer de volta (algo) to bring back (sth)

depender de (alguém/algo) to depend on (sb/sth)

partilhar (algo) to share (sth)

segurar (algo) to hold (sth)

costumar (fazer algo) used to do (sth)

devolver (algo) to give back (sth)

referir-se a (algo) to refer to (sth)

mover (algo) to move (sth)

preferir (algo) to prefer (sth)

puxar (algo) to pull (sth)

empurrar (algo) to push (sth)

lembrar-se de (fazer algo) to remember to do (sth)

ir buscar (alguém) to collect (sb)

ir buscar (algo) to get (sth for sb)

somar to add (calculate)

colecionar to collect (as a hobby)

soar to sound (+ adjective)

ser capaz de (fazer algo) to be able to do (sth)

restar to be left

não precisar de (fazer algo) don't need to do (sth)

saltar to jump

manter-se to keep (+ adjective)

deitar-se to lie down

refazer to redo

certificar-se to make sure

estar deitado to lie (be flat)

encher to fill (a container)

expandir to grow (a business)

ter estado em to have been to

aborrecer-se to get bored

apressar-se to hurry

gritar to shout

levantar-se (da cadeira) to stand up

registar-se to sign in (at reception)

estar de pé to stand (be upright)

desembrulhar to unwrap

tentar de novo to try again

bater em (alguém/algo) to hit (sb/sth)

esquecer-se de (algo) to forget (sth)

concentrar-se em (algo) to focus on (sth)

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