PORT glossary verbs

alugar

to rent

andar

to walk

animar

to cheer up

apanhar

to catch/take

apreciar

to appreciate

aprender

to learn

apresentar-se

to introduce

aproveitar

to profit from

arranjar

to fix

arranjar-se

to get ready

arrumar

to tidy up

acabar

to finish

acampar

to camp

aceitar

to accept

achar

to find, to think

acordar

to wake up

acreditar

to believe

atuar

to act

admitir

to admit

adorar

to love

aguentar

to stand, to bear

ajugar

to help

aspirar

to suck

assinar

to sign

assitir

to watch, to attend

atender

to answer

atirar

to throw

atravessar

to cross

auscultar

to auscultate

avariar

to damage

brilhar

to shine

brincar

to play, to joke

cair

to fall

casar-se

to marry

chamar-se

to be called

combinar

to arrange

compreender

to understand

concentrar-se

to concentrate

conduzir

to drive

confirmar

to confirm

conhecer

to know, to meet

conseguir

to be able to, to manage

convervar

to keep, to maintain

contar

to tell, to count

continuar

to go on

convencer

to convince

conversar

to talk

convidar

to invite

cortar

to cut

costumar

to be in the habit of

cozinhar

to cook

criticar

to criticise

decidir

to decide

decorar

to decorate, to learn by heart

deixar

to let, to leave

depender

to depend on

depositar

to deposit

descansar

to relax

descobrir

to discover

desejar

to want, to wish

desenvolver

to develop

distrair

to distract, to amuse

divertir-se

to amuse oneself, to have fun

dividir

to share

doer

to hurt

dominar

to dominate

educar

to bring up, to educate

emagrecer

to lose weight

emprestar

to lend, to loan

encomendar

to order

encontrar-se

to meet someone

enganar

to deceive, to trick

engordar

to fatten

entregar

to deliver

espetar

to impale

esquecer-se de

to forget

estacionar

to park

estender

to expand

fumar

to smoke

ganhar

to win

gastar

to spend

girar

to turn

justificar

to justify

lembrar-se de

to remember

levar

to take

mandar

to send

manter

to keep

medir

to measure

nascer

to be born

navegar

to navigate

ocupar

to occupy

olhar

to look

organizar

to organise

ouvir

to hear

partilhar

to share

pôr

to put

poupar

to save

praticar

to practise

precisar de

to need

preencher

to fill in