Describing words

General Descriptions

  • Bonito/a – Beautiful

  • Feio/a – Ugly

  • Pequeno/a – Small

  • Grande/s – Big

  • Alto/a – Tall / High / Loud

  • Baixo/a – Short / Low / Quiet

  • Caro/a – Expensive

  • Barato/a – Cheap

  • Novo/a – New

  • Velho/a – Old

  • Largo/a – Wide

  • Estreito/a – Narrow

  • Pesado/a – Heavy

  • Leve – Light (in weight)

Quality and Condition

  • Bom / Boa – Good

  • Mau / Má – Bad

  • Melhor – Better

  • Pior – Worse

  • Perfeito/a – Perfect

  • Imperfeito/a – Imperfect

  • Fácil / Fáceis – Easy

  • Difícil / Difíceis – Difficult

  • Cheio/a – Full

  • Vazio/a – Empty

  • Limpo/a – Clean

  • Sujo/a – Dirty

  • Certo/a – Correct / Right

  • Errado/a – Wrong

Appearance and Shape

  • Fino/a – Thin (for objects)

  • Grosso/a – Thick

  • Magro/a – Slim (for people)

  • Gordo/a – Fat

  • Redondo/a – Round

  • Quadrado/a – Square

  • Reto/a – Straight

  • Curvo/a – Curved

Colors

  • Branco/a – White

  • Preto/a – Black

  • Vermelho/a – Red

  • Azul – Blue

  • Verde – Green

  • Amarelo/a – Yellow

  • Roxo/a – Purple

  • Rosa – Pink

  • Laranja – Orange

  • Cinza – Gray

  • Marrom – Brown

Personality and Emotions

  • Simpático/a – Friendly / Nice

  • Antipático/a – Unfriendly

  • Feliz – Happy

  • Triste – Sad

  • Chateado/a – Upset

  • Infeliz – Unhappy

  • Animado/a – Excited

  • Aborrecido/a – Boring / Annoyed

  • Chato/a – Annoying

  • Orgulhoso/a – Proud

  • Envergonhado/a – Embarrassed

  • Calmo/a – Calm

  • Estressado/a – Stressed

  • Bravo/a – Angry

  • Tímido/a – Shy

  • Confiante – Confident

Strength and Speed

  • Forte/s – Strong

  • Fraco/a – Weak

  • Rápido/a – Fast

  • Lento/a – Slow

  • Veloz – Speedy

  • Demorado/a – Delayed

Temperature and Weather

  • Frio/a – Cold

  • Quente – Hot

  • Úmido/a – Humid

  • Seco/a – Dry

  • Fresco/a – Cool

Size and Quantity

  • Maior – Bigger / Greater

  • Menor – Smaller / Lesser

  • Muito/a – Much / Many

  • Pouco/a – Little / Few

  • Vasto/a – Vast

  • Limitado/a – Limited

Miscellaneous

  • Interessante – Interesting

  • Importante – Important

  • Útil / Úteis – Useful

  • Inútil / Inúteis – Useless

  • Difuso/a – Confusing

  • Claro/a – Clear

  • Escuro/a – Dark

  • Barulhento/a – Noisy

  • Silencioso/a – Quiet

  • Rico/a – Rich

  • Pobre – Poor