Cognates
Portuguese at First Sight!
Check These English-Portuguese Cognates And Discover How Much You Already Know!
They are also called Easy Words - as they have the same origin - or are related in some way - to others in a foreign language.
You can deduced them even without a previous knowledge of your target language.
Check these examples – they are all in Portuguese:
| capital |
general |
original |
| plural |
legal |
visual
| tropical |
aniversário |
contrário
| dicionário |
glossário |
milionário | | |
There are about 1600 cognates between Portuguese and English. I've organized a few of them into 4 groups:
Nouns
Words that refer to people, places, things, events, substances
or qualities: Quenner, dessert, branch
Adjectives
Words that describe nouns or pronouns: tender, little, old
Verbs
Words that describe actions, conditions or experiences:
correr, digitar, traduzir, imprimir
Adverbs
Words which describe or give more information about verbs,
adjectives, adverbs or phrases: daily, urgently
COGNATES #1: NOUNS - SUBSTANTIVOS
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English
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Português
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| -al |
-al |
| animal |
animal |
| hospital |
hospital |
| moral |
moral |
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English
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Português
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| -ty |
-dade |
| capacity |
capacidade |
| eternity |
eternidade |
| flexibility |
flexibilidade |
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English
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Português
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| -ism |
-ismo, isma |
| atheism |
ateísmo |
| criticism |
criticismo |
| feminism |
feminismo |
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English
|
Português
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| -ist |
-ista |
| dentist |
dentista |
| humorist |
humorista |
| tourist |
turista |
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English
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Português
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| -nce, -ance |
-ência, ança |
| abstinence |
abstinência |
| patience |
paciência |
| perseverance |
perseferança |
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English
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Português
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| -or |
-or |
| actor |
ator |
| color |
cor |
| favor |
favor |
COGNATES #2: Adjectives - ADJETIVOS
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English
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Português
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| -al |
-al |
| real |
real |
| sensual |
sensual |
| virtual |
virtual |
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English
|
Português
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| -ant, ent |
-ante, ente |
| excellent |
excelente |
| important |
importante |
| patient |
paciente |
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English
|
Português
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| -ary |
-ário, ária |
| adversary |
adversário |
| arbitrary |
arbitrário |
| contrary |
contrário |
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English
|
Português
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| -ic |
-ico, ica |
| economic |
econômico |
| metallic |
metálico |
| pacific |
pacífico |
|
English
|
Português
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| -id |
-ido, ida |
| lucid |
lúcido |
| splendid |
esplêndido |
| vivid |
vívido |
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English
|
Português
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| -al |
-al |
| automobile |
automóvel |
| mobile |
móvel |
| projectile |
projétil |
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English
|
Português
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| -ive |
-ivo, iva |
| adoptive |
adotivo |
| descriptive |
descritivo |
| imaginative |
imaginativo |
|
English
|
Português
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| -ible, able |
-ível, ável |
| accessible |
acessível |
| admirable |
admirável |
| convertible |
conversível |
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English
|
Português
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| -ous |
-oso, osa |
| delicious |
delicioso |
| famous |
famoso |
| generous |
generoso |
COGNATES #3: Verbs – VERBOS
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English
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Português
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| -ate |
-ar |
| celebrate |
celebrar |
| create |
criar |
| donate |
doar |
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English
|
Português
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| -e |
-ar |
| dance |
dançar |
| complete |
completar |
| imagine |
imaginar |
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English
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Português
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| -ent, ult, ort |
-entar, ultar, ortar |
| comment |
comentar |
| consult |
consultar |
| export |
exportar |
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English
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Português
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| -fy |
-ficar |
| amplify |
amplificar |
| qualify |
qualificar |
| simplify |
simplificar |
COGNATES #4: Adverbs – ADVÉRBIOS
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English
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Português
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| -ly |
-mente |
| creatively |
criativamente |
| separately |
separadamente |
| usually |
usualmente |
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