Fabric
Tecido. I didn’t buy the shirt because I don’t like synthetic fabric.
Injury
Lesão, ferimento. The football player had a knee injury and couldn’t play in the world cup.
Costume
Fantasia. I’m wearing a clown costume for Halloween.
Lunch
Almoço. I always have lunch at noon.
Novel
Romance, novo. The novel had a novel character.
Pull
Puxar. She used all her strength to pull the heavy suitcase off the luggage carousel.
Tax
Imposto. In my state, there is no sales tax.
Enroll
Se inscrever/Se matricular. I enrolled in my college classes yesterday
Educated
Escolarizado. I was educated in a private school.
Library
Biblioteca. We go to the library every week with our daughter to check-out books.
Record
Gravação/Gravar. There is a record of our conversation stored in the courthouse.
Data
Dados. I need all the data on the case before I make a judgement.
Resume
Retomar, Continuar. After I fell, I got up and resumed running.
Exquisite
Requintado/Refinado. This wine glass is exquisite.
Balcony
Varanda. Our balcony is off our living room and overlooks the park.
Assist
Auxiliar, Apoiar. I assisted the medics with the rescue of the woman
Parents
Pais. My parents live in St. Louis. A parent needs to give permission for a child to leave the country
Legend
Lenda. Greek legends have been influential in literature for a long time
Exit
Saída. It is important to know where the exits are in a plane, in case of an emergency.
Expert
Especialista. They needed an expert in hydro-geology to understand when the river could flood.
Particular
Específico. The law was designed to punish a particular group of people.
Grip
Aderência/Apertar, agarrar. Help, my grip is slipping, I can’t hold on to the rope, I’m going to fall!
Actually
Na verdade. I actually just arrived from the office.
Push
Empurrar. You should have let us push before.