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PORTUGUESE WORD LIST LEVEL 2

Unit 7  The critical consumer

WORDS AND PHRASES
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
accountable responsável adjective /əˈkaʊntəb(ə)l/ in a position where As Director, she knew
people have the right she would be held
to criticize you or ask accountable for any
you why something budget deficit.
happened
affordable acessível adjective /əˈfɔrdəb(ə)l/ inexpensive enough Many mothers don’t
for ordinary people to have access to
afford affordable childcare.
allowance provisão noun /əˈlaʊəns/ an amount of It is not
something that you recommended to eat
are officially allowed or more than the daily
recommended to have allowance of sugar
by a particular set of and fat.
rules or by the law
artificial artificial adjective /ˌɑrtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l/ made by people The product
and used instead of contains no artificial
something natural colors, flavors, or
preservatives.
biodegradable biodegradável adjective /ˌbaɪoʊdɪˈɡreɪdəb(ə)l/ biodegradable All their products
substances can be have biodegradable
broken down into packaging.
very small parts by
bacteria so that they
are not harmful to the
environment
calorie caloria noun /ˈkæləri/ a unit for measuring How many calories
how much energy you are there in a slice of
get from food chocolate cake?
coloring coloração noun /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ a substance that you Some people think
add to change the that adding coloring
color of something, to food is unhealthy.
especially food
contribute contribuir verb /ˈkɑntrɪˌbjut/ to be one of the things The scandal certainly
that help to make contributed to their
something happen defeat in the last
election.
crack down on reprimir phrasal verb /kræk ˈdaʊn ɑn/ to start dealing with The school is cracking
someone or something down on lateness.
much more strictly
disposable descartável adjective /dɪˈspoʊzəb(ə)l/ something that is Disposable plastic
disposable is designed cups can sit for
to be thrown away after decades in landfills.
you have used it
eco-friendly ecológico adjective /ˈekoʊ ˈfren(d)li/ designed to cause as She designed a range
little harm as possible of eco-friendly food
to the environment packaging.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
edible comestível adjective /ˈedəb(ə)l/ food that is edible is Many people don’t
safe or good enough realize that seaweed
to eat is edible.
eliminate eliminar verb /ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt/ to get rid of something He had to eliminate
that is not wanted or dairy products from
needed his diet.
guideline diretriz noun /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/ official instructions or The Department
advice about how to of Education has
do something issued new national
guidelines for science
teachers.
implication implicação noun /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ a possible effect We need to consider
or result the financial
implications of these
changes.
intake entrada noun /ˈɪnˌteɪk/ the amount of You should reduce
something that you eat your intake of salt,
or drink sugar, and junk foods.
label etiqueta noun /ˈleɪb(ə)l/ a piece of paper or Read the washing
material fastened to instructions on the
an object that gives label of your jacket.
information about it
mislead induzir ao erro verb /mɪsˈlid/ to make someone “There was no
believe something that intention to mislead
is incorrect or not true the public,” Katz told
the newspaper.
nutritional nutricional adjective /nuˈtrɪʃən(ə)l/ how healthy or Junk food often has
beneficial foods are for very low nutritional
your body value.
perishable perecível adjective /ˈperɪʃəb(ə)l/ perishable food decays Always refrigerate
after a short time, perishable food
especially if it is not within two hours.
kept cold
preservative preservativo noun /prɪˈzɜrvətɪv/ a chemical substance This drink contains
used for preventing no artificial flavorings
food or wood from or preservatives.
decaying
ratio relação noun /ˈreɪʃoʊ/ a relationship between There is a teacher-
the sizes of two student ratio of 1:20
numbers or amounts (=1 teacher for every
20 students)
recyclable reciclável adjective /riˈsaɪkləb(ə)l/ able to be recycled The scheme allows
residents to put all
recyclable materials
into a single curbside
container.
returnable retornável adjective /rɪˈtɜrnəb(ə)l/ returnable bottles or This dairy packages
other containers can be its milk in half-gallon
taken back to a store returnable glass
so that they can be bottles.
used again
reusable reutilizável adjective /ˈriˈjuzəb(ə)l/ when something can be This water bottle is
used many times reusable, there’s no
need to throw it away.
sweetener adoçante noun /ˈswit(ə)nər/ a substance added to Diet drinks usually
food or drink to make it contain artificial
taste sweeter sweeteners.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
well- bem adjective /ˌwel ˈdɑkjəˌmentəd/ based on or supported Luckily, these
documented documentado with a lot of written events were well-
evidence documented by
monks at the time.

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