Action vocabulary Ação
10 Portuguese words on the topic of action — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. Chases, explosions, and heroes.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | action movie | o filme de ação | Cognate: English -tion regularly becomes Portuguese -ção (action → ação). |
 | chase | a perseguição | Looks like 'persecution' and can mean that too, but in action contexts it is simply a chase; from perseguir (to pursue). |
 | explosion | a explosão | The verb is explodir (to explode); English -sion ↔ Portuguese -são. |
 | shootout | o tiroteio | From tiro (a shot); to shoot = atirar. |
 | hero | o herói | The h is silent; feminine a heroína — which, as in English, also names the drug. |
 | villain | o vilão | Cognate of 'villain'; plural vilões, feminine vilã. |
 | fight | a briga | Verb: brigar — covers both quarrelling and physically fighting; so does briga. |
 | weapon | a arma | Firearm = arma de fogo. |
 | spy | o espião | Plural espiões, feminine espiã; verb espiar (to spy on). |
 | escape | a fuga | From fugir (to flee); same Latin root as 'fugitive'. |