History vocabulary História
13 Portuguese words on the topic of history — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. What was.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | history | a história | história = both 'history' and 'story'. |
 | past | o passado | From passar (to pass); 'in the past' = no passado. |
 | king | o rei | Plural: os reis; the queen is a rainha. |
 | queen | a rainha | nh sounds like the 'ny' in canyon; the king is o rei. |
 | empire | o império | Same family: o imperador (emperor), imperial. |
 | war | a guerra | World War: a Guerra Mundial. |
 | revolution | a revolução | -ção matches English -tion; plural: revoluções. |
 | battle | a batalha | lh sounds like 'lli' in 'million': ba-TA-lha. |
 | century | o século | Stress on the first syllable: SÉ-cu-lo; 'the 20th century' = o século XX. |
 | ancient | antigo | Before the noun it means 'former': meu antigo professor = my former teacher. |
 | era | a época | 'Back then / in those days' = naquela época — very common. |
 | conquest | a conquista | Also 'achievement': uma grande conquista; verb conquistar. |
 | independence | a independência | Brazil's Independence Day: Sete de Setembro (Sept 7). |