Ships vocabulary Navios
10 Portuguese words on the topic of ships — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. In the open sea.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ship | o barco | o barco is small; a big ship is o navio. |
 | sailor | o marinheiro | From o mar (sea); a marinha = the navy. |
 | captain | o capitão | Plural: capitães (ão → ães, not ões). Feminine: a capitã. |
 | deck | o convés | Stress on the last syllable. 'On deck' = no convés. Plural: conveses. |
 | anchor | a âncora | Stress on the first syllable: ÂN-co-ra. Verb: ancorar (to anchor). |
 | sail | a vela | Also means candle. Sailboat = barco a vela. |
 | port | o porto | Masculine; a porta (feminine) is a door. Port wine = vinho do Porto. |
 | wave | a onda | Both a sea wave and a physics wave; microwave = micro-ondas. |
 | fleet | a frota | Also a company's vehicle fleet, like in English. |
 | rudder | o leme | Also figurative: estar ao leme = to be at the helm. |