War vocabulary Guerra
8 Portuguese words on the topic of war — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. Battle movies — leading to the army, planes, ships, and submarines.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | war | a guerra | World War: a Guerra Mundial. |
 | armyCategory› | o exército | A chapter of its own: soldiers, ranks and orders. |
 | battle | a batalha | lh sounds like 'lli' in 'million': ba-TA-lha. |
 | enemy | o inimigo | From Latin in + amicus — literally a non-friend (amigo); note the spelling ini-, not ene-. |
 | weapon | a arma | Firearm = arma de fogo. |
 | tank | o tanque | Also any tank or reservoir: tanque de combustível = fuel tank. |
 | fighter jetCategory› | o caça | Opens the planes chapter: takeoff, landing and the cockpit. |
 | shipCategory› | o barco | Opens the ships chapter: sailors, captains and the open sea. |
 | submarineCategory› | o submarino | Opens the submarines chapter: depth, torpedoes and the crew. |
 | victory | a vitória | Cognate of 'victory' minus the c: vitória; opposite a derrota (defeat). |
 | peace | a paz | fazer as pazes = to make peace, make up. |
 | surrender | a rendição | Looks like 'rendition' but means surrender; verb render-se (to surrender). |
See also:Action