Work vocabulary Trabalho

14 Portuguese words on the topic of work — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. The world of the office and career.

English	Portuguese · Português	Notes
work	o trabalho	Family: trabalhar (to work), trabalhador (worker); lh sounds like the lli in 'million'.
office	o escritório	Watch out: Portuguese oficina means a repair shop; the office is o escritório.
boss	o chefe	ch sounds like sh ('sheffee'); feminine is a chefe, same form.
employee	o empregado	From emprego (a job); funcionário is also common in Brazil. Empregada often means a housemaid.
meeting	a reunião	Nasal -ão ending; plural reuniões.
salary	o salário	Cognate of salary; common phrase: salário mínimo.
computer	o computador	A laptop in Brazil is called a notebook.
email	o e-mail	Borrowed from English; final -l sounds like w ('ee-may-oo'). Formal: correio eletrônico.
schedule	o horário	Silent h: 'orário'; horário de funcionamento = opening hours.
interview	a entrevista	Job interview: entrevista de emprego; verb entrevistar.
résumé	o currículo	Often shortened to CV; also means a school curriculum.
to resign	renunciar	In Brazil commonly: pedir demissão / demitir-se.
to fire	despedir	To fire someone: demitir alguém; despedir-se means to say goodbye.
vacation	as férias	Always plural: as férias — estou de férias.