In this episode we’ll hear some Portuguese terms related to occupations and their English translation. All nouns are preceded by the definite article (a, o, as, os) in order to define their gender. Those preceded by “o, os” are masculine and those preceded by “a, as” are feminine.
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as profissões
occupations
o advogado
lawyer
o contabilista
accountant
o arquitecto
architect
a maquete
model
a cientista
scientist
o professor
teacher
a bibliotecária
librarian
a recepcionista
receptionist
o carteiro
mailman
o motorista de autocarro
bus driver
o camionista
truck driver
o motorista de táxi
cab driver
o piloto
pilot
a hospedeira de bordo
flight attendant
o agente de viagens
travel agent
o chefe de cozinha
chef
o músico
musician
a bailarina
dancer
o ator
actor
a cantora
singer
a empregada
waitress
o empregado de bar
bartender
o desportista
athlete
o escultor
sculptor
a pintora
painter
o fotógrafo
photographer
o apresentador
news anchor
o jornalista
journalist
o redactor
editor
o desenhador
designer
a costureira
textile worker
o alfaiate
tailor
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