困る
to be in trouble, to be at a loss
→ The internet stopped working and I was in deep trouble.
忘れ物
lost property, forgotten item
→ I left something behind on the São Paulo subway.
なくなる
to disappear, to be lost (intransitive)
→ My wallet disappeared in the Carnival parade block.
なくす
to lose (something) (transitive)
→ I ended up losing my house key.
落とす
to drop, to let fall
→ I accidentally dropped my smartphone on the street.
落ちる
to fall, to drop (intransitive)
→ A mango fell from the tree.
壊れる
to break, to be broken (intransitive)
→ The air conditioner broke on a hot summer day.
直す
to fix, to repair
→ I had my smartphone screen repaired at a street stall.
破れる
to tear, to be ripped (intransitive)
→ My Brazilian national team shirt got torn.
破る
to tear, to rip (transitive)
→ He accidentally tore the important document.
汚す
to make dirty, to stain (transitive)
→ I accidentally stained my white clothes with açaí.
汚れる
to become dirty, to get soiled
→ The car got dirty from the muddy rain.
割る
to break, to smash (transitive)
→ I accidentally broke a beer glass at the bar.
割れる
to break, to be smashed (intransitive)
→ The window glass broke due to the strong wind.
音
sound, noise
→ The sound from the Trio Elétrico music truck is very loud.
騒ぐ
to make noise, to clamor
→ The neighbors are making a racket at their party.
うるさい
noisy, loud, annoying
→ The music outside is very noisy.
泥棒
thief, burglar
→ My bicycle was stolen by a thief at the beach.
盗む
to steal
→ My cellphone was stolen on the bus.
捕まえる
to catch, to arrest
→ The police caught the thief on the main street.
いじめる
to bully, to mistreat, to tease
→ You must not mistreat stray (vira-lata) dogs.
触る
to touch
→ It's dangerous, so please don't touch the outlet.
踏む
to step on, to tread on
→ I accidentally stepped on dog poop on the street.
理由
reason
→ What is the reason why you like caipirinha?
原因
cause, origin
→ Heavy rain was the cause of the traffic jam.
110番
number 110 (police emergency in Japan)
→ In Japan, you call 110 for the police, but in Brazil, it's 190.
非常口
emergency exit
→ Please check where the emergency exit of the shopping mall is.
逃げる
to escape, to run away
→ The thief fled on a motorcycle.
嫌な
unpleasant, disagreeable, hateful
→ The traffic jams in São Paulo are truly awful.
だめな
no good, not allowed, useless
→ Parking a car in front of the garage is not allowed.
いけない
wrong, bad, oh no!
→ Oh no! I accidentally left my passport at home!
