{"id":6974,"date":"2016-04-29T03:37:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T03:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6974"},"modified":"2016-04-29T03:37:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T03:37:20","slug":"profissoes-em-portugues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/profissoes-em-portugues\/","title":{"rendered":"Profiss\u00f5es em Portugu\u00eas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1 a todos? Como foi a semana de voc\u00eas? Trabalharam muito? (Hello, everybody? How was your week? Did you work a lot?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning job-related words and expressions is important not only because the majority of us has a career, but also due to the fact that, in our daily lives, we constantly interact with and need the services of a variety of professions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So here is a list of occupations along with other useful vocabulary and phrases associated with employment. Take a break from work and come study some Portuguese with us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019ll be glad to know that a lot of job names are very similar to English. But remember, professions in Portuguese vary according to number and gender, so pay attention:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof1.png\" aria-label=\"Prof1 300x159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6977\"  alt=\"prof1\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof1-300x159.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. o a\u00e7ougueiro\/ a a\u00e7ougueira = the butcher<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. o advogado\/ a advogada = the lawyer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. o arquiteto\/ a arquiteta = the architect<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. o bi\u00f3logo\/ a bi\u00f3loga = the biologist<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. o bombeiro\/ a bombeira = the fireman\/woman<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6. o cabelereiro\/ a cabelereira = the hairdresser<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof2.png\" aria-label=\"Prof2 300x155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6978\"  alt=\"prof2\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof2-300x155.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7. o cantor\/ a cantora = the singer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8. o carpinteiro\/ a carpinteira = the carpenter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9. o carteiro\/ a carteira = the mailman\/woman<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10. o comiss\u00e1rio de voo\/ a comiss\u00e1ria de voo = the flight attendant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11. o contador\/ a contadora = the accountant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12. o cozinheiro\/ a cozinheira = the cook<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof-3.png\" aria-label=\"Prof 3 300x148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6975\"  alt=\"prof 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof-3-300x148.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13. o dan\u00e7arino\/ a dan\u00e7arina = the dancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14. a dona de casa = the housewife<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15. a empregada\/ o empregado = the maid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16. o empres\u00e1rio\/ a empres\u00e1ria = the businessman\/woman<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">17. o encanador\/ a encanadora = the plumber<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18. o enfermeiro\/ a enfermeira = the nurse<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof4.png\" aria-label=\"Prof4 300x139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6979\"  alt=\"prof4\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof4-300x139.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">19. o engenheiro\/ a engenheira = the engineer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">20. o escritor\/ a escritora = the writer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">21. o farmac\u00eautico\/ a farmac\u00eautica = the pharmaceutical<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">22. o faxineiro\/ a faxineira = the cleaning lady\/man<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">23. o fazendeiro\/ a fazendeira = the farmer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">24. o gar\u00e7om\/ a gar\u00e7onete = the waiter\/waitress<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof5.png\" aria-label=\"Prof5 300x145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6980\"  alt=\"prof5\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof5-300x145.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">25. o jardineiro\/ a jardineira = the gardener<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">26. o juiz\/ a ju\u00edza = the judge<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">27. o lixeiro\/ a lixeira = the garbage man\/woman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">28. o m\u00e9dico\/ a m\u00e9dica = the doctor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">29. o m\u00fasico\/ a m\u00fasica = the musician<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">30. o padeiro\/ a padeira = the baker<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof-6.png\" aria-label=\"Prof 6 300x140\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6976\"  alt=\"prof 6\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof-6-300x140.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">31. o pedreiro\/ a pedreira = the bricklayer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">32. o pintor\/ a pintora = the painter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">33. o porteiro\/ a porteira = the doorman\/woman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">34. o professor\/ a professora = the teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">35. o psic\u00f3logo\/ a psic\u00f3loga = the psychologist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">36. o secret\u00e1rio\/ a secret\u00e1ria = the secretary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof7.png\" aria-label=\"Prof7 300x90\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6981\"  alt=\"prof7\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof7-300x90.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">37. o qu\u00edmico\/ a qu\u00edmica = the chemist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">38. o vendedor\/ a vendedora = the salesman\/woman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">39. o zelador\/ a zeladora = the janitor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Except for the article, these nouns are not altered by gender and remain the same both for masculine and for feminine:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof8.png\" aria-label=\"Prof8 300x124\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6982\"  alt=\"prof8\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof8-300x124.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">40. o\/a caixa = the cashier<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">41. o\/a dentista = the dentist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">42. o\/a eletricista = the electrician <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">43. o\/a estudante = the student<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">44. o\/a gerente = the manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">45. o\/a motorista = the driver<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">46. o\/a policial = the police officer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">47. o\/a recepcionista = the receptionist<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha filha ainda n\u00e3o sabe se quer ser advogada ou psic\u00f3loga (My daughter still doesn\u2019t know if she wants to be a lawyer or a psychologist)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ser um professor \u00e9 uma das ocupa\u00e7\u00f5es mais importantes da sociedade (Being a teacher is one of the most important occupations in society)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Todas as minhas tias s\u00e3o professoras (All my aunts are teachers)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Possible questions and answers:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qual \u00e9 a sua profiss\u00e3o? (What is your profession?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea trabalha com o qu\u00ea? (What do you work with?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O que voc\u00ea faz (da vida)? (What do you do for a living?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Eu sou __________ (I am a ____________)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sair do emprego (to leave your job):-<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pedir demiss\u00e3o = to resign<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Se demitir = to quit <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aposentar-se = to retire<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diogo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pediu demiss\u00e3o<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> para passar mais tempo com os filhos (Diogo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">quit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to spend more time with his children)<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Perder o emprego (to lose your job):<\/b><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ser dispensado = \u00a0to be dismissed <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ser demitido = to be fired\/ to get fired <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ser mandado embora = to be sacked\/ \u00a0to get the sack <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ficar desempregado = to be made redundant <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muitos trabalhadores est\u00e3o<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ficando desempregados<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> em grandes empresas devido a crise (Many workers are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">being made redundant<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in big companies due to the economic crisis)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Locais de trabalho (work spaces):<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ag\u00eancia = agency<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">escola = school<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">escrit\u00f3rio = office <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">empresa = company<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">f\u00e1brica = factory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">firma = firm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hospital<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hotel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">loja = shop<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">usina = plant<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Termos relacionados (related terms):<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contratar = to hire<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contrato = contract, work agreement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">candidatura = application <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">curr\u00edculo = resum\u00e9<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">demitir = \u00a0to fire<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">desempregado = unemployed, jobless<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">desemprego = unemployment <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">neg\u00f3cio = business<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">procurar emprego = to look for a job; to apply for a job;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">entrevista = interview<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">empregador = employer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">patr\u00e3o = boss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">empregado, funcion\u00e1rio = employee<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">equipe = staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">membro da equipe = staff member<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fazer hora-extra = to work overtime<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pagamento = pay, wages<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sal\u00e1rio = salary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">renda = income<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Exemplos:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">trabalho = work <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu tenho muito trabalho hoje (I have a lot of work today)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha m\u00e3e n\u00e3o est\u00e1 em casa agora, ela est\u00e1 no trabalho (My mom is not home now, she is at work now)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">emprego = job <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jos\u00e9 perdeu o emprego m\u00eas passado (Jos\u00e9 lost his job last month)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea est\u00e1 gostando do seu novo emprego? (Do you like your new job?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tenham um fim de semana divertido! Have a fun weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof8-350x145.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof8-350x145.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof8-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof8-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/prof8.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1 a todos? Como foi a semana de voc\u00eas? 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