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PORTUGUESE | ENGLISH |
acougueiro | butcher |
administrador | administrator |
aduaneiro | custom house officer |
advogado | lawyer |
agricultor | tiller |
alcaida-mor | governor; mayor (mor)= chief; grand |
alfaiate | tailor |
alferes | second lieutenant; standard- bearer, ensign |
almirante | admiral |
almoxarife | storekeeper, warehouse keeper |
alpinista | mountain climber |
amo do xxx | boss, chief of somthing |
aprendiz | apprentice |
armador-mor | shipowner |
arquibispo | archbishop |
arrendatario | tenant, renter, lessee |
artifice | journeyman |
balconista | shop assistant |
barao | baron |
barbeiro | barber |
baritono | baritone |
bispo | bishop |
boieiro | herdsman |
bombeiro | fireman |
bordados | embroideres |
botanico | botanist |
brigadeira | brigadier general (army, air force) |
cabeleireiro | hairdresser, wigmaker |
cabineiro | signalman (railway); waiter in a sleeping car |
cacador | hunter |
camiseiro | shirtmaker, haberdasher |
campeador | cowboy, cowhand [This one is for Donna's uncles] |
campones | peasant, small farmer |
caneleiro | spooler (in weaving) |
capelao | chaplain |
capitao | captain (army, air force), political boss |
capitao - tenente | lieutenant commander (navy) |
capitao- de - fragata | commander (navy) |
capitao-de - mar-e- guerra | captain (navy) |
capitao-de-corveta | lieutenant commander |
carniceiro | butcher |
carpinteiro | carpenter |
carreteiro | coachman, carter |
carteiro | postman |
cavalheiro | gentleman, knight, nobleman |
cervejeiro | brewer |
chofer | chauffeur |
cigano | gypsy, trickster, shyster |
clerigo | clergyman |
clero | clergy |
cocheiro | coachman, cabdriver |
comerciante | merchant, trader |
comodoro | commodore (navy) |
conde | count, earl |
conselheiro | counsellor, consultant, councilman |
contador | accountant |
contra - almirante | rear admiral (navy) |
coronel | colonel (army, air force) |
corredor | runner |
corsario | corsair, pirate |
cortadeira | pastry cutter |
cortador | meat cutter, butcher |
cozinheiro (a) | cook |
criada | maid |
cronista | chronicler; historian |
cura | clergyman |
curtidor | tanner |
dentista | dentist |
doceiro | confectioner, candy seller |
docente | teacher, lecturer |
domestica | domestic, maid |
dono (a) | owner, master |
douter | docter |
duque | duke |
empacotador | packer |
empregada | maid |
empregado (a) | employee |
encarregado | person in charge |
escravo (a) | slave |
escrevente | scribe |
escritor | author, writer |
escriturario | bookkeeper |
escrivao | notary, clerk |
escudeiro | shield-bearer;squire |
escultor | sculptor |
exercito | military, army |
faxineira | charwoman |
fazendeiro | farmer |
feiticeiro/mago | wizard |
feitor | administrator;manager |
ferreiro | blacksmith |
fidalgo | nobleman |
fiscal | custom inspector, revenue officer, controller |
frei | friar,monk |
general | major general (army), general (air force) |
guarda | watchman |
guarda - marinha | ensign (navy) |
hospedeiro | innkeeper |
impressor (a) | printer |
inquilino (a) | renter [an occupation ?] |
jardineiro | gardener |
joalheiro | jeweler |
juiz | judge |
jurado | jury man |
lapidario | stone cutter, gravestone cutter |
lavrador, | agricultural worker peasant |
leiteiro | dairyman |
lenhador | woodcutter |
liberto | freed slave |
licenciado | one who gives a license to |
lobista | lobbyst |
locador | landlord |
locatario | tenent [an occupation ?] |
locutor | speaker, radio announcer [too modern ?] |
lojista | shopkeeper |
major | major (army, air force) |
mancebo | ordinary seaman |
marceneiro | cabinetmaker |
marechal | general (army, air force) |
marinheiro | sailor |
matuto | backwoodsman (very negative) |
medico | doctor |
meirinho | bailiff |
mendigo (a) | beggar |
mestre | master |
mineiro | miner |
ministro | minister |
moleiro | miller |
musico | musician, composer |
nobre | noble, nobleman |
notario | notary |
obreiro | worker, laborer |
oleiro | brick mason |
operario | worker |
ourives | goldsmith; silversmith |
ourivres | silversmith |
padeiro | baker |
padre | priest |
parteira | midwife |
passadeira | servant who does the ironing |
pastor | pastor, minister |
pastor | shepherd |
patrao | employer, master |
pedreiro | stonemason, brick mason, bricklayer |
pescador | fisherman |
picheleiro | tar, pit worker |
pintor | painter |
policial | policeman |
politico/ca | politician |
porteiro | door keeper, janitor |
portuario | longshoreman |
prefeito | mayor |
primeiro - tenente | lieutenant (navy) |
principe | prince |
procurador | procurator, proctor |
procurador de senado | senate procurator |
professor (a) | teacher |
promotor de justica | district attorney |
proprietario | proprietor, owner |
prostituta | the oldest profession for a female |
protector | protector |
rainha | queen |
recebedor | cashier |
rei | king |
relojoeiro | watchmaker |
rendeiro | lacemaker or seller' tenant farmer, renter, lessee, lessor |
sacerdote | priest |
sacristao | sexton |
sapateiro | shoemaker |
segundo - tenente | lieutenant junior grade (navy) |
serradore | saw man |
serralheiro | locksmith |
servente | servant |
soldado | soldier, private |
tanoeiro | cooper |
tecedor | clothmaker |
tecelao | weaver |
tenente | lieutenant |
tenente - coronel | lieutenant colonel (army, air force) |
tesoureiro | treasurer |
testementeiro | executor |
tintureiro | dyer |
torneiro | turner |
tosador | shearing,thrashing |
toucador | hairdresser |
toureiro | bullfighter |
trabalhador | laborer |
tremular | weaver |
vacilar | weaver |
vaqueiro vaquero, | herdsman, cowhand |
varejista | retailer |
vereador | town councilman |
veterianario | veterinarian |
vice- almirante | vice admiral (navy) |
vigario | vicar, cleric |
vigia | watchman |
violonistra | guitarist |
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Rick Barletta.
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