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B2  ·  34 words

Reading the News in Portuguese

The words that turn up in every headline and every report.

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From these 34 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.

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Near the end of the list stands a fonte fidedigna, and the adjective is a whole sentence folded up. Fidedigno is fide dignus, worthy of faith: the source has earned the trust you are about to place in it. English owns the same Latin stock — « faith », « fidelity », « confide », « bona fide » — but it never built that compound, and the word a newsroom here reaches for comes from the other side of the transaction. « Reliable » is built on « rely », which arrived from Old French relier, to bind together again, from Latin religare, that is re- plus ligare, to tie. The same knot is in « ligature » and in « alliance ». To rely on somebody was once to fasten yourself to them. So the two languages grade a source by opposite tests: fidedigna looks at the source and asks whether it deserves faith, while « reliable » looks at the reporter and asks whether the rope will hold. Both end up in print as the same phrase, and the picture underneath has been quietly swapped.

The words

Verb (15)

noticiarto report (in the news)VerbB1
A rádio noticiou o acidente ao meio-dia.The radio reported the accident at midday.
entrevistarto interviewVerbB1
Entrevistaram os moradores da rua.They interviewed the residents of the street.
alegarto allegeVerbC1
A defesa alega falta de provas.The defence alleges a lack of evidence.
negarto denyVerbB2
A empresa nega qualquer ligação ao caso.The company denies any link to the case.
comentarto comment onVerbB1
Preferiu não comentar o assunto.He preferred not to comment on the matter.
exporto discloseVerbB2
Vão expor os documentos todos.They are going to disclose all the documents.
deixar transpirarto let something leak outVerbB2
Alguém deixou transpirar o relatório.Somebody let the report leak out.
impulsionarto boostVerbB2
A medida impulsionou as vendas.The measure boosted sales.
instarto urgeVerbB2
Os vizinhos instaram a câmara a agir.The neighbours urged the council to act.
prevenirto warnVerbB1
A proteção civil preveniu a população.The civil protection service warned the population.
comprometer-seto undertake (to do something)VerbC1
Comprometeram-se a repor o que foi retirado.They undertook to put back what had been taken away.
inaugurarto open officiallyVerbC1
Vão inaugurar a ponte no fim do mês.They are going to open the bridge officially at the end of the month.
espoletarto set offVerbC1
A notícia espoletou uma vaga de queixas.The news set off a wave of complaints.
subir em flechato shoot upVerbC1
Os preços subiram em flecha no inverno.Prices shot up over the winter.
afundarto collapse (of figures)VerbC1
As reservas afundaram em poucas semanas.The reserves collapsed within a few weeks.

Adjective (2)

Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective stands

alegadoallegedAdjectiveC1
O alegado autor ainda não foi ouvido.The alleged perpetrator has not yet been questioned.
enganadormisleadingAdjectiveB2
O título era enganador.The headline was misleading.

Phrase (6)

assumir a autoriato claim responsibilityPhraseB2
Ninguém assumiu a autoria do ataque.Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack.
de acordo comaccording toPhraseB1
De acordo com a autarquia, a obra começa em breve.According to the council, the works start shortly.
confirmar uma notíciato confirm a reportPhraseB2
Custou a confirmar a notícia junto da fonte.It was hard to confirm the report with the source.
abrir um inquéritoto open an inquiryPhraseC1
O ministério vai abrir um inquérito interno.The ministry is going to open an internal inquiry.
a primeira páginathe front pagePhraseB1
A história ocupou a primeira página.The story took up the whole front page.
ser parcialto be biasedPhraseB2
A cobertura foi parcial e ouviu só um lado.The coverage was biased and heard only one side.

Noun (m) (6)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o destaquethe lead storyNoun (m)B1
O destaque de hoje é a greve dos transportes.Today’s lead story is the transport strike.
o noticiáriothe news programmeNoun (m)B2
O noticiário da noite dura meia hora.The evening news programme lasts half an hour.
o cronistathe columnistNoun (m)B1
O cronista escreve à segunda-feira.The columnist writes on Mondays.
o editorthe editorNoun (m)B2
O editor cortou metade do texto.The editor cut half of the text.
o boatothe rumourNoun (m)B2
O boato correu antes da confirmação.The rumour went round before the confirmation.
o diretothe live broadcastNoun (m)B2
O direto foi interrompido por uma avaria.The live broadcast was interrupted by a fault.

Noun (f) (5)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a crónicathe column (opinion piece)Noun (f)B2
A crónica sai na página das opiniões.The column appears on the opinion page.
a assessoria de imprensathe press officeNoun (f)B2
A assessoria de imprensa não respondeu.The press office did not reply.
a tomada de posiçãothe formal statementNoun (f)B2
A tomada de posição saiu por escrito.The formal statement came out in writing.
a fonte fidedignathe reliable sourceNoun (f)B2
Sem fonte fidedigna a notícia não sai.Without a reliable source the story does not run.
a difusãothe spread (of something)Noun (f)C1
A difusão do vídeo foi mais rápida do que o desmentido.The spread of the video was faster than the denial.

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