Basic Portuguese Computer Terms

BASIC PORTUGUESE COMPUTER VOCABULARY

Brazil has become famous for its computer hackers and tech obsession. Although tech gadgets are much more expensive in Brazil than they are in the states (next time you go, try bringing a few iphones to sell and see the crazy profits you can make), that does not mean that people obsess over the newest technology any less. Here’s a Portuguese vocab list for all of you wondering about basic computer and tech terminology.

PORTUGUESE COMPUTER TERMS

tecnologia – technology

eletrônico – electronic

armazenamento – storage

o computador – the computer

a memória – the memory

o botão – the button

“ligar/ desligar o computador” – to turn on / off the computer

clicar – to click

o arquivo, or a pasta – file

selecionar – to select

salvar – to save

apagar (or deletar) – to delete

copiar – to copy

colar – to paste

editar – to edit

imprimir – to print

baixar – to download (or you can say: “dar download”)

a tela – the screen

a impressora – the printer

o teclado – the keyboard

as caixas de som – speakers

gravador de DVD – DVD burner

processador – processor

o documento – the document

sem-fio – wireless

janela – window

vírus – virus

vídeo – video

atualizar – to update

planilha – spreadsheet

uma programa – a program, software

configurações- settings

o servidor – server

enviar – to send (to)

a segurança – security

receber – to receive

o projetor – projector

o programador – programmer

a senha – password

notebook – laptop

o jogo de computador – computer game

o engenheiro – engineer

cartão de memória – memory card

ajuda – help

gráficos – graphics

formatar – to format

fonte – font

um erro – an error

os dados – data

a copiadora – copier

o código – code

a calculadora – calculator

o cabo – cable

inteligência artificial – artificial intelligence

um fio – a (computer) wire, cable

aplicação – application

algoritmo – algorithm

acessórios – accessories

o disco rígido – hard drive

o pen driver – a USB flash drive

botar – to put (up), as in to upload a file

digitar – to type

rascunho – draft

anexar um arquivo – to attach a file

denunciar spam – to report spam

lixeira – trash

assunto – subject

navegador – browser

assinatura – signature

aba – tab

banda larga – broadband

cadastrar-se – sign up/create an account

fazer login/entrar – to login

sair – to log out

 

“eu botei as fotos no meu Orkut.” – “i put the pictures up on my Orkut.” (*Orkut was for a long time like the Brazilian Facebook, everyone had an Orkut page. but these days Facebook is becoming about equal in popularity.)

“João, salva o documento nessa janela e desliga o computador para mim, por favor.” – “John, save the document in this window and turn the computer off for me, please.”

*”mouse,” “ipod,” “website” (or “site”), “software,” “hardware,” “modem,” “joystick,” “fax,” “demo,” and “monitor” are all the same words in Portuguese, just pronounced with their accent

 

PORTUGUESE SOCIAL NETWORKING VOCABULARY

Orkut - this social networking site was for a long time like the Brazilian Facebook, everyone had an Orkut page. but these days Facebook is becoming about equal in popularity. (Check it out: Orkut.com)

comunidade - means community, is used in social networking to refer to a group, such as a Facebook group.

senha - password

bate-papo - means “chat,” used also to mean: chat room. (The most popular site for online chat rooms in Brazil is UOL.com. Check it out.)

cadastrar-se - sign up/create an account

fazer login/entrar - to login

sair - to log out

adicionar - to add (a friend)

 

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