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recepção
front desk
/ʁesepˈsɐ̃w̃/Also said ʁesepiˈsɐ̃w̃.noun
Desk at the entrance of a hotel or building where arrivals are received.
The 'r' at the beginning is a throaty sound, like in 'rato', and the stress falls on '-ção', which comes out through the nose.
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recepção/ʁesepˈsɐ̃w̃/Also said ʁesepiˈsɐ̃w̃.front desknoun
A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?
Is the front desk open all night?
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madrugada
early hours
/madɾuˈɡadɐ/noun
Part of the day between midnight and sunrise.
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madrugada/madɾuˈɡadɐ/early hoursnoun
Desculpa chegar de madrugada, o voo atrasou muito.
Sorry for arriving so late at night, the flight was really delayed.
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atraso
delay
/aˈtɾazu/noun
Extra time you wait when something doesn't happen at the scheduled time.
The 's' between vowels sounds like a 'z': a-trá-zu.
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atraso/aˈtɾazu/delaynoun
O voo teve um atraso de quase quatro horas.
The flight was delayed almost four hours.
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hóspede
guest
/ˈɔspedʒi/Also said ˈɔʃpedʒi.noun
Person staying at someone else's house or hotel.
The 'ó' in the first syllable is open and carries the stress; the final '-de' sounds like 'dji'.
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hóspede/ˈɔspedʒi/Also said ˈɔʃpedʒi.guestnoun
Ainda tem um hóspede esperando aqui na recepção.
There's still a guest waiting here at the front desk.
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porteiro
doorman
/poʁˈteɾu/Also said poɾˈteɾu.noun
Person who looks after a building's entrance and controls who comes in and out.
The 'e' in '-tei' is closed, like in 'você', and the final '-ro' sounds like 'ru'.
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porteiro/poʁˈteɾu/Also said poɾˈteɾu.doormannoun
O porteiro pode me ajudar a subir a mala?
Can the doorman help me take my bag up?
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chave
key
/ˈʃavi/noun
Metal object that opens and closes a lock.
The final '-e' sounds like 'i': 'chávi'.
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chave/ˈʃavi/keynoun
Você pode me dar a chave do quarto agora?
Can you give me the room key now?
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quarto
room
/ˈkwaʁtu/Also said ˈkwaɾtu.noun
Room where a person sleeps and keeps their things.
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quarto/ˈkwaʁtu/Also said ˈkwaɾtu.roomnoun
O quarto já está pronto para eu subir?
Is the room ready for me to go up?
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liberar
let
/libeˈɾa/Also said ʎibeɾaʁ.verb
Let someone do or use something.
The final 'r' almost disappears: it comes out like 'liberá'.
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liberar/libeˈɾa/Also said ʎibeɾaʁ.letverb
Dá para liberar o quarto antes do horário?
Can you let us have the room before the scheduled time?
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silêncio
silence
/siˈlẽsju/noun
Absence of any sound.
The 'ê' comes out through the nose, and that's where the word's stress falls.
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silêncio/siˈlẽsju/silencenoun
Preciso de silêncio para dormir um pouco agora.
I need some quiet to sleep for a bit now.
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vizinho
next-door
/viˈzĩɲu/Also said vizĩj̃u.adjective
Right next to something else.
The 'zi' in the middle comes out nasal because of the 'nh', which is a single sound, like in 'banho'.
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vizinho/viˈzĩɲu/Also said vizĩj̃u.next-dooradjective
Prefiro um quarto que não seja vizinho do elevador, por causa do barulho.
I'd rather have a room that isn't next to the elevator, because of the noise.
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recepção
front desk
/ʁesepˈsɐ̃w̃/Also said ʁesepiˈsɐ̃w̃.noun
Desk at the entrance of a hotel or building where arrivals are received.
The 'r' at the beginning is a throaty sound, like in 'rato', and the stress falls on '-ção', which comes out through the nose.
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recepção/ʁesepˈsɐ̃w̃/Also said ʁesepiˈsɐ̃w̃.front desknoun
A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?
Is the front desk open all night?
This word
- recepção
- 1A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?Is the front desk open all night?
- madrugada
- 1Desculpa chegar de madrugada, o voo atrasou muito.Desculpa chegar de madrugada, o voo atrasou muito.Sorry for arriving so late at night, the flight was really delayed.
- atraso
- 1O voo teve um atraso de quase quatro horas.O voo teve um atraso de quase quatro horas.The flight was delayed almost four hours.
- hóspede
- 1Ainda tem um hóspede esperando aqui na recepção.Ainda tem um hóspede esperando aqui na recepção.There's still a guest waiting here at the front desk.
- porteiro
- 1O porteiro pode me ajudar a subir a mala?O porteiro pode me ajudar a subir a mala?Can the doorman help me take my bag up?
- chave
- 1Você pode me dar a chave do quarto agora?Você pode me dar a chave do quarto agora?Can you give me the room key now?
- quarto
- 1O quarto já está pronto para eu subir?O quarto já está pronto para eu subir?Is the room ready for me to go up?
- liberar
- 1Dá para liberar o quarto antes do horário?Dá para liberar o quarto antes do horário?Can you let us have the room before the scheduled time?
- silêncio
- 1Preciso de silêncio para dormir um pouco agora.Preciso de silêncio para dormir um pouco agora.I need some quiet to sleep for a bit now.
- vizinho
- 1Prefiro um quarto que não seja vizinho do elevador, por causa do barulho.Prefiro um quarto que não seja vizinho do elevador, por causa do barulho.I'd rather have a room that isn't next to the elevator, because of the noise.
- recepção
- 1A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?Is the front desk open all night?
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A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?