Ferramentas – Objetos
Vocabulário Básico
| adapter | adaptador |
| alarm-clock | despertador |
| appliance | utensílio, aparelho = device or apparatus for use in the home, instrument, device; house appliance = eletrodoméstico = household appliance |
| arrow | 1) flecha / 2) seta = a mark (such as ?) that is shaped like an arrow and that is used to show direction |
| band | faixa; fita; tira = a thin strip of material used for binding or tying; elastic band = elástico de prender papéis = rubber band |
| bar | barra; trave = piece of solid matter; bar of soap; chocolate bar; steel bar |
| basket | cesto, cesta |
| battery | bateria; pilha |
| blade | lâmina = the cutting part of an implement |
| blanket | cobertor |
| board | 1) tábua; prancha = plank; "somebody put a board over the mud so people could walk on it" / 2) quadro; blackboard = quadro-negro; / 3) tabuleiro (jogo); chessboard / 4) painel; switch board = plug board = painel de controle; dashboard = display board = painel de instrumentos |
| boiler | caldeira |
| bottle | garrafa; bottleneck = gargalo de garrafa; bottle opener = abridor de garrafa |
| bow | arco; bow and arrow = arco e flecha; "a hunter's bow is often made of flexible wood" |
| bowl | tijela; fish bowl = aquário; fruit bowl = fruteira; sugar bowl = açucareiro |
| box | caixa; cardboard box = caixa de papelão; strong box = caixa forte = safe |
| broom | vassoura |
| bucket | balde = an open container with a handle that is used especially to hold and carry water and other liquids; pail |
| bulb | bulbo; lâmpada elétrica; electric light bulb = lâmpada elétrica |
| bullet | bala (arma); stray bullet = bala perdida |
| bunch | cacho; penca = cluster; a number of things of the same kind; bunch of grapes = cacho de uvas; bunch of keys = molho de chaves |
| bundle | fardo, trouxa, feixe = a group of things fastened together for convenient handling; package; bundle of clothes = trouxa de roupas; bundle of twigs = feixe de lenha = bundle of sticks; bundle of wood |
| cable | cabo; corda = rope |
| can | lata (US) = tin (UK); beer can = lata de cerveja; garbage can = lata de lixo; trash can = lata de lixo; watering can = regador |
| cannon | canhão = a large heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage |
| cap | tampa = lid; "the bottle cap keeps the water in" |
| case | estojo, caixa; jewel case = estojo de jóias; pillow case = fronha |
| chain | cadeia, corrente; "a chain is as strong as its weakest link" |
| cigar | charuto |
| cigarette | cigarro |
| coffeepot | cafeteira (obs.: percolator = cafeteira elétrica) |
| compass | bússola; "he always carries a compass when he walks in the woods" |
| cord | 1) fio = wire / 2) corda = rope |
| cork | rolha; corkscrew = saca-rolha |
| crafts | objetos de artesanato = handicrafts; craft items; handicraft items; handiworks |
| cup | xícara |
| cushion | almofada |
| device | aparelho, dispositivo = a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function; apparatus, equipment |
| disk (disc - UK) | disco = a thin circular object; a phonograph record; optical disk, compact disk, hard disk |
| dish | travessa = a more or less concave vessel from which food is served |
| engine | máquina, motor; steam engine = máquina a vapor |
| equipment | equipamento = apparatus, device, outfit; oil-drilling equipment = equipamento perfuração petróleo |
| fork | garfo |
| frame | estrutura; armação; picture frame = 1) porta-retrato / 2) moldura de quadro |
| gadget | dispositivo, aparelho, engenhoca = an often small mechanical or electronic device with a practical use |
| glass | 1) copo / 2) vidro; looking-glass = espelho = mirror; magniyfing glass = lente de aumento |
| gun | revólver = revolver |
| hammer | martelo |
| handle | maçaneta (door); alça (bag); asa (cup) = part of a tool intended to be grasped by hand |
| hanger | cabide = a device that fits inside or around a garment for hanging from a hook or rod; coat rack = cabideiro |
| hardware | ferragens |
| headphone | fone de ouvido = headset |
| hook | 1) gancho / 2) anzol |
| instrument | instrumento = device; musical instrument; surgical instrument |
| jar | jarra, jarro = pot; a widemouthed container made typically of earthenware or glass |
| jug | jarro |
| key | 1) chave; bunch of keys = molho de chaves; key ring = chaveiro = key holder; key chain / 2) tecla |
| kit | conjunto (ferramentas; peças) = a set of tools, supplies, or materials used for a specific purpose; tool kit = conjunto de ferramentas |
| knife | faca |
| knot | nó |
| lamp | lâmpada; electric lamp = lâmpada elétrica = light bulb |
| lid | tampa (garrafa) = cap |
| lock | fechadura |
| match | fósforo |
| mirror | espelho = looking glass; rear view mirror = espelho retrovisor |
| motor | motor |
| outlet | tomada (eletricidade) (fêmea) = socket |
| nail | prego |
| napkin | guardanapo |
| needle | agulha |
| net | rede; fishing net = rede de pescar |
| pack | 1) pacote; fardo = bundle / 2) maço "a pack of cigarettes" |
| package | 1) pacote; embrulho = parcel, a small or moderate-sized pack / 2) embalagem |
| packet | maço = a small bundle or parcel "a packet of cigarettes" (UK) |
| packing | embalagem; empacotamento; packing list = relação de embarque |
| paintbrush | pincel |
| pan | panela; frying pan = frigideira; saucepan = caçarola; pressure cooker = panela de pressão |
| parcel | embrulho; pacote = package |
| pedal | pedal (piano, carro, etc); gas pedal = acelerador = accelerator |
| picture | quadro; picture frame = 1) porta-retrato / 2) moldura de quadro |
| pillow | travesseiro; pillow case = fronha |
| pin | alfinete |
| pipe | 1) cachimbo / 2) cano, tubo |
| plate | prato raso = a shallow dish from which food is eaten |
| plug | tomada (macho); sparking plug = vela de ignição |
| pot | 1) pote = pot; a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants); teapot = bule / 2) vaso = vase; flower pot = vaso de flores |
| pump | bomba (água, gasolina); "we need a pump to take water from a well" |
| remote control | controle remoto |
| ring | 1) aro; argola / 2) anel |
| roll | rolo; cilindro = roller |
| rope | corda = cord |
| sack | saco, saca = bag |
| safe | cofre = strong box |
| saucer | pires |
| scissors | tesoura |
| screw | parafuso; screwdriver = chave de fenda |
| sheet | 1) lençol; "we change the sheets on the bed every week" / 2) folha; "a ream includes 500 sheets of paper" |
| shell | 1) casca = the hard outer covering of an egg, seed, fruit, etc; egg shell; nut shell; coconut shell / 2) concha, casco, carapaça (molusco, tartaruga, etc); "clams have a hard shell" |
| shot | 1) tiro / 2) foto |
| socket | 1) tomada (eletricidade) (fêmea) = outlet / 2) encaixe |
| spoon | colher |
| stick | vara, pau, graveto, bastão = rod; long and slender piece of wood |
| straw | canudinho (beber líquido) |
| string | barbante, fio = small cord; "I need a piece of string to tie this package!" |
| sword | espada |
| table-cloth | toalha de mesa |
| tape | fita = a long, narrow piece of material that is sticky on one side and that is used to stick things together or to cover or repair something; adhesive tape = fita adesiva, esparadrapo; "his eyeglasses are held together with tape"; insulating tape = fita isolante; magnetic tape "the show was recorded on tape"; red tape = burocracia, papelada; tape measure = fita métrica; tape recorder = gravador; |
| tool | ferramenta = instrument; tool kit = estojo de ferramentas |
| towel | toalha; bath towel = toalha de banho; beach towel = toalha de praia; dish towel = pano de prato; face towel = toalha de rosto; hand towel = toalha de mão |
| tray | bandeja |
| vase | vaso (flores) = flower pot |
| weapon | arma; nuclear weapons = armas nucleares |
| wire | 1) arame; barbed wire = arame farpado / 2) fio (elétrico ou metálico) = cable; wireless = sem fio; wireless phone |
Vocabulário Complementar
| apparatus (pl.: apparatuses) | aparelho; mecanismo = an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation; device, mechanism |
| armor; armour | armadura, couraça, blindagem |
| ashtray | cinzeiro |
| ax; axe (UK) | machado |
| axis (pl. axes) | eixo |
| barb | farpa; barbed wire = arame farpado |
| bat | bastão |
| bead | conta de colar, rosário, etc |
| beam | viga; trave = a long piece of wood or metal |
| bearing | rolamento |
| bin | caixa, compartimento = a receptacle for storing a specified substance; compost bin = caixa de compostagem; dustbin = lata de lixo; harvest bin = cesta de colheita |
| bolt | 1) parafuso / 2) trinco, ferrolho = a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door / 3) raio = flash of lightning |
| butt | 1) coronha (revólver) / 2) toco (cigarro), guimba |
| canteen | cantil = a flask for carrying liquids (as on a hike) |
| carton | caixa de papelão = cardboard box |
| cartridge | cartucho = a case or container that holds a substance, device, or material |
| cast | molde = something that is formed by casting in a mold or form as a reproduction (as of a statue) in metal or plaster |
| clasp | fecho |
| clockwork | máquina de relógio; like clockwork = com precisão |
| coffin | caixão |
| crank | manivela |
| crutch | muleta |
| dial | mostrador (relógio, rádio); sundial = relógio do sol |
| drill | broca, perfuratriz, furadeira = tool for boring holes, drill tool; electric drill = furadeira elética; |
| easel | cavalete (suporte para telas) = a frame for supporting an artist's painting |
| filter | filtro |
| flap | aba, borda = an extended part forming the closure (as of an envelope or carton) |
| flask | frasco = a broad flattened necked vessel used especially to carry alcoholic beverages on the person; vacuum flask = garrafa térmica = thermos |
| fuse | fusível |
| gear | engrenagem; marcha (carro); gear wheel = roda dentada |
| goblet | cálice, taça = a drinking glass with a base and stem |
| grate | grade |
| grid | grelha; grade = grate; gridiron |
| gridiron | grelha |
| grip | garra = device that seizes |
| handcuffs | algemas |
| harpoon | arpão |
| hatchet | machadinha |
| hoe | enxada |
| hose | mangueira |
| hub | parte central de uma roda, de uma hélice |
| joint | junta; articulação; encaixe |
| kettle | chaleira |
| leash | corrente para segurar cães |
| lever | alavanca = control stick |
| linen | roupa de cama (linho) |
| loom | tear = a hand-operated or power-driven device for weaving fabrics |
| mixer | misturador, batedeira; cement mixer = misturador de cimento |
| mop | esfregão |
| mug | caneca |
| outfit | equipamento = the tools or equipment for the practice of a trade |
| pail | balde = bucket |
| peg | pregador de roupa; coat peg = cabideiro de parede |
| percolator | cafeteira elétrica |
| pewter | vasilha de estanho |
| pint | caneca de cerveja (473 ml) |
| pitcher | jarro, cântaro = jug |
| plank | tábua = board; long flat piece of timber thicker than a board |
| pliers | alicate |
| plow (plough - UK) / plow (to) | arado / arar |
| poker | atiçador de brasas = a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire |
| pole | vara, estaca = rod, staff ; fishing pole = vara de pescar |
| pressure cooker | panela de pressão |
| quilt | colcha, edredom |
| rack | prateleira = shelf; a framework for holding, carrying, or displaying a specific load or object; coat rack = cabideiro, chapeleira |
| rake | ancinho |
| reel | carretel, bobina = spool |
| rifle | espingarda = shotgun |
| rivet | rebite = a metal pin for passing through holes in plates to hold them together |
| rod | vara; vareta; haste = stick; fishing-rod = vara de pescar = fishing pole |
| saw | serra = a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk |
| scales | balança = weighing machine, a device for weighing |
| scalpel | bisturi = a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery |
| scrap | pedaço; fragmento, restos, recorte de jornal = fragment; scrap book = album; scrap iron = ferro velho; scrap paper = papel de rascunho |
| scroll | rolo de papiro, pergaminho = a roll of papyrus or parchment once used for writing |
| scythe | foice |
| shears | tesoura grande para podar, tosquiar, etc; tesoura de jardim |
| shield | escudo |
| shovel | pá (para retirar lixo) |
| sieve | peneira |
| sling | atiradeira, estilingue |
| snare | armadilha; arapuca = trap |
| spade | pá (para cavar) |
| spanner | chave inglesa (UK) = wrench (US) |
| spear | lança |
| spinning wheel | roca; roda de fiar |
| spool | carretel, rolo, bobina = reel |
| spring | mola |
| spur | espora |
| stake | estaca; poste = a pointed stick or post that is pushed into the ground especially to mark a place or to support something |
| stub | 1) canhoto (talão cheque; bilhete) / 2) toco (lápis) / 3) ponta (cigarro) |
| stud | 1) botão (punho, colarinho); collar stud / 2) rebite, tarraxa |
| switch | interruptor; chave (eletricidade) |
| tablet | 1) placa de metal ou mármore para inscrição / 2) bloco de papel = writing pad / 3) drágea, comprimido "an aspirin tablet" |
| tackle | apetrechos, equipamentos = a set of the equipment used in a particular activity; fishing tackle = apetrechos de pesca |
| thermos | garrafa térmica = vacuum bottle, flask (UK) |
| thimble | dedal |
| thread | fio, linha (costurar); thread of a story = fio da estória; to hang by a thread = estar pendurado por um fio; to lose the thread = perder o fio (história, pensamento) |
| token | ficha = a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| toothpick | palito |
| trap | armadilha = snare; mouse trap = ratoeira; to fall into a trap = cair numa armadilha |
| trigger | gatilho |
| tripod | tripé = a support or stand for a camera, telescope, etc., that has three legs |
| trunk | baú; mala grande |
| tube / tubing | 1) tubo; cano = narrow and hollow cylinder; test tube = proveta / 2) válvula eletrônica / 3) TV (coloquial); "what's on the tube tonight?" // tubulação; oil well tubing = tubulação de poço petrolífero |
| tumbler | copo = a glass used for drinking that has a flat bottom and no stem or handle |
| turnstile | catraca, roleta = a mechanical gate or barrier with metal arms that are turned to admit one person at a time, usually in one direction only |
| tweezers | pinça |
| utensil | utensílio = an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen; a useful tool or implement |
| valve | válvula; escape valve = válvula de escape; safety valve = válvula de seguranca |
| vending machine | máquina de vender mercadorias = coin-operated machine for selling beverages, food, cigarettes, etc |
| vessel | vasilha = vessel; a container (as a bottle, kettle, cup, or bowl) for holding something |
| whip | chicote; whiplash = chicotada = the lash of a whip |
| whistle | apito |
| widget | objeto hipotético qualquer, dispositivo = gadget |
| wrench | chave inglesa (US) = spanner (UK) |