Intermediate Vocabulary – I
| idioms | expressões idiomáticas |
| immaterial | irrelevante, pouco importante = unimportant |
| imp | 1) menino travesso, diabinho, pestinha / 2) demônio, espírito mau = a small demon or devil; mischievous sprite |
| impair (to) / impaired | prejudicar, enfraquecer, debilitar = to make (something) weaker or worse; to damage, to injure, to mar, to spoil; "his hearing was impaired by an accident"; "smoking can impair your health" / deficiente, debilitado = handicapped |
| inception | começo, origem = beginning ; "since its inception, the business has expanded" |
| incumbent | 1) ocupante, titular = a person who holds a particular office or position / 2) to be incumbent on = ser obrigatório, caber a ...; competir a ... ; "it's incumbent on him ... = cabe a ele ..."; "it's incumbent on us to take action = cabe a nós tomar uma ação" |
| indecent | indecente, obsceno, sujo = nasty, filthy, obscene, lewd |
| indict (to) / indictment | acusar = to accuse, to charge with a crime / acusação, denúncia |
| indulge (to) / indulgent | 1) fazer a vontade; mimar = to yield to the wishes of (someone); "her parents indulge her too much"; "she just wants your attention; don't indulge her" / 2) satisfazer-se; permitir-se = to allow (oneself) to follow one's will, wishes, or desires; "as it was a special occasion, I decided to indulge my desire for a glass of champagne" // indulgente, tolerante, complacente |
| infamous | infame = deserving of or causing an evil reputation; "the infamous crime boss was finally sent to prison" |
| infatuation / infatuated | paixão desenfreada / infatuated with = apaixonado por |
| infer (to) / inference | inferir; deduzir; concluir = to conclude by reasoning from premises or evidence / inferência |
| influenza | gripe = flu |
| ingenious | engenhoso, inventivo; "an ingenious mechanic" |
| inlaid | incrustado = set into the surface of something: |
| installment; instalment | prestação; parcela / on installment = a prestação; monthly installment |
| integer | número inteiro = whole number, not a fraction |
| intentional | intencional; propositado |
| inter (to) | enterrar, sepultar = to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; to bury |
| interlace (to) | entrelaçar = intertwine; "they interlaced their hands together" |
| interminable | interminável = endless |
intern / internship
| estagiário = trainee; a student or recent graduate who works for a period of time at a job in order to get experience / estágio = traineeship
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| intoxicated | bêbado, alcoolizado = drunk |
| iris | íris (flor) |
| irk (to) / irksome | irritar, aborrecer = to annoy, to bother, to irritate, to vex / cansativo, aborrecido |
| irritate (to) | irritar, aborrecer = to annoy, to bother, to irk, to vex |
| itch (n) / itch (to) | coceira, comichão; "he had an itch where the mosquito bit him" // 1) coçar = to have or feel a tingling irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected; "my skin itches"; "this shirt itches me" / 2) estar louco para; ansiar; "I'm itching for the summer holidays to start!" |
| itinerary | itinerário; roteiro = travel plan; route |
| ivy | hera |
