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habitação
housing
📌 Nota gramatical
Standard feminine noun ending in -ão, plural takes -ões.
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trotatório
pavement / sidewalk
📌 Nota gramatical
Note: In European Portuguese, 'trotatório' or 'passeio' is used. 'Passeio' is more common for sidewalk.
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passeio
sidewalk / pavement
📌 Nota gramatical
Standard masculine noun for pedestrian walkway alongside a street.
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património
heritage
📌 Nota gramatical
Often used in the compound 'património edificado' (built heritage).
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saneamento
sanitation / sewage system
📌 Nota gramatical
Derived from the verb sanear. Essential term in infrastructure planning.
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mobilidade
mobility
📌 Nota gramatical
Often combined with 'sustentável' or 'suave' (walking, cycling).
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arruamento
street layout / road network
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to the network or layout of streets in an area.
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densificação
densification
📌 Nota gramatical
B2 level abstract noun referring to increasing urban density.
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regeneração
regeneration / renewal
📌 Nota gramatical
Synonymous with 'reabilitação urbana' in many architectural contexts.
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periferia
outskirts / periphery
📌 Nota gramatical
Used with the preposition 'para' (ir para a periferia) and 'na' (viver na periferia).
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zoneamento
zoning
📌 Nota gramatical
Also commonly referred to as 'ordenamento do território' in European Portuguese.
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peatonalização
pedestrianization
📌 Nota gramatical
Alternative spelling in some contexts is 'pedonalização', but both are understood.
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alvará
permit / license
📌 Nota gramatical
Crucial term in administrative procedures for building and planning.
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autarquia
municipality / local authority
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to local government bodies (câmaras municipais and juntas de freguesia).
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fachada
facade / front
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to the exterior face of a building.
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loteamento
subdivision / land parceling
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to dividing a large plot of land into smaller lots for building.
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esgosto
sewage / drain
📌 Nota gramatical
Usually used in the plural 'os esgotos' when referring to the network.
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zoning
zoning (planning)
📌 Nota gramatical
Using 'ordenamento do território' is often more natural in European Portuguese than 'zoneamento'.
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ciclovia
bike lane / cycle path
📌 Nota gramatical
Compound word: ciclo + via. Very common in modern urban planning discussions.
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urbanizar
to urbanize / to develop land
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used in spatial planning contexts.
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reabilitar
to rehabilitate / to restore
📌 Nota gramatical
Essential verb for European Portuguese architectural discourse (reabilitação urbana).
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descongestionar
to decongest / to ease traffic
📌 Nota gramatical
Prefix des- + congestionar. Reflexive or transitive.
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sustentável
sustainable
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective ending in -l forms plural in -is (sustentáveis) for both genders.
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devoluto
vacant / abandoned (property)
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective specifically used for empty, unused properties or land.
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desordenado
disorganized / unplanned
📌 Nota gramatical
Past participle used as an adjective describing chaotic expansion.
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Configurar treino
Configure a sua sessão de treino.