Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Casas e edifícios

a very large and impressive house

mansão, residência

a large structure, such as a tower, placed near the coast and equipped with a powerful light that guides or warns the approaching ships

farol

a modern building that is very tall, often built in a city

arranha-céu

a large place in which raw materials or produced goods are stored before they are sold or distributed

armazém, depósito

a place or building that is meant to provide protection against danger or bad weather

abrigo, refúgio

an underground storage space or room, typically found in a building, used for storing food, wine, or other items that require a cool and dark environment

adega, cave

a structure or a place that is historically important

marco, monumento histórico

a building or the piece of land surrounding it, owned by individuals, businesses, or entities

propriedade, imóvel

a simple and small cottage-like building that is built to store things or shelter animals

abrigo, galpão

an overground or underground grave that is large in size and is often made of stone

tumba, sepulcro

a vertical structural element, often made of stone, that supports the weight of the building above it

coluna

anything that is built from several parts, such as a house, bridge, etc.

estrutura, construção

the process or action of making a building or a piece of furniture look good again by repairing or painting it

renovação, reforma

to build a house, bridge, machine, etc.

construir, edificar

a hard material used for building structures, made by mixing cement, water, sand, and small stones

concreto, material de construção

the area of a property where the stairs are located

escada, corredor de escadas

the design of a building that depicts the shape, size, and positioning of rooms and furniture in a structure from above.

plano de planta, desenho de planta

located on the outer surface of a particular thing

exterior, externo

located on the inside part of a particular thing

interior, interno

the external surface of a building roof

telhado, terraço

a channel or passage that lets the smoke from a fire pass through and get out from the roof of a building

chaminé

a narrow passage in a theater, train, aircraft, etc. that separates rows of seats

corredor, passagem

the way a room or building's interior is decorated

decoração, decor

(of an area with buildings) designed specially for people to live in

residencial, habitacional

(of a room, house, etc.) large with a lot of space inside

espaçoso, amplo

(of a house, room, seat, etc. ) empty or unoccupied and available to be used

vago, desocupado

(of a building, car, etc.) left and not needed or used anymore

abandonado, deixado

a pipe in the bottom of a sink, bath, etc. through which dirty water flows out

dreno, esgoto

(of a construction) to fall down suddenly, particularly due to being damaged or weak

colapsar, desmoronar

someone whose job is to paint the inside walls of buildings and hang wallpaper

decorador, decoradora