O trabalho e os papéis (chumbar, a greve)

Working life

wordmeaning
desempregadounemployed
o empregadothe employee; the waiter
fazer greveto go on strike
ter sucessoto be successful
The shop has been doing well.
A loja tem tido sucesso.

O empregado serves your bica and staffs the office alike. When work stops, os trabalhadores fazem greve; when it disappears, estão desempregados.

School and forms

chumbar — to fail an exam or a school year, the EP word every student fears; tomar notas — to take notes; inscrever-se — to sign up, to enrol; ter dificuldade em — to have difficulty doing.

Portuguese paperwork asks two things forever: a data de nascimento and o número de contribuinte — the NIF, requested at every till. When you need cash: levantar dinheiro — to withdraw money (EP levantar, not tirar).

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