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From Old Galician-Portuguese *merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”).

"O guardião" girou a maçaneta e entrou, com os braços dobrados para trás, mas fitando-a firmemente: / — Vim te desejar muita merda!

2011, Stella Maris Rezende, A mocinha do Mercado Central, São Paulo: Globo, →ISBN, page unnumbeded:

Boa leitura e merda!

2023, Tuna Serzedello, O teatro que muda o mundo: experiências com teatro jovem, São Paulo: Peirópolis, unnumbered page:

(theater, slang) break a leg! (a superstitious expression of encouragement prior to a performance)


script

Unadapted borrowing from English script. Doublet of escrito.

(acting) script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama)


papel

→ Old Tupi: papera
Nheengatu: papera

From Old Galician-Portuguese papel, from Old Catalan paper.

Apesar de desempenhar vários papéis memoráveis, jamais recebeu um prêmio.

Despite having played many memorable roles, he/she never won an award.


figurar

pt-verb

figurar (first-person singular present figuro, first-person singular preterite figurei, past participle figurado)

figuro (first-person present singular)
figurei (first-person preterite singular)
figurado (participle past)
figurar (impersonal infinitive)
figurar (first-person infinitive singular)
figurares (infinitive second-person singular)
figurar (infinitive singular third-person)
figurarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
figurardes (infinitive plural second-person)
figurarem (infinitive plural third-person)
figurando (gerund)
figurado (masculine participle past singular)
figurados (masculine participle past plural)
figurada (feminine participle past singular)
figuradas (feminine participle past plural)
figuro (first-person indicative present singular)
figuras (indicative present second-person singular)
figura (indicative present singular third-person)
figuramos (first-person indicative plural present)
figurais (indicative plural present second-person)
figuram (indicative plural present third-person)
figurava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
figuravas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
figurava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
figurávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
figuráveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
figuravam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
figurei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
figuraste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
figurou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
figuramos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
figurámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
figurastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
figuraram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
figurara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
figuraras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
figurara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
figuráramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
figuráreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
figuraram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
figurarei (first-person future indicative singular)
figurarás (future indicative second-person singular)
figurará (future indicative singular third-person)
figuraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
figurareis (future indicative plural second-person)
figurarão (future indicative plural third-person)
figuraria (conditional first-person singular)
figurarias (conditional second-person singular)
figuraria (conditional singular third-person)
figuraríamos (conditional first-person plural)
figuraríeis (conditional plural second-person)
figurariam (conditional plural third-person)
figure (first-person present singular subjunctive)
figures (present second-person singular subjunctive)
figure (present singular subjunctive third-person)
figuremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
figureis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
figurem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
figurasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
figurasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
figurasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
figurássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
figurásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
figurassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
figurar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
figurares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
figurar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
figurarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
figurardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
figurarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
figura (imperative second-person singular)
figure (imperative singular third-person)
figuremos (first-person imperative plural)
figurai (imperative plural second-person)
figurem (imperative plural third-person)
não figures (imperative negative second-person singular)
não figure (imperative negative singular third-person)
não figuremos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não figureis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não figurem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Borrowed from Latin figūrāre (“to form”).

bor+

(intransitive, theater, film) to star, to act (work as an actor) [with em ‘in’]


ponto

From Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to punch”). Cognate with Spanish punto. Doublet of point.

(theater) an assistant who helps actors with forgotten lines


aparte

(theater) aside (comment by a character unheard by other characters)


esquerda

Guinea-Bissau Creole: skerda

Kabuverdianu: skérda

Borrowed from Basque ezkerra, absolutive singular form of ezker (“left”). Cognate with Catalan esquerra and Spanish izquierda. Displaced sestra.

(theater) the left side of the stage from the audience’s perspective


comparsa

pt-noun

comparsa m or f by sense (plural comparsas)

(drama) extra, walk-on, spear-carrier, supernumerary


ribalta

Borrowed from Italian ribalta (“forestage”).


figurino

(chiefly acting) costume; outfit (set of clothing)


caco

From Vulgar Latin *cacculus, from Latin caccabus (“pot”), see also Galician cacho (“broken container, broken piece of a container”) and Spanish cacho.


farsa

Borrowed from Old French farse, French farce.


peça

From Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis. Compare French pièce, Italian pezza, Spanish pieza, Old Irish cuit.


trágico

pt-adj

trágico (feminine trágica, masculine plural trágicos, feminine plural trágicas)

trágica (feminine)
trágicos (masculine plural)
trágicas (feminine plural)

From Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós).


vicentino

vicentino (feminine vicentina, masculine plural vicentinos, feminine plural vicentinas)

vicentina (feminine)
vicentinos (masculine plural)
vicentinas (feminine plural)

(theater, poetry, relational) of the Portuguese poet and playwright Gil Vicente


interpretação

/ĩ.tɨɾ.pɾɨ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretātiōnem (“interpretation; explanation”). By surface analysis, interpretar + -ção.

lbor

(acting) an actor's theatrical performance of a character


camarote

French aircraft carrier Clemenceau (R98)

(theater) box, loge, balcony (a compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre or other building)


aristofanesco

pt-adj

aristofanesco (feminine aristofanesca, masculine plural aristofanescos, feminine plural aristofanescas)

aristofanesca (feminine)
aristofanescos (masculine plural)
aristofanescas (feminine plural)

(dramaturgy, poetry) Aristophanean (characteristic of Aristophanes’ plays and poetry)


mise-en-scène

Unadapted borrowing from French mise en scène.

ubor

(theater, film) mise en scène (the arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film)


desempenho

Deverbal from desempenhar (“to perform”).


desempenhar

pt-verb

desempenhar (first-person singular present desempenho, first-person singular preterite desempenhei, past participle desempenhado)

desempenho (first-person present singular)
desempenhei (first-person preterite singular)
desempenhado (participle past)
desempenhar (impersonal infinitive)
desempenhar (first-person infinitive singular)
desempenhares (infinitive second-person singular)
desempenhar (infinitive singular third-person)
desempenharmos (first-person infinitive plural)
desempenhardes (infinitive plural second-person)
desempenharem (infinitive plural third-person)
desempenhando (gerund)
desempenhado (masculine participle past singular)
desempenhados (masculine participle past plural)
desempenhada (feminine participle past singular)
desempenhadas (feminine participle past plural)
desempenho (first-person indicative present singular)
desempenhas (indicative present second-person singular)
desempenha (indicative present singular third-person)
desempenhamos (first-person indicative plural present)
desempenhais (indicative plural present second-person)
desempenham (indicative plural present third-person)
desempenhava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
desempenhavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
desempenhava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
desempenhávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
desempenháveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
desempenhavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
desempenhei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
desempenhaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
desempenhou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
desempenhamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
desempenhámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
desempenhastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
desempenharam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
desempenhara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
desempenharas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
desempenhara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
desempenháramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
desempenháreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
desempenharam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
desempenharei (first-person future indicative singular)
desempenharás (future indicative second-person singular)
desempenhará (future indicative singular third-person)
desempenharemos (first-person future indicative plural)
desempenhareis (future indicative plural second-person)
desempenharão (future indicative plural third-person)
desempenharia (conditional first-person singular)
desempenharias (conditional second-person singular)
desempenharia (conditional singular third-person)
desempenharíamos (conditional first-person plural)
desempenharíeis (conditional plural second-person)
desempenhariam (conditional plural third-person)
desempenhe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
desempenhes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
desempenhe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
desempenhemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desempenheis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
desempenhem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
desempenhasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
desempenhasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
desempenhasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
desempenhássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
desempenhásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
desempenhassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
desempenhar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
desempenhares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
desempenhar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
desempenharmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
desempenhardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
desempenharem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
desempenha (imperative second-person singular)
desempenhe (imperative singular third-person)
desempenhemos (first-person imperative plural)
desempenhai (imperative plural second-person)
desempenhem (imperative plural third-person)
não desempenhes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não desempenhe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não desempenhemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não desempenheis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não desempenhem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From des- + empenhar (“to commit, pledge”).

A sorte desempenha um importante papel na vida.

Luck plays an important part in your life.

(film, theater) to play (a role or part)


bastidor

(theater, in the plural) wings (unseen areas on the side of the stage)


peripécia

(drama) peripeteia (sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point)


crise dramática

pt-noun

crise dramática f (plural crises dramáticas)

(drama) crisis (point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak)


solilóquio

(drama) soliloquy (act of a character speaking to himself)


entremez

Borrowed from Spanish entremés, from French entremets.


luz de Drummond

(theater, obsolete) Drummond light, limelight (stage lighting obtained by burning lime)


urdimento

(theater) the beams that support the fly system, curtains and lights of a stage


cortina de ferro

cortina de ferro f (plural cortinas de ferro)

(theater) iron curtain (barrier between the stage and the auditorium)


antidrama

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈdɾɐ̃.mɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈdɾɐ̃.mɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈðɾɐ.mɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.tiˈðɾɐ.mɐ]

(dramaturgy) antiplay (a play that deliberately avoids the typical conventions)


antipeça

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.sɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.sɐ/


antiteatro

(dramaturgy) antitheater (works of theater that go against theatrical conventions)


encenação

(drama) acting (the act of playing a character as an actor)


histriónico

pt-adj

histriónico (feminine histriónica, masculine plural histriónicos, feminine plural histriónicas)

histriónica (feminine)
histriónicos (masculine plural)
histriónicas (feminine plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

Learned borrowing from Latin histriōnicus.

lbor

(dramaturgy) histrionic (relating to acting)


aristofânico

pt-adj

aristofânico (feminine aristofânica, masculine plural aristofânicos, feminine plural aristofânicas)

aristofânica (feminine)
aristofânicos (masculine plural)
aristofânicas (feminine plural)


encenar

pt-verb

encenar (first-person singular present enceno, first-person singular preterite encenei, past participle encenado)

enceno (first-person present singular)
encenei (first-person preterite singular)
encenado (participle past)
encenar (impersonal infinitive)
encenar (first-person infinitive singular)
encenares (infinitive second-person singular)
encenar (infinitive singular third-person)
encenarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
encenardes (infinitive plural second-person)
encenarem (infinitive plural third-person)
encenando (gerund)
encenado (masculine participle past singular)
encenados (masculine participle past plural)
encenada (feminine participle past singular)
encenadas (feminine participle past plural)
enceno (first-person indicative present singular)
encenas (indicative present second-person singular)
encena (indicative present singular third-person)
encenamos (first-person indicative plural present)
encenais (indicative plural present second-person)
encenam (indicative plural present third-person)
encenava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
encenavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
encenava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
encenávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
encenáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
encenavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
encenei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
encenaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
encenou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
encenamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
encenámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
encenastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
encenaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
encenara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
encenaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
encenara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
encenáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
encenáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
encenaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
encenarei (first-person future indicative singular)
encenarás (future indicative second-person singular)
encenará (future indicative singular third-person)
encenaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
encenareis (future indicative plural second-person)
encenarão (future indicative plural third-person)
encenaria (conditional first-person singular)
encenarias (conditional second-person singular)
encenaria (conditional singular third-person)
encenaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
encenaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
encenariam (conditional plural third-person)
encene (first-person present singular subjunctive)
encenes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
encene (present singular subjunctive third-person)
encenemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
enceneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
encenem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
encenasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
encenasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
encenasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
encenássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
encenásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
encenassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
encenar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
encenares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
encenar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
encenarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
encenardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
encenarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
encena (imperative second-person singular)
encene (imperative singular third-person)
encenemos (first-person imperative plural)
encenai (imperative plural second-person)
encenem (imperative plural third-person)
não encenes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não encene (imperative negative singular third-person)
não encenemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não enceneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não encenem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(dramaturgy, transitive, intransitive) to stage (to produce on a stage)


rábula

Learned borrowing from Latin rabula (“pettifogger”).

lbor

E o mal já vem de há muito, neste aspecto, ao que não é alheio o facto de a lei permitir brincadeiras sindicalistas também a titulares de órgãos de soberania, o que me faz vir à memória uma rábula magnífica, protagonizada por Ivone Silva, ...

2014, António Vilar, É a vida, Vida Economica Editorial, →ISBN, page 109:

(film, theater) minor role, supporting part (small role in a play)


besteirol

[bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔɫ]

[bɨʃ.tɐjˈɾɔɫ]

From besteira (“bullshit; nonsense; swearword”) + -ol.

affix

(theater) a genre of burlesque theatre that arose in Brazil during the 80s


corifeu

pt-noun

corifeu m (plural corifeus, feminine corifeia, feminine plural corifeias)

corifeus (plural)
corifeia (feminine)
corifeias (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”).

der

(Ancient Greece, drama, historical) coryphaeus (leader of the chorus of a drama)


galã

Borrowed from Spanish galán, from French galant. Doublet of galante

Caio Castro é considerado um galã por muitos.

Caio Castro is considered a heartthrob by many.

(film, theater) heartthrob (attractive male celebrity)


ambientação

[ɐ̃.bɪ.ẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃.bjẽ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From ambientar + -ção. Cognate with Spanish ambientación.

(cinematography, literature, theater, video games) setting