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When reading the property-related classified advertisements or dealing with estate agents and landlords it can be useful to know some of the key jargon terms.

Portuguese English explanation

Agentes imobiliários

Estate agents

Andar/apartamento

Flat/apartment

Apartamento para alugar

Apartment for rent

Aproximadamente

Approximately

Aquecimento

Heating

Área de estacionamento

Parking area

Átrio de entrada

Entrance hall

Banho/casas de banho/lavabos

Bath/bathrooms/toilets

Banho/tanque

Bath/tank

Bidé

Bidet

Blocos de apartamentos

Apartment blocks

Casa de banho/instalações

Bathroom/facilities

Chuveiro

Shower

Compra e venda de imóveis para habitação

Purchase and sale of residential property

Contador (água/electricidade)

Meter (water/electricity)

Contrato de convenção

Convention contract

Contrato de mercado livre

Free market contract

Corredor

Corridor

Cozinha

Kitchen

Data de vencimento

Due date

De luxo

Luxury

Depósito de gás

Gas tank

Electricista

Electrician

Entrada privada

Private entrance

Esquentador

Water heater

Estore de enrolar

Rolling shutter

Factura

Bill

Forno

Oven

Forno queimador de lenha

Wood burning oven

Funcional

Functional

Garagem fechada

Lock-up garage

Gás canalizado

Mains gas

Gás de bilha/cilindro

Bottled gas/cylinder

Hipoteca/hipoteca total

Mortgage/total mortgage

Imóvel de escritórios ou para fins industriais

Buildings designed for business or industrial purposes

Imóvel para habitação de aluguer

Rented residential property

Inventário

Inventory

Jardim

Garden

Lareira/salamandra

Fireplace/hearth

Lavabo

Toilet

Ligação à corrente

Connection to the power supply

Limpeza das escadas

Stairway cleaning

Mobilado

Furnished

Montante total

Total amount

Não mobilado

Unfurnished

Notificar/rescindir (um contrato)

To give notice/terminate (a contract)

Pagamento de facturas por débito directo ou ordem de lançamento

Payment of bills by direct debit or standing order

Para alugar

To rent

Pavimento de tijoleira

Terracotta tiled flooring

Persianas

Shutters

Piscina

Swimming pool

Poços dos elevadores, vãos das escadas

Rooms (dell'ascensore-lift-shafts), (delle scale-stairwells).

Preços imbatíveis, desde…

Unbeatable prices, as low as….

Pretende-se arrendar

Rental wanted

Pretende-se arrendar apartamento

Rental apartment wanted

Propriedade rústica/terreno

Land/landed property

Renda justa

Fair rent

Residências de férias

Holiday residences

Sala de estar

Living room

Sala de serviços/lavandaria

Utility/laundry room

Serviços domésticos

Home amenities

Soalho de tacos de madeira

Wooden parquet flooring

Tecto com vigamento à vista/tecto em placas de madeira

Ceiling with the beams showing/rafted ceiling

Transferência da assinatura de gás/ telefone

Transfer of gas/telephone subscription

Venda directa pelo proprietário (sem comissão)

Direct sale by owner (no agency)

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