B1 exam level

CELPE-Bras B1 vocabulary

This page brings together B1 vocabulary for CELPE-Bras. Review words with translations, then open GoNative to mark familiar vocabulary and save useful words for review.

Sample words from B1

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companheiro

companheiro

companion

embora

embora

away

enfermeiro

enfermeiro

nurse

muralha

muralha

wall

nora

nora

daughter-in-law

tornar

tornar

to become

A

anoitecer

to get dark

A

apto

suitable

A

atenção especial

special attention

batom

batom

lipstick

ciúmes

ciúmes

jealousy

C

comprido prazo

long term

conferência

conferência

conference

considerar

considerar

to consider

C

contraste

contrast

cooperar

cooperar

to cooperate

debate

debate

discussion

D

demanda

demand

desfile

desfile

parade

desviar

desviar

to divert

económico

económico

economic

E

elogiar

to praise

ensino

ensino

teaching

F

factor

element

falha

falha

failure

festejar

festejar

to celebrate

freguesia

freguesia

parish

gerir

gerir

to manage

gozar

gozar

to have fun

G

guardar lembrança

keep a memento

gémeo

gémeo

twin

ilustrar

ilustrar

to illustrate

I

impacto

impact

importar

importar

to import

inclinar

inclinar

to incline

I

iniciativa

initiative

interior

interior

inside

I

intervir

to intervene

isolado

isolado

isolated

J

junta

board

L

lógico

logical

M

mobilidade

mobility

M

mocidade

youth

modificar

modificar

to modify

notar

notar

to notice

obra

obra

work

oriente

oriente

east

ousado

ousado

bold

padrão

padrão

standard

pendente

pendente

pending

How to use the CELPE-Bras B1 list

Start by scanning the sample words: companheiro, embora, enfermeiro, muralha, nora, tornar, anoitecer, apto. If most of them are familiar, move faster. If many slow you down, open this level in GoNative and select words for review.

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Turn vocabulary into practice

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GoNative helps you build a personal CELPE-Bras B1 list, add translations and examples, and bring words back on schedule until they become easier to recall.

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