Portuguese Real Estate Terms – Glossary

Check out the most important Portuguese Real Estate Terms, with translations into English and French – ideal for foreign owners and buyers of real estate in Portugal.

This list helps you better understand the terms used in advertisements, visits, and purchase and sale contracts. A useful resource for anyone buying, selling, or investing in the Portuguese real estate market.Portuguese Real Estate Terms

A

  • Agreement – Contrato – Accord

  • Alarm – Alarme – Alarme

  • Porch – Alpendre – Véranda

  • Rental – Aluguer – Location

  • Apartment – Apartamento – Appartement

  • Area – Área – Surface

  • Lease – Arrendamento – Bail

  • Storage room – Arrecadação – Débarras

  • Appraisal – Avaliação – Évaluation

B

  • Bathtub – Banheira – Baignoire

  • Neighborhood – Bairro – Quartier

  • Barbecue – Barbecue – Barbecue

  • Good sun exposure – Boa exposição solar – Bonne exposition solaire

  • Garage box – Box (garagem) – Box de garage

  • Sunshade – Brisa solar – Brise‑soleil

  • Laundry – Lavandaria – Buanderie

C

  • Basement – Cave – Cave

  • House – Casa – Maison

  • Bathroom – Casa de banho – Salle de bain

  • Floor – Chão – Sol

  • Barbecue grill – Churrasqueira – Barbecue

  • Client – Cliente – Client

  • Condominium – Condomínio – Copropriété

  • Kitchen – Cozinha – Cuisine

  • Mortgage – Crédito – Crédit immobilier

D

  • Slope – Declive – Pente

  • Pantry – Despensa – Cellier

  • Documentation – Documentação – Documentation

  • Bedroom – Dormitório – Chambre

  • Duplex – Duplex – Duplex

  • Durability – Durabilidade – Durabilité

E

  • Deed – Escritura – Acte notarié

  • Outdoor area – Espaço exterior – Espace extérieur

  • Parking – Estacionamento – Stationnement

  • Studio – Estúdio – Studio

  • Sun exposure – Exposição solar – Exposition solaire

F

  • Facade – Fachada – Façade

  • Invoice – Fatura – Facture

  • Holidays – Férias – Vacances

  • Parish – Freguesia – Commune

  • Seafront – Frente de mar – Front de mer

G

  • Garage – Garagem – Garage

  • Semi‑detached – Geminado – Jumelé

  • Management – Gestão – Gestion

  • Guard post – Guarita – Guérite

H

  • Housing – Habitação – Logement

  • Hall – Hall – Hall

  • Inheritance – Herança – Héritage

I

  • Real estate agency – Imobiliária – Agence immobilière

  • Property – Imóvel – Bien immobilier

  • Tenant – Inquilino – Locataire

  • Installations – Instalações – Installations

  • Investment – Investimento – Investissement

J

  • Garden – Jardim – Jardin

  • Window – Janela – Fenêtre

  • Parish council – Junta de freguesia – Mairie locale

L

  • Laundry – Lavandaria – Buanderie

  • Plot – Lote – Terrain

  • Usage permit – Licença de utilização – Permis d’occupation

M

  • Mansion – Mansão – Manoir

  • Sunroom – Marquise – Véranda

  • Mezzanine – Mezanino – Mezzanine

  • Furnished – Mobilado – Meublé

  • Detached house – Moradia – Maison individuelle

N

  • Negotiation – Negociação – Négociation

  • Notary – Notário – Notaire

  • Unit number – Número de fração – Numéro de lot

O

  • Construction – Obra – Travaux

  • Offer – Oferta – Offre

  • Orientation – Orientação – Orientation

P

  • Parking space – Parqueamento – Place de parking

  • Pool – Piscina – Piscine

  • Floor – Piso – Étage

  • Floor plan – Planta – Plan

  • Door – Porta – Porte

  • Owner – Proprietário – Propriétaire

Q

  • Backyard – Quintal – Cour

  • Estate / Farm – Quinta – Domaine

R

  • Renovation – Reabilitação – Réhabilitation

  • Income – Rendimento – Revenu

  • Renovated – Remodelado – Rénové

  • Ground floor – Rés‑do‑chão – Rez‑de‑chaussée

S

  • Living room – Sala – Salon

  • Security – Segurança – Sécurité

  • Attic – Sótão – Grenier

  • Ensuite – Suite – Suite parentale

  • Surface area – Superfície – Superficie

T

  • Ground level – Térreo – Rez‑de‑chaussée

  • Land – Terreno – Terrain

  • Terrace – Terraço – Terrasse

  • 1‑bedroom, 2‑bedroom… – Tipo T1, T2… – T1, T2…

  • Holder – Titular – Titulaire

  • Traffic – Trânsito – Circulation

U

  • Urbanization – Urbanização – Lotissement

  • Usufruct – Usufruto – Usufruit

V

  • Tax value – Valor patrimonial – Valeur cadastrale

  • Balcony – Varanda – Balcon

  • Sale – Venda – Vente

  • View – Vista – Vue

W

  • Toilet – WC – Toilettes

Z

  • Zone – Zona – Zone

  • Riverside area – Zona ribeirinha – Zone riveraine

—Victor Reis Consultor Imobiliário Porto

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