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é |
is |
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ele |
he |
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entrar |
to enter; to enter in the roda |
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esquia |
escape movement [basic movement] |
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eu |
I |
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faca |
knife |
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faca de ponta |
the point of a knife |
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fazer |
to do; to make |
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fechado |
to be closed; bulletproof |
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fechar |
to close |
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ficar |
to stay |
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floreios |
acrobatic movements |
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folha seca |
dry leaes |
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fome |
hunger |
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força |
strength |
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formatura |
graduation ceremony for a
new capoeira master |
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formiga |
ant |
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forte |
strong |
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frente |
front |
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frio |
cold |
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fuga |
flight, running away; a
catagory of defensie movements |
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fundamentos |
basics; used to describe
the philisophical roots of capoeira |
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galo |
rooster |
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ginga |
basic movement of capoeira which
through continous motion allows an easy entrance to either
offensie or defensie action |
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golpe |
strike or blow; attacking movement |
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gunga |
large bass berimbau |
H
Hora
hour,
time |
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iai?,
ioi? |
terms
used by slaes for daughters and sons of the master |
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inergado |
"inerted"; side flip [flourish] |
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iuna |
rhythm
for slow elegant play by graduate students |
J
Jogador
player
Jogar (erb) to play
Jogo
game; a
capoeira
game;
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ladainha |
introductory solo of roda
or game, usually sung by a master |
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lee |
light(weight) |
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lição |
lesson |
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ligeiro |
nimble, agile |
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lutar |
to fight |
M
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macaco |
monkey; flourish |
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macaquinho |
little monkey |
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maculao |
rhythmic perfomance stick
fighting, often associated with capoeira culture |
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malandragem |
double-dealing or cunning |
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malandro |
crook or streetwise person |
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malícia |
deception, trickery,
double-dealing |
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mandigueiro |
sorceror; healer; synonym
for capoeira player |
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mangang |
medicine man |
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mar or mar |
ocean |
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martelo |
hammer; straight kick |
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meia lua de compasso |
"compass half moon";
spinning kick |
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meia lua de frente |
"front half moon"; spinning
kick |
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mestre |
master, senior capoeira
teacher |
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moveda |
coin |
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morena |
dark skinned woman |
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morrer |
to die |
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mortal |
deadly; backflip
(somersault) |
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