作者：Andre Cao（巴西战舞中国）
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| A | ||
| abada | Capoeira pants; or a Capoeira group | 巴西战舞长裤；或一个巴西战舞团队 |
| academia | gym or Capoeira school | 巴西战舞的学院（或学校） |
| aluno | student; student of a Capoeira master | 学生 |
| angola | slower traditional style of capoeira performed closer to the ground; rhythm of angola | 安哥拉式：一种较慢速的贴近地面的传统巴西战舞风格；安哥拉式节奏； |
| angoleiro | a practitioner of the angola style | 安哥拉式巴西战舞的练习者 |
| apelido | nickname | 昵称 |
| arame | wire; wire of a berimbau | 线；乐器Berimbau所用的钢线 |
| armada | navy; basic spinning kicks used in capoeira | 海军；巴西战舞中基础的旋转踢法 |
| arrastao | Capoeira takedown, pulling both legs from under an opponent | 巴西战舞摔倒技，从下而上抓住对手双脚将之摔倒 |
| atabaque | large drum used in Capoeira rodas | 巴西战舞轮圈中所用的大鼓 |
| ataque | attacking move or movement initiative | 攻击动作或动作发起 |
| aú | cartwheel | 风车 |
| aula | class | 课堂 |
| aché (axê) | Capoeira energy or mana; Anything positive | 巴西战舞的能量，宇宙间积极的事物 |
| B | ||
| balan | balance; movement of the ginga | 平衡 |
| baqueta | stick used to strike the wire of the berimbau | 用来敲打演奏Berimbau的小木棍 |
| barravent | a berimbau rhythm; alludes to a trance before spiritual possession | 一种Berimbau节奏；进入传统游戏前的暗示 |
| base | the ginga, the fundamental movement | ginga，最基本的动作 |
| batizado | the capoeira initiation ceremony; baptism | 巴西战舞的初始仪式；洗礼 |
| batuque | street capoeira | 街头的巴西战舞 |
| bensão | blessing; straight kick | 祝福；正踢 |
| beriba | wood for making berimbau | 用来制作Berimbau的木头 |
| berimbau | one-stringed precussion instrument resembling a bow | 弓形的单弦打击乐器 |
| C | ||
| cabaça | head, gourd used as the resonator on the berimbau | 头；Berimbau上用来产生共鸣平衡的葫芦 |
| cabeçada | head butt; an attack with the head | 头顶；头撞攻击 |
| camará | comrade; capoeira college | 同志；巴西战舞社团 |
| capoeirista | a capoeira player, practitioners of capoeira | 巴西战舞练习者的统称 |
| caxix | rattle played with the berimbau | Berimbau演奏时辅助借凑所用的编织笼 |
| chamada | call; berimbau rhythm to call attention | 用来唤起注意的Berimbau节奏， |
| chula | chant | 吟唱，叫喊 |
| cocorinha | squatting movement | 下蹲动作 |
| comprar | to buy a game, entering the circle by cutting in on another player | 买；通过替换一名游戏者而进入轮圈 |
| costas | back (anatomy); coast | 背面；后面 |
| D | ||
| defesa | defensive move or movement response | 防守动作；回应动作 |
| E | ||
| esquiva | escape movement | 躲避动作 |
| F | ||
| força | strength | 力量 |
| forte | strong | 强壮的，有力的 |
| frente | front | 前；前面的 |
| frio | cold | 冷 |
| fuga | flight, running away; a catagory of defensive movements | 逃跑；一系列防御动作的统称 |
| fundamentos | basics; used to describe the philisophical roots of capoeira | 基础、基本功；用来描述巴西战舞的哲学根源 |
| G | ||
| ginga | basic movement of capoeira which through continous motion allows an easy entrance to either offensive or defensive action | 巴西战舞的基础动作，用于进攻和防御动作之间的转换 |
| golpe | strike or blow; attacking movement | 打击；进攻动作 |
| gunga | large bass berimbau | 最大的低音Berimbau |
| I | ||
| iuna | rhythm for slow elegant play by graduate students | 高级别学生练习时的一种优雅节奏 |
| J | ||
| jogar | to play games | 进行游戏 |
| jogo | game; a game of capoeira; the verb is jogar | 游戏、巴西战舞的游戏 |
| L | ||
| leve | light (weight) | 轻（重量） |
| lição | lesson | 课 |
| ligeiro | nimble, agile, swift, quick, dishonest | 敏捷、灵活、快速、不诚实的 |
| M | ||
| maculêlê | rhythmic perfomance stick fighting, often associated with capoeira culture | 一种与巴西战舞相关的棍舞节奏 |
| malícia | deception, trickery, double-dealing | 骗局、轨迹；巴西战舞中的诱惑技巧 |
| martelo | hammer kick; straight kick | 锤子；直踢 |
| meia lua de compasso | “compass half moon”; spinning kick | 后半月踢；回旋踢 |
| meia lua de frente | “front half moon”; spinning kick | 前半月踢；回旋踢 |
| mestre | master, senior capoeira teacher | 大师；资深巴西战舞老师 |
| morena | dark skinned woman | 深色皮肤的女人 |
| mortal | deadly; backflip (somersault) | 致命的；后翻筋斗 |
| N | ||
| negativa | “negative”; ground equivilant of ginga position | 负的、反的；相当于地面的ginga |
| nome de guerra | nickname given to a player in the course of his training, sometimes as part of a batizado initiation | 练习巴西战舞时所获得的昵称，通常是升级仪式batizado的一部分 |
