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A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 12

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It would encrease the care and tenderness of mothers towards their children, when they were sure of a settlement for life to the poor babes, provided in some sort by the publick, to their annual profit instead of expence.

Isso aumentaria o cuidado e a ternura das mães para com seus filhos, quando tivessem a certeza de um sustento vitalício para os pobres bebês, providenciado de alguma forma pelo público, em seu lucro anual em vez de despesa.

We should soon see an honest emulation among the married women, which of them could bring the fattest child to the market.

Logo veríamos uma honesta emulação entre as mulheres casadas, sobre qual delas poderia levar a criança mais gorda ao mercado.

Men would become as fond of their wives, during the time of their pregnancy, as they are now of their mares in foal, their cows in calf, or sows when they are ready to farrow; nor offer to beat or kick them (as is too frequent a practice) for fear of a miscarriage.

Os homens passariam a ser tão afeiçoados às suas esposas, durante o período de gravidez, quanto o são agora de suas éguas prenhas, suas vacas gestantes, ou porcas quando estão prestes a parir; nem se atreveriam a bater ou chutar nelas (como é uma prática demasiado frequente) por medo de um aborto.

Many other advantages might be enumerated.

Muitas outras vantagens poderiam ser enumeradas.

For instance, the addition of some thousand carcasses in our exportation of barrel'd beef: the propagation of swine's flesh, and improvement in the art of making good bacon, so much wanted among us by the great destruction of pigs, too frequent at our tables; which are no way comparable in taste or magnificence to a well grown, fat yearling child, which roasted whole will make a considerable figure at a Lord Mayor's feast, or any other publick entertainment.

Por exemplo, o acréscimo de alguns milhares de carcaças na nossa exportação de carne bovina em barril: a propagação da carne de porco, e a melhoria na arte de fazer bom bacon, tão necessária entre nós pela grande destruição de porcos, demasiado frequente em nossas mesas; os quais não são de forma alguma comparáveis em sabor ou magnificência a uma criança de um ano bem crescida e gorda, que assada inteira constituirá uma figura considerável no banquete de um Lorde Prefeito, ou qualquer outro entretenimento público.

But this, and many others, I omit, being studious of brevity.

Mas isso, e muitos outros, omito, sendo estudioso da brevidade.

Vocabulary

Isso: EE-soo — Pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'.
aumentaria: ow-men-tah-REE-ah — Would increase or would raise something.
o: oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
cuidado: kwee-DAH-doo — Care, caution, or attention given to something.
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
a: ah — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
ternura: tehr-NOO-rah — Tenderness or gentle affection toward someone.
das: dahz — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'.
mães: mah-EHN-sh — Plural of 'mãe', meaning mothers.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'toward'.
com: kohn — Preposition meaning 'with'.
seus: SAY-ooz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'his/her'.
filhos: FEE-lyooz — Children or sons of a person.
quando: KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
tivessem: tee-VEH-sehm — Past subjunctive of 'ter', meaning 'they had'.
certeza: sehr-TEH-zah — Certainty or sureness about something.
de: djee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
um: oohn — Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'a' or 'one'.
sustento: soos-TEHN-too — Sustenance or financial support for living.
vitalício: vee-tah-LEE-syoo — Lifelong or lasting for one's entire life.
os: ooz — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
pobres: POH-brehsh — Poor people lacking financial resources.
bebês: beh-BEHSH — Plural of 'bebê', meaning babies or infants.
providenciado: proh-vee-dehn-SYAH-doo — Provided or arranged in advance for someone.
alguma: al-GOO-mah — Feminine form of 'some' or 'any'.
forma: FOR-mah — Form, way, or manner of doing something.
pelo: PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the'.
público: POO-blee-koo — The public or relating to the general community.
em: ehm — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
seu: SAY-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.
lucro: LOO-kroo — Profit or financial gain from an activity.
anual: ah-noo-AL — Annual or occurring once every year.
vez: vehz — Time or instance, as in 'instead of'.
despesa: desh-PEH-zah — Expense or financial cost incurred.
Logo: LOH-goo — Soon, shortly, or therefore in context.
veríamos: veh-REE-ah-mooz — We would see; conditional form of 'ver'.
uma: OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
honesta: oh-NEHSH-tah — Honest or genuine in character and action.
emulação: eh-moo-lah-SOWN — Emulation or competitive imitation of others.
entre: EHN-treh — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
as: ahz — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
mulheres: moo-LYEH-rehsh — Women or wives, plural of 'mulher'.
casadas: kah-ZAH-dahz — Married women; feminine plural of 'casado'.
sobre: SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'about', 'on', or 'over'.
qual: kwal — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'.
delas: DEH-lahz — Of them; referring to a group of females.
poderia: poh-deh-REE-ah — Could or would be able to; conditional of 'poder'.
levar: leh-VAR — To take or carry something to a place.
criança: kree-AHN-sah — A child or young person.
mais: mahsh — More or most; comparative adverb.
gorda: GOR-dah — Fat or plump; feminine adjective describing weight.
ao: ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'.
mercado: mehr-KAH-doo — Market or marketplace where goods are sold.
Os: ooz — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
homens: OH-mehns — Men; plural of 'homem'.
passariam: pah-sah-REE-ahm — They would become or start; conditional of 'passar'.
ser: sehr — To be; the permanent or essential form.
tão: town — So or as; used in comparisons of degree.
afeiçoados: ah-fay-soh-AH-dooz — Fond of or affectionate toward someone.
às: ahz — Contraction of 'a' and 'as', meaning 'to the'.
suas: SOO-ahz — Feminine plural possessive meaning 'their' or 'his/her'.
esposas: esh-POH-zahz — Wives; plural of 'esposa'.
durante: doo-RAHN-teh — Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time.
período: peh-REE-oh-doo — Period or span of time.
gravidez: grah-vee-DEHZ — Pregnancy; the state of carrying a child.
quanto: KWAHN-too — How much or as much as; comparative word.
são: sown — They are; third person plural of 'ser'.
agora: ah-GOH-rah — Now or at this moment in time.
vacas: VAH-kahz — Cows; plural of 'vaca'.
gestantes: zhesh-TAHN-tehsh — Pregnant females; carrying young in the womb.
ou: oh — Conjunction meaning 'or'.
estão: esh-TOWN — They are; third person plural of 'estar'.
prestes: PREHSH-tehsh — About to or on the verge of doing something.
parir: pah-REER — To give birth or deliver offspring.
nem: nehm — Nor or not even; negative conjunction.
se: seh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'themselves'.
atreveriam: ah-treh-veh-REE-ahm — They would dare to do something bold.
bater: bah-TEHR — To hit or strike someone or something.
chutar: shoo-TAR — To kick someone or something forcefully.
nelas: NEH-lahz — In them or on them; referring to females.
como: KOH-moo — As, like, or how; comparative conjunction.
é: eh — Is; third person singular present of 'ser'.
prática: PRAH-tee-kah — Practice or habit; something done regularly.
demasiado: deh-mah-zyah-DOO — Too much or excessively; beyond reasonable measure.
frequente: freh-KWEHN-teh — Frequent or occurring often and repeatedly.
por: por — Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'.
medo: MEH-doo — Fear or dread of something threatening.
aborto: ah-BOR-too — Abortion or miscarriage; loss of a pregnancy.
Muitas: MWEE-tahz — Many; feminine plural form of 'muito'.
outras: OH-trahz — Other; feminine plural adjective meaning 'other ones'.
vantagens: van-TAH-zhehnsh — Advantages or benefits gained from something.
poderiam: poh-deh-REE-ahm — They could or would be able to; conditional.
enumeradas: eh-noo-meh-RAH-dahz — Enumerated or listed one by one.
Por: por — Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'.
exemplo: eh-ZEHM-ploo — Example or instance used for illustration.
acréscimo: ah-KREH-see-moo — Addition or increase of a quantity.
alguns: al-GOOHNZ — Some or a few; masculine plural indefinite pronoun.
milhares: mee-LYAH-rehsh — Thousands; plural of 'milhar'.
na: nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'.
nossa: NOH-sah — Our; feminine singular possessive pronoun.
exportação: esh-por-tah-SOWN — Exportation or act of exporting goods abroad.
carne: KAR-neh — Meat or flesh used as food.
barril: bah-HEEL — Barrel or cask used to store goods.
propagação: proh-pah-gah-SOWN — Propagation or spreading of something widely.
da: dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'.
porco: POR-koo — Pig or pork meat used in cooking.
melhoria: meh-lyoh-REE-ah — Improvement or betterment of a skill or thing.
arte: AR-teh — Art or skill; craft of making something.
fazer: fah-ZEHR — To do or to make something.
bom: bohm — Good; masculine singular adjective of quality.
bacon: BAY-kon — Bacon; cured pork strips used as food.
necessária: neh-seh-SAH-ryah — Necessary or required; feminine adjective of need.
nós: nohz — We or us; first person plural pronoun.
pela: PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'by the'.
grande: GRAHN-djeh — Great or large in size or degree.
destruição: desh-troo-ee-SOWN — Destruction or act of destroying something completely.
porcos: POR-kooz — Pigs; plural of 'porco'.
nossas: NOH-sahz — Our; feminine plural possessive pronoun.
mesas: MEH-zahz — Tables; plural of 'mesa', used for dining.
quais: kwahsh — Which; plural interrogative or relative pronoun.
não: nown — No or not; basic negation word.
comparáveis: kohm-pah-RAH-vehsh — Comparable or able to be compared to something.
sabor: sah-BOR — Flavor or taste of food or drink.
magnificência: mahg-nee-fee-SEHN-syah — Magnificence or splendid grandeur of something.
ano: AH-noo — Year; a period of twelve months.
bem: behm — Well or good; adverb of manner or quality.
crescida: kreh-SEE-dah — Grown or fully developed; past participle feminine.
que: keh — That, which, or who; conjunction or relative pronoun.
assada: ah-SAH-dah — Roasted; feminine past participle of 'assar'.
inteira: een-TAY-rah — Whole or entire; feminine adjective of completeness.
constituirá: kohns-tee-twee-RAH — Will constitute or form a significant part.
figura: fee-GOO-rah — Figure or impressive presence in a context.
considerável: kohn-see-deh-RAH-vel — Considerable or noteworthy in size or importance.
no: noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
banquete: ban-KEH-teh — Banquet or lavish formal meal for many guests.
Prefeito: preh-FAY-too — Mayor or prefect; chief official of a city.
qualquer: kwahl-KEHR — Any or whichever; indefinite adjective or pronoun.
outro: OH-troo — Other or another; masculine singular adjective.
entretenimento: ehn-treh-teh-nee-MEHN-too — Entertainment or amusement provided at an event.
Mas: mahsh — But; conjunction introducing a contrast.
isso: EE-soo — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
muitos: MWEE-tooz — Many; masculine plural form of 'muito'.
outros: OH-trooz — Others; masculine plural adjective meaning 'other ones'.
omito: oh-MEE-too — I omit or leave out intentionally.
sendo: SEHN-doo — Being; gerund form of 'ser'.
estudioso: esh-too-dyoh-ZOO — Studious or dedicated to careful, scholarly pursuit.
brevidade: breh-vee-DAH-djeh — Brevity or conciseness in speech or writing.

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