A Room with a View — Page 6
I am lucky to be appointed to such a charming neighbourhood."
Tenho sorte de ser designado para uma vizinhança tão encantadora."
"Oh, how glad I am!
"Oh, que feliz estou!
The name of our house is Windy Corner."
O nome da nossa casa é Windy Corner."
Mr. Beebe bowed.
O Sr. Beebe fez uma reverência.
"There is mother and me generally, and my brother, though it's not often we get him to ch—— The church is rather far off, I mean."
"Geralmente somos eu e minha mãe, e meu irmão, embora não seja frequente trazê-lo à igr—— A igreja fica bastante longe, quero dizer."
"Lucy, dearest, let Mr. Beebe eat his dinner."
"Lucy, querida, deixe o Sr. Beebe comer o jantar."
"I am eating it, thank you, and enjoying it."
"Estou comendo, obrigado, e apreciando muito."
He preferred to talk to Lucy, whose playing he remembered, rather than to Miss Bartlett, who probably remembered his sermons.
Ele preferia falar com Lucy, de cujo talento musical se lembrava, a falar com a Srta. Bartlett, que provavelmente se lembrava de seus sermões.
He asked the girl whether she knew Florence well, and was informed at some length that she had never been there before.
Ele perguntou à moça se ela conhecia bem Florença, e foi informado, com alguma extensão, que ela nunca havia estado lá antes.
It is delightful to advise a newcomer, and he was first in the field.
É delicioso aconselhar um recém-chegado, e ele foi o primeiro a fazê-lo.
"Don't neglect the country round," his advice concluded.
"Não negligencie os arredores", concluiu seu conselho.
"The first fine afternoon drive up to Fiesole, and round by Settignano, or something of that sort."
"Na primeira tarde agradável, vá de carruagem até Fiesole e pelos arredores de Settignano, ou algo do gênero."
"No!" cried a voice from the top of the table.
"Não!" gritou uma voz da cabeceira da mesa.
"Mr. Beebe, you are wrong.
"Sr. Beebe, o senhor está errado.
The first fine afternoon your ladies must go to Prato."
Na primeira tarde agradável, suas senhoras devem ir a Prato."
"That lady looks so clever," whispered Miss Bartlett to her cousin.
"Aquela senhora parece tão inteligente", sussurrou a Srta. Bartlett para sua prima.
"We are in luck."
"Temos sorte."
And, indeed, a perfect torrent of information burst on them.
E, de fato, uma verdadeira torrente de informações se abateu sobre elas.
People told them what to see, when to see it, how to stop the electric trams, how to get rid of the beggars, how much to give for a vellum blotter, how much the place would grow upon them.
As pessoas lhes diziam o que ver, quando ver, como parar os bondes elétricos, como se livrar dos mendigos, quanto dar por um mata-borrão de pergaminho, e o quanto aquele lugar iria conquistá-las.
Vocabulary
- Tenho
- First person singular present of 'ter' (to have)
- sorte
- Luck, fortune, or fate
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- ser
- To be (permanent or inherent qualities)
- designado
- Designated, assigned, or appointed to something
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'toward'
- uma
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine)
- vizinhança
- Neighborhood or surrounding area where people live
- tão
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' (degree)
- encantadora
- Charming, delightful, or enchanting (feminine adjective)
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'what'
- feliz
- Happy, joyful, or content
- estou
- First person singular present of 'estar' (to be)
- O
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- nome
- Name of a person, place, or thing
- da
- Contraction of 'de' and 'a' meaning 'of the'
- nossa
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'our' (feminine)
- casa
- House or home where someone lives
- é
- Third person singular present of 'ser' (to be)
- Sr.
- Abbreviation for 'Senhor,' meaning 'Mr.'
- fez
- Third person singular past of 'fazer' (to do/make)
- reverência
- A bow or gesture showing respect and deference
- Geralmente
- Generally, usually, or in most cases
- somos
- First person plural present of 'ser' (to be)
- eu
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- minha
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (feminine singular)
- mãe
- Mother, female parent
- meu
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (masculine singular)
- irmão
- Brother, male sibling
- embora
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
- não
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- seja
- Subjunctive form of 'ser' meaning 'be'
- frequente
- Frequent, occurring often or regularly
- trazê-lo
- To bring him or it (infinitive with pronoun)
- à
- Contraction of 'a' and 'a' meaning 'to the' (feminine)
- A
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- igreja
- Church, a building for Christian worship
- fica
- Third person singular of 'ficar,' meaning 'to be located'
- bastante
- Quite, rather, or fairly (degree adverb)
- longe
- Far away, at a great distance
- quero
- First person singular present of 'querer' (to want)
- dizer
- To say or to tell something
- querida
- Dear or beloved (feminine term of endearment)
- deixe
- Imperative of 'deixar' meaning 'let' or 'allow'
- o
- Definite article 'the' (masculine) or pronoun 'him'
- comer
- To eat food or have a meal
- jantar
- Dinner, the evening meal
- Estou
- First person singular present of 'estar' (to be)
- comendo
- Eating, present participle of 'comer'
- obrigado
- Thank you (masculine speaker expressing gratitude)
- apreciando
- Appreciating or enjoying something greatly
- muito
- Very, much, or a lot
- Ele
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- preferia
- Imperfect tense of 'preferir' meaning 'preferred'
- falar
- To speak or talk to someone
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- cujo
- Relative pronoun meaning 'whose'
- talento
- Talent, a natural skill or ability
- musical
- Related to music; having musical ability
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if'
- lembrava
- Imperfect of 'lembrar,' meaning 'remembered' or 'recalled'
- a
- Feminine definite article 'the' or preposition 'to'
- Srta.
- Abbreviation for 'Senhorita,' meaning 'Miss'
- provavelmente
- Probably, likely to happen or be true
- seus
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their' (plural)
- sermões
- Sermons, religious speeches given in church
- perguntou
- Asked a question (third person singular past)
- moça
- Young woman or girl
- ela
- Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- conhecia
- Knew or was acquainted with (imperfect tense)
- bem
- Well, good, or properly
- Florença
- Florence, a city in Tuscany, Italy
- foi
- Third person singular past of 'ir/ser' (went/was)
- informado
- Informed, told, or made aware of something
- alguma
- Some or any (feminine singular indefinite adjective)
- extensão
- Extent, degree, or length of something
- nunca
- Never, at no time
- havia
- Had (imperfect of 'haver,' auxiliary verb)
- estado
- Been (past participle of 'estar'); also 'state'
- lá
- There, in that place
- antes
- Before, previously in time
- É
- Third person singular of 'ser' meaning 'it is'
- delicioso
- Delicious, extremely pleasing or enjoyable
- aconselhar
- To advise or give counsel to someone
- um
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- recém-chegado
- Newcomer, someone who has just arrived
- ele
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- primeiro
- First, before all others in order
- fazê-lo
- To do it or make it (infinitive with pronoun)
- Não
- No or not, negation word
- negligencie
- Neglect, fail to care for or attend to
- os
- Definite article 'the' (masculine plural)
- arredores
- Surroundings, outskirts, or nearby areas
- concluiu
- Concluded or finished (third person singular past)
- seu
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- conselho
- Advice or counsel given to someone
- Na
- Contraction of 'em' and 'a' meaning 'in the' (feminine)
- primeira
- First (feminine adjective indicating order)
- tarde
- Afternoon or evening; also 'late'
- agradável
- Pleasant, agreeable, or enjoyable
- vá
- Go (imperative or subjunctive of 'ir')
- carruagem
- Carriage, a horse-drawn vehicle for transport
- até
- Until, up to, or as far as
- pelos
- Contraction of 'por' and 'os' meaning 'through the'
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or'
- algo
- Something, an unspecified thing
- do
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the'
- gênero
- Genre, type, kind, or gender
- gritou
- Shouted or cried out (third person singular past)
- voz
- Voice, the sound produced when speaking
- cabeceira
- Head of the table or bedside position
- mesa
- Table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
- senhor
- Sir or gentleman; polite form of address
- está
- Third person singular present of 'estar' (to be)
- errado
- Wrong, incorrect, or mistaken
- suas
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'your' (feminine plural)
- senhoras
- Ladies or women (polite plural form)
- devem
- Should or must (third person plural of 'dever')
- ir
- To go, to travel to a place
- Aquela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (feminine)
- senhora
- Lady or woman; polite form of address
- parece
- Seems or appears (third person singular present)
- inteligente
- Intelligent, smart, or clever
- sussurrou
- Whispered (third person singular past tense)
- sua
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her,' 'his,' or 'your'
- prima
- Female cousin (relative)
- Temos
- We have (first person plural present of 'ter')
- E
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- fato
- Fact, a true or verified piece of information
- verdadeira
- True, real, or genuine (feminine adjective)
- torrente
- Torrent, a rushing flood of something
- informações
- Information, data, or facts provided to someone
- abateu
- Fell upon or overwhelmed (third person singular past)
- sobre
- About, on, or concerning something
- elas
- Third person plural feminine pronoun meaning 'they'
- As
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural)
- pessoas
- People, individuals or persons in general
- lhes
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'
- diziam
- Were telling or saying (third person plural imperfect)
- ver
- To see or to look at something
- quando
- When, at what time
- como
- How, as, or like; also 'I eat'
- parar
- To stop or halt movement or action
- bondes
- Trams or streetcars, electric rail vehicles
- elétricos
- Electric (plural adjective); also trams or trolleys
- livrar
- To free, rid, or get rid of something
- dos
- Contraction of 'de' and 'os' meaning 'of the' (plural)
- mendigos
- Beggars, people who ask for charity
- quanto
- How much or how many
- dar
- To give something to someone
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through'
- pergaminho
- Parchment, a writing material made from animal skin
- aquele
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (masculine)
- lugar
- Place, location, or spot
- iria
- Would go (conditional of 'ir')
- conquistá-las
- To conquer or win them over (infinitive with pronoun)
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