A Room with a View — Page 7
The Pension Bertolini had decided, almost enthusiastically, that they would do.
A Pensão Bertolini havia decidido, quase com entusiasmo, que elas serviriam.
Whichever way they looked, kind ladies smiled and shouted at them.
Para onde quer que olhassem, senhoras gentis sorriam e lhes gritavam.
And above all rose the voice of the clever lady, crying: "Prato!
E acima de tudo erguia-se a voz da senhora inteligente, exclamando: "Prato!
They must go to Prato.
Elas precisam ir a Prato.
That place is too sweetly squalid for words.
Aquele lugar é deliciosamente miserável além do que as palavras podem descrever.
I love it; I revel in shaking off the trammels of respectability, as you know."
Eu o adoro; deleito-me em sacudir os grilhões da respeitabilidade, como bem sabem."
The young man named George glanced at the clever lady, and then returned moodily to his plate.
O jovem chamado George lançou um olhar à senhora inteligente e depois voltou taciturno ao seu prato.
Obviously he and his father did not do.
Era óbvio que ele e seu pai não serviam.
Lucy, in the midst of her success, found time to wish they did.
Lucy, no meio do seu sucesso, encontrou tempo para desejar que servissem.
It gave her no extra pleasure that any one should be left in the cold; and when she rose to go, she turned back and gave the two outsiders a nervous little bow.
Não lhe dava prazer algum que alguém ficasse de fora; e quando se levantou para ir embora, virou-se e fez uma pequena reverência nervosa aos dois forasteiros.
The father did not see it; the son acknowledged it, not by another bow, but by raising his eyebrows and smiling; he seemed to be smiling across something.
O pai não a viu; o filho a reconheceu, não com outra reverência, mas erguendo as sobrancelhas e sorrindo; parecia estar sorrindo através de algo.
She hastened after her cousin, who had already disappeared through the curtains—curtains which smote one in the face, and seemed heavy with more than cloth.
Ela se apressou atrás de sua prima, que já havia desaparecido pelas cortinas — cortinas que golpeavam o rosto, e pareciam pesadas com mais do que tecido.
Beyond them stood the unreliable Signora, bowing good-evening to her guests, and supported by 'Enery, her little boy, and Victorier, her daughter.
Além delas estava a pouco confiável Signora, curvando-se em boa noite aos seus hóspedes, e apoiada por 'Enery, seu filho pequeno, e Victorier, sua filha.
It made a curious little scene, this attempt of the Cockney to convey the grace and geniality of the South.
Formava uma curiosa pequena cena, essa tentativa do Cockney de transmitir a graça e a cordialidade do Sul.
And even more curious was the drawing-room, which attempted to rival the solid comfort of a Bloomsbury boarding-house.
E ainda mais curiosa era a sala de estar, que tentava rivalizar com o sólido conforto de uma pensão de Bloomsbury.
Vocabulary
- Pensão
- Boarding house or pension establishment.
- havia
- There was; past tense of haver (to have).
- decidido
- Decided; past participle of decidir.
- quase
- Almost; nearly; practically.
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment.
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm; eager interest or excitement.
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun.
- elas
- They; them (feminine plural pronoun).
- serviriam
- Would serve; conditional tense of servir.
- Para
- For; in order to; preposition of purpose.
- onde
- Where; at which place or location.
- quer
- Want; wish; conditional of querer.
- olhassem
- Looked; subjunctive past of olhar.
- senhoras
- Ladies; women; plural of senhora.
- gentis
- Gentle; kind; courteous (plural form).
- sorriam
- Smiled; subjunctive past of sorrir.
- lhes
- Them; to them (indirect object pronoun).
- gritavam
- Shouted; cried out (imperfect tense).
- acima
- Above; over; higher than.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin.
- tudo
- Everything; all things; everything together.
- erguia-se
- Rose up; lifted itself (reflexive verb).
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking.
- da
- Of the; feminine singular possessive.
- senhora
- Lady; woman; form of address.
- inteligente
- Intelligent; smart; clever and wise.
- exclamando
- Exclaiming; crying out in strong emotion.
- Prato
- Plate; dish for serving food.
- Elas
- They; them (feminine plural pronoun).
- precisam
- Need; require (third person plural).
- ir
- Go; to proceed to a place.
- Aquele
- That; that one (masculine singular).
- lugar
- Place; location; spot or area.
- deliciosamente
- Deliciously; in a delightful manner.
- miserável
- Miserable; wretched; extremely unhappy.
- além
- Beyond; further than; on the other side.
- do
- Of the; masculine singular possessive.
- as
- The; feminine plural article.
- palavras
- Words; units of language or speech.
- podem
- Can; are able to; have capacity.
- descrever
- Describe; represent in words or speech.
- Eu
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- adoro
- Adore; love deeply and intensely.
- deleito-me
- Delight myself; take great pleasure.
- em
- In; on; preposition of location.
- sacudir
- Shake; jolt; move forcefully back and forth.
- os
- The; masculine plural article.
- grilhões
- Shackles; chains; restraints or bonds.
- respeitabilidade
- Respectability; quality of being respectable.
- como
- How; as; in the manner that.
- bem
- Well; in a good manner or way.
- sabem
- Know; are aware of (third person plural).
- jovem
- Young; youthful; person of youth.
- chamado
- Called; named; having the name.
- lançou
- Threw; cast; past tense of lançar.
- um
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular.
- olhar
- Look; gaze; observe with the eyes.
- depois
- After; afterwards; subsequently in time.
- voltou
- Turned; returned (past tense of voltar).
- taciturno
- Taciturn; silent; unwilling to speak.
- ao
- To the; preposition with masculine article.
- seu
- His; her; your (possessive adjective).
- prato
- Plate; dish for serving food.
- Era
- Was; past tense of ser.
- óbvio
- Obvious; clear; easily understood or seen.
- ele
- He; him; masculine third person pronoun.
- pai
- Father; male parent.
- não
- Not; no; negation particle or word.
- serviam
- Served; provided service (imperfect tense).
- no
- In the; masculine singular preposition article.
- meio
- Middle; midst; center of something.
- sucesso
- Success; favorable outcome; achievement.
- encontrou
- Found; discovered (past tense of encontrar).
- tempo
- Time; period; duration or moment.
- para
- For; in order to; preposition of purpose.
- desejar
- Wish; desire; want something or someone.
- servissem
- Served; subjunctive past of servir.
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