A Room with a View — Page 10

English → Pt Chapter I Level 6/10

"I hardly know George, for he hasn't learnt to talk yet. He seems a nice creature, and I think he has brains. Of course, he has all his father's mannerisms, and it is quite possible that he, too, may be a Socialist."

"Mal conheço George, pois ele ainda não aprendeu a falar. Parece uma criatura agradável, e acho que tem inteligência. Claro que tem todos os modos do pai, e é bem possível que ele também venha a ser socialista."

"Oh, you relieve me," said Miss Bartlett. "So you think I ought to have accepted their offer? You feel I have been narrow-minded and suspicious?"

"Oh, que alívio," disse a srta. Bartlett. "Então acha que eu deveria ter aceitado a oferta deles? Acha que fui mesquinha e desconfiada?"

"Not at all," he answered; "I never suggested that."

"De modo algum," respondeu ele; "nunca disse isso."

"But ought I not to apologize, at all events, for my apparent rudeness?"

"Mas não deveria eu pedir desculpas, de qualquer forma, pela minha aparente grosseria?"

He replied, with some irritation, that it would be quite unnecessary, and got up from his seat to go to the smoking-room.

Ele respondeu, com alguma irritação, que isso seria completamente desnecessário, e levantou-se do assento para ir à sala de fumantes.

"Was I a bore?" said Miss Bartlett, as soon as he had disappeared. "Why didn't you talk, Lucy? He prefers young people, I'm sure. I do hope I haven't monopolized him. I hoped you would have him all the evening, as well as all dinner-time."

"Fui entediante?" disse a srta. Bartlett, assim que ele desapareceu. "Por que você não conversou, Lucy? Ele prefere os jovens, tenho certeza. Espero não tê-lo monopolizado. Esperava que você ficasse com ele a noite toda, assim como durante todo o jantar."

"He is nice," exclaimed Lucy. "Just what I remember. He seems to see good in everyone. No one would take him for a clergyman."

"Ele é adorável," exclamou Lucy. "Exatamente como eu me lembrava. Parece ver o bem em todos. Ninguém o tomaria por um clérigo."

"My dear Lucia—"

"Minha querida Lucia—"

"Well, you know what I mean. And you know how clergymen generally laugh; Mr. Beebe laughs just like an ordinary man."

"Bem, você sabe o que quero dizer. E sabe como os clérigos geralmente riem; o sr. Beebe ri como qualquer homem comum."

"Funny girl! How you do remind me of your mother. I wonder if she will approve of Mr. Beebe."

"Que garota engraçada! Como você me faz lembrar da sua mãe. Pergunto-me se ela aprovará o sr. Beebe."

"I'm sure she will; and so will Freddy.

"Tenho certeza de que sim; e Freddy também.

Vocabulary

Mal: maw — Barely, hardly, or poorly; indicating insufficiency.
conheço: ko-NYE-soo — I know (a person or place); first-person present.
pois: poysh — Because, since, or well; connective or filler word.
ele: EH-lee — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
ainda: ah-EEN-dah — Still, yet, or even; indicating continuation.
não: nowng — No or not; basic negation word.
aprendeu: ah-pren-DEH-oo — He/she learned; past tense of aprender.
falar: fah-LAR — To speak or talk; basic communication verb.
Parece: pah-REH-see — It seems or appears; third-person present of parecer.
criatura: kree-ah-TOO-rah — Creature or being; living entity.
agradável: ah-grah-DAH-vel — Pleasant, agreeable, or likable; positive quality.
acho: AH-shoo — I think or I find; first-person present of achar.
tem: tayng — Has or have; third-person singular of ter.
inteligência: een-teh-lee-ZHEN-syah — Intelligence; mental ability to learn and understand.
Claro: KLAH-roo — Of course, clearly; expressing obvious agreement.
todos: TOH-doos — All, everyone; plural form of todo.
modos: MOH-doos — Manners, ways, or modes; plural of modo.
pai: pie — Father or dad; male parent.
bem: bayng — Well, good; adverb indicating quality or degree.
possível: poo-SEE-vel — Possible; capable of happening or being done.
também: tam-BAYNG — Also, too, as well; additive adverb.
venha: VEN-yah — Come; subjunctive/imperative form of vir.
ser: sehr — To be; fundamental linking verb in Portuguese.
socialista: soh-syah-LEES-tah — Socialist; one who supports socialist ideology.
alívio: ah-LEE-vyoo — Relief; feeling of comfort after worry ends.
disse: DEE-see — Said; third-person singular past of dizer.
srta: se-NYO-ree-tah — Miss; abbreviation for senhorita, young woman.
Então: en-TOWNG — Then, so, therefore; transitional adverb.
acha: AH-shah — Thinks, finds; third-person present of achar.
deveria: deh-veh-REE-ah — Should have; conditional past of dever.
ter: tehr — To have; fundamental auxiliary and main verb.
aceitado: ah-say-TAH-doo — Accepted; past participle of aceitar.
oferta: oh-FER-tah — Offer or deal; something proposed for acceptance.
deles: DEH-lees — Of them, their; third-person plural possessive.
Acha: AH-shah — Do you think?; second/third-person present of achar.
fui: foo-ee — I was or I went; past tense of ser/ir.
mesquinha: mesh-KEEN-yah — Petty, mean, or stingy; small-minded in character.
desconfiada: desh-kon-FYAH-dah — Suspicious, distrustful; feminine adjective of distrust.
modo: MOH-doo — Way, manner, or mode; means of doing something.
algum: al-GOOM — Some, any; masculine singular indefinite pronoun.
respondeu: hesh-pon-DEH-oo — Replied, answered; past tense of responder.
nunca: NOON-kah — Never; negation of frequency at any time.
isso: EE-soo — That, it; neutral demonstrative pronoun.
Mas: mahsh — But; adversative conjunction introducing contrast.
pedir: peh-DEER — To ask for or request; common action verb.
desculpas: desh-KOOL-pahsh — Apologies, excuses; plural of desculpa.
qualquer: kwal-KEHR — Any, whatever; indefinite adjective or pronoun.
forma: FOR-mah — Form, way, or manner; shape or method.
minha: MEEN-yah — My; first-person singular feminine possessive adjective.
aparente: ah-pah-REN-tee — Apparent, seeming; outwardly visible but perhaps not real.
grosseria: groh-seh-REE-ah — Rudeness, coarseness; rude behavior or expression.
Ele: EH-lee — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
alguma: al-GOO-mah — Some, any; feminine singular indefinite adjective.
irritação: ee-hee-tah-SOWNG — Irritation, annoyance; state of being bothered.
seria: SEH-ryah — Would be; conditional form of ser.
completamente: kom-pleh-tah-MEN-tee — Completely, entirely; to the fullest degree.
desnecessário: desh-neh-seh-SAH-ryoo — Unnecessary; not needed or required.
levantou-se: leh-van-TOH-see — Got up, stood up; reflexive past of levantar.
assento: ah-SEN-too — Seat; a place to sit.
ir: eer — To go; fundamental verb of movement.
sala: SAH-lah — Room or hall; enclosed space in a building.
fumantes: foo-MAN-tees — Smokers; people who smoke; smoking area.
Fui: foo-ee — I was or I went; past tense of ser/ir.
entediante: en-teh-DYAN-tee — Boring, tedious; causing boredom or dullness.
assim: ah-SEENG — So, thus, like this; manner adverb.
desapareceu: deh-zah-pah-reh-SEH-oo — Disappeared, vanished; past tense of desaparecer.
você: voh-SAY — You; second-person singular pronoun.
conversou: kon-ver-SOH — Talked, conversed; past tense of conversar.
prefere: preh-FEH-ree — Prefers; third-person present of preferir.
jovens: ZHO-vengsh — Young people, youth; plural of jovem.
tenho: TEN-yoo — I have; first-person singular present of ter.
certeza: ser-TEH-zah — Certainty, sureness; state of being certain.
Espero: esh-PEH-roo — I hope or I wait; first-person present of esperar.
tê-lo: TEH-loo — To have him; infinitive ter with clitic pronoun.
monopolizado: mo-no-po-lee-ZAH-doo — Monopolized; past participle, kept all to oneself.
Esperava: esh-peh-RAH-vah — I hoped or expected; past imperfect of esperar.
ficasse: fee-KAH-see — Would stay; past subjunctive of ficar.
noite: NOY-tee — Night, evening; the period after sunset.
toda: TOH-dah — All, whole, entire; feminine singular of todo.
como: KOH-moo — As, like, how; comparative or manner conjunction.
durante: doo-RAN-tee — During; preposition indicating time span.
todo: TOH-doo — All, whole, every; masculine singular adjective.
jantar: zhan-TAR — Dinner; the main evening meal.
adorável: ah-doh-RAH-vel — Adorable, lovely; very charming or pleasing.
exclamou: esh-klah-MOH — Exclaimed; past tense of exclamar.
Exatamente: eh-zah-tah-MEN-tee — Exactly, precisely; used to strongly agree.
lembrava: lem-BRAH-vah — I was reminding, remembering; past imperfect of lembrar.
ver: vehr — To see; basic verb of visual perception.
Ninguém: neen-GAYNG — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun.
tomaria: toh-mah-REE-ah — Would take or mistake; conditional of tomar.
clérigo: KLEH-ree-goo — Clergyman, cleric; ordained religious minister.
Minha: MEEN-yah — My; first-person singular feminine possessive adjective.
querida: keh-REE-dah — Dear, beloved; affectionate feminine address.
Bem: bayng — Well; adverb expressing quality or hesitation.
sabe: SAH-bee — Knows; third-person singular present of saber.
quero: KEH-roo — I want; first-person singular present of querer.
dizer: dee-ZEHR — To say, to tell; basic speech verb.
clérigos: KLEH-ree-goosh — Clergymen, clerics; plural of clérigo.
geralmente: zheh-ral-MEN-tee — Generally, usually; in most cases.
riem: RREE-ayng — They laugh; third-person plural present of rir.
sr: se-NYOR — Mr.; abbreviation for senhor, title of address.
ri: hee — Laughs; third-person singular present of rir.
homem: OH-mayng — Man; adult male human being.
comum: koh-MOONG — Common, ordinary; shared or widespread.
garota: gah-ROH-tah — Girl; young female person (informal).
engraçada: en-grah-SAH-dah — Funny, amusing; feminine adjective for humor.
Como: KOH-moo — How; interrogative or exclamatory adverb.
faz: fahsh — Makes, does; third-person present of fazer.
lembrar: lem-BRAR — To remember or remind; memory-related verb.
sua: SOO-ah — His, her, your, its; third-person feminine possessive.
mãe: myng — Mother, mom; female parent.
Pergunto-me: per-GOON-too-mee — I wonder, I ask myself; reflexive first-person.
se: see — If, whether; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun.
ela: EH-lah — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
aprovará: ah-pro-vah-RAH — Will approve; future tense of aprovar.
Tenho: TEN-yoo — I have; first-person singular present of ter.
sim: seeng — Yes; basic affirmative response word.

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