A Study in Scarlet — Page 6

English → Pt CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

"You mustn't blame me if you don't get on with him," he said; "I know nothing more of him than I have learned from meeting him occasionally in the laboratory. You proposed this arrangement, so you must not hold me responsible."

"Não me culpe se não se entender com ele", disse ele; "não sei nada mais sobre ele do que aprendi ao encontrá-lo ocasionalmente no laboratório. Foi o senhor quem propôs este arranjo, portanto não me pode responsabilizar."

"If we don't get on it will be easy to part company," I answered.

"Se não nos entendermos, será fácil separar-nos", respondi.

"It seems to me, Stamford," I added, looking hard at my companion, "that you have some reason for washing your hands of the matter.

"Parece-me, Stamford", acrescentei, olhando fixamente para o meu companheiro, "que tem alguma razão para lavar as mãos deste assunto.

Is this fellow's temper so formidable, or what is it? Don't be mealy-mouthed about it."

O temperamento desse sujeito é assim tão terrível, ou o que é? Não seja evasivo a respeito disso."

"It is not easy to express the inexpressible," he answered with a laugh.

"Não é fácil exprimir o inexprimível", respondeu ele com uma gargalhada.

"Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes—it approaches to cold-bloodedness.

"Holmes é um pouco demasiado científico para o meu gosto — chega a ser frieza de sangue.

I could imagine his giving a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetable alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you understand, but simply out of a spirit of inquiry in order to have an accurate idea of the effects.

Consigo imaginá-lo a dar a um amigo uma pequena pitada do mais recente alcaloide vegetal, não por malevolência, perceba, mas simplesmente por espírito de investigação, a fim de ter uma ideia precisa dos efeitos.

To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness.

Para ser justo com ele, creio que ele próprio o tomaria com a mesma prontidão.

He appears to have a passion for definite and exact knowledge."

Parece ter uma paixão pelo conhecimento definido e exato."

"Very right too."

"Com toda a razão também."

"Yes, but it may be pushed to excess.

"Sim, mas pode ser levado ao excesso.

When it comes to beating the subjects in the dissecting-rooms with a stick, it is certainly taking rather a bizarre shape."

Quando chega ao ponto de espancar os cadáveres nas salas de dissecação com um pau, está certamente a tomar uma forma bastante bizarra."

"Beating the subjects!"

"Espancar os cadáveres!"

"Yes, to verify how far bruises may be produced after death. I saw him at it with my own eyes.

"Sim, para verificar até que ponto os hematomas podem ser produzidos após a morte. Eu vi-o fazer isso com os meus próprios olhos.

Vocabulary

Não: nown — No; used to express negation or refusal.
me: meh — Me; first-person singular object pronoun.
culpe: kool-peh — Blame; imperative form of 'culpar'.
se: seh — If; reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction.
não: nown — Not; negation word used before verbs.
entender: en-ten-dehr — To understand; to comprehend something or someone.
com: kohm — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
ele: eh-leh — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
disse: dee-seh — Said; past tense of 'dizer', to say.
sei: say — I know; first-person singular of 'saber'.
nada: nah-dah — Nothing; indicates absence of anything.
mais: mah-eesh — More; indicates greater quantity or addition.
sobre: soh-breh — About; preposition indicating topic or subject.
do: doo — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'.
que: keh — That/what; relative pronoun or conjunction.
aprendi: ah-pren-dee — I learned; past tense of 'aprender'.
ao: ow — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'.
encontrá-lo: en-kon-trah-loo — To meet him; infinitive with clitic pronoun.
ocasionalmente: oh-kah-zee-oh-nal-men-teh — Occasionally; happening from time to time.
no: noo — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'o'.
laboratório: lah-boh-rah-toh-ree-oo — Laboratory; a scientific workspace for experiments.
Foi: foy — Was/went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'.
o: oo — The; definite masculine singular article.
senhor: sen-yor — Sir/Mr.; formal term of address for a man.
quem: kayn — Who; relative or interrogative pronoun.
propôs: proh-pohsh — Proposed; past tense of 'propor', to propose.
este: esh-teh — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.
arranjo: ah-hahn-zhoo — Arrangement; an organized plan or agreement.
portanto: por-tan-too — Therefore; conjunction indicating logical consequence.
pode: poh-deh — Can/may; third-person singular of 'poder'.
responsabilizar: heh-spon-sah-bee-lee-zahr — To hold responsible; to assign blame to someone.
Se: seh — If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause.
nos: noosh — Us; first-person plural object pronoun.
entendermos: en-ten-dehr-moosh — We understand; personal infinitive, first-person plural.
será: seh-rah — Will be; future tense of 'ser'.
fácil: fah-seel — Easy; not difficult, simple to accomplish.
separar-nos: seh-pah-rahr-noosh — To separate ourselves; to part ways from each other.
respondi: heh-spon-dee — I replied; past tense of 'responder'.
Parece-me: pah-reh-seh-meh — It seems to me; expression of personal impression.
acrescentei: ah-kreh-sen-tay — I added; past tense of 'acrescentar', to add.
olhando: oh-lyahn-doo — Looking; gerund of 'olhar', to look or watch.
fixamente: fee-shah-men-teh — Fixedly; staring steadily without looking away.
para: pah-rah — For/to; preposition of direction or purpose.
meu: meh-oo — My; first-person masculine singular possessive.
companheiro: kom-pah-nyay-roo — Companion; a person who accompanies another.
tem: tayn — Has; third-person singular of 'ter', to have.
alguma: al-goo-mah — Some; indefinite feminine pronoun or adjective.
razão: hah-zown — Reason; justification or logical motive for something.
lavar: lah-vahr — To wash; to clean with water.
as: ahsh — The; definite feminine plural article.
mãos: mownsh — Hands; plural of 'mão', the body part.
deste: desh-teh — Of this; contraction of 'de' and 'este'.
assunto: ah-soon-too — Matter/subject; a topic or issue under discussion.
temperamento: tem-peh-rah-men-too — Temperament; a person's natural disposition or character.
desse: deh-seh — Of that; contraction of 'de' and 'esse'.
sujeito: soo-zhay-too — Fellow/subject; informal word for a person.
é: eh — Is; third-person singular of 'ser', to be.
assim: ah-seem — So/thus; indicating manner or degree.
tão: town — So/such; intensifier indicating degree or extent.
terrível: teh-hee-vel — Terrible; extremely bad or frightening.
ou: oh — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice.
seja: seh-zhah — Be; subjunctive of 'ser', used in clauses.
evasivo: eh-vah-zee-voo — Evasive; deliberately vague or avoiding direct answers.
a: ah — The/to; feminine definite article or preposition.
respeito: hesh-pay-too — Respect; regard or consideration for someone or something.
disso: dee-soo — Of that; contraction of 'de' and 'isso'.
exprimir: esh-pree-meer — To express; to communicate thoughts or feelings verbally.
inexprimível: ee-nesh-pree-mee-vel — Inexpressible; impossible to put into words.
respondeu: hesh-pon-deh-oo — He replied; past tense of 'responder', third-person.
uma: oo-mah — A/an; indefinite feminine article.
gargalhada: gar-gah-lyah-dah — A burst of laughter; loud and unrestrained laughing.
um: oom — A/an; indefinite masculine article.
pouco: poh-koo — A little; small amount or degree.
demasiado: deh-mah-zee-ah-doo — Too much; exceeding the appropriate or normal amount.
científico: see-en-tee-fee-koo — Scientific; relating to or based on science.
gosto: gosh-too — Taste/liking; preference or fondness for something.
chega: sheh-gah — Reaches/arrives; or 'enough' in informal usage.
ser: sehr — To be; fundamental linking verb in Portuguese.
frieza: free-ay-zah — Coldness; emotional detachment or indifference.
de: deh — Of/from; preposition indicating origin or belonging.
sangue: san-geh — Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body.
Consigo: kon-see-goo — I can manage; or 'with oneself' reflexive pronoun.
imaginá-lo: ee-mah-zhee-nah-loo — To imagine him; infinitive with attached pronoun.
dar: dahr — To give; to provide or hand something to someone.
amigo: ah-mee-goo — Friend; a person with whom one has a bond.
pequena: peh-keh-nah — Small/little; feminine adjective describing small size.
pitada: pee-tah-dah — Pinch; a small amount of a substance.
recente: heh-sen-teh — Recent; happening or discovered not long ago.
vegetal: veh-zheh-tal — Vegetable/plant; relating to plants or vegetation.
por: por — For/by; preposition indicating cause or agent.
malevolência: mah-leh-voh-len-see-ah — Malevolence; the desire to do harm to others.
perceba: per-seh-bah — Understand/notice; subjunctive of 'perceber'.
mas: mahsh — But; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.
simplesmente: sim-plesh-men-teh — Simply; in a simple or straightforward manner.
espírito: esh-pee-ree-too — Spirit; the immaterial essence or attitude of someone.
investigação: in-vesh-tee-gah-sown — Investigation; systematic inquiry or examination of facts.
fim: feen — End/purpose; conclusion or goal of something.
ter: tehr — To have; auxiliary and main verb of possession.
ideia: ee-day-ah — Idea; a thought or concept formed in the mind.
precisa: preh-see-zah — Precise/needs; accurate, or third-person of 'precisar'.
dos: doosh — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'.
efeitos: eh-fay-toosh — Effects; results or consequences produced by a cause.
Para: pah-rah — For/to; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
justo: zhoos-too — Fair/just; acting in accordance with what is right.
creio: kray-oo — I believe; first-person singular of 'crer'.
próprio: proh-pree-oo — Own/self; emphasizing personal ownership or identity.
tomaria: toh-mah-ree-ah — Would take; conditional tense of 'tomar'.
mesma: mez-mah — Same; feminine adjective indicating sameness or identity.
prontidão: pron-tee-down — Readiness; being prompt or prepared to act quickly.
Parece: pah-reh-seh — It seems; third-person singular of 'parecer'.
paixão: pie-shown — Passion; intense enthusiasm or strong emotion.
pelo: peh-loo — For the; contraction of 'por' and 'o'.
conhecimento: koh-nyeh-see-men-too — Knowledge; information and understanding gained through experience.
definido: deh-fee-nee-doo — Defined; clear, precise, and well-established.
e: ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction linking elements.
exato: eh-zah-too — Exact; perfectly accurate and without error.
Com: kohm — With; preposition indicating togetherness or accompaniment.
toda: toh-dah — All/every; feminine adjective indicating totality.
também: tam-bayn — Also/too; adverb adding another element similarly.
Sim: seen — Yes; affirmative response word.
levado: leh-vah-doo — Taken/carried; past participle of 'levar'.
excesso: eh-seh-soo — Excess; amount beyond what is normal or needed.
Quando: kwan-doo — When; temporal conjunction or adverb.
ponto: pon-too — Point; a specific spot, moment, or argument.
espancar: esh-pan-kahr — To beat/flog; to strike repeatedly with force.
os: oosh — The; definite masculine plural article.
cadáveres: kah-dah-veh-resh — Corpses; dead human bodies.
nas: nahsh — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'as'.
salas: sah-lahsh — Rooms; spaces within a building for specific use.
pau: pow — Stick/wood; a piece of wood used as a tool.
está: esh-tah — Is; third-person singular of 'estar', to be.
certamente: sehr-tah-men-teh — Certainly; without doubt, expressing confidence.
tomar: toh-mahr — To take; to grasp or assume something.
forma: for-mah — Form/shape; the visible structure of something.
bastante: bash-tan-teh — Quite/enough; sufficiently or considerably so.
bizarra: bee-zah-hah — Bizarre; strange, unusual, or eccentric.
Espancar: esh-pan-kahr — To beat; to hit someone or something repeatedly.
verificar: veh-ree-fee-kahr — To verify; to check or confirm something is true.
até: ah-teh — Until/even; preposition or adverb of extent.
podem: poh-dayn — Can/may; third-person plural of 'poder'.
produzidos: proh-doo-zee-doosh — Produced; past participle of 'produzir', to produce.
após: ah-pohsh — After; preposition indicating sequence in time.
morte: mor-teh — Death; the end of life.
Eu: eh-oo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
vi-o: vee-oo — I saw him; past tense of 'ver' with pronoun.
fazer: fah-zehr — To do/make; to perform or create something.
isso: ee-soo — That/this; neuter demonstrative pronoun.
meus: meh-oosh — My; first-person masculine plural possessive.
próprios: proh-pree-oosh — Own; masculine plural emphasizing personal ownership.
olhos: oh-lyoosh — Eyes; the organs of sight, plural of 'olho'.

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