A Study in Scarlet — Page 8

English → Pt CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

" he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."

" disse ele cordialmente, apertando minha mão com uma força para a qual eu dificilmente lhe teria dado crédito. "O senhor esteve no Afeganistão, percebo."

"How on earth did you know that?" I asked in astonishment.

"Como diabos o senhor sabia disso?" perguntei com espanto.

"Never mind," said he, chuckling to himself. "The question now is about hæmoglobin. No doubt you see the significance of this discovery of mine?"

"Não importa," disse ele, rindo consigo mesmo. "A questão agora é sobre a hemoglobina. Sem dúvida o senhor vê a importância desta minha descoberta?"

"It is interesting, chemically, no doubt," I answered, "but practically——"

"É interessante, quimicamente, sem dúvida," respondi, "mas praticamente——"

"Why, man, it is the most practical medico-legal discovery for years. Don't you see that it gives us an infallible test for blood stains.

"Ora, homem, é a descoberta médico-legal mais prática dos últimos anos. O senhor não vê que nos fornece um teste infalível para manchas de sangue.

Come over here now!" He seized me by the coat-sleeve in his eagerness, and drew me over to the table at which he had been working.

Venha até aqui agora!" Ele me agarrou pela manga do casaco em seu entusiasmo, e me puxou até a mesa em que havia estado trabalhando.

"Let us have some fresh blood," he said, digging a long bodkin into his finger, and drawing off the resulting drop of blood in a chemical pipette.

"Vamos obter um pouco de sangue fresco," disse ele, enfiando um longo estilete no dedo, e retirando a gota de sangue resultante com uma pipeta química.

"Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a litre of water. You perceive that the resulting mixture has the appearance of pure water. The proportion of blood cannot be more than one in a million.

"Agora, adiciono esta pequena quantidade de sangue a um litro de água. O senhor percebe que a mistura resultante tem a aparência de água pura. A proporção de sangue não pode ser maior do que uma em um milhão.

I have no doubt, however, that we shall be able to obtain the characteristic reaction."

Não tenho dúvida, no entanto, de que seremos capazes de obter a reação característica."

As he spoke, he threw into the vessel a few white crystals, and then added some drops of a transparent fluid.

Enquanto falava, ele jogou no recipiente alguns cristais brancos, e então adicionou algumas gotas de um líquido transparente.

In an instant the contents assumed a dull mahogany colour, and a brownish dust was precipitated to the bottom of the glass jar.

Em um instante o conteúdo assumiu uma cor opaca de mogno, e uma poeira acastanhada foi precipitada ao fundo do frasco de vidro.

"Ha!

Vocabulary

disse: Said; past tense of 'dizer' (to say).
ele: He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
cordialmente: Cordially; in a warm and friendly manner.
apertando: Squeezing or gripping; present participle of 'apertar'.
minha: My; first-person singular feminine possessive pronoun.
mão: Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
com: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
uma: A/an; feminine indefinite article, also means 'one'.
força: Strength or force; physical power or energy.
para: For or to; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
qual: Which or whom; relative or interrogative pronoun.
eu: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
dificilmente: Hardly or with difficulty; adverb expressing near impossibility.
lhe: Him/her/you; indirect object pronoun, third person.
teria: Would have; conditional form of 'ter' (to have).
dado: Given; past participle of 'dar' (to give).
crédito: Credit; acknowledgment of trust or merit given.
senhor: Sir or mister; formal address for a man.
esteve: Was or stayed; past tense of 'estar' (to be).
no: In the; contraction of preposition 'em' and article 'o'.
percebo: I perceive or understand; first-person present of 'perceber'.
como: How or as; interrogative or comparative conjunction.
diabos: Devils; used colloquially to express surprise or frustration.
sabia: Knew; past imperfect of 'saber' (to know).
disso: Of that; contraction of 'de' and 'isso'.
perguntei: I asked; past tense of 'perguntar' (to ask).
espanto: Astonishment; a feeling of great surprise or shock.
não: No or not; basic negation word in Portuguese.
importa: Matters or is important; third-person present of 'importar'.
rindo: Laughing; present participle of 'rir' (to laugh).
consigo: With oneself; reflexive pronoun used with 'si'.
mesmo: Himself/itself/same; reflexive intensifier or adjective.
questão: Question or issue; a matter requiring discussion or decision.
agora: Now; adverb referring to the present moment.
é: Is; third-person singular present of 'ser' (to be).
sobre: About or on; preposition indicating subject or position.
sem: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something.
dúvida: Doubt; uncertainty or lack of certainty about something.
vê: Sees; third-person singular present of 'ver' (to see).
importância: Importance; the quality of being significant or valuable.
desta: Of this; contraction of 'de' and 'esta'.
descoberta: Discovery; something newly found or identified.
interessante: Interesting; arousing curiosity or holding one's attention.
praticamente: Practically; in a practical sense or almost entirely.
ora: Now or well; interjection expressing mild impatience.
homem: Man; an adult male human being.
mais: More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity or degree.
prática: Practice or practical; the application of skills or methods.
dos: Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os' (plural masculine).
últimos: Last or latest; plural of 'último', most recent ones.
anos: Years; plural of 'ano', units of time equal to twelve months.
fornece: Provides or supplies; third-person present of 'fornecer'.
teste: Test; an examination or procedure to check something.
infalível: Infallible; incapable of being wrong or making errors.
manchas: Stains or spots; marks left by a substance on a surface.
sangue: Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body.
venha: Come; imperative or subjunctive form of 'vir'.
até: Until or up to; preposition or adverb of limit.
aqui: Here; adverb indicating a nearby place or position.
agarrou: Grabbed or seized; past tense of 'agarrar'.
pela: By the; contraction of 'por' and 'a' (feminine).
manga: Sleeve; the part of a garment covering the arm.
casaco: Coat or jacket; outer garment worn for warmth.
entusiasmo: Enthusiasm; intense and eager enjoyment or interest.
puxou: Pulled; past tense of 'puxar' (to pull).
mesa: Table; a piece of furniture with a flat top.
havia: Had; past imperfect of 'haver', auxiliary or existential verb.
estado: Been; past participle of 'estar' (to be).
trabalhando: Working; present participle of 'trabalhar' (to work).
vamos: Let's go or we go; first-person plural of 'ir'.
obter: To obtain; to get or acquire something.
pouco: A little or few; indicating a small amount.
fresco: Fresh; recently obtained, cool, or not stale.
enfiando: Inserting or threading; present participle of 'enfiar'.
longo: Long; having great length or extended in space.
dedo: Finger; one of the digits on the hand.
retirando: Withdrawing or removing; present participle of 'retirar'.
gota: Drop; a small quantity of liquid.
resultante: Resulting; that which follows as a consequence or result.
química: Chemistry or chemical; science of substances and their properties.
agora: Now; adverb referring to the present moment.
adiciono: I add; first-person present of 'adicionar' (to add).
esta: This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
pequena: Small or little; feminine adjective describing small size.
quantidade: Quantity; an amount or number of something.
litro: Liter; a unit of liquid measurement equal to 1000 ml.
água: Water; the clear liquid essential for life.
percebe: Perceives or notices; third-person present of 'perceber'.
mistura: Mixture; a combination of two or more substances.
tem: Has; third-person singular present of 'ter' (to have).
aparência: Appearance; the way something looks externally.
pura: Pure; free from contamination or mixed substances.
proporção: Proportion; the ratio or relative amount of something.
pode: Can or may; third-person present of 'poder' (to be able).
ser: To be; fundamental verb expressing identity or state.
maior: Greater or larger; comparative adjective indicating larger size.
milhão: Million; the number one thousand times one thousand.
tenho: I have; first-person singular present of 'ter'.
entanto: However; used in 'no entanto' meaning nevertheless or yet.
seremos: We will be; first-person plural future of 'ser'.
capazes: Capable; plural of 'capaz', able to do something.
reação: Reaction; a response to a stimulus or chemical process.
característica: Characteristic; a distinguishing feature or quality of something.
enquanto: While or whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
falava: Was speaking; past imperfect of 'falar' (to speak).
jogou: Threw or tossed; past tense of 'jogar' (to throw/play).
recipiente: Container or receptacle; a vessel used to hold substances.
alguns: Some; masculine plural indefinite pronoun or adjective.
cristais: Crystals; solid substances with regular geometric atomic structures.
brancos: White; masculine plural adjective describing the color white.
então: Then or so; adverb indicating sequence or consequence.
adicionou: Added; past tense of 'adicionar' (to add).
algumas: Some; feminine plural indefinite pronoun or adjective.
gotas: Drops; plural of 'gota', small quantities of liquid.
líquido: Liquid; a fluid substance that flows freely.
transparente: Transparent; allowing light through so objects can be seen.
instante: Instant; a very brief moment or point in time.
conteúdo: Content or contents; what is contained inside something.
assumiu: Assumed or took on; past tense of 'assumir'.
cor: Color; the visual property produced by different wavelengths of light.
opaca: Opaque; not transparent, blocking the passage of light.
poeira: Dust; fine particles of matter suspended or settled on surfaces.
foi: Was or went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'.
ao: To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o' (masculine).
fundo: Bottom or depth; the lowest part of something.
frasco: Flask or bottle; a small container for liquids.
vidro: Glass; a hard transparent material used for containers.

← Previous Next →

Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.

Create free account →