Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4
Jim was monstrous proud about it, and he got so he wouldn't hardly notice the other niggers.
Jim estava monstruosamente orgulhoso com isso, e ficou tão convencido que mal notava os outros negros.
Niggers would come miles to hear Jim tell about it, and he was more looked up to than any nigger in that country.
Negros vinham de milhas de distância para ouvir Jim contar sobre isso, e ele era mais respeitado do que qualquer negro naquelas redondezas.
Strange niggers would stand with their mouths open and look him all over, same as if he was a wonder.
Negros desconhecidos ficavam de boca aberta olhando para ele de cima a baixo, como se ele fosse uma maravilha.
Niggers is always talking about witches in the dark by the kitchen fire; but whenever one was talking and letting on to know all about such things, Jim would happen in and say, "Hm! What you know 'bout witches?"
Os negros viviam falando sobre bruxas no escuro perto do fogo da cozinha; mas sempre que alguém estava falando e fingindo saber tudo sobre essas coisas, Jim aparecia e dizia: "Hm! O que você sabe sobre bruxas?"
and that nigger was corked up and had to take a back seat.
e aquele negro ficava sem ação e tinha que se calar.
Jim always kept that five-center piece round his neck with a string, and said it was a charm the devil give to him with his own hands, and told him he could cure anybody with it and fetch witches whenever he wanted to just by saying something to it; but he never told what it was he said to it.
Jim sempre carregava aquela moeda de cinco centavos pendurada no pescoço com um barbante, e dizia que era um amuleto que o diabo lhe dera com as próprias mãos, e que lhe dissera que podia curar qualquer pessoa com ela e convocar bruxas quando quisesse, bastando dizer algo para ela; mas ele nunca contou o que dizia.
Niggers would come from all around there and give Jim anything they had, just for a sight of that five-center piece; but they wouldn't touch it, because the devil had had his hands on it.
Negros vinham de todos os lados e davam a Jim qualquer coisa que tivessem, só para ver aquela moeda de cinco centavos; mas não a tocavam, porque o diabo havia passado as mãos nela.
Jim was most ruined for a servant, because he got stuck up on account of having seen the devil and been rode by witches.
Jim estava quase arruinado como servo, porque ficou cheio de si por ter visto o diabo e ter sido cavalgado por bruxas.
Vocabulary
- estava
- Was; past imperfect tense of 'estar'.
- monstruosamente
- Monstrously; in an enormous or extreme manner.
- orgulhoso
- Proud; feeling deep satisfaction or self-respect.
- com
- With; indicating accompaniment or association.
- isso
- That; referring to something previously mentioned.
- e
- And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses.
- ficou
- Became or stayed; past tense of 'ficar'.
- tão
- So; used to intensify an adjective or adverb.
- convencido
- Convinced or conceited; overly self-assured.
- que
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause.
- mal
- Barely or hardly; scarcely noticed.
- notava
- Was noticing; past imperfect of 'notar'.
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- outros
- Others; referring to different or additional people.
- negros
- Black people; referring to people of African descent.
- Negros
- Black people; used here as a noun referring to enslaved people.
- vinham
- Were coming; past imperfect of 'vir'.
- de
- From or of; preposition indicating origin or belonging.
- milhas
- Miles; units of distance measurement.
- distância
- Distance; the space between two points.
- para
- To or in order to; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
- ouvir
- To hear or listen; perceiving sounds.
- contar
- To tell or recount; narrating stories or events.
- sobre
- About or over; preposition indicating topic or position.
- ele
- He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
- era
- Was; past imperfect of 'ser', indicating a state.
- mais
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
- respeitado
- Respected; held in high esteem by others.
- do
- Than the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'.
- qualquer
- Any; referring to any one member of a group.
- negro
- Black person; a person of African descent.
- naquelas
- In those; contraction of 'em' and 'aquelas'.
- redondezas
- Surroundings; the area around a particular place.
- desconhecidos
- Strangers or unknowns; people not previously known.
- ficavam
- Would stay or remain; past imperfect of 'ficar'.
- boca
- Mouth; the opening in the face used for speaking.
- aberta
- Open; not closed, as in mouth agape.
- olhando
- Looking; present participle of 'olhar'.
- cima
- Top or above; upper part of something.
- a
- The or to; feminine definite article or preposition.
- baixo
- Low or down; referring to a lower position.
- como
- Like or as; conjunction used for comparison.
- se
- If or himself; reflexive pronoun or conjunction.
- fosse
- Were; past subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir'.
- uma
- A or an; feminine indefinite article.
- maravilha
- Marvel or wonder; something extraordinary and astonishing.
- Os
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- viviam
- Were living; past imperfect of 'viver'.
- falando
- Talking; present participle of 'falar'.
- bruxas
- Witches; women said to practice sorcery or magic.
- no
- In the; contraction of 'em' and 'o'.
- escuro
- Dark; absence of light, nighttime setting.
- perto
- Near or close; in proximity to something.
- fogo
- Fire; combustion producing heat and light.
- da
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'.
- cozinha
- Kitchen; the room where food is prepared.
- mas
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- sempre
- Always; at all times without exception.
- alguém
- Someone; an unspecified or unknown person.
- fingindo
- Pretending; present participle of 'fingir'.
- saber
- To know; having knowledge or information.
- tudo
- Everything; the totality of things or matters.
- essas
- These or those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective.
- coisas
- Things; objects, matters, or topics in general.
- aparecia
- Would appear; past imperfect of 'aparecer'.
- dizia
- Would say; past imperfect of 'dizer'.
- O
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- você
- You; second-person singular pronoun in Portuguese.
- sabe
- Know; third-person singular present of 'saber'.
- aquele
- That one; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.
- ficava
- Would stay silent; past imperfect of 'ficar'.
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
- ação
- Action; the process of doing something.
- tinha
- Had to or had; past imperfect of 'ter'.
- calar
- To be quiet; to stop speaking or making noise.
- carregava
- Carried; past imperfect of 'carregar'.
- aquela
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- moeda
- Coin; a piece of metal used as currency.
- cinco
- Five; the number 5.
- centavos
- Cents; small monetary units, subdivisions of currency.
- pendurada
- Hanging; suspended from above, as an object worn.
- pescoço
- Neck; the body part connecting head and torso.
- um
- A or one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
- barbante
- String or twine; a thin cord used for tying.
- amuleto
- Amulet; an object worn for magical protection.
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- diabo
- Devil; the supreme evil being in Christian belief.
- lhe
- Him or her; indirect object third-person pronoun.
- dera
- Had given; pluperfect of 'dar'.
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- próprias
- Own; belonging specifically to oneself.
- mãos
- Hands; the body parts at the end of arms.
- dissera
- Had said; pluperfect of 'dizer'.
- podia
- Could; past imperfect of 'poder'.
- curar
- To cure or heal; to restore someone to health.
- pessoa
- Person; an individual human being.
- ela
- She or it; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
- convocar
- To summon or call; to bring someone forth.
- quando
- When; conjunction or adverb indicating a time.
- quisesse
- Wanted; past subjunctive of 'querer'.
- bastando
- Sufficing; present participle of 'bastar', meaning enough.
- dizer
- To say; to express something in words.
- algo
- Something; an unspecified object or matter.
- nunca
- Never; at no time, not ever.
- contou
- Told or counted; past tense of 'contar'.
- todos
- All or everyone; referring to the entire group.
- lados
- Sides; different directions or aspects of something.
- davam
- Would give; past imperfect of 'dar'.
- coisa
- Thing; an object, matter, or subject.
- tivessem
- Had; past subjunctive of 'ter'.
- só
- Only or alone; exclusively or by oneself.
- ver
- To see; to perceive with the eyes.
- não
- No or not; negation word.
- tocavam
- Would touch; past imperfect of 'tocar'.
- porque
- Because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause.
- havia
- There had been; past imperfect of 'haver'.
- passado
- Passed or past; gone through or elapsed.
- nela
- In it or on her; contraction of 'em' and 'ela'.
- quase
- Almost or nearly; not quite but close to.
- arruinado
- Ruined; destroyed or brought to a state of failure.
- servo
- Servant or slave; a person who serves another.
- cheio
- Full of; filled completely with something.
- si
- Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun indicating self.
- por
- For or by; preposition indicating cause or agent.
- ter
- To have; infinitive of the verb 'ter'.
- visto
- Seen; past participle of 'ver'.
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser'.
- cavalgado
- Ridden; past participle of 'cavalgar', to ride horseback.
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →