Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8
And yet I wish I could show you our cat Dinah: I think you'd take a fancy to cats if you could only see her.
E ainda assim eu gostaria de poder lhe mostrar nossa gata Dinah: acho que você ia gostar de gatos se pudesse vê-la.
She is such a dear quiet thing," Alice went on, half to herself, as she swam lazily about in the pool, "and she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face—and she is such a nice soft thing to nurse—and she's such a capital one for catching mice—oh, I beg your pardon!"
Ela é uma criaturinha tão querida e quietinha," Alice continuou, meio que para si mesma, enquanto nadava preguiçosamente pela lagoa, "e ela fica ronronando tão agradavelmente perto do fogo, lambendo suas patas e lavando seu rosto—e ela é uma coisinha tão suave e agradável de cuidar—e ela é tão boa para pegar ratos—oh, peço-lhe perdão!"
cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.
gritou Alice novamente, pois desta vez o Rato estava todo eriçado, e ela tinha certeza de que ele devia estar realmente ofendido.
"We won't talk about her any more if you'd rather not."
"Não falaremos mais sobre ela se você preferir que não."
"We indeed!" cried the Mouse, who was trembling down to the end of his tail.
"Nós, é mesmo!" gritou o Rato, que tremia até a ponta do rabo.
"As if _I_ would talk on such a subject! Our family always _hated_ cats: nasty, low, vulgar things! Don't let me hear the name again!"
"Como se _eu_ fosse falar sobre tal assunto! Nossa família sempre _odiou_ gatos: criaturas nojentas, baixas e vulgares! Não me faça ouvir esse nome novamente!"
"I won't indeed!" said Alice, in a great hurry to change the subject of conversation.
"De jeito nenhum!" disse Alice, com grande pressa de mudar o assunto da conversa.
"Are you—are you fond—of—of dogs?"
"Você—você gosta—de—de cães?"
The Mouse did not answer, so Alice went on eagerly: "There is such a nice little dog near our house I should like to show you!
O Rato não respondeu, então Alice continuou ansiosamente: "Há um cachorrinho tão bonito perto de nossa casa que eu gostaria de lhe mostrar!
A little bright-eyed terrier, you know, with oh, such long curly brown hair!
Um pequenininho terrier de olhos brilhantes, sabe, com oh, um cabelo castanho tão comprido e encaracolado!
Vocabulary
- ainda
- Means 'still' or 'yet', indicating continuation.
- assim
- Means 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
- gostaria
- Conditional form of 'gostar'; means 'would like'.
- poder
- Verb meaning 'to be able to' or 'can'.
- lhe
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you' or 'to him/her'.
- mostrar
- Verb meaning 'to show' something to someone.
- nossa
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our'; also an exclamation.
- gata
- Feminine noun meaning 'female cat'.
- acho
- First person singular of 'achar'; means 'I think'.
- ia
- Imperfect of 'ir'; means 'was going to' or 'would'.
- gostar
- Verb meaning 'to like' or 'to enjoy' something.
- gatos
- Plural noun meaning 'cats'.
- pudesse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'poder'; means 'could' (hypothetical).
- vê-la
- Verb phrase meaning 'to see her' or 'to see it'.
- criaturinha
- Diminutive of 'criatura'; means 'little creature' affectionately.
- tão
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such', indicating degree.
- querida
- Adjective meaning 'dear', 'beloved', or 'darling'.
- quietinha
- Diminutive of 'quieta'; means 'very quiet' or 'so calm'.
- continuou
- Past tense of 'continuar'; means 'continued' doing something.
- meio
- Adverb or noun meaning 'half', 'middle', or 'sort of'.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself', 'himself', or 'itself'.
- mesma
- Adjective meaning 'same' or 'herself' for emphasis.
- enquanto
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'.
- nadava
- Imperfect of 'nadar'; means 'was swimming' or 'swam'.
- preguiçosamente
- Adverb meaning 'lazily' or 'sluggishly', without much effort.
- pela
- Contraction of 'por' + 'a'; means 'through the' or 'along the'.
- lagoa
- Noun meaning 'pond', 'lagoon', or 'small lake'.
- fica
- Third person of 'ficar'; means 'stays', 'remains', or 'becomes'.
- ronronando
- Gerund of 'ronronar'; means 'purring' like a cat does.
- agradavelmente
- Adverb meaning 'pleasantly' or 'agreeably', in a pleasing way.
- perto
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'near', 'close', or 'nearby'.
- fogo
- Noun meaning 'fire' or 'flame'.
- lambendo
- Gerund of 'lamber'; means 'licking' with the tongue.
- patas
- Plural noun meaning 'paws' of an animal.
- lavando
- Gerund of 'lavar'; means 'washing' or 'cleaning' something.
- rosto
- Noun meaning 'face' of a person or animal.
- coisinha
- Diminutive of 'coisa'; means 'little thing' used affectionately.
- suave
- Adjective meaning 'soft', 'gentle', or 'smooth'.
- agradável
- Adjective meaning 'pleasant', 'agreeable', or 'enjoyable'.
- cuidar
- Verb meaning 'to take care of' or 'to look after'.
- pegar
- Verb meaning 'to catch', 'to grab', or 'to get'.
- ratos
- Plural noun meaning 'rats' or 'mice'.
- peço-lhe
- Phrase meaning 'I beg your pardon' or 'I ask you'.
- perdão
- Noun meaning 'pardon', 'forgiveness', or 'excuse me'.
- gritou
- Past tense of 'gritar'; means 'shouted' or 'cried out'.
- novamente
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'.
- pois
- Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'for'.
- desta
- Contraction of 'de' + 'esta'; means 'of this' or 'from this'.
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion' (as in 'this time').
- Rato
- Noun meaning 'rat' or 'mouse'; here a character's name.
- estava
- Imperfect of 'estar'; means 'was' in a temporary state.
- todo
- Adjective meaning 'all', 'whole', or 'completely'.
- eriçado
- Adjective meaning 'bristled', 'ruffled', or 'standing on end'.
- tinha
- Imperfect of 'ter'; means 'had' or 'was having'.
- certeza
- Noun meaning 'certainty' or 'sureness'; 'ter certeza' means 'to be sure'.
- devia
- Imperfect of 'dever'; means 'must have been' or 'should have'.
- estar
- Verb meaning 'to be' (temporary state or condition).
- realmente
- Adverb meaning 'really', 'truly', or 'genuinely'.
- ofendido
- Adjective meaning 'offended', 'insulted', or 'hurt'.
- falaremos
- Future tense of 'falar'; means 'we will speak' or 'we will talk'.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about', 'on', or 'concerning'.
- preferir
- Verb meaning 'to prefer' one thing over another.
- mesmo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'even', 'same', or 'really'.
- tremia
- Imperfect of 'tremer'; means 'was trembling' or 'shaking'.
- até
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'even'.
- ponta
- Noun meaning 'tip', 'end', or 'point' of something.
- rabo
- Noun meaning 'tail' of an animal.
- Como
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how', 'as', or 'like'.
- fosse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'ir' or 'ser'; means 'were to go/be'.
- falar
- Verb meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk' about something.
- tal
- Adjective meaning 'such', 'such a', or 'that kind of'.
- assunto
- Noun meaning 'subject', 'topic', or 'matter' of discussion.
- Nossa
- Possessive adjective 'our'; also a common exclamation of surprise.
- família
- Noun meaning 'family', referring to relatives or kin.
- sempre
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'forever'.
- _odiou_
- Past tense of 'odiar'; means 'hated', italicized for emphasis.
- criaturas
- Plural noun meaning 'creatures' or 'beings'.
- nojentas
- Adjective meaning 'disgusting', 'revolting', or 'gross'.
- baixas
- Adjective meaning 'low', 'short', or 'base' in character.
- vulgares
- Adjective meaning 'vulgar', 'common', or 'coarse'.
- faça
- Present subjunctive of 'fazer'; means 'make' or 'do' (command).
- ouvir
- Verb meaning 'to hear' or 'to listen to'.
- esse
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (near the listener).
- nome
- Noun meaning 'name' of a person, place, or thing.
- jeito
- Noun meaning 'way', 'manner', or 'means'; 'de jeito nenhum' means 'no way'.
- nenhum
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'none', 'no', or 'not any'.
- disse
- Past tense of 'dizer'; means 'said' or 'told'.
- pressa
- Noun meaning 'hurry', 'haste', or 'urgency'.
- mudar
- Verb meaning 'to change', 'to move', or 'to shift'.
- conversa
- Noun meaning 'conversation' or 'talk'.
- gosta
- Third person of 'gostar'; means 'likes' or 'enjoys'.
- cães
- Plural noun meaning 'dogs'.
- respondeu
- Past tense of 'responder'; means 'answered' or 'replied'.
- então
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'so', or 'at that time'.
- ansiosamente
- Adverb meaning 'anxiously' or 'eagerly', with anticipation.
- Há
- Third person of 'haver'; means 'there is' or 'there are'.
- cachorrinho
- Diminutive of 'cachorro'; means 'little dog' or 'puppy'.
- bonito
- Adjective meaning 'pretty', 'handsome', or 'nice-looking'.
- pequenininho
- Double diminutive of 'pequeno'; means 'tiny' or 'very little'.
- olhos
- Plural noun meaning 'eyes'.
- brilhantes
- Adjective meaning 'bright', 'shining', or 'sparkling'.
- sabe
- Third person of 'saber'; means 'knows' or 'you know' (filler).
- cabelo
- Noun meaning 'hair' on a person's head or an animal.
- castanho
- Adjective meaning 'brown' or 'chestnut' in color.
- comprido
- Adjective meaning 'long' in length or extent.
- encaracolado
- Adjective meaning 'curly' or 'wavy', describing hair texture.
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