Anna Karenina — Page 1
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
As famílias felizes são todas iguais; cada família infeliz é infeliz à sua própria maneira.
Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house.
Tudo estava em confusão na casa dos Oblonsky.
The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living in the same house with him.
A esposa havia descoberto que o marido estava tendo um caso com uma francesa, que havia sido governanta em sua família, e ela havia anunciado ao marido que não poderia continuar vivendo na mesma casa que ele.
This position of affairs had now lasted three days, and not only the husband and wife themselves, but all the members of their family and household, were painfully conscious of it.
Esta situação já durava três dias, e não apenas o marido e a esposa, mas todos os membros de sua família e da criadagem, tinham dolorosa consciência disso.
Every person in the house felt that there was no sense in their living together, and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in common with one another than they, the members of the family and household of the Oblonskys.
Cada pessoa na casa sentia que não havia sentido em viverem juntos, e que pessoas estranhas reunidas ao acaso em qualquer estalagem tinham mais em comum umas com as outras do que eles, os membros da família e da criadagem dos Oblonsky.
The wife did not leave her own room, the husband had not been at home for three days.
A esposa não saía do seu próprio quarto, o marido não estava em casa havia três dias.
The children ran wild all over the house; the English governess quarreled with the housekeeper, and wrote to a friend asking her to look out for a new situation for her; the man-cook had walked off the day before just at dinner time; the kitchen-maid, and the coachman had given warning.
As crianças corriam desenfreadas por toda a casa; a governanta inglesa brigou com a governanta doméstica e escreveu a uma amiga pedindo-lhe que procurasse um novo emprego para ela; o cozinheiro havia se ido no dia anterior justamente na hora do jantar; a cozinheira e o cocheiro tinham pedido demissão.
Vocabulary
- famílias
- Families; groups of related people living together
- felizes
- Happy; experiencing or showing pleasure and contentment
- são
- Are; third person plural of the verb 'ser'
- todas
- All; every one of a group, feminine plural form
- iguais
- Equal; the same in value, amount, or status
- cada
- Each; every individual one of a group
- família
- Family; a group of related individuals living together
- infeliz
- Unhappy; not feeling or showing happiness or contentment
- sua
- Its/her/his/your; possessive pronoun, third person singular
- própria
- Own; belonging exclusively to oneself, feminine form
- maneira
- Way; a method, style, or manner of doing something
- Tudo
- Everything; all things without exception
- estava
- Was; third person singular imperfect of 'estar'
- confusão
- Confusion; a state of disorder or lack of clarity
- casa
- House; a building where people live
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- havia
- Had; third person singular imperfect of 'haver'
- descoberto
- Discovered; found out or learned something previously unknown
- marido
- Husband; a married man in relation to his wife
- tendo
- Having; gerund form of 'ter', indicating ongoing possession
- caso
- Affair; a romantic or sexual relationship outside marriage
- francesa
- French woman; a female person from France
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser', used in perfect tenses
- governanta
- Governess; a woman employed to teach children at home
- anunciado
- Announced; made something known publicly or formally
- poderia
- Could; conditional form of 'poder', indicating possibility
- continuar
- To continue; to keep doing or persist in an action
- vivendo
- Living; gerund of 'viver', indicating ongoing state of life
- mesma
- Same; identical, not different; also used for emphasis
- Esta
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective, feminine singular
- situação
- Situation; a set of circumstances at a particular moment
- já
- Already/now; indicating something has happened or is current
- durava
- Lasted; imperfect tense of 'durar', indicating ongoing duration
- dias
- Days; plural of 'dia', 24-hour periods of time
- apenas
- Only/just; no more than, indicating a small amount
- mas
- But; a conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- todos
- All; every one of a group, masculine plural form
- membros
- Members; people belonging to a group or organization
- criadagem
- Servants; the collective household staff employed in a home
- tinham
- Had; third person plural imperfect of 'ter'
- dolorosa
- Painful; causing or characterized by pain or distress
- consciência
- Awareness/conscience; knowledge or perception of a situation
- disso
- Of that; contraction of 'de' and 'isso'
- Cada
- Each; every individual member of a group separately
- pessoa
- Person; an individual human being
- sentia
- Felt; imperfect tense of 'sentir', to feel or sense
- sentido
- Felt/sense; past participle of 'sentir' or a noun meaning sense
- viverem
- To live; infinitive inflected for third person plural
- juntos
- Together; in the same place or at the same time
- pessoas
- People; plural of 'pessoa', more than one individual
- estranhas
- Strange/strangers; unfamiliar or unknown, feminine plural
- reunidas
- Gathered; brought together in one place, feminine plural
- acaso
- By chance; happening without plan or intention
- qualquer
- Any; whichever one, no matter which one
- estalagem
- Inn; a small establishment offering lodging to travelers
- mais
- More; a greater quantity, degree, or number
- comum
- Common; occurring or found frequently, shared by many
- outras
- Others; additional or different people or things, feminine
- saía
- Left/went out; imperfect tense of 'sair', to go out
- seu
- His/her/your/its; possessive pronoun, masculine singular
- próprio
- Own; belonging exclusively to oneself, masculine form
- quarto
- Room/bedroom; a private room in a house or hotel
- crianças
- Children; young people below the age of adolescence
- corriam
- Ran; imperfect tense of 'correr', to run repeatedly
- desenfreadas
- Unrestrained; running wild without control, feminine plural
- toda
- All/entire; the whole of something, feminine singular
- inglesa
- English woman; a female person from England
- brigou
- Argued/quarreled; past tense of 'brigar', to fight verbally
- doméstica
- Housekeeper; a woman employed to manage household tasks
- escreveu
- Wrote; past tense of 'escrever', to write a message
- amiga
- Friend; a female person with whom one has a bond
- pedindo-lhe
- Asking her/him; gerund of 'pedir' with an indirect pronoun
- procurasse
- Should look for; imperfect subjunctive of 'procurar'
- novo
- New; recently made, introduced, or not yet used
- emprego
- Job; a position of paid employment or work
- cozinheiro
- Cook; a male person who prepares food professionally
- ido
- Gone; past participle of 'ir', to go somewhere
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- anterior
- Previous; coming before in time or order
- justamente
- Exactly/precisely; at exactly the right moment or amount
- hora
- Hour/time; a 60-minute period or a specific time
- jantar
- Dinner; the main evening meal of the day
- cozinheira
- Cook; a female person who prepares food professionally
- cocheiro
- Coachman; a driver of a horse-drawn carriage or vehicle
- pedido
- Request/asked; past participle of 'pedir', to request
- demissão
- Resignation; the act of formally leaving one's job
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