Anna Karenina — Page 2
Three days after the quarrel, Prince Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky—Stiva, as he was called in the fashionable world—woke up at his usual hour, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, not in his wife's bedroom, but on the leather-covered sofa in his study.
Três dias após a briga, o Príncipe Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky—Stiva, como era chamado no mundo da moda—acordou na sua hora habitual, isto é, às oito horas da manhã, não no quarto de dormir de sua esposa, mas no sofá coberto de couro em seu escritório.
He turned over his stout, well-cared-for person on the springy sofa, as though he would sink into a long sleep again; he vigorously embraced the pillow on the other side and buried his face in it; but all at once he jumped up, sat up on the sofa, and opened his eyes.
Ele virou sua pessoa robusta e bem cuidada no sofá macio, como se fosse mergulhar novamente num longo sono; abraçou vigorosamente o travesseiro do outro lado e enterrou o rosto nele; mas de repente se levantou, sentou-se no sofá e abriu os olhos.
"Yes, yes, how was it now?" he thought, going over his dream.
"Sim, sim, como foi mesmo?" ele pensou, revisando seu sonho.
"Now, how was it? To be sure! Alabin was giving a dinner at Darmstadt; no, not Darmstadt, but something American.
"Agora, como foi? Claro! Alabin estava dando um jantar em Darmstadt; não, não Darmstadt, mas algo americano.
Yes, but then, Darmstadt was in America.
Sim, mas então, Darmstadt ficava na América.
Yes, Alabin was giving a dinner on glass tables, and the tables sang, _Il mio tesoro_—not _Il mio tesoro_ though, but something better, and there were some sort of little decanters on the table, and they were women, too," he remembered.
Sim, Alabin estava dando um jantar em mesas de vidro, e as mesas cantavam, _Il mio tesoro_—não _Il mio tesoro_ bem, mas algo melhor, e havia uma espécie de pequenas garrafas na mesa, e elas eram mulheres também," ele se lembrou.
Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes twinkled gaily, and he pondered with a smile.
Os olhos de Stepan Arkadyevitch brilharam alegremente, e ele refletiu com um sorriso.
"Yes, it was nice, very nice. There was a great deal more that was delightful, only there's no putting it into words, or even expressing it in one's thoughts awake.
"Sim, foi bom, muito bom. Havia muito mais que era encantador, só que não há como colocar em palavras, ou mesmo expressar nos próprios pensamentos quando se está acordado.
Vocabulary
- Três
- tresh — The number three
- dias
- dee-ahz — Days; plural of day
- após
- ah-posh — After; following in time or order
- a
- ah — The definite article, feminine singular
- briga
- bree-gah — A fight, quarrel, or argument
- o
- oh — The definite article, masculine singular
- Príncipe
- preen-see-peh — Prince; a male royal title
- como
- koh-moo — As; how; in the manner that
- era
- eh-rah — Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- chamado
- shah-mah-doo — Called; known by a certain name
- no
- noo — In the; contraction of em and o
- mundo
- moon-doo — World; the social sphere or society
- da
- dah — Of the; contraction of de and a
- moda
- moh-dah — Fashion; style; trendy social circles
- acordou
- ah-kor-doh — Woke up; past tense of acordar
- na
- nah — In the; contraction of em and a
- sua
- soo-ah — His, her, or your; possessive pronoun
- hora
- oh-rah — Hour; a specific time of day
- habitual
- ah-bee-too-ahl — Usual; customary; done by habit
- isto
- ees-too — This; referring to something just mentioned
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular of ser
- às
- ahsh — At the; preposition plus feminine article
- oito
- oy-too — Eight; the number eight
- horas
- oh-rahsh — Hours; o'clock; plural of hora
- manhã
- mah-nyah — Morning; the early part of the day
- não
- nowng — No; not; negation word
- quarto
- kwar-too — Room; bedroom; one-quarter
- de
- deh — Of; from; preposition indicating belonging
- dormir
- dor-meer — To sleep; to be in a sleeping state
- esposa
- esh-poh-zah — Wife; a married female partner
- mas
- mahsh — But; however; conjunction showing contrast
- sofá
- soh-fah — Sofa; an upholstered couch for sitting
- coberto
- koh-behr-too — Covered; past participle of cobrir
- couro
- koh-roo — Leather; animal hide used as material
- em
- eng — In; at; preposition indicating location
- seu
- say-oo — His; her; your; possessive pronoun masculine
- escritório
- esh-kree-toh-ree-oo — Office; a room used for working
- Ele
- eh-leh — He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- virou
- vee-roh — Turned; rolled over; past tense of virar
- pessoa
- peh-soh-ah — Person; a human individual
- robusta
- hoh-boos-tah — Robust; sturdy; physically strong and healthy
- e
- eh — And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- bem
- beng — Well; good; in a satisfactory manner
- cuidada
- kwee-dah-dah — Well-groomed; well taken care of
- macio
- mah-see-oo — Soft; smooth; gentle to the touch
- se
- seh — Himself; reflexive pronoun or conditional if
- fosse
- foh-seh — Were; subjunctive past of ser or ir
- mergulhar
- mehr-goo-lyar — To plunge; to dive into something
- novamente
- noh-vah-men-teh — Again; once more; anew
- num
- noom — In a; contraction of em and um
- longo
- lon-goo — Long; extended in time or space
- sono
- soh-noo — Sleep; the state of sleeping
- abraçou
- ah-brah-soh — Hugged; embraced; past tense of abraçar
- vigorosamente
- vee-goh-roh-zah-men-teh — Vigorously; with great energy and force
- travesseiro
- trah-veh-say-roo — Pillow; a cushion used for sleeping
- outro
- oh-troo — Other; another; the other one
- lado
- lah-doo — Side; one side of something
- enterrou
- en-teh-hoh — Buried; pressed deeply into something
- rosto
- hosh-too — Face; the front part of the head
- nele
- neh-leh — In it; into it; contraction of em and ele
- repente
- heh-pen-teh — Suddenly; used in de repente meaning suddenly
- levantou
- leh-van-toh — Got up; rose; past tense of levantar
- sentou-se
- sen-toh-seh — Sat down; past reflexive of sentar
- abriu
- ah-bree-oo — Opened; past tense of abrir
- os
- oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
- olhos
- oh-lyoosh — Eyes; the organs of sight
- Sim
- seeng — Yes; affirmative response
- foi
- foy — Was; went; past tense of ser or ir
- mesmo
- mez-moo — Same; even; really; exactly
- ele
- eh-leh — He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- pensou
- pen-soh — Thought; past tense of pensar
- revisando
- heh-vee-zan-doo — Reviewing; going over again in the mind
- sonho
- soh-nyoo — Dream; an experience during sleep
- Agora
- ah-goh-rah — Now; at this present moment
- Claro
- klah-roo — Clear; of course; obviously
- estava
- esh-tah-vah — Was; imperfect tense of estar
- dando
- dan-doo — Giving; present participle of dar
- um
- oong — A; an; the number one; masculine article
- jantar
- zhan-tar — Dinner; the main evening meal
- algo
- ahl-goo — Something; somewhat; an unspecified thing
- americano
- ah-meh-ree-kah-noo — American; relating to America or its culture
- então
- en-towng — Then; so; at that time or therefore
- ficava
- fee-kah-vah — Stayed; was; imperfect tense of ficar
- América
- ah-meh-ree-kah — America; the continent or United States
- mesas
- meh-zahsh — Tables; plural of mesa
- vidro
- vee-droo — Glass; a transparent material or glassware
- cantavam
- kan-tah-vang — Sang; they were singing; imperfect of cantar
- melhor
- meh-lyor — Better; best; superior in quality
- havia
- ah-vee-ah — There was; there were; imperfect of haver
- uma
- oo-mah — A; an; feminine indefinite article
- espécie
- esh-peh-see-eh — Kind; sort; type; species of something
- pequenas
- peh-keh-nahsh — Small; little; feminine plural of pequeno
- garrafas
- gah-hah-fahsh — Bottles; plural of garrafa
- mesa
- meh-zah — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
- elas
- eh-lahsh — They; third person feminine plural pronoun
- eram
- eh-rang — Were; third person plural imperfect of ser
- mulheres
- moo-lyeh-resh — Women; adult female human beings
- também
- tam-beng — Also; too; as well; in addition
- lembrou
- lem-broh — Remembered; recalled; past tense of lembrar
- brilharam
- bree-lyah-rang — Shone; sparkled; past tense of brilhar
- alegremente
- ah-leh-greh-men-teh — Cheerfully; joyfully; in a happy manner
- refletiu
- heh-fleh-chee-oo — Reflected; pondered; past tense of refletir
- com
- kong — With; together with; accompanied by
- sorriso
- soh-hee-zoo — Smile; a pleased facial expression
- bom
- bong — Good; pleasant; of high quality
- muito
- mwee-too — Very; much; a lot; greatly
- mais
- mahsh — More; most; additional amount or degree
- que
- keh — That; which; than; what; conjunction
- encantador
- en-kan-tah-dor — Enchanting; charming; delightful and captivating
- só
- soh — Only; alone; just; solely
- há
- ah — There is; there are; present of haver
- colocar
- koh-loh-kar — To put; to place; to position something
- palavras
- pah-lah-vrahsh — Words; units of spoken or written language
- ou
- oh — Or; either; a disjunctive conjunction
- expressar
- esh-preh-sar — To express; to convey thoughts or feelings
- nos
- noosh — In the; us; reflexive pronoun or contraction
- próprios
- proh-pree-oosh — Own; one's own; proper; themselves
- pensamentos
- pen-sah-men-toosh — Thoughts; ideas formed in the mind
- quando
- kwan-doo — When; at the time that
- está
- esh-tah — Is; present tense of estar indicating state
- acordado
- ah-kor-dah-doo — Awake; in a waking state; not sleeping
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