Anna Karenina — Page 3

English → Pt Chapter 1 Level 7/10

" And noticing a gleam of light peeping in beside one of the serge curtains, he cheerfully dropped his feet over the edge of the sofa, and felt about with them for his slippers, a present on his last birthday, worked for him by his wife on gold-colored morocco.

E notando um raio de luz que se esgueirava por uma das cortinas de sarja, ele alegremente deixou cair os pés sobre a beira do sofá, e tateou com eles à procura de seus chinelos, um presente no seu último aniversário, bordados para ele por sua esposa em marroquim cor de ouro.

And, as he had done every day for the last nine years, he stretched out his hand, without getting up, towards the place where his dressing-gown always hung in his bedroom.

E, como havia feito todos os dias nos últimos nove anos, ele estendeu a mão, sem se levantar, em direção ao lugar onde seu roupão sempre pendurava em seu quarto.

And thereupon he suddenly remembered that he was not sleeping in his wife's room, but in his study, and why: the smile vanished from his face, he knitted his brows.

E então ele de repente se lembrou de que não estava dormindo no quarto de sua esposa, mas em seu escritório, e por quê: o sorriso desapareceu de seu rosto, ele franziu as sobrancelhas.

"Ah, ah, ah! Oo!..." he muttered, recalling everything that had happened.

"Ah, ah, ah! Oh!..." ele murmurou, relembrando tudo o que havia acontecido.

And again every detail of his quarrel with his wife was present to his imagination, all the hopelessness of his position, and worst of all, his own fault.

E novamente cada detalhe de sua briga com a esposa estava presente em sua imaginação, toda a desesperança de sua situação e, pior de tudo, sua própria culpa.

"Yes, she won't forgive me, and she can't forgive me.

"Sim, ela não vai me perdoar, e ela não pode me perdoar.

And the most awful thing about it is that it's all my fault—all my fault, though I'm not to blame.

E o pior de tudo é que a culpa é toda minha — toda minha, embora eu não seja o culpado.

That's the point of the whole situation," he reflected.

Esse é o ponto central de toda a situação", ele refletiu.

"Oh, oh, oh!" he kept repeating in despair, as he remembered the acutely painful sensations caused him by this quarrel.

"Oh, oh, oh!" ele continuava repetindo em desespero, ao recordar as sensações agudamente dolorosas que essa briga lhe causara.

Vocabulary

notando: noh-TAN-doo — Present participle of 'notar'; noticing or observing something.
raio: HY-oo — A ray or beam of light; also means lightning bolt.
luz: looz — Light, as in natural or artificial illumination.
esgueirava: es-gay-RAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'esgueirar'; was sneaking or slipping through.
cortinas: kor-CHEE-nahz — Curtains or drapes used to cover windows.
sarja: SAR-zhah — A type of twill fabric used in clothing or furnishings.
alegremente: ah-leh-greh-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning cheerfully or happily.
deixou: day-SHOH — Past tense of 'deixar'; let, allowed, or caused something to happen.
cair: kah-EER — Infinitive verb meaning to fall or drop down.
pés: pehz — Plural of 'pé'; feet, the body part at leg's end.
sobre: SOH-bree — Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'.
beira: BAY-rah — Edge, border, or side of something like furniture.
sofá: soh-FAH — A sofa or couch for sitting or reclining.
tateou: tah-teh-OH — Past tense of 'tatear'; groped or felt around blindly.
procura: proh-KOO-rah — Search or quest for something; looking for an object.
chinelos: shee-NEH-looz — Slippers worn indoors, typically soft and comfortable.
presente: preh-ZEN-chee — A gift or present given on a special occasion.
último: OOL-tee-moo — Adjective meaning last or most recent in a sequence.
aniversário: ah-nee-ver-SAH-ree-oo — Birthday or anniversary, a yearly commemorative occasion.
bordados: bor-DAH-dooz — Embroidered; decorated with stitched decorative patterns on fabric.
esposa: es-POH-zah — Wife, the female spouse in a marriage.
marroquim: mah-hoh-KEEN — Morocco leather, a fine goatskin leather used in accessories.
cor: kor — Color or hue of an object or surface.
ouro: OH-roo — Gold, the precious yellow metal or its color.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Past perfect auxiliary verb 'had'; third-person singular of 'haver'.
feito: FAY-too — Past participle of 'fazer'; done or made something.
todos: TOH-dooz — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'.
dias: JEE-ahz — Plural of 'dia'; days of the week or in general.
últimos: OOL-chee-mooz — Plural of 'último'; the last or most recent ones.
nove: NOH-vee — The number nine in Portuguese.
anos: AH-nooz — Plural of 'ano'; years of time.
estendeu: es-ten-DEH-oo — Past tense of 'estender'; stretched out or extended something.
mão: mown — Hand, the body part at the end of the arm.
sem: sehn — Preposition meaning 'without', indicating absence of something.
levantar: leh-van-TAR — Infinitive meaning to lift, raise, or get up.
direção: djee-reh-SOWN — Direction or course toward a specific location or goal.
lugar: loo-GAR — Place or location where something is or happens.
onde: ON-djee — Relative adverb meaning 'where', indicating location.
roupão: hoh-POWN — A bathrobe or dressing gown worn after bathing.
sempre: SEM-pree — Adverb meaning always or at all times.
pendurava: pen-doo-RAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'pendurar'; used to hang something up.
quarto: KWAR-too — Bedroom or room used primarily for sleeping.
então: en-TOWN — Adverb meaning 'then', 'so', or 'therefore'.
repente: heh-PEN-chee — Used in 'de repente'; meaning suddenly or all at once.
lembrou: lem-BROH — Past tense of 'lembrar'; remembered or recalled something.
estava: es-TAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'estar'; was (in a state or location).
dormindo: dor-MEEN-doo — Present participle of 'dormir'; currently sleeping or in slumber.
escritório: es-kree-TOH-ree-oo — Office or study, a room used for work or writing.
sorriso: soh-HEE-zoo — A smile, the facial expression showing happiness.
desapareceu: deh-zah-pah-reh-SEH-oo — Past tense of 'desaparecer'; vanished or disappeared suddenly.
rosto: HOS-too — Face, the front part of the human head.
franziu: fran-ZEE-oo — Past tense of 'franzir'; furrowed or wrinkled (as in brow).
sobrancelhas: soh-bran-SEH-lyahz — Eyebrows, the arched hair above the eyes.
murmurou: moor-moo-ROH — Past tense of 'murmurar'; murmured or spoke in a low voice.
relembrando: heh-lem-BRAN-doo — Present participle of 'relembrar'; recalling or remembering again.
tudo: TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning everything or all things without exception.
acontecido: ah-kon-teh-SEE-doo — Past participle of 'acontecer'; that which has happened or occurred.
novamente: noh-vah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning again or once more.
cada: KAH-dah — Adjective meaning each or every individual item.
detalhe: deh-TAH-lyee — A detail or particular aspect of something described.
briga: BREE-gah — A fight, argument, or quarrel between people.
imaginação: ee-mah-zhee-nah-SOWN — Imagination, the faculty of forming mental images or ideas.
toda: TOH-dah — Feminine form of 'todo'; all, every, or the whole of.
desesperança: deh-zes-peh-RAN-sah — Despair or hopelessness, a feeling of complete loss of hope.
situação: see-twah-SOWN — A situation or set of circumstances at a given time.
pior: pee-OR — Comparative adjective meaning worse or more bad.
própria: PROH-pree-ah — Feminine adjective meaning own, proper, or one's own.
culpa: KOOL-pah — Fault, blame, or guilt attributed to someone.
vai: vy — Third-person singular present of 'ir'; goes or will (future).
perdoar: per-dwah-AR — Infinitive meaning to forgive or pardon someone's wrongdoing.
pode: POH-djee — Third-person singular of 'poder'; can or is able to.
embora: em-BOH-rah — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
seja: SEH-zhah — Subjunctive form of 'ser'; meaning 'be' in hypothetical clauses.
culpado: kool-PAH-doo — Adjective meaning guilty or at fault for something.
Esse: EH-see — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that' near the listener.
ponto: PON-too — Point, dot, or key aspect of an argument or idea.
central: sen-TRAL — Adjective meaning central or of primary importance.
refletiu: heh-fleh-CHEE-oo — Past tense of 'refletir'; reflected or pondered deeply.
continuava: kon-chee-NWAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'continuar'; was continuing or kept on doing.
repetindo: heh-peh-CHEEN-doo — Present participle of 'repetir'; repeating something over and over.
desespero: deh-zes-PEH-roo — Desperation or despair, an extreme state of hopelessness.
recordar: heh-kor-DAR — Infinitive meaning to remember or recall past events.
sensações: sen-sah-SOYNZ — Plural of 'sensação'; feelings or physical sensations experienced.
agudamente: ah-goo-dah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning sharply, acutely, or intensely.
dolorosas: doh-loh-ROH-zahz — Feminine plural adjective meaning painful or causing suffering.
essa: EH-sah — Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'.
lhe: lyee — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him', 'to her', or 'to you'.
causara: kow-ZAH-rah — Past perfect of 'causar'; had caused or produced something.

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