Anna Karenina — Page 5
Catching sight of that smile, Dolly shuddered as though at physical pain, broke out with her characteristic heat into a flood of cruel words, and rushed out of the room.
Ao ver aquele sorriso, Dolly estremeceu como se sentisse uma dor física, irrompeu com seu ardor característico em uma torrente de palavras cruéis e saiu precipitadamente do quarto.
Since then she had refused to see her husband.
Desde então ela se recusara a ver o marido.
"It's that idiotic smile that's to blame for it all," thought Stepan Arkadyevitch.
"É aquele sorriso idiota o culpado por tudo isso", pensou Stepan Arkadyevitch.
"But what's to be done? What's to be done?" he said to himself in despair, and found no answer.
"Mas o que fazer? O que fazer?" disse ele para si mesmo em desespero, e não encontrou resposta.
Vocabulary
- Ao
- Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'at the' or 'upon'.
- ver
- To see or to watch something.
- aquele
- That (demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular).
- sorriso
- A smile on someone's face.
- estremeceu
- Shuddered or trembled with sudden emotion or fear.
- como
- As, like, or how in comparisons.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself', 'himself', or 'if'.
- sentisse
- Past subjunctive of sentir, meaning 'felt'.
- uma
- Indefinite article, feminine singular meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- dor
- Pain or ache felt physically or emotionally.
- física
- Physical, relating to the body rather than mind.
- irrompeu
- Burst out suddenly and forcefully with something.
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with' in Portuguese.
- seu
- His, her, its, or your (possessive pronoun).
- ardor
- Ardor, intense passion or burning enthusiasm.
- característico
- Characteristic, typical of a particular person or thing.
- em
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
- torrente
- A torrent or rushing flood of words or water.
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
- palavras
- Words spoken or written in communication.
- cruéis
- Cruel, causing pain or suffering to others.
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
- saiu
- Left or went out from a place.
- precipitadamente
- Hastily or rashly, acting without careful thought.
- do
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'from the'.
- quarto
- Room, typically a bedroom in a house.
- Desde
- Since, indicating a starting point in time.
- então
- Then, at that time or in that case.
- ela
- She, third-person feminine singular subject pronoun.
- recusara
- Had refused or rejected someone or something.
- a
- Definite article or preposition meaning 'to' or 'the'.
- o
- Definite article masculine singular, meaning 'the'.
- marido
- Husband, a woman's male spouse.
- É
- Third-person singular present tense of 'ser', meaning 'is'.
- idiota
- Idiot, a foolish or stupid person.
- culpado
- Guilty, responsible for a fault or wrongdoing.
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'because of'.
- tudo
- Everything or all things without exception.
- isso
- That, referring to something previously mentioned nearby.
- pensou
- Thought, past tense of pensar, to think.
- Mas
- But, conjunction introducing a contrast or exception.
- que
- What, that, or which in various contexts.
- fazer
- To do or to make something.
- O
- Definite article masculine singular or interjection 'Oh'.
- disse
- Said, past tense of dizer, to say.
- ele
- He, third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
- para
- For, to, or towards; indicating direction or purpose.
- si
- Himself or herself, reflexive pronoun for emphasis.
- mesmo
- Same, even, or himself used for emphasis.
- desespero
- Despair, a complete loss of hope.
- não
- No or not, used for negation in Portuguese.
- encontrou
- Found or encountered someone or something.
- resposta
- Answer or response to a question or situation.
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