Anne of Green Gables — Page 5
"It's no wonder Matthew and Marilla are both a little odd, living away back here by themselves.
"Não é de admirar que Mateus e Marila sejam ambos um pouco estranhos, vivendo aqui tão isolados.
Trees aren't much company, though dear knows if they were there'd be enough of them.
As árvores não fazem muita companhia, embora Deus sabe que, se fizessem, haveria bastante delas.
I'd ruther look at people.
Prefiro olhar para pessoas.
To be sure, they seem contented enough; but then, I suppose, they're used to it.
É verdade que parecem suficientemente satisfeitos; mas, suponho, estão acostumados a isso.
A body can get used to anything, even to being hanged, as the Irishman said."
Uma pessoa pode se acostumar com qualquer coisa, até com ser enforcada, como disse o irlandês."
With this Mrs. Rachel stepped out of the lane into the backyard of Green Gables.
Com isso, a senhora Rachel saiu da viela e entrou no quintal de Gables Verde.
Very green and neat and precise was that yard, set about on one side with great patriarchal willows and on the other with prim Lombardies.
Muito verde, arrumado e bem cuidado era aquele quintal, ladeado de um lado por grandes salgueiros patriarcais e do outro por lombardos severos.
Not a stray stick nor stone was to be seen, for Mrs. Rachel would have seen it if there had been.
Não se via nem um graveto nem uma pedra fora do lugar, pois a senhora Rachel teria notado se houvesse.
Privately she was of the opinion that Marilla Cuthbert swept that yard over as often as she swept her house.
Em particular, ela era da opinião de que Marila Cuthbert varria aquele quintal com tanta frequência quanto varria sua casa.
One could have eaten a meal off the ground without overbrimming the proverbial peck of dirt.
Poder-se-ia comer uma refeição no chão sem ultrapassar a proverbial pitada de sujeira.
Mrs. Rachel rapped smartly at the kitchen door and stepped in when bidden to do so.
A senhora Rachel bateu com firmeza à porta da cozinha e entrou quando foi convidada a fazê-lo.
The kitchen at Green Gables was a cheerful apartment--or would have been cheerful if it had not been so painfully clean as to give it something of the appearance of an unused parlor.
A cozinha de Gables Verde era um aposento alegre — ou teria sido alegre se não fosse tão dolorosamente limpa a ponto de lhe dar algo da aparência de uma sala de visitas inutilizada.
Vocabulary
- Não
- Nown — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- é
- eh — Third person singular of 'ser'; means 'is'
- de
- deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- admirar
- ahd-mee-RAHR — To admire or to wonder at something
- que
- keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- e
- ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'
- sejam
- SEH-zhown — Subjunctive form of 'ser'; meaning 'may be'
- ambos
- AHM-boos — Both; referring to two people or things together
- um
- oong — Indefinite article or number meaning 'a' or 'one'
- pouco
- POH-koo — A little; small amount of something
- estranhos
- esh-TRAHN-yoos — Strange or odd people or things
- vivendo
- vee-VEN-doo — Living; present participle of 'viver'
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Adverb meaning 'here' in this place
- tão
- town — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' in degree
- isolados
- ee-zoo-LAH-doos — Isolated; separated from others or society
- As
- ahz — Definite plural feminine article meaning 'the'
- árvores
- AHR-voh-rish — Trees; plural of árvore
- não
- nown — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- fazem
- FAH-zeng — Third person plural of fazer; meaning 'they make/do'
- muita
- MWEE-tah — Feminine form of 'muito'; meaning 'much' or 'a lot'
- companhia
- kom-pahn-YEE-ah — Company; companionship or a business organization
- embora
- em-BOH-rah — Although; even though; conjunction of concession
- Deus
- DEH-oos — God; the supreme divine being
- sabe
- SAH-beh — Third person singular of saber; meaning 'knows'
- se
- seh — Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'oneself'
- fizessem
- fee-ZEH-seng — Imperfect subjunctive of fazer; 'they would make/do'
- haveria
- ah-veh-REE-ah — Conditional of haver; meaning 'there would be'
- bastante
- bash-TAHN-teh — Enough; quite a lot; sufficient amount
- delas
- DEH-lahz — Contraction of 'de elas'; meaning 'of them' (feminine)
- Prefiro
- preh-FEE-roo — First person singular of preferir; meaning 'I prefer'
- olhar
- ol-YAHR — To look at; to gaze upon something or someone
- para
- PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'towards'
- pessoas
- peh-SOH-ahz — People; human beings; plural of pessoa
- É
- eh — Third person singular of ser; meaning 'is'
- verdade
- ver-DAH-deh — Truth; that which is true or real
- parecem
- pah-REH-seng — Third person plural of parecer; meaning 'they seem'
- suficientemente
- soo-fee-syen-teh-MEN-teh — Sufficiently; adequately; to a sufficient degree
- satisfeitos
- sah-tish-FAY-toos — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation
- mas
- mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces contrast
- suponho
- soo-PON-yoo — First person singular of supor; meaning 'I suppose'
- estão
- esh-TOWN — Third person plural of estar; meaning 'they are'
- acostumados
- ah-kosh-too-MAH-doos — Accustomed; used to; habituated to something
- a
- ah — Preposition or article meaning 'to' or 'the'
- isso
- EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'
- Uma
- OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- pessoa
- peh-SOH-ah — Person; a human individual
- pode
- POH-deh — Third person singular of poder; meaning 'can' or 'may'
- acostumar
- ah-kosh-too-MAHR — To get used to; to become accustomed to something
- com
- kong — Preposition meaning 'with'
- qualquer
- kwahl-KEHR — Any; whatever; whichever one
- coisa
- KOY-zah — Thing; object or matter of any kind
- até
- ah-TEH — Preposition meaning 'until' or 'even'
- ser
- sehr — To be; infinitive of the verb 'ser'
- enforcada
- en-for-KAH-dah — Hanged; executed by hanging (feminine form)
- como
- KOH-moo — As; like; how; conjunction of comparison
- disse
- DEE-seh — Past tense of dizer; meaning 'said' or 'told'
- o
- oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- irlandês
- eer-lahn-DESH — Irishman; person from Ireland
- Com
- kong — Preposition meaning 'with'
- senhora
- sen-YOH-rah — Woman; Mrs.; polite term of address for a woman
- saiu
- sah-YOO — Third person singular past of sair; meaning 'left' or 'went out'
- da
- dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; meaning 'from the' (feminine)
- viela
- vee-EH-lah — Alley; narrow passageway between buildings
- entrou
- en-TROH — Third person singular past of entrar; meaning 'entered'
- no
- noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; meaning 'in the' (masculine)
- quintal
- keen-TAHL — Backyard; garden area behind a house
- Verde
- VEHR-deh — Green; the color green
- Muito
- MWEE-too — Very; much; a lot; great quantity or degree
- verde
- VEHR-deh — Green; the color of plants and grass
- arrumado
- ah-hoo-MAH-doo — Tidy; neat; well-organized in appearance
- bem
- beng — Well; adverb indicating good quality or manner
- cuidado
- kwee-DAH-doo — Care; caution; well-maintained or looked after
- era
- EH-rah — Third person singular imperfect of ser; meaning 'was'
- aquele
- ah-KEH-leh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' (masculine)
- ladeado
- lah-deh-AH-doo — Flanked; bordered on both sides by something
- lado
- LAH-doo — Side; one of two opposite surfaces or directions
- por
- pohr — Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'
- grandes
- GRAHN-desh — Large; big; great in size or importance
- salgueiros
- sahl-GAY-roos — Willow trees; plural of salgueiro
- do
- doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; meaning 'of the' (masculine)
- outro
- OH-troo — Other; another; different one
- severos
- seh-VEH-roos — Severe; stern; strict in appearance or manner
- via
- VEE-ah — Saw; imperfect tense of ver; meaning 'could see'
- nem
- neng — Neither; nor; not even
- graveto
- grah-VEH-too — Small twig or stick fallen from a tree
- uma
- OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- pedra
- PEH-drah — Stone; rock; a piece of mineral matter
- fora
- FOH-rah — Outside; out of place; beyond a boundary
- lugar
- loo-GAHR — Place; location; position of something
- pois
- poysh — Because; for; since; causal conjunction
- teria
- teh-REE-ah — Conditional of ter; meaning 'would have'
- notado
- noo-TAH-doo — Noticed; past participle of notar
- houvesse
- oh-VEH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of haver; meaning 'there were'
- Em
- eng — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- particular
- par-tee-koo-LAHR — Particular; specific; private; in this specific case
- ela
- EH-lah — Third person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'
- opinião
- oh-peen-YOW — Opinion; personal view or judgment on a matter
- varria
- vah-HEE-ah — Imperfect of varrer; meaning 'used to sweep'
- tanta
- TAHN-tah — So much; such a great amount (feminine form)
- frequência
- freh-KWEN-syah — Frequency; how often something happens
- quanto
- KWAHN-too — As much as; how much; relative quantity
- sua
- SOO-ah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'
- casa
- KAH-zah — House; home; place where one lives
- Poder-se-ia
- poo-DEHR-seh-EE-ah — One could; impersonal conditional expressing possibility
- comer
- koo-MEHR — To eat; to consume food
- refeição
- heh-fay-SOWN — Meal; an instance of eating food
- chão
- shown — Floor; ground; the surface beneath one's feet
- sem
- seng — Without; lacking something
- ultrapassar
- ool-trah-pah-SAHR — To surpass; to exceed; to go beyond a limit
- pitada
- pee-TAH-dah — Pinch; a small amount of something (like salt)
- sujeira
- soo-ZHAY-rah — Dirt; filth; uncleanliness
- A
- ah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- bateu
- bah-TEH-oo — Past tense of bater; meaning 'knocked' or 'hit'
- firmeza
- feer-MEH-zah — Firmness; steadiness; resolute determination
- à
- ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; meaning 'at the' (feminine)
- porta
- POHR-tah — Door; entrance to a building or room
- cozinha
- koo-ZEEN-yah — Kitchen; room where food is prepared
- quando
- KWAHN-doo — When; at the time that something happens
- foi
- foy — Past tense of ir or ser; meaning 'went' or 'was'
- convidada
- kon-vee-DAH-dah — Invited; asked to come in (feminine form)
- fazê-lo
- fah-ZEH-loo — To do it; infinitive with object pronoun attached
- aposento
- ah-poo-ZEN-too — Room; chamber; a private room in a house
- alegre
- ah-LEH-greh — Cheerful; happy; bright and lively in mood
- ou
- oh — Conjunction meaning 'or'; presenting an alternative
- sido
- SEE-doo — Past participle of ser; meaning 'been'
- fosse
- FOH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of ser or ir; meaning 'were' or 'went'
- limpa
- LEEM-pah — Clean; free of dirt or mess (feminine form)
- ponto
- PON-too — Point; degree; to the point of something
- lhe
- lyeh — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him', 'to her', 'to you'
- dar
- dahr — To give; to provide something to someone
- algo
- AHL-goo — Something; some unspecified thing
- aparência
- ah-pah-REN-syah — Appearance; outward look or impression
- sala
- SAH-lah — Room; living room or parlor in a house
- visitas
- vee-ZEE-tahz — Visits; guests; a room for receiving visitors
- inutilizada
- ee-noo-tee-lee-ZAH-dah — Unused; left without use or purpose
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