Anne of Green Gables — Page 7
Rachel, in spite of--or perhaps because of--their dissimilarity.
Rachel, apesar de--ou talvez por causa de--sua dessemelhança.
Marilla was a tall, thin woman, with angles and without curves; her dark hair showed some gray streaks and was always twisted up in a hard little knot behind with two wire hairpins stuck aggressively through it.
Marilla era uma mulher alta e magra, com ângulos e sem curvas; seu cabelo escuro mostrava alguns fios grisalhos e estava sempre enrolado num coque duro e pequeno atrás, com dois grampos de arame fincados agressivamente nele.
She looked like a woman of narrow experience and rigid conscience, which she was; but there was a saving something about her mouth which, if it had been ever so slightly developed, might have been considered indicative of a sense of humor.
Ela parecia uma mulher de experiência limitada e consciência rígida, o que de fato era; mas havia algo redentor em sua boca que, se tivesse sido um pouco mais desenvolvido, poderia ter sido considerado indicativo de senso de humor.
"We're all pretty well," said Mrs. Rachel. "I was kind of afraid _you_ weren't, though, when I saw Matthew starting off today. I thought maybe he was going to the doctor's."
"Estamos todos muito bem", disse a Sra. Rachel. "Eu estava um pouco com medo de que _você_ não estivesse, porém, quando vi Matthew saindo hoje. Pensei que talvez ele fosse ao médico."
Marilla's lips twitched understandingly. She had expected Mrs. Rachel up; she had known that the sight of Matthew jaunting off so unaccountably would be too much for her neighbor's curiosity.
Os lábios de Marilla se contraíram com compreensão. Ela esperava a Sra. Rachel; ela sabia que a visão de Matthew partindo de forma tão inexplicável seria demais para a curiosidade de sua vizinha.
"Oh, no, I'm quite well although I had a bad headache yesterday," she said. "Matthew went to Bright River. We're getting a little boy from an orphan asylum in Nova Scotia and he's coming on the train tonight."
"Oh, não, estou muito bem, embora eu tenha tido uma forte dor de cabeça ontem", disse ela. "Matthew foi a Bright River. Vamos buscar um menino de um orfanato na Nova Escócia e ele chega de trem esta noite."
If Marilla had said that Matthew had gone to Bright River to meet a kangaroo from Australia Mrs. Rachel could not have been more astonished.
Se Marilla tivesse dito que Matthew havia ido a Bright River encontrar um canguru da Austrália, a Sra. Rachel não poderia ter ficado mais espantada.
She was actually stricken dumb for five seconds. It was unsupposable that Marilla was making fun of her, but Mrs. Rachel was almost forced to suppose it.
Ela ficou verdadeiramente emudecida por cinco segundos. Era inconcebível que Marilla estivesse zombando dela, mas a Sra. Rachel foi quase obrigada a supor isso.
"Are you in earnest, Marilla?
"Você está falando sério, Marilla?
Vocabulary
- apesar
- Despite, in spite of something
- de
- Of, from; a very common preposition
- ou
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative
- talvez
- Maybe, perhaps; expresses uncertainty or possibility
- por
- By, for, through; a common preposition
- causa
- Cause, reason; what produces an effect
- sua
- His, her, your, its; possessive pronoun
- dessemelhança
- Dissimilarity, unlikeness between two things
- era
- Was; past imperfect tense of 'ser' (to be)
- uma
- A, an; indefinite article, feminine form
- mulher
- Woman; adult female person
- alta
- Tall, high; describing height or stature
- e
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- magra
- Thin, slim; describing a slender body type
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- ângulos
- Angles, sharp corners; geometric or physical edges
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- curvas
- Curves, bends; rounded shapes or contours
- seu
- His, her, your, its; possessive pronoun masculine
- cabelo
- Hair; strands growing on a person's head
- escuro
- Dark, dim; lacking light or of dark color
- mostrava
- Showed, was showing; past imperfect of 'mostrar'
- alguns
- Some, a few; indefinite quantity, masculine plural
- fios
- Threads, strands, wires; thin filaments
- grisalhos
- Gray, graying; describing hair turning gray
- estava
- Was; past imperfect tense of 'estar' (to be)
- sempre
- Always, ever; at all times without exception
- enrolado
- Rolled up, coiled; wrapped or twisted together
- num
- In a, in an; contraction of 'em' and 'um'
- coque
- Bun; hairstyle with hair twisted into a knot
- duro
- Hard, tough, rigid; not soft or flexible
- pequeno
- Small, little; of lesser size or extent
- atrás
- Behind, at the back; in a rear position
- dois
- Two; the number 2, masculine form
- grampos
- Hairpins, clips, staples; fastening devices
- arame
- Wire; thin metal strand or thread
- fincados
- Stuck in, driven in; firmly inserted or planted
- agressivamente
- Aggressively; in a forceful or hostile manner
- nele
- In it, in him; contraction of 'em' and 'ele'
- Ela
- She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- parecia
- Seemed, appeared; past imperfect of 'parecer'
- experiência
- Experience; knowledge gained through practice or events
- limitada
- Limited, restricted; not extensive or broad
- consciência
- Conscience, consciousness; moral sense or awareness
- rígida
- Rigid, strict, stiff; inflexible in manner or form
- o
- The; definite article, masculine singular form
- que
- That, which, what; relative or interrogative pronoun
- fato
- Fact; something known to be true or real
- mas
- But; conjunction introducing a contrast or exception
- havia
- There was, had; past imperfect of 'haver'
- algo
- Something; an unspecified or indefinite thing
- redentor
- Redeeming, redemptive; saving or compensating quality
- em
- In, at, on; common preposition of location
- boca
- Mouth; opening in the face used for speaking and eating
- se
- If, oneself; reflexive pronoun or conjunction
- tivesse
- Had (subjunctive); past subjunctive of 'ter'
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser' (to be)
- um
- A, one; indefinite article or number, masculine
- pouco
- A little, a bit; small amount or degree
- mais
- More; greater in amount, degree, or extent
- desenvolvido
- Developed, cultivated; grown or shaped more fully
- poderia
- Could, would be able to; conditional of 'poder'
- ter
- To have; infinitive of the verb 'ter'
- considerado
- Considered, regarded; thought of in a certain way
- indicativo
- Indicative, suggestive; pointing to or hinting at something
- senso
- Sense; faculty or feeling of judgment or perception
- humor
- Humor; the quality of being funny or amusing
- Estamos
- We are; first-person plural of 'estar' present tense
- todos
- All, everyone; the whole group without exception
- muito
- Very, much, a lot; high degree or quantity
- bem
- Well, good; in a good or satisfactory manner
- disse
- Said; past tense of 'dizer' (to say)
- a
- The, to; feminine definite article or preposition
- Sra
- Mrs., Ms.; abbreviated title for a woman
- Eu
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- medo
- Fear, dread; feeling of anxiety about danger
- _você_
- You; second-person singular pronoun, emphasized form
- não
- No, not; negation word in Portuguese
- estivesse
- Were (subjunctive); past subjunctive of 'estar'
- porém
- However, but, yet; adversative conjunction for contrast
- quando
- When; conjunction or adverb referring to time
- vi
- I saw; past tense of 'ver' (to see)
- saindo
- Leaving, going out; present participle of 'sair'
- hoje
- Today; on the current day
- Pensei
- I thought; past tense of 'pensar' (to think)
- ele
- He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- fosse
- Were going, went (subjunctive); past subjunctive of 'ir'
- ao
- To the; contraction of preposition 'a' and article 'o'
- médico
- Doctor, physician; medical professional who treats patients
- Os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- lábios
- Lips; the fleshy parts around the mouth
- contraíram
- Contracted, tightened; past tense of 'contrair'
- compreensão
- Understanding, comprehension; ability to grasp meaning
- esperava
- Expected, waited; past imperfect of 'esperar'
- ela
- She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- sabia
- Knew; past imperfect of 'saber' (to know)
- visão
- Vision, sight; act of seeing or a sight observed
- partindo
- Leaving, departing; present participle of 'partir'
- forma
- Form, way, manner; shape or method of doing something
- tão
- So, such, as; degree adverb indicating intensity
- inexplicável
- Inexplicable, unexplainable; impossible to explain or understand
- seria
- Would be; conditional tense of 'ser' (to be)
- demais
- Too much, excessive; beyond what is acceptable
- para
- For, to, toward; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- curiosidade
- Curiosity; desire to know or learn about something
- vizinha
- Neighbor (female); a woman living nearby
- estou
- I am; first-person singular present of 'estar'
- embora
- Although, even though; conjunction expressing concession
- tenha
- Have (subjunctive); present subjunctive of 'ter'
- tido
- Had; past participle of 'ter' (to have)
- forte
- Strong, intense; having great force or intensity
- dor
- Pain, ache; physical or emotional discomfort
- cabeça
- Head; the upper part of the human body
- ontem
- Yesterday; the day before today
- foi
- Went, was; past tense of 'ir' or 'ser'
- Vamos
- Let's go, we are going; first-person plural of 'ir'
- buscar
- To fetch, to pick up, to look for something
- menino
- Boy, young male child
- orfanato
- Orphanage; institution that houses and cares for orphans
- na
- In the, at the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'
- Nova
- New; feminine adjective, part of place name Nova Escócia
- Escócia
- Scotland; country in northern Britain, or Nova Escócia (Nova Scotia)
- chega
- Arrives, reaches; third-person singular present of 'chegar'
- trem
- Train; railway vehicle for passenger or freight transport
- esta
- This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun, feminine form
- noite
- Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- dito
- Said, told; past participle of 'dizer' (to say)
- ido
- Gone; past participle of 'ir' (to go)
- encontrar
- To find, to meet, to encounter someone or something
- canguru
- Kangaroo; large marsupial animal native to Australia
- da
- Of the, from the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- ficado
- Stayed, remained; past participle of 'ficar'
- espantada
- Astonished, startled; frightened or surprised by something unexpected
- ficou
- Stayed, became; past tense of 'ficar'
- verdadeiramente
- Truly, genuinely; in a sincere or real manner
- emudecida
- Silenced, struck dumb; rendered unable to speak
- cinco
- Five; the number 5
- segundos
- Seconds; units of time, or second in order
- Era
- It was; past imperfect of 'ser' (to be)
- inconcebível
- Inconceivable, unthinkable; impossible to imagine or believe
- zombando
- Mocking, jeering; making fun of someone
- dela
- Of her, her; contraction of 'de' and 'ela'
- quase
- Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite
- obrigada
- Forced, compelled; or 'thank you' in feminine form
- supor
- To suppose, to assume; to consider something as true
- isso
- That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
- Você
- You; second-person singular pronoun in Brazilian Portuguese
- está
- Is, are; third-person singular present of 'estar'
- falando
- Speaking, talking; present participle of 'falar'
- sério
- Serious, earnest; not joking or trivial
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