Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 1

English → Pt CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK.

O PROPÓSITO DO LIVRO.

This book is an attempt to demonstrate several distinct and novel propositions.

Este livro é uma tentativa de demonstrar várias proposições distintas e novas.

These are:

Estas são:

1. That there once existed in the Atlantic Ocean, opposite the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, a large island, which was the remnant of an Atlantic continent, and known to the ancient world as Atlantis.

1. Que outrora existiu no Oceano Atlântico, em frente à foz do Mar Mediterrâneo, uma grande ilha, que era o remanescente de um continente atlântico, e conhecida pelo mundo antigo como Atlântida.

2. That the description of this island given by Plato is not, as has been long supposed, fable, but veritable history.

2. Que a descrição desta ilha feita por Platão não é, como se supôs por muito tempo, fábula, mas história verídica.

3. That Atlantis was the region where man first rose from a state of barbarism to civilization.

3. Que a Atlântida foi a região onde o homem pela primeira vez se elevou de um estado de barbárie à civilização.

4. That it became, in the course of ages, a populous and mighty nation, from whose overflowings the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, the Amazon, the Pacific coast of South America, the Mediterranean, the west coast of Europe and Africa, the Baltic, the Black Sea, and the Caspian were populated by civilized nations.

4. Que ela se tornou, no decurso dos séculos, uma nação populosa e poderosa, de cujos transbordamentos as costas do Golfo do México, o Rio Mississippi, o Amazonas, a costa do Pacífico da América do Sul, o Mediterrâneo, a costa ocidental da Europa e da África, o Báltico, o Mar Negro e o Cáspio foram povoados por nações civilizadas.

5. That it was the true Antediluvian world; the Garden of Eden; the Gardens of the Hesperides; the Elysian Fields; the Gardens of Alcinous; the Mesomphalos; the Olympos; the Asgard of the traditions of the ancient nations; representing a universal memory of a great land, where early mankind dwelt for ages in peace and happiness.

5. Que ela era o verdadeiro mundo Antediluviano; o Jardim do Éden; os Jardins das Hespérides; os Campos Elísios; os Jardins de Alcínoo; o Mesomphalos; o Olimpo; o Asgard das tradições das nações antigas; representando uma memória universal de uma grande terra, onde a humanidade primitiva habitou por séculos em paz e felicidade.

6. That the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Hindoos, and the Scandinavians were simply the kings, queens, and heroes of Atlantis; and the acts attributed to them in mythology are a confused recollection of real historical events.

6. Que os deuses e deusas dos antigos gregos, os fenícios, os hindus e os escandinavos eram simplesmente os reis, rainhas e heróis da Atlântida; e os atos a eles atribuídos na mitologia são uma recordação confusa de eventos históricos reais.

Vocabulary

PROPÓSITO: Purpose or intention behind an action.
DO: Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the'.
LIVRO: A book, a written or printed publication.
Este: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (masculine).
livro: A book, a written or printed publication.
é: Third-person singular present of 'ser', meaning 'is'.
uma: Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' (feminine singular).
tentativa: An attempt or effort to accomplish something.
de: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'to'.
demonstrar: To demonstrate or prove something clearly.
várias: Several or various (feminine plural form).
proposições: Propositions or statements put forward for consideration.
distintas: Distinct or different, clearly separate from others.
novas: New or novel (feminine plural adjective).
Estas: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' (feminine plural).
são: Third-person plural present of 'ser', meaning 'are'.
Que: Conjunction meaning 'that', introducing a clause.
outrora: Formerly or in times past; once upon a time.
existiu: Past tense of 'existir', meaning 'existed'.
no: Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
Oceano: Ocean, a vast body of saltwater covering Earth.
Atlântico: Atlantic, referring to the Atlantic Ocean.
em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
frente: Front; in front of something or someone.
à: Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'at the' (feminine).
foz: River mouth where it meets the sea.
Mar: Sea, a large body of saltwater.
Mediterrâneo: Mediterranean, referring to the Mediterranean Sea.
grande: Large or great in size or importance.
ilha: Island, a landmass surrounded by water.
era: Past imperfect of 'ser', meaning 'was' or 'used to be'.
remanescente: Remnant or remaining part of something larger.
continente: Continent, a large landmass on Earth's surface.
atlântico: Atlantic, relating to the Atlantic Ocean region.
conhecida: Known or recognized (feminine past participle).
pelo: Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the'.
mundo: World, the Earth and all its inhabitants.
antigo: Ancient or old, from a distant historical period.
descrição: Description, a detailed account of something.
desta: Contraction of 'de' and 'esta', meaning 'of this'.
feita: Made or done (feminine past participle of 'fazer').
por: Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'.
não: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
se: Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'oneself'.
supôs: Past tense of 'supor', meaning 'supposed' or 'assumed'.
muito: Very or much, indicating a large degree.
tempo: Time or weather, a fundamental concept of duration.
fábula: Fable or myth, a fictional or legendary story.
mas: Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast.
história: History or story, a narrative of past events.
verídica: True or truthful, based on real facts.
foi: Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir', meaning 'was' or 'went'.
região: Region or area, a defined geographic territory.
onde: Where, a relative or interrogative adverb of place.
homem: Man or human being in general.
pela: Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'by the' (feminine).
primeira: First (feminine), indicating priority in order.
vez: Time or instance, as in 'first time'.
elevou: Past tense of 'elevar', meaning 'elevated' or 'raised'.
estado: State or condition of being; also a political state.
barbárie: Barbarism, a primitive or uncivilized state of existence.
civilização: Civilization, an advanced organized human society.
ela: She or it (feminine third-person singular pronoun).
tornou: Past tense of 'tornar', meaning 'became' or 'turned into'.
decurso: Course or passage, especially of time.
dos: Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the' (masculine plural).
séculos: Centuries, periods of one hundred years each.
nação: Nation, a sovereign country with shared identity.
populosa: Populous, densely populated with many inhabitants.
poderosa: Powerful or mighty (feminine adjective).
cujos: Whose (masculine plural relative possessive pronoun).
transbordamentos: Overflows or outpourings beyond original boundaries.
costas: Coasts or shores of a sea or ocean.
Golfo: Gulf, a large inlet of the sea into land.
Rio: River, a large natural stream of water.
costa: Coast, the land along the edge of a sea.
Pacífico: Pacific, referring to the Pacific Ocean.
Sul: South, a cardinal direction or geographic region.
ocidental: Western, relating to the west geographic direction.
Báltico: Baltic, referring to the Baltic Sea in Europe.
Negro: Black Sea, an inland sea between Europe and Asia.
Cáspio: Caspian, referring to the Caspian Sea.
foram: Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir', meaning 'were' or 'went'.
povoados: Populated or settled (masculine plural past participle).
nações: Nations, sovereign countries or peoples with shared identity.
civilizadas: Civilized, having advanced culture and organization (feminine plural).
verdadeiro: True or genuine, authentic and not false.
Antediluviano: Antediluvian, relating to the period before Noah's flood.
Jardim: Garden, a cultivated outdoor space with plants.
Jardins: Gardens (plural), cultivated outdoor spaces with plants.
das: Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the' (feminine plural).
Campos: Fields or open plains; also 'Elysian Fields' in mythology.
tradições: Traditions, customs passed down through generations.
antigas: Ancient or old (feminine plural adjective).
representando: Representing or depicting something (present participle).
memória: Memory, the ability to recall past events or knowledge.
universal: Universal, applying to all people or things everywhere.
terra: Earth, land, or ground; also the planet Earth.
humanidade: Humanity, all human beings collectively as a species.
primitiva: Primitive, relating to an early or ancient stage.
habitou: Past tense of 'habitar', meaning 'inhabited' or 'lived in'.
paz: Peace, a state of tranquility and absence of conflict.
felicidade: Happiness or bliss, a state of joy and contentment.
deuses: Gods (masculine plural), divine supernatural beings.
deusas: Goddesses (feminine plural), female divine supernatural beings.
antigos: Ancient or old (masculine plural adjective).
gregos: Greeks, people or things relating to ancient Greece.
hindus: Hindus, followers of Hinduism or people from India.
escandinavos: Scandinavians, people from the Nordic countries of Europe.
eram: Past imperfect of 'ser', meaning 'were' or 'used to be'.
simplesmente: Simply or merely, in a plain straightforward manner.
reis: Kings (plural), male monarchs ruling a kingdom.
rainhas: Queens (plural), female monarchs or kings' consorts.
heróis: Heroes (plural), people of great courage or noble deeds.
atos: Acts or actions, things done or performed.
eles: They (masculine plural third-person pronoun).
atribuídos: Attributed or assigned (masculine plural past participle).
na: Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the' (feminine).
mitologia: Mythology, a collection of traditional myths and legends.
recordação: Recollection or memory of past events.
confusa: Confused or muddled (feminine adjective).
eventos: Events, occurrences or happenings at a specific time.
históricos: Historical, relating to real documented past events.
reais: Real or royal (plural adjective), genuine and actual.

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