Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 8

English → Pt CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

And whatever happened either in your country or in ours, or in any other region of which we are informed--if any action which is noble or great, or in any other way remarkable has taken place, all that has been written down of old, and is preserved in our temples; whereas you and other nations are just being provided with letters and the other things which States require;

E tudo o que aconteceu no vosso país ou no nosso, ou em qualquer outra região de que tenhamos conhecimento -- se alguma ação que seja nobre ou grandiosa, ou de qualquer outra forma notável teve lugar, tudo isso foi registrado desde a antiguidade e está preservado em nossos templos; ao passo que vós e outras nações estais apenas a ser dotados de letras e das outras coisas que os Estados necessitam;

and then, at the usual period, the stream from heaven descends like a pestilence, and leaves only those of you who are destitute of letters and education; and thus you have to begin all over again as children, and know nothing of what happened in ancient times, either among us or among yourselves.

e então, no período habitual, a corrente dos céus desce como uma pestilência, e deixa apenas aqueles dentre vós que estão desprovidos de letras e instrução; e assim tendes de recomeçar tudo do início como crianças, e não sabeis nada do que aconteceu nos tempos antigos, nem entre nós nem entre vós mesmos.

As for those genealogies of yours which you have recounted to us, Solon, they are no better than the tales of children;

Quanto a essas genealogias vossas que nos recontastes, Sólon, elas não são melhores do que histórias de crianças;

for, in the first place, you remember one deluge only, whereas there were many of them;

pois, em primeiro lugar, vós vos recordais de apenas um dilúvio, ao passo que houve muitos deles;

and, in the next place, you do not know that there dwelt in your land the fairest and noblest race of men which ever lived, of whom you and your whole city are but a seed or remnant.

e, em segundo lugar, não sabeis que habitou na vossa terra a mais bela e nobre raça de homens que jamais existiu, da qual vós e toda a vossa cidade não sois senão uma semente ou remanescente.

And this was unknown to you, because for many generations the survivors of that destruction died and made no sign.

E isso vos era desconhecido, porque durante muitas gerações os sobreviventes daquela destruição morreram sem deixar qualquer sinal.

Vocabulary

tudo: TOO-doo — Everything, all things without exception.
que: keh — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'.
aconteceu: ah-kon-teh-SEW — Past tense of 'acontecer'; something happened or occurred.
no: noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
vosso: VOH-soo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (plural, formal).
país: pah-EES — Country, a nation with its own government and territory.
ou: oh — Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting an alternative.
nosso: NOH-soo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'our', belonging to us.
em: eng — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
qualquer: kwahl-KEHR — Any, whichever; referring to any item without specification.
outra: OH-trah — Feminine form of 'other' or 'another'.
região: heh-zhee-OW — Region, a defined geographic or administrative area.
tenhamos: teh-NYAH-mooz — Subjunctive form of 'ter'; that we may have knowledge.
conhecimento: koh-nyeh-see-MEN-too — Knowledge, awareness or understanding of a subject.
se: seh — Conditional conjunction meaning 'if'; also reflexive pronoun.
alguma: ahl-GOO-mah — Feminine indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'.
ação: ah-SOW — Action, the process of doing something meaningful.
seja: SEH-zhah — Subjunctive of 'ser'; meaning 'be' or 'whether it be'.
nobre: NOH-breh — Noble, distinguished by high moral qualities or rank.
grandiosa: gran-dee-OH-zah — Grandiose, impressively large, magnificent, or ambitious.
forma: FOR-mah — Form, shape, or manner in which something exists.
notável: noh-TAH-vehl — Notable, remarkable, worthy of attention or recognition.
teve: TEH-veh — Past tense of 'ter'; he/she/it had or took place.
lugar: loo-GAR — Place, a particular position or location in space.
isso: EE-soo — That, referring to something previously mentioned or nearby.
foi: foy — Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'; was, or went.
registrado: heh-zhees-TRAH-doo — Recorded, documented in writing for future reference.
desde: DEZ-deh — Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from' a point in time.
antiguidade: an-tee-gwee-DAH-deh — Antiquity, the ancient past, especially classical civilizations.
está: esh-TAH — Third person singular of 'estar'; is, currently exists.
preservado: preh-zehr-VAH-doo — Preserved, kept safe and intact over a long time.
nossos: NOH-sooz — Plural possessive pronoun meaning 'our', belonging to us.
templos: TEM-plooz — Temples, sacred buildings dedicated to worship or deities.
ao: ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'.
passo: PAH-soo — Step or pace; used in 'ao passo que' meaning 'whereas'.
vós: vohsh — Second person plural pronoun meaning 'you all' (formal).
outras: OH-trahsh — Feminine plural of 'other'; other people or things.
nações: nah-SOYNSH — Nations, plural of 'nação'; countries or peoples.
estais: esh-TАЙSH — Second person plural of 'estar'; you all are (formal).
apenas: ah-PEH-nahsh — Only, just, merely; limiting the scope of a statement.
ser: sehr — Infinitive of 'to be'; fundamental verb of existence.
dotados: doh-TAH-dooz — Endowed or gifted, having been provided with something.
letras: LEH-trahsh — Letters of the alphabet; also writing or literature.
das: dahsh — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the' (feminine plural).
coisas: KOY-zahsh — Things, objects or matters of any kind.
Estados: esh-TAH-dooz — States, organized political communities or governments.
necessitam: neh-seh-SEE-tang — They need or require something essential for functioning.
então: en-TOW — Then, at that time, or therefore as a consequence.
período: peh-REE-oh-doo — Period, a distinct interval or span of time.
habitual: ah-bee-choo-AHL — Habitual, customary, done regularly or by habit.
corrente: koh-HEN-teh — Current, flowing or presently occurring; also a stream.
dos: dooz — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the' (masculine plural).
céus: SEH-oosh — Heavens or skies; plural of 'céu', referring to the sky.
desce: DEH-seh — Descends, comes down from a higher to lower position.
como: KOH-moo — As, like, or how; used for comparison or manner.
pestilência: pesh-tee-LEN-syah — Pestilence, a deadly and widespread infectious disease.
deixa: DAY-shah — Leaves, allows, or lets; third person of 'deixar'.
aqueles: ah-KEH-lesh — Those, plural demonstrative pronoun referring to distant people.
dentre: DEN-treh — Among or from within a group of people or things.
desprovidos: desh-proh-VEE-dooz — Deprived or devoid, lacking something necessary or important.
instrução: een-stroo-SOW — Instruction, education, or formal teaching imparted to learners.
assim: ah-SEENG — Thus, so, in this way; indicating manner or consequence.
tendes: TEN-desh — Second person plural of 'ter'; you all have (formal).
recomeçar: heh-koh-meh-SAR — To start over, begin again from the very beginning.
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'from the' or 'of the'.
início: ee-NEE-syoo — Beginning, the starting point of something.
crianças: kree-AN-sahsh — Children, young human beings not yet grown up.
não: now — No or not; primary word for negation in Portuguese.
sabeis: sah-BAYSH — Second person plural of 'saber'; you all know (formal).
nada: NAH-dah — Nothing, not anything; complete absence of something.
nos: nooz — In the, or us; unstressed pronoun or preposition contraction.
tempos: TEM-pooz — Times, plural of 'tempo'; referring to historical periods.
antigos: an-TEE-gooz — Ancient, old; referring to times long past.
nem: neng — Nor, neither; used to connect two negative statements.
entre: EN-treh — Between or among; indicating a position or relation.
nós: nohsh — We or us; first person plural personal pronoun.
mesmos: MEZ-mooz — Ourselves or same; emphatic or reflexive pronoun form.
Quanto: KWAN-too — How much, how many; used in questions or exclamations.
essas: EH-sahsh — Those, feminine plural demonstrative pronoun near the listener.
genealogias: zheh-neh-ah-loh-ZHEE-ahsh — Genealogies, recorded histories tracing lines of descent.
vossas: VOH-sahsh — Feminine plural possessive meaning 'your' (formal plural).
recontastes: heh-kon-TAHSH-tesh — You recounted or narrated, told again in detail (formal plural).
elas: EH-lahsh — They, feminine third person plural personal pronoun.
são: sow — Third person plural of 'ser'; they are.
melhores: meh-LYOH-resh — Better or best; comparative/superlative plural of 'bom'.
histórias: ees-TOH-ree-ahsh — Stories or histories; accounts of past events or narratives.
pois: poysh — Because, for, since; explaining a reason or cause.
primeiro: pree-MAY-roo — First, the one that comes before all others.
vos: voosh — You (plural, formal); unstressed object pronoun form.
recordais: heh-kor-DAYSH — You recall or remember (second person plural formal).
dilúvio: dee-LOO-vyoo — Flood, a great deluge covering land with water.
houve: OH-veh — Past tense of 'haver'; there was, there occurred.
muitos: MWEE-tooz — Many, a large number of people or things.
deles: DEH-lesh — Of them, masculine plural possessive/prepositional pronoun.
segundo: seh-GOON-doo — Second, the ordinal number following first; also 'according to'.
habitou: ah-bee-TOH — Inhabited, lived in or dwelled in a specific place.
na: nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the' (feminine).
vossa: VOH-sah — Your, feminine singular formal possessive pronoun.
terra: TEH-hah — Land, earth, ground, or a territory.
mais: mahysh — More, most; used for comparisons or emphasis.
bela: BEH-lah — Beautiful, lovely; feminine form of the adjective 'belo'.
raça: HAH-sah — Race or breed; a group sharing common heritage or traits.
homens: OH-mengsh — Men, plural of 'homem'; adult male human beings.
jamais: zhah-MAHYSH — Never, ever; a strong negative referring to any time.
existiu: ee-zeesh-TYOO — Existed, was present or real at some point in time.
da: dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the' (feminine).
qual: kwahl — Which, that; relative pronoun used for specification.
toda: TOH-dah — All, entire, whole; feminine singular form of 'todo'.
cidade: see-DAH-deh — City, a large and permanent human settlement.
sois: soysh — Second person plural of 'ser'; you all are (formal).
senão: seh-NOW — But rather, except, otherwise; used to contrast or correct.
semente: seh-MEN-teh — Seed, the origin or remnant from which something grows.
remanescente: heh-mah-neh-SEN-teh — Remnant, remaining survivor or leftover portion of something.
era: EH-rah — Was, past imperfect of 'ser'; also an era or age.
desconhecido: desh-koh-nyeh-SEE-doo — Unknown, unfamiliar, not recognized or identified.
porque: por-KEH — Because, since; explaining the reason for something.
durante: doo-RAN-teh — During, throughout a period of time.
muitas: MWEE-tahsh — Many, a large number; feminine plural of 'muito'.
gerações: zheh-rah-SOYNSH — Generations, successive groups of people born around the same time.
sobreviventes: soh-breh-vee-VEN-tesh — Survivors, people who remain alive after a disaster.
daquela: dah-KEH-lah — Of that, contraction of 'de' and 'aquela' (feminine).
destruição: desh-troo-ee-SOW — Destruction, the act of ruining or demolishing completely.
morreram: moh-HEH-rang — They died, past tense of 'morrer'; ceased to live.
sem: seng — Without, lacking; preposition indicating absence of something.
deixar: day-SHAR — To leave behind, allow, or let something remain.
sinal: see-NAHL — Sign, signal, or trace left behind as evidence.

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