Beyond Good and Evil — Page 1

Vocabulary

Produzido

pro-doo-ZEE-doo — Produced; created or manufactured by someone

por

por — By or for; common preposition in Portuguese

e

ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction in Portuguese

a

ah — The; feminine definite article in Portuguese

Equipe

eh-KEE-pee — Team; a group working together on a task

de

dee — Of or from; very common Portuguese preposition

Revisão

heh-vee-ZOW — Revision; process of reviewing and correcting text

Distribuída

dees-tree-boo-EE-dah — Distributed; spread out among multiple parties or places

Online

on-LY-nee — Online; connected to or available via the internet

ALÉM

ah-LEHM — Beyond; on the other side or further than

DO

doo — Of the; masculine contraction of de + o

BEM

beng — Good; moral goodness or wellbeing

E

ee — And; coordinating conjunction linking words or phrases

MAL

mal — Evil or bad; moral wrongness or harm

Por

por — By; indicating authorship or agency

Traduzido

trah-doo-ZEE-doo — Translated; converted text from one language to another

NOTA

NO-tah — Note; brief explanatory comment or annotation

TRANSCRITOR

trans-kree-TOR — Transcriber; person who transcribes or prepares text

SOBRE

SO-bree — About or over; preposition indicating subject matter

ESTA

ES-tah — This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

EDIÇÃO

eh-dee-SOW — Edition; a particular version of a published work

EM

eng — In or at; common Portuguese preposition of location

E-TEXTO

ee-TEKS-too — E-text; digitized electronic version of a written text

O

oo — The; masculine definite article in Portuguese

seguinte

seh-GEEN-chee — Following; the next or subsequent item mentioned

é

eh — Is; third person singular of verb ser/estar

uma

OO-mah — A or an; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese

reimpressão

hay-eem-preh-SOW — Reprint; a new printing of a previously published work

da

dah — Of the; feminine contraction of de + a

tradução

trah-doo-SOW — Translation; text converted from one language to another

do

doo — Of the; masculine contraction of de + o

alemão

ah-leh-MOW — German; relating to Germany or its language

para

PAH-rah — For or to; preposition indicating direction or purpose

o

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

inglês

een-GLEHS — English; relating to England or its language

Além

ah-LEHM — Beyond; past a certain limit or boundary

Bem

beng — Good; moral good or benefit

Mal

mal — Evil; moral wrongness or harm

conforme

kon-FOR-mee — As or according to; in accordance with something

publicado

poo-blee-KAH-doo — Published; made available to the public in print

em

eng — In; preposition indicating place or time

As

as — The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese

Obras

O-bras — Works; creative or literary productions of an author

Completas

kom-PLEH-tas — Complete; full and entire, nothing left out

Algumas

al-GOO-mas — Some; an unspecified number of things or people

adaptações

ah-dap-tah-SOYNS — Adaptations; modifications made to suit a new format

texto

TEKS-too — Text; written words forming a document or passage

original

o-ree-zhee-NAL — Original; the first or earliest version of something

foram

FO-rang — Were; third person plural past tense of ser/estar

feitas

FAY-tas — Made or done; feminine plural past participle of fazer

formatá-lo

for-mah-TAH-loo — To format it; to arrange text in a specific layout

e-texto

ee-TEKS-too — E-text; electronic digital version of a written work

palavras

pah-LAH-vras — Words; individual units of language in written text

itálico

ee-TAH-lee-koo — Italic; slanted typeface used for emphasis in text

no

noo — In the; masculine contraction of em + o

livro

LEE-vroo — Book; a written or printed literary publication

aparecem

ah-pah-REH-seng — Appear; they show up or become visible in text

maiúsculas

my-OOS-koo-las — Capital letters; uppercase letters used in writing

neste

NES-chee — In this; masculine contraction of em + este

exceto

es-SEH-too — Except; excluding a particular item or case

maioria

my-o-REE-ah — Majority; the greater part or number of something

das

das — Of the; feminine plural contraction of de + as

expressões

es-preh-SOYNS — Expressions; phrases or terms used in language

língua

LEEN-gwah — Language or tongue; a system of communication

estrangeira

es-tran-ZHAY-rah — Foreign; belonging to another country or language

que

kee — That or which; relative pronoun or conjunction

estavam

es-TAH-vang — Were; imperfect past tense of estar, they were

notas

NO-tas — Notes; brief explanatory remarks added to text

rodapé

ho-dah-PEH — Footnote; note placed at the bottom of a page

originais

o-ree-zhee-NAIS — Original; first or earliest versions, plural form

são

sow — Are; third person plural present tense of ser

colocadas

ko-lo-KAH-das — Placed; positioned or put in a specific location

entre

EN-tree — Between or among; indicating position amid things

colchetes

kol-SHEH-chees — Brackets; square punctuation marks used to enclose text

nos

nos — In the; masculine plural contraction of em + os

pontos

PON-tos — Points or places; specific locations within a text

onde

ON-dee — Where; relative adverb indicating place or location

citadas

see-TAH-das — Cited; referenced or quoted within a text

grafias

grah-FEE-as — Spellings; the way words are written or spelled

alteradas

al-teh-RAH-das — Altered; changed or modified from original form

grafados

grah-FAH-dos — Spelled or written; the way something is orthographically rendered

contendo

kon-TEN-doo — Containing; having something inside or within

as

as — The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese

letras

LEH-tras — Letters; individual characters of the alphabet

como

KO-moo — Like or as; conjunction or preposition of comparison

tiveram

chee-VEH-rang — Had; third person plural simple past of ter

essas

EH-sas — Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun

foi

foy — Was; third person singular simple past of ser

alterado

al-teh-RAH-doo — Altered; changed from one form to another

ÍNDICE

EEN-dee-see — Index or table of contents; list of topics covered

PREFÁCIO

preh-FAH-see-oo — Preface; introductory section written before main text

CAPÍTULO

kah-PEE-too-loo — Chapter; a main division of a book or text

PRECONCEITOS

preh-kon-SAY-tos — Prejudices; preconceived biases or unfounded opinions

DOS

dos — Of the; masculine plural contraction of de + os

FILÓSOFOS

fee-LO-zo-fos — Philosophers; people who study fundamental questions of existence

ESPÍRITO

es-PEE-ree-too — Spirit or mind; the non-physical aspect of a person

LIVRE

LEE-vree — Free; not constrained, independent in thought or action

HUMOR

oo-MOR — Humor or mood; sense of comedy or state of mind

RELIGIOSO

heh-lee-zhee-O-zoo — Religious; relating to religion or spiritual belief

APOTEGMAS

ah-po-TEG-mas — Apothegms; brief witty instructive sayings or maxims

INTERLÚDIOS

een-ter-LOO-dee-os — Interludes; short pieces inserted between main sections

A

ah — The; feminine singular definite article in Portuguese

HISTÓRIA

ees-TO-ree-ah — History; the study or record of past events

NATURAL

nah-too-RAL — Natural; existing in or produced by nature itself

DA

dah — Of the; feminine contraction of de + a

MORAL

mo-RAL — Moral; relating to principles of right and wrong behavior

NÓS

nos — We or us; first person plural personal pronoun

OS

os — The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese

ERUDITOS

eh-roo-DEE-tos — Scholars; highly learned or educated people

NOSSAS

NO-sas — Our; feminine plural first person possessive adjective

VIRTUDES

veer-TOO-dees — Virtues; positive moral qualities or good character traits

POVOS

PO-vos — Peoples; distinct groups of people or nations

PAÍSES

pah-EE-zees — Countries; sovereign nations or territories of the world

QUE

kee — What or that; interrogative pronoun or conjunction

É

eh — Is; third person singular present tense of ser

NOBRE

NO-bree — Noble; having high moral qualities or aristocratic rank

ALTO

AL-too — High or tall; elevated in position or status

POEMA

po-EH-mah — Poem; a literary composition written in verse form

TRADUZIDO

trah-doo-ZEE-doo — Translated; converted from one language into another

POR

por — By; indicating the agent or means of something

SUPONDO

soo-PON-doo — Supposing; assuming something hypothetically to be true

Verdade

ver-DAH-dee — Truth; that which is true, real, or factual

seja

SEH-zhah — Be; subjunctive form of ser, used in hypotheticals

mulher

moo-LYEHR — Woman; an adult female human being

então

en-TOW — Then; at that time or as a consequence of something