Bleak House — Page 3

Vocabulary

Mas

mahss — Conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast ideas.

como

KOH-moo — Word meaning 'how' or 'as/like.'

é

eh — Third person singular of 'ser/estar,' meaning 'is.'

salutar

sah-loo-TAR — Adjective meaning healthy, beneficial, or wholesome.

que

keh — Versatile word meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'what.'

o

oo — Definite masculine singular article meaning 'the.'

público

POO-blee-koo — Noun or adjective meaning 'public' or 'audience.'

saiba

SAI-bah — Subjunctive form of 'saber,' meaning 'may know.'

tem

teng — Third person singular of 'ter,' meaning 'has.'

sido

SEE-doo — Past participle of 'ser,' meaning 'been.'

feito

FAY-too — Past participle of 'fazer,' meaning 'done' or 'made.'

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'even.'

está

esh-TAH — Third person singular of 'estar,' meaning 'is' (state).

sendo

SEN-doo — Gerund of 'ser,' meaning 'being.'

nesta

NESS-tah — Contraction of 'em' and 'esta,' meaning 'in this.'

conexão

koh-neh-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'connection' or 'link.'

menciono

men-see-OH-noo — First person singular of 'mencionar,' meaning 'I mention.'

tudo

TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all.'

exposto

esh-POHSS-too — Past participle of 'expor,' meaning 'exposed' or 'presented.'

nestas

NESS-tahss — Contraction of 'em' and 'estas,' meaning 'in these.'

páginas

PAH-zhee-nahss — Plural noun meaning 'pages.'

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o,' meaning 'to the.'

Tribunal

tree-boo-NOW — Noun meaning 'court' or 'tribunal.'

verdadeiro

ver-dah-DAY-roo — Adjective meaning 'true,' 'real,' or 'genuine.'

dentro

DEN-troo — Preposition meaning 'inside,' 'within,' or 'in.'

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a,' meaning 'of the.'

verdade

ver-DAH-dee — Noun meaning 'truth.'

caso

KAH-zoo — Noun meaning 'case,' 'situation,' or 'instance.'

não

nowng — Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not.'

foi

foy — Third person singular preterite of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'was/went.'

alterado

al-teh-RAH-doo — Past participle meaning 'altered,' 'changed,' or 'modified.'

em

eng — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on.'

relação

heh-lah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'relation,' 'relationship,' or 'connection.'

ocorrência

oh-koh-HEN-see-ah — Noun meaning 'occurrence,' 'event,' or 'incident.'

real

heh-OW — Adjective meaning 'real,' 'actual,' or 'royal.'

tornado

tor-NAH-doo — Past participle of 'tornar,' meaning 'turned' or 'made.'

por

por — Preposition meaning 'by,' 'through,' or 'for.'

pessoa

peh-SOH-ah — Noun meaning 'person.'

desinteressada

deh-zin-teh-heh-SAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'disinterested,' 'impartial,' or 'unbiased.'

estava

esh-TAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'estar,' meaning 'was' (state/condition).

familiarizada

fah-mee-lee-ah-ree-ZAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'familiar with' or 'acquainted with.'

com

kong — Preposition meaning 'with.'

toda

TOH-dah — Adjective meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'whole.'

injustiça

in-zhooss-TEE-sah — Noun meaning 'injustice' or 'unfairness.'

início

ee-NEE-see-oo — Noun meaning 'beginning,' 'start,' or 'onset.'

fim

feeng — Noun meaning 'end,' 'finish,' or 'purpose.'

momento

moh-MEN-too — Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant.'

presente

preh-ZEN-chee — Adjective or noun meaning 'present' or 'current.'

agosto

ah-GOHS-too — Noun meaning 'August,' the eighth month.

há

ah — Third person singular of 'haver,' meaning 'there is/are.'

processo

proh-SEH-soo — Noun meaning 'process,' 'lawsuit,' or 'legal proceeding.'

tribunal

tree-boo-NOW — Noun meaning 'court,' 'tribunal,' or 'bench.'

iniciado

ee-nee-see-AH-doo — Past participle meaning 'initiated,' 'started,' or 'begun.'

quase

KWAH-zee — Adverb meaning 'almost,' 'nearly,' or 'barely.'

vinte

VEEN-chee — Number meaning 'twenty.'

anos

AH-noos — Plural noun meaning 'years.'

qual

kwow — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who.'

sabe-se

SAH-bee-see — Reflexive construction meaning 'it is known' or 'one knows.'

trinta

TREEN-tah — Number meaning 'thirty.'

quarenta

kwah-REN-tah — Number meaning 'forty.'

advogados

ad-voh-GAH-doos — Plural noun meaning 'lawyers' or 'attorneys.'

já

zhah — Adverb meaning 'already,' 'now,' or 'right away.'

compareceram

kom-pah-reh-SEH-rowng — Preterite of 'comparecer,' meaning 'appeared' or 'attended.'

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same,' 'even,' or 'itself.'

tempo

TEM-poo — Noun meaning 'time,' 'weather,' or 'period.'

foram

FOH-rowng — Preterite plural of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'were' or 'went.'

valor

vah-LOR — Noun meaning 'value,' 'amount,' or 'worth.'

setenta

seh-TEN-tah — Number meaning 'seventy.'

mil

meel — Number meaning 'thousand.'

libras

LEE-brahss — Plural noun meaning 'pounds,' a unit of currency.

PROCESSO

proh-SEH-soo — Noun meaning 'process,' 'lawsuit,' or 'legal proceeding.'

AMIGÁVEL

ah-mee-GAH-vel — Adjective meaning 'friendly,' 'amicable,' or 'cordial.'

estou

esh-TOH — First person singular of 'estar,' meaning 'I am.'

assegurado

ah-seh-goo-RAH-doo — Past participle meaning 'assured,' 'guaranteed,' or 'secured.'

mais

mahss — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most.'

próximo

PROH-see-moo — Adjective meaning 'next,' 'near,' or 'close.'

seu

say-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'your.'

encerramento

en-seh-hah-MEN-too — Noun meaning 'closing,' 'end,' or 'conclusion.'

agora

ah-GOH-rah — Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment.'

quando

KWAN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when.'

outro

OH-troo — Adjective meaning 'other,' 'another,' or 'different.'

bem

beng — Adverb meaning 'well' or noun meaning 'good.'

conhecido

koh-nyeh-SEE-doo — Adjective meaning 'known,' 'familiar,' or 'well-known.'

decidido

deh-see-DEE-doo — Adjective or past participle meaning 'decided' or 'determined.'

antes

AN-chees — Adverb or preposition meaning 'before' or 'previously.'

final

fee-NOW — Adjective or noun meaning 'final,' 'last,' or 'end.'

século

SEH-koo-loo — Noun meaning 'century.'

passado

pah-SAH-doo — Adjective or noun meaning 'past,' 'last,' or 'gone.'

dobro

DOH-broo — Noun meaning 'double' or 'twice the amount.'

engolido

en-goh-LEE-doo — Past participle of 'engolir,' meaning 'swallowed' or 'consumed.'

Se

see — Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself.'

quisesse

kee-ZEH-see — Imperfect subjunctive of 'querer,' meaning 'if one wanted.'

outras

OH-trahss — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'other' or 'another.'

autoridades

ow-toh-ree-DAH-dees — Plural noun meaning 'authorities' or 'sources of authority.'

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to.'

poderia

poh-deh-REE-ah — Conditional of 'poder,' meaning 'could' or 'would be able to.'

fazê-las

fah-ZEH-lahss — Infinitive 'fazer' with clitic, meaning 'to make them.'

chover

shoh-VER — Verb meaning 'to rain.'

sobre

SOH-bree — Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' 'about,' or 'above.'

estas

EH-stahss — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'these.'

vergonha

ver-GOHN-yah — Noun meaning 'shame,' 'embarrassment,' or 'disgrace.'

apenas

ah-PEH-nahss — Adverb meaning 'only,' 'just,' or 'merely.'

ponto

PON-too — Noun meaning 'point,' 'dot,' or 'period.'

ofereço

oh-feh-REH-soo — First person singular of 'oferecer,' meaning 'I offer.'

palavra

pah-LAH-vrah — Noun meaning 'word.'

observação

ob-ser-vah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'observation,' 'remark,' or 'comment.'

possibilidade

poh-see-bee-lee-DAH-dee — Noun meaning 'possibility' or 'chance.'

chama

SHAH-mah — Third person singular of 'chamar,' meaning 'is called' or 'calls.'

negada

neh-GAH-dah — Past participle meaning 'denied,' 'refused,' or 'negated.'

desde

DEZ-dee — Preposition meaning 'since,' 'from,' or 'ever since.'

morte

MOR-chee — Noun meaning 'death.'

meu

meh-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'my.'

bom

bong — Adjective meaning 'good.'

amigo

ah-MEE-goo — Noun meaning 'friend.'