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English → Pt Preface Level 9/10

,* the recorded opinions and experiences of distinguished medical professors, French, English, and Scotch, in more modern days, contenting myself with observing that I shall not abandon the facts until there shall have been a considerable spontaneous combustion of the testimony on which human occurrences are usually received.**

,* as opiniões e experiências registadas de distintos professores de medicina, franceses, ingleses e escoceses, em dias mais modernos, contentando-me com a observação de que não abandonarei os factos até que haja uma considerável combustão espontânea do testemunho com base no qual os acontecimentos humanos são geralmente aceites.**

In Bleak House I have purposely dwelt upon the romantic side of familiar things.

Em Bleak House detive-me propositadamente no lado romântico das coisas familiares.

1853

1853

*Transcriber's note. This referred to a specific page in the printed book. In this Project Gutenberg edition the pertinent information is in Chapter XXX, paragraph 90.

*Nota do transcritor. Isto referia-se a uma página específica no livro impresso. Nesta edição do Project Gutenberg a informação pertinente encontra-se no Capítulo XXX, parágrafo 90.

** Another case, very clearly described by a dentist, occurred at the town of Columbus, in the United States of America, quite recently.

** Outro caso, descrito de forma muito clara por um dentista, ocorreu na cidade de Columbus, nos Estados Unidos da América, há bem pouco tempo.

The subject was a German who kept a liquor-shop and was an inveterate drunkard.

O sujeito era um alemão que tinha uma taberna e era um bêbedo inveterado.

Vocabulary

as
Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
opiniões
o-pi-ni-õeş — Opinions; personal views or judgments.
e
ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
experiências
eş-pe-ri-en-si-aş — Experiences; events lived through personally.
registadas
re-jiş-ta-daş — Recorded or documented, feminine plural adjective.
de
de — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
distintos
diş-tin-toş — Distinct or different; various, masculine plural.
professores
pro-fe-so-reş — Professors or teachers, masculine plural noun.
medicina
me-di-si-na — Medicine; the science of health and treatment.
franceses
fran-se-zeş — French people or things, masculine plural adjective.
ingleses
in-gle-zeş — English people or things, masculine plural adjective.
escoceses
eş-ko-se-zeş — Scottish people or things, masculine plural adjective.
em
em — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'.
dias
di-aş — Days; units of time, masculine plural noun.
mais
maiş — More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity.
modernos
mo-der-noş — Modern; relating to recent or present times.
contentando
kon-ten-tan-do — Contenting or satisfying oneself, gerund form.
me
me — First person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
com
kom — Preposition meaning 'with'.
a
a — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
observação
ob-ser-va-são — Observation; the act of watching or noticing.
que
ke — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'.
não
nãw — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
abandonarei
a-ban-do-na-rei — I will abandon; future tense first person singular.
os
oş — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
factos
fa-toş — Facts; pieces of verified or true information.
até
a-te — Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'.
haja
a-ja — Subjunctive form of 'haver', meaning 'there be'.
uma
u-ma — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
considerável
kon-si-de-ra-vel — Considerable; notably large or significant in amount.
combustão
kom-buş-tão — Combustion; the process of burning or igniting.
espontânea
eş-pon-tâ-ni-a — Spontaneous; occurring naturally without external cause.
do
do — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'.
testemunho
teş-te-mu-nyo — Testimony; evidence or witness account given.
base
ba-ze — Base or basis; foundational support for something.
no
no — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
qual
kwal — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that'.
acontecimentos
a-kon-te-si-men-toş — Events or happenings; notable occurrences in time.
humanos
u-ma-noş — Human; relating to people, masculine plural adjective.
são
sãw — Third person plural of 'ser', meaning 'are'.
geralmente
je-ral-men-te — Generally; usually or in most cases.
aceites
a-sei-teş — Accepted; received or acknowledged as valid.
Em
em — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at', capitalized.
detive
de-ti-ve — I dwelt on or detained; past tense first person.
propositadamente
pro-po-zi-ta-da-men-te — Deliberately or intentionally; done on purpose.
lado
la-do — Side; one of two or more aspects of something.
romântico
ro-mân-ti-ko — Romantic; relating to romance, imagination, or idealism.
das
daş — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'.
coisas
koi-zaş — Things; objects or matters in general.
familiares
fa-mi-li-a-reş — Familiar things; well-known or everyday occurrences.
Nota
no-ta — Note; a short written remark or annotation.
transcritor
tran-ş-kri-tor — Transcriber; person who copies or transcribes text.
Isto
iş-to — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.
referia
re-fe-ri-a — Referred to; past imperfect tense third person singular.
se
se — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself' or 'oneself'.
página
pa-ji-na — Page; a single side of a leaf in a book.
específica
eş-pe-si-fi-ka — Specific; particular or clearly defined, feminine adjective.
livro
li-vro — Book; a written or printed work of pages.
impresso
im-pre-so — Printed; produced by a printing process, adjective.
Nesta
neş-ta — Contraction of 'em' and 'esta', meaning 'in this'.
edição
e-di-são — Edition; a version of a published work.
informação
in-for-ma-são — Information; facts or knowledge about a subject.
pertinente
per-ti-nen-te — Pertinent or relevant; directly related to the matter.
encontra
en-kon-tra — Finds or is found; third person singular present.
Capítulo
ka-pi-tu-lo — Chapter; a main division of a book.
parágrafo
pa-ra-gra-fo — Paragraph; a distinct section of written text.
Outro
o-tro — Another or other; referring to a different one.
caso
ka-zo — Case; an instance or example of something occurring.
descrito
deş-kri-to — Described; explained or portrayed in written detail.
forma
for-ma — Form or way; manner in which something is done.
muito
mui-to — Very or much; indicating a high degree.
clara
kla-ra — Clear; easy to understand, feminine singular adjective.
por
por — Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'.
um
um — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
dentista
den-tiş-ta — Dentist; a medical professional treating teeth.
ocorreu
o-ko-reu — Occurred; happened, past tense third person singular.
na
na — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'.
cidade
si-da-de — City; a large urban settlement or municipality.
nos
noş — Contraction of 'em' and 'os', meaning 'in the'.
Estados
eş-ta-doş — States; political or administrative territorial divisions.
Unidos
u-ni-doş — United; joined together, masculine plural adjective.
da
da — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'.
América
a-me-ri-ka — America; the continent or United States of America.
a — There is or ago; present tense of 'haver'.
bem
bem — Well or quite; adverb indicating degree or manner.
pouco
po-ko — Little or few; a small amount of something.
tempo
tem-po — Time or weather; a measurable duration or period.
O
o — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
sujeito
su-jei-to — Subject or fellow; a person or grammatical subject.
era
e-ra — Was; past imperfect tense of 'ser', meaning 'to be'.
alemão
a-le-mão — German; a person from Germany or German language.
tinha
ti-nya — Had; past imperfect tense of 'ter', meaning 'to have'.
taberna
ta-ber-na — Tavern; a place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
bêbedo
be-be-do — Drunk or drunkard; a person habitually intoxicated.
inveterado
in-ve-te-ra-do — Inveterate; deeply habitual or long-established in behavior.
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