Bleak House — Page 2
Fog in the eyes and throats of ancient Greenwich pensioners, wheezing by the firesides of their wards; fog in the stem and bowl of the afternoon pipe of the wrathful skipper, down in his close cabin; fog cruelly pinching the toes and fingers of his shivering little 'prentice boy on deck.
Névoa nos olhos e nas gargantas dos antigos pensionistas de Greenwich, ofegando junto às lareiras de suas enfermarias; névoa no cabo e no fornilho do cachimbo da tarde do iracundo capitão, lá embaixo em sua cabine fechada; névoa a beliscar cruelmente os dedos dos pés e das mãos de seu trêmulo pequeno aprendiz no convés.
Chance people on the bridges peeping over the parapets into a nether sky of fog, with fog all round them, as if they were up in a balloon and hanging in the misty clouds.
Pessoas casuais nas pontes espiando por cima dos parapeitos para um céu inferior de névoa, com névoa ao redor de todas elas, como se estivessem em cima de um balão e suspensas nas nuvens enevoadas.
Gas looming through the fog in divers places in the streets, much as the sun may, from the spongey fields, be seen to loom by husbandman and ploughboy.
Gás surgindo através da névoa em diversos lugares nas ruas, assim como o sol pode, a partir dos campos esponjosos, ser visto emergir pelo lavrador e pelo rapaz que guia o arado.
Most of the shops lighted two hours before their time—as the gas seems to know, for it has a haggard and unwilling look.
A maioria das lojas iluminada duas horas antes do tempo habitual — como o gás parece saber, pois tem um aspecto macilento e relutante.
The raw afternoon is rawest, and the dense fog is densest, and the muddy streets are muddiest near that leaden-headed old obstruction, appropriate ornament for the threshold of a leaden-headed old corporation, Temple Bar.
A tarde crua é mais crua, e a névoa densa é mais densa, e as ruas lamacentas são mais lamacentas perto daquela velha obstrução de cabeça de chumbo, ornamento adequado para o limiar de uma velha corporação de cabeça de chumbo, o Temple Bar.
And hard by Temple Bar, in Lincoln's Inn Hall, at the very heart of the fog, sits the Lord High Chancellor in his High Court of Chancery.
E bem junto ao Temple Bar, no Lincoln's Inn Hall, no próprio coração da névoa, senta-se o Lorde Alto Chanceler em seu Alto Tribunal de Chancelaria.
Never can there come fog too thick, never can there come mud and mire too deep, to assort with the groping and floundering condition which this High Court of Chancery, most pestilent of hoary sinners, holds this day in the sight of heaven and earth.
Nunca pode vir névoa demasiado espessa, nunca pode vir lama e lodaçal demasiado fundos, para condizer com a condição de tateio e afundamento em que este Alto Tribunal de Chancelaria, o mais pestilento dos pecadores encanecidos, se encontra neste dia aos olhos do céu e da terra.
Vocabulary
- Névoa
- Fog; mist or haze in the air
- nos
- In us; to us (preposition + pronoun)
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight
- nas
- In the; on the (preposition + article)
- gargantas
- Throats; passages from mouth to stomach
- dos
- Of the; from the (preposition + article)
- antigos
- Ancient; old or former in time
- pensionistas
- Pensioners; people receiving regular pension payments
- de
- Of; from; belonging to
- ofegando
- Gasping; breathing heavily or with difficulty
- junto
- Together; near or close to
- às
- To the; at the (preposition + article)
- lareiras
- Fireplaces; structures for containing fires
- suas
- His; her; their (possessive pronoun)
- enfermarias
- Infirmaries; rooms for sick or injured people
- no
- In the; on the (preposition + article)
- cabo
- Cape; end or extremity of something
- cachimbo
- Pipe; smoking device for tobacco
- da
- Of the; from the (preposition + article)
- tarde
- Afternoon; period between noon and evening
- iracundo
- Irascible; quick to anger or irritable
- capitão
- Captain; military officer or ship commander
- lá
- There; in that place or location
- embaixo
- Below; underneath or at lower level
- em
- In; on; at (preposition)
- sua
- His; her; your (possessive pronoun)
- cabine
- Cabin; small room on ship or plane
- fechada
- Closed; shut or not open
- beliscar
- To pinch; to nip with fingers
- cruelmente
- Cruelly; in a harsh or unkind manner
- os
- The; masculine plural article
- dedos
- Fingers; digits on hands or feet
- pés
- Feet; lower extremities for walking
- das
- Of the; from the (preposition + article)
- mãos
- Hands; upper limbs with fingers
- seu
- His; her; your (possessive pronoun)
- trêmulo
- Trembling; shaking or quivering slightly
- pequeno
- Small; little or of reduced size
- aprendiz
- Apprentice; learner or trainee worker
- convés
- Deck; upper platform of a ship
- Pessoas
- People; human beings collectively or individually
- casuais
- Casual; happening by chance or unplanned
- pontes
- Bridges; structures spanning gaps or rivers
- espiando
- Spying; looking secretly or covertly
- por
- For; by; through (preposition)
- cima
- Top; upper part or summit
- parapeitos
- Parapets; walls for protection and support
- para
- For; to; toward (preposition)
- um
- A; one (indefinite article or number)
- céu
- Sky; expanse above earth or space
- inferior
- Lower; beneath in position or rank
- com
- With; accompanied by (preposition)
- ao
- To the; at the (preposition + article)
- redor
- Around; in circle or surrounding area
- todas
- All; every one without exception
- elas
- They; feminine plural pronoun
- como
- Like; as; in the manner of
- se
- If; whether (conditional conjunction)
- estivessem
- Were; subjunctive past form of estar
- balão
- Balloon; inflated bag or aircraft
- suspensas
- Suspended; hanging or held aloft
- nuvens
- Clouds; visible collections of water vapor
- enevoadas
- Hazy; obscured by mist or fog
- Gás
- Gas; fluid substance or vapor form
- surgindo
- Emerging; appearing or coming into view
- através
- Through; by way of or across
- diversos
- Various; different or multiple in kind
- lugares
- Places; locations or specific areas
- ruas
- Streets; public roads in towns
- assim
- Thus; in this manner or way
- sol
- Sun; star at center of solar system
- pode
- Can; is able to or may
- partir
- To leave; to depart or set off
- campos
- Fields; open areas of land
- esponjosos
- Spongy; porous or soft and absorbent
- ser
- To be; exist or have quality
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