Bleak House — Page 5
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Who happen to be in the Lord Chancellor's court this murky afternoon besides the Lord Chancellor, the counsel in the cause, two or three counsel who are never in any cause, and the well of solicitors before mentioned?
Quem se encontra no tribunal do Lorde Chanceler nesta sombria tarde, além do próprio Lorde Chanceler, dos advogados da causa, de dois ou três advogados que nunca participam de causa alguma, e do grupo de solicitadores já mencionado?
There is the registrar below the judge, in wig and gown; and there are two or three maces, or petty-bags, or privy purses, or whatever they may be, in legal court suits.
Há o escrivão abaixo do juiz, de peruca e toga; e há dois ou três portadores de maças, ou escreventes, ou tesoureiros particulares, ou seja lá o que forem, vestidos com trajes oficiais do tribunal.
These are all yawning, for no crumb of amusement ever falls from Jarndyce and Jarndyce (the cause in hand), which was squeezed dry years upon years ago.
Todos eles estão bocejando, pois nenhuma migalha de entretenimento jamais cai do caso Jarndyce e Jarndyce (a causa em andamento), que foi espremido até o tutano há muitos e muitos anos.
The short-hand writers, the reporters of the court, and the reporters of the newspapers invariably decamp with the rest of the regulars when Jarndyce and Jarndyce comes on.
Os taquígrafos, os relatores do tribunal e os repórteres dos jornais invariavelmente debandam junto com os demais frequentadores habituais quando o caso Jarndyce e Jarndyce entra em pauta.
Their places are a blank.
Seus lugares ficam vazios.
Standing on a seat at the side of the hall, the better to peer into the curtained sanctuary, is a little mad old woman in a squeezed bonnet who is always in court, from its sitting to its rising, and always expecting some incomprehensible judgment to be given in her favour.
De pé sobre um banco ao lado do salão, para melhor espiar o santuário encortinado, está uma velha loucazinha de chapéu amassado que está sempre no tribunal, desde a abertura até o encerramento da sessão, sempre esperando que alguma sentença incompreensível seja proferida em seu favor.
Some say she really is, or was, a party to a suit, but no one knows for certain because no one cares.
Alguns dizem que ela é, ou foi, parte em um processo, mas ninguém sabe ao certo porque ninguém se importa.
She carries some small litter in a reticule which she calls her documents, principally consisting of paper matches and dry lavender.
Ela carrega uma pequena confusão de coisas numa bolsinha que ela chama de seus documentos, consistindo principalmente de fósforos de papel e lavanda seca.
Vocabulary
- Quem
- keng — Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'who'
- se
- se — Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if/itself'
- encontra
- en-KON-tra — Third-person singular present of 'encontrar': finds or meets
- no
- no — Contraction of 'em + o': in the
- tribunal
- tri-bu-NAL — Court of law or judicial body
- do
- do — Contraction of 'de + o': of the
- nesta
- NES-ta — Contraction of 'em + esta': in this
- sombria
- som-BREE-a — Gloomy, dark, or somber in tone
- tarde
- TAR-de — Afternoon; also used as 'late'
- além
- a-LENG — Beyond; in addition to something
- próprio
- PRO-pree-o — Own; proper; the very person or thing
- dos
- dos — Contraction of 'de + os': of the (plural)
- advogados
- ad-vo-GA-dos — Lawyers or attorneys representing clients in court
- causa
- KOW-za — Legal case or cause being tried in court
- nunca
- NOON-ka — Never; at no time
- participam
- par-tee-SEE-pang — They participate or take part in something
- alguma
- al-GOO-ma — Some; any (feminine singular form)
- grupo
- GROO-po — Group; a set of people or things
- solicitadores
- so-lee-see-ta-DO-res — Solicitors; type of legal professionals handling cases
- mencionado
- men-syo-NA-do — Mentioned; previously referred to or named
- Há
- a — There is/there are; existential verb form
- escrivão
- es-kree-VANG — Court clerk who records official proceedings
- abaixo
- a-BY-sho — Below; beneath; lower in position
- juiz
- zhoo-EEZ — Judge; official who presides over a court
- peruca
- pe-ROO-ka — Wig worn traditionally by judges and barristers
- toga
- TO-ga — Robe or gown worn by judges in court
- portadores
- por-ta-DO-res — Bearers; those who carry something officially
- escreventes
- es-kre-VEN-tes — Clerks or scribes who write official documents
- tesoureiros
- te-zo-REY-ros — Treasurers; officials responsible for managing funds
- particulares
- par-tee-koo-LA-res — Private individuals; particular or specific persons
- seja
- SE-zha — Subjunctive of 'ser': be; whatever they may be
- vestidos
- ves-TEE-dos — Dressed; wearing particular clothes or uniforms
- trajes
- TRA-zhes — Costumes or official attire worn on formal occasions
- oficiais
- o-fee-see-AIS — Official; formal; relating to an office or authority
- Todos
- TO-dos — All; everyone; every single one
- estão
- es-TANG — They are (temporary state); third-person plural of 'estar'
- bocejando
- bo-se-ZHAN-do — Yawning; opening the mouth wide from boredom
- pois
- pois — Because; for; since; a causal conjunction
- nenhuma
- ne-NYOO-ma — None; not any (feminine singular)
- migalha
- mee-GA-lya — Crumb; tiny fragment of food or entertainment
- entretenimento
- en-tre-te-nee-MEN-to — Entertainment; amusement; something that engages attention
- jamais
- zha-MAIS — Never; not ever (more emphatic than 'nunca')
- cai
- KAI — Falls; drops; third-person singular of 'cair'
- caso
- KA-zo — Case; legal matter; particular instance or situation
- andamento
- an-da-MEN-to — Progress; ongoing course of action or proceeding
- foi
- foi — Was; went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'
- espremido
- es-pre-MEE-do — Squeezed; wrung out completely of substance
- muitos
- MOO-ee-tos — Many; a large number or quantity
- relatores
- re-la-TO-res — Reporters or rapporteurs; those who compile official reports
- repórteres
- re-POR-te-res — Reporters; journalists who cover events for publication
- jornais
- zhor-NAIS — Newspapers; printed publications reporting current events
- invariavelmente
- in-va-ree-a-vel-MEN-te — Invariably; always without exception
- debandam
- de-BAN-dang — Scatter; flee in disorder; abandon a place
- junto
- ZHOON-to — Together with; alongside; near to
- demais
- de-MAIS — Too much; the rest; the others
- frequentadores
- fre-kwen-ta-DO-res — Regular visitors or habitual attendees of a place
- habituais
- a-bi-too-AIS — Habitual; usual; regular in attendance or behavior
- quando
- KWAN-do — When; at the time that something occurs
- entra
- EN-tra — Enters; comes in; third-person singular of 'entrar'
- pauta
- POW-ta — Agenda; schedule; list of items for discussion
- Seus
- SEU-s — Their; his; her (possessive pronoun, plural)
- lugares
- loo-GA-res — Places; seats; spots in a location
- ficam
- FEE-kang — Remain; stay; become (third-person plural of 'ficar')
- vazios
- va-ZEE-os — Empty; vacant; unoccupied (masculine plural)
- De pé
- de pe — Standing up; upright on one's feet
- sobre
- SO-bre — On top of; about; concerning something
- banco
- BAN-ko — Bench; bank; a seat or financial institution
- ao lado
- ow LA-do — Beside; next to; at the side of
- salão
- sa-LANG — Hall; large room used for formal gatherings
- melhor
- me-LYOR — Better; best; superior in quality or degree
- espiar
- es-pee-AR — To spy; to peek; to observe secretly
- santuário
- san-too-A-ryo — Sanctuary; sacred or protected inner space
- está
- es-TA — Is (temporary state); third-person singular of 'estar'
- velha
- VE-lya — Old woman; elderly female person
- loucazinha
- lo-ka-ZEE-nya — Slightly crazy little woman; diminutive of 'louca'
- chapéu
- sha-PEU — Hat; head covering worn outdoors
- amassado
- a-ma-SA-do — Crumpled; squashed; deformed from use or age
- sempre
- SEM-pre — Always; at all times without exception
- desde
- DEZ-de — Since; from a particular point in time
- abertura
- a-ber-TOO-ra — Opening; beginning of a session or event
- encerramento
- en-se-ra-MEN-to — Closing; conclusion; end of a session
- sessão
- se-SANG — Session; formal meeting or sitting of a court
- esperando
- es-pe-RAN-do — Waiting; hoping; in the process of expecting
- sentença
- sen-TEN-sa — Sentence; judicial ruling or verdict in court
- incompreensível
- in-kom-pre-en-SEE-vel — Incomprehensible; impossible to understand or grasp
- proferida
- pro-fe-REE-da — Pronounced; uttered officially (past participle of 'proferir')
- favor
- fa-VOR — Favor; advantage; benefit in one's interest
- Alguns
- al-GOONS — Some; a few (masculine plural)
- dizem
- DEE-zeng — They say; people claim (third-person plural of 'dizer')
- parte
- PAR-te — Party; part; participant in a legal case
- processo
- pro-SE-so — Legal process; lawsuit; official court proceeding
- ninguém
- nin-GENG — Nobody; no one; not any person
- sabe
- SA-be — Knows; is aware of (third-person singular of 'saber')
- certo
- SER-to — Certain; sure; correct or definite
- porque
- por-KE — Because; why; causal conjunction or question word
- importa
- im-POR-ta — Matters; is important; third-person singular of 'importar'
- Ela
- E-la — She; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- carrega
- ka-RE-ga — Carries; bears; loads (third-person singular of 'carregar')
- pequena
- pe-KE-na — Small; little; of limited size (feminine)
- confusão
- kon-foo-ZANG — Confusion; jumble; a mix of disordered things
- coisas
- KOI-zas — Things; objects; items in general
- numa
- NOO-ma — Contraction of 'em + uma': in a
- bolsinha
- bol-ZEE-nya — Small bag or purse; diminutive of 'bolsa'
- chama
- SHA-ma — Calls; names; refers to as something
- documentos
- do-koo-MEN-tos — Documents; official papers or written records
- consistindo
- kon-sis-TEEN-do — Consisting of; being composed of certain elements
- principalmente
- prin-see-pal-MEN-te — Mainly; chiefly; above all other things
- fósforos
- FOS-fo-ros — Matches; small sticks used to produce fire
- papel
- pa-PEL — Paper; sheet of material used for writing
- lavanda
- la-VAN-da — Lavender; fragrant purple flowering herb
- seca
- SE-ka — Dry; dried out; lacking moisture
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