Cranford — Page 1
OUR SOCIETY
A NOSSA SOCIEDADE
IN the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women.
Em primeiro lugar, Cranford está na posse das Amazonas; todas as proprietárias de casas acima de um certo valor de aluguel são mulheres.
If a married couple come to settle in the town, somehow the gentleman disappears; he is either fairly frightened to death by being the only man in the Cranford evening parties, or he is accounted for by being with his regiment, his ship, or closely engaged in business all the week in the great neighbouring commercial town of Drumble, distant only twenty miles on a railroad.
Se um casal casado vem se instalar na cidade, de alguma forma o cavalheiro desaparece; ou ele fica completamente apavorado por ser o único homem nas festas noturnas de Cranford, ou é explicado por estar com o seu regimento, o seu navio, ou totalmente ocupado nos negócios durante toda a semana na grande cidade comercial vizinha de Drumble, distante apenas vinte milhas por estrada de ferro.
In short, whatever does become of the gentlemen, they are not at Cranford.
Em suma, seja lá o que for que aconteça aos cavalheiros, eles não estão em Cranford.
What could they do if they were there?
O que poderiam eles fazer se lá estivessem?
The surgeon has his round of thirty miles, and sleeps at Cranford; but every man cannot be a surgeon.
O cirurgião faz o seu percurso de trinta milhas e dorme em Cranford; mas nem todo homem pode ser cirurgião.
For keeping the trim gardens full of choice flowers without a weed to speck them; for frightening away little boys who look wistfully at the said flowers through the railings; for rushing out at the geese that occasionally venture in to the gardens if the gates are left open; for deciding all questions of literature and politics without troubling themselves with unnecessary reasons or arguments; for obtaining clear and correct knowledge of everybody's affairs in the parish; for keeping their neat maid-servants in admirable order; for kindness (somewhat dictatorial) to the poor, and real tender good offices to each other whenever they are in distress, the ladies of Cranford are quite sufficient.
Para manter os jardins bem cuidados repletos de flores escolhidas sem uma erva daninha que os manche; para espantar os meninos que olham com saudade para as referidas flores através das grades; para correr atrás dos gansos que ocasionalmente se aventuram nos jardins quando os portões são deixados abertos; para decidir todas as questões de literatura e política sem se incomodarem com razões ou argumentos desnecessários; para obter conhecimento claro e correto dos assuntos de todos na paróquia; para manter as suas arrumadas criadas em admirável ordem; para a bondade (um tanto ditatorial) para com os pobres, e verdadeiros e ternos bons ofícios umas para com as outras sempre que estão em dificuldades, as senhoras de Cranford são perfeitamente suficientes.
Vocabulary
- NOSSA
- Our; expressing possession or belonging.
- SOCIEDADE
- Society; a community or organized group.
- Em
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- primeiro
- First; coming before all others.
- lugar
- Place; a physical location or position.
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar.
- na
- In the; contraction of em plus a.
- posse
- Possession; ownership or control of property.
- das
- Of the; feminine plural contraction.
- todas
- All; feminine plural of todo.
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- proprietárias
- Proprietors; female owners of property.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relation.
- casas
- Houses; buildings for residence or dwelling.
- acima
- Above; at a higher level or position.
- um
- A; indefinite article or the number one.
- certo
- Certain; sure or particular, specific thing.
- valor
- Value; worth or amount of something.
- aluguel
- Rent; payment for housing or property.
- são
- Are; third person plural of ser.
- mulheres
- Women; female persons of adult age.
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun.
- casal
- Couple; two people together romantically.
- casado
- Married; united in matrimony with spouse.
- vem
- Comes; third person singular of vir.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or themselves.
- instalar
- To install; to settle or establish.
- cidade
- City; urban center with many inhabitants.
- alguma
- Some; feminine form of algum.
- forma
- Form; shape or manner of something.
- cavalheiro
- Gentleman; a man of good manners.
- desaparece
- Disappears; ceases to be visible.
- ou
- Or; conjunction offering alternative options.
- ele
- He; masculine singular personal pronoun.
- fica
- Remains; stays in a condition.
- completamente
- Completely; entirely or wholly without exception.
- apavorado
- Terrified; filled with great fear or dread.
- por
- By; preposition indicating agent or reason.
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb in Portuguese.
- único
- Unique; only one of its kind.
- homem
- Man; adult male human being or mankind.
- nas
- In the; feminine plural contraction.
- festas
- Parties; celebrations or social gatherings.
- noturnas
- Nocturnal; happening during the night.
- explicado
- Explained; made clear or understood.
- estar
- To be; verb indicating location or state.
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
- seu
- His; possessive adjective or pronoun.
- navio
- Ship; large vessel for ocean travel.
- totalmente
- Totally; completely or entirely without exception.
- ocupado
- Occupied; busy or taken up with.
- nos
- In the; masculine plural contraction.
- negócios
- Business; commercial or financial transactions.
- durante
- During; throughout the course of time.
- toda
- All; entire or complete feminine form.
- semana
- Week; seven consecutive days of time.
- grande
- Large; big in size or importance.
- comercial
- Commercial; related to business or trade.
- vizinha
- Neighbor; female person living nearby.
- distante
- Distant; far away in space.
- apenas
- Only; merely or just a small amount.
- vinte
- Twenty; the number between nineteen and twenty-one.
- milhas
- Miles; units of distance measurement.
- estrada
- Road; way or path for travel.
- ferro
- Iron; metal or railroad transportation.
- seja
- Be; subjunctive form of ser.
- lá
- There; at that place or location.
- que
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
- for
- Will be; future subjunctive of ser.
- aconteça
- Happens; occurs or takes place.
- aos
- To the; masculine plural contraction.
- cavalheiros
- Gentlemen; men of good manner.
- eles
- They; masculine plural personal pronoun.
- não
- Not; negation or denial of statement.
- estão
- Are; third person plural of estar.
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