Cranford — Page 3

English → Pt CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

Have you any red silk umbrellas in London?

Há algum guarda-chuva de seda vermelha em Londres?

We had a tradition of the first that had ever been seen in Cranford; and the little boys mobbed it, and called it "a stick in petticoats."

Tínhamos a tradição do primeiro que alguma vez fora visto em Cranford; e os rapariguinhos cercaram-no em bando, chamando-lhe "um pau de anáguas".

It might have been the very red silk one I have described, held by a strong father over a troop of little ones; the poor little lady—the survivor of all—could scarcely carry it.

Poderia ter sido precisamente o de seda vermelha que descrevi, erguido por um pai robusto sobre uma chusma de pequeninos; a pobrezinha da senhora — a sobrevivente de todos — mal conseguia carregá-lo.

Then there were rules and regulations for visiting and calls; and they were announced to any young people who might be staying in the town, with all the solemnity with which the old Manx laws were read once a year on the Tinwald Mount.

Havia também regras e regulamentos para visitas e chamadas; e eram anunciados a quaisquer jovens que porventura se encontrassem na cidade, com toda a solenidade com que as antigas leis de Man eram lidas uma vez por ano no Monte Tinwald.

"Our friends have sent to inquire how you are after your journey to-night, my dear" (fifteen miles in a gentleman's carriage); "they will give you some rest to-morrow, but the next day, I have no doubt, they will call; so be at liberty after twelve—from twelve to three are our calling hours."

"Os nossos amigos mandaram perguntar como está depois da sua viagem desta noite, minha querida" (quinze milhas numa carruagem de cavalheiro); "amanhã deixá-la-ão descansar, mas no dia seguinte, não tenho dúvida, virão visitar; portanto esteja disponível depois do meio-dia — do meio-dia às três são as nossas horas de visita."

Then, after they had called—

Depois, após terem feito a visita —

"It is the third day; I dare say your mamma has told you, my dear, never to let more than three days elapse between receiving a call and returning it; and also, that you are never to stay longer than a quarter of an hour."

"É o terceiro dia; suponho que a sua mamã lhe disse, minha querida, para nunca deixar passar mais de três dias entre receber uma visita e retribuí-la; e também que nunca deve ficar mais de um quarto de hora."

"But am I to look at my watch? How am I to find out when a quarter of an hour has passed?

"Mas devo olhar para o meu relógio? Como hei de saber quando passou um quarto de hora?

Vocabulary

Há: ah — There is/are; indicates existence or time elapsed
algum: ahl-goom — Some; any; used before masculine singular nouns
guarda-chuva: gwahr-dah-shoo-vah — Umbrella; portable canopy for protection from rain
de: deh — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
seda: seh-dah — Silk; smooth luxurious fabric from silkworm cocoons
vermelha: vehr-meh-lyah — Red; feminine adjective describing red color
em: ehm — In; at; preposition indicating location or state
Londres: lohn-dresh — London; capital city of the United Kingdom
Tínhamos: tee-nyah-moosh — We had; first person plural imperfect of ter
a: ah — The; feminine singular definite article
tradição: trah-dee-sowm — Tradition; custom or practice passed down over generations
do: doo — Of the; contraction of de and masculine article o
primeiro: pree-may-roo — First; ordinal number indicating initial position
que: keh — That; which; who; relative pronoun or conjunction
alguma: ahl-goo-mah — Some; any; feminine form of algum
vez: vehsh — Time; occasion; instance of something occurring
fora: foh-rah — Had been; past of ser/ir; also means outside
visto: veesh-too — Seen; past participle of ver, to see
e: ee — And; conjunction joining words, phrases, or clauses
os: oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
rapariguinhos: rah-pah-ree-gee-nyoosh — Little boys; diminutive plural of rapaz or rapariga
cercaram-no: sehr-kah-rowm-noo — They surrounded him; past tense of cercar plus pronoun
bando: bahn-doo — Gang; group; pack of people or animals together
chamando-lhe: shah-mahn-doo-lyeh — Calling it/him; present participle of chamar with pronoun
um: oom — A; one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
pau: pow — Stick; rod; piece of wood
Poderia: poo-deh-ree-ah — Could; conditional form of poder, to be able
ter: tehr — To have; auxiliary verb also expressing possession
sido: see-doo — Been; past participle of ser, to be
precisamente: preh-see-zah-mehn-teh — Precisely; exactly; used to confirm or emphasize accuracy
o: oo — The; masculine singular definite article
descrevi: desh-kreh-vee — I described; first person singular past of descrever
erguido: ehr-ghee-doo — Raised; held up; past participle of erguer
por: poor — By; for; through; preposition of cause or agent
pai: pie — Father; dad; male parent
robusto: roh-boosh-too — Robust; sturdy; strong and healthy in build
sobre: soh-breh — Over; above; on top of; about
uma: oo-mah — A; one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
pequeninos: peh-keh-nee-noosh — Tiny ones; very small children; diminutive of pequeno
pobrezinha: poh-breh-zee-nyah — Poor little one; affectionate diminutive expressing sympathy
da: dah — Of the; contraction of de and feminine article a
senhora: seh-nyoh-rah — Lady; madam; polite form of address for woman
sobrevivente: soh-breh-vee-vehn-teh — Survivor; one who remains alive after hardship
todos: toh-doosh — All; everyone; every one of a group
mal: mahl — Barely; hardly; scarcely; also means evil or badly
conseguia: kohn-seh-ghee-ah — Could manage; was able to; imperfect of conseguir
carregá-lo: kah-reh-gah-loo — To carry it; infinitive of carregar plus object pronoun
Havia: ah-vee-ah — There was/were; imperfect of haver indicating existence
também: tahm-behm — Also; too; as well; additive conjunction or adverb
regras: reh-grash — Rules; regulations; standards governing behavior or procedure
regulamentos: reh-goo-lah-mehn-toosh — Regulations; formal rules established by authority
para: pah-rah — For; to; in order to; preposition of purpose
visitas: vee-zee-tash — Visits; calls; instances of going to see someone
chamadas: shah-mah-dash — Calls; summons; feminine plural of chamada
eram: eh-rowm — Were; third person plural imperfect of ser
anunciados: ah-noon-see-ah-doosh — Announced; formally declared or made known publicly
quaisquer: kwahsh-kehr — Any; whichever; plural form of qualquer
jovens: zhoh-vehnsh — Young people; youths; plural of jovem
se: seh — Himself; herself; itself; reflexive or conditional particle
encontrassem: ehn-kohn-trah-sehm — Were to find themselves; imperfect subjunctive of encontrar
na: nah — In the; contraction of em and feminine article a
cidade: see-dah-deh — City; town; urban settlement
com: kohm — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
toda: toh-dah — All; entire; whole; feminine form of todo
solenidade: soh-leh-nee-dah-deh — Solemnity; formal seriousness; ceremonious dignity
as: ash — The; feminine plural definite article
antigas: ahn-tee-gash — Ancient; old; former; feminine plural of antigo
leis: laysh — Laws; legal statutes; plural of lei
lidas: lee-dash — Read; feminine plural past participle of ler
ano: ah-noo — Year; twelve-month period of time
no: noo — In the; on the; contraction of em and o
Monte: mohn-teh — Mountain; mount; hill; elevated landform
Os: oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
nossos: noh-soosh — Our; masculine plural possessive adjective
amigos: ah-mee-goosh — Friends; companions; plural of amigo
mandaram: mahn-dah-rowm — They sent; they ordered; past tense of mandar
perguntar: pehr-goon-tahr — To ask; to inquire; infinitive of perguntar
como: koh-moo — How; as; like; interrogative or comparative word
está: esh-tah — Is; third person singular present of estar
depois: deh-poysh — After; afterwards; following in time or order
sua: soo-ah — Your; her; his; its; feminine possessive adjective
viagem: vee-ah-zhehm — Trip; journey; travel from one place to another
desta: desh-tah — Of this; contraction of de and esta
noite: noy-teh — Night; nighttime; period between sunset and sunrise
minha: mee-nyah — My; feminine singular first person possessive adjective
querida: keh-ree-dah — Dear; darling; beloved; affectionate feminine address
quinze: keen-zeh — Fifteen; the cardinal number 15
milhas: mee-lyash — Miles; plural of milha, unit of distance
numa: noo-mah — In a; contraction of em and uma
carruagem: kah-roo-ah-zhehm — Carriage; horse-drawn vehicle for passengers
cavalheiro: kah-vah-lyay-roo — Gentleman; knight; polite term for a man
amanhã: ah-mah-nyah — Tomorrow; the day following today
deixá-la-ão: day-shah-lah-owm — They will let her; future tense of deixar with pronoun
descansar: desh-kahn-sahr — To rest; to relax; to recover from exertion
mas: mahsh — But; however; conjunction expressing contrast
dia: dee-ah — Day; a twenty-four hour period
seguinte: seh-gheen-teh — Following; next; the one that comes after
não: nowm — No; not; negation word in Portuguese
tenho: teh-nyoo — I have; first person singular present of ter
dúvida: doo-vee-dah — Doubt; uncertainty; lack of confidence about something
virão: vee-rowm — They will come; third person plural future of vir
visitar: vee-zee-tahr — To visit; to pay a call on someone
portanto: poor-tahn-too — Therefore; so; consequently; logical conclusion connector
esteja: esh-teh-zhah — Be; present subjunctive of estar expressing command
disponível: desh-poh-nee-vehl — Available; free; accessible; ready for use or engagement
meio-dia: may-oo-dee-ah — Midday; noon; twelve o'clock in the afternoon
às: ahsh — At the; contraction of a and feminine plural as
três: trehsh — Three; the cardinal number 3
são: sowm — Are; third person plural present of ser
nossas: noh-sash — Our; feminine plural possessive adjective
horas: oh-rash — Hours; times of day; plural of hora
visita: vee-zee-tah — Visit; call; act of going to see someone
Depois: deh-poysh — After; afterwards; then; temporal adverb
após: ah-pohsh — After; following; subsequent to in time
terem: teh-rehm — Having; infinitive plural of ter used in subordinate clauses
feito: fay-too — Done; made; past participle of fazer
É: eh — Is; it is; third person singular present of ser
terceiro: tehr-say-roo — Third; ordinal number indicating position number three
suponho: soo-poh-nyoo — I suppose; I assume; first person of supor
mamã: mah-mah — Mum; mom; informal word for mother
lhe: lyeh — To him; to her; indirect object pronoun
disse: dee-seh — Said; told; third person singular past of dizer
nunca: noon-kah — Never; at no time; negation of frequency
deixar: day-shahr — To let; to allow; to leave; to permit
passar: pah-sahr — To pass; to go by; to elapse
mais: mighsh — More; most; greater in quantity or degree
dias: dee-ash — Days; plural of dia, twenty-four hour periods
entre: ehn-treh — Between; among; in the middle of two things
receber: reh-seh-behr — To receive; to get; to accept something given
retribuí-la: reh-tree-bwee-lah — To return it; to reciprocate it; infinitive plus pronoun
deve: deh-veh — Must; should; ought to; third person of dever
ficar: fee-kahr — To stay; to remain; to become; versatile verb
quarto: kwahr-too — Quarter; fourth; room; one-fourth of an hour
hora: oh-rah — Hour; time; sixty-minute period
Mas: mahsh — But; however; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
devo: deh-voo — I must; I should; first person singular of dever
olhar: oh-lyahr — To look at; to check; to observe something
meu: meh-oo — My; masculine singular first person possessive adjective
relógio: reh-loh-zhoo — Watch; clock; instrument for measuring time
Como: koh-moo — How; in what way; interrogative adverb
hei: ay — I shall; I will; first person future auxiliary hei de
saber: sah-behr — To know; to be aware of; to know a fact
quando: kwahn-doo — When; at what time; temporal conjunction or adverb
passou: pah-soh — Passed; went by; elapsed; past tense of passar

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