Cranford — Page 12

English → Pt CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

He nodded and smiled to his acquaintances; but he shook hands with none until he had helped Miss Brown to unfurl her umbrella, had relieved her of her prayer-book, and had waited patiently till she, with trembling nervous hands, had taken up her gown to walk through the wet roads.

Ele acenou com a cabeça e sorriu para os seus conhecidos; mas não apertou a mão de ninguém até ter ajudado a Srta. Brown a abrir o seu guarda-chuva, ter-lhe tirado o livro de orações das mãos, e ter esperado pacientemente até que ela, com mãos trêmulas e nervosas, tivesse levantado o vestido para caminhar pelas estradas molhadas.

I wonder what the Cranford ladies did with Captain Brown at their parties.

Pergunto-me o que as senhoras de Cranford fizeram com o Capitão Brown nas suas festas.

We had often rejoiced, in former days, that there was no gentleman to be attended to, and to find conversation for, at the card-parties.

Tínhamos muitas vezes nos alegrado, nos tempos passados, por não haver nenhum cavalheiro a quem atender e com quem conversar nas festas de cartas.

We had congratulated ourselves upon the snugness of the evenings; and, in our love for gentility, and distaste of mankind, we had almost persuaded ourselves that to be a man was to be "vulgar"; so that when I found my friend and hostess, Miss Jenkyns, was going to have a party in my honour, and that Captain and the Miss Browns were invited, I wondered much what would be the course of the evening.

Tínhamo-nos felicitado pela aconchegância das noites; e, no nosso amor pela elegância e repulsa pela humanidade, quase nos tínhamos convencido de que ser homem era ser "vulgar"; de modo que quando soube que a minha amiga e anfitriã, a Srta. Jenkyns, ia dar uma festa em minha honra, e que o Capitão e as Srtas. Brown estavam convidados, fiquei a perguntar-me muito como decorreria a noite.

Card-tables, with green baize tops, were set out by daylight, just as usual; it was the third week in November, so the evenings closed in about four.

As mesas de cartas, com tampos de feltro verde, foram dispostas durante o dia, tal como de costume; era a terceira semana de novembro, pelo que as noites fechavam por volta das quatro.

Candles, and clean packs of cards, were arranged on each table.

Velas e baralhos novos de cartas foram dispostos em cada mesa.

The fire was made up; the neat maid-servant had received her last directions; and there we stood, dressed in our best, each with a candle-lighter in our hands, ready to dart at the candles as soon as the first knock came.

A lareira estava acesa; a arrumada criada tinha recebido as suas últimas instruções; e ali estávamos nós, vestidas com os nossos melhores trajes, cada uma com um acendedor de velas nas mãos, prontas a acender as velas assim que a primeira pancada na porta soasse.

Vocabulary

acenou: ah-seh-NOH — He/she waved or nodded in greeting.
cabeça: kah-BEH-sah — The head, upper part of the human body.
sorriu: soh-HREE-oo — He/she smiled, showed a happy facial expression.
conhecidos: koh-nyeh-SEE-dohs — Acquaintances, people one knows casually.
apertou: ah-pehr-TOH — He/she squeezed or shook (a hand).
mão: mowng — The hand, body part at the end of the arm.
ninguém: neen-GENG — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.
até: ah-TEH — Preposition or conjunction meaning 'until' or 'up to'.
ajudado: ah-zhoo-DAH-doh — Past participle of ajudar, meaning 'helped'.
Srta.: sehn-YO-ree-tah — Abbreviation for 'Senhorita', meaning 'Miss'.
abrir: ah-BREER — To open something, such as a door or umbrella.
guarda-chuva: GWAHR-dah-SHOO-vah — An umbrella, used for protection from rain.
tirado: tee-RAH-doh — Past participle of tirar, meaning 'taken' or 'removed'.
livro: LEE-vroh — A book, bound collection of written pages.
orações: oh-rah-SOYNG-s — Prayers, spoken or written religious addresses to God.
mãos: mowngsh — Plural of mão, meaning 'hands'.
esperado: esh-peh-RAH-doh — Past participle of esperar, meaning 'waited' or 'expected'.
pacientemente: pah-see-ehn-teh-MEHN-teh — Adverb meaning 'patiently', in a calm waiting manner.
trêmulas: TREH-moo-lahs — Adjective meaning 'trembling' or 'shaking' (feminine plural).
nervosas: nehr-VOH-zahs — Adjective meaning 'nervous' or 'anxious' (feminine plural).
tivesse: tee-VEH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of ter, meaning 'had'.
levantado: leh-vahn-TAH-doh — Past participle of levantar, meaning 'lifted' or 'raised'.
vestido: vesh-TEE-doh — A dress, or past participle of vestir, meaning 'dressed'.
caminhar: kah-meen-YAHR — To walk, to move forward on foot.
estradas: esh-TRAH-dahs — Roads or highways used for travel.
molhadas: moh-LYAH-dahs — Adjective meaning 'wet' or 'soaked' (feminine plural).
Pergunto-me: pehr-GOON-toh-meh — Reflexive form meaning 'I wonder' or 'I ask myself'.
senhoras: seh-NYOH-rahs — Ladies or women, polite term of address (plural).
fizeram: fee-ZEH-rowng — Third person plural past tense of fazer, meaning 'did' or 'made'.
Capitão: kah-pee-TOWNG — Military rank of Captain, leader of a unit.
festas: FEHSH-tahs — Parties or celebrations, social gatherings.
Tínhamos: TEEN-yah-mohs — First person plural imperfect of ter, meaning 'we had'.
muitas: MWEE-tahs — Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of' (feminine plural).
vezes: VEH-zehs — Plural of vez, meaning 'times' as in occurrences.
alegrado: ah-leh-GRAH-doh — Past participle of alegrar, meaning 'gladdened' or 'cheered'.
tempos: TEHM-pohs — Plural of tempo, meaning 'times' or 'periods'.
passados: pah-SAH-dohs — Adjective meaning 'past' or 'gone by' (masculine plural).
haver: ah-VEHR — To exist or to have; auxiliary verb in formal usage.
nenhum: neh-NYOONG — Indefinite adjective meaning 'no' or 'none' (masculine singular).
cavalheiro: kah-vah-LYEH-ee-roh — A gentleman, a man of refined manners and courtesy.
quem: keng — Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whom'.
atender: ah-tehn-DEHR — To attend to, assist, or serve someone.
conversar: kohn-vehr-SAHR — To converse or talk with someone socially.
cartas: KAHR-tahs — Letters (written correspondence) or playing cards.
felicitado: feh-lee-see-TAH-doh — Past participle of felicitar, meaning 'congratulated' or 'praised'.
aconchegância: ah-kohn-sheh-GAHN-see-ah — Coziness or warmth, a comfortable and snug atmosphere.
noites: NOY-tesh — Plural of noite, meaning 'nights'.
amor: ah-MOHR — Love, deep affection or romantic feeling for someone.
elegância: eh-leh-GAHN-see-ah — Elegance, refined grace and stylishness in appearance.
repulsa: heh-POOL-sah — Repulsion or rejection, strong feeling of disgust.
humanidade: oo-mah-nee-DAH-deh — Humanity, the quality of being human or humane.
quase: KWAH-zeh — Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
tínhamos: TEEN-yah-mohs — First person plural imperfect of ter, meaning 'we had'.
convencido: kohn-vehn-SEE-doh — Past participle of convencer, meaning 'convinced' or 'persuaded'.
ser: sehr — Infinitive of the verb 'to be' (permanent states).
homem: OH-meng — A man, an adult male human being.
era: EH-rah — Imperfect tense of ser, meaning 'was' or 'used to be'.
vulgar: vool-GAHR — Adjective meaning 'vulgar', 'common', or 'low-class'.
modo: MOH-doh — Manner or way in which something is done.
quando: KWAHN-doh — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
soube: SOH-beh — First/third person singular preterite of saber, meaning 'knew' or 'found out'.
amiga: ah-MEE-gah — A female friend, a woman one has a friendly relationship with.
anfitriã: ahn-fee-tree-AHN — A hostess, a woman who entertains guests at home.
ia: EE-ah — Third person singular imperfect of ir, meaning 'was going to'.
dar: dahr — To give; to host or organize (an event).
festa: FEHSH-tah — A party or celebration, a social gathering.
honra: OHN-rah — Honor, great respect or high esteem given to someone.
Srtas.: seh-NYOH-ree-tahs — Abbreviation for 'Senhoritas', plural of 'Miss'.
estavam: esh-TAH-vowng — Third person plural imperfect of estar, meaning 'were'.
convidados: kohn-vee-DAH-dohs — Guests or invitees, people invited to an event.
fiquei: fee-KAY — First person singular preterite of ficar, meaning 'I stayed' or 'I became'.
perguntar-me: pehr-goon-TAHR-meh — Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to ask myself' or 'to wonder'.
muito: MWEE-toh — Adverb or adjective meaning 'very' or 'much'.
como: KOH-moh — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'like'.
decorreria: deh-koh-heh-REE-ah — Conditional of decorrer, meaning 'would unfold' or 'would go'.
noite: NOY-teh — Night, the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
mesas: MEH-zahs — Tables, flat-surfaced furniture used for dining or playing.
tampos: TAHM-pohs — Tabletops or flat covers placed on top of furniture.
feltro: FEHL-troh — Felt, a dense fabric material used as covering.
verde: VEHR-deh — Adjective meaning 'green', a color.
foram: FOH-rowng — Third person plural preterite of ser/ir, meaning 'were' or 'went'.
dispostas: deesh-POSH-tahs — Adjective meaning 'arranged' or 'set up' (feminine plural).
durante: doo-RAHN-teh — Preposition meaning 'during', throughout a period of time.
dia: DEE-ah — Day, a 24-hour period or the hours of daylight.
tal: tahl — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'such' or 'such a'.
costume: kosh-TOO-meh — Custom or habit, a usual practice or tradition.
terceira: tehr-SAY-rah — Ordinal adjective meaning 'third' (feminine form).
semana: seh-MAH-nah — Week, a period of seven consecutive days.
novembro: noh-VEHM-broh — November, the eleventh month of the year.
fechavam: feh-SHAH-vowng — Third person plural imperfect of fechar, meaning 'they closed'.
volta: VOHL-tah — Around or return; used in 'à volta de' meaning 'around'.
quatro: KWAH-troh — The number four.
Velas: VEH-lahs — Candles, wax sticks with a wick used for light.
baralhos: bah-RAH-lyohs — Decks of playing cards used for card games.
novos: NOH-vohs — Adjective meaning 'new' (masculine plural).
dispostos: deesh-POSH-tohs — Adjective meaning 'arranged' or 'placed' (masculine plural).
cada: KAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'.
mesa: MEH-zah — A table, flat-surfaced furniture for various uses.
lareira: lah-RAY-rah — A fireplace, a hearth used for heating or ambiance.
estava: esh-TAH-vah — Third person singular imperfect of estar, meaning 'was'.
acesa: ah-SEH-zah — Adjective meaning 'lit' or 'burning' (feminine singular).
arrumada: ah-hoo-MAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'tidy' or 'arranged' (feminine singular).
criada: kree-AH-dah — A maid or servant, a woman employed for housework.
tinha: TEEN-yah — Third person singular imperfect of ter, meaning 'had'.
recebido: heh-seh-BEE-doh — Past participle of receber, meaning 'received'.
últimas: OOL-tee-mahs — Adjective meaning 'last' or 'final' (feminine plural).
instruções: een-stroo-SOYNG-sh — Instructions or directions given to guide someone.
ali: ah-LEE — Adverb meaning 'there', in that place.
estávamos: esh-TAH-vah-mohs — First person plural imperfect of estar, meaning 'we were'.
vestidas: vesh-TEE-dahs — Adjective meaning 'dressed' (feminine plural).
melhores: meh-LYOH-resh — Adjective meaning 'best' or 'better' (plural comparative).
trajes: TRAH-zhesh — Outfits or costumes, formal sets of clothing.
acendedor: ah-sehn-deh-DOHR — A lighter or igniter used to light candles or fires.
velas: VEH-lahs — Candles, wax cylinders burned to provide light.
prontas: PROHN-tahs — Adjective meaning 'ready' or 'prepared' (feminine plural).
acender: ah-sehn-DEHR — To light or ignite, to start a flame burning.
assim: ah-SEENG — Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
primeira: pree-MAY-rah — Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' (feminine form).
pancada: pahn-KAH-dah — A knock or blow; a knocking sound on a door.
porta: POHR-tah — A door, an entrance to a building or room.
soasse: soh-AH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of soar, meaning 'would sound' or 'rang'.

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