Crime and Punishment — Page 2

Vocabulary

Após

A-posh — After; following a particular event or time

oito

OY-too — The number eight

meses

MEH-zesh — Plural of month; units of time

de

deh — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession

prisão

pree-ZOWN — Prison; imprisonment; state of being jailed

ele

EH-leh — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

foi

foy — Was; went; past tense of ser or ir

levado

leh-VAH-doo — Taken; led; brought somewhere by someone

com

kon — With; together with; accompanying someone

outros

OH-troos — Others; other people or things

vinte

VEEN-teh — The number twenty

e

eh — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

um

oom — One; indefinite article or the number one

à

ah — To the; contraction of preposition a and article a

Praça

PRAH-sah — Square; public open space in a city

para

PAH-rah — For; to; preposition indicating purpose or direction

ser

sehr — To be; infinitive of the permanent state verb

fuzilado

foo-zee-LAH-doo — Shot by firing squad; executed by gunfire

Escrevendo

esh-kreh-VEN-doo — Writing; present participle of escrever

ao

ow — To the; contraction of preposition a and article o

seu

SEH-oo — His; her; your; possessive pronoun

irmão

eer-MOWN — Brother; male sibling

diz

deez — Says; tells; third-person singular present of dizer

Eles

EH-lesh — They; third-person plural masculine pronoun

proferiram

pro-feh-REE-rown — Uttered; pronounced; spoke words formally aloud

palavras

pah-LAH-vras — Words; units of spoken or written language

sobre

SOH-breh — About; over; on top of something

nossas

NOH-sas — Our; first-person plural feminine possessive adjective

cabeças

kah-BEH-sas — Heads; upper part of the human body

nos

noos — Us; to us; first-person plural object pronoun

fizeram

fee-ZEH-rown — They made; they caused; past tense of fazer

vestir

vesh-TEER — To dress; to put on clothing

as

as — The; feminine plural definite article

camisas

kah-MEE-zas — Shirts; garments worn on the upper body

brancas

BRON-kas — White; feminine plural adjective describing color

usadas

oo-ZAH-das — Used; worn; past participle feminine plural of usar

por

por — By; for; through; preposition indicating agency

pessoas

peh-SOH-as — People; persons; human beings

condenadas

kon-deh-NAH-das — Condemned; sentenced; found guilty of a crime

morte

MOR-teh — Death; the end of life

Em

en — In; at; preposition indicating location or time

seguida

seh-GEE-dah — Followed; em seguida means then or afterward

fomos

FOH-moos — We went; we were; first-person plural past tense

amarrados

ah-mah-HAH-doos — Tied; bound; fastened with rope or cord

em

en — In; at; preposition indicating location or state

grupos

GROO-poos — Groups; sets of people gathered together

três

tresh — The number three

a

ah — To; the; article or preposition in Portuguese

estacas

esh-TAH-kas — Stakes; posts driven into the ground

sofrer

soo-FREHR — To suffer; to endure pain or hardship

execução

eh-zeh-koo-SOW — Execution; carrying out a death sentence

Sendo

SEN-doo — Being; present participle of ser

o

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

terceiro

tehr-SEY-roo — Third; the ordinal number following second

na

nah — In the; contraction of em and a

fila

FEE-lah — Line; queue; row of people waiting

concluí

kon-kloo-EE — I concluded; I determined; past tense first person

que

keh — That; which; conjunction or relative pronoun

me

meh — Me; myself; first-person singular object pronoun

restavam

hesh-TAH-vown — Remained; were left; imperfect tense of restar

apenas

ah-PEH-nas — Only; just; barely; limiting adverb

alguns

al-GOONS — Some; a few; indefinite masculine plural pronoun

minutos

mee-NOO-toos — Minutes; units of time equal to sixty seconds

vida

VEE-dah — Life; the state of being alive

Pensei

pen-SEY — I thought; past tense of pensar

você

voh-SEH — You; second-person singular informal pronoun

seus

SEH-oos — Your; his; masculine plural possessive adjective

queridos

keh-REE-doos — Dear ones; beloved people; masculine plural adjective

consegui

kon-seh-GEE — I managed; I succeeded; past tense of conseguir

beijar

bey-ZHAR — To kiss; to press lips against someone affectionately

estavam

esh-TAH-vown — Were; third-person plural imperfect tense of estar

meu

MEH-oo — My; first-person singular masculine possessive adjective

lado

LAH-doo — Side; the area beside someone or something

despedir

desh-peh-DEER — To say goodbye; to bid farewell to someone

deles

DEH-lesh — Of them; from them; third-person plural possessive

De

deh — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or relation

repente

heh-PEN-teh — Suddenly; de repente means all of a sudden

tropas

TROH-pas — Troops; soldiers; military forces

bateram

bah-TEH-rown — Beat; struck; played rhythmically; past tense of bater

uma

OO-mah — A; one; feminine indefinite article

marcha

MAR-shah — March; rhythmic military music or movement

desatados

deh-zah-TAH-doos — Untied; unbound; released from restraints

trazidos

trah-ZEE-doos — Brought; carried back; past participle of trazer

volta

VOL-tah — Return; back; de volta means back or returned

cadafalso

kah-dah-FAL-soo — Scaffold; platform used for public executions

informados

een-for-MAH-doos — Informed; told; notified of important information

Sua

SOO-ah — Your; his; her; formal possessive adjective

Majestade

mah-zhesh-TAH-deh — Majesty; title used for a monarch or sovereign

havia

ah-VEE-ah — Had; there was; imperfect tense of haver

poupado

poo-PAH-doo — Spared; saved; protected from harm or death

vidas

VEE-das — Lives; plural of vida; existence of living beings

A

ah — The; feminine singular definite article

sentença

sen-TEN-sah — Sentence; legal judgment or punishment declared

comutada

ko-moo-TAH-dah — Commuted; reduced; changed to a lesser punishment

trabalhos

trah-BAH-lyoos — Works; labors; tasks assigned as punishment

forçados

for-SAH-doos — Forced; compulsory; done under coercion or punishment

Um

oom — One; a; masculine singular indefinite article

dos

doos — Of the; contraction of de and os

prisioneiros

pree-zyoo-NEY-roos — Prisoners; people held captive or imprisoned

enlouqueceu

en-loo-keh-SEH-oo — Went mad; lost sanity; past tense of enlouquecer

assim

ah-SEEN — Thus; so; in this way; therefore

desatado

deh-zah-TAH-doo — Untied; unbound; released from physical restraints

nunca

NOON-kah — Never; at no time; negative adverb of frequency

recuperou

heh-koo-peh-ROH-oo — Recovered; regained; past tense of recuperar

sua

SOO-ah — His; her; your; feminine singular possessive adjective

sanidade

sah-nee-DAH-deh — Sanity; mental health; soundness of mind

O

oo — The; masculine singular definite article

intenso

een-TEN-soo — Intense; extreme; very strong in degree

sofrimento

soo-free-MEN-too — Suffering; pain; the state of enduring hardship

dessa

DEH-sah — Of this; from this; contraction of de and essa

experiência

esh-peh-ree-EN-syah — Experience; something personally lived or undergone

deixou

dey-SHOH — Left; allowed; past tense of deixar

marca

MAR-kah — Mark; impression; lasting effect on something

duradoura

doo-rah-DOH-rah — Lasting; enduring; continuing over a long time

mente

MEN-teh — Mind; the seat of thoughts and consciousness

Embora

em-BOH-rah — Although; even though; concessive conjunction

temperamento

tem-peh-rah-MEN-too — Temperament; natural disposition or character

religioso

heh-lee-zhee-OH-zoo — Religious; relating to or practicing religion

tenha

TEN-yah — Have; subjunctive form of ter; to have

no

noo — In the; contraction of em and o

fim

feen — End; conclusion; final part of something

aceitar

ah-sey-TAR — To accept; to receive willingly; to agree to

todo

TOH-doo — All; every; complete; entire

resignação

heh-zeeg-nah-SOW — Resignation; calm acceptance of difficult circumstances

considerá-lo

kon-see-deh-RAH-loo — To consider it; infinitive with clitic object pronoun

bênção

BEN-sow — Blessing; a gift or favor from a divine source

próprio

PROH-pryoo — Own; proper; belonging to oneself

caso

KAH-zoo — Case; situation; particular instance or circumstance

retorna

heh-TOR-nah — Returns; comes back; third-person singular of retornar

constantemente

kon-stan-teh-MEN-teh — Constantly; continuously; without stopping or changing

assunto

ah-SOON-too — Subject; topic; matter being discussed or written about

escritos

esh-KREE-toos — Writings; written works or texts

Ele

EH-leh — He; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun

descreve

desh-KREH-veh — Describes; depicts; third-person singular of descrever

terrível

teh-HEE-vel — Terrible; awful; causing great fear or distress

agonia

ah-goo-NEE-ah — Agony; intense suffering of body or mind

do

doo — Of the; contraction of de and o

condenado

kon-deh-NAH-doo — Condemned person; someone sentenced to death

insiste

een-SEES-teh — Insists; persists; third-person singular of insistir

crueldade

kroo-el-DAH-deh — Cruelty; willingness to cause pain or suffering

infligir

een-flee-ZHEER — To inflict; to impose suffering upon someone

tal

tal — Such; so; of that kind or degree

tortura

tor-TOO-rah — Torture; severe physical or mental pain inflicted deliberately

Seguiram-se

seh-GEE-rown-seh — Followed; there followed; reflexive past of seguir

então

en-TOW — Then; at that time; consequently

quatro

KWAH-troo — The number four

anos

AH-noos — Years; plural of ano; units of time

servidão

sehr-vee-DOW — Servitude; slavery; condition of forced labor

penal

peh-NAL — Penal; relating to punishment or criminal law

passados

pah-SAH-doos — Spent; passed; elapsed periods of time

companhia

kom-pah-NYEE-ah — Company; the presence of others; companionship

criminosos

kree-mee-NOH-zoos — Criminals; people who have committed crimes

comuns

ko-MOONSH — Common; ordinary; not of a special category

onde

ON-deh — Where; in which place; relative adverb of place

começou

ko-meh-SOH — Began; started; past tense of começar

Casa

KAH-zah — House; home; building where people live

Mortos

MOR-toos — Dead; deceased; plural of morto

serviço

sehr-VEE-soo — Service; duty; work performed for others

batalhão

bah-tah-LYOWN — Battalion; a military unit of soldiers

disciplinar

dee-see-plee-NAR — Disciplinary; relating to enforcing rules and punishment