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English → Pt Preface Level 8/10

In the words of a Russian critic, who seeks to explain the feeling inspired by Dostoevsky: "He was one of ourselves, a man of our blood and our bone, but one who has suffered and has seen so much more deeply than we have his insight impresses us as wisdom... that wisdom of the heart which we seek that we may learn from it how to live.

Nas palavras de um crítico russo, que busca explicar o sentimento inspirado por Dostoevski: "Ele era um de nós, um homem do nosso sangue e da nossa carne, mas alguém que sofreu e viu tão mais profundamente do que nós, que a sua perspicácia nos impressiona como sabedoria... essa sabedoria do coração que buscamos para que possamos aprender com ela como viver.

All his other gifts came to him from nature, this he won for himself and through it he became great.

Todos os seus outros dons lhe vieram da natureza, este ele conquistou para si mesmo e por meio dele tornou-se grande.

Vocabulary

Nas
nahz — Contraction of 'em' and 'as': in the (feminine plural)
palavras
pah-LAH-vrahs — Words; units of spoken or written language
de
deh — Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or possession
um
oom — A, an; indefinite article, masculine singular
crítico
KREE-tee-koo — Critic; person who analyzes and judges creative works
russo
HOO-soo — Russian; relating to Russia or its people
que
keh — That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
busca
BOOS-kah — Seeks, searches for; third person singular of buscar
explicar
ex-plee-KAR — To explain; to make something clear or understandable
o
oo — The; definite article, masculine singular
sentimento
sen-tee-MEN-too — Feeling, sentiment; an emotional state or reaction
inspirado
een-spee-RAH-doo — Inspired; influenced or aroused by a particular feeling
por
por — By, for; preposition indicating cause or agent
Ele
EH-leh — He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
era
EH-rah — Was; past imperfect tense of ser (to be)
nós
nohz — We, us; first person plural personal pronoun
homem
OH-meng — Man; adult male human being
do
doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o': of the (masculine)
nosso
NOH-soo — Our; first person plural possessive adjective, masculine
sangue
SANG-geh — Blood; red fluid circulating in the body
e
eh — And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
da
dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a': of the (feminine)
nossa
NOH-sah — Our; first person plural possessive adjective, feminine
carne
KAR-neh — Flesh, meat; soft tissue of the body or food
mas
mahz — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
alguém
al-GENG — Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person
sofreu
so-FRAY-oo — Suffered; past tense of sofrer, to endure pain
viu
VEE-oo — Saw; past tense of ver, to see or perceive
tão
towng — So, such; adverb indicating a high degree
mais
mahyz — More; adverb or adjective indicating greater quantity
profundamente
pro-foon-dah-MEN-teh — Deeply, profoundly; in a deep or intense manner
a
ah — The; definite article, feminine singular
sua
SOO-ah — His, her, its, your; possessive adjective, feminine singular
perspicácia
per-spee-KAH-syah — Insight, perspicacity; keenness of perception or understanding
nos
nohz — Us; first person plural object pronoun
impressiona
eem-preh-SYOH-nah — Impresses; strikes or affects with admiration
como
KOH-moo — As, like, how; comparative or interrogative adverb
sabedoria
sah-beh-doh-REE-ah — Wisdom; deep knowledge and good judgment
essa
EH-sah — That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun, feminine singular
coração
ko-rah-SOWNG — Heart; organ pumping blood, also symbol of emotion
buscamos
boos-KAH-moos — We seek; first person plural present of buscar
para
PAH-rah — For, to, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
possamos
po-SAH-moos — May we, so that we can; subjunctive of poder
aprender
ah-pren-DER — To learn; to acquire knowledge or a skill
com
kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
ela
EH-lah — She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
viver
vee-VER — To live; to be alive or to experience life
Todos
TOH-doos — All, every; adjective indicating the complete group
os
ooz — The; definite article, masculine plural
seus
SAY-oos — His, her, your, their; possessive adjective, masculine plural
outros
OH-troos — Other, others; adjective referring to different things
dons
dongz — Gifts, talents; natural abilities or endowments
lhe
lyeh — To him, to her; indirect object pronoun, third person
vieram
vyeh-RAH-oom — Came; third person plural past tense of vir
natureza
nah-too-REH-zah — Nature; the natural world or innate character
este
EHS-teh — This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun, masculine singular
ele
EH-leh — He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
conquistou
kong-kees-TOH — Conquered, achieved; past tense of conquistar
si
see — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun, third person
mesmo
MEZ-moo — Same, himself, even; pronoun or adverb for emphasis
meio
MAY-oo — Middle, means, half; noun indicating method or center
dele
DEH-leh — Of him, his; contraction of 'de' and 'ele'
tornou-se
tor-NOH-seh — Became; reflexive past tense of tornar-se, to become
grande
GRAN-deh — Great, large, big; adjective indicating size or importance
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