Crime and Punishment — Page 3

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 8/10

The heat in the street was terrible: and the airlessness, the bustle and the plaster, scaffolding, bricks, and dust all about him, and that special Petersburg stench, so familiar to all who are unable to get out of town in summer--all worked painfully upon the young man's already overwrought nerves.

O calor na rua era terrível: e a falta de ar, o burburinho e o gesso, os andaimes, os tijolos e a poeira ao seu redor, e aquele cheiro especial de Petersburgo, tão familiar a todos que não conseguem sair da cidade no verão -- tudo isso agia dolorosamente sobre os nervos já exasperados do jovem.

The insufferable stench from the pot-houses, which are particularly numerous in that part of the town, and the drunken men whom he met continually, although it was a working day, completed the revolting misery of the picture.

O fedor insuportável das tabernas, que são particularmente numerosas naquela parte da cidade, e os homens bêbados que ele encontrava continuamente, embora fosse um dia de trabalho, completavam a repugnante miséria do quadro.

An expression of the profoundest disgust gleamed for a moment in the young man's refined face.

Uma expressão do mais profundo desgosto brilhou por um momento no rosto refinado do jovem.

He was, by the way, exceptionally handsome, above the average in height, slim, well-built, with beautiful dark eyes and dark brown hair.

Era, aliás, excepcionalmente bonito, acima da média em altura, esbelto, bem constituído, com belos olhos escuros e cabelos castanho-escuros.

Soon he sank into deep thought, or more accurately speaking into a complete blankness of mind; he walked along not observing what was about him and not caring to observe it.

Logo ele mergulhou em profunda reflexão, ou, mais precisamente, numa completa vacuidade mental; caminhava sem observar o que havia ao seu redor e sem se importar em observá-lo.

From time to time, he would mutter something, from the habit of talking to himself, to which he had just confessed.

De tempos em tempos, ele murmurava algo, pelo hábito de falar consigo mesmo, ao qual acabara de confessar.

At these moments he would become conscious that his ideas were sometimes in a tangle and that he was very weak; for two days he had scarcely tasted food.

Nesses momentos, ele tomava consciência de que suas ideias estavam às vezes embaralhadas e de que estava muito fraco; por dois dias mal havia provado comida.

He was so badly dressed that even a man accustomed to shabbiness would have been ashamed to be seen in the street in such rags.

Estava tão mal vestido que mesmo um homem acostumado ao desleixo teria sentido vergonha de ser visto na rua com trapos tais.

In that quarter of the town, however, scarcely any shortcoming in dress would have created surprise.

Naquele bairro da cidade, porém, dificilmente qualquer deficiência no vestuário teria causado surpresa.

Vocabulary

O: Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
calor: Heat or warmth, especially from weather.
na: Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'.
rua: A street or road in a town.
era: Past tense of 'ser', meaning 'was'.
terrível: Terrible or dreadful in quality or degree.
e: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
a: Feminine definite article meaning 'the'.
falta: Lack or absence of something needed.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
ar: Air, the gas we breathe.
o: Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
burburinho: A murmur or buzz of noise from a crowd.
gesso: Plaster or gypsum used in construction.
os: Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
andaimes: Scaffolding used in building construction.
tijolos: Bricks used as building construction material.
poeira: Dust, fine dry particles on surfaces or air.
ao: Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'.
seu: Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'.
redor: Surroundings or area around something.
aquele: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' over there.
cheiro: A smell or scent, pleasant or unpleasant.
especial: Special or particular, distinct from others.
tão: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as', indicating degree.
familiar: Familiar or well-known from prior experience.
todos: Pronoun meaning 'everyone' or 'all people'.
que: Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'who'.
não: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
conseguem: Third person plural of 'conseguir', meaning 'manage to'.
sair: To leave or go out of a place.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'from the'.
cidade: A city or large urban settlement.
no: Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
verão: Summer, the warmest season of the year.
tudo: Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all things'.
isso: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'.
agia: Past tense of 'agir', meaning 'acted' or 'worked upon'.
dolorosamente: Painfully or in a distressing manner.
sobre: Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'.
nervos: Nerves, related to emotional or physical tension.
já: Adverb meaning 'already' or 'now'.
exasperados: Exasperated or highly irritated and frustrated.
do: Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'.
jovem: A young person or youth.
fedor: A foul stench or very unpleasant smell.
insuportável: Unbearable or intolerable, impossible to endure.
das: Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'.
tabernas: Taverns or cheap bars serving alcohol.
são: Third person plural of 'ser', meaning 'are'.
particularmente: Particularly or especially, to a notable degree.
numerosas: Numerous or many in quantity.
naquela: Contraction meaning 'in that' feminine singular.
parte: Part or portion of a whole area.
homens: Men, plural of 'homem'.
bêbados: Drunk men, people intoxicated by alcohol.
ele: Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he'.
encontrava: Past tense of 'encontrar', meaning 'was encountering'.
continuamente: Continuously or without interruption.
embora: Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
fosse: Subjunctive past of 'ser/ir', meaning 'were/went'.
um: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
dia: Day, a 24-hour period.
trabalho: Work or labor, a person's job or task.
completavam: Imperfect tense of 'completar', meaning 'were completing'.
repugnante: Repugnant or disgusting, causing strong revulsion.
miséria: Misery or extreme poverty and wretchedness.
quadro: Picture or scene; also a frame or panel.
Uma: Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
expressão: Expression, a look conveying feeling or thought.
mais: Adverb meaning 'more' or comparative marker.
profundo: Deep or profound in intensity or degree.
desgosto: Disgust or deep displeasure and distaste.
brilhou: Past tense of 'brilhar', meaning 'shone' or 'gleamed'.
por: Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
momento: A moment or brief instant in time.
rosto: Face, the front part of a person's head.
refinado: Refined or polished in manner and appearance.
Era: Past tense of 'ser', meaning 'was'.
aliás: Besides or moreover, used to add information.
excepcionalmente: Exceptionally, to an unusually high degree.
bonito: Handsome or beautiful in appearance.
acima: Above or over a certain level or point.
média: Average, the typical or mean standard.
em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
altura: Height, the measurement of how tall something is.
esbelto: Slender or slim in body build.
bem: Adverb meaning 'well' or 'very'.
constituído: Well-built or having a strong physical constitution.
com: Preposition meaning 'with'.
belos: Beautiful or lovely, plural masculine form.
olhos: Eyes, the organs of sight.
escuros: Dark in color or shade.
cabelos: Hair, the strands growing from the head.
castanho-escuros: Dark brown, describing hair or eye color.
Logo: Soon, shortly after, or immediately.
mergulhou: Past tense of 'mergulhar', meaning 'plunged' or 'dove'.
profunda: Deep or profound, feminine singular adjective.
reflexão: Reflection or deep thought about something.
ou: Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting an alternative.
precisamente: Precisely or exactly, used for emphasis.
numa: Contraction of 'em' and 'uma', meaning 'in a'.
completa: Complete or total, without anything missing.
vacuidade: Vacuity or emptiness of mind or thought.
mental: Mental, relating to the mind or intellect.
caminhava: Imperfect tense of 'caminhar', meaning 'was walking'.
sem: Preposition meaning 'without'.
observar: To observe or notice things around oneself.
havia: Past tense of 'haver', meaning 'there was'.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', 'itself'.
importar: To matter or care about something.
observá-lo: To observe him, verb with clitic pronoun attached.
De: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
tempos: Times or periods; used in 'de tempos em tempos' meaning 'from time to time'.
murmurava: Imperfect tense of 'murmurar', meaning 'was murmuring'.
algo: Something or anything, an indefinite pronoun.
pelo: Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the'.
hábito: Habit, a regular practice or routine behavior.
falar: To speak or talk to someone.
consigo: With oneself, reflexive form of 'com'.
mesmo: Same or 'himself/herself', used for emphasis.
qual: Which or whom, a relative or interrogative pronoun.
acabara: Past perfect of 'acabar', meaning 'had just finished'.
confessar: To confess or admit something to oneself or others.
Nesses: Contraction meaning 'in those', masculine plural.
momentos: Moments or brief periods of time.
tomava: Imperfect tense of 'tomar', meaning 'was taking'.
consciência: Consciousness or awareness of one's own state.
suas: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
ideias: Ideas or thoughts forming in the mind.
estavam: Past tense of 'estar', meaning 'were' (temporary state).
às: Contraction of 'a' and 'as', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'.
vezes: Times, used in 'às vezes' meaning 'sometimes'.
embaralhadas: Mixed up or jumbled, as thoughts in confusion.
estava: Past tense of 'estar', meaning 'was' (temporary state).
muito: Very or much, indicating a high degree.
fraco: Weak or feeble in physical or mental strength.
dois: Two, the number 2.
dias: Days, plural of 'dia'.
mal: Barely or hardly; also evil or poorly.
provado: Tasted or tried, past participle of 'provar'.
comida: Food, something eaten for nourishment.
Estava: Past tense of 'estar', meaning 'was'.
vestido: Dressed or clothed; also a dress as garment.
acostumado: Accustomed or used to something habitually.
desleixo: Negligence or sloppiness in care or appearance.
teria: Conditional of 'ter', meaning 'would have'.
sentido: Felt or sensed; past participle of 'sentir'.
vergonha: Shame or embarrassment about something.
ser: Infinitive of 'ser', meaning 'to be'.
visto: Seen; past participle of 'ver'.
trapos: Rags or worn-out pieces of torn clothing.
tais: Such, used to refer to previously mentioned things.
Naquele: Contraction meaning 'in that', masculine singular.
bairro: Neighborhood or district within a city.
porém: However or but, used to contrast ideas.
dificilmente: Hardly or with great difficulty.
qualquer: Any or whichever, an indefinite adjective.
deficiência: Deficiency or lack of something required.
vestuário: Clothing or attire worn by a person.
causado: Caused or produced, past participle of 'causar'.
surpresa: Surprise, an unexpected or astonishing occurrence.

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