Crime and Punishment — Page 4

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 8/10

Owing to the proximity of the Hay Market, the number of establishments of bad character, the preponderance of the trading and working class population crowded in these streets and alleys in the heart of Petersburg, types so various were to be seen in the streets that no figure, however queer, would have caused surprise.

Devido à proximidade do Mercado de Feno, o número de estabelecimentos de má reputação, a preponderância da população comerciante e operária aglomerada nessas ruas e vielas no coração de Petersburgo, tipos tão variados podiam ser vistos nas ruas que nenhuma figura, por mais estranha que fosse, teria causado surpresa.

But there was such accumulated bitterness and contempt in the young man's heart, that, in spite of all the fastidiousness of youth, he minded his rags least of all in the street.

Mas havia tamanha amargura e desprezo acumulados no coração do jovem que, apesar de toda a requintada sensibilidade da juventude, o que menos lhe incomodava na rua eram os seus farrapos.

It was a different matter when he met with acquaintances or with former fellow students, whom, indeed, he disliked meeting at any time.

Era diferente quando encontrava conhecidos ou antigos colegas de estudos, com quem, de fato, não gostava de se encontrar em momento algum.

And yet when a drunken man who, for some unknown reason, was being taken somewhere in a huge waggon dragged by a heavy dray horse, suddenly shouted at him as he drove past: "Hey there, German hatter" bawling at the top of his voice and pointing at him--the young man stopped suddenly and clutched tremulously at his hat.

E no entanto, quando um homem bêbado que, por alguma razão desconhecida, estava sendo levado a algum lugar numa enorme carroça puxada por um pesado cavalo de carga, de repente gritou com ele ao passar: "Ei, chapeleiro alemão", berrando com toda a força de sua voz e apontando para ele — o jovem parou de repente e agarrou o chapéu com mãos trêmulas.

It was a tall round hat from Zimmerman's, but completely worn out, rusty with age, all torn and bespattered, brimless and bent on one side in a most unseemly fashion.

Era um chapéu alto e redondo da loja de Zimmerman, mas completamente gasto, enferrujado pela idade, todo rasgado e salpicado de lama, sem aba e amassado de um lado de forma bastante indecorosa.

Not shame, however, but quite another feeling akin to terror had overtaken him.

Não era vergonha, porém, mas um sentimento completamente diferente, semelhante ao terror, que o havia tomado.

"I knew it," he muttered in confusion, "I thought so! That's the worst of all! Why, a stupid thing like this, the most trivial detail might spoil the whole plan. Yes, my hat is too noticeable....

"Eu sabia", murmurou ele em confusão, "eu pensava assim! Isso é o pior de tudo! Ora, uma coisa estúpida como essa, o mais trivial detalhe poderia arruinar todo o plano. Sim, o meu chapéu é demasiado visível....

Vocabulary

Devido: DEH-vee-doo — Due to, owing to; indicates cause or reason
à: ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; to the (feminine)
proximidade: proh-see-mee-DAH-dee — Closeness or nearness in space or time
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the (masculine)
Mercado: mehr-KAH-doo — Market; a place where goods are sold
de: dee — Of, from; general preposition indicating relation
Feno: FEH-noo — Hay; dried grass used as animal fodder
o: oo — The; definite article masculine singular
número: NOO-meh-roo — Number; a quantity or numerical value
estabelecimentos: ees-tah-beh-leh-SEE-men-toosh — Establishments; businesses or institutions in an area
má: mah — Bad; of poor or negative quality (feminine)
reputação: heh-poo-tah-SOWNG — Reputation; how someone or something is regarded publicly
a: ah — The; definite article feminine singular
preponderância: preh-pon-deh-RAHN-see-ah — Preponderance; dominance or majority presence of something
da: dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the (feminine)
população: poh-poo-lah-SOWNG — Population; total inhabitants of a given area
comerciante: koh-mehr-see-AHN-tee — Merchant or trader; person engaged in commerce
e: ee — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
operária: oh-peh-RAH-ree-ah — Working-class woman; female laborer or factory worker
aglomerada: ah-gloh-meh-RAH-dah — Crowded or clustered together in a dense mass
nessas: NEH-sahs — In those (feminine plural); contraction of 'em' and 'essas'
ruas: HOO-ahs — Streets; public roads in a town or city
vielas: vee-EH-lahs — Alleyways; narrow passages between buildings
no: noo — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'o' (masculine)
coração: koh-rah-SOWNG — Heart; also used figuratively to mean center
tipos: TEE-poosh — Types or characters; kinds of people or things
tão: towng — So, such; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs
variados: vah-ree-AH-doosh — Varied; diverse or different in nature or kind
podiam: poh-DEE-owng — Could, were able to; past tense of 'poder'
ser: sehr — To be; fundamental verb expressing identity or existence
vistos: VEESH-toosh — Seen; past participle of 'ver' (masculine plural)
nas: nahsh — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'as' (feminine plural)
que: keh — That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
nenhuma: neh-NYOO-mah — No, not any; negative indefinite pronoun (feminine)
figura: fee-GOO-rah — Figure; a person's appearance or a character
por: poor — By, through, for; preposition of cause or means
mais: mahysh — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
estranha: esh-TRAH-nyah — Strange, odd; unusual or unfamiliar (feminine)
fosse: FOH-see — Were; past subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir'
teria: teh-REE-ah — Would have; conditional tense of 'ter'
causado: kow-ZAH-doo — Caused; past participle of 'causar'
surpresa: soor-PREH-zah — Surprise; an unexpected or astonishing event
Mas: mahsh — But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
havia: ah-VEE-ah — There was/were; imperfect tense of 'haver'
tamanha: tah-MAH-nyah — Such great, so much; indicates extreme degree (feminine)
amargura: ah-mahr-GOO-rah — Bitterness; deep resentment or emotional pain
desprezo: desh-PREH-zoo — Contempt, scorn; feeling of low regard for someone
acumulados: ah-koo-moo-LAH-doosh — Accumulated; built up or gathered over time
jovem: ZHO-veng — Young person; youth or young man/woman
apesar: ah-peh-ZAHR — Despite; used in 'apesar de' meaning in spite of
toda: TOH-dah — All, every, entire; totality (feminine singular)
requintada: heh-keen-TAH-dah — Refined, exquisite; highly developed sensitivity (feminine)
sensibilidade: sen-see-bee-lee-DAH-dee — Sensitivity; capacity to feel emotions deeply
juventude: zhoo-ven-TOO-dee — Youth; the period or quality of being young
menos: MEH-noosh — Less; comparative adverb indicating lesser degree
lhe: lyee — To him/her/you; indirect object pronoun (third person)
incomodava: een-koh-moh-DAH-vah — Bothered, disturbed; imperfect tense of 'incomodar'
na: nah — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a' (feminine)
rua: HOO-ah — Street; a public road in a town or city
eram: EH-rowng — Were; imperfect tense of 'ser' (third person plural)
os: oosh — The; definite article masculine plural
seus: SEH-oosh — His, her, their; possessive pronoun (masculine plural)
farrapos: fah-HAH-poosh — Rags; worn-out, tattered pieces of clothing
Era: EH-rah — Was; imperfect tense of 'ser' (third person singular)
diferente: dee-feh-REN-tee — Different; not the same, distinct from another
quando: KWAHN-doo — When; temporal conjunction introducing a time clause
encontrava: en-kon-TRAH-vah — Encountered, met; imperfect tense of 'encontrar'
conhecidos: koh-nyeh-SEE-doosh — Acquaintances; people one knows but not closely
ou: oh — Or; disjunctive conjunction offering alternatives
antigos: ahn-TEE-goosh — Former, old; from an earlier time (masculine plural)
colegas: koh-LEH-gahs — Colleagues, classmates; people sharing a workplace or school
estudos: esh-TOO-doosh — Studies; academic learning or educational activities
com: kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
fato: FAH-too — Suit (clothing); a matched jacket and trouser set
não: nowng — No, not; negation word used before verbs
gostava: gosh-TAH-vah — Liked, used to like; imperfect tense of 'gostar'
se: see — Himself, herself, reflexive pronoun; also 'if'
encontrar: en-kon-TRAHR — To meet, to encounter; to come across someone
em: eng — In, at; preposition of location or time
momento: moh-MEN-too — Moment; a brief or specific point in time
algum: ahl-GOONG — Any, some; indefinite pronoun (masculine singular)
E: ee — And; conjunction connecting clauses or words
entanto: en-TAHN-too — Meanwhile; used in 'no entanto' meaning however
um: oong — A, one; indefinite article masculine singular
homem: OH-meng — Man; adult male human being
bêbado: BEH-bah-doo — Drunk; a person under the influence of alcohol
alguma: ahl-GOO-mah — Some, any; indefinite pronoun (feminine singular)
razão: hah-ZOWNG — Reason; cause or justification for an action
desconhecida: desh-koh-nyeh-SEE-dah — Unknown; not known or recognized (feminine)
estava: esh-TAH-vah — Was; imperfect tense of 'estar' (third person singular)
sendo: SEN-doo — Being; gerund of 'ser'
levado: leh-VAH-doo — Carried, taken; past participle of 'levar'
lugar: Place; a location or spot somewhere
numa: NOO-mah — In a; contraction of 'em' and 'uma' (feminine)
enorme: eh-NOR-mee — Enormous, huge; very large in size or extent
carroça: kah-HOH-sah — Cart, wagon; a horse-drawn vehicle for carrying loads
puxada: poo-SHAH-dah — Pulled, drawn; past participle of 'puxar' (feminine)
pesado: peh-ZAH-doo — Heavy; having great weight or burden
cavalo: kah-VAH-loo — Horse; a large domesticated animal used for transport
carga: KAHR-gah — Load, cargo; goods carried by a vehicle or animal
repente: heh-PEN-tee — Sudden; used in 'de repente' meaning suddenly
gritou: gree-TOH — Shouted, yelled; past tense of 'gritar'
ele: EH-lee — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
ao: ow — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o' (masculine)
passar: pah-SAHR — To pass, to go by; to move past something
Ei: EH-ee — Hey; interjection to attract someone's attention
chapeleiro: shah-peh-LEH-ee-roo — Hatter; a person who makes or sells hats
alemão: ah-leh-MOWNG — German; relating to Germany or a German person
berrando: beh-HAHN-doo — Screaming, bellowing; gerund of 'berrar'
força: FOR-sah — Force, strength; power or energy exerted
sua: SOO-ah — His, her, your; possessive pronoun (feminine singular)
voz: vohsh — Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking
apontando: ah-pon-TAHN-doo — Pointing; gerund of 'apontar', indicating direction
para: PAH-rah — To, for, toward; preposition of direction or purpose
parou: pah-ROH — Stopped; past tense of 'parar'
agarrou: ah-gah-HOH — Grabbed, seized; past tense of 'agarrar'
chapéu: shah-PEH-oo — Hat; a head covering worn as clothing or fashion
mãos: mowngsh — Hands; the body part at the end of arms
trêmulas: TREH-moo-lahs — Trembling, shaking; quivering with fear or weakness
alto: AHL-too — High, tall; of great height or elevated position
redondo: heh-DON-doo — Round; having a circular or spherical shape
loja: LOH-zhah — Shop, store; a place where goods are sold
mas: mahsh — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
completamente: kom-pleh-tah-MEN-tee — Completely, entirely; to the fullest degree possible
gasto: GAHS-too — Worn out, spent; deteriorated through use or age
enferrujado: en-feh-hoo-ZHAH-doo — Rusty; covered in rust or discolored by age
pela: PEH-lah — By the; contraction of 'por' and 'a' (feminine)
idade: ee-DAH-dee — Age; the length of time someone has existed
todo: TOH-doo — All, entire, whole; totality (masculine singular)
rasgado: rahsh-GAH-doo — Torn, ripped; damaged by tearing (masculine)
salpicado: sahl-pee-KAH-doo — Splattered, speckled; marked with spots or stains
lama: LAH-mah — Mud; wet, dirty earth mixed with water
sem: seng — Without; preposition indicating absence of something
aba: AH-bah — Brim; the projecting edge of a hat
amassado: ah-mah-SAH-doo — Crumpled, squashed; deformed by pressing or crushing
lado: LAH-doo — Side; one of the lateral parts of something
forma: FOR-mah — Form, shape; the outward appearance of something
bastante: bahs-TAHN-tee — Quite, enough, rather; indicating sufficient or notable degree
indecorosa: een-deh-koh-ROH-zah — Indecorous, improper; lacking decorum or appropriateness
Não: nowng — No, not; negation used before verbs or alone
era: EH-rah — Was; imperfect tense of 'ser' (third person singular)
vergonha: vehr-GOH-nyah — Shame; feeling of embarrassment or dishonor
porém: poh-RENG — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast
sentimento: sen-tee-MEN-too — Feeling, emotion; an inner emotional state
semelhante: seh-meh-LYAHN-tee — Similar, resembling; like or comparable to something else
terror: teh-HOHR — Terror; extreme fear or dread
tomado: toh-MAH-doo — Taken over, seized; past participle of 'tomar'
Eu: EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
sabia: sah-BEE-ah — Knew; imperfect tense of 'saber' (to know)
murmurou: moor-moo-ROH — Murmured; past tense of 'murmurar', to speak softly
confusão: kon-foo-ZOWNG — Confusion; state of disorder or mental bewilderment
pensava: pen-SAH-vah — Was thinking; imperfect tense of 'pensar'
assim: ah-SEENG — Thus, so, like this; in this manner or way
Isso: EE-soo — This, that; demonstrative pronoun (neuter)
é: eh — Is; present tense of 'ser' (third person singular)
pior: pee-OHR — Worse, worst; comparative of 'mau' (bad)
tudo: TOO-doo — Everything, all; indefinite pronoun of totality
Ora: OH-rah — Now, well; interjection expressing mild exasperation
uma: OO-mah — A, one; indefinite article feminine singular
coisa: KOY-zah — Thing; a general object or matter
estúpida: esh-TOO-pee-dah — Stupid, foolish; lacking intelligence or sense (feminine)
como: KOH-moo — Like, as, how; conjunction or preposition of comparison
essa: EH-sah — That; demonstrative pronoun/adjective (feminine singular)
trivial: tree-vee-AHL — Trivial; of little importance or significance
detalhe: deh-TAH-lyee — Detail; a small particular fact or feature
poderia: poh-deh-REE-ah — Could; conditional tense of 'poder'
arruinar: ah-hwee-NAHR — To ruin, destroy; to cause complete failure of something
plano: PLAH-noo — Plan; a scheme or course of action
Sim: seeng — Yes; affirmative response word
meu: MEH-oo — My; possessive pronoun (masculine singular)
demasiado: deh-mah-zee-AH-doo — Too much, excessively; beyond the proper degree
visível: vee-ZEE-vel — Visible; able to be seen or noticed easily

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