Crime and Punishment — Page 7
The bell gave a faint tinkle as though it were made of tin and not of copper.
A campainha emitiu um fraco tinido, como se fosse feita de estanho e não de cobre.
The little flats in such houses always have bells that ring like that.
Os pequenos apartamentos em casas assim sempre têm campainhas que tocam dessa forma.
He had forgotten the note of that bell, and now its peculiar tinkle seemed to remind him of something and to bring it clearly before him....
Ele havia esquecido o som daquela campainha, e agora seu tinido peculiar parecia lembrá-lo de algo e trazê-lo claramente à sua mente...
He started, his nerves were terribly overstrained by now.
Ele se sobressaltou, seus nervos estavam terrivelmente tensos a essa altura.
In a little while, the door was opened a tiny crack: the old woman eyed her visitor with evident distrust through the crack, and nothing could be seen but her little eyes, glittering in the darkness.
Depois de um momento, a porta foi aberta uma fresta: a velha observou seu visitante com evidente desconfiança pela fresta, e nada podia ser visto além de seus olhinhos, brilhando na escuridão.
But, seeing a number of people on the landing, she grew bolder, and opened the door wide.
Mas, ao ver várias pessoas no patamar, ela ficou mais corajosa e abriu a porta de par em par.
The young man stepped into the dark entry, which was partitioned off from the tiny kitchen.
O jovem entrou no escuro vestíbulo, que estava separado da pequena cozinha.
The old woman stood facing him in silence and looking inquiringly at him.
A velha ficou de frente para ele em silêncio, olhando-o de forma interrogativa.
She was a diminutive, withered up old woman of sixty, with sharp malignant eyes and a sharp little nose.
Era uma velha diminuta e ressequida, de sessenta anos, com olhos aguçados e maliciosos e um narizinho pontiagudo.
Her colourless, somewhat grizzled hair was thickly smeared with oil, and she wore no kerchief over it.
Seu cabelo sem cor, um tanto grisalho, estava densamente untado com óleo, e ela não usava lenço sobre ele.
Round her thin long neck, which looked like a hen's leg, was knotted some sort of flannel rag, and, in spite of the heat, there hung flapping on her shoulders, a mangy fur cape, yellow with age.
Em volta de seu pescoço fino e comprido, que parecia uma pata de galinha, estava amarrado um trapo de flanela, e, apesar do calor, pendia sobre seus ombros, esvoaçando, uma capa de pele surrada, amarelada pelo tempo.
The old woman coughed and groaned at every instant.
A velha tossia e gemia a cada instante.
Vocabulary
- campainha
- kam-pa-EEN-ya — Doorbell or small bell used for signaling
- emitiu
- e-mee-CHOO — Emitted or produced a sound or signal
- fraco
- FRA-koo — Weak, faint, or lacking strength
- tinido
- chee-NEE-doo — A tinkling or ringing metallic sound
- fosse
- FO-se — Past subjunctive of 'ser/ir', meaning 'were' or 'went'
- feita
- FAY-ta — Made or crafted; feminine past participle of 'fazer'
- estanho
- es-TAN-yoo — Tin, a silvery metallic element used in alloys
- cobre
- KO-bre — Copper, a reddish metallic element
- apartamentos
- a-par-ta-MEN-toos — Apartments or flats used as residential dwellings
- assim
- a-SEEM — Like this, thus, or in this manner
- campainhas
- kam-pa-EEN-yas — Doorbells or small bells; plural of campainha
- tocam
- TO-kam — Ring or play; third person plural of 'tocar'
- forma
- FOR-ma — Form, way, or manner of doing something
- havia
- a-VEE-a — Had; past imperfect of 'haver', auxiliary verb
- esquecido
- es-ke-SEE-doo — Forgotten; past participle of 'esquecer'
- som
- som — Sound or audio; a noise perceived by hearing
- daquela
- da-KE-la — Of that; contraction of 'de aquela'
- peculiar
- pe-koo-lee-AR — Peculiar, strange, or distinctive in character
- parecia
- pa-re-SEE-a — Seemed or appeared; imperfect tense of 'parecer'
- lembrá-lo
- lem-BRA-loo — Remind him; infinitive with clitic object pronoun
- algo
- AL-goo — Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- trazê-lo
- tra-ZE-loo — Bring it; infinitive of 'trazer' with object pronoun
- claramente
- kla-ra-MEN-te — Clearly or plainly; in a clear manner
- mente
- MEN-te — Mind or mental faculty; cognitive awareness
- sobressaltou
- so-bre-sal-TOO — Startled or gave a sudden shock or fright
- nervos
- NER-voos — Nerves; bodily or emotional state of tension
- terrivelmente
- te-hee-vel-MEN-te — Terribly or dreadfully; to an extreme degree
- tensos
- TEN-soos — Tense or strained; under stress or pressure
- altura
- al-TOO-ra — Height or point in time; level or stage
- aberta
- a-BER-ta — Open or opened; feminine past participle of 'abrir'
- fresta
- FRES-ta — Crack, slit, or narrow opening in a door or wall
- velha
- VE-lya — Old woman or old; elderly female person
- observou
- ob-ser-VOO — Observed or watched; looked at attentively
- visitante
- vee-zee-TAN-te — Visitor or guest; someone coming to a place
- evidente
- e-vee-DEN-te — Evident or obvious; clearly apparent to observers
- desconfiança
- des-kon-fee-AN-sa — Distrust or suspicion; lack of confidence in someone
- podia
- po-DEE-a — Could; imperfect tense of 'poder', ability in past
- visto
- VEES-too — Seen; past participle of 'ver'
- além
- a-LAYM — Beyond or in addition; further than a point
- olhinhos
- ol-YEEN-yoos — Little eyes; diminutive plural of 'olho'
- brilhando
- bree-LYAN-doo — Shining or gleaming; present participle of 'brilhar'
- escuridão
- es-koo-ree-DAWN — Darkness; absence of light in a space
- várias
- VA-ree-as — Various or several; multiple feminine nouns
- patamar
- pa-ta-MAR — Landing or floor level on a staircase
- ficou
- fee-KOO — Became or stayed; preterite of 'ficar'
- corajosa
- ko-ra-ZHO-za — Brave or courageous; showing boldness or daring
- abriu
- a-BREE-oo — Opened; third person singular preterite of 'abrir'
- par
- par — Pair or set; two matching things together
- jovem
- ZHO-vem — Young person or youth; someone of young age
- entrou
- en-TROO — Entered; third person singular preterite of 'entrar'
- escuro
- es-KOO-roo — Dark or dim; lacking sufficient light
- vestíbulo
- ves-CHEE-boo-loo — Vestibule or entrance hall of a building
- separado
- se-pa-RA-doo — Separated or apart; divided from something else
- cozinha
- ko-ZEEN-ya — Kitchen; room where food is prepared and cooked
- frente
- FREN-te — Front or ahead; the forward-facing side
- silêncio
- see-LEN-see-oo — Silence; complete absence of sound or noise
- olhando-o
- ol-YAN-doo-oo — Looking at him; present participle with object pronoun
- interrogativa
- in-te-ho-ga-CHEE-va — Interrogatively or questioningly; with an inquiring manner
- diminuta
- dee-mee-NOO-ta — Tiny or diminutive; very small in size
- ressequida
- he-se-KEE-da — Withered, dried-up, or shriveled in appearance
- aguçados
- a-goo-SA-doos — Sharp or keen; piercing in look or perception
- maliciosos
- ma-lee-see-O-zoos — Malicious or sly; having ill-intent or cunning
- narizinho
- na-ree-ZEEN-yoo — Little nose; diminutive form of 'nariz'
- pontiagudo
- pon-chee-a-GOO-doo — Pointed or sharp-tipped; coming to a fine point
- cabelo
- ka-BE-loo — Hair; growth on a person's head
- cor
- kor — Color or colour; visual property of objects
- tanto
- TAN-too — So much or as much; indicating quantity or degree
- grisalho
- gree-ZAL-yoo — Gray or graying; describing hair turning gray
- densamente
- den-sa-MEN-te — Densely or thickly; in a thick, compact manner
- untado
- oon-TA-doo — Greased or oiled; covered with an oily substance
- óleo
- O-le-oo — Oil; a greasy liquid substance used for lubrication
- usava
- oo-ZA-va — Used to wear or use; imperfect tense of 'usar'
- lenço
- LEN-soo — Handkerchief or scarf; cloth worn on the head
- volta
- VOL-ta — Around or turn; em volta means 'around' something
- pescoço
- pes-KO-soo — Neck; part of the body connecting head to torso
- fino
- FEE-noo — Thin, fine, or slender; of little thickness
- comprido
- kom-PREE-doo — Long or elongated; extending a great distance
- pata
- PA-ta — Paw or foot of an animal; clawed limb
- galinha
- ga-LEEN-ya — Hen or chicken; common domestic female bird
- amarrado
- a-ma-HA-doo — Tied or fastened; bound with string or cloth
- trapo
- TRA-poo — Rag or scrap of worn cloth or fabric
- flanela
- fla-NE-la — Flannel; soft woven fabric often used for warmth
- apesar
- a-pe-ZAR — Despite or in spite of; used in concessive clauses
- calor
- ka-LOR — Heat or warmth; high temperature condition
- pendia
- pen-DEE-a — Hung or dangled; imperfect tense of 'pendurar/pender'
- ombros
- OM-broos — Shoulders; upper part of torso connecting arms
- esvoaçando
- es-vo-a-SAN-doo — Fluttering or flapping loosely in the air
- capa
- KA-pa — Cape or cloak; loose outer garment worn over shoulders
- pele
- PE-le — Skin or fur; outer covering of body or animal
- surrada
- soo-HA-da — Worn out or battered; shabby from long use
- amarelada
- a-ma-re-LA-da — Yellowed or yellowish; turned yellow with age
- tossia
- to-SEE-a — Was coughing; imperfect tense of 'tossir'
- gemia
- zhe-MEE-a — Was moaning or groaning; imperfect of 'gemer'
- instante
- in-STAN-te — Instant or moment; a very brief period of time
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