Crime and Punishment — Page 8
The young man must have looked at her with a rather peculiar expression, for a gleam of mistrust came into her eyes again.
O jovem deve ter olhado para ela com uma expressão bastante peculiar, pois um lampejo de desconfiança voltou a aparecer em seus olhos.
"Raskolnikov, a student, I came here a month ago," the young man made haste to mutter, with a half bow, remembering that he ought to be more polite.
"Raskolnikov, estudante, vim aqui há um mês", apressou-se a murmurar o jovem, com uma meia reverência, lembrando-se de que deveria ser mais cortês.
"I remember, my good sir, I remember quite well your coming here," the old woman said distinctly, still keeping her inquiring eyes on his face.
"Lembro-me, meu bom senhor, lembro-me muito bem da sua vinda aqui", disse a velha com clareza, mantendo ainda seus olhos inquisidores fixos em seu rosto.
"And here... I am again on the same errand," Raskolnikov continued, a little disconcerted and surprised at the old woman's mistrust.
"E aqui... estou novamente com o mesmo propósito", continuou Raskolnikov, um pouco perturbado e surpreso com a desconfiança da velha.
"Perhaps she is always like that though, only I did not notice it the other time," he thought with an uneasy feeling.
"Talvez ela seja sempre assim, só que não percebi da outra vez", pensou ele com uma sensação de inquietação.
The old woman paused, as though hesitating; then stepped on one side, and pointing to the door of the room, she said, letting her visitor pass in front of her:
A velha fez uma pausa, como se hesitasse; depois se afastou para um lado e, apontando para a porta do quarto, disse, deixando seu visitante passar à sua frente:
"Step in, my good sir."
"Entre, meu bom senhor."
The little room into which the young man walked, with yellow paper on the walls, geraniums and muslin curtains in the windows, was brightly lighted up at that moment by the setting sun.
O pequeno quarto em que o jovem entrou, com papel amarelo nas paredes, gerânios e cortinas de musselina nas janelas, estava naquele momento vivamente iluminado pelo sol poente.
"So the sun will shine like this _then_ too!" flashed as it were by chance through Raskolnikov's mind, and with a rapid glance he scanned everything in the room, trying as far as possible to notice and remember its arrangement.
"Então o sol também brilhará assim _naquela hora_!" passou como que por acaso pela mente de Raskolnikov, e com um olhar rápido ele examinou tudo no quarto, tentando ao máximo notar e memorizar sua disposição.
But there was nothing special in the room.
Mas não havia nada de especial no quarto.
Vocabulary
- jovem
- Young person or adjective meaning young
- deve
- Must, should; third person singular of dever
- ter
- To have; auxiliary or main verb
- olhado
- Past participle of olhar; looked, gazed at
- expressão
- Expression; look or gesture conveying feeling
- bastante
- Quite, fairly, enough; indicates considerable degree
- peculiar
- Peculiar, strange, distinctive, unusual
- pois
- Because, since, for; causal conjunction
- lampejo
- Flash, flicker, brief gleam of light or feeling
- desconfiança
- Distrust, suspicion, mistrust toward someone
- voltou
- Returned, came back; past tense of voltar
- aparecer
- To appear, show up, become visible
- olhos
- Eyes; plural of olho
- estudante
- Student; person enrolled in academic study
- vim
- I came; first person singular past tense of vir
- aqui
- Here; indicates this place or location
- há
- There is/are; ago; from haver
- mês
- Month; one of twelve divisions of the year
- apressou-se
- Hurried, rushed; reflexive past tense of apressar
- murmurar
- To murmur, mutter softly under one's breath
- meia
- Half; semi; also means stocking or sock
- reverência
- Reverence, bow; gesture of respect or deference
- lembrando-se
- Remembering, recalling; gerund reflexive of lembrar
- deveria
- Should, ought to; conditional tense of dever
- ser
- To be; permanent or essential states
- mais
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- cortês
- Polite, courteous, well-mannered
- Lembro-me
- I remember; first person reflexive of lembrar
- bom
- Good; masculine adjective indicating quality
- senhor
- Sir, mister, gentleman; formal address for a man
- lembro-me
- I remember; repeated reflexive first person form
- muito
- Very, much, a lot; intensifying adverb
- bem
- Well; adverb indicating manner or quality
- vinda
- Coming, arrival; noun form of vir
- disse
- Said; third person singular past tense of dizer
- velha
- Old woman; feminine adjective meaning old
- clareza
- Clarity, clearness; quality of being clear
- mantendo
- Maintaining, keeping; gerund of manter
- ainda
- Still, yet, even; temporal adverb
- inquisidores
- Inquisitive, piercing; scrutinizing eyes or looks
- fixos
- Fixed, steady, staring; masculine plural adjective
- rosto
- Face; the front part of the head
- estou
- I am; first person singular present of estar
- novamente
- Again, once more; adverb of repetition
- mesmo
- Same, very, even; emphatic adjective or adverb
- propósito
- Purpose, intention, aim; reason for doing something
- continuou
- Continued; third person singular past of continuar
- pouco
- Little, a bit; indicates small quantity or degree
- perturbado
- Disturbed, unsettled, flustered; past participle of perturbar
- surpreso
- Surprised, taken aback; adjective from surpreender
- Talvez
- Perhaps, maybe; expresses uncertainty or possibility
- seja
- Is, be; present subjunctive of ser
- sempre
- Always, ever; adverb of frequency
- assim
- Like this, so, thus; adverb of manner
- só
- Only, alone, just; limiting adverb or adjective
- percebi
- I noticed, I realized; past tense of perceber
- outra
- Other, another; feminine singular adjective
- vez
- Time, instance, occasion; uma vez means once
- pensou
- Thought; third person singular past of pensar
- sensação
- Sensation, feeling; physical or emotional perception
- inquietação
- Unease, restlessness, anxiety; state of being troubled
- fez
- Did, made; third person singular past of fazer
- pausa
- Pause, break; brief stop in speech or action
- como
- How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner
- hesitasse
- Were hesitating; past subjunctive of hesitar
- depois
- After, afterward, then; temporal adverb
- afastou
- Moved away, stepped aside; past tense of afastar
- lado
- Side; direction or lateral part of something
- apontando
- Pointing; gerund of apontar indicating direction
- porta
- Door; entrance to a room or building
- quarto
- Room, bedroom; a private interior space
- deixando
- Letting, allowing, leaving; gerund of deixar
- visitante
- Visitor; person who comes to see someone
- passar
- To pass, to go through or by
- frente
- Front, ahead; forward direction or position
- Entre
- Enter, come in; imperative of entrar
- pequeno
- Small, little; masculine adjective of size
- entrou
- Entered, went in; past tense of entrar
- papel
- Paper; material used for writing or covering walls
- amarelo
- Yellow; color adjective
- paredes
- Walls; vertical structures enclosing a room
- gerânios
- Geraniums; flowering plants often kept indoors
- cortinas
- Curtains; fabric hung over windows for privacy
- musselina
- Muslin; lightweight sheer cotton fabric
- janelas
- Windows; openings in walls for light and air
- estava
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- naquele
- In that, at that; contraction of em + aquele
- momento
- Moment; brief period of time
- vivamente
- Vividly, brightly; in a lively or intense manner
- iluminado
- Illuminated, lit up; flooded with light
- sol
- Sun; the star that provides daylight and warmth
- poente
- Setting sun, sunset; west; the declining sun
- Então
- Then, so, therefore; temporal or logical connector
- também
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb
- brilhará
- Will shine, will gleam; future tense of brilhar
- hora_
- Hour, time (emphatic); specific moment in time
- passou
- Passed, went through; past tense of passar
- acaso
- By chance, accidentally; por acaso means by coincidence
- mente
- Mind; the cognitive and thinking faculty
- olhar
- Look, gaze; act of looking or a glance
- rápido
- Quick, fast, rapid; adjective of speed
- examinou
- Examined, inspected; past tense of examinar
- tudo
- Everything, all; indefinite pronoun of totality
- tentando
- Trying, attempting; gerund of tentar
- máximo
- Maximum, utmost; greatest possible degree or extent
- notar
- To note, notice, observe carefully
- memorizar
- To memorize, commit to memory
- disposição
- Arrangement, layout, disposition; how things are placed
- Mas
- But; adversative conjunction indicating contrast
- havia
- There was/were; imperfect of haver
- nada
- Nothing, anything; negative indefinite pronoun
- especial
- Special, particular, out of the ordinary
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