Dracula — Page 2

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 7/10

Having had some time at my disposal when in London, I had visited the British Museum, and made search among the books and maps in the library regarding Transylvania; it had struck me that some foreknowledge of the country could hardly fail to have some importance in dealing with a nobleman of that country.

Tendo tido algum tempo disponível quando estava em Londres, visitei o Museu Britânico e fiz pesquisas entre os livros e mapas da biblioteca a respeito da Transilvânia; ocorreu-me que algum conhecimento prévio do país dificilmente deixaria de ter alguma importância ao lidar com um nobre daquele país.

I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia and Bukovina, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains; one of the wildest and least known portions of Europe.

Descobri que o distrito que ele nomeou fica no extremo leste do país, bem na fronteira de três estados, Transilvânia, Moldávia e Bucovina, no meio das montanhas Cárpatas; uma das partes mais selvagens e menos conhecidas da Europa.

I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordnance Survey maps; but I found that Bistritz, the post town named by Count Dracula, is a fairly well-known place.

Não consegui encontrar nenhum mapa ou obra que indicasse a localização exata do Castelo Drácula, pois ainda não há mapas deste país comparáveis aos nossos próprios mapas do Ordnance Survey; mas descobri que Bistritz, a cidade postal nomeada pelo Conde Drácula, é um lugar bastante conhecido.

I shall enter here some of my notes, as they may refresh my memory when I talk over my travels with Mina.

Registarei aqui algumas das minhas notas, pois elas poderão refrescar a minha memória quando conversar sobre as minhas viagens com Mina.

In the population of Transylvania there are four distinct nationalities: Saxons in the South, and mixed with them the Wallachs, who are the descendants of the Dacians; Magyars in the West, and Szekelys in the East and North.

Na população da Transilvânia existem quatro nacionalidades distintas: Saxões no Sul, e misturados com eles os Valacos, que são os descendentes dos Dácios; Magiares no Oeste, e Székely no Leste e Norte.

I am going among the latter, who claim to be descended from Attila and the Huns.

Vou me dirigir para os últimos, que afirmam descender de Átila e dos Hunos.

This may be so, for when the Magyars conquered the country in the eleventh century they found the Huns settled in it.

Isso pode ser verdade, pois quando os Magiares conquistaram o país no século XI, encontraram os Hunos instalados nele.

Vocabulary

Tendo: TEN-du — Having; gerund of 'ter', expressing possession or action
tido: TEE-du — Had; past participle of 'ter'
algum: al-GOOM — Some; any; an indefinite quantity or instance
tempo: TEM-pu — Time; weather; a period or duration
disponível: dis-po-NEE-vel — Available; free to use or accessible
quando: KWAN-du — When; at the time that something occurs
estava: es-TA-va — Was; past imperfect of 'estar', indicating temporary state
em: em — In; at; a common preposition of location or time
Londres: LON-dres — London; the capital city of England
visitei: vi-zi-TAY — I visited; past tense of 'visitar'
Museu: mu-ZEU — Museum; a place housing cultural or historical collections
Britânico: bri-TÂ-ni-ku — British; relating to Britain or its people
fiz: feez — I did; I made; past tense of 'fazer'
pesquisas: pes-KEE-zas — Research; searches conducted for information
entre: EN-tre — Among; between; a preposition indicating position
livros: LEE-vrus — Books; written or printed literary works
mapas: MA-pas — Maps; graphical representations of geographic areas
biblioteca: bi-blio-TE-ka — Library; a place housing a collection of books
respeito: hes-PAY-tu — Respect; regard; also used in 'a respeito de' meaning about
ocorreu-me: o-ko-HEU-me — It occurred to me; something came to mind
conhecimento: ko-nye-si-MEN-tu — Knowledge; understanding or awareness of a subject
prévio: PRE-viu — Previous; prior; existing or occurring beforehand
país: pa-EES — Country; a nation with its own government and territory
dificilmente: di-fi-sil-MEN-te — Hardly; with difficulty; unlikely to happen
deixaria: day-sha-REE-a — Would leave; would fail; conditional tense of 'deixar'
ter: tehr — To have; infinitive expressing possession or obligation
alguma: al-GOO-ma — Some; any; feminine form of indefinite adjective 'algum'
importância: im-por-TÂN-sia — Importance; significance; the quality of being relevant
lidar: li-DAR — To deal with; to handle a person or situation
nobre: NO-bre — Noble; a person of aristocratic rank or status
daquele: da-KE-le — From that; of that; contraction of 'de' and 'aquele'
Descobri: des-ko-BREE — I discovered; past tense of 'descobrir'
distrito: dis-TREE-tu — District; an administrative or geographic subdivision
nomeou: no-me-OH — Named; he/she mentioned or specified by name
fica: FEE-ka — Is located; stays; third person singular of 'ficar'
extremo: es-TRE-mu — Extreme; farthest point or edge of something
leste: LES-te — East; the cardinal direction of sunrise
bem: bem — Well; right; an adverb of manner or affirmation
fronteira: fron-TAY-ra — Border; frontier; the boundary between two regions
três: treys — Three; the cardinal number between two and four
estados: es-TA-dus — States; political or geographic administrative units
meio: MAY-u — Middle; half; amid; center of something
montanhas: mon-TÂ-nyas — Mountains; large natural elevations of earth's surface
partes: PAR-tes — Parts; sections or portions of a whole
mais: mays — More; most; used in comparisons and superlatives
selvagens: sel-VA-jens — Wild; savage; untamed regions or creatures
menos: ME-nus — Less; fewer; used in comparisons indicating reduction
conhecidas: ko-nye-SEE-das — Known; familiar; past participle of 'conhecer', feminine plural
consegui: kon-se-GEE — I managed; I succeeded in doing something
encontrar: en-kon-TRAR — To find; to encounter; to come across something
nenhum: ne-NYOOM — No; none; not any; negative indefinite pronoun
mapa: MA-pa — Map; a graphical depiction of a geographic area
obra: O-bra — Work; literary or artistic creation or written piece
indicasse: in-di-KA-se — That indicated; past subjunctive of 'indicar'
localização: lo-ka-li-za-SOW — Location; the exact place where something is situated
exata: e-ZA-ta — Exact; precise; accurate in detail
Castelo: kas-TE-lu — Castle; a large fortified medieval building
pois: poys — Because; since; for; a causal conjunction
ainda: a-EEN-da — Still; yet; even; indicating continuation or emphasis
há: ah — There is; there are; third person of 'haver'
deste: DES-te — Of this; contraction of preposition 'de' and 'este'
comparáveis: kom-pa-RA-veys — Comparable; similar enough to be compared with another
nossos: NO-sus — Our; first person plural possessive adjective
próprios: PRO-prius — Own; proper; belonging specifically to someone
mas: mas — But; however; a conjunction indicating contrast
descobri: des-ko-BREE — I discovered; I found out; past tense of 'descobrir'
cidade: si-DA-de — City; a large urban settlement or municipality
postal: pos-TAL — Postal; relating to mail; here meaning post town
nomeada: no-me-A-da — Named; mentioned by name; feminine past participle
Conde: KON-de — Count; an aristocratic title of European nobility
lugar: lu-GAR — Place; spot; location where something exists or happens
bastante: bas-TÂN-te — Quite; enough; fairly; indicates a moderate degree
conhecido: ko-nye-SEE-du — Known; well-known; familiar to many people
Registarei: re-jis-ta-REY — I will record; future tense of 'registar'
aqui: a-KEE — Here; in this place or at this point
algumas: al-GOO-mas — Some; a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective
minhas: MEE-nyas — My; first person feminine plural possessive adjective
notas: NO-tas — Notes; written records or brief observations
poderão: po-de-ROW — They will be able to; future tense of 'poder'
refrescar: re-fres-KAR — To refresh; to revive memory or energy
minha: MEE-nya — My; first person feminine singular possessive adjective
memória: me-MO-ria — Memory; the ability to recall past experiences
conversar: kon-ver-SAR — To converse; to have a conversation with someone
sobre: SO-bre — About; over; a preposition indicating subject or position
viagens: VIA-jens — Travels; journeys; trips to different places
população: po-pu-la-SOW — Population; the total number of people in an area
existem: e-ZIS-tem — There exist; they exist; third person plural of 'existir'
quatro: KWA-tru — Four; the cardinal number between three and five
nacionalidades: na-sio-na-li-DA-des — Nationalities; distinct national identities or groups
distintas: dis-TIN-tas — Distinct; different; clearly separate from one another
Sul: sool — South; the cardinal direction opposite to north
misturados: mis-tu-RA-dus — Mixed; blended together among a group of people
descendentes: des-sen-DEN-tes — Descendants; people who come from a particular ancestor
Oeste: o-ES-te — West; the cardinal direction of sunset
Leste: LES-te — East; the cardinal direction toward the sunrise
Norte: NOR-te — North; the cardinal direction opposite to south
Vou: voh — I am going; I will; first person singular of 'ir'
dirigir: di-ri-JEER — To direct; to head toward; to drive or steer
últimos: OOL-ti-mus — Last; latest; the final ones in a sequence
afirmam: a-FEER-mam — They claim; they assert; third person plural of 'afirmar'
descender: des-sen-DEHR — To descend from; to be a descendant of someone
Isso: EE-su — This; that; a neuter demonstrative pronoun
pode: PO-de — Can; may; it is possible; third person of 'poder'
ser: sehr — To be; the infinitive of the permanent state verb
verdade: ver-DA-de — Truth; the quality of being true or real
conquistaram: kon-kis-TA-rom — They conquered; past tense of 'conquistar'
século: SE-ku-lu — Century; a period of one hundred years
encontraram: en-kon-TRA-rom — They found; they encountered; past tense of 'encontrar'
instalados: ins-ta-LA-dus — Installed; settled; established in a place
nele: NE-le — In it; in him; contraction of preposition 'em' and 'ele'

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