Dracula — Page 4
All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind.
O dia todo parecemos vaguear por um país que estava cheio de belezas de todo tipo.
Sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals; sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to great floods.
Às vezes víamos pequenas cidades ou castelos no topo de colinas íngremes como os que vemos em antigos missais; às vezes passávamos por rios e riachos que pareciam, pelas largas margens pedregosas em cada um de seus lados, estar sujeitos a grandes inundações.
It takes a lot of water, and running strong, to sweep the outside edge of a river clear.
É preciso muita água, e correndo com força, para varrer a margem exterior de um rio.
At every station there were groups of people, sometimes crowds, and in all sorts of attire.
Em cada estação havia grupos de pessoas, às vezes multidões, com os mais variados trajes.
Some of them were just like the peasants at home or those I saw coming through France and Germany, with short jackets and round hats and home-made trousers; but others were very picturesque.
Alguns deles eram exatamente como os camponeses de casa ou aqueles que vi ao passar pela França e pela Alemanha, com jaquetas curtas, chapéus redondos e calças feitas em casa; mas outros eram muito pitorescos.
The women looked pretty, except when you got near them, but they were very clumsy about the waist.
As mulheres pareciam bonitas, exceto quando você se aproximava delas, mas eram muito desajeitadas na cintura.
They had all full white sleeves of some kind or other, and most of them had big belts with a lot of strips of something fluttering from them like the dresses in a ballet, but of course there were petticoats under them.
Todas tinham mangas brancas largas de algum tipo, e a maioria delas usava cintos grandes com muitas tiras de alguma coisa esvoaçando como os vestidos de um balé, mas é claro que havia anáguas por baixo.
The strangest figures we saw were the Slovaks, who were more barbarian than the rest, with their big cow-boy hats, great baggy dirty-white trousers, white linen shirts, and enormous heavy leather belts, nearly a foot wide, all studded over with brass nails.
As figuras mais estranhas que vimos foram os eslovacos, que eram mais bárbaros do que os demais, com seus grandes chapéus de vaqueiro, enormes calças largas de um branco encardido, camisas de linho branco e cintos de couro enormes e pesados, quase trinta centímetros de largura, todos cravejados de tachas de latão.
Vocabulary
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period.
- todo
- All, every, or entire; indicating totality.
- parecemos
- We seem or we appear; first person plural of parecer.
- vaguear
- To wander or roam without a specific destination.
- por
- Through, by, or for; a common preposition.
- país
- Country or nation; a sovereign territory.
- estava
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar.
- cheio
- Full or filled; describing something at capacity.
- belezas
- Beauties; plural of beleza, referring to beautiful things.
- tipo
- Type, kind, or sort; classifying category.
- vezes
- Times; plural of vez, indicating frequency or occasions.
- víamos
- We saw or used to see; imperfect first person plural of ver.
- pequenas
- Small or little; feminine plural adjective.
- cidades
- Cities or towns; plural of cidade.
- castelos
- Castles; plural of castelo, large fortified structures.
- topo
- Top or summit; the highest point of something.
- colinas
- Hills; plural of colina, elevated landforms smaller than mountains.
- íngremes
- Steep; describing a sharp incline or slope.
- vemos
- We see; first person plural present tense of ver.
- antigos
- Old or ancient; describing something from the past.
- passávamos
- We passed or used to pass; imperfect of passar.
- rios
- Rivers; plural of rio, large natural flowing waterways.
- riachos
- Streams or brooks; plural of riacho, small waterways.
- pareciam
- They seemed or appeared; imperfect third person plural of parecer.
- largas
- Wide or broad; feminine plural adjective.
- margens
- Banks or margins; edges alongside rivers or roads.
- pedregosas
- Rocky or stony; covered with rocks or pebbles.
- cada
- Each or every; referring to individual items.
- lados
- Sides; plural of lado, referring to either flank.
- estar
- To be; Portuguese verb indicating state or condition.
- sujeitos
- Subject to or liable; exposed to a condition.
- grandes
- Large or great; plural adjective indicating big size.
- inundações
- Floods or inundations; overflow of water onto land.
- preciso
- Necessary or needed; indicating something is required.
- muita
- Much or a lot of; feminine singular of muito.
- água
- Water; essential liquid for life.
- correndo
- Running or flowing; present participle of correr.
- força
- Force or strength; power or energy applied.
- varrer
- To sweep or wash away; to clean by sweeping.
- margem
- Bank or margin; the edge alongside a river.
- exterior
- Exterior or outer; the outside of something.
- rio
- River; a large natural stream of flowing water.
- estação
- Station or season; a period of year or stop.
- havia
- There was or there were; imperfect of haver.
- grupos
- Groups; plural of grupo, collections of people or things.
- pessoas
- People or persons; plural of pessoa.
- multidões
- Crowds or multitudes; large gatherings of people.
- mais
- More or most; comparative or additive adverb.
- variados
- Varied or diverse; showing a range of differences.
- trajes
- Costumes or outfits; plural of traje, clothing ensembles.
- Alguns
- Some or a few; masculine plural indefinite pronoun.
- eram
- Were; third person plural imperfect tense of ser.
- exatamente
- Exactly or precisely; adverb indicating complete accuracy.
- camponeses
- Peasants or farmers; rural agricultural workers.
- casa
- House or home; a residential building.
- aqueles
- Those; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun.
- vi
- I saw; first person singular preterite of ver.
- passar
- To pass or go through; movement past something.
- jaquetas
- Jackets; plural of jaqueta, short outer garments.
- curtas
- Short; feminine plural adjective indicating brief length.
- chapéus
- Hats; plural of chapéu, head coverings.
- redondos
- Round or circular; masculine plural adjective.
- calças
- Trousers or pants; lower body garment.
- feitas
- Made or done; feminine plural past participle of fazer.
- mas
- But; a coordinating conjunction showing contrast.
- outros
- Others; masculine plural referring to different individuals.
- muito
- Very or much; adverb indicating high degree.
- pitorescos
- Picturesque; visually charming or quaint in appearance.
- mulheres
- Women; plural of mulher, adult female persons.
- bonitas
- Pretty or beautiful; feminine plural adjective.
- exceto
- Except or unless; excluding something from a statement.
- quando
- When; a conjunction or adverb referring to time.
- você
- You; second person singular formal pronoun.
- aproximava
- Approached or drew near; imperfect of aproximar.
- desajeitadas
- Awkward or clumsy; feminine plural adjective.
- cintura
- Waist; the narrowest part of the torso.
- Todas
- All; feminine plural pronoun indicating every one.
- tinham
- They had; third person plural imperfect of ter.
- mangas
- Sleeves; parts of clothing covering the arms.
- brancas
- White; feminine plural adjective describing color.
- algum
- Some or any; masculine singular indefinite adjective.
- maioria
- Majority or most; the greater part of a group.
- usava
- Used or wore; imperfect third person singular of usar.
- cintos
- Belts; plural of cinto, straps worn around the waist.
- muitas
- Many; feminine plural adjective indicating large quantity.
- tiras
- Strips or straps; narrow pieces of material.
- alguma
- Some or any; feminine singular indefinite adjective.
- coisa
- Thing; a general noun for any object or matter.
- esvoaçando
- Fluttering or floating; present participle of esvoaçar.
- vestidos
- Dresses or dressed; clothing or past participle of vestir.
- balé
- Ballet; classical dance form with structured movements.
- claro
- Clear or of course; indicating obviousness or brightness.
- baixo
- Low or short; adjective indicating small height.
- figuras
- Figures or shapes; plural of figura, forms or characters.
- estranhas
- Strange or odd; feminine plural adjective.
- vimos
- We saw; first person plural preterite of ver.
- foram
- Were or went; third person plural preterite of ser/ir.
- bárbaros
- Barbarians or savages; uncivilized or brutal individuals.
- demais
- Too much or excessively; beyond an acceptable degree.
- vaqueiro
- Cowboy or cowherd; person who herds cattle.
- enormes
- Enormous or huge; very large in size.
- branco
- White; masculine singular adjective describing color.
- encardido
- Dingy or grimy; discolored from dirt or age.
- camisas
- Shirts; plural of camisa, upper body garments.
- linho
- Linen; a fabric made from flax plant fibers.
- couro
- Leather; material made from animal hide.
- pesados
- Heavy; masculine plural adjective indicating great weight.
- quase
- Almost or nearly; close to but not quite.
- trinta
- Thirty; the number 30.
- centímetros
- Centimeters; units of length in the metric system.
- largura
- Width or breadth; the measurement from side to side.
- todos
- All or everyone; masculine plural indicating totality.
- cravejados
- Studded or encrusted; decorated with embedded elements.
- latão
- Brass; a yellow metal alloy of copper and zinc.
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