Dracula — Page 8
Finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go; at least to wait a day or two before starting.
Por fim ela foi de joelhos e implorou-me que não fosse; pelo menos que esperasse um ou dois dias antes de partir.
It was all very ridiculous but I did not feel comfortable.
Era tudo muito ridículo, mas eu não me sentia confortável.
However, there was business to be done, and I could allow nothing to interfere with it.
No entanto, havia negócios a tratar, e eu não podia deixar nada interferir com isso.
I therefore tried to raise her up, and said, as gravely as I could, that I thanked her, but my duty was imperative, and that I must go.
Tentei então levantá-la, e disse, o mais seriamente que pude, que lhe agradecia, mas que o meu dever era imperativo e que eu tinha de partir.
She then rose and dried her eyes, and taking a crucifix from her neck offered it to me.
Ela então se levantou e enxugou os olhos, e tirando um crucifixo do pescoço ofereceu-mo.
I did not know what to do, for, as an English Churchman, I have been taught to regard such things as in some measure idolatrous, and yet it seemed so ungracious to refuse an old lady meaning so well and in such a state of mind.
Não sabia o que fazer, pois, como anglicano, fui ensinado a considerar tais coisas como de certa forma idólatras, e no entanto parecia tão indelicado recusar a uma senhora idosa que tinha tão boa intenção e se encontrava em tal estado de espírito.
She saw, I suppose, the doubt in my face, for she put the rosary round my neck, and said, "For your mother's sake," and went out of the room.
Ela viu, suponho, a dúvida no meu rosto, pois colocou o rosário à volta do meu pescoço e disse: "Pela sua mãe", e saiu do quarto.
I am writing up this part of the diary whilst I am waiting for the coach, which is, of course, late; and the crucifix is still round my neck.
Estou a escrever esta parte do diário enquanto aguardo pela diligência, que está, claro, atrasada; e o crucifixo ainda está à volta do meu pescoço.
Whether it is the old lady's fear, or the many ghostly traditions of this place, or the crucifix itself, I do not know, but I am not feeling nearly as easy in my mind as usual.
Se é o medo da senhora idosa, ou as muitas tradições fantasmagóricas deste lugar, ou o próprio crucifixo, não sei, mas não me sinto nem de longe tão tranquilo como de costume.
Vocabulary
- Por
- pohr — Preposition meaning 'by' or 'for' in context
- fim
- feeng — End or conclusion of something
- ela
- EH-lah — Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she
- foi
- foy — Past tense of 'ser/ir': was or went
- de
- deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- joelhos
- zhoo-EH-lyoos — Knees; body joints connecting thigh and lower leg
- implorou-me
- eem-ploh-ROH-meh — She implored or begged me earnestly
- que
- keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- não
- nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- fosse
- FOH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ir': would go or were to go
- pelo
- PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o': by the or for the
- menos
- MEH-noos — Less or fewer; used in comparisons
- esperasse
- esh-peh-RAH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of 'esperar': that I would wait
- um
- oong — Indefinite article or number: one or a
- ou
- oh — Conjunction meaning 'or' indicating alternatives
- dois
- doysh — The number two
- dias
- DEE-ash — Plural of 'dia': days
- antes
- AHN-tesh — Before; indicating prior time or order
- partir
- par-TEER — To leave or depart from a place
- Era
- EH-rah — Imperfect of 'ser': was or used to be
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything; the totality of things
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very or much; indicates high degree
- ridículo
- hee-DEE-koo-loo — Ridiculous; absurd or deserving mockery
- mas
- mahsh — Conjunction meaning 'but' indicating contrast
- eu
- EH-oo — First-person singular pronoun: I
- me
- meh — First-person singular object pronoun: me or myself
- sentia
- sen-TEE-ah — Imperfect of 'sentir': felt or used to feel
- confortável
- kon-for-TAH-vel — Comfortable; providing physical or emotional ease
- No
- noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o': in the
- entanto
- en-TAHN-too — Used in 'no entanto': however or nevertheless
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Imperfect of 'haver': there was or there were
- negócios
- neh-GOH-syoos — Business matters or commercial affairs
- tratar
- trah-TAR — To deal with or handle a matter
- podia
- poo-DEE-ah — Imperfect of 'poder': could or was able to
- deixar
- day-SHAR — To let, allow, or leave something
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; absence of anything
- interferir
- een-ter-feh-REER — To interfere or meddle in something
- com
- kong — Preposition meaning 'with'
- isso
- EE-soo — That; refers to something previously mentioned
- Tentei
- ten-TAY — Past tense of 'tentar': I tried or attempted
- então
- en-TOWNG — Then or so; indicates sequence or consequence
- levantá-la
- leh-van-TAH-lah — To lift or raise her up from floor
- disse
- DEE-seh — Past tense of 'dizer': said or told
- mais
- mahysh — More; comparative degree adverb
- seriamente
- seh-ree-ah-MEN-teh — Seriously; in a grave or earnest manner
- pude
- POO-deh — Past tense of 'poder': I could or was able
- lhe
- lyeh — Third-person indirect object pronoun: to him/her
- agradecia
- ah-grah-deh-SEE-ah — Imperfect of 'agradecer': I was grateful or thanked
- meu
- MEH-oo — Masculine possessive pronoun: my or mine
- dever
- deh-VER — Duty or obligation one must fulfill
- era
- EH-rah — Imperfect of 'ser': was; describing past state
- imperativo
- eem-peh-rah-TEE-voo — Imperative; absolutely necessary or obligatory
- tinha
- TEEN-yah — Imperfect of 'ter': had or used to have
- Ela
- EH-lah — Third-person feminine pronoun: she
- se
- seh — Reflexive pronoun: herself, himself, or oneself
- levantou
- leh-van-TOH — Past tense of 'levantar': she got up
- enxugou
- en-shoo-GOH — Past tense of 'enxugar': she dried or wiped
- olhos
- OHL-yoos — Eyes; the organs of vision
- tirando
- tee-RAHN-doo — Gerund of 'tirar': removing or taking off
- crucifixo
- kroo-see-FEE-ksoo — Crucifix; cross bearing image of Christ
- do
- doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o': of the
- pescoço
- pesh-KOH-soo — Neck; part of body below the head
- ofereceu-mo
- oh-feh-reh-SEH-oo-moo — She offered it to me as a gift
- Não
- nowng — No or not; negation
- sabia
- sah-BEE-ah — Imperfect of 'saber': knew or used to know
- fazer
- fah-ZER — To do or to make something
- pois
- poysh — Because or since; causal conjunction
- como
- KOH-moo — As or like; indicates comparison or manner
- anglicano
- ahn-glee-KAH-noo — Anglican; member of the Anglican Church
- fui
- fwee — Past tense of 'ser/ir': I was or went
- ensinado
- en-see-NAH-doo — Past participle of 'ensinar': taught or instructed
- considerar
- kon-see-deh-RAR — To consider or regard something a certain way
- tais
- tahysh — Plural of 'tal': such or those kinds of
- coisas
- KOY-zahsh — Things; objects or matters in general
- certa
- SER-tah — Certain or a particular; feminine form
- forma
- FOR-mah — Form, way, or manner of doing something
- idólatras
- ee-DOH-lah-trahsh — Idolatrous; relating to worship of idols
- no
- noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o': in the
- parecia
- pah-reh-SEE-ah — Imperfect of 'parecer': seemed or appeared
- tão
- towng — So or such; intensifier before adjectives
- indelicado
- een-deh-lee-KAH-doo — Indelicate or rude; lacking tact or politeness
- recusar
- heh-koo-ZAR — To refuse or reject an offer or request
- uma
- OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article: a or an
- senhora
- sen-YOR-ah — Lady or madam; respectful term for woman
- idosa
- ee-DOH-zah — Elderly woman; of advanced age
- boa
- BOH-ah — Good; feminine form of 'bom'
- intenção
- een-ten-SOWNG — Intention or purpose behind an action
- encontrava
- en-kon-TRAH-vah — Imperfect of 'encontrar': was finding or in a state
- em
- eng — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- tal
- tahl — Such a; indicating a particular kind or degree
- estado
- esh-TAH-doo — State or condition someone is in
- espírito
- esh-PEE-ree-too — Spirit or mood; emotional or mental state
- viu
- vee-OO — Past tense of 'ver': she/he saw
- suponho
- soo-PON-yoo — First-person of 'supor': I suppose or assume
- dúvida
- DOO-vee-dah — Doubt or uncertainty about something
- rosto
- ROSH-too — Face; the front part of the head
- colocou
- koh-loh-KOH — Past tense of 'colocar': placed or put something
- rosário
- hoo-ZAH-ree-oo — Rosary; string of beads used in Catholic prayer
- à
- ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a': to the (feminine)
- volta
- VOL-tah — Around or return; 'à volta' means around
- Pela
- PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a': for the (feminine)
- sua
- SOO-ah — Feminine possessive pronoun: your or his/her
- mãe
- mah-eng — Mother; female parent
- saiu
- sah-EE-oo — Past tense of 'sair': she left or went out
- quarto
- KWAR-too — Room; enclosed space in a building
- Estou
- esh-TOH — Present of 'estar': I am currently
- escrever
- esh-kreh-VER — To write something down
- esta
- ESH-tah — This; feminine demonstrative adjective
- parte
- PAR-teh — Part or section of a larger whole
- diário
- dee-AH-ree-oo — Diary or journal; personal written record
- enquanto
- en-KWAN-too — While or as long as; temporal conjunction
- aguardo
- ah-GWAR-doo — Present of 'aguardar': I await or wait for
- diligência
- dee-lee-ZHEN-syah — Stagecoach; horse-drawn carriage for travel
- está
- esh-TAH — Third-person of 'estar': is currently in a state
- claro
- KLAH-roo — Clear or obvious; also means 'of course'
- atrasada
- ah-trah-ZAH-dah — Late or delayed; feminine form of 'atrasado'
- ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Still or yet; indicates continuation
- Se
- seh — Conditional conjunction: if
- é
- eh — Third-person singular of 'ser': is
- medo
- MEH-doo — Fear or fright of something
- da
- dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a': of the (feminine)
- muitas
- MWEE-tahsh — Many or numerous; feminine plural form
- tradições
- trah-dee-SOYSH — Traditions; customs passed down through generations
- fantasmagóricas
- fan-tahsh-mah-GOH-ree-kahsh — Phantasmagoric; relating to ghosts or eerie visions
- deste
- DESH-teh — Contraction of 'de' and 'este': of this
- lugar
- loo-GAR — Place or location
- próprio
- PROH-pree-oo — Own or proper; belonging to oneself
- sei
- say — Present of 'saber': I know (a fact)
- sinto
- SEEN-too — Present of 'sentir': I feel or sense
- nem
- neng — Neither or not even; negative conjunction
- longe
- LON-zheh — Far away; at a great distance
- tranquilo
- tran-KWEE-loo — Calm or tranquil; free from agitation
- costume
- koosh-TOO-meh — Custom or habit; usual way of behaving
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