Dracula — Page 11
I shall never forget the last glimpse which I had of the inn-yard and its crowd of picturesque figures, all crossing themselves, as they stood round the wide archway, with its background of rich foliage of oleander and orange trees in green tubs clustered in the centre of the yard.
Nunca esquecerei o último vislumbre que tive do pátio da estalagem e da sua multidão de figuras pitorescas, todos se benzendo, enquanto estavam em volta do largo arco, com o seu fundo de rica folhagem de oleandros e laranjeiras em tinas verdes agrupadas no centro do pátio.
Then our driver, whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the box-seat--"gotza" they call them--cracked his big whip over his four small horses, which ran abreast, and we set off on our journey.
Depois o nosso cocheiro, cujas largas calças de linho cobriam toda a frente do assento da boléia — "gotza" é como as chamam — estralou o seu grande chicote sobre os seus quatro pequenos cavalos, que corriam lado a lado, e partimos na nossa viagem.
I soon lost sight and recollection of ghostly fears in the beauty of the scene as we drove along, although had I known the language, or rather languages, which my fellow-passengers were speaking, I might not have been able to throw them off so easily.
Rapidamente perdi de vista e do pensamento os medos fantasmagóricos na beleza da paisagem enquanto seguíamos, embora se eu tivesse conhecido a língua, ou melhor, as línguas, que os meus companheiros de viagem falavam, talvez não tivesse conseguido afastá-los tão facilmente.
Before us lay a green sloping land full of forests and woods, with here and there steep hills, crowned with clumps of trees or with farmhouses, the blank gable end to the road.
Diante de nós estendia-se uma terra verde e inclinada cheia de florestas e bosques, com aqui e ali colinas íngremes, coroadas com grupos de árvores ou com casas de quinta, o seu oitão liso voltado para a estrada.
There was everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossom--apple, plum, pear, cherry; and as we drove by I could see the green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals.
Havia por toda a parte uma massa deslumbrante de flores frutíferas — maçã, ameixa, pera, cereja; e enquanto passávamos eu conseguia ver a erva verde sob as árvores salpicada com as pétalas caídas.
In and out amongst these green hills of what they call here the "Mittel Land" ran the road, losing itself as it swept round the grassy curve, or was shut out by the straggling ends of pine woods, which here and there ran down the hillsides like tongues of flame.
Por entre estas colinas verdes do que aqui chamam a "Mittel Land" seguia a estrada, perdendo-se enquanto contornava a curva coberta de erva, ou era ocultada pelas extremidades dispersas dos pinhais, que aqui e ali desciam pelas encostas como línguas de fogo.
Vocabulary
- Nunca
- NOON-kah — Never; used to express absolute negation
- esquecerei
- esh-keh-seh-RAY — I will forget; future tense of esquecer
- o
- oh — The; masculine singular definite article
- último
- OOL-tee-moo — Last, final; the most recent one
- vislumbre
- veez-LOOM-breh — Glimpse; a brief or partial view of something
- que
- keh — That, which, what; common conjunction or pronoun
- tive
- CHEE-veh — I had; past tense of ter
- do
- doo — Of the; contraction of de and o
- pátio
- PAH-choo — Courtyard, patio; open area within a building
- da
- dah — Of the; contraction of de and a
- estalagem
- esh-tah-LAH-zhehm — Inn, roadside lodging; place for travelers to stay
- e
- eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, its, your; possessive pronoun feminine
- multidão
- mool-chee-DOWNG — Crowd, multitude; a large group of people
- de
- deh — Of, from; very common preposition
- figuras
- fee-GOO-rahs — Figures, characters; people or shapes seen visually
- pitorescas
- pee-toh-RES-kahs — Picturesque; visually charming or quaint in appearance
- todos
- TOH-doos — All, everyone; referring to an entire group
- se
- seh — Themselves, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- enquanto
- en-KWAN-too — While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- estavam
- esh-TAH-vahm — They were; imperfect tense of estar
- em
- ehm — In, at; common preposition of location
- volta
- VOL-tah — Around, return; surrounding or going back
- largo
- LAR-goo — Wide, broad; large arched opening or public square
- arco
- AR-koo — Arch, arc; curved structural or decorative element
- com
- kohm — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- seu
- SAY-oo — His, her, its, your; possessive pronoun masculine
- fundo
- FOON-doo — Background, depth, bottom; rear or deepest part
- rica
- HEE-kah — Rich, lush; abundant or of great quality
- folhagem
- foh-LYAH-zhehm — Foliage; leaves and greenery of plants or trees
- laranjeiras
- lah-ran-ZHAY-rahs — Orange trees; trees bearing citrus orange fruit
- verdes
- VER-dehs — Green; plural adjective referring to green color
- agrupadas
- ah-groo-PAH-dahs — Grouped, clustered; arranged together in a group
- no
- noo — In the; contraction of em and o
- centro
- SEN-troo — Center, middle; the central point of something
- Depois
- deh-POYS — After, then, afterwards; indicating something that follows
- nosso
- NOH-soo — Our; first person plural possessive pronoun
- cujas
- KOO-zhahs — Whose; relative possessive pronoun feminine plural
- largas
- LAR-gahs — Wide, broad; large in breadth or measurement
- calças
- KAL-sahs — Trousers, pants; garment worn on the lower body
- linho
- LEE-nyoo — Linen, flax; natural fabric made from flax plant
- cobriam
- KOH-bree-ahm — They covered; imperfect tense of cobrir
- toda
- TOH-dah — All, entire, whole; feminine form of todo
- a
- ah — The; feminine singular definite article
- frente
- FREN-cheh — Front; the forward-facing part of something
- assento
- ah-SEN-too — Seat; a place to sit, often in a vehicle
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular present of ser
- como
- KOH-moo — How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- as
- ahs — The; feminine plural definite article
- chamam
- SHAH-mahm — They call; third person plural present of chamar
- grande
- GRAN-deh — Large, big, great; adjective of large size
- sobre
- SOH-breh — Over, about, on top of; preposition of position
- os
- ohs — The; masculine plural definite article
- seus
- SAY-oos — His, her, its, your; masculine plural possessive
- quatro
- KWAH-troo — Four; the cardinal number 4
- pequenos
- peh-KEH-noos — Small, little; masculine plural adjective of small size
- cavalos
- kah-VAH-loos — Horses; domesticated animals used for riding or pulling
- corriam
- koh-HEE-ahm — They ran; imperfect tense of correr
- lado
- LAH-doo — Side; the lateral part or direction of something
- partimos
- par-CHEE-moos — We departed; past tense of partir
- na
- nah — In the; contraction of em and a
- nossa
- NOH-sah — Our; feminine form of nosso, possessive pronoun
- viagem
- vee-AH-zhehm — Journey, trip; travel from one place to another
- Rapidamente
- hah-pee-dah-MEN-cheh — Quickly, rapidly; in a fast manner
- perdi
- per-DJEE — I lost; past tense of perder
- vista
- View, sight; ability to see or a visible scene
- pensamento
- pen-sah-MEN-too — Thought, thinking; mental process of considering ideas
- medos
- MEH-doos — Fears; feelings of anxiety or dread
- beleza
- beh-LEH-zah — Beauty; quality of being attractive or pleasing
- paisagem
- pay-ZAH-zhehm — Landscape, scenery; natural visual features of an area
- seguíamos
- seh-GEE-ah-moos — We were following; imperfect tense of seguir
- embora
- em-BOH-rah — Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- tivesse
- chee-VEH-seh — Had; subjunctive imperfect of ter
- conhecido
- koh-nyeh-SEE-doo — Known; past participle of conhecer, to know
- língua
- LEEN-gwah — Language, tongue; system of communication or body part
- ou
- oh — Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- melhor
- meh-LYOR — Better, best; comparative or superlative of bom
- línguas
- LEEN-gwahs — Languages, tongues; plural of língua
- meus
- MEH-oos — My; masculine plural possessive pronoun
- companheiros
- kom-pan-YAY-roos — Companions, travel companions; people traveling together
- falavam
- fah-LAH-vahm — They spoke; imperfect tense of falar
- talvez
- tal-VEHS — Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility
- não
- nowng — No, not; basic negation word
- conseguido
- kon-seh-GEE-doo — Managed, achieved; past participle of conseguir
- tão
- towng — So, such, as; adverb of degree
- facilmente
- fah-seel-MEN-cheh — Easily; in a simple or effortless manner
- Diante
- djee-AN-cheh — Before, in front of; preposition of frontal position
- nós
- nohs — Us, we; first person plural pronoun
- estendia-se
- esh-ten-DJEE-ah-seh — Stretched out; reflexive imperfect of estender
- uma
- OO-mah — A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- terra
- TEH-hah — Land, earth, soil; ground or territory
- verde
- VER-deh — Green; color of plants and nature
- inclinada
- een-klee-NAH-dah — Sloped, inclined; leaning or tilted at an angle
- cheia
- SHAY-ah — Full of; feminine adjective meaning full or filled
- florestas
- floh-RES-tahs — Forests; large areas densely covered with trees
- bosques
- BOHS-kehs — Woods, groves; smaller wooded areas or copses
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; adverb indicating this place or location
- ali
- ah-LEE — There; adverb indicating a place nearby
- colinas
- koh-LEE-nahs — Hills; elevated landforms smaller than mountains
- íngremes
- EEN-greh-mehs — Steep; having a sharp or abrupt slope
- coroadas
- koh-roh-AH-dahs — Crowned, topped; having something on top like a crown
- grupos
- GROO-poos — Groups; collections of people or things together
- árvores
- AR-voh-rehs — Trees; large woody perennial plants
- casas
- KAH-zahs — Houses; residential buildings for people to live in
- quinta
- KEEN-tah — Farm, country estate; rural property with land
- liso
- LEE-zoo — Smooth, plain; flat surface without decoration
- voltado
- vol-TAH-doo — Facing, turned towards; oriented in a direction
- para
- PAH-rah — For, to, toward; preposition of direction or purpose
- estrada
- esh-TRAH-dah — Road, highway; a path for vehicles to travel
- Havia
- ah-VEE-ah — There was, there were; imperfect of haver
- por
- por — By, through, for; preposition of means or cause
- parte
- PAR-cheh — Part, side; a portion or section of something
- massa
- MAH-sah — Mass, large amount; great quantity of something
- deslumbrante
- dez-loom-BRAN-cheh — Dazzling, stunning; overwhelmingly beautiful or impressive
- flores
- FLOH-rehs — Flowers; blossoms of plants
- maçã
- mah-SANG — Apple; common round fruit from an apple tree
- ameixa
- ah-MAY-shah — Plum; small sweet fruit with a pit inside
- pera
- PEH-rah — Pear; sweet teardrop-shaped fruit
- cereja
- seh-REH-zhah — Cherry; small round red or dark fruit
- passávamos
- pah-SAH-vah-moos — We were passing; imperfect tense of passar
- conseguia
- kon-seh-GEE-ah — Could, managed to; imperfect of conseguir
- ver
- vehr — To see; infinitive of the verb of vision
- erva
- ER-vah — Grass, herb; low green plants covering the ground
- sob
- sohb — Under, beneath; preposition of position below
- salpicada
- sal-pee-KAH-dah — Sprinkled, dotted; covered with scattered small spots
- pétalas
- PEH-tah-lahs — Petals; the soft colored parts of a flower
- caídas
- kah-EE-dahs — Fallen; feminine plural past participle of cair
- Por
- por — Through, by; preposition of passage or means
- entre
- EN-treh — Between, among; preposition of intermediate position
- estas
- ES-tahs — These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun
- seguia
- seh-GEE-ah — It followed, continued; imperfect tense of seguir
- perdendo-se
- per-DEN-doo-seh — Losing itself, disappearing; winding out of sight
- contornava
- kon-tor-NAH-vah — Went around, skirted; imperfect of contornar
- curva
- KOOR-vah — Curve, bend; a rounded or winding shape
- coberta
- koh-BER-tah — Covered; hidden or sheltered by something above
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect tense of ser
- ocultada
- oh-kool-TAH-dah — Hidden, concealed; past participle of ocultar
- pelas
- PEH-lahs — By the; contraction of por and as
- extremidades
- esh-treh-mee-DAH-dehs — Extremities, edges; the outermost parts of something
- dispersas
- djees-PER-sahs — Scattered, dispersed; spread out in different directions
- dos
- doos — Of the; contraction of de and os
- desciam
- deh-SEE-ahm — They descended; imperfect tense of descer
- encostas
- en-KOS-tahs — Hillsides, slopes; the slanted sides of hills
- fogo
- FOH-goo — Fire; burning flames or heat-producing combustion
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