Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
The master is a person of an excellent disposition and is remarkable in the ship for his gentleness and the mildness of his discipline.
O mestre é uma pessoa de excelente índole e é notável no navio pela sua gentileza e pela suavidade da sua disciplina.
This circumstance, added to his well-known integrity and dauntless courage, made me very desirous to engage him.
Esta circunstância, somada à sua bem conhecida integridade e coragem inabalável, fez-me desejar muito contratá-lo.
A youth passed in solitude, my best years spent under your gentle and feminine fosterage, has so refined the groundwork of my character that I cannot overcome an intense distaste to the usual brutality exercised on board ship: I have never believed it to be necessary, and when I heard of a mariner equally noted for his kindliness of heart and the respect and obedience paid to him by his crew, I felt myself peculiarly fortunate in being able to secure his services.
Uma juventude passada em solidão, meus melhores anos vividos sob a sua gentil e feminina tutela, apurou de tal modo os alicerces do meu carácter que não consigo superar uma intensa aversão à brutalidade habitual exercida a bordo dos navios: nunca acreditei que fosse necessária, e quando ouvi falar de um marinheiro igualmente conhecido pela bondade do seu coração e pelo respeito e obediência que a sua tripulação lhe prestava, senti-me particularmente afortunado por poder assegurar os seus serviços.
I heard of him first in rather a romantic manner, from a lady who owes to him the happiness of her life.
Ouvi falar dele pela primeira vez de uma forma bastante romântica, por intermédio de uma senhora que lhe deve a felicidade da sua vida.
This, briefly, is his story.
Esta, em resumo, é a sua história.
Some years ago he loved a young Russian lady of moderate fortune, and having amassed a considerable sum in prize-money, the father of the girl consented to the match.
Há alguns anos, ele amava uma jovem senhora russa de fortuna modesta, e tendo acumulado uma soma considerável em dinheiro de prémios, o pai da rapariga consentiu no casamento.
He saw his mistress once before the destined ceremony; but she was bathed in tears, and throwing herself at his feet, entreated him to spare her, confessing at the same time that she loved another, but that he was poor, and that her father would never consent to the union.
Ele viu a sua amada uma vez antes da cerimónia prevista; mas ela estava banhada em lágrimas, e atirando-se aos seus pés, suplicou-lhe que a poupasse, confessando ao mesmo tempo que amava outro, mas que ele era pobre, e que o seu pai nunca consentiria na união.
My generous friend reassured the suppliant, and on being informed of the name of her lover, instantly abandoned his pursuit.
O meu generoso amigo tranquilizou a suplicante, e ao ser informado do nome do seu amado, abandonou instantaneamente a sua conquista.
Vocabulary
- mestre
- mestri — Master; a person of great skill or authority
- pessoa
- pɨsoɐ — Person; a human individual
- excelente
- ɨsɨlɛntɨ — Excellent; of very high quality or standard
- índole
- indulɨ — Nature; a person's innate character or disposition
- notável
- nutavɛl — Notable; worthy of attention or remarkable
- navio
- naviu — Ship; a large vessel for sea travel
- gentileza
- ʒẽtilezɐ — Kindness; the quality of being gentle and considerate
- suavidade
- swɐvidadɨ — Gentleness; quality of being mild and smooth
- disciplina
- diʃiplinɐ — Discipline; controlled orderly behavior or training
- circunstância
- sirkũʃtɐ̃siɐ — Circumstance; a fact or condition affecting a situation
- somada
- sumadɐ — Added; combined together with something else
- conhecida
- kuɲɨsidɐ — Known; widely recognized or familiar to others
- integridade
- ĩtɨɡridadɨ — Integrity; the quality of being honest and principled
- coragem
- kurɐʒẽj — Courage; the ability to face danger or difficulty
- inabalável
- inɐbɐlavɛl — Unshakeable; firm and impossible to destabilize
- fez-me
- feʒmɨ — Made me; caused me to do or feel something
- desejar
- dɨzɨʒar — To wish or desire something strongly
- contratá-lo
- kõtratalu — To hire him; to engage someone for employment
- juventude
- ʒuvẽtudɨ — Youth; the period of being young in life
- passada
- pɐsadɐ — Passed; spent or elapsed in a particular way
- solidão
- sulidɐ̃w — Solitude; the state of being alone or isolated
- melhores
- mɨʎɔrɨʃ — Best; superior to all others in quality
- vividos
- Lived; experienced or spent in a certain way
- sob
- sob — Under; beneath or subject to something
- gentil
- ʒẽtil — Gentle; kind and soft in manner or treatment
- feminina
- fɨmininɐ — Feminine; relating to women or female qualities
- tutela
- tutɛlɐ — Guardianship; protection and care over someone
- apurou
- ɐpurow — Refined; perfected or improved the quality of something
- modo
- modu — Way; manner or method of doing something
- alicerces
- ɐlisɛrsɨʃ — Foundations; the base or groundwork of something
- carácter
- kɐratɨr — Character; the moral and mental qualities of a person
- consigo
- kõsiɡu — Can; first person singular of 'conseguir': to manage
- superar
- supɨrar — To overcome; to surpass or get past a difficulty
- intensa
- ĩtẽsɐ — Intense; of extreme strength or degree
- aversão
- ɐvɛrsɐ̃w — Aversion; a strong feeling of dislike or opposition
- brutalidade
- brutɐlidadɨ — Brutality; savage cruelty or violent harsh behavior
- habitual
- ɐbituɐl — Habitual; done regularly or as a usual practice
- exercida
- izɨrsidɐ — Exercised; practiced or carried out regularly
- bordo
- bordu — On board; aboard a ship or vessel
- navios
- navjuʃ — Ships; large vessels used for sea travel
- acreditei
- ɐkrɨditɐj — Believed; past tense of acreditar: to believe
- fosse
- fosɨ — Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'ser': to be
- necessária
- nɨsɨsariɐ — Necessary; required or essential for a purpose
- ouvi
- owi — Heard; past tense of 'ouvir': to hear
- marinheiro
- mɐriɲejru — Sailor; a person who works on a ship
- igualmente
- iɡwɐlmẽtɨ — Equally; in the same manner or to same degree
- conhecido
- kuɲɨsidu — Known; recognized or familiar to many people
- bondade
- bõdadɨ — Kindness; the quality of being good and generous
- coração
- kurɐsɐ̃w — Heart; the organ symbolizing emotion and feeling
- respeito
- rɨʃpejtu — Respect; admiration for someone's qualities or rights
- obediência
- obɨdjẽsiɐ — Obedience; compliance with rules or authority
- tripulação
- tripulɐsɐ̃w — Crew; the team of workers on a ship
- prestava
- prɨʃtavɐ — Gave; imperfect tense of 'prestar': to render or give
- senti-me
- sẽtimɨ — Felt; first person past reflexive of 'sentir': to feel
- particularmente
- pɐrticulɐrmẽtɨ — Particularly; especially or to a notable degree
- afortunado
- ɐfurtunadu — Fortunate; lucky or blessed with good fortune
- assegurar
- ɐsɨɡurar — To secure; to ensure or guarantee something firmly
- serviços
- sɨrvisuʃ — Services; work performed for someone in exchange
- Ouvi
- owi — Heard; past tense of 'ouvir': to hear something
- forma
- formɐ — Way; manner or form in which something happens
- bastante
- bɐʃtɐ̃tɨ — Quite; fairly or sufficiently to a notable degree
- romântica
- rumɐ̃tikɐ — Romantic; relating to love or idealized sentiment
- intermédio
- ĩtɨrmɛdju — Intermediary; through the means or agency of someone
- senhora
- sɨɲorɐ — Lady; a polite term for a woman
- deve
- dɛvɨ — Owes; is indebted for something received
- felicidade
- fɨlisidadɨ — Happiness; the state of being joyful and content
- resumo
- rɨzumu — Summary; a brief account of something longer
- amava
- ɐmavɐ — Loved; imperfect tense of 'amar': to love
- jovem
- ʒɔvẽj — Young woman; a female person of youthful age
- russa
- rusɐ — Russian; a woman from Russia
- fortuna
- furtunɐ — Fortune; wealth or a large amount of money
- modesta
- mudɛʃtɐ — Modest; not large or showy; humble in size
- acumulado
- ɐkumuladu — Accumulated; gathered or collected over time
- soma
- somɐ — Sum; a total amount of money or numbers
- considerável
- kõsidɨravɛl — Considerable; notably large or significant in amount
- prémios
- prɛmjuʃ — Prizes; rewards earned through competition or merit
- rapariga
- rɐpɐriɡɐ — Girl; a young female person
- consentiu
- kõsẽtjuw — Consented; gave permission or agreement to something
- casamento
- kɐzɐmẽtu — Marriage; the legal union of two people
- amada
- ɐmadɐ — Beloved; a deeply loved person
- cerimónia
- sɨrimɔniɐ — Ceremony; a formal event or ritual occasion
- prevista
- prɨviʃtɐ — Planned; anticipated or scheduled in advance
- banhada
- bɐɲadɐ — Bathed; covered or drenched in something (tears)
- lágrimas
- laɡrimɐʃ — Tears; drops of liquid from crying
- atirando-se
- ɐtirɐ̃dusɨ — Throwing herself; casting herself down at someone
- suplicou-lhe
- suplikow ʎɨ — Begged him; implored or pleaded desperately with someone
- poupasse
- powpasɨ — Spare; subjunctive of 'poupar': to spare or save
- confessando
- kõfɨsɐ̃du — Confessing; admitting or revealing something truthfully
- pobre
- pɔbrɨ — Poor; lacking sufficient money or resources
- consentiria
- kõsẽtiriɐ — Would consent; conditional of 'consentir': to agree
- união
- unjɐ̃w — Union; a joining together of two people or things
- generoso
- ʒɨnɨrozu — Generous; willing to give or share abundantly
- tranquilizou
- trɐ̃kilizow — Calmed; reassured or soothed someone who was distressed
- suplicante
- suplikɐ̃tɨ — Supplicant; a person who begs or pleads humbly
- informado
- ĩfurmadu — Informed; given information or made aware of something
- amado
- ɐmadu — Beloved; the person someone is in love with
- abandonou
- ɐbɐ̃dunou — Abandoned; gave up or left something behind entirely
- instantaneamente
- ĩʃtɐ̃tɐnjɐmẽtɨ — Instantly; immediately without any delay
- conquista
- kõkiʃtɐ — Conquest; a pursuit or winning of someone's affection
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