Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 10
He had already bought a farm with his money, on which he had designed to pass the remainder of his life; but he bestowed the whole on his rival, together with the remains of his prize-money to purchase stock, and then himself solicited the young woman's father to consent to her marriage with her lover.
Ele já havia comprado uma fazenda com seu dinheiro, na qual havia planejado passar o restante de sua vida; mas ele doou tudo ao seu rival, juntamente com o que restava de seu dinheiro de prêmio para comprar gado, e então ele próprio solicitou ao pai da jovem que consentisse com o casamento dela com seu amado.
But the old man decidedly refused, thinking himself bound in honour to my friend, who, when he found the father inexorable, quitted his country, nor returned until he heard that his former mistress was married according to her inclinations.
Mas o velho recusou decididamente, considerando-se honrado em lealdade ao meu amigo, que, ao descobrir que o pai era inexorável, deixou seu país e não retornou até ouvir que sua antiga amada havia se casado de acordo com seus desejos.
"What a noble fellow!" you will exclaim.
"Que homem nobre!" você exclamará.
He is so; but then he is wholly uneducated: he is as silent as a Turk, and a kind of ignorant carelessness attends him, which, while it renders his conduct the more astonishing, detracts from the interest and sympathy which otherwise he would command.
Ele o é; mas é completamente sem instrução: é tão silencioso quanto um turco, e uma espécie de descuido ignorante o acompanha, o que, embora torne sua conduta ainda mais surpreendente, diminui o interesse e a simpatia que de outra forma ele despertaria.
Yet do not suppose, because I complain a little or because I can conceive a consolation for my toils which I may never know, that I am wavering in my resolutions.
No entanto, não suponha, porque me queixo um pouco ou porque consigo imaginar uma consolação para meus esforços que talvez nunca venha a conhecer, que estou vacilando em minhas resoluções.
Those are as fixed as fate, and my voyage is only now delayed until the weather shall permit my embarkation.
Estas são tão fixas quanto o destino, e minha viagem está apenas agora adiada até que o tempo permita meu embarque.
The winter has been dreadfully severe, but the spring promises well, and it is considered as a remarkably early season, so that perhaps I may sail sooner than I expected.
O inverno foi terrivelmente rigoroso, mas a primavera promete bem, e é considerada uma estação notavelmente antecipada, de modo que talvez eu possa zarpar mais cedo do que esperava.
Vocabulary
- já
- ZHAH — Adverb meaning 'already' or 'now'
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Past perfect auxiliary verb meaning 'had'
- comprado
- kohm-PRAH-doo — Past participle of comprar meaning 'bought'
- fazenda
- fah-ZEHN-dah — Large rural estate or farm, especially in Brazil
- dinheiro
- dee-NYEH-ee-roo — Noun meaning 'money' or 'currency'
- qual
- kwahl — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that'
- planejado
- plah-neh-ZHAH-doo — Past participle of planejar meaning 'planned'
- passar
- pah-SAHR — Verb meaning 'to spend time' or 'to pass'
- restante
- hes-TAHN-chee — Adjective or noun meaning 'remaining' or 'remainder'
- vida
- VEE-dah — Noun meaning 'life'
- doou
- doh-OH-oo — Past tense of doar meaning 'donated' or 'gave away'
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- rival
- hee-VAHL — Noun meaning 'rival' or 'competitor'
- juntamente
- zhoon-tah-MEHN-chee — Adverb meaning 'together' or 'jointly'
- restava
- hes-TAH-vah — Imperfect form of restar meaning 'remained' or 'was left'
- prêmio
- PREH-mee-oo — Noun meaning 'prize', 'award', or 'premium'
- comprar
- kohm-PRAHR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to buy' or 'to purchase'
- gado
- GAH-doo — Noun meaning 'cattle' or 'livestock'
- então
- ehn-TONG — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'then' or 'so'
- próprio
- PROH-pree-oo — Adjective meaning 'own', 'proper', or 'itself'
- solicitou
- soh-lee-see-TOH — Past tense of solicitar meaning 'requested' or 'asked'
- pai
- PIE — Noun meaning 'father'
- jovem
- ZHOH-vehng — Noun or adjective meaning 'young person' or 'young'
- consentisse
- kohn-sehn-CHEE-see — Imperfect subjunctive of consentir meaning 'would consent'
- casamento
- kah-zah-MEHN-too — Noun meaning 'marriage' or 'wedding'
- amado
- ah-MAH-doo — Noun or adjective meaning 'beloved' or 'loved one'
- velho
- VEH-lyoo — Noun or adjective meaning 'old man' or 'old'
- recusou
- heh-koo-ZOH — Past tense of recusar meaning 'refused' or 'declined'
- decididamente
- deh-see-dee-dah-MEHN-chee — Adverb meaning 'decidedly' or 'firmly'
- considerando-se
- kohn-see-deh-RAHN-doo-see — Reflexive gerund meaning 'considering himself' or 'herself'
- honrado
- ohn-RAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'honored' or 'honorable'
- lealdade
- leh-ahl-DAH-djee — Noun meaning 'loyalty' or 'faithfulness'
- amigo
- ah-MEE-goo — Noun meaning 'friend'
- descobrir
- des-koh-BREER — Verb meaning 'to discover' or 'to find out'
- inexorável
- ee-neh-zoh-RAH-vehl — Adjective meaning 'inexorable', 'relentless', or 'unyielding'
- deixou
- deh-SHOH — Past tense of deixar meaning 'left' or 'abandoned'
- país
- pah-EES — Noun meaning 'country' or 'nation'
- retornou
- heh-tohr-NOH — Past tense of retornar meaning 'returned' or 'came back'
- até
- ah-TEH — Preposition or conjunction meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- ouvir
- oh-VEER — Verb meaning 'to hear' or 'to listen'
- antiga
- ahn-CHEE-gah — Adjective meaning 'former', 'old', or 'ancient'
- amada
- ah-MAH-dah — Noun or adjective meaning 'beloved' referring to a woman
- casado
- kah-ZAH-doo — Adjective or past participle meaning 'married'
- acordo
- ah-KOHR-doo — Noun meaning 'agreement', 'accord', or 'deal'
- desejos
- deh-ZEH-zhoos — Plural noun meaning 'wishes', 'desires', or 'wants'
- homem
- OH-mehng — Noun meaning 'man'
- nobre
- NOH-bree — Adjective meaning 'noble', 'honorable', or 'distinguished'
- exclamará
- es-klah-mah-RAH — Future tense of exclamar meaning 'will exclaim'
- completamente
- kohm-pleh-tah-MEHN-chee — Adverb meaning 'completely' or 'entirely'
- sem
- sehng — Preposition meaning 'without'
- instrução
- eens-troo-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'instruction', 'education', or 'training'
- tão
- TOWNG — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons
- silencioso
- see-lehn-see-OH-zoo — Adjective meaning 'silent', 'quiet', or 'noiseless'
- quanto
- KWAHN-too — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'as much as' or 'how much'
- turco
- TOOR-koo — Noun or adjective meaning 'Turk' or 'Turkish'
- espécie
- es-PEH-see-ee — Noun meaning 'species', 'kind', or 'sort'
- descuido
- des-KWEE-doo — Noun meaning 'carelessness', 'neglect', or 'oversight'
- ignorante
- eeg-noh-RAHN-chee — Adjective meaning 'ignorant' or 'unaware'
- acompanha
- ah-kohm-PAH-nyah — Third person of acompanhar meaning 'accompanies' or 'goes with'
- embora
- ehm-BOH-rah — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
- torne
- TOHR-nee — Subjunctive form of tornar meaning 'makes' or 'becomes'
- conduta
- kohn-DOO-tah — Noun meaning 'conduct', 'behavior', or 'demeanor'
- ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'
- surpreendente
- soor-preh-ehn-DEHN-chee — Adjective meaning 'surprising' or 'astonishing'
- diminui
- dee-mee-NOO-ee — Third person of diminuir meaning 'diminishes' or 'reduces'
- interesse
- een-teh-REH-see — Noun meaning 'interest' or 'concern'
- simpatia
- seem-pah-CHEE-ah — Noun meaning 'sympathy', 'liking', or 'warmth'
- forma
- FOHR-mah — Noun meaning 'form', 'way', or 'manner'
- despertaria
- des-pehr-tah-REE-ah — Conditional of despertar meaning 'would awaken' or 'would arouse'
- entanto
- ehn-TAHN-too — Used in 'no entanto' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- suponha
- soo-POH-nyah — Subjunctive or imperative of supor meaning 'suppose' or 'assume'
- queixo
- KEH-shoo — Noun meaning 'chin' or first person of queixar meaning 'complain'
- pouco
- POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'little', 'few', or 'not much'
- consigo
- kohn-SEE-goo — Reflexive pronoun or first person of conseguir meaning 'can' or 'manage'
- imaginar
- ee-mah-zhee-NAHR — Verb meaning 'to imagine' or 'to picture'
- consolação
- kohn-soh-lah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'consolation', 'comfort', or 'solace'
- esforços
- es-FOHR-soos — Plural noun meaning 'efforts' or 'endeavors'
- talvez
- tahl-VEHS — Adverb meaning 'perhaps', 'maybe', or 'possibly'
- nunca
- NOON-kah — Adverb meaning 'never'
- venha
- VEH-nyah — Subjunctive form of vir meaning 'come' or 'may come'
- conhecer
- koh-nyeh-SEHR — Verb meaning 'to know' a person or 'to meet'
- vacilando
- vah-see-LAHN-doo — Gerund of vacilar meaning 'wavering', 'hesitating', or 'faltering'
- resoluções
- heh-zoh-loo-SOYNGS — Plural noun meaning 'resolutions' or 'decisions'
- fixas
- FEEK-sahs — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'fixed', 'firm', or 'set'
- destino
- des-CHEE-noo — Noun meaning 'destiny', 'fate', or 'destination'
- viagem
- vee-AH-zhehng — Noun meaning 'trip', 'journey', or 'voyage'
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahs — Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', or 'merely'
- agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- adiada
- ah-djee-AH-dah — Feminine past participle of adiar meaning 'postponed' or 'delayed'
- tempo
- TEHM-poo — Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- permita
- pehr-MEE-tah — Subjunctive of permitir meaning 'allow' or 'permit'
- embarque
- ehm-BAHR-kee — Noun or subjunctive meaning 'embarkation' or 'to board'
- inverno
- een-VEHR-noo — Noun meaning 'winter'
- terrivelmente
- teh-hee-vehl-MEHN-chee — Adverb meaning 'terribly' or 'dreadfully'
- rigoroso
- hee-goh-ROH-zoo — Adjective meaning 'rigorous', 'severe', or 'harsh'
- primavera
- pree-mah-VEH-rah — Noun meaning 'spring' the season
- promete
- proh-MEH-chee — Third person of prometer meaning 'promises' or 'looks promising'
- considerada
- kohn-see-deh-RAH-dah — Feminine past participle meaning 'considered' or 'regarded'
- estação
- es-tah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'season' or 'station'
- notavelmente
- noh-tah-vehl-MEHN-chee — Adverb meaning 'notably' or 'remarkably'
- antecipada
- ahn-teh-see-PAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'early', 'anticipated', or 'advanced'
- modo
- MOH-doo — Noun meaning 'way', 'manner', or 'mode'
- possa
- POH-sah — Subjunctive form of poder meaning 'can' or 'may be able'
- zarpar
- zahr-PAHR — Verb meaning 'to set sail' or 'to depart by sea'
- cedo
- SEH-doo — Adverb meaning 'early' or 'soon'
- esperava
- es-peh-RAH-vah — Imperfect of esperar meaning 'expected', 'hoped', or 'waited'
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