Great Expectations — Page 1

English → Pt Chapter I. Level 8/10

My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.

Sendo Pirrip o sobrenome de meu pai, e meu nome cristão Philip, minha língua infantil não conseguia fazer de ambos os nomes nada mais longo ou mais explícito do que Pip.

So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.

Assim, eu me chamei Pip, e passei a ser chamado de Pip.

I give Pirrip as my father's family name, on the authority of his tombstone and my sister,—Mrs. Joe Gargery, who married the blacksmith.

Apresento Pirrip como o sobrenome de meu pai, com base na autoridade de sua lápide e de minha irmã — a Sra. Joe Gargery, que se casou com o ferreiro.

As I never saw my father or my mother, and never saw any likeness of either of them (for their days were long before the days of photographs), my first fancies regarding what they were like were unreasonably derived from their tombstones.

Como nunca vi meu pai nem minha mãe, e nunca vi nenhuma semelhança de nenhum deles (pois seus dias foram muito antes da era das fotografias), minhas primeiras fantasias sobre como eles eram foram irrazoavelmente derivadas de suas lápides.

The shape of the letters on my father's, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair.

A forma das letras na lápide de meu pai me deu a estranha ideia de que ele era um homem quadrado, robusto, moreno, com cabelos negros e encaracolados.

From the character and turn of the inscription, "_Also Georgiana Wife of the Above_," I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly.

Do caráter e da forma da inscrição, "_Também Georgiana, Esposa do Acima_", tirei uma conclusão infantil de que minha mãe era sardenta e adoentada.

To five little stone lozenges, each about a foot and a half long, which were arranged in a neat row beside their grave, and were sacred to the memory of five little brothers of mine,—who gave up trying to get a living, exceedingly early in that universal struggle,—I am indebted for a belief I religiously entertained that they had all been born on their backs with their hands in their trousers-pockets, and had never taken them out in this state of existence.

A cinco pequenas lápides de pedra, cada uma com cerca de meio metro de comprimento, dispostas em fileira ordenada ao lado do túmulo, e consagradas à memória de cinco irmãozinhos meus — que desistiram de tentar ganhar a vida extremamente cedo nessa luta universal —, devo a crença que religiosamente cultivei de que todos eles haviam nascido de costas com as mãos nos bolsos das calças, e jamais as haviam tirado de lá neste estado de existência.

Vocabulary

Sendo: SEH-ndoo — Being; present participle of 'ser' (to be).
o: oo — The; masculine singular definite article.
sobrenome: soh-breh-NOH-mee — Surname; a person's family or last name.
de: deh — Of, from; common preposition indicating possession or origin.
meu: MEH-oo — My; masculine singular possessive pronoun.
pai: PIE — Father; male parent.
e: ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction.
nome: NOH-mee — Name; word used to identify a person or thing.
cristão: krees-TAWN — Christian; also used to mean given or first name.
minha: MEE-nyah — My; feminine singular possessive pronoun.
língua: LEEN-gwah — Tongue; also means language or speech.
infantil: een-fan-CHEEL — Infantile, childish; relating to early childhood.
não: NAWN — No, not; basic negation word.
conseguia: kon-seh-GEE-ah — Could, managed to; imperfect tense of conseguir.
fazer: fah-ZEH — To do, to make; fundamental action verb.
ambos: AHM-boos — Both; referring to two things or people together.
os: ooz — The; masculine plural definite article.
nomes: NOH-meez — Names; plural of nome.
nada: NAH-dah — Nothing; indicates absence or negation of something.
mais: mah-EES — More; used for comparisons or additions.
longo: LON-goo — Long; describing something of great length.
ou: OH — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice.
explícito: eks-PLEE-see-too — Explicit; clearly and fully expressed or stated.
do: doo — Of the; contraction of de + o.
que: keh — That, which, than; versatile conjunction or pronoun.
Assim: ah-SEEN — Thus, so, therefore; indicates consequence or manner.
eu: EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun.
me: meh — Me, myself; first person singular reflexive pronoun.
chamei: shah-MEH-ee — I called; past tense of chamar, to call or name.
passei: pah-SEH-ee — I passed, became; past tense of passar.
a: ah — The (fem.); also to; feminine article or preposition.
ser: SEH — To be; fundamental verb denoting permanent state.
chamado: shah-MAH-doo — Called, named; past participle of chamar.
Apresento: ah-preh-ZEN-too — I present, introduce; first person of apresentar.
como: KOH-moo — As, how, like; comparison or manner conjunction.
com: kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
base: BAH-zeh — Base, basis; foundation or underlying support.
na: nah — In the; contraction of em + a.
autoridade: ow-toh-ree-DAH-dee — Authority; power or right to give orders.
sua: SOO-ah — His, her, its, your; feminine possessive pronoun.
lápide: LAH-pee-dee — Tombstone; flat stone marker on a grave.
irmã: eer-MAH — Sister; female sibling.
Sra: seh-NYOH-rah — Mrs.; abbreviated title for a married woman.
se: seh — Herself, himself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
casou: kah-ZOH — Married; past tense of casar, to marry.
ferreiro: feh-HEH-ee-roo — Blacksmith; craftsman who works with iron and metal.
Como: KOH-moo — Since, as, how; conjunction or adverb of manner.
nunca: NOON-kah — Never; at no time, not ever.
vi: vee — I saw; past tense of ver, to see.
nem: neh — Nor, neither; negative conjunction joining alternatives.
mãe: MAHN — Mother; female parent.
nenhuma: neh-NYOO-mah — No, none, not any; feminine indefinite negation.
semelhança: seh-meh-LYAN-sah — Resemblance, likeness; similarity between two things.
nenhum: neh-NYOON — No, none; masculine indefinite negative determiner.
deles: DEH-leez — Of them; contraction of de + eles.
pois: POYZ — For, since, because; causal or explanatory conjunction.
seus: SEH-ooz — Their, his, her; masculine plural possessive pronoun.
dias: JEE-ahs — Days; plural of dia, unit of time.
foram: FOH-rawn — Were, went; past tense of ser or ir.
muito: MWEE-too — Very, much, a lot; intensifier or quantity adverb.
antes: AN-teez — Before; indicating prior time or position.
da: dah — Of the; contraction of de + a.
era: EH-rah — Era, age; also was, imperfect tense of ser.
fotografias: foh-toh-grah-FEE-ahs — Photographs; images captured by a camera.
minhas: MEE-nyahs — My; feminine plural possessive pronoun.
primeiras: pree-MEH-ee-rahs — First; feminine plural ordinal number.
fantasias: fan-tah-ZEE-ahs — Fantasies, imaginings; fanciful mental images or ideas.
sobre: SOH-breh — About, on, over; preposition of topic or position.
eles: EH-leez — They, them; third person masculine plural pronoun.
eram: EH-rawn — Were; imperfect plural of ser, to be.
irrazoavelmente: ee-hah-zoo-AH-vel-men-teh — Unreasonably; in an irrational or illogical manner.
derivadas: deh-ree-VAH-dahs — Derived; obtained or originating from a source.
suas: SOO-ahs — Their, her, your; feminine plural possessive pronoun.
lápides: LAH-pee-deez — Tombstones; grave markers made of stone.
A: ah — The; feminine singular definite article.
forma: FOR-mah — Shape, form; the appearance or structure of something.
letras: LEH-trahs — Letters; characters of an alphabet or written symbols.
deu: DEH-oo — Gave; past tense of dar, to give.
estranha: es-TRAHN-yah — Strange, odd; unusual or unfamiliar in character.
ideia: ee-DEH-yah — Idea; a thought or mental concept.
ele: EH-leh — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun.
um: oon — A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
homem: OH-meh — Man; adult male human being.
quadrado: kwah-DRAH-doo — Square, stocky; shaped like a square or broadly built.
robusto: hoh-BOOS-too — Robust, sturdy; physically strong and well-built.
moreno: moh-REH-noo — Dark-complexioned, brunette; having dark skin or hair.
cabelos: kah-BEH-looz — Hair; strands growing from a person's head.
negros: NEH-grooz — Black; very dark in color.
encaracolados: en-kah-rah-koh-LAH-dooz — Curly; having tight spiral or wavy curls.
Do: doo — Of the; masculine contraction of de + o.
caráter: kah-RAH-teh — Character; the nature or qualities of a person.
inscrição: een-skree-SAWN — Inscription; text engraved or written on a surface.
_Também: tahm-BEH — Also, too; indicates addition to previous statement.
Esposa: es-POH-zah — Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband.
Acima_: ah-SEE-mah — Above; in a higher place or position.
tirei: tee-REH-ee — I drew, took out; past tense of tirar.
uma: OO-mah — A, an, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral.
conclusão: kon-kloo-ZAWN — Conclusion; a judgment reached through reasoning.
sardenta: sar-DEN-tah — Freckled; having small brown spots on the skin.
adoentada: ah-doo-en-TAH-dah — Sickly; frequently ill or in poor health.
cinco: SEEN-koo — Five; the cardinal number between four and six.
pequenas: peh-KEH-nahs — Small, little; of limited size, feminine plural.
pedra: PEH-drah — Stone, rock; hard natural mineral material.
cada: KAH-dah — Each, every; referring to individual items in a group.
cerca: SEH-kah — About, approximately; used for rough measurements.
meio: MEH-yoo — Half, middle; one of two equal parts.
metro: MEH-troo — Meter; standard unit of length measurement.
comprimento: kom-pree-MEN-too — Length; the measurement of something from end to end.
dispostas: dees-POS-tahs — Arranged, placed; set in a particular order or position.
em: en — In, at, on; basic preposition of location or time.
fileira: fee-LEH-ee-rah — Row, line; objects arranged in a straight sequence.
ordenada: or-deh-NAH-dah — Orderly, neat; arranged in a tidy or systematic way.
ao: OW — To the; masculine contraction of a + o.
lado: LAH-doo — Side; position to the left or right of something.
túmulo: TOO-moo-loo — Grave, tomb; burial place for a deceased person.
consagradas: kon-sah-GRAH-dahs — Consecrated, dedicated; devoted to a sacred purpose.
à: ah — To the; feminine contraction of a + a.
memória: meh-MOH-ree-ah — Memory; recollection or tribute to someone deceased.
irmãozinhos: eer-mawn-ZEE-nyoos — Little brothers; affectionate diminutive of irmãos.
meus: MEH-ooz — My; masculine plural possessive pronoun.
desistiram: deh-zees-CHEE-rawn — They gave up, quit; past tense of desistir.
tentar: ten-TAH — To try, attempt; to make an effort to do something.
ganhar: gah-NYAR — To earn, win, gain; to obtain or achieve something.
vida: VEE-dah — Life; the state of being alive or one's existence.
extremamente: eks-treh-mah-MEN-teh — Extremely; to a very great or intense degree.
cedo: SEH-doo — Early, soon; at an early time or stage.
nessa: NEH-sah — In that; contraction of em + essa.
luta: LOO-tah — Struggle, fight; a difficult conflict or effort.
universal: oo-nee-veh-SAL — Universal; applying to all people or things everywhere.
devo: DEH-voo — I owe, must; first person of dever.
crença: KREN-sah — Belief, faith; conviction that something is true.
religiosamente: heh-lee-zhee-oh-zah-MEN-teh — Religiously, faithfully; done with great devotion or regularity.
cultivei: kool-chee-VEH-ee — I cultivated, nurtured; past tense of cultivar.
todos: TOH-dooz — All, every; referring to the complete group.
haviam: AH-vee-awn — They had; past perfect auxiliary of haver.
nascido: nah-SEE-doo — Born; past participle of nascer, to be born.
costas: KOS-tahs — Back; the rear part of the human body.
as: ahs — The; feminine plural definite article.
mãos: MAWNZ — Hands; the body part at the end of the arm.
nos: nooz — In the; masculine plural contraction of em + os.
bolsos: BOL-sooz — Pockets; small pouches sewn into clothing.
calças: KAL-sahs — Trousers, pants; clothing worn on the lower body.
jamais: zhah-MAH-ees — Never, ever; emphatic negation for all time.
tirado: tee-RAH-doo — Removed, taken out; past participle of tirar.
lá: LAH — There; refers to a place away from the speaker.
neste: NES-cheh — In this; contraction of em + este.
estado: es-TAH-doo — State, condition; the circumstances something is in.
existência: eh-zees-TEN-see-ah — Existence; the fact or state of being alive.

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