Great Expectations — Page 7

English → Pt Chapter I. Level 8/10

"I wish I was a frog. Or a eel!"

"Quem me dera ser um sapo. Ou uma enguia!"

At the same time, he hugged his shuddering body in both his arms,—clasping himself, as if to hold himself together,—and limped towards the low church wall.

Ao mesmo tempo, ele abraçou o próprio corpo trêmulo com ambos os braços,—apertando-se a si mesmo, como se quisesse se manter inteiro,—e caminhou com dificuldade em direção ao baixo muro da igreja.

As I saw him go, picking his way among the nettles, and among the brambles that bound the green mounds, he looked in my young eyes as if he were eluding the hands of the dead people, stretching up cautiously out of their graves, to get a twist upon his ankle and pull him in.

Ao vê-lo partir, abrindo caminho entre as urtigas e entre os espinheiros que cercavam os montes verdes, ele pareceu aos meus olhos jovens como se estivesse escapando das mãos dos mortos, que se estendiam cautelosamente para fora de seus túmulos, para enrolar-se em seu tornozelo e puxá-lo para dentro.

When he came to the low church wall, he got over it, like a man whose legs were numbed and stiff, and then turned round to look for me.

Quando chegou ao baixo muro da igreja, escalou-o como um homem cujas pernas estavam entorpecidas e rígidas, e então se virou para me procurar.

When I saw him turning, I set my face towards home, and made the best use of my legs.

Quando o vi se virando, voltei meu rosto em direção a casa e fiz o melhor uso possível das minhas pernas.

But presently I looked over my shoulder, and saw him going on again towards the river, still hugging himself in both arms, and picking his way with his sore feet among the great stones dropped into the marshes here and there, for stepping-places when the rains were heavy or the tide was in.

Mas logo lancei um olhar por cima do ombro e o vi seguindo novamente em direção ao rio, ainda abraçado a si mesmo com ambos os braços, e abrindo caminho com seus pés doloridos entre as grandes pedras espalhadas pelos pântanos aqui e ali, como degraus para quando as chuvas eram fortes ou a maré estava alta.

The marshes were just a long black horizontal line then, as I stopped to look after him; and the river was just another horizontal line, not nearly so broad nor yet so black; and the sky was just a row of long angry red lines and dense black lines intermixed.

Os pântanos eram apenas uma longa linha horizontal negra naquele momento, enquanto eu parava para olhá-lo; e o rio era apenas outra linha horizontal, nem de longe tão larga nem tão negra; e o céu era apenas uma fileira de longas linhas vermelhas furiosas e densas linhas negras entrelaçadas.

Vocabulary

Quem: kẽj — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'
me: mi — First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'
dera: ˈdɛɾɐ — Past subjunctive of 'dar'; 'had given'
ser: seɾ — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (permanent state)
um: ũ — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
sapo: ˈsapu — Noun meaning 'toad', a small amphibian
Ou: o — Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting an alternative
uma: ˈumɐ — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
enguia: ẽˈɡiɐ — Noun meaning 'eel', a snake-like fish
Ao: aw — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'
mesmo: ˈmezmu — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even'
tempo: ˈtẽpu — Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
ele: ˈeli — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
abraçou: ɐbɾɐˈso — Past tense of 'abraçar'; 'embraced' or 'hugged'
próprio: ˈpɾɔpɾiu — Adjective meaning 'own' or 'one's own self'
corpo: ˈkoɾpu — Noun meaning 'body', physical form of a person
trêmulo: ˈtɾemulu — Adjective meaning 'trembling' or 'shaking with fear'
ambos: ˈɐ̃bus — Pronoun/adjective meaning 'both', referring to two
braços: ˈbɾasu — Plural noun meaning 'arms', body limbs
apertando: ɐpeɾˈtɐ̃du — Gerund of 'apertar'; 'squeezing' or 'tightening'
si: si — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
quisesse: kiˈzɛsi — Imperfect subjunctive of 'querer'; 'wanted' or 'wished'
manter: mɐ̃ˈteɾ — Infinitive meaning 'to maintain' or 'to keep together'
inteiro: ĩˈtejɾu — Adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire', fully intact
caminhou: kɐmiˈɲo — Past tense of 'caminhar'; 'walked' or 'moved forward'
dificuldade: difikulˈdadi — Noun meaning 'difficulty' or 'trouble doing something'
direção: diɾeˈsɐ̃w̃ — Noun meaning 'direction' or 'way toward something'
baixo: ˈbajʃu — Adjective meaning 'low' or 'short in height'
muro: ˈmuɾu — Noun meaning 'wall', typically an exterior stone wall
igreja: iˈɡɾeʒɐ — Noun meaning 'church', a place of Christian worship
partir: pɐɾˈtiɾ — Infinitive meaning 'to leave' or 'to depart'
abrindo: ɐˈbɾĩdu — Gerund of 'abrir'; 'opening' or 'making a way through'
caminho: kɐˈmiɲu — Noun meaning 'path' or 'way', a route to travel
urtigas: uɾˈtiɡɐʃ — Plural noun meaning 'nettles', stinging wild plants
espinheiros: eʃpiˈɲejɾuʃ — Plural noun meaning 'thorny bushes' or 'hawthorns'
cercavam: seɾˈkavɐ̃w̃ — Past tense of 'cercar'; 'surrounded' or 'enclosed something'
montes: ˈmõtɨʃ — Plural noun meaning 'hills' or 'mounds of earth'
verdes: ˈveɾdɨʃ — Plural adjective meaning 'green', color of plants
pareceu: pɐɾeˈsew — Past tense of 'parecer'; 'seemed' or 'appeared to be'
olhos: ˈoʎuʃ — Plural noun meaning 'eyes', organs of sight
jovens: ˈʒovẽjʃ — Plural adjective/noun meaning 'young' or 'young people'
estivesse: eʃtiˈvɛsi — Imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'; 'were' or 'was being'
escapando: eʃkɐˈpɐ̃du — Gerund of 'escapar'; 'escaping' or 'fleeing from something'
mãos: mɐ̃w̃ʃ — Plural noun meaning 'hands', body parts used for gripping
mortos: ˈmoɾtuʃ — Plural noun/adjective meaning 'dead' or 'the dead'
estendiam: eʃtẽˈdiɐ̃w̃ — Past imperfect of 'estender'; 'were stretching out'
cautelosamente: kawteˌlozɐˈmẽti — Adverb meaning 'cautiously' or 'carefully and watchfully'
túmulos: ˈtumulus — Plural noun meaning 'graves' or 'tombs', burial places
enrolar: ẽʁoˈlaɾ — Infinitive meaning 'to wrap around' or 'to coil around'
tornozelo: toɾnoˈzelu — Noun meaning 'ankle', joint between foot and leg
puxá: puˈʃa — Informal form of 'puxar'; 'to pull' toward oneself
chegou: ʃeˈɡo — Past tense of 'chegar'; 'arrived' or 'reached a place'
escalou: eʃkɐˈlo — Past tense of 'escalar'; 'climbed' or 'scaled something'
homem: ˈomẽj — Noun meaning 'man', an adult male human being
pernas: ˈpɛɾnɐʃ — Plural noun meaning 'legs', lower limbs of the body
entorpecidas: ẽtoɾpeˈsidɐʃ — Adjective meaning 'numb' or 'without feeling or sensation'
rígidas: ˈʁiʒidɐʃ — Adjective meaning 'rigid' or 'stiff', unable to move freely
virou: viˈɾo — Past tense of 'virar'; 'turned' or 'turned around'
procurar: pɾokuˈɾaɾ — Infinitive meaning 'to look for' or 'to search for'
virando: viˈɾɐ̃du — Gerund of 'virar'; 'turning' or 'spinning around'
voltei: volˈtej — Past tense of 'voltar'; 'I returned' or 'went back'
rosto: ˈʁostu — Noun meaning 'face', the front of one's head
casa: ˈkazɐ — Noun meaning 'house' or 'home', a dwelling place
melhor: meˈʎoɾ — Adjective/adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'
uso: ˈuzu — Noun meaning 'use' or 'usage', applying something purposefully
possível: poˈsivɛl — Adjective meaning 'possible', able to be done or achieved
minhas: ˈmiɲɐʃ — Feminine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
lancei: lɐ̃ˈsej — Past tense of 'lançar'; 'I cast' or 'I threw a glance'
olhar: oˈʎaɾ — Verb/noun meaning 'to look' or 'a glance'
cima: ˈsimɐ — Noun meaning 'top' or 'above', used in 'por cima de'
ombro: ˈõbɾu — Noun meaning 'shoulder', part of the upper body
seguindo: seˈɡĩdu — Gerund of 'seguir'; 'following' or 'continuing along'
novamente: novɐˈmẽti — Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'
rio: ˈʁiu — Noun meaning 'river', a large natural flowing waterway
ainda: ɐˈĩdɐ — Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet', ongoing condition
abraçado: ɐbɾɐˈsadu — Past participle of 'abraçar'; 'embraced' or 'holding tightly'
pés: pɛʃ — Plural noun meaning 'feet', the lowest parts of the legs
doloridos: doloˈɾiduʃ — Adjective meaning 'sore' or 'aching', painful body parts
grandes: ˈɡɾɐ̃dɨʃ — Plural adjective meaning 'large' or 'big in size'
pedras: ˈpɛdɾɐʃ — Plural noun meaning 'stones' or 'rocks'
espalhadas: eʃpɐˈʎadɐʃ — Adjective meaning 'scattered' or 'spread out irregularly'
pântanos: ˈpɐ̃tɐnus — Plural noun meaning 'swamps' or 'marshes', wet lands
aqui: ɐˈki — Adverb meaning 'here', at this location or place
ali: ɐˈli — Adverb meaning 'there', at that specific location
degraus: deˈɡɾaws — Plural noun meaning 'steps' or 'stairs', for climbing
chuvas: ˈʃuvɐʃ — Plural noun meaning 'rains' or 'rainfall events'
fortes: ˈfoɾtɨʃ — Plural adjective meaning 'strong' or 'heavy' (rain)
maré: mɐˈɾɛ — Noun meaning 'tide', the rise and fall of sea water
alta: ˈaltɐ — Feminine adjective meaning 'high' or 'tall'
apenas: ɐˈpenɐʃ — Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just', limiting to one thing
longa: ˈlõɡɐ — Feminine adjective meaning 'long', extended in length
linha: ˈliɲɐ — Noun meaning 'line', a long narrow mark or band
horizontal: oɾizõˈtal — Adjective meaning 'horizontal', parallel to the ground
negra: ˈnɛɡɾɐ — Feminine adjective meaning 'black' or 'very dark colored'
naquele: nɐˈkɛli — Contraction of 'em' and 'aquele'; 'in that' or 'at that'
momento: moˈmẽtu — Noun meaning 'moment', a brief point in time
enquanto: ẽˈkwɐ̃tu — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'
parava: pɐˈɾavɐ — Past imperfect of 'parar'; 'was stopping' or 'used to stop'
era: ˈɛɾɐ — Past imperfect of 'ser'; 'was', indicating a past state
outra: ˈotɾɐ — Feminine adjective/pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
longe: ˈlõʒɨ — Adverb meaning 'far' or 'far away in distance'
larga: ˈlaɾɡɐ — Feminine adjective meaning 'wide' or 'broad'
céu: sɛw — Noun meaning 'sky' or 'heaven', the space above earth
fileira: fiˈlejɾɐ — Noun meaning 'row' or 'line', objects arranged in sequence
longas: ˈlõɡɐʃ — Plural feminine adjective meaning 'long', extended in length
linhas: ˈliɲɐʃ — Plural noun meaning 'lines', long narrow bands or marks
vermelhas: veɾˈmeʎɐʃ — Plural adjective meaning 'red', a vivid warm color
furiosas: fuˈɾiozɐʃ — Plural adjective meaning 'furious' or 'intensely fierce'
densas: ˈdẽsɐʃ — Plural adjective meaning 'dense' or 'thick and compact'
negras: ˈnɛɡɾɐʃ — Plural feminine adjective meaning 'black' or 'very dark'
entrelaçadas: ẽtɾelɐˈsadɐʃ — Adjective meaning 'interlaced' or 'intertwined together'

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