Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 11

English → Pt Full Text Level 4/10

' But the young man refused to do it: so the fox said, 'I will at any rate give you good counsel: beware of two things; ransom no one from the gallows, and sit down by the side of no river.'

Mas o jovem recusou-se a fazê-lo: então a raposa disse: 'De qualquer forma, darei-lhe um bom conselho: cuidado com duas coisas; não resgate ninguém da forca e não se sente à beira de nenhum rio.'

Then away he went.

Então ela foi embora.

'Well,' thought the young man, 'it is no hard matter to keep that advice.'

'Bem,' pensou o jovem, 'não é difícil seguir esse conselho.'

He rode on with the princess, till at last he came to the village where he had left his two brothers.

Ele seguiu cavalgando com a princesa, até que por fim chegou à aldeia onde havia deixado seus dois irmãos.

And there he heard a great noise and uproar; and when he asked what was the matter, the people said, 'Two men are going to be hanged.'

E lá ouviu um grande barulho e tumulto; e quando perguntou o que estava acontecendo, as pessoas disseram: 'Dois homens vão ser enforcados.'

As he came nearer, he saw that the two men were his brothers, who had turned robbers; so he said, 'Cannot they in any way be saved?'

Quando se aproximou, viu que os dois homens eram seus irmãos, que se haviam tornado ladrões; então disse: 'Não há nenhuma maneira de salvá-los?'

But the people said 'No,' unless he would bestow all his money upon the rascals and buy their liberty.

Mas as pessoas disseram 'Não,' a menos que ele entregasse todo o seu dinheiro aos patifes e comprasse a liberdade deles.

Then he did not stay to think about the matter, but paid what was asked, and his brothers were given up, and went on with him towards their home.

Então ele não parou para pensar no assunto, mas pagou o que foi pedido, e seus irmãos foram libertados, e seguiram com ele em direção à sua casa.

And as they came to the wood where the fox first met them, it was so cool and pleasant that the two brothers said, 'Let us sit down by the side of the river, and rest a while, to eat and drink.

E quando chegaram à floresta onde a raposa os havia encontrado pela primeira vez, estava tão fresco e agradável que os dois irmãos disseram: 'Vamos sentar à beira do rio e descansar um pouco, para comer e beber.

Vocabulary

Mas: Conjunction meaning 'but', used to contrast ideas.
o: Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns.
jovem: Young person or adjective meaning 'young'.
recusou-se: Refused; past tense of reflexive verb recusar-se.
a: Preposition 'to' or feminine definite article 'the'.
fazê-lo: To do it; infinitive with clitic pronoun attached.
então: Then; used to indicate sequence or consequence.
raposa: Fox; a cunning wild animal.
disse: Said; past tense of dizer, to say.
De: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
qualquer: Any; referring to an unspecified person or thing.
forma: Form, way, or manner of doing something.
darei-lhe: I will give you; future tense with indirect pronoun.
um: Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for masculine nouns.
bom: Good; adjective describing positive quality.
conselho: Advice or counsel given to someone.
cuidado: Caution or care; warning to be careful.
com: Preposition meaning 'with'.
duas: Two; feminine form of the number two.
coisas: Things; plural of coisa, a general noun.
não: No or not; basic negation word.
resgate: Rescue or ransom; act of freeing someone.
ninguém: Nobody; negative pronoun referring to no person.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'.
forca: Gallows; structure used for execution by hanging.
e: Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
se: Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if'.
sente: Sits; third person singular of sentar, to sit.
à: Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'at the'.
beira: Edge or bank; side of a river or road.
de: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
nenhum: No, none; negative adjective for masculine nouns.
rio: River; a large natural flowing body of water.
Então: Then; marks sequence of events or logical consequence.
ela: She; third person feminine singular pronoun.
foi: Went or was; past tense of ir or ser.
embora: Away; used in 'ir embora' meaning to go away.
Bem: Well; adverb expressing manner or interjection.
pensou: Thought; past tense of pensar, to think.
é: Is; third person singular of ser, to be.
difícil: Difficult; adjective describing something hard to do.
seguir: To follow or to continue going in a direction.
esse: That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective nearby.
Ele: He; third person masculine singular pronoun.
seguiu: Followed or continued; past tense of seguir.
cavalgando: Riding on horseback; gerund of cavalgar.
princesa: Princess; daughter of a king or queen.
até: Until or up to; preposition indicating a limit.
que: That, which, or who; relative or subordinating conjunction.
por: By, for, or through; versatile preposition in Portuguese.
fim: End; final point of something, used in 'por fim'.
chegou: Arrived; past tense of chegar, to arrive.
aldeia: Village; small rural settlement or community.
onde: Where; relative adverb indicating location.
havia: Had or there had been; imperfect tense of haver.
deixado: Left behind; past participle of deixar, to leave.
seus: His, her, or their; masculine plural possessive pronoun.
dois: Two; masculine form of the number two.
irmãos: Brothers or siblings; plural of irmão.
E: And; coordinating conjunction linking clauses.
lá: There; adverb indicating a distant location.
ouviu: Heard; past tense of ouvir, to hear.
grande: Great or big; adjective indicating large size or intensity.
barulho: Noise; loud or disruptive sound.
tumulto: Commotion; disorderly noisy disturbance or uproar.
quando: When; conjunction or adverb of time.
perguntou: Asked; past tense of perguntar, to ask.
estava: Was; imperfect tense of estar, to be.
acontecendo: Happening; gerund of acontecer, to happen.
as: The; feminine plural definite article.
pessoas: People; plural of pessoa, meaning person.
disseram: Said or told; past tense plural of dizer.
Dois: Two; masculine numeral at start of sentence.
homens: Men; plural of homem, adult male persons.
vão: Will go or are going; third plural of ir.
ser: To be; fundamental Portuguese verb of identity.
enforcados: Hanged; past participle of enforcar, to hang.
Quando: When; subordinating conjunction of time.
aproximou: Approached; past tense of aproximar, to approach.
viu: Saw; past tense of ver, to see.
eram: Were; imperfect tense plural of ser, to be.
haviam: Had; imperfect plural of haver, auxiliary verb.
tornado: Become; past participle of tornar-se, to become.
ladrões: Thieves; plural of ladrão, a person who steals.
Não: No or not; negation word starting a question.
há: There is or there are; present of haver.
nenhuma: None or no; feminine negative adjective.
maneira: Way or manner; method of doing something.
salvá-los: To save them; infinitive with clitic pronoun.
menos: Unless or less; used in conditional expressions.
ele: He; masculine third person singular pronoun.
entregasse: Handed over; past subjunctive of entregar, to hand over.
todo: All or every; adjective meaning the whole amount.
seu: His, her, or your; singular possessive adjective.
dinheiro: Money; currency used for buying and selling.
aos: To the; contraction of 'a' and 'os'.
patifes: Scoundrels; dishonest or wicked people.
comprasse: Bought; past subjunctive of comprar, to buy.
liberdade: Freedom or liberty; state of being free.
deles: Of them or their; masculine third person plural genitive.
parou: Stopped; past tense of parar, to stop.
para: For or to; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
pensar: To think; infinitive verb of thought or reflection.
no: In the; contraction of preposition 'em' and 'o'.
assunto: Matter or subject; topic being discussed or considered.
mas: But; conjunction showing contrast between statements.
pagou: Paid; past tense of pagar, to pay.
pedido: Request or amount requested; past participle of pedir.
foram: Were or went; past tense plural of ser or ir.
libertados: Freed or released; past participle of libertar.
seguiram: Followed or continued; past tense plural of seguir.
em: In or at; common preposition indicating location.
direção: Direction; the path or way toward something.
sua: His, her, or your; feminine singular possessive pronoun.
casa: House or home; place where one lives.
chegaram: Arrived; past tense plural of chegar, to arrive.
floresta: Forest; large area densely covered with trees.
encontrado: Found or encountered; past participle of encontrar.
pela: By the or through the; contraction of 'por' and 'a'.
primeira: First; feminine ordinal number indicating initial position.
vez: Time or occasion; instance when something happens.
tão: So or as; adverb intensifying an adjective.
fresco: Fresh or cool; adjective describing pleasant temperature.
agradável: Pleasant or agreeable; describing something enjoyable.
Vamos: Let's go or we are going; first plural of ir.
sentar: To sit; infinitive of sitting down.
do: Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'.
descansar: To rest; to relax and recover energy.
pouco: A little; small quantity or brief amount.
comer: To eat; infinitive of the verb to consume food.
beber: To drink; infinitive of consuming liquid.

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