Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 2
By the advice of several worthy persons, to whom, with the author's permission, I communicated these papers, I now venture to send them into the world, hoping they may be, at least for some time, a better entertainment to our young noblemen, than the common scribbles of politics and party.
Por conselho de várias pessoas dignas, às quais, com a permissão do autor, comuniquei estes escritos, aventuro-me agora a enviá-los ao mundo, esperando que possam ser, pelo menos por algum tempo, um entretenimento melhor para os nossos jovens nobres do que os escritos comuns de política e partido.
This volume would have been at least twice as large, if I had not made bold to strike out innumerable passages relating to the winds and tides, as well as to the variations and bearings in the several voyages, together with the minute descriptions of the management of the ship in storms, in the style of sailors; likewise the account of longitudes and latitudes; wherein I have reason to apprehend, that Mr. Gulliver may be a little dissatisfied.
Este volume teria sido pelo menos duas vezes maior, se eu não tivesse tido a ousadia de suprimir inúmeras passagens relativas aos ventos e marés, bem como às variações e rumos nas diversas viagens, juntamente com as minuciosas descrições do manejo do navio em tempestades, no estilo dos marinheiros; igualmente o relato de longitudes e latitudes; no que tenho razão para recear que o Sr. Gulliver possa ficar um pouco insatisfeito.
But I was resolved to fit the work as much as possible to the general capacity of readers.
Mas estava decidido a adaptar a obra tanto quanto possível à capacidade geral dos leitores.
However, if my own ignorance in sea affairs shall have led me to commit some mistakes, I alone am answerable for them.
No entanto, se a minha própria ignorância em assuntos do mar me tiver levado a cometer alguns erros, sou eu o único responsável por eles.
And if any traveller hath a curiosity to see the whole work at large, as it came from the hands of the author, I will be ready to gratify him.
E se algum viajante tiver curiosidade de ver a obra completa na íntegra, tal como saiu das mãos do autor, esterei pronto a satisfazê-lo.
As for any further particulars relating to the author, the reader will receive satisfaction from the first pages of the book.
Quanto a quaisquer outros pormenores relativos ao autor, o leitor encontrará satisfação nas primeiras páginas do livro.
Vocabulary
- Por
- By, for, or through; a preposition with multiple uses
- conselho
- Advice or council given to someone
- de
- Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition
- várias
- Several, various; referring to multiple things
- pessoas
- People, persons; human individuals
- dignas
- Worthy, dignified; deserving of respect
- às
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article as
- quais
- Which; relative or interrogative pronoun, plural
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- a
- The; feminine singular definite article
- permissão
- Permission, authorization granted by someone
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o
- autor
- Author, writer of a literary work
- comuniquei
- I communicated, shared information with others
- estes
- These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- escritos
- Writings, written texts or documents
- aventuro
- I venture, dare to do something bold
- me
- Me, myself; first person singular pronoun
- agora
- Now, at this present moment
- enviá
- To send; infinitive stem before clitic pronoun
- los
- Them; masculine plural clitic object pronoun
- ao
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article o
- mundo
- World; the earth and all humanity
- esperando
- Hoping, waiting; present participle of esperar
- que
- That, which; subordinating conjunction or pronoun
- possam
- May they be able to; subjunctive of poder
- ser
- To be; fundamental Portuguese verb of existence
- pelo
- By the; contraction of por and o
- menos
- Less, at least; comparative of quantity
- por
- For, by; preposition of cause or means
- algum
- Some, any; masculine singular indefinite adjective
- tempo
- Time, weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- um
- A, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- entretenimento
- Entertainment, amusement for passing leisure time
- melhor
- Better, best; comparative or superlative of bom
- para
- For, to; preposition of purpose or direction
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- nossos
- Our; masculine plural possessive adjective
- jovens
- Young people, youth; plural of jovem
- nobres
- Nobles, aristocrats; people of high social rank
- comuns
- Common, ordinary; shared by many people
- política
- Politics, policy; governance and political affairs
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- partido
- Party, political group; also departed or split
- Este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- volume
- Volume, book; a bound publication or tome
- teria
- Would have; conditional of ter
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- duas
- Two; feminine form of the numeral dois
- vezes
- Times, occasions; plural of vez
- maior
- Larger, bigger; comparative of grande
- se
- If, oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun
- eu
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- não
- No, not; basic negation word
- tivesse
- Had; past subjunctive of ter
- tido
- Had; past participle of ter
- ousadia
- Audacity, boldness; daring to do something
- suprimir
- To suppress, omit, remove content from text
- inúmeras
- Countless, innumerable; too many to count
- passagens
- Passages, excerpts; sections of text or travel
- relativas
- Related, relative; pertaining or referring to something
- aos
- To the; contraction of a and os
- ventos
- Winds; moving air currents, plural of vento
- marés
- Tides; periodic rise and fall of sea level
- bem
- Well, good; adverb of manner or quality
- como
- As, how, like; conjunction or interrogative adverb
- variações
- Variations, changes; differences from a standard
- rumos
- Bearings, courses; navigational directions at sea
- nas
- In the; contraction of em and as
- diversas
- Various, diverse; multiple and different things
- viagens
- Voyages, trips, journeys; plural of viagem
- juntamente
- Together, jointly; along with something else
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article
- minuciosas
- Detailed, meticulous; very thorough and precise
- descrições
- Descriptions; accounts detailing features of something
- manejo
- Handling, management; operation or control of something
- navio
- Ship, vessel; large watercraft for sea travel
- em
- In, at, on; common Portuguese preposition of location
- tempestades
- Storms, tempests; violent weather at sea
- no
- In the; contraction of em and o
- estilo
- Style, manner; characteristic way of expression
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de and os
- marinheiros
- Sailors, seamen; people who work on ships
- igualmente
- Equally, likewise; in the same manner
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article
- relato
- Account, report; a narrative of events
- longitudes
- Longitudes; geographic east-west coordinate measurements
- latitudes
- Latitudes; geographic north-south coordinate measurements
- tenho
- I have; first person singular of ter
- razão
- Reason, right; justification or correctness
- recear
- To fear, dread; to be apprehensive about something
- Sr
- Mr.; abbreviation for Senhor, male honorific
- possa
- May be able; present subjunctive of poder
- ficar
- To become, stay, remain; versatile Portuguese verb
- pouco
- A little, somewhat; small degree or quantity
- insatisfeito
- Unsatisfied, displeased; not content with something
- Mas
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- estava
- Was; imperfect past tense of estar
- decidido
- Decided, determined; having made a firm decision
- adaptar
- To adapt, adjust; to make suitable for an audience
- obra
- Work, literary or artistic creation
- tanto
- So much, as much; degree or quantity adverb
- quanto
- As much as, how much; comparative conjunction
- possível
- Possible; able to be done or achieved
- à
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article a
- capacidade
- Capacity, ability; power to understand or contain
- geral
- General, overall; relating to all or most
- leitores
- Readers; people who read texts or books
- No
- In the; contraction of em and o
- entanto
- However; used in no entanto meaning nevertheless
- minha
- My; feminine singular possessive adjective
- própria
- Own, itself; emphasizing personal possession or identity
- ignorância
- Ignorance; lack of knowledge about a subject
- assuntos
- Subjects, matters, topics; things dealt with
- mar
- Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater
- tiver
- Has; future subjunctive of ter
- levado
- Led, caused; past participle of levar
- cometer
- To commit, make; to carry out an error or act
- alguns
- Some, a few; masculine plural indefinite pronoun
- erros
- Errors, mistakes; incorrect actions or statements
- sou
- I am; first person singular of ser
- único
- Only, unique; sole or singular in its kind
- responsável
- Responsible, accountable; bearing liability for something
- eles
- They, them; third person masculine plural pronoun
- E
- And; coordinating conjunction starting a sentence
- viajante
- Traveler; person who journeys to different places
- curiosidade
- Curiosity; desire to know or learn something
- ver
- To see; to perceive visually
- completa
- Complete, full; containing all parts or elements
- na
- In the; contraction of em and a
- íntegra
- Full version; entirety of an original document
- tal
- Such, as; referring to something previously mentioned
- saiu
- Left, came out; past tense of sair
- das
- Of the; contraction of de and as
- mãos
- Hands; body parts used for holding or writing
- esterei
- I will be; future tense of estar
- pronto
- Ready, prepared; willing to do something immediately
- satisfazê
- To satisfy; infinitive stem before clitic pronoun
- lo
- Him, it; masculine singular clitic object pronoun
- Quanto
- As for, regarding; used to introduce a new topic
- quaisquer
- Any, whatever; plural of qualquer
- outros
- Others, other; masculine plural of outro
- pormenores
- Details, particulars; specific minor points of information
- relativos
- Relating, relative; pertaining to a specific subject
- leitor
- Reader; a person who reads a text
- encontrará
- Will find; future tense of encontrar
- satisfação
- Satisfaction, fulfillment; feeling of being content
- primeiras
- First; feminine plural ordinal adjective
- páginas
- Pages; numbered leaves of a book or document
- livro
- Book; a bound collection of written pages
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