Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1

Vocabulary

UMA

Indefinite article, feminine singular: a, an

CARTA

A letter written and sent to someone

DO

Contraction of de+o: of the

CAPITÃO

Military or naval rank: captain

AO

Contraction of a+o: to the

SEU

Possessive pronoun: his, her, your, their

PRIMO

A male cousin, relative of same generation

Escrita

Written; past participle of escrever

no

Contraction of em+o: in the

Ano

A calendar year, twelve-month period

de

Preposition meaning of, from, by

Espero

First-person singular present of esperar: I hope

que

Conjunction or pronoun: that, which, who

esteja

Subjunctive of estar: be, is (subjunctive mood)

pronto

Ready, prepared, willing to do something

para

Preposition meaning for, to, in order to

reconhecer

To acknowledge, recognize, or admit something

publicamente

In a public manner, openly, before others

sempre

Always, at all times, constantly

for

Future subjunctive of ser: when it is

chamado

Called, summoned; past participle of chamar

a

Preposition or article: to, the (feminine)

fazê-lo

To do it; infinitive with clitic pronoun

por

Preposition meaning by, through, for, because of

sua

Possessive adjective, feminine: his, her, your

grande

Large, big, great in size or importance

e

Conjunction meaning and

frequente

Happening often, repeated, common, recurring

insistência

Persistent urging or repeated pressing of requests

me

First-person singular object pronoun: me, myself

persuadiu

Past tense of persuadir: convinced, persuaded someone

publicar

To publish, make available to the public

um

Indefinite article, masculine singular: a, an

relato

An account, report, or narrative of events

muito

Very, much, a lot, greatly

descuidado

Careless, neglected, not carefully done

incorreto

Incorrect, inaccurate, not right or proper

das

Contraction of de+as: of the (feminine plural)

minhas

Possessive adjective, feminine plural: my

viagens

Travels, trips, journeys to various places

com

Preposition meaning with, along with

instruções

Instructions, directions, orders given to someone

contratar

To hire, contract, or engage someone professionally

algum

Some, any; indefinite pronoun masculine singular

jovem

Young person; adjective meaning young

cavalheiro

Gentleman, a polite and well-mannered man

uma

Indefinite article, feminine singular: a, an

universidades

Universities, institutions of higher education

pô-las

To put them; infinitive pôr with clitic pronoun

em

Preposition meaning in, at, on

ordem

Order, arrangement, proper sequence or organization

corrigir

To correct, fix, or amend errors

o

Definite article, masculine singular: the

estilo

Style, manner of writing or expression

como

As, like, how; conjunction or adverb

meu

Possessive adjective, masculine singular: my

primo

Male cousin, relative of the same generation

fez

Past tense of fazer: did, made

conselho

Advice, counsel, or a governing council

seu

Possessive adjective: his, her, your, their

livro

A book, printed or written work

Uma

Indefinite article, feminine singular: a, an

Viagem

A trip, journey, or voyage somewhere

ao

Contraction of a+o: to the

Redor

Around; used in ao redor: around, surrounding

do

Contraction of de+o: of the

Mundo

The world, Earth, all of existence

Mas

Conjunction meaning but, however, yet

não

Negation word: no, not

recordo

First-person present of recordar: I recall, remember

ter-lhe

To have given him/her; infinitive with clitic

dado

Given; past participle of dar

poderes

Powers, authorities, or legal rights granted

consentir

To consent, agree, or permit something

qualquer

Any, whatever, whichever; indefinite pronoun

coisa

A thing, object, matter, or affair

fosse

Imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir: were, went

omitida

Omitted, left out; past participle of omitir

menos

Less, fewer, minus; comparative adverb

inserida

Inserted, included; past participle of inserir

portanto

Therefore, thus, consequently, for that reason

quanto

How much, as much as, regarding

este

Demonstrative pronoun/adjective: this (masculine singular)

último

Last, final, most recent

ponto

Point, dot, topic, or specific matter

renuncio

First-person present of renunciar: I renounce, give up

aqui

Here, in this place or moment

tudo

Everything, all, the whole of something

dessa

Contraction of de+essa: of that (feminine)

natureza

Nature, character, kind, or natural world

particularmente

Particularly, especially, in a specific manner

parágrafo

A paragraph, section of written text

sobre

About, on, over, concerning something

majestade

Majesty, title of honor for royalty

Rainha

Queen, female monarch of a kingdom

piedosíssima

Most pious, very devout; superlative of piedoso

gloriosíssima

Most glorious, very illustrious; superlative form

memória

Memory, remembrance, or memorial of someone

embora

Although, even though, despite the fact

eu

First-person singular pronoun: I

reverenciasse

Imperfect subjunctive of reverenciar: revered, venerated

estimasse

Imperfect subjunctive of estimar: esteemed, valued

mais

More, most; comparative adverb

outro

Other, another; masculine singular pronoun

ser

To be; also a noun meaning a being

da

Contraction of de+a: of the (feminine)

espécie

Species, kind, type, or sort of being

humana

Human, relating to humankind; feminine adjective

senhor

Sir, mister, lord; respectful form of address

ou

Conjunction meaning or, either

interpolador

One who interpolates, inserts unauthorized text

deveria

Conditional of dever: should have, ought to

ter

To have; auxiliary verb in compound tenses

considerado

Considered, regarded; past participle of considerar

era

Past tense of ser: was, used to be

minha

Possessive adjective, feminine singular: my

inclinação

Inclination, tendency, disposition toward something

nem

Neither, nor, not even

tampouco

Neither, nor, also not; used with negation

seria

Conditional of ser: would be

decente

Decent, proper, appropriate, respectable

elogiar

To praise, compliment, or speak highly of

animal

An animal, living creature; also used as insult

nossa

Our, ours; first-person plural possessive feminine

composição

Composition, makeup, constitution of something

diante

Before, in front of, in the presence

mestre

Master, teacher, expert in a field

E

Conjunction meaning and

além

Beyond, furthermore, in addition to that

disso

Contraction of de+isso: of that, about that

fato

A fact, truth, actual occurrence or event

inteiramente

Entirely, completely, wholly, totally

falso

False, untrue, fake, not real

pois

Because, since, for, well (discourse marker)

saiba

Subjunctive of saber: know, let it be known

estando

Gerund of estar: being, while being somewhere

Inglaterra

England, country in the United Kingdom

durante

During, throughout a period of time

parte

Part, portion, section of a whole

reinado

Reign, the period a monarch rules

ela

Third-person feminine singular pronoun: she, her

governou

Past tense of governar: governed, ruled, led

meio

Half, middle, means, through; adverb or noun

ministro-chefe

Chief minister, prime minister, head of government

até

Until, up to, even; preposition or adverb

mesmo

Even, same, indeed; pronoun or adverb

dois

Two; masculine cardinal number

sucessivamente

Successively, one after another in sequence

sendo

Gerund of ser: being, as, while being

primeiro

First; ordinal number masculine singular

lorde

Lord, British noble title or peer

segundo

Second; ordinal number, also means according to

modo

Way, manner, mode, method of doing

dizer

To say, tell, express in words

verdade

Truth, truthfulness, reality, fact