Harrigan — Page 2

English → Pt CHAPTER 1 Level 4/10

His beat is quiet.

Sua ronda está tranquila.

Shall I tell him to come with us?"

Devo mandá-lo vir conosco?"

"No," grinned the sergeant, and then looked up and watched the broad shoulders of the red-haired man, who advanced through the crowd as the prow of a ship lunges through the waves.

"Não", disse o sargento com um sorriso, e então ergueu os olhos e observou os ombros largos do homem ruivo, que avançava pela multidão como a proa de um navio que fende as ondas.

"Go get Morley," he said abruptly.

"Vá buscar o Morley", disse ele abruptamente.

But Harrigan went on his way without misgivings, not that he forgot the policeman, but he was accustomed to stand under the suspicious eye of the law.

Mas Harrigan seguiu seu caminho sem apreensões, não que tivesse esquecido o policial, mas estava acostumado a ficar sob o olhar desconfiado da lei.

In all the course of his wanderings it had been upon him.

Em todo o percurso de suas andanças, ela havia estado sobre ele.

His coming was to the men in uniform like the sound of the battle trumpet to the cavalry horse.

Sua chegada era para os homens fardados como o som da trombeta de batalha para o cavalo de cavalaria.

This, however, was Harrigan's first night in Honolulu, and there was much to see, much to do.

Esta, porém, era a primeira noite de Harrigan em Honolulu, e havia muito a ver, muito a fazer.

He had rambled through the streets; now he was headed for the Ivilei district.

Ele havia vagado pelas ruas; agora estava a caminho do distrito de Ivilei.

Instinct brought him there, the still, small voice which had guided him from trouble to trouble all his life.

O instinto o levou até lá, a voz suave e quieta que o havia guiado de problema em problema durante toda a sua vida.

At a corner he stopped to watch a group of Kanakas who passed him, wreathed with leis and thrumming their ukuleles.

Numa esquina, ele parou para observar um grupo de kanakas que passava por ele, enfeitados com leis e dedilhando seus ukuleles.

They sang in their soft, many-voweled language and the sound was to Harrigan like the rush and lapse of water on a beach, infinitely soothing and as lazy as the atmosphere of Honolulu.

Eles cantavam em sua língua suave e repleta de vogais, e o som era para Harrigan como o fluxo e refluxo da água numa praia, infinitamente reconfortante e tão preguiçoso quanto a atmosfera de Honolulu.

All things are subdued in the strange city where East and West meet in the middle of the Pacific.

Tudo é suavizado na estranha cidade onde o Oriente e o Ocidente se encontram no meio do Pacífico.

Vocabulary

Sua: Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'his/her'.
ronda: A patrol or round made by a guard.
está: Third person singular of 'estar,' meaning 'is'.
tranquila: Calm, peaceful, or quiet (feminine adjective).
Devo: First person singular of 'dever,' meaning 'I should/must'.
mandá-lo: To send him; 'mandar' plus object pronoun.
vir: Infinitive verb meaning 'to come'.
conosco: Prepositional pronoun meaning 'with us'.
Não: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
disse: Past tense of 'dizer,' meaning 'said'.
o: Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
sargento: Military or police rank meaning 'sergeant'.
com: Preposition meaning 'with'.
um: Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
sorriso: A smile expressed on someone's face.
e: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
então: Adverb meaning 'then' or 'so'.
ergueu: Past tense of 'erguer,' meaning 'raised' or 'lifted'.
os: Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
olhos: Plural noun meaning 'eyes'.
observou: Past tense of 'observar,' meaning 'observed' or 'watched'.
ombros: Plural noun meaning 'shoulders'.
largos: Plural adjective meaning 'broad' or 'wide'.
do: Contraction of 'de' and 'o,' meaning 'of the'.
homem: Noun meaning 'man'.
ruivo: Adjective describing someone with red or auburn hair.
que: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'.
avançava: Past continuous of 'avançar,' meaning 'was advancing'.
pela: Contraction of 'por' and 'a,' meaning 'through the'.
multidão: Noun meaning 'crowd' or 'throng of people'.
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like' or 'as'.
a: Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
proa: The front or bow of a ship.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
navio: Noun meaning 'ship' or 'vessel'.
fende: Present tense of 'fender,' meaning 'cleaves' or 'splits'.
as: Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
ondas: Plural noun meaning 'waves' of water.
Vá: Imperative of 'ir,' meaning 'go'.
buscar: Infinitive meaning 'to fetch' or 'to get'.
ele: Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he'.
abruptamente: Adverb meaning 'abruptly' or 'suddenly'.
Mas: Conjunction meaning 'but'.
seguiu: Past tense of 'seguir,' meaning 'followed' or 'continued'.
seu: Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'.
caminho: Noun meaning 'path,' 'way,' or 'road'.
sem: Preposition meaning 'without'.
apreensões: Plural noun meaning 'apprehensions' or 'worries'.
não: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
tivesse: Past subjunctive of 'ter,' meaning 'had' (hypothetical).
esquecido: Past participle of 'esquecer,' meaning 'forgotten'.
policial: Noun or adjective meaning 'police officer' or 'related to police'.
mas: Conjunction meaning 'but'.
estava: Past imperfect of 'estar,' meaning 'was'.
acostumado: Past participle of 'acostumar,' meaning 'accustomed' or 'used to'.
ficar: Infinitive meaning 'to stay,' 'to be,' or 'to remain'.
sob: Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'.
olhar: Noun or verb meaning 'gaze,' 'look,' or 'to look'.
desconfiado: Adjective meaning 'suspicious' or 'distrustful'.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a,' meaning 'of the' (feminine).
lei: Noun meaning 'law' or 'the law'.
Em: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'.
todo: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'.
percurso: Noun meaning 'journey,' 'route,' or 'course'.
suas: Feminine plural possessive meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'.
andanças: Plural noun meaning 'wanderings' or 'travels'.
ela: Third person singular pronoun meaning 'she'.
havia: Past tense of 'haver,' used as auxiliary meaning 'had'.
Estado: Noun meaning 'state' or past participle meaning 'been'.
sobre: Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about'.
chegada: Noun meaning 'arrival'.
era: Past imperfect of 'ser,' meaning 'was'.
para: Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to'.
homens: Plural noun meaning 'men'.
fardados: Plural adjective meaning 'uniformed' or 'in uniform'.
som: Noun meaning 'sound' or 'noise'.
trombeta: Noun meaning 'trumpet,' a brass musical instrument.
batalha: Noun meaning 'battle' or 'fight'.
cavalo: Noun meaning 'horse'.
cavalaria: Noun meaning 'cavalry,' soldiers on horseback.
Esta: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (feminine).
porém: Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.
primeira: Feminine ordinal meaning 'first'.
noite: Noun meaning 'night'.
em: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'.
muito: Adverb or adjective meaning 'much,' 'very,' or 'a lot'.
ver: Infinitive meaning 'to see'.
fazer: Infinitive meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
Ele: Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he'.
vagado: Past participle of 'vagar,' meaning 'wandered' or 'roamed'.
pelas: Contraction of 'por' and 'as,' meaning 'through the' (plural).
ruas: Plural noun meaning 'streets'.
agora: Adverb meaning 'now'.
distrito: Noun meaning 'district' or 'neighborhood'.
O: Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
instinto: Noun meaning 'instinct' or 'natural impulse'.
levou: Past tense of 'levar,' meaning 'led' or 'took'.
até: Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'even'.
lá: Adverb meaning 'there'.
voz: Noun meaning 'voice'.
suave: Adjective meaning 'gentle,' 'soft,' or 'mild'.
quieta: Feminine adjective meaning 'quiet' or 'still'.
guiado: Past participle of 'guiar,' meaning 'guided' or 'led'.
problema: Noun meaning 'problem' or 'trouble'.
durante: Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout'.
toda: Feminine adjective meaning 'all' or 'entire'.
vida: Noun meaning 'life'.
Numa: Contraction of 'em' and 'uma,' meaning 'in a' (feminine).
esquina: Noun meaning 'street corner'.
parou: Past tense of 'parar,' meaning 'stopped'.
observar: Infinitive meaning 'to observe' or 'to watch'.
grupo: Noun meaning 'group' or 'cluster of people'.
passava: Past imperfect of 'passar,' meaning 'was passing by'.
por: Preposition meaning 'by,' 'through,' or 'for'.
enfeitados: Plural adjective meaning 'adorned' or 'decorated'.
leis: Plural noun meaning 'leis,' floral garlands, or 'laws'.
dedilhando: Gerund of 'dedilhar,' meaning 'strumming' or 'plucking strings'.
seus: Masculine plural possessive meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'.
Eles: Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they'.
cantavam: Past imperfect of 'cantar,' meaning 'were singing'.
língua: Noun meaning 'language' or 'tongue'.
repleta: Feminine adjective meaning 'full of' or 'replete with'.
vogais: Plural noun meaning 'vowels' in phonetics.
fluxo: Noun meaning 'flow' or 'flux'.
refluxo: Noun meaning 'reflux,' 'ebb,' or 'backflow'.
água: Noun meaning 'water'.
numa: Contraction of 'em' and 'uma,' meaning 'in a' (feminine).
praia: Noun meaning 'beach' or 'shore'.
infinitamente: Adverb meaning 'infinitely' or 'endlessly'.
reconfortante: Adjective meaning 'comforting' or 'reassuring'.
tão: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons.
preguiçoso: Adjective meaning 'lazy' or 'sluggish'.
quanto: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as much as' or 'how much'.
atmosfera: Noun meaning 'atmosphere' or 'ambiance'.
Tudo: Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'.
é: Third person singular of 'ser,' meaning 'is'.
suavizado: Past participle of 'suavizar,' meaning 'softened' or 'smoothed'.
na: Contraction of 'em' and 'a,' meaning 'in the' (feminine).
estranha: Feminine adjective meaning 'strange' or 'foreign'.
cidade: Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'.
onde: Relative adverb meaning 'where'.
Oriente: Noun meaning 'the East' or 'Orient'.
Ocidente: Noun meaning 'the West' or 'Occident'.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'each other'.
encontram: Third person plural of 'encontrar,' meaning 'meet' or 'encounter'.
no: Contraction of 'em' and 'o,' meaning 'in the' (masculine).
meio: Noun or adjective meaning 'middle,' 'half,' or 'midst'.

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