Harrigan — Page 8
The other man had fought stiffly erect, standing with feet braced to give the weight of his whole body to every punch; Harrigan raged back and forth like a panther, avoiding blows by the catlike agility of his movements, which left both hands free to strike sledge-hammer blows.
O outro homem havia lutado rigidamente ereto, de pé com os pés firmados para dar o peso de todo o seu corpo a cada soco; Harrigan avançava e recuava furiosamente como uma pantera, esquivando-se dos golpes com a agilidade felina de seus movimentos, que deixavam ambas as mãos livres para desferir golpes de marreta.
Presently he heard a chuckling at his side.
Logo depois, ele ouviu uma risada ao seu lado.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw the black-haired man come into the battle, straight and stiff as before, with long arms shooting out like pistons.
Com o canto do olho, ele viu o homem de cabelos negros entrar na batalha, ereto e rígido como antes, com os longos braços disparando como pistões.
It was a glorious sight.
Era um espetáculo glorioso.
Something made Harrigan's heart big; rose and swelled his throat; rose again and came as a wild yell upon his tongue.
Algo fez o coração de Harrigan crescer; subiu e inchou sua garganta; subiu novamente e veio como um grito selvagem em sua língua.
The unfortunates who have faced Irish legions in battle know that yell.
Os infelizes que enfrentaram legiões irlandesas em batalha conhecem esse grito.
The soldiers did not know it, and they held back for a moment.
Os soldados não o conheciam, e recuaram por um momento.
Something else lowered their spirits still more.
Algo mais abateu ainda mais seus ânimos.
It was the clanging of the police patrol as it swung to a halt and a body of reserves poured out.
Era o estrépito da viatura policial ao frear bruscamente e um grupo de reservas desembocou.
"Here comes our finish!" panted Harrigan to his comrade in arms.
"Aqui vem o nosso fim!" ofegou Harrigan para o seu camarada de armas.
"But oh, man, I'm thinkin' it was swate while it lasted!"
"Mas ah, rapaz, eu tô pensando que foi doce enquanto durou!"
In his great moments the Irish brogue thronged thick upon his tongue.
Em seus grandes momentos, o sotaque irlandês se acumulava espesso em sua língua.
"Finish, hell!" grunted the other.
"Acabar, que nada!" resmungou o outro.
"After me, lad!"
"Atrás de mim, rapaz!"
And lowering his head like a bull, he drove forward against the crowd.
E abaixando a cabeça como um touro, ele avançou contra a multidão.
Harrigan caught the idea in a flash.
Harrigan captou a ideia num instante.
He put his shoulder to the hip of his friend.
Ele encostou o ombro no quadril do seu amigo.
Vocabulary
- outro
- Another or other person or thing
- homem
- Adult male person; man
- havia
- Past tense of 'haver'; had or there was
- lutado
- Past participle of 'lutar'; having fought or struggled
- rigidamente
- In a rigid or stiff manner; rigidly
- ereto
- Standing straight and upright; erect
- pé
- Foot; also used in 'de pé' meaning standing
- pés
- Plural of 'pé'; feet
- firmados
- Planted or firmly placed, as feet on ground
- dar
- To give or to deliver something to someone
- peso
- Weight or heaviness of a body or object
- todo
- All or entire; the whole of something
- corpo
- The physical body of a person or animal
- cada
- Each or every individual item or instance
- soco
- A punch or blow delivered with the fist
- avançava
- Was advancing or moving forward repeatedly
- recuava
- Was retreating or moving backward repeatedly
- furiosamente
- In a furious or intensely aggressive manner
- pantera
- A large, powerful wild cat; panther
- esquivando-se
- Dodging or evading attacks with quick movements
- golpes
- Plural of 'golpe'; blows, strikes, or hits
- agilidade
- The quality of being quick and nimble; agility
- felina
- Relating to or resembling a cat; feline
- movimentos
- Plural of 'movimento'; movements or motions
- deixavam
- Were leaving or allowing something to happen
- ambas
- Both; referring to two things or people together
- mãos
- Plural of 'mão'; hands of a person
- livres
- Free or unrestrained; not held or occupied
- desferir
- To deliver or unleash a blow or attack
- marreta
- A heavy hammer; sledgehammer used for striking
- Logo
- Soon or shortly after; immediately afterward
- depois
- After or afterward in time or sequence
- ouviu
- Past tense of 'ouvir'; heard a sound
- risada
- A burst of laughter; a laugh
- lado
- Side; the area beside or next to something
- canto
- Corner or edge; also means a song or chant
- olho
- Eye; the organ used for seeing
- viu
- Past tense of 'ver'; saw or perceived visually
- cabelos
- Plural of 'cabelo'; hairs or a person's hair
- negros
- Black in color; dark-colored (plural adjective)
- entrar
- To enter or go into a place or situation
- batalha
- A fight or military battle between opposing sides
- rígido
- Stiff, inflexible, or rigid in posture or structure
- antes
- Before in time or order; previously
- longos
- Long in length or duration (masculine plural adjective)
- braços
- Plural of 'braço'; arms of a human body
- disparando
- Shooting or firing rapidly; launching forcefully
- pistões
- Pistons; engine components moving rapidly back and forth
- Era
- Past tense of 'ser'; was (describing a state)
- espetáculo
- A spectacle or impressive visual display or show
- glorioso
- Glorious; magnificent and worthy of great admiration
- Algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- fez
- Past tense of 'fazer'; did or made something
- coração
- Heart; the organ or center of emotion
- crescer
- To grow or increase in size or intensity
- subiu
- Past tense of 'subir'; rose or went upward
- inchou
- Past tense of 'inchar'; swelled or became enlarged
- garganta
- Throat; the passage inside the neck for swallowing
- novamente
- Again; once more; a repeated occurrence
- veio
- Past tense of 'vir'; came or arrived
- grito
- A shout or cry expressed loudly and forcefully
- selvagem
- Wild, savage, or untamed in nature or behavior
- língua
- Language or tongue; a means of communication
- infelizes
- Unfortunate or unhappy people; wretched individuals
- enfrentaram
- Past tense of 'enfrentar'; faced or confronted opponents
- legiões
- Legions; large organized military groups or forces
- irlandesas
- Irish (feminine plural adjective); relating to Ireland
- conhecem
- They know or are familiar with someone or something
- esse
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective: 'that' or 'this'
- soldados
- Plural of 'soldado'; soldiers or military fighters
- conheciam
- Past tense of 'conhecer'; were familiar with or knew
- recuaram
- Past tense of 'recuar'; retreated or fell back
- momento
- A brief period or instant in time; moment
- mais
- More; in greater quantity, degree, or extent
- abateu
- Past tense of 'abater'; struck down or dampened spirits
- ainda
- Still or yet; continuing up to the present time
- ânimos
- Spirits or morale; emotional energy and disposition
- estrépito
- A loud crash or clatter of noise; din
- viatura
- A police or official vehicle; patrol car
- policial
- Relating to police; a police officer or vehicle
- frear
- To brake or slow down a vehicle abruptly
- bruscamente
- Abruptly or suddenly; in a brusque manner
- grupo
- A group or collection of people or things
- reservas
- Reserves; backup forces held in readiness
- desembocou
- Past tense of 'desembocar'; poured out or emerged suddenly
- Aqui
- Here; in or at this place or location
- vem
- Third-person singular of 'vir'; comes or is coming
- nosso
- Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun
- fim
- End or conclusion of something; finish
- ofegou
- Past tense of 'ofegar'; gasped or panted breathlessly
- camarada
- Comrade or companion; a fellow fighter or friend
- armas
- Plural of 'arma'; weapons or arms used in combat
- rapaz
- A young man or boy; lad (informal address)
- tô
- Colloquial contraction of 'estou': I am (informal)
- pensando
- Present participle of 'pensar'; thinking or considering
- foi
- Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'; was or went
- doce
- Sweet in taste or pleasant in experience; sweet
- enquanto
- While or as long as; during the time that
- durou
- Past tense of 'durar'; lasted or endured in time
- grandes
- Large or great; significant in size or importance
- momentos
- Plural of 'momento'; moments or periods of time
- sotaque
- An accent; distinctive manner of pronunciation in speech
- irlandês
- Irish; relating to Ireland or its language
- acumulava
- Was accumulating or building up over time
- espesso
- Thick or dense in consistency or concentration
- Acabar
- To end or finish something; to be over
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- resmungou
- Past tense of 'resmungar'; grumbled or muttered quietly
- Atrás
- Behind or at the back of something or someone
- mim
- First-person singular object pronoun: 'me'
- abaixando
- Present participle of 'abaixar'; lowering or bending down
- cabeça
- Head; the upper part of the human body
- touro
- A bull; large male bovine animal known for charging
- avançou
- Past tense of 'avançar'; advanced or moved forward decisively
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against' or 'toward' something
- multidão
- A crowd or large group of gathered people
- captou
- Past tense of 'captar'; grasped or picked up an idea
- ideia
- An idea or thought conceived in the mind
- instante
- An instant; a very brief moment in time
- encostou
- Past tense of 'encostar'; leaned or pressed against something
- ombro
- Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to torso
- quadril
- Hip; the side area of the pelvis and upper thigh
- amigo
- Friend; a person one has a close bond with
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