History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 13

Vocabulary

prossegue

proh-SEH-geh — continues, proceeds, goes on

declarando

deh-klah-RAHN-doo — declaring, stating, announcing something openly

suas

SOO-ahz — his, her, their, your (possessive pronoun, plural)

próprias

PROH-pree-ahz — own, one's own (feminine plural adjective)

impressões

eem-preh-SOYNZ — impressions, feelings, perceptions about something

ao

OW — to the, at the (masculine contraction)

ler

LEHR — to read (infinitive verb)

a

ah — the (feminine definite article)

história

ees-TOH-ree-ah — history, story, narrative account of events

de

deh — of, from (preposition)

e

eh — and (conjunction)

nenhuma

neh-NYOO-mah — no, none, not any (feminine)

autoridade

ow-toh-ree-DAH-deh — authority, credibility, power to influence others

terá

teh-RAH — will have (future tense of ter)

maior

my-OHR — greater, larger, bigger (comparative adjective)

peso

PEH-zoo — weight, importance, significance, influence

junto

ZHOON-too — together, near, alongside, with

àqueles

ah-KEH-leez — to those, for those (contraction à + aqueles)

que

keh — who, that, which (relative pronoun/conjunction)

conhecem

koh-NYEH-seyn — know, are acquainted with (third person plural)

extensão

ehs-tehn-SOWNG — extent, range, breadth, expanse of something

precisão

preh-see-ZOWNG — precision, accuracy, exactness in detail

pesquisas

pehs-KEE-zahz — research, investigations, inquiries, searches

históricas

ees-TOH-ree-kahz — historical, relating to history (feminine plural)

Após

ah-POHZ — after, following (preposition indicating time)

uma

OO-mah — a, one (feminine indefinite article)

primeira

pree-MEY-rah — first (feminine ordinal adjective)

leitura

ley-TOO-rah — reading, act of reading a text

rápida

HAH-pee-dah — quick, fast, rapid (feminine adjective)

me

meh — me, myself (first person object pronoun)

permitiu

pehr-mee-TYOO — allowed, permitted, let (past tense)

sentir

sehn-TEER — to feel, to sense, to perceive emotionally

apenas

ah-PEH-nahz — only, merely, just, solely

o

oh — the (masculine definite article)

interesse

een-teh-REH-seh — interest, curiosity, engagement with something

narrativa

nah-hah-CHEE-vah — narrative, story, account told in sequence

sempre

SEHM-preh — always, ever, at all times

animada

ah-nee-MAH-dah — lively, animated, vibrant, engaging (feminine)

não

NOWNG — no, not (negation)

obstante

ohb-STAHN-teh — notwithstanding, despite (used in não obstante)

sua

SOO-ah — his, her, its, your (feminine possessive)

variedade

vah-ree-eh-DAH-deh — variety, diversity, range of different things

objetos

ohb-ZHEH-tooz — objects, subjects, topics, items discussed

ela

EH-lah — she, it (third person feminine pronoun)

faz

fahz — makes, does (third person singular present)

desfilar

dehs-fee-LAR — to parade, to pass in procession before

diante

dee-AHN-teh — before, in front of, ahead of

dos

dooz — of the (masculine plural contraction)

olhos

OH-lyooz — eyes (plural noun)

clara

KLAH-rah — clear, bright, lucid (feminine adjective)

passei

pah-SEY — I passed, I proceeded to (past tense)

um

oom — a, one (masculine indefinite article)

exame

eh-ZAH-meh — examination, review, close inspection

minucioso

mee-noo-see-OH-zoo — meticulous, thorough, detailed, painstaking

detalhes

deh-TAH-lyeez — details, particulars, fine points

era

EH-rah — was (imperfect tense of ser)

composta

kohm-POHS-tah — composed, made up, constructed (feminine past participle)

opinião

oh-pee-NYOWNG — opinion, view, personal judgment

então

ehn-TOWNG — then, at that time, therefore

formei

fohr-MEY — I formed, I developed (past tense)

foi

foy — was, went (past tense of ser/ir)

confesso

kohn-FEH-soo — I confess, I admit (first person present)

singularmente

seen-goo-lahr-MEHN-teh — singularly, remarkably, unusually, particularly

severa

seh-VEH-rah — severe, harsh, strict (feminine adjective)

Descobri

dehs-koh-BREE — I discovered, I found out (past tense)

em

eyn — in, at, on (preposition)

certos

SEHR-tooz — certain, some, specific (masculine plural)

capítulos

kah-PEE-too-looz — chapters, sections of a book

erros

EH-hooZ — errors, mistakes, inaccuracies

pareceram

pah-reh-SEH-rowng — seemed, appeared (third person plural past)

suficientemente

soo-fee-see-ehn-teh-MEHN-teh — sufficiently, enough, adequately

importantes

eem-pohr-TAHN-teez — important, significant (plural adjective)

numerosos

noo-meh-ROH-zooz — numerous, many, plentiful (masculine plural)

para

PAH-rah — for, to, in order to (preposition)

fazer

fah-ZEHR — to make, to do (infinitive)

crer

KREHR — to believe, to think, to suppose

haviam

ah-VEE-owng — they had (imperfect tense of haver)

sido

SEE-doo — been (past participle of ser)

escritos

ehs-KREE-tooz — written, composed (masculine plural past participle)

com

kohng — with (preposition)

extrema

ehs-TREH-mah — extreme, utmost, very great (feminine)

negligência

neh-glee-ZHEHN-see-ah — negligence, carelessness, lack of attention

outros

OH-trooz — others, other ones (masculine plural)

fui

FWEE — I was, I went (past tense of ser/ir)

tocado

toh-KAH-doo — touched, affected, struck (past participle)

por

pohr — by, for, through (preposition)

certa

SEHR-tah — certain, some, a kind of (feminine)

tintura

teen-TOO-rah — tinge, tint, trace, slight coloring of bias

parcialidade

pahr-see-ah-lee-DAH-deh — partiality, bias, favoritism, one-sidedness

preconceito

preh-kohn-SEY-too — prejudice, preconception, bias, unfair assumption

imprimia

eem-pree-MEE-ah — imprinted, imparted, gave (imperfect tense)

à

ah — to the (feminine contraction a + a)

exposição

ehs-poh-zee-SOWNG — exposition, presentation, account of facts

fatos

FAH-tooz — facts, events, occurrences (plural noun)

aquela

ah-KEH-lah — that (feminine demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

falta

FAHL-tah — lack, absence, failure, want of something

verdade

vehr-DAH-deh — truth, truthfulness, reality, honesty

justiça

zhoos-TEE-sah — justice, fairness, rightness, equity

os

ooz — the (masculine plural definite article)

ingleses

een-GLEH-zeez — English people, the English (plural noun)

expressam

ehs-PREH-sowng — express, convey (third person plural present)

pelo

PEH-loo — by the, through the (masculine contraction)

seu

SEW — his, her, its, their (masculine possessive)

feliz

feh-LEEZ — happy, fortunate, apt, felicitous (adjective)

termo

TEHR-moo — term, word, expression, designated name

Algumas

ahl-GOO-mahz — some, a few (feminine plural pronoun/adjective)

citações

see-tah-SOYNZ — citations, quotations, references cited

imperfeitas

eem-pehr-FEY-tahz — imperfect, incomplete, flawed (feminine plural)

algumas

ahl-GOO-mahz — some, a few (feminine plural)

passagens

pah-SAH-zheynz — passages, excerpts, sections of text

omitidas

oh-mee-CHEE-dahz — omitted, left out, excluded (feminine plural)

involuntariamente

een-voh-loon-tah-ree-ah-MEHN-teh — involuntarily, unintentionally, without deliberate choice

ou

oh — or (conjunction)

propositalmente

proh-poh-zee-tahl-MEHN-teh — deliberately, intentionally, on purpose

lançavam

lahn-SAH-vowng — cast, threw, raised (imperfect tense, plural)

suspeita

soos-PEY-tah — suspicion, doubt, distrust (feminine noun)

sobre

SOH-breh — about, over, on, concerning (preposition)

honestidade

oh-nehs-tee-DAH-deh — honesty, integrity, uprightness of character

do

doo — of the (masculine singular contraction)

autor

ow-TOHR — author, writer, creator of a work

violação

vee-oh-lah-SOWNG — violation, breach, infringement of a rule

da

dah — of the (feminine singular contraction)

lei

LEY — law, rule, regulation (noun)

agravada

ah-grah-VAH-dah — aggravated, worsened, made more serious

meus

MEH-ooz — my (masculine plural possessive pronoun)

pela

PEH-lah — by the, through the (feminine contraction)

atenção

ah-tehn-SOWNG — attention, care, focus, mindfulness

prolongada

proh-lohn-GAH-dah — prolonged, extended, lasting a long time

ocupei

oh-koo-PEY — I occupied myself with, I devoted to

cada

KAH-dah — each, every (adjective/pronoun)

frase

FRAH-zeh — sentence, phrase, clause in text

nota

NOH-tah — note, footnote, annotation, short comment

reflexão

heh-fleh-SOWNG — reflection, thought, meditation, contemplation

levou-me

leh-VOH-meh — led me, brought me (past tense with pronoun)

formar

fohr-MAR — to form, to develop, to shape an opinion

obra

OH-brah — work, opus, literary or artistic creation

inteira

een-TEY-rah — entire, whole, complete (feminine adjective)

julgamento

zhool-gah-MEHN-too — judgment, assessment, verdict, evaluation

demasiado

deh-mah-zee-AH-doo — too much, excessively, overly (adverb/adjective)

rigoroso

hee-goh-ROH-zoo — rigorous, strict, severe, demanding (adjective)

ter

TEHR — to have (infinitive verb)

concluído

kohn-kloo-EE-doo — concluded, finished, completed (past participle)

trabalhos

trah-BAH-lyooz — works, tasks, labors, research endeavors

deixei

dey-SHEY — I let, I allowed, I left (past tense)

passar

pah-SAR — to pass, to let pass, to go by

algum

ahl-GOOM — some, any (masculine singular pronoun/adjective)

tempo

TEHM-poo — time, period, while (noun)

antes

AHN-teez — before, previously, earlier (adverb/preposition)

rever

heh-VEHR — to review, to reread, to look over again

conjunto

kohn-ZHOON-too — whole, entirety, complete set, overall picture