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English → Pt CHAPTER V. Level 9/10

THE EFFECTS OF NON-NITROGENOUS AND NITROGENOUS ORGANIC FLUIDS ON THE LEAVES.

OS EFEITOS DE FLUIDOS ORGÂNICOS NÃO NITROGENADOS E NITROGENADOS SOBRE AS FOLHAS.

Non-nitrogenous fluids—Solutions of gum arabic—Sugar—Starch—Diluted alcohol—Olive oil— Infusion and decoction of tea—Nitrogenous fluids—Milk—Urine—Liquid albumen—Infusion of raw meat—Impure mucus—Saliva—Solution of isinglass—Difference in the action of these two sets of fluids—Decoction of green peas—Decoction and infusion of cabbage—Decoction of grass leaves.

Fluidos não nitrogenados—Soluções de goma arábica—Açúcar—Amido—Álcool diluído—Azeite de oliva—Infusão e decocção de chá—Fluidos nitrogenados—Leite—Urina—Albumina líquida—Infusão de carne crua—Muco impuro—Saliva—Solução de cola de peixe—Diferença na ação desses dois conjuntos de fluidos—Decocção de ervilhas verdes—Decocção e infusão de repolho—Decocção de folhas de capim.

Vocabulary

OS
oosh — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
EFEITOS
eh-FAY-toosh — Effects or results of something
DE
deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
FLUIDOS
FLOO-ee-doosh — Fluids or liquid substances
ORGÂNICOS
or-GAH-nee-koosh — Organic, relating to living organisms or carbon-based matter
NÃO
nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
E
ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'
SOBRE
SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
AS
ahsh — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
FOLHAS
FOH-lyahsh — Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
Fluidos
FLOO-ee-doosh — Fluids or liquid substances
não
nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
Soluções
soh-loo-SOYNG-sh — Solutions, mixtures of a substance dissolved in liquid
de
deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
goma
GOH-mah — Gum or resinous substance from plants
arábica
ah-RAH-bee-kah — Arabic, referring to Arabian origin, as in gum arabic
Açúcar
ah-SOO-kar — Sugar, sweet crystalline carbohydrate substance
Amido
ah-MEE-doo — Starch, carbohydrate found in plants and foods
Álcool
AHL-kohl — Alcohol, volatile flammable liquid used as solvent or drink
diluído
dee-loo-EE-doo — Diluted, weakened by mixing with another substance
Azeite
ah-ZAY-teh — Olive oil used in cooking and food preparation
oliva
oh-LEE-vah — Olive, small fruit used for oil and eating
Infusão
een-foo-ZOWNG — Infusion, liquid made by steeping plant material in water
e
ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'
chá
shah — Tea, hot beverage made from steeped plant leaves
Leite
LAY-teh — Milk, white liquid produced by mammals
Urina
oo-REE-nah — Urine, liquid waste excreted by kidneys
líquida
LEE-kee-dah — Liquid, in fluid rather than solid or gaseous state
carne
KAR-neh — Meat or flesh of animals used as food
crua
KROO-ah — Raw, uncooked food in its natural state
Muco
MOO-koo — Mucus, slippery secretion produced by mucous membranes
impuro
eem-POO-roo — Impure, contaminated or mixed with foreign substances
Saliva
sah-LEE-vah — Saliva, watery liquid secreted in the mouth
Solução
soh-loo-SOWNG — Solution, homogeneous mixture of solute and solvent
cola
KOH-lah — Glue or adhesive substance used to bond materials
peixe
PAY-sheh — Fish, aquatic animal used as food
Diferença
dee-feh-REN-sah — Difference, distinction or contrast between two things
na
nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'
ação
ah-SOWNG — Action or effect that something produces
desses
DEH-sehs — Contraction meaning 'of these' or 'from these'
dois
doysh — Two, the number 2 in masculine form
conjuntos
kon-ZHOON-toosh — Sets, groups, or collections of items together
fluidos
FLOO-ee-doosh — Fluids or liquid substances
ervilhas
er-VEE-lyahsh — Peas, small round green legume vegetables
verdes
VER-desh — Green, color of plants and unripe fruit
infusão
een-foo-ZOWNG — Infusion, liquid made by steeping plant material
repolho
heh-POH-lyoo — Cabbage, leafy green vegetable used in cooking
folhas
FOH-lyahsh — Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
capim
kah-PEEM — Grass or weeds, common ground-covering plant
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