Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 4
They say he is like Fielding: they talk of his wit, humour, comic powers.
Dizem que ele é como Fielding: falam de seu espírito, humor, poderes cômicos.
He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never does.
Ele se assemelha a Fielding como uma águia se assemelha a um abutre: Fielding podia se rebaixar à carniça, mas Thackeray jamais o faz.
His wit is bright, his humour attractive, but both bear the same relation to his serious genius that the mere lambent sheet-lightning playing under the edge of the summer-cloud does to the electric death-spark hid in its womb.
Seu espírito é brilhante, seu humor é atraente, mas ambos guardam a mesma relação com seu gênio sério que o simples relâmpago difuso e suave que brinca sob a borda da nuvem de verão guarda com a faísca elétrica mortal oculta em seu seio.
Finally, I have alluded to Mr. Thackeray, because to him—if he will accept the tribute of a total stranger—I have dedicated this second edition of "JANE EYRE.
Por fim, aludi ao Sr. Thackeray, porque a ele — se ele aceitar a homenagem de uma completa estranha — dediquei esta segunda edição de "JANE EYRE.
Vocabulary
- Dizem
- They say; used to report what people claim
- que
- That; conjunction connecting clauses
- ele
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- é
- Is; third-person singular of ser (to be)
- como
- Like; as; used for comparison
- falam
- They speak; third-person plural of falar
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- seu
- His; her; your; possessive pronoun
- espírito
- Spirit; wit; intellectual character or essence
- humor
- Humor; mood; sense of comedy
- poderes
- Powers; abilities; plural of poder (power)
- cômicos
- Comic; comical; relating to humor or comedy
- Ele
- He; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun
- se
- Himself; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- assemelha
- Resembles; is similar to something else
- a
- To; at; preposition or feminine article
- uma
- A; an; indefinite feminine article
- águia
- Eagle; large powerful bird of prey
- um
- A; an; indefinite masculine article
- abutre
- Vulture; scavenging bird feeding on dead animals
- podia
- Could; was able to; past imperfect of poder
- rebaixar
- To lower; to degrade; to reduce in quality
- à
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article a
- carniça
- Carrion; rotting flesh of dead animals
- mas
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast
- jamais
- Never; ever; strong negation of an action
- o
- Him; it; masculine direct object pronoun
- faz
- Does; makes; third-person singular of fazer
- Seu
- His; her; their; possessive adjective or pronoun
- brilhante
- Brilliant; bright; shining; highly intelligent
- atraente
- Attractive; appealing; charming in appearance or manner
- ambos
- Both; referring to two things or people together
- guardam
- They keep; guard; maintain; third-person plural of guardar
- mesma
- Same; identical; feminine form of mesmo
- relação
- Relation; relationship; connection between things
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- gênio
- Genius; exceptional intellectual or creative talent
- sério
- Serious; grave; earnest in nature or manner
- simples
- Simple; plain; uncomplicated in nature or form
- relâmpago
- Lightning; sudden flash of light during storm
- difuso
- Diffuse; spread out; scattered widely over area
- e
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- suave
- Gentle; soft; smooth; mild in nature
- brinca
- Plays; jokes; third-person singular of brincar
- sob
- Under; beneath; below a surface or object
- borda
- Edge; border; rim of an object or surface
- da
- Of the; contraction of de and article a
- nuvem
- Cloud; mass of water vapor in the sky
- verão
- Summer; warmest season of the year
- guarda
- Guards; keeps; hides; third-person singular of guardar
- faísca
- Spark; small flash of fire or electricity
- elétrica
- Electric; relating to electricity or electrical charge
- mortal
- Deadly; mortal; causing or capable of causing death
- oculta
- Hidden; concealed; kept secret from view
- em
- In; at; on; preposition of location or time
- seio
- Bosom; breast; innermost part of something
- Por
- By; for; through; preposition with various uses
- fim
- End; conclusion; finally; at last
- aludi
- I alluded; I referred indirectly to something
- ao
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article o
- Sr.
- Mr.; abbreviation of Senhor, polite male title
- porque
- Because; why; conjunction expressing reason or cause
- aceitar
- To accept; to receive; to agree to something
- homenagem
- Homage; tribute; honor paid to someone admired
- completa
- Complete; full; entire; without missing parts
- estranha
- Strange; foreign; unusual; odd in character
- dediquei
- I dedicated; I devoted something to someone
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun near speaker
- segunda
- Second; feminine ordinal number following first
- edição
- Edition; version of a published work
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