Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 2

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 7/10

"Jane, I don't like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent."

"Jane, não gosto de pessoas que cavilan ou fazem perguntas; além disso, há algo verdadeiramente proibido numa criança que contradiz seus mais velhos dessa maneira. Sente-se em algum lugar; e até que possa falar com agrado, fique em silêncio."

A breakfast-room adjoined the drawing-room, I slipped in there.

Uma sala de café da manhã era contígua à sala de estar, e eu me esgueirei para dentro dela.

It contained a bookcase: I soon possessed myself of a volume, taking care that it should be one stored with pictures.

Ela continha uma estante de livros: logo me apoderei de um volume, tendo o cuidado de que fosse um repleto de ilustrações.

I mounted into the window-seat: gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged, like a Turk; and, having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement.

Subi para o assento da janela: recolhendo os pés, sentei-me de pernas cruzadas, como um turco; e, tendo puxado a cortina de morim vermelho quase até fechar, fiquei envolto numa dupla reclusão.

Folds of scarlet drapery shut in my view to the right hand; to the left were the clear panes of glass, protecting, but not separating me from the drear November day.

Dobras de drapeado escarlate fechavam minha visão à direita; à esquerda estavam os claros painéis de vidro, protegendo-me, mas não me separando do sombrio dia de novembro.

At intervals, while turning over the leaves of my book, I studied the aspect of that winter afternoon.

De vez em quando, enquanto folheava o meu livro, estudava o aspecto daquela tarde de inverno.

Afar, it offered a pale blank of mist and cloud; near a scene of wet lawn and storm-beat shrub, with ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable blast.

Ao longe, oferecia um pálido vazio de névoa e nuvens; perto, uma cena de gramado molhado e arbustos fustigados pela tempestade, com chuva incessante varrendo furiosamente diante de uma longa e lamentável rajada de vento.

I returned to my book—Bewick's History of British Birds: the letterpress thereof I cared little for, generally speaking; and yet there were certain introductory pages that, child as I was, I could not pass quite as a blank.

Voltei ao meu livro — A História das Aves Britânicas de Bewick: o texto impresso do mesmo pouco me interessava, de modo geral; e no entanto havia certas páginas introdutórias que, criança que eu era, não conseguia simplesmente ignorar.

Vocabulary

não: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
gosto: I like; first-person present of gostar.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
pessoas: People; plural of pessoa.
que: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'.
ou: Conjunction meaning 'or'.
fazem: They/you make or do; third-person plural of fazer.
perguntas: Questions; plural of pergunta.
além: Beyond; furthermore; in addition.
disso: Contraction of de isso, meaning 'of that'.
há: There is/are; third-person singular of haver.
algo: Something; an indefinite pronoun.
verdadeiramente: Truly; in a genuine or real manner.
proibido: Forbidden; not allowed or permitted.
numa: Contraction of em uma, meaning 'in a'.
criança: Child; a young person.
contradiz: Contradicts; denies or opposes what someone says.
seus: His, her, their, or your (possessive pronoun, plural).
mais: More; comparative adverb or adjective.
velhos: Elders; older people; plural of velho.
dessa: Contraction of de essa, meaning 'of that' (feminine).
maneira: Manner; way of doing something.
Sente-se: Sit down; reflexive imperative of sentar.
em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
algum: Some; any; an indefinite adjective (masculine).
lugar: Place; location or spot.
e: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
até: Until; even; up to.
possa: May; can; present subjunctive of poder.
falar: To speak; to talk.
com: Preposition meaning 'with'.
agrado: Pleasantness; agreeableness; approval.
fique: Stay; remain; present subjunctive/imperative of ficar.
silêncio: Silence; absence of sound or noise.
Uma: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine).
sala: Room; a designated indoor space.
café: Coffee; also used for breakfast in some contexts.
da: Contraction of de a, meaning 'of the' (feminine).
manhã: Morning; the early part of the day.
era: Was; imperfect tense of ser.
à: Contraction of a a, meaning 'to the' (feminine).
estar: Living room; also infinitive of 'to be' (temporary state).
eu: I; first-person singular pronoun.
me: Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
para: Preposition meaning 'to', 'for', or 'toward'.
dentro: Inside; within.
dela: Contraction of de ela, meaning 'of her' or 'its'.
Ela: She; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
continha: Contained; held within; imperfect of conter.
estante: Bookshelf; furniture for storing books.
livros: Books; plural of livro.
logo: Soon; immediately; shortly after.
um: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine).
volume: Volume; a book or tome.
tendo: Having; gerund of ter.
o: Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
cuidado: Care; caution; careful attention.
fosse: Were; imperfect subjunctive of ser or ir.
repleto: Full of; replete; abundantly filled with something.
ilustrações: Illustrations; images or pictures in a book.
Subi: I climbed or went up; preterite of subir.
assento: Seat; a place to sit.
janela: Window; an opening in a wall for light.
os: Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural).
pés: Feet; plural of pé.
sentei-me: I sat down; reflexive preterite of sentar.
pernas: Legs; plural of perna.
cruzadas: Crossed; folded over each other (feminine plural).
como: Like; as; how.
puxado: Pulled; drawn; past participle of puxar.
a: Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
cortina: Curtain; a hanging cloth over a window.
vermelho: Red; the color red.
quase: Almost; nearly; not quite.
fechar: To close; to shut something.
fiquei: I stayed or remained; preterite of ficar.
dupla: Double; twofold; a pair.
fechavam: Closed off; were shutting; imperfect of fechar.
minha: My; first-person singular possessive (feminine).
visão: Vision; sight; what one sees.
direita: Right; the right side or direction.
esquerda: Left; the left side or direction.
estavam: Were; imperfect of estar (temporary state).
claros: Clear; bright; transparent (masculine plural).
vidro: Glass; a transparent solid material.
protegendo-me: Protecting me; shielding me from something.
mas: But; however; a contrasting conjunction.
separando: Separating; keeping apart; gerund of separar.
do: Contraction of de o, meaning 'of the' (masculine).
sombrio: Gloomy; dark and dreary.
dia: Day; a 24-hour period.
novembro: November; the eleventh month of the year.
De: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
vez: Time; instance; de vez em quando means 'sometimes'.
quando: When; at the time that.
enquanto: While; during the time that.
folheava: Was leafing through; browsing pages of a book.
meu: My; first-person singular possessive (masculine).
livro: Book; a written or printed publication.
estudava: Was studying; observing carefully; imperfect of estudar.
aspecto: Aspect; appearance; look of something.
daquela: Contraction of de aquela, meaning 'of that' (feminine).
tarde: Afternoon; late; evening part of the day.
inverno: Winter; the coldest season of the year.
Ao: Contraction of a o, meaning 'to the' or 'at the'.
longe: Far; distant; a long way away.
oferecia: Offered; presented; imperfect of oferecer.
pálido: Pale; lacking color or intensity.
vazio: Empty; void; lacking content or substance.
névoa: Mist; haze; light fog obscuring the view.
nuvens: Clouds; masses of water vapor in the sky.
perto: Near; close; not far away.
cena: Scene; a view or visual setting.
gramado: Lawn; grassy area of land.
molhado: Wet; soaked with water or rain.
arbustos: Shrubs; small woody plants; plural of arbusto.
pela: Contraction of por a, meaning 'by the' (feminine).
tempestade: Storm; a violent weather event.
chuva: Rain; water falling from clouds.
varrendo: Sweeping; rushing forcefully across an area.
furiosamente: Furiously; with great force or intensity.
diante: Before; in front of something.
longa: Long; extended in length (feminine).
vento: Wind; moving air.
Voltei: I returned; went back; preterite of voltar.
ao: Contraction of a o, meaning 'to the' (masculine).
A: Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
História: History; story; a narrative of events.
das: Contraction of de as, meaning 'of the' (feminine plural).
Aves: Birds; plural of ave.
Britânicas: British; relating to Britain (feminine plural).
texto: Text; written content of a book or document.
impresso: Printed; reproduced in written form.
mesmo: Even; same; itself; used for emphasis.
pouco: Little; few; not much.
interessava: Interested; was of interest; imperfect of interessar.
modo: Way; manner; mode of doing something.
geral: General; overall; not specific.
no: Contraction of em o, meaning 'in the' (masculine).
entanto: Meanwhile; however; no entanto means 'nevertheless'.
havia: There was/were; imperfect of haver.
certas: Certain; some specific (feminine plural).
páginas: Pages; plural of página.
conseguia: Could; managed to; imperfect of conseguir.
simplesmente: Simply; just; in a straightforward manner.
ignorar: To ignore; to disregard intentionally.

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