Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 5

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 7/10

"It is well I drew the curtain," thought I; and I wished fervently he might not discover my hiding-place: nor would John Reed have found it out himself; he was not quick either of vision or conception; but Eliza just put her head in at the door, and said at once—

"Ainda bem que fechei a cortina", pensei eu; e desejei fervorosamente que ele não descobrisse o meu esconderijo: nem o próprio John Reed o teria descoberto; ele não era rápido nem de visão nem de raciocínio; mas Eliza apenas enfiou a cabeça pela porta, e disse imediatamente—

"She is in the window-seat, to be sure, Jack."

"Ela está no assento da janela, com certeza, Jack."

And I came out immediately, for I trembled at the idea of being dragged forth by the said Jack.

E saí imediatamente, pois tremia só de pensar em ser arrastada para fora pelo tal Jack.

"What do you want?" I asked, with awkward diffidence.

"O que você quer?" perguntei eu, com embaraçosa timidez.

"Say, 'What do you want, Master Reed?'" was the answer.

"Diga, 'O que o senhor quer, Mestre Reed?'" foi a resposta.

"I want you to come here;" and seating himself in an arm-chair, he intimated by a gesture that I was to approach and stand before him.

"Quero que você venha aqui;" e sentando-se numa poltrona, indicou por um gesto que eu devia me aproximar e ficar de pé diante dele.

John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious visage, heavy limbs and large extremities.

John Reed era um estudante de quatorze anos; quatro anos mais velho do que eu, pois eu tinha apenas dez: grande e robusto para a sua idade, com uma pele suja e doentia; traços grosseiros num rosto amplo, membros pesados e extremidades largas.

He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.

Ele se empanturrava habitualmente à mesa, o que o tornava bilioso, e lhe dava olhos turvos e lacrimosos e bochechas flácidas.

He ought now to have been at school; but his mama had taken him home for a month or two, "on account of his delicate health." Mr.

Ele deveria agora estar na escola; mas sua mamãe o havia levado para casa por um mês ou dois, "por causa de sua saúde delicada." Sr.

Vocabulary

Ainda: ah-EEN-dah — Still, yet; used to indicate continuity or persistence.
bem: beng — Well; good; used as adverb or affirmation.
que: keh — That, which, what; versatile conjunction or pronoun.
fechei: feh-SHAY — I closed; past tense of fechar.
cortina: kor-CHEE-nah — Curtain; a hanging cloth covering a window.
pensei: pen-SAY — I thought; past tense of pensar.
eu: EH-oo — I; first person singular pronoun.
desejei: deh-zeh-ZHAY — I wished, desired; past tense of desejar.
fervorosamente: fer-vo-ro-zah-MEN-chee — Fervently, ardently; with intense eagerness or passion.
ele: EH-lee — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun.
não: nowng — No, not; primary word for negation.
descobrisse: des-ko-BREE-see — Might discover; past subjunctive of descobrir.
meu: MEH-oo — My; masculine singular possessive pronoun.
esconderijo: es-kon-deh-REE-zhoo — Hiding place; a spot concealed from others.
nem: neng — Neither, nor; used to add negative elements.
próprio: PROH-pree-oo — Own, proper; emphasizing personal identity or ownership.
teria: teh-REE-ah — Would have; conditional tense of ter.
descoberto: des-ko-BER-too — Discovered, uncovered; past participle of descobrir.
era: EH-rah — Was; imperfect past tense of ser.
rápido: HAH-pee-doo — Fast, quick; moving or acting with speed.
visão: vee-ZOWNG — Vision, sight; ability to see or perceive.
raciocínio: hah-see-oh-SEE-nee-oo — Reasoning, logic; mental process of drawing conclusions.
mas: mahs — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
apenas: ah-PEH-nahs — Only, just; limiting to a single thing.
enfiou: en-fee-OH — Stuck in, shoved; past tense of enfiar.
cabeça: kah-BEH-sah — Head; the upper body part housing the brain.
pela: PEH-lah — Through the, by the; contraction of por + a.
porta: POR-tah — Door; an entryway into a room or building.
disse: DJEE-see — Said; past tense of dizer.
imediatamente: ee-meh-djee-ah-tah-MEN-chee — Immediately; without delay or hesitation.
Ela: EH-lah — She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun.
está: es-TAH — Is (located); present tense of estar.
no: noo — In the; contraction of em + o.
assento: ah-SEN-too — Seat; a place or surface to sit on.
da: dah — Of the; contraction of de + a.
janela: zhah-NEH-lah — Window; an opening in a wall admitting light.
com: kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
certeza: ser-TEH-zah — Certainty; the state of being absolutely sure.
saí: sah-EE — I came out, left; past tense of sair.
pois: POYS — Since, because, so; causal or explanatory conjunction.
tremia: treh-MEE-ah — I was trembling; imperfect past of tremer.
só: saw — Only, alone; indicating singularity or solitude.
pensar: pen-SAR — To think; to form thoughts or reflections.
em: eng — In, at, on; common preposition of location.
ser: ser — To be; fundamental verb of permanent being.
arrastada: ah-hahs-TAH-dah — Dragged; past participle of arrastar, pulled forcibly.
para: PAH-rah — For, to, toward; versatile preposition of direction.
fora: FOH-rah — Outside, out; indicating position beyond a boundary.
pelo: PEH-loo — By the; contraction of por + o.
tal: tahl — Such, that (one); referring to something previously mentioned.
você: vo-SEH — You; second person singular informal/formal pronoun.
quer: ker — Wants; third person present of querer.
perguntei: per-goon-TAY — I asked; past tense of perguntar.
embaraçosa: em-bah-rah-SOH-zah — Embarrassing, awkward; causing discomfort or shyness.
timidez: chee-mee-DES — Shyness, timidity; tendency to be reserved or fearful.
Diga: DJEE-gah — Say, speak; imperative form of dizer.
senhor: sen-YOR — Sir, mister; formal title for adult male.
Mestre: MES-tree — Master; a title indicating authority or leadership.
foi: foy — Was, went; past tense of ser or ir.
resposta: hes-POS-tah — Answer, response; reply to a question or action.
Quero: KEH-roo — I want; first person present of querer.
venha: VEN-yah — Come; subjunctive/imperative form of vir.
aqui: ah-KEE — Here; indicating a nearby location.
sentando: sen-TAHN-doo — Sitting (down); gerund of sentar.
se: see — Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun.
numa: NOO-mah — In a; contraction of em + uma.
poltrona: pol-TROH-nah — Armchair; a comfortable upholstered chair with armrests.
indicou: een-djee-KOH — Indicated, pointed; past tense of indicar.
por: por — By, through; preposition indicating means or agent.
um: oong — A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
gesto: ZHES-too — Gesture; a body movement conveying meaning.
devia: deh-VEE-ah — Had to, should; imperfect past of dever.
me: mee — Me, myself; first person singular object pronoun.
aproximar: ah-pro-shee-MAR — To approach, come closer; drawing near to something.
ficar: fee-KAR — To stay, remain, become; versatile verb of state.
pé: peh — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg.
diante: djee-AN-chee — In front of, before; indicating forward position.
dele: DEH-lee — Of him, his; contraction of de + ele.
estudante: es-too-DAHN-chee — Student; a person engaged in study or learning.
quatorze: kwah-TOR-zee — Fourteen; the cardinal number between thirteen and fifteen.
anos: AH-noos — Years; plural of ano, units of time.
quatro: KWAH-troo — Four; the cardinal number between three and five.
mais: mahys — More; indicating greater quantity or degree.
velho: VEH-lyoo — Old; advanced in age or long-existing.
tinha: CHEEN-yah — Had; imperfect past tense of ter.
dez: des — Ten; the cardinal number between nine and eleven.
grande: GRAN-djee — Large, big, great; considerable in size or importance.
robusto: ho-BOOS-too — Robust, sturdy; physically strong and well-built.
sua: SOO-ah — His, her, its, your; feminine possessive pronoun.
idade: ee-DAH-djee — Age; the length of time a person has lived.
uma: OO-mah — A, an, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral.
pele: PEH-lee — Skin; the outer covering of the human body.
suja: SOO-zhah — Dirty, unclean; not clean or free from grime.
doentia: doo-en-CHEE-ah — Sickly, unhealthy; prone to illness or poor health.
traços: TRAH-soos — Features, traits; distinctive lines of the face.
grosseiros: gro-SAY-roos — Coarse, crude; rough and lacking refinement.
num: noong — In a; contraction of em + um.
rosto: HOS-too — Face; the front part of the human head.
amplo: AMP-loo — Wide, broad, ample; spacious or extensive in size.
membros: MEM-broos — Limbs, members; arms and legs of the body.
pesados: peh-ZAH-doos — Heavy; having great weight or density.
extremidades: es-treh-mee-DAH-dees — Extremities; the outermost parts of the body.
largas: LAR-gahs — Wide, broad; large in horizontal measurement.
Ele: EH-lee — He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun.
empanturrava: em-pan-too-HAH-vah — Was gorging, stuffing himself; imperfect of empanturrar.
habitualmente: ah-bee-too-ahl-MEN-chee — Usually, habitually; in a customary or regular manner.
à: ah — At the, to the; contraction of a + a.
mesa: MEH-zah — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture for eating.
tornava: tor-NAH-vah — Made, turned; imperfect past of tornar.
lhe: lyee — To him, to her; indirect object pronoun.
dava: DAH-vah — Gave; imperfect past tense of dar.
olhos: OH-lyoos — Eyes; the organs of sight in the face.
turvos: TOOR-voos — Cloudy, murky; lacking clarity or transparency.
lacrimosos: lah-kree-MOH-zoos — Teary, watery; tending to produce or shed tears.
bochechas: bo-SHEH-shahs — Cheeks; the fleshy sides of the human face.
flácidas: FLAH-see-dahs — Flabby, flaccid; lacking firmness or tone.
deveria: deh-veh-REE-ah — Should, ought to; conditional of dever.
agora: ah-GOH-rah — Now; at the present moment.
estar: es-TAR — To be (temporarily); state or condition verb.
na: nah — In the; contraction of em + a.
escola: es-KOH-lah — School; an institution for education and learning.
mamãe: mah-MANG — Mom, mommy; informal term for mother.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Had; imperfect past of haver, auxiliary verb.
levado: leh-VAH-doo — Taken, brought; past participle of levar.
casa: KAH-zah — Home, house; one's place of residence.
mês: mes — Month; one of the twelve divisions of the year.
ou: oh — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice.
dois: doys — Two; the cardinal number between one and three.
causa: KOW-zah — Cause, reason; that which produces an effect.
saúde: sah-OO-djee — Health; the overall condition of the body.
delicada: deh-lee-KAH-dah — Delicate, fragile; requiring careful handling or attention.
Sr: sen-YOR — Abbreviation for Senhor; title meaning Mister or Sir.

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