Leviathan — Page 2

English → Pt CHAPTER I. OF SENSE Level 9/10

And this Seeming, or Fancy, is that which men call sense; and consisteth, as to the Eye, in a Light, or Colour Figured; To the Eare, in a Sound; To the Nostrill, in an Odour; To the Tongue and Palat, in a Savour; and to the rest of the body, in Heat, Cold, Hardnesse, Softnesse, and such other qualities, as we discern by Feeling.

E esta Aparência, ou Fantasia, é aquilo que os homens chamam de sentido; e consiste, quanto ao Olho, numa Luz, ou Cor Figurada; ao Ouvido, num Som; à Narina, num Odor; à Língua e ao Paladar, num Sabor; e ao restante do corpo, em Calor, Frio, Dureza, Suavidade, e outras tantas qualidades, que discernimos pelo Tato.

All which qualities called Sensible, are in the object that causeth them, but so many several motions of the matter, by which it presseth our organs diversly.

Todas essas qualidades chamadas Sensíveis estão no objeto que as causa, porém não passam de numerosos e variados movimentos da matéria, pelos quais ela pressiona nossos órgãos de maneiras diversas.

Neither in us that are pressed, are they anything els, but divers motions; (for motion, produceth nothing but motion.)

Nem em nós, que somos pressionados, são elas outra coisa senão movimentos diversos; (pois o movimento não produz nada além de movimento.)

But their apparence to us is Fancy, the same waking, that dreaming.

Mas a sua aparência para nós é Fantasia, a mesma estando acordados que sonhando.

And as pressing, rubbing, or striking the Eye, makes us fancy a light; and pressing the Eare, produceth a dinne; so do the bodies also we see, or hear, produce the same by their strong, though unobserved action,

E assim como pressionar, esfregar ou golpear o Olho nos faz imaginar uma luz; e pressionar o Ouvido produz um zumbido; assim também os corpos que vemos ou ouvimos produzem o mesmo por meio de sua ação intensa, ainda que não observada,

For if those Colours, and Sounds, were in the Bodies, or Objects that cause them, they could not bee severed from them, as by glasses, and in Ecchoes by reflection, wee see they are; where we know the thing we see, is in one place; the apparence, in another.

Pois se essas Cores e Sons estivessem nos Corpos, ou Objetos que os causam, não poderiam ser separados deles, como vemos que são — por meio de lentes, e nos Ecos por reflexo —; onde sabemos que a coisa que vemos está num lugar, e a aparência, em outro.

And though at some certain distance, the reall, and very object seem invested with the fancy it begets in us; Yet still the object is one thing, the image or fancy is another.

E embora a certa distância o objeto real e verdadeiro pareça revestido da fantasia que engendra em nós, ainda assim o objeto é uma coisa, e a imagem ou fantasia é outra.

Vocabulary

esta: esta — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' (feminine).
Aparência: aparência — Appearance; the way something looks to observers.
Fantasia: fantasia — Fantasy or imagination; a mental image or illusion.
aquilo: aquilo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (neuter, distant).
homens: omens — Plural of 'homem'; men or human beings.
chamam: shamam — Third-person plural present of 'chamar'; they call.
sentido: sentido — Sense; one of the faculties of perception.
consiste: konsiste — Third-person singular of 'consistir'; consists or is composed.
quanto: kwantu — Meaning 'as for' or 'with regard to'; concerning.
Olho: olyu — Eye; the organ used for seeing.
Luz: lus — Light; visible electromagnetic radiation perceived by the eye.
Cor: kor — Color; the visual quality of objects due to reflected light.
Figurada: figurada — Figured or shaped; having a distinct perceivable form.
Ouvido: ovidu — Ear or hearing; the organ or sense of sound.
Som: som — Sound; vibrations perceived by the sense of hearing.
Narina: narina — Nostril; one of the two openings of the nose.
Odor: odor — Odor or smell; a scent perceived by the nose.
Língua: lingua — Tongue; also means language; organ of taste and speech.
Paladar: paladar — Palate or sense of taste; perception of flavors.
Sabor: sabor — Flavor or taste; the quality perceived by the tongue.
restante: restante — Remaining; the rest or what is left over.
corpo: korpu — Body; the physical structure of a living organism.
Calor: kalor — Heat; warmth perceived as a quality by touch.
Frio: friu — Cold; low temperature perceived as a sensory quality.
Dureza: dureza — Hardness; the quality of being firm and unyielding.
Suavidade: swavidade — Softness or smoothness; gentle quality perceived by touch.
tantas: tantas — So many; feminine plural of 'tanto,' indicating quantity.
qualidades: kwalidadesh — Qualities; characteristics or properties of something.
discernimos: disernimos — We discern or distinguish; first-person plural of 'discernir.'
Tato: tatu — Touch; the sense used to feel physical contact.
essas: esas — Those; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby things.
chamadas: shamadas — Called or named; past participle of 'chamar' (feminine plural).
Sensíveis: sensiveis — Sensible or perceptible; things that can be sensed.
objeto: objetu — Object; a material thing that can be perceived.
causa: kawza — Cause; the reason or source producing an effect.
porém: porem — However or yet; conjunction indicating contrast or reservation.
passam: pasam — Third-person plural of 'passar'; they pass or are nothing more.
numerosos: numerozus — Numerous; many in number or quantity.
variados: variados — Varied; diverse or differing in kind or character.
movimentos: movimentos — Movements; changes in position or motion of matter.
matéria: materia — Matter; physical substance that makes up the universe.
quais: kwais — Which; plural relative pronoun referring to things or people.
pressiona: presiona — Presses or exerts pressure; third-person singular of 'pressionar.'
órgãos: orgaums — Organs; body parts with specific physiological functions.
maneiras: maneiras — Ways or manners; methods or modes of doing something.
diversas: diversas — Various or diverse; feminine plural meaning different kinds.
Nem: nem — Nor or not even; negative conjunction linking clauses.
pressionados: presionados — Pressed; past participle of 'pressionar,' meaning under pressure.
coisa: koiza — Thing; a general word for any object or matter.
senão: senaum — But or except; meaning nothing other than something.
diversos: diversos — Diverse or various; masculine plural indicating different kinds.
pois: pois — Because or for; conjunction explaining reason or cause.
movimento: movimentu — Movement; the act or process of moving physically.
produz: produz — Produces; third-person singular present of 'produzir.'
nada: nada — Nothing; absence of anything; a negating indefinite pronoun.
além: alem — Beyond or besides; indicating something further or in addition.
aparência: aparensia — Appearance; the outward look or impression of something.
mesma: mezma — Same or herself; feminine singular of 'mesmo,' emphasizing identity.
estando: estandu — Being or while being; gerund form of 'estar.'
acordados: akordados — Awake; masculine plural past participle of 'acordar.'
sonhando: sonyandu — Dreaming; gerund of 'sonhar,' the act of having dreams.
assim: assim — Thus or so; adverb meaning in this way or likewise.
pressionar: presionar — To press; infinitive meaning to apply pressure to something.
esfregar: esfregár — To rub; to apply friction to a surface repeatedly.
golpear: golpear — To strike or hit; to deliver a blow to something.
imaginar: imaginar — To imagine; to form a mental image or conception.
luz: lus — Light; visible radiation perceived by the sense of sight.
zumbido: zumbidu — Buzzing or humming sound; a low continuous drone.
corpos: korpus — Bodies; plural of 'corpo,' physical material structures.
ouvimos: ovimos — We hear; first-person plural present of 'ouvir.'
produzem: produzem — They produce; third-person plural present of 'produzir.'
mesmo: mezmu — Same; masculine singular adjective meaning identical or equal.
meio: meiu — Means or middle; method or way of doing something.
ação: asaum — Action; the process of doing something with intent.
intensa: intensa — Intense; strong or extreme in degree (feminine singular).
ainda: ainda — Still or yet; adverb indicating continuation or addition.
observada: observada — Observed; feminine past participle of 'observar,' meaning noticed.
Pois: pois — For or because; conjunction introducing explanation or reason.
Cores: kores — Colors; plural of 'cor,' visual qualities perceived by sight.
Sons: sons — Sounds; plural of 'som,' auditory perceptions heard by ear.
estivessem: estivesem — Were; third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'estar.'
Corpos: korpus — Bodies; plural physical structures or material objects.
Objetos: objetos — Objects; plural material things perceivable by the senses.
causam: kawzam — They cause; third-person plural present of 'causar.'
poderiam: poderiam — They could; third-person plural conditional of 'poder.'
separados: separados — Separated; masculine plural past participle of 'separar.'
deles: deles — From them or of them; masculine plural prepositional pronoun.
lentes: lentes — Lenses; optical elements that refract and focus light.
Ecos: ekus — Echoes; reflected sounds heard after the original sound.
reflexo: refleksu — Reflection or reflex; image reflected back from a surface.
onde: onde — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place.
sabemos: sabemos — We know; first-person plural present of 'saber.'
lugar: lugar — Place or location; a specific area or position in space.
outro: outru — Another or other; masculine singular indicating a different one.
embora: embora — Although or even though; conjunction expressing concession.
certa: serta — Certain or sure; feminine singular adjective meaning definite.
distância: distansia — Distance; the amount of space between two points.
real: real — Real; actually existing, not imaginary or illusory.
verdadeiro: verdadeiro — True or genuine; masculine adjective meaning real or authentic.
pareça: paressa — Seems or appears; third-person singular present subjunctive of 'parecer.'
revestido: revestidu — Coated or covered; past participle of 'revestir.'
fantasia: fantazia — Fantasy; an imagined or illusory mental image or vision.
engendra: engendra — Engenders or produces; generates or gives rise to something.
imagem: imagem — Image; a visual representation or mental picture of something.

← Previous Next →

Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.

Create free account →