Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 3
So also did the delicately marked black brows and the black lashes to her dark and very lovely blue eyes; but the clear complexion, the cheeks with the tenderest bloom on them, the softly dimpled lips red as coral, and the little teeth white as pearls were true Irish characteristics.
Assim também as sobrancelhas negras delicadamente delineadas e as pestanas negras realçavam os seus olhos azuis escuros e muito belos; mas a tez límpida, as faces com o mais ténue rubor, os lábios suavemente encovados vermelhos como coral, e os dentinhos brancos como pérolas eram verdadeiras características irlandesas.
Nora waited for a moment after Hannah had left her, then, shading her eyes from the westerly sun by one hand, she turned slowly and went into the house.
Nora esperou um momento depois de Hannah a ter deixado, depois, protegendo os olhos do sol poente com uma mão, virou-se lentamente e entrou em casa.
"Where is mother, Pegeen?" she said to a rough-looking, somewhat slatternly servant who was crossing the hall.
"Onde está a mãe, Pegeen?" disse ela a uma criada de aspeto grosseiro e algo desleixada que atravessava o corredor.
"In the north parlor, Miss Nora."
"Na sala norte, Miss Nora."
"Come along, then, Creena; come along, Cushla," said the girl, addressing two handsome black Pomeranians who rushed to meet her.
"Venham cá, então, Creena; venham cá, Cushla", disse a rapariga, dirigindo-se a dois belos lulus-da-pomerânia negros que correram ao seu encontro.
The dogs leaped up at her with expressions of rapture, and girl and dogs careered with a wild dance across the great, broad hall in the direction of the north parlor.
Os cães saltaram para ela com expressões de êxtase, e a rapariga e os cães percorreram em dança desenfreada o grande e amplo corredor em direção à sala norte.
Nora opened the door with a somewhat noisy bang, the dogs precipitated themselves into the room, and she followed.
Nora abriu a porta com uma pancada bastante ruidosa, os cães precipitaram-se para dentro da sala, e ela seguiu-os.
"Ah, then, mother dear! and have I disturbed you?" she said.
"Ah, então, mãe querida! perturbei-a?" disse ela.
A pale-faced lady, who was lying full-length on a very old and hard sofa, rose with a querulous expression on her face when Nora entered.
Uma senhora de rosto pálido, que estava deitada de comprido num sofá muito velho e duro, levantou-se com uma expressão queixosa no rosto quando Nora entrou.
"I wish someone would teach you thoughtfulness," she said; "you are the most tiresome girl in the world.
"Quem me dera que alguém te ensinasse a ser considerada", disse ela; "és a rapariga mais enfadonha do mundo.
Vocabulary
- Assim
- So, thus; in this way
- também
- Also, too; likewise
- as
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- sobrancelhas
- Eyebrows; the arched hairs above the eyes
- negras
- Black (feminine plural adjective)
- delicadamente
- Delicately, gently, in a refined manner
- delineadas
- Outlined, drawn, defined (feminine plural)
- e
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- pestanas
- Eyelashes; the hairs on the eyelids
- realçavam
- Enhanced, highlighted, brought out (imperfect tense)
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- seus
- His, her, their, your (possessive pronoun)
- olhos
- Eyes; the organs of sight
- azuis
- Blue (plural adjective for both genders)
- escuros
- Dark (masculine plural adjective)
- muito
- Very, much, a lot
- belos
- Beautiful, lovely (masculine plural adjective)
- mas
- But; conjunction expressing contrast
- a
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- tez
- Complexion, skin tone of the face
- límpida
- Clear, pure, unblemished (feminine singular)
- faces
- Cheeks, face; the sides of the face
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- o
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- mais
- More, most; comparative and superlative marker
- ténue
- Faint, slight, subtle (feminine/masculine singular)
- rubor
- Blush, flush; redness on the cheeks
- lábios
- Lips; the fleshy parts of the mouth
- suavemente
- Softly, gently, smoothly
- vermelhos
- Red (masculine plural adjective)
- como
- Like, as; comparison conjunction or preposition
- coral
- Coral; reddish-pink color or marine organism
- dentinhos
- Little teeth; diminutive of dentes
- brancos
- White (masculine plural adjective)
- pérolas
- Pearls; lustrous gems from oysters
- eram
- Were (third person plural imperfect of ser)
- verdadeiras
- True, genuine, real (feminine plural)
- características
- Characteristics, features, traits
- irlandesas
- Irish (feminine plural adjective or noun)
- esperou
- Waited, hoped (third person singular preterite)
- um
- A, an; indefinite article (masculine)
- momento
- Moment, instant; a brief period of time
- depois
- After, afterwards, then
- de
- Of, from; common preposition
- ter
- To have; auxiliary and main verb
- deixado
- Left, allowed, let go (past participle)
- protegendo
- Protecting, shielding (present participle)
- do
- Of the (contraction of de + o)
- sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- poente
- Setting sun, west; the direction of sunset
- uma
- A, an; indefinite article (feminine)
- mão
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- virou-se
- Turned around, turned herself (reflexive preterite)
- lentamente
- Slowly, at a slow pace
- entrou
- Entered, went in (third person singular preterite)
- em
- In, at, on; common preposition
- casa
- House, home; a place of residence
- Onde
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb
- está
- Is (third person singular present of estar)
- mãe
- Mother, mom; female parent
- disse
- Said, told (third person singular preterite)
- ela
- She, her; third person feminine pronoun
- criada
- Maid, servant; a domestic female worker
- aspeto
- Appearance, aspect, look
- grosseiro
- Coarse, rough, rude (masculine singular)
- algo
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- desleixada
- Slovenly, careless, untidy (feminine singular)
- que
- That, which, who; relative or conjunction
- atravessava
- Was crossing, traversing (third person singular imperfect)
- corredor
- Corridor, hallway; a passage in a building
- Na
- In the (contraction of em + a)
- sala
- Room, living room; a space in a building
- norte
- North; the cardinal direction
- Venham
- Come (third person plural imperative of vir)
- cá
- Here, over here; adverb of place
- então
- Then, so, well; discourse connector
- venham
- Come (third person plural subjunctive/imperative)
- rapariga
- Girl, young woman (European Portuguese usage)
- dirigindo-se
- Addressing, directing herself (reflexive gerund)
- dois
- Two (masculine numeral)
- negros
- Black (masculine plural adjective)
- correram
- Ran (third person plural preterite of correr)
- ao
- To the (contraction of a + o)
- seu
- His, her, its, your (possessive pronoun)
- encontro
- Meeting, encounter; also 'towards' in ao encontro
- Os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- cães
- Dogs; plural of cão
- saltaram
- Jumped, leaped (third person plural preterite)
- para
- For, to, towards; common preposition
- expressões
- Expressions, looks on the face
- êxtase
- Ecstasy, rapture; a state of intense joy
- percorreram
- Traveled through, covered (third person plural preterite)
- dança
- Dance; rhythmic movement to music
- desenfreada
- Wild, frenzied, unrestrained (feminine singular)
- grande
- Large, big, great (singular adjective)
- amplo
- Ample, spacious, wide (masculine singular)
- direção
- Direction; the path or course toward something
- à
- To the (contraction of a + a, feminine)
- abriu
- Opened (third person singular preterite of abrir)
- porta
- Door; an entrance to a room or building
- pancada
- Bang, knock, blow; a forceful impact or hit
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather; adverb of degree
- ruidosa
- Noisy, loud (feminine singular adjective)
- precipitaram-se
- Rushed, hurled themselves (reflexive preterite)
- dentro
- Inside, within; adverb of place
- da
- Of the (contraction of de + a)
- seguiu-os
- Followed them (third person singular preterite + pronoun)
- Ah
- Ah; exclamation expressing realization or emotion
- querida
- Dear, darling; term of affection (feminine)
- perturbei-a
- I disturbed her (first person singular preterite + pronoun)
- Uma
- A, an; indefinite article (feminine)
- senhora
- Lady, woman, madam; polite form of address
- rosto
- Face; the front part of the head
- pálido
- Pale, pallid (masculine singular adjective)
- estava
- Was (third person singular imperfect of estar)
- deitada
- Lying down, reclining (feminine singular participle)
- comprido
- Long (masculine singular adjective)
- num
- In a (contraction of em + um)
- sofá
- Sofa, couch; upholstered seat for several people
- velho
- Old (masculine singular adjective)
- duro
- Hard, tough (masculine singular adjective)
- levantou-se
- Got up, stood up (reflexive third person preterite)
- expressão
- Expression, look; a facial or verbal indication
- queixosa
- Complaining, plaintive (feminine singular adjective)
- no
- In the (contraction of em + o)
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- Quem
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- dera
- Had given; past subjunctive/conditional of dar
- alguém
- Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun
- te
- You (object); second person singular pronoun
- ensinasse
- Would teach; imperfect subjunctive of ensinar
- ser
- To be; permanent state infinitive verb
- considerada
- Considerate, thoughtful (feminine singular adjective)
- és
- You are (second person singular present of ser)
- enfadonha
- Tiresome, annoying, tedious (feminine singular)
- mundo
- World; the earth or all of existence
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