Little Women — Page 4
Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle.
Jo imediatamente se sentou, colocou as mãos nos bolsos e começou a assobiar.
"Don't, Jo. It's so boyish!"
"Não faça isso, Jo. É tão coisa de menino!"
"That's why I do it."
"É exatamente por isso que eu faço."
"I detest rude, unladylike girls!"
"Eu detesto meninas grosseiras e sem modos!"
"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!"
"Eu odeio meninas afetadas e piegas!"
"Birds in their little nests agree," sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the "pecking" ended for that time.
"Os passarinhos em seus ninhos vivem em harmonia", cantou Beth, a pacificadora, com uma expressão tão engraçada que as duas vozes cortantes se suavizaram em uma risada, e as "bicadas" cessaram por aquele momento.
"Really, girls, you are both to be blamed," said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion.
"A sério, meninas, as duas têm culpa", disse Meg, começando a dar uma lição de moral do jeito típico de irmã mais velha.
"You are old enough to leave off boyish tricks, and to behave better, Josephine.
"Você já tem idade suficiente para abandonar as travessuras de menino e se comportar melhor, Josephine.
It didn't matter so much when you were a little girl, but now you are so tall, and turn up your hair, you should remember that you are a young lady."
Não importava tanto quando você era uma menininha, mas agora que você é tão alta e prende o cabelo, deveria lembrar que é uma jovem senhorita."
"I'm not! And if turning up my hair makes me one, I'll wear it in two tails till I'm twenty," cried Jo, pulling off her net, and shaking down a chestnut mane.
"Não sou! E se prender o cabelo me torna uma, vou usá-lo em duas tranças até os vinte anos", exclamou Jo, arrancando a rede do cabelo e soltando uma juba castanha.
"I hate to think I've got to grow up, and be Miss March, and wear long gowns, and look as prim as a China Aster!
"Odeio pensar que tenho de crescer, e ser a Senhorita March, e usar vestidos compridos, e parecer tão afetada como uma Áster da China!
It's bad enough to be a girl, anyway, when I like boy's games and work and manners!
Já é ruim o suficiente ser menina, de qualquer forma, quando eu gosto de jogos, trabalhos e modos de menino!
I can't get over my disappointment in not being a boy.
Não consigo superar a minha decepção por não ser um menino.
And it's worse than ever now, for I'm dying to go and fight with Papa.
E está pior do que nunca agora, pois estou morrendo de vontade de ir lutar com o Papai.
And I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old woman!
E só posso ficar em casa tricotando, como uma velha antiquada!
Vocabulary
- imediatamente
- Right away, without any delay
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: herself, himself, itself
- sentou
- Past tense of sit down
- colocou
- Past tense of place or put something
- as
- Feminine plural definite article: the
- mãos
- Plural of hand, body part
- nos
- Contraction of em + os: in the
- bolsos
- Pockets found in clothing or garments
- e
- Conjunction meaning and
- começou
- Past tense of begin or start
- a
- Preposition or feminine article: to, the
- assobiar
- To whistle by blowing air through lips
- Não
- Negation word: no or not
- faça
- Subjunctive/imperative form of do or make
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun: that, this thing
- É
- Third person singular of ser: is
- tão
- Adverb meaning so or such
- coisa
- General noun meaning thing or matter
- de
- Preposition meaning of or from
- menino
- Young male child, boy
- exatamente
- Adverb meaning exactly or precisely
- por
- Preposition meaning for, by, or because of
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun: that, which, who
- eu
- First person singular pronoun: I
- faço
- First person singular of fazer: I do
- Eu
- First person singular pronoun: I
- detesto
- First person singular of detest or hate
- meninas
- Plural noun for girls or young females
- grosseiras
- Rude, coarse, or ill-mannered females
- sem
- Preposition meaning without
- modos
- Manners or ways of behaving socially
- odeio
- First person singular of hate or detest
- afetadas
- Affected, pretentious, or unnaturally mannered females
- piegas
- Sentimental, soppy, or overly affected people
- Os
- Masculine plural definite article: the
- passarinhos
- Small birds, diminutive of pássaro
- em
- Preposition meaning in or at
- seus
- Possessive pronoun: their or his/her
- ninhos
- Nests where birds live and lay eggs
- vivem
- Third person plural of live or dwell
- harmonia
- Agreement, peace, or musical harmony
- cantou
- Past tense of sing, performed song
- pacificadora
- Feminine noun meaning peacemaker or mediator
- com
- Preposition meaning with
- uma
- Feminine indefinite article: a or an
- expressão
- Facial expression or linguistic phrase
- engraçada
- Funny, amusing, or comical feminine adjective
- duas
- Feminine form of the number two
- vozes
- Plural of voice, sounds produced by speaking
- cortantes
- Sharp, cutting, or biting in tone
- suavizaram
- Past tense of soften or calm down
- risada
- A laugh or burst of laughter
- bicadas
- Pecks or bites from birds' beaks
- cessaram
- Past tense of cease or stop completely
- aquele
- Demonstrative pronoun: that one over there
- momento
- A brief period or point in time
- A
- Feminine definite article: the
- sério
- Serious or earnest; a sério means truly
- têm
- Third person plural of ter: they have
- culpa
- Guilt, fault, or blame for something
- disse
- Past tense of dizer: said or told
- começando
- Gerund of começar: beginning or starting
- dar
- Infinitive meaning to give
- lição
- A lesson, moral teaching, or instruction
- moral
- Moral or ethical principle or lecture
- do
- Contraction of de + o: of the
- jeito
- Way, manner, or style of doing something
- típico
- Typical, characteristic, or representative
- irmã
- Sister, female sibling
- mais
- More or most; comparative adverb
- velha
- Old, elderly; feminine adjective
- Você
- Second person pronoun: you
- já
- Adverb meaning already or now
- tem
- Third person singular of ter: has
- idade
- Age, the number of years lived
- suficiente
- Sufficient, enough for a purpose
- para
- Preposition meaning for or in order to
- abandonar
- To abandon, leave behind, or give up
- travessuras
- Mischief, pranks, or naughty behavior
- comportar
- To behave or conduct oneself properly
- melhor
- Better or best; comparative adjective
- importava
- Imperfect of importar: it mattered or bothered
- tanto
- So much or as much
- quando
- Conjunction meaning when
- era
- Imperfect of ser: was
- menininha
- Diminutive of menina: little girl
- mas
- Conjunction meaning but
- agora
- Adverb meaning now or at this moment
- é
- Third person singular of ser: is
- alta
- Tall or high; feminine adjective
- prende
- Third person singular of prender: fastens, ties up
- o
- Masculine definite article: the
- cabelo
- Hair, especially on one's head
- deveria
- Conditional of dever: should or ought to
- lembrar
- To remember or remind someone of something
- jovem
- Young person or youthful adjective
- senhorita
- Miss, form of address for young woman
- sou
- First person singular of ser: I am
- prender
- To fasten, tie, or put up hair
- me
- First person singular object pronoun: me
- torna
- Third person singular of tornar: makes, turns
- vou
- First person singular of ir: I will go
- usá-lo
- To use it; infinitive with clitic pronoun
- tranças
- Braids or plaits of woven hair
- até
- Preposition meaning until or up to
- os
- Masculine plural definite article: the
- vinte
- The number twenty
- anos
- Years, plural of ano
- exclamou
- Past tense of exclamar: exclaimed or cried out
- arrancando
- Gerund of arrancar: pulling off or tearing away
- rede
- Net or hairnet used to hold hair
- soltando
- Gerund of soltar: releasing or letting loose
- juba
- Mane of hair, flowing locks
- castanha
- Chestnut brown color, especially of hair
- Odeio
- First person singular of odiar: I hate
- pensar
- To think or reflect on something
- tenho
- First person singular of ter: I have
- crescer
- To grow up or increase in size
- ser
- Infinitive of to be
- Senhorita
- Miss, formal address for an unmarried woman
- usar
- To use or wear something
- vestidos
- Dresses or garments worn by women
- compridos
- Long in length; masculine plural adjective
- parecer
- To seem or appear to be something
- afetada
- Affected, pretentious, overly mannered woman
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning like or as
- da
- Contraction of de + a: of the
- Já
- Adverb meaning already or bad enough
- ruim
- Bad, poor quality, or unpleasant
- menina
- Girl or young female child
- qualquer
- Any or whatever; indefinite adjective
- forma
- Form, shape, or way of doing
- gosto
- I like; first person of gostar
- jogos
- Games or plays, plural of jogo
- trabalhos
- Works or tasks, plural of trabalho
- consigo
- First person of conseguir: I manage or can
- superar
- To overcome or get over something
- minha
- First person feminine possessive: my
- decepção
- Disappointment or letdown
- não
- Negation word: no or not
- um
- Masculine indefinite article: a or one
- está
- Third person singular of estar: is
- pior
- Worse or worst; comparative adjective
- nunca
- Adverb meaning never
- pois
- Conjunction meaning because, since, or well
- estou
- First person singular of estar: I am
- morrendo
- Gerund of morrer: dying or longing intensely
- vontade
- Desire, will, or wish to do something
- ir
- Infinitive meaning to go
- lutar
- To fight, struggle, or combat
- Papai
- Informal word for father: dad or daddy
- só
- Adverb meaning only or alone
- posso
- First person singular of poder: I can
- ficar
- To stay, remain, or become
- casa
- House or home
- tricotando
- Gerund of tricotar: knitting with needles
- antiquada
- Old-fashioned, outdated, or antiquated feminine adjective
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