Little Women — Page 11
" muttered Jo, rolling her eyes and clutching at the air, as she had seen a famous tragedian do.
" murmurou Jo, revirando os olhos e agarrando o ar, como tinha visto um famoso ator trágico fazer.
"No, it's the toasting fork, with Mother's shoe on it instead of the bread.
"Não, é o garfo de torrar, com o sapato da Mãe nele em vez do pão.
Beth's stage-struck!" cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter.
Beth foi picada pelo bichinho do teatro!" gritou Meg, e o ensaio terminou numa gargalhada geral.
"Glad to find you so merry, my girls," said a cheery voice at the door, and actors and audience turned to welcome a tall, motherly lady with a 'can I help you' look about her which was truly delightful.
"Que bom encontrá-las tão alegres, minhas meninas," disse uma voz animada à porta, e atores e plateia viraram-se para receber uma senhora alta e maternal com um ar de 'posso ajudá-la' que era verdadeiramente encantador.
She was not elegantly dressed, but a noble-looking woman, and the girls thought the gray cloak and unfashionable bonnet covered the most splendid mother in the world.
Ela não estava elegantemente vestida, mas era uma mulher de aparência nobre, e as meninas achavam que a capa cinza e o chapéu fora de moda cobriam a mãe mais esplêndida do mundo.
"Well, dearies, how have you got on today?
"Bem, queridas, como foi o dia de vocês?
There was so much to do, getting the boxes ready to go tomorrow, that I didn't come home to dinner.
Havia tanto a fazer, preparando as caixas para partir amanhã, que não vim para casa jantar.
Has anyone called, Beth?
Alguém apareceu, Beth?
How is your cold, Meg?
Como está o seu resfriado, Meg?
Jo, you look tired to death.
Jo, você parece morta de cansaço.
Come and kiss me, baby."
Venha me dar um beijo, querida."
While making these maternal inquiries Mrs. March got her wet things off, her warm slippers on, and sitting down in the easy chair, drew Amy to her lap, preparing to enjoy the happiest hour of her busy day.
Enquanto fazia essas perguntas maternais, a Sra. March tirou suas roupas molhadas, calçou seus chinelos quentes e, sentando-se na poltrona, puxou Amy para o seu colo, preparando-se para desfrutar da hora mais feliz de seu dia agitado.
The girls flew about, trying to make things comfortable, each in her own way.
As meninas andavam de um lado para o outro, tentando tornar as coisas mais confortáveis, cada uma à sua própria maneira.
Meg arranged the tea table, Jo brought wood and set chairs, dropping, over-turning, and clattering everything she touched.
Meg arrumou a mesa do chá, Jo trouxe lenha e dispôs as cadeiras, derrubando, virando e fazendo barulho com tudo o que tocava.
Vocabulary
- murmurou
- mur-mu-ROW — whispered or murmured softly
- revirando
- heh-vee-RAN-do — rolling or turning something around dramatically
- olhos
- OL-yos — eyes, the organs of sight
- agarrando
- ah-gah-HAN-do — grabbing or clutching something tightly
- famoso
- fa-MO-zo — famous, well-known to many people
- ator
- a-TOR — actor, a male stage or film performer
- trágico
- TRA-zhee-ko — tragic, relating to drama of serious misfortune
- fazer
- fa-ZER — to do or to make something
- garfo
- GAR-fo — a fork, a utensil used for eating
- torrar
- to-HAR — to toast or roast until browned
- sapato
- sa-PA-to — a shoe worn on the foot
- Mãe
- MANG — mother, a female parent
- pão
- PANG — bread, a baked staple food
- picada
- pee-KA-da — bitten or stung by an insect or creature
- bichinho
- bee-SHEEN-yo — little bug or creature, affectionate diminutive
- teatro
- teh-AH-tro — theater, the art of dramatic performance
- gritou
- gree-TOH — shouted or cried out loudly
- ensaio
- en-SAH-yo — rehearsal, a practice session for performance
- terminou
- ter-mee-NOH — ended or finished completely
- gargalhada
- gar-gal-YA-da — a burst of loud laughter
- geral
- zheh-RAL — general or widespread, affecting everyone present
- encontrá-las
- en-kon-TRA-las — to find or meet them (feminine plural)
- alegres
- a-LEH-grish — cheerful, happy, in good spirits
- meninas
- meh-NEE-nas — girls, young females
- disse
- DEE-se — said, the past tense of dizer
- voz
- VOSH — voice, sound produced by speaking
- animada
- ah-nee-MA-da — lively, enthusiastic, or cheerful in manner
- porta
- POR-ta — door, an entrance to a room
- atores
- a-TOR-ish — actors, plural of ator
- plateia
- pla-TAY-a — audience, spectators watching a performance
- viraram-se
- vee-RA-ram-se — turned around to face someone
- receber
- heh-se-BER — to receive or welcome someone
- senhora
- sen-YOR-a — lady or madam, a respectful term for a woman
- alta
- AL-ta — tall, of great height
- maternal
- ma-ter-NAL — motherly, having qualities of a nurturing mother
- posso
- PO-so — I can, first person of poder
- ajudá-la
- ah-zhoo-DA-la — to help her, assist a female person
- verdadeiramente
- ver-da-day-ra-MEN-te — truly, genuinely, in a real manner
- encantador
- en-kan-ta-DOR — charming, delightful, or enchanting in nature
- elegantemente
- eh-le-gan-te-MEN-te — elegantly, in a graceful and stylish manner
- vestida
- ves-TEE-da — dressed, wearing clothes of a certain style
- mulher
- mool-YER — woman, an adult female person
- aparência
- a-pa-REN-sya — appearance, the way someone looks outwardly
- nobre
- NO-bre — noble, having dignified and honorable qualities
- achavam
- a-SHA-vang — they used to think or find something
- capa
- KA-pa — cape or cloak worn as an outer garment
- cinza
- SEEN-za — gray, an ash-colored shade
- chapéu
- sha-PEH-oo — hat, a head covering worn outdoors
- fora
- FO-ra — out of or outside, beyond a boundary
- moda
- MO-da — fashion, current trend in clothing or style
- cobriam
- KO-bree-ang — they covered or concealed something
- esplêndida
- es-PLEN-dee-da — splendid, magnificent, or wonderfully impressive
- mundo
- MOON-do — world, the entire earth or universe
- queridas
- keh-REE-das — dear ones, beloved females addressed affectionately
- vocês
- vo-SESH — you all, plural second-person pronoun
- Havia
- a-VEE-a — there was or there were, past existence
- preparando
- pre-pa-RAN-do — preparing or getting something ready
- caixas
- KAI-shas — boxes, containers used for packing things
- partir
- par-TEER — to leave or depart from a place
- amanhã
- a-man-YAN — tomorrow, the day after today
- vim
- VEEM — I came, first person past of vir
- jantar
- zhan-TAR — dinner, the main evening meal
- Alguém
- al-GENG — someone, an unspecified person
- apareceu
- a-pa-re-SEH-oo — appeared, showed up or came into view
- resfriado
- hes-free-AH-do — a cold, a common respiratory illness
- parece
- pa-REH-se — seems or appears to be something
- morta
- MOR-ta — dead or exhausted beyond normal tiredness
- cansaço
- kan-SA-so — exhaustion or extreme fatigue
- Venha
- VEN-ya — come here, imperative form of vir
- beijo
- BAY-zho — a kiss, a gesture of affection
- Enquanto
- en-KWAN-to — while or as, indicating simultaneous actions
- perguntas
- per-GOON-tas — questions asked to gather information
- maternais
- ma-ter-NAISH — motherly, relating to a mother's care
- Sra
- SEN-yo-ra — abbreviation for Senhora, meaning Mrs. or Ma'am
- tirou
- tee-ROH — removed or took off clothing or items
- roupas
- HOH-pas — clothes, garments worn on the body
- molhadas
- mol-YA-das — wet, soaked with water or moisture
- calçou
- kal-SOH — put on footwear such as shoes or slippers
- chinelos
- shee-NEH-los — slippers, soft indoor footwear for comfort
- quentes
- KEN-tish — warm or hot in temperature
- sentando-se
- sen-TAN-do-se — sitting down, taking a seated position
- poltrona
- pol-TRO-na — armchair, a comfortable upholstered chair
- puxou
- poo-SHOH — pulled someone or something toward oneself
- colo
- KO-lo — lap, the flat area formed by seated thighs
- preparando-se
- pre-pa-RAN-do-se — getting oneself ready for something enjoyable
- desfrutar
- desh-froo-TAR — to enjoy or savor a pleasant experience
- feliz
- fe-LEESH — happy, feeling or showing great pleasure
- agitado
- a-zhee-TA-do — agitated, bustling, or full of lively activity
- andavam
- an-DA-vang — they walked or moved around continuously
- lado
- LA-do — side, one edge or direction of something
- tentando
- ten-TAN-do — trying or attempting to do something
- tornar
- tor-NAR — to make or turn something into a state
- confortáveis
- kon-for-TA-veish — comfortable, providing ease and physical comfort
- própria
- PRO-pree-a — own, belonging specifically to oneself
- maneira
- ma-NAY-ra — manner or way of doing something
- arrumou
- a-hoo-MOH — arranged or tidied up neatly
- mesa
- MEH-za — table, a piece of furniture with a flat top
- chá
- SHA — tea, a hot drink brewed from leaves
- trouxe
- TROH-she — brought, carried something to a place
- lenha
- LEN-ya — firewood, wood cut for burning in fires
- dispôs
- dees-POSH — arranged or set out objects in order
- cadeiras
- ka-DAY-ras — chairs, seats with backs for sitting
- derrubando
- deh-hoo-BAN-do — knocking over or causing things to fall
- virando
- vee-RAN-do — turning or flipping something over
- barulho
- ba-ROOL-yo — noise, a loud or disruptive sound
- tocava
- to-KA-va — touched or played an instrument continuously
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