Middlemarch — Page 1
Since I can do no good because a woman,
Já que não posso fazer o bem por ser mulher,
Reach constantly at something that is near it.
Alcanço constantemente algo que lhe é próximo.
—_The Maid's Tragedy:_ BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.
—_A Tragédia da Donzela:_ BEAUMONT E FLETCHER.
Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.
A senhorita Brooke possuía aquele tipo de beleza que parece ser realçada por roupas simples.
Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear sleeves not less bare of style than those in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to Italian painters; and her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of provincial fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation from the Bible,—or from one of our elder poets,—in a paragraph of to-day's newspaper.
Sua mão e seu pulso eram tão delicadamente formados que ela poderia usar mangas não menos desprovidas de estilo do que aquelas com as quais a Virgem Santíssima aparecia aos pintores italianos; e seu perfil, assim como sua estatura e seu porte, pareciam ganhar ainda mais dignidade com suas roupas simples, que, ao lado da moda provincial, lhe conferiam a imponência de uma bela citação da Bíblia — ou de um de nossos poetas mais antigos — num parágrafo do jornal de hoje.
She was usually spoken of as being remarkably clever, but with the addition that her sister Celia had more common-sense.
Ela era geralmente descrita como extraordinariamente inteligente, mas com o acréscimo de que sua irmã Célia tinha mais senso comum.
Nevertheless, Celia wore scarcely more trimmings; and it was only to close observers that her dress differed from her sister's, and had a shade of coquetry in its arrangements; for Miss Brooke's plain dressing was due to mixed conditions, in most of which her sister shared.
No entanto, Célia usava pouquíssimos adornos a mais; e era apenas para observadores atentos que seu vestido se diferenciava do da irmã e tinha um toque de coquetismo em seus arranjos; pois o vestuário simples da senhorita Brooke devia-se a condições variadas, das quais sua irmã compartilhava na maior parte.
Vocabulary
- Já
- ZHA — Already; now; an indicator of immediacy or past action
- que
- KE — That; which; a common conjunction or relative pronoun
- não
- NOWNG — No; not; the primary negation word in Portuguese
- posso
- POH-soo — I can; first-person singular of 'poder'
- fazer
- fah-ZER — To do; to make; a very common infinitive verb
- o
- OO — The; masculine singular definite article
- bem
- BENG — Well; good; indicates quality or moral goodness
- por
- POR — By; for; through; a versatile preposition
- ser
- SER — To be; infinitive expressing permanent or essential states
- mulher
- moo-LYER — Woman; wife; adult female person
- Alcanço
- al-KAHN-soo — I reach; I achieve; first-person singular of 'alcançar'
- constantemente
- kon-stan-te-MEN-te — Constantly; continuously; without stopping or interruption
- algo
- AHL-goo — Something; anything; an indefinite pronoun
- lhe
- LYE — To him; to her; indirect object pronoun third person
- é
- EH — Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'
- próximo
- PROH-see-moo — Near; next; close in distance or sequence
- A
- AH — The; feminine singular definite article
- Tragédia
- tra-ZHE-djah — Tragedy; a dramatic work ending in disaster
- da
- DAH — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- Donzela
- don-ZEH-lah — Maiden; young unmarried woman; a literary term
- E
- EE — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements
- senhorita
- se-nyo-REE-tah — Miss; form of address for an unmarried woman
- possuía
- po-SWEE-ah — Possessed; had; imperfect tense of 'possuir'
- aquele
- ah-KEH-le — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
- tipo
- CHEE-poo — Type; kind; sort of person or thing
- de
- JE — Of; from; a very common preposition in Portuguese
- beleza
- be-LEH-zah — Beauty; aesthetic attractiveness in a person
- parece
- pa-REH-se — Seems; appears; third-person singular of 'parecer'
- realçada
- re-al-SAH-dah — Enhanced; highlighted; made more prominent or striking
- roupas
- HOH-pahs — Clothes; garments; items of clothing worn on body
- simples
- SEEM-ples — Simple; plain; unadorned in style or appearance
- Sua
- SOO-ah — Her; his; your; possessive pronoun third person singular
- mão
- MOWNG — Hand; the part of the body at the wrist
- e
- EE — And; coordinating conjunction linking words or phrases
- seu
- SEW — His; her; your; masculine singular possessive pronoun
- pulso
- POOL-soo — Wrist; pulse; the joint connecting hand to forearm
- eram
- EH-rowng — Were; imperfect tense of 'ser' third-person plural
- tão
- TOWNG — So; such; as; intensifier before adjectives or adverbs
- delicadamente
- de-lee-kah-da-MEN-te — Delicately; gently; in a fine and careful manner
- formados
- for-MAH-dos — Formed; shaped; past participle of 'formar' plural
- ela
- EH-lah — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- poderia
- po-de-REE-ah — Could; would be able to; conditional of 'poder'
- usar
- oo-ZAR — To use; to wear; to make use of something
- mangas
- MAHN-gahs — Sleeves; also mangoes; here referring to garment sleeves
- menos
- MEH-nos — Less; fewer; indicates reduction in quantity or degree
- desprovidas
- des-pro-VEE-dahs — Devoid of; lacking; stripped of a certain quality
- estilo
- es-CHEE-loo — Style; manner; distinctive quality in appearance or art
- do
- DOO — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- aquelas
- ah-KEH-lahs — Those; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- com
- KONG — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- as
- AHS — The; feminine plural definite article
- quais
- KWAIS — Which; relative pronoun used with a preposition
- a
- AH — The; feminine singular definite article
- Virgem
- VIR-zheng — Virgin; the Virgin Mary; a pure or untouched woman
- Santíssima
- san-CHEES-see-mah — Most holy; superlative of 'santa' used for the Virgin
- aparecia
- ah-pa-re-SEE-ah — Appeared; used to appear; imperfect of 'aparecer'
- aos
- AOS — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'os' masculine plural
- pintores
- peen-TOH-res — Painters; artists who create works using paint
- italianos
- ee-ta-lee-AH-nos — Italian; referring to people or things from Italy
- perfil
- per-FEEL — Profile; side view of a face or outline
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus; so; in this manner or way
- como
- KOH-moo — As; like; how; used for comparisons or questions
- sua
- SOO-ah — Her; his; your; feminine singular possessive pronoun
- estatura
- es-ta-TOO-rah — Stature; height; the physical height of a person
- porte
- POR-te — Bearing; posture; dignified manner of carrying oneself
- pareciam
- pa-REH-see-owng — Seemed; appeared; imperfect tense of 'parecer' plural
- ganhar
- ga-NYAR — To gain; to win; to earn or acquire something
- ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Still; yet; even; indicates continuity or addition
- mais
- MAIS — More; most; indicates greater degree or quantity
- dignidade
- dig-nee-DAH-de — Dignity; the quality of being worthy and respected
- suas
- SOO-ahs — Her; his; your; feminine plural possessive pronoun
- ao
- AO — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o' masculine
- lado
- LAH-doo — Side; next to; position beside something or someone
- moda
- MOH-dah — Fashion; style; current trend in clothing or culture
- provincial
- pro-veen-SYOW — Provincial; relating to a province; unsophisticated in taste
- conferiam
- kon-fe-REE-owng — Conferred; gave; granted a quality imperfect tense
- imponência
- eem-po-NEN-syah — Imposingness; impressiveness; a commanding dignified presence
- uma
- OO-mah — A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- bela
- BEH-lah — Beautiful; lovely; feminine adjective for something attractive
- citação
- see-tah-SOWNG — Quotation; citation; a passage taken from a text
- Bíblia
- BEE-blee-ah — Bible; the holy scripture of the Christian faith
- ou
- OH — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice
- um
- OONG — A; an; one; masculine singular indefinite article
- nossos
- NOH-sos — Our; first-person plural masculine possessive pronoun
- poetas
- po-EH-tahs — Poets; people who write poetry as their art
- antigos
- an-CHEE-gos — Ancient; old; referring to poets from earlier times
- num
- NOONG — In a; contraction of 'em' and 'um' masculine
- parágrafo
- pa-RA-gra-foo — Paragraph; a distinct section of written text
- jornal
- zhor-NOW — Newspaper; a daily publication of news and articles
- hoje
- OH-zhe — Today; on this day; the current day
- Ela
- EH-lah — She; third-person singular feminine subject pronoun
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect tense of 'ser' third-person singular
- geralmente
- zhe-ral-MEN-te — Generally; usually; in most cases or situations
- descrita
- des-KREE-tah — Described; past participle of 'descrever' feminine form
- extraordinariamente
- es-tra-or-djee-na-ree-ah-MEN-te — Extraordinarily; remarkably; to an exceptional degree
- inteligente
- een-te-lee-ZHEN-te — Intelligent; smart; having a high level of understanding
- mas
- MAHS — But; however; conjunction introducing a contrast
- acréscimo
- ah-KRES-see-moo — Addition; bonus; something added to supplement another thing
- irmã
- ir-MANG — Sister; a female sibling in a family
- tinha
- CHEEN-yah — Had; imperfect tense of 'ter' third-person singular
- senso
- SEN-soo — Sense; practical judgment or awareness of something
- comum
- ko-MOONG — Common; ordinary; shared or widespread among many people
- No
- NOO — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'o' masculine
- entanto
- en-TAN-too — Meanwhile; however; used in 'no entanto' meaning nevertheless
- usava
- oo-ZAH-vah — Used to wear; imperfect tense of 'usar'
- pouquíssimos
- poh-KEES-see-mos — Very few; absolute superlative of 'pouco' masculine plural
- adornos
- ah-DOR-nos — Adornments; ornaments; decorative accessories worn on body
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahs — Only; just; merely; limiting a statement to one thing
- para
- PAH-rah — For; to; in order to; a very common preposition
- observadores
- ob-ser-vah-DOH-res — Observers; people who watch or notice things carefully
- atentos
- ah-TEN-tos — Attentive; careful; paying close attention to something
- vestido
- ves-CHEE-doo — Dress; garment worn by women; also means dressed
- se
- SE — Himself; herself; itself; reflexive or reciprocal pronoun
- diferenciava
- dee-fe-ren-see-AH-vah — Differentiated; stood out; imperfect of 'diferenciar'
- toque
- TOH-ke — Touch; hint; a slight trace of a particular quality
- coquetismo
- ko-ke-CHEES-moo — Coquetry; flirtatiousness; playful flirting behavior or style
- em
- ENG — In; at; on; a very common preposition in Portuguese
- seus
- SEWS — His; her; your; masculine plural possessive pronoun
- arranjos
- ah-HAHN-zhos — Arrangements; choices; ways things are organized or styled
- pois
- POIS — Because; since; for; a causal or explanatory conjunction
- vestuário
- ves-too-AH-ree-oo — Wardrobe; clothing; the clothes a person wears generally
- devia-se
- de-VEE-ah-se — Was due to; owed itself to; reflexive imperfect of 'dever'
- condições
- kon-dee-SOYNS — Conditions; circumstances; the state of things around someone
- variadas
- va-ree-AH-dahs — Varied; diverse; having many different types or forms
- das
- DAHS — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'as' feminine plural
- compartilhava
- kom-par-chee-LYAH-vah — Shared; used to share; imperfect of 'compartilhar'
- na
- NAH — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a' feminine
- maior
- mah-YOR — Greater; larger; biggest; comparative form of 'grande'
- parte
- PAR-te — Part; portion; a section of a whole thing
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