Middlemarch — Page 3
She could not reconcile the anxieties of a spiritual life involving eternal consequences, with a keen interest in gimp and artificial protrusions of drapery.
Ela não conseguia conciliar as angústias de uma vida espiritual envolvendo consequências eternas, com um vivo interesse em galões e protuberâncias artificiais de tecido.
Her mind was theoretic, and yearned by its nature after some lofty conception of the world which might frankly include the parish of Tipton and her own rule of conduct there;
Sua mente era teórica, e ansiava por natureza por alguma concepção elevada do mundo que pudesse francamente incluir a paróquia de Tipton e sua própria regra de conduta ali;
she was enamoured of intensity and greatness, and rash in embracing whatever seemed to her to have those aspects;
ela era apaixonada pela intensidade e grandeza, e imprudente em abraçar tudo o que lhe parecia ter esses aspectos;
likely to seek martyrdom, to make retractations, and then to incur martyrdom after all in a quarter where she had not sought it.
propensa a buscar o martírio, a fazer retratações, e depois a incorrer no martírio afinal num lugar onde não o havia procurado.
Certainly such elements in the character of a marriageable girl tended to interfere with her lot, and hinder it from being decided according to custom, by good looks, vanity, and merely canine affection.
Certamente tais elementos no caráter de uma moça em idade de casar tendiam a interferir com o seu destino, e a impedir que ele fosse decidido segundo o costume, pela boa aparência, a vaidade e uma afeição meramente canina.
With all this, she, the elder of the sisters, was not yet twenty, and they had both been educated, since they were about twelve years old and had lost their parents, on plans at once narrow and promiscuous, first in an English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian trying in this way to remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned condition.
Com tudo isso, ela, a mais velha das irmãs, ainda não tinha vinte anos, e ambas tinham sido educadas, desde os seus cerca de doze anos de idade e depois de terem perdido os pais, segundo planos ao mesmo tempo limitados e promíscuos, primeiro numa família inglesa e depois numa família suíça em Lausanne, tentando o seu tio solteiro e tutor remediar dessa forma as desvantagens da sua condição de órfãs.
It was hardly a year since they had come to live at Tipton Grange with their uncle, a man nearly sixty, of acquiescent temper, miscellaneous opinions, and uncertain vote.
Mal havia um ano desde que tinham vindo morar em Tipton Grange com o seu tio, um homem com quase sessenta anos, de temperamento aquiescente, opiniões variadas e voto incerto.
Vocabulary
- conseguia
- Past tense of 'conseguir': was able to, managed to
- conciliar
- To reconcile or harmonize conflicting ideas or feelings
- angústias
- Feelings of deep anxiety, anguish, or distress
- espiritual
- Relating to the spirit or religious matters
- envolvendo
- Present participle of 'envolver': involving or encompassing
- consequências
- Results or outcomes that follow from actions or events
- eternas
- Lasting forever; without beginning or end
- vivo
- Lively, vivid, or keen; full of energy or intensity
- galões
- Decorative braid or trimming used on clothing
- protuberâncias
- Artificial bulges or padding on clothing or surfaces
- artificiais
- Made by humans; not natural or genuine
- tecido
- Woven material; fabric or cloth used in clothing
- mente
- The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and intellect
- teórica
- Relating to theory rather than practical application
- ansiava
- Longed or yearned deeply for something desired
- natureza
- The natural world; also the essential character of something
- concepção
- An abstract idea or understanding of something
- elevada
- High, lofty, or noble in nature or quality
- pudesse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'poder': could or might be able
- francamente
- In an open, honest, and direct manner
- incluir
- To contain or incorporate something within a whole
- paróquia
- A local church district with its own priest or pastor
- própria
- Belonging to oneself; one's own particular thing
- regra
- A principle or standard governing behavior or procedure
- conduta
- The manner in which one behaves or acts
- ali
- Adverb indicating a specific place meaning 'there'
- apaixonada
- Feeling passionate or intensely enthusiastic about something
- intensidade
- The quality of being very strong, forceful, or extreme
- grandeza
- The quality of being great, magnificent, or noble
- imprudente
- Lacking caution; reckless or unwise in behavior
- abraçar
- To hug someone; also to embrace an idea warmly
- lhe
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to her', 'to him'
- parecia
- Imperfect of 'parecer': seemed or appeared to be
- esses
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' (near listener)
- aspectos
- Particular features or qualities of something
- propensa
- Having a tendency or inclination toward something
- buscar
- To seek out or search for something actively
- martírio
- Severe suffering; death or torment for a cause or belief
- retratações
- Formal withdrawals of previous statements or beliefs
- incorrer
- To fall into or become subject to something undesirable
- afinal
- Adverb meaning 'after all' or 'in the end'
- lugar
- A specific physical location or place
- havia
- Past tense of 'haver': there was or had existed
- procurado
- Past participle of 'procurar': sought or looked for
- Certamente
- Adverb expressing certainty meaning 'certainly' or 'surely'
- tais
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'such' or 'such like'
- elementos
- Individual components that make up a larger whole
- caráter
- The moral and mental qualities distinctive to an individual
- moça
- A young woman or girl; a miss
- casar
- To marry someone; to enter into matrimony
- tendiam
- Imperfect of 'tender': tended or had a tendency to
- interferir
- To get in the way of or disrupt something
- destino
- One's fate or the predetermined course of one's life
- impedir
- To prevent or stop something from happening
- fosse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir': were or would go
- decidido
- Determined or resolved; already settled or decided upon
- segundo
- According to; also the ordinal number 'second'
- costume
- A habitual practice or customary way of doing things
- aparência
- The way someone or something looks outwardly
- vaidade
- Excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements
- afeição
- A gentle feeling of fondness or liking for someone
- meramente
- Adverb meaning 'merely', 'only', or 'simply'
- canina
- Relating to dogs; dog-like in nature or quality
- velha
- Feminine adjective meaning 'old' referring to a person
- irmãs
- Female siblings; plural of 'irmã' meaning sister
- ainda
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'
- ambas
- Feminine form of 'ambos': both of two things or people
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser': been (used in compound tenses)
- educadas
- Raised and instructed; well-brought-up or taught formally
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from' a point in time
- cerca
- Approximately; about a given number or amount
- terem
- Infinitive of 'ter' in plural form: to have (they)
- perdido
- Past participle of 'perder': lost something or someone
- planos
- Intended courses of action; schemes or arrangements made
- mesmo
- Same; also used for emphasis meaning 'even' or 'very'
- limitados
- Restricted in scope, range, or extent; not broad
- promíscuos
- Mixed indiscriminately; lacking clear order or distinction
- inglesa
- Feminine adjective meaning English; from England
- suíça
- Feminine adjective meaning Swiss; relating to Switzerland
- tentando
- Present participle of 'tentar': trying or attempting something
- tio
- A male relative who is the brother of one's parent
- solteiro
- An unmarried man; a bachelor without a spouse
- tutor
- A person who teaches or guides another privately
- remediar
- To correct or improve a difficult situation or problem
- forma
- A way or manner of doing something; shape or form
- desvantagens
- Unfavorable conditions or circumstances; drawbacks or disadvantages
- condição
- The particular state or circumstances of someone or something
- órfãs
- Female children whose parents have died; orphan girls
- Mal
- Adverb meaning 'barely' or 'hardly'; scarcely
- vindo
- Present participle of 'vir': coming or having come
- morar
- To live or reside in a particular place
- quase
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly' reaching something
- temperamento
- A person's characteristic way of thinking and behaving
- aquiescente
- Tending to agree or comply without objection; compliant
- opiniões
- Views or judgments formed about something or someone
- variadas
- Diverse or varied; consisting of different types or kinds
- voto
- A formal expression of choice; a vote or vow
- incerto
- Not known or definite; doubtful or uncertain
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