Middlemarch — Page 7
She felt sure that she would have accepted the judicious Hooker, if she had been born in time to save him from that wretched mistake he made in matrimony; or John Milton when his blindness had come on; or any of the other great men whose odd habits it would have been glorious piety to endure; but an amiable handsome baronet, who said "Exactly" to her remarks even when she expressed uncertainty,—how could he affect her as a lover?
Ela tinha certeza de que teria aceitado o judicioso Hooker, se tivesse nascido a tempo de salvá-lo daquele lamentável erro que cometera no matrimônio; ou John Milton quando sua cegueira se instalara; ou qualquer um dos outros grandes homens cujos hábitos excêntricos teria sido gloriosa piedade suportar; mas um barão amável e aposto, que dizia "Exatamente" às suas observações mesmo quando ela expressava incerteza, — como poderia ele afetá-la como amante?
The really delightful marriage must be that where your husband was a sort of father, and could teach you even Hebrew, if you wished it.
O casamento verdadeiramente delicioso deve ser aquele em que seu marido fosse uma espécie de pai, e pudesse lhe ensinar até hebraico, se assim o desejasse.
These peculiarities of Dorothea's character caused Mr. Brooke to be all the more blamed in neighboring families for not securing some middle-aged lady as guide and companion to his nieces.
Essas peculiaridades do caráter de Dorothea faziam com que o Sr. Brooke fosse ainda mais censurado pelas famílias vizinhas por não ter garantido alguma senhora de meia-idade como guia e companheira para suas sobrinhas.
But he himself dreaded so much the sort of superior woman likely to be available for such a position, that he allowed himself to be dissuaded by Dorothea's objections, and was in this case brave enough to defy the world—that is to say, Mrs. Cadwallader the Rector's wife, and the small group of gentry with whom he visited in the northeast corner of Loamshire.
Mas ele próprio temia tanto o tipo de mulher superior que provavelmente estaria disponível para tal posição, que se deixou dissuadir pelas objeções de Dorothea, e foi neste caso corajoso o suficiente para desafiar o mundo — isto é, a Sra. Cadwallader, esposa do Reitor, e o pequeno grupo de fidalgos com quem ele convivia no canto nordeste de Loamshire.
So Miss Brooke presided in her uncle's household, and did not at all dislike her new authority, with the homage that belonged to it.
Assim, a Srta. Brooke presidia a casa de seu tio, e não desgostava nem um pouco de sua nova autoridade, com a homenagem que lhe era devida.
Sir James Chettam was going to dine at the Grange to-day with another gentleman whom the girls had never seen, and about whom Dorothea felt some venerating expectation.
Sir James Chettam iria jantar na Grange hoje com outro cavalheiro que as moças nunca tinham visto, e a respeito de quem Dorothea sentia uma certa expectativa reverente.
Vocabulary
- Ela
- She; feminine pronoun referring to a female person.
- tinha
- Had; past tense of ter, expressing possession or existence.
- certeza
- Certainty; the state of being sure or confident about something.
- de
- Of; preposition expressing possession, origin, or composition.
- que
- That; relative pronoun connecting clauses or introducing subordinate phrases.
- teria
- Would have; conditional past form of ter expressing hypothetical possession.
- aceitado
- Accepted; past participle of aceitar, meaning to receive or approve.
- judicioso
- Judicious; showing careful judgment and wisdom in decisions.
- se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical or uncertain situations.
- tivesse
- Had; past subjunctive of ter in conditional hypothetical clauses.
- nascido
- Born; past participle of nascer, indicating birth or origin.
- tempo
- Time; period or moment in the sequence of events and existence.
- salvá-lo
- Save him; infinitive salvar with attached object pronoun lo.
- daquele
- Of that; contraction of de and aquele, pointing to something distant.
- lamentável
- Lamentable; worthy of regret or expressing deep sorrow and sadness.
- erro
- Error; a mistake or inaccuracy in judgment or action.
- cometera
- Had committed; past perfect of cometer expressing completed past action.
- no
- In the; contraction of em and o indicating location or position.
- matrimônio
- Marriage; the legal and social union between spouses or partners.
- ou
- Or; conjunction presenting alternative choices or possibilities.
- quando
- When; adverb or conjunction referring to time of occurrence.
- sua
- His/her/its; possessive adjective indicating belonging to third person.
- cegueira
- Blindness; the condition of lacking sight or vision capability.
- instalara
- Had installed; past perfect of instalar expressing previous completion.
- qualquer
- Any; indefinite pronoun indicating one among many possibilities.
- um
- One; indefinite article and numeral indicating single individual.
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de and os indicating plural possession.
- outros
- Others; plural pronoun referring to different people or things.
- grandes
- Great; adjective describing something large or important in scope.
- homens
- Men; plural of homem, adult male human beings.
- cujos
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun indicating belonging to previously mentioned.
- hábitos
- Habits; regular patterns of behavior or customs repeatedly performed.
- excêntricos
- Eccentric; describing unusual, unconventional, or peculiar behavior patterns.
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser indicating state or existence.
- gloriosa
- Glorious; magnificent and worthy of praise or admiration.
- piedade
- Pity; compassion or mercy shown toward suffering or misfortune.
- suportar
- Support; to bear, sustain, or endure something difficult.
- mas
- But; conjunction introducing contrast or opposition between ideas.
- barão
- Baron; nobleman ranking above knight but below viscount.
- amável
- Amiable; pleasant, friendly, and agreeable in manner and disposition.
- dizia
- Said; past tense of dizer expressing what someone uttered.
- Exatamente
- Exactly; in a manner that is precise and accurate.
- às
- To the; contraction of a and as indicating direction feminine.
- suas
- His/her/its; possessive adjective feminine plural form.
- observações
- Observations; remarks or comments based on careful watching.
- mesmo
- Same; adjective indicating identical or unchanged despite circumstances.
- ela
- She; feminine pronoun used as subject in sentences.
- expressava
- Expressed; past tense of expressar indicating communication of ideas.
- incerteza
- Uncertainty; the state of being unsure or doubtful about.
- como
- How; adverb questioning or indicating manner and method.
- poderia
- Could; conditional past of poder expressing possibility or ability.
- ele
- He; masculine pronoun referring to male person or object.
- afetá-la
- Affect her; infinitive afetar with attached feminine object pronoun.
- amante
- Lover; person engaged in romantic or passionate relationship.
- casamento
- Marriage; union or wedding ceremony between two individuals.
- verdadeiramente
- Truly; in a manner that is genuine and authentic.
- delicioso
- Delicious; extremely pleasant, satisfying, or enjoyable sensually.
- deve
- Must; present tense of dever indicating obligation or necessity.
- ser
- Be; infinitive of verb expressing existence or identity.
- aquele
- That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant or removed.
- em
- In; preposition indicating location, position, or time period.
- seu
- His/her; possessive adjective indicating belonging to third person.
- marido
- Husband; man married to a woman in conjugal union.
- fosse
- Were; past subjunctive of ser in conditional hypothetical clauses.
- uma
- A/an; indefinite article feminine singular indicating single thing.
- espécie
- Kind; type or category of thing sharing similar characteristics.
- pai
- Father; male parent or paternal figure in family.
- pudesse
- Could; past subjunctive of poder in hypothetical conditional situations.
- lhe
- Him/her; indirect object pronoun indicating recipient of action.
- ensinar
- Teach; to instruct or provide education about subject matter.
- até
- Even; preposition extending action or states to further point.
- hebraico
- Hebrew; language spoken in ancient Israel and modern state.
- assim
- Thus; in this manner indicating consequence or conclusion.
- desejasse
- Desired; past subjunctive of desejar in conditional clauses.
- Essas
- These; demonstrative pronoun feminine plural indicating nearby things.
- peculiaridades
- Peculiarities; unusual or distinctive characteristics specific to something.
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