Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 6

Vocabulary

Ali

ah-LEE — There, in that place

o

oh — The (masculine singular definite article)

Leviatã

leh-vee-ah-TAN — Leviathan, a massive sea creature

maior

my-OR — Larger, greatest in size or importance

das

dahsh — Of the (feminine plural contraction)

criaturas

kree-ah-TOO-rahsh — Creatures, living beings or animals

vivas

VEE-vahsh — Living, alive, full of life

nas

nahsh — In the (feminine plural contraction)

profundezas

pro-foon-DAY-zahsh — Depths, deep places especially underwater

estendido

esh-ten-DEE-doo — Extended, stretched out at length

como

KOH-moo — Like, as, in the manner of

um

oom — A, one (masculine indefinite article)

promontório

pro-mon-TOR-ee-oo — Promontory, a high point of land

dorme

DOR-meh — Sleeps, is in a state of sleep

ou

oh — Or, indicating an alternative option

nada

NAH-dah — Swims, moves through water; also nothing

e

eh — And, connecting words or clauses

parece

pah-REH-seh — Seems, appears to be something

uma

OO-mah — A, one (feminine indefinite article)

terra

TEH-hah — Land, earth, ground or territory

em

en — In, at, within a place or state

movimento

moh-vee-MEN-too — Movement, motion, act of moving

pelas

PEH-lahsh — Through the, by the (feminine plural)

suas

SOO-ahsh — Its, his, her, their (feminine plural)

guelras

GHEL-rahsh — Gills, breathing organs of fish

aspira

ash-PEE-rah — Inhales, breathes in or draws in

pelo

PEH-loo — Through the, by the (masculine singular)

seu

SEH-oo — His, her, its, your (masculine singular)

sopro

SOH-proo — Breath, puff or blast of air

lança

LAN-sah — Launches, throws or projects forward

mar

mahr — Sea, large body of salt water

As

ahsh — The (feminine plural definite article)

poderosas

poh-deh-ROH-zahsh — Powerful, mighty, having great strength

baleias

bah-LAY-ahsh — Whales, large marine mammals

que

keh — That, which, who (relative pronoun)

nadam

NAH-dan — Swim, move through water (plural)

num

noon — In a (masculine singular contraction)

de

deh — Of, from, indicating origin or belonging

água

AH-gwah — Water, liquid essential for life

têm

tayn — Have, possess something (third person plural)

óleo

OH-lee-oo — Oil, fatty or greasy liquid substance

nadando

nah-DAN-doo — Swimming, currently moving through water

dentro

DEN-troo — Inside, within a space or body

delas

DEH-lahsh — Of them, from them (feminine plural)

Tão

tawn — So, as, such, to such a degree

perto

PER-too — Close, near, nearby in distance

atrás

ah-TRAHSH — Behind, in back of, to the rear

algum

al-GOOM — Some, any, an unspecified one

jaz

zhahsh — Lies, rests in a place (archaic)

enorme

eh-NOR-meh — Enormous, extremely large in size

à

ah — At the, to the (feminine contraction)

espera

esh-PEH-rah — Wait, expectation, anticipation of something

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, its, your (feminine singular)

presa

PREH-zah — Prey, an animal hunted for food

sem

sen — Without, lacking something or someone

dar

dahr — To give, to provide or offer something

qualquer

kwal-KEHR — Any, whichever, no matter which

chance

SHAN-seh — Chance, opportunity or possibility

engolindo

en-goh-LEEN-doo — Swallowing, consuming whole into the throat

os

oosh — The (masculine plural definite article)

peixes

PAY-shesh — Fish, aquatic vertebrate animals

miúdos

mee-OO-doosh — Small, tiny, little in size

através

ah-trah-VESH — Through, across, by means of

mandíbulas

man-DEE-boo-lahsh — Jaws, mandibles of an animal

escancaradas

esh-kan-kah-RAH-dahsh — Wide open, gaping fully apart

erram

EH-hahn — Wander, stray or roam aimlessly

caminho

kah-MEE-nyoo — Path, road or way to go

Enquanto

en-KWAN-too — While, whilst, during the time that

a

ah — The (feminine singular definite article)

baleia

bah-LAY-ah — Whale, a large marine mammal

flutua

floo-TOO-ah — Floats, remains suspended on water surface

na

nah — In the, at the (feminine singular)

popa

POH-pah — Stern, the rear part of a ship

do

doo — Of the (masculine singular contraction)

navio

nah-VEE-oo — Ship, large vessel for sea travel

cortam

KOR-tan — Cut, slash or sever something (plural)

lhe

lyeh — To him, to her, indirect object pronoun

cabeça

kah-BEH-sah — Head, the uppermost body part

rebocam

heh-BOH-kan — Tow, pull along behind a boat

com

kon — With, together using or alongside something

barco

BAR-koo — Boat, small vessel for water travel

mais

mysh — More, greater in quantity or degree

próximo

PROH-see-moo — Next, nearest, closest in distance

possível

poh-SEE-vel — Possible, able to be done or achieved

da

dah — Of the (feminine singular contraction)

costa

KOSH-tah — Coast, shoreline where land meets sea

mas

mahsh — But, however, indicating contrast

ela

EH-lah — She, it (feminine third person pronoun)

encalhará

en-kah-lyah-RAH — Will run aground, become stuck on bottom

doze

DOH-zeh — Twelve, the number 12

treze

TREH-zeh — Thirteen, the number 13

pés

pehsh — Feet, unit of length or body part

No

noo — In the (masculine singular contraction)

viram

VEE-ran — They saw, past tense of to see

muitas

MOO-ee-tahsh — Many, a large number of (feminine)

brincando

breen-KAN-doo — Playing, frolicking in a playful manner

no

noo — In the (masculine singular contraction)

oceano

oh-see-AH-noo — Ocean, vast body of salt water

por

por — For, by, through, per (preposition)

capricho

kah-PREE-shoo — Whim, caprice, fancy or impulse

borbulhando

bor-boo-LYAHN-doo — Bubbling, producing bubbles from water

dos

doosh — Of the (masculine plural contraction)

orifícios

oh-ree-FEE-see-oosh — Orifices, openings or holes in body

respiradouros

hesh-pee-rah-DOH-roosh — Blowholes, breathing openings of whales

natureza

nah-too-REH-zah — Nature, the natural world around us

colocou

koh-loh-KOH — Placed, put or positioned something somewhere

sobre

SOH-breh — On, over, about, upon something

ombros

OM-broosh — Shoulders, upper body joints connecting arms

tão

tawn — So, such, to such a degree

enormes

eh-NOR-mesh — Enormous, very large in size (plural)

cardumes

kar-DOO-mesh — Schools of fish, groups swimming together

foram

FOH-ran — Were, went (third person plural past)

forçados

for-SAH-doosh — Forced, compelled to do something

prosseguir

proh-seh-GHEER — To proceed, continue forward on a course

muito

MOO-ee-too — Much, very, a great deal of

cuidado

kwee-DAH-doo — Care, caution, careful attention to something

medo

MEH-doo — Fear, fright, feeling of being afraid

encalhar

en-kah-LYAR — To run aground, become stuck on seabed

elas

EH-lahsh — They, them (feminine third person plural)

Partimos

par-TEE-moosh — We departed, we left from a place

vento

VEN-too — Wind, moving air current outdoors

chamado

shah-MAH-doo — Called, named, referred to as something

O

oh — The (masculine singular definite article)

Baleia

bah-LAY-ah — Whale, large marine mammal (also title)

Alguns

al-GOONSH — Some, certain ones, a few of

dizem

DEE-zen — Say, claim, assert (third person plural)

não

nown — No, not, negation in Portuguese

consegue

kon-SEH-geh — Manages to, is able to do something

abrir

ah-BREER — To open, to make accessible or wider

boca

BOH-kah — Mouth, the opening used for eating

isso

EE-soo — That, this thing (neutral demonstrative pronoun)

é

eh — Is, third person singular of to be

fábula

FAH-boo-lah — Fable, myth, a false or invented story