Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 14

Vocabulary

Sendo

SEH-doo — Being; present participle of 'ser' (to be)

certa

SER-tah — Certain; sure; a particular (feminine form)

vez

vehz — Time; instance; occasion

perseguido

per-seh-GEE-doo — Pursued; chased; hunted down

por

por — By; for; through; preposition of cause or agent

uma

OO-mah — A; an; one (feminine indefinite article)

baleia

bah-LAY-ah — Whale; large marine mammal

que

keh — That; which; who; what (conjunction/pronoun)

havia

ah-VEE-ah — Had; there was; past form of 'haver'

ferido

feh-REE-doo — Wounded; injured; hurt

ele

EH-leh — He; him; third person singular pronoun

desviou

dez-vee-OH — Diverted; deflected; turned aside

ataque

ah-TAH-keh — Attack; assault; offensive strike

algum

al-GOOM — Some; any; a certain amount of

tempo

TEM-poo — Time; weather; period or duration

com

kom — With; together with; preposition of accompaniment

lança

LAN-sah — Spear; lance; pointed throwing weapon

mas

mahz — But; however; conjunction of contrast

furioso

foo-ree-OH-zoo — Furious; enraged; extremely angry

monstro

MON-stroo — Monster; beast; terrifying creature

acabou

ah-kah-BOH — Ended; finished; ultimately did something

se

seh — Himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun

lançar

lan-SAR — To throw; to hurl; to launch oneself

contra

KON-trah — Against; in opposition to; toward

barco

BAR-koo — Boat; small vessel for water travel

seus

SAY-ooz — His; her; their; possessive pronoun (plural)

companheiros

kom-pah-NYAY-rooz — Companions; crewmates; fellow travelers

só

soh — Only; alone; just; solely

foram

FOH-ram — Were; went; past tense plural of 'ser/ir'

preservados

preh-zer-VAH-dooz — Preserved; saved; kept safe from harm

saltando

sal-TAN-doo — Jumping; leaping; diving into water

para

PAH-rah — To; for; toward; preposition of direction

água

AH-gwah — Water; liquid essential for life

viram

VEE-ram — They saw; past tense of 'ver' (to see)

era

EH-rah — Was; imperfect past tense of 'ser'

inevitável

ee-neh-vee-TAH-vel — Inevitable; unavoidable; certain to happen

Diário

dee-AH-ree-oo — Diary; journal; daily written record

Missionário

mee-syoo-NAH-ree-oo — Missionary; person spreading religious faith abroad

própria

PROH-pree-ah — Own; very; itself (feminine emphatic adjective)

disse

DEE-seh — Said; spoke; past tense of 'dizer'

porção

por-SOWNG — Portion; part; share of something larger

marcante

mar-KAN-cheh — Striking; remarkable; noteworthy; standing out clearly

peculiar

peh-koo-lee-AR — Peculiar; distinctive; unique; unusual in character

interesse

in-teh-REH-seh — Interest; concern; importance; attention-worthy matter

Nacional

nah-syoo-NAL — National; relating to an entire nation

população

poo-poo-lah-SOWNG — Population; total number of inhabitants

pessoas

peh-SOH-ahz — People; persons; human beings

vivendo

vee-VEN-doo — Living; residing; present participle of 'viver'

mar

mar — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water

acrescentando

ah-kreh-sen-TAN-doo — Adding; contributing; increasing by inclusion

amplamente

am-plah-MEN-cheh — Widely; broadly; generously; to a great extent

cada

KAH-dah — Each; every; each individual one

ano

AH-noo — Year; period of twelve months

riqueza

hee-KEH-zah — Wealth; richness; abundance of resources

indústria

in-DOOS-tree-ah — Industry; commercial or productive enterprise

ousada

oh-ZAH-dah — Daring; bold; brave; audacious (feminine)

perseverante

per-seh-veh-RAN-cheh — Persevering; persistent; steadfast in effort

Relatório

heh-lah-TOH-ree-oo — Report; official written account or document

Discurso

dees-KUR-soo — Speech; discourse; formal spoken address

Senado

seh-NAH-doo — Senate; upper legislative governmental chamber

pedido

peh-DEE-doo — Request; petition; something formally asked for

Construção

kon-stroo-SOWNG — Construction; building; act of constructing something

Quebra-mar

KEH-brah-mar — Breakwater; structure protecting harbor from waves

caiu

kah-EE-oo — Fell; dropped; past tense of 'cair'

diretamente

dee-reh-tah-MEN-cheh — Directly; straight; immediately; without detour

provavelmente

proh-vah-vel-MEN-cheh — Probably; likely; in all probability

matou

mah-TOH — Killed; slew; past tense of 'matar'

instante

in-STAN-cheh — Instant; moment; a very brief period

Aventuras

ah-ven-TOO-rahs — Adventures; exciting or daring experiences

Baleeiro

bah-lay-AY-roo — Whaler; person or ship that hunts whales

Biografia

bee-oh-grah-FEE-ah — Biography; written account of someone's life

coletadas

koh-leh-TAH-dahs — Collected; gathered; compiled from various sources

Viagem

vee-AH-zhem — Journey; voyage; trip; travel to a destination

Retorno

heh-TOR-noo — Return; coming back; homeward journey

você

voh-SEH — You; second person singular informal pronoun

fizer

fee-ZER — Make; do; future subjunctive of 'fazer'

mínimo

MEE-nee-moo — Minimum; least; smallest possible amount

maldito

mal-DEE-too — Damned; cursed; accursed; wretched

ruído

hoo-EE-doo — Noise; sound; unwanted or loud disturbance

respondeu

heh-spon-DEH-oo — Replied; answered; responded to something said

vou

voh — I will; I am going; first person of 'ir'

te

cheh — You; informal second person object pronoun

mandar

man-DAR — To send; to order; to command someone

inferno

in-FER-noo — Hell; inferno; place of punishment or chaos

Vida

VEE-dah — Life; existence; one's living experience

irmão

eer-MOWNG — Brother; male sibling

Versão

ver-SOWNG — Version; account; particular form of a story

narrativa

nah-hah-CHEE-vah — Narrative; story; account of events told

navio

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

viagens

vee-AH-zhensh — Voyages; journeys; plural of 'viagem'

ingleses

in-GLEH-zehs — English; people or things from England

Oceano

oh-seh-AH-noo — Ocean; vast body of salt water

Norte

NOR-cheh — North; cardinal direction opposite of south

intuito

in-TWEE-too — Purpose; intention; aim; goal behind an action

possível

poh-SEE-vel — Possible; feasible; able to be done

descobrir

dez-koh-BRIR — To discover; to find; to uncover something unknown

passagem

pah-SAH-zhem — Passage; route; way through or across something

através

ah-trah-VEHS — Through; across; by way of something

dele

DEH-leh — Of him; of it; third person possessive contraction

até

ah-TEH — Until; up to; even; as far as

embora

em-BOH-rah — Although; even though; despite the fact

tenham

TEN-yam — Have; present subjunctive plural of 'ter'

falhado

fah-LYAH-doo — Failed; missed; did not succeed in goal

objetivo

ob-zheh-CHEE-voo — Objective; goal; aim; intended outcome

principal

prin-see-PAL — Main; principal; most important; primary

revelaram

heh-veh-LAH-ram — Revealed; disclosed; uncovered previously hidden information

esconderijos

es-kon-deh-REE-zhooz — Hiding places; hideouts; concealed locations

Dicionário

dee-syoo-NAH-ree-oo — Dictionary; reference book of word definitions

Comercial

koh-mer-see-AL — Commercial; relating to trade and commerce