Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 6
It must be stated, in honor of the good sense of the loungers of Paris, that the greater part of this crowd directed their steps towards the bonfire, which was quite in season, or towards the mystery play, which was to be presented in the grand hall of the Palais de Justice (the courts of law), which was well roofed and walled; and that the curious left the poor, scantily flowered maypole to shiver all alone beneath the sky of January, in the cemetery of the Chapel of Braque.
Deve-se dizer, em honra do bom senso dos ociosos de Paris, que a maior parte dessa multidão dirigiu seus passos para a fogueira, que era bastante adequada à estação, ou para o mistério que seria encenado na grande sala do Palácio da Justiça (o tribunal), que era bem coberto e murado; e que os curiosos deixaram o pobre mastro de maio, escassamente florido, a tremer sozinho sob o céu de janeiro, no cemitério da Capela de Braque.
The populace thronged the avenues of the law courts in particular, because they knew that the Flemish ambassadors, who had arrived two days previously, intended to be present at the representation of the mystery, and at the election of the Pope of the Fools, which was also to take place in the grand hall.
O povo afluiu em particular às avenidas do tribunal, porque sabia que os embaixadores flamengos, que haviam chegado dois dias antes, pretendiam assistir à representação do mistério e à eleição do Papa dos Loucos, que também deveria ter lugar na grande sala.
It was no easy matter on that day, to force one's way into that grand hall, although it was then reputed to be the largest covered enclosure in the world (it is true that Sauval had not yet measured the grand hall of the Château of Montargis). The palace place, encumbered with people, offered to the curious gazers at the windows the aspect of a sea; into which five or six streets, like so many mouths of rivers, discharged every moment fresh floods of heads.
Não era tarefa fácil, naquele dia, abrir caminho até àquela grande sala, embora ela fosse então reputada como o maior recinto coberto do mundo (é verdade que Sauval ainda não havia medido a grande sala do Castelo de Montargis). A praça do palácio, apinhada de gente, oferecia aos curiosos que observavam das janelas o aspeto de um mar; no qual cinco ou seis ruas, como outras tantas bocas de rios, despejavam a cada momento novas ondas de cabeças.
Vocabulary
- Deve
- Must or should; expresses obligation or expectation
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, itself
- dizer
- To say or to tell something
- em
- In, at, or on; common preposition of location
- honra
- Honor, respect, or tribute paid to someone
- do
- Contraction of de and o; of the
- bom
- Good; describing positive quality or character
- senso
- Sense or judgment; rational understanding
- dos
- Contraction of de and os; of the (plural)
- ociosos
- Idle people; those without work or purpose
- de
- Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition
- que
- That, which, or what; conjunction and pronoun
- a
- The; feminine definite article in Portuguese
- maior
- Greater or largest; comparative of grande
- parte
- Part or portion of a whole
- dessa
- Contraction of de and essa; of that
- multidão
- Crowd or large group of people
- dirigiu
- Directed or headed toward a destination
- seus
- His, her, their, or your (possessive plural)
- passos
- Steps or paces taken while walking
- para
- For, to, or toward; common preposition
- fogueira
- Bonfire or large outdoor fire
- era
- Was; past tense of ser (to be)
- bastante
- Quite, enough, or sufficiently; indicates adequacy
- adequada
- Appropriate or suitable for a purpose
- à
- Contraction of a and a; to the (feminine)
- estação
- Season of the year or a station
- ou
- Or; conjunction expressing alternatives
- o
- The; masculine definite article in Portuguese
- mistério
- Mystery; something unknown or secret
- seria
- Would be; conditional tense of ser
- encenado
- Staged or performed as a theatrical production
- na
- Contraction of em and a; in the (feminine)
- grande
- Large or great in size or importance
- sala
- Hall or room in a building
- Palácio
- Palace; large official or royal building
- da
- Contraction of de and a; of the (feminine)
- Justiça
- Justice; fairness or the legal system
- tribunal
- Court of law or judicial tribunal
- bem
- Well or good; adverb of manner
- coberto
- Covered or sheltered from elements above
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- murado
- Walled; enclosed by walls on sides
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- curiosos
- Curious onlookers or inquisitive people
- deixaram
- Left or allowed; past tense of deixar
- pobre
- Poor or unfortunate; lacking resources
- mastro
- Mast or pole, often for flags
- maio
- May; the fifth month of the year
- escassamente
- Scarcely or barely; with very little
- florido
- Flowered or in bloom; adorned with flowers
- tremer
- To tremble or shiver from cold or fear
- sozinho
- Alone or by oneself; without company
- sob
- Under or beneath something above
- céu
- Sky or heaven above the earth
- janeiro
- January; the first month of the year
- no
- Contraction of em and o; in the (masculine)
- cemitério
- Cemetery or graveyard where people are buried
- Capela
- Chapel; small place of worship
- O
- The; masculine definite article in Portuguese
- povo
- People or populace; general population
- afluiu
- Flocked or streamed toward a place
- particular
- Particularly or especially; in a specific way
- às
- Contraction of a and as; to the (feminine plural)
- avenidas
- Avenues or wide city streets
- porque
- Because or why; causal conjunction
- sabia
- Knew; past imperfect tense of saber
- embaixadores
- Ambassadors; diplomatic representatives of countries
- flamengos
- Flemish; people from Flanders region of Belgium
- haviam
- Had; past tense auxiliary verb haver (plural)
- chegado
- Arrived; past participle of chegar
- dois
- Two; the number 2
- dias
- Days; plural of dia
- antes
- Before or previously in time
- pretendiam
- Intended or planned to do something
- assistir
- To attend or watch an event
- representação
- Performance or representation of a theatrical work
- eleição
- Election or selection of someone by vote
- Papa
- Pope; head of the Roman Catholic Church
- Loucos
- Fools or madmen; festival of the Fools
- também
- Also or too; additive adverb
- deveria
- Should have or ought to; conditional of dever
- ter
- To have; auxiliary and main verb
- lugar
- Place or location; also to take place
- Não
- No or not; basic negation word
- tarefa
- Task or assignment to be completed
- fácil
- Easy; not difficult to do
- naquele
- Contraction of em and aquele; in that (masculine)
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- abrir
- To open something or make passage through
- caminho
- Path, road, or way through somewhere
- até
- Until, up to, or even; preposition
- àquela
- Contraction of a and àquela; to that (feminine)
- embora
- Although or even though; concessive conjunction
- ela
- She or her; third person feminine pronoun
- fosse
- Were; past subjunctive of ser or ir
- então
- Then or at that time; temporal adverb
- reputada
- Reputed or considered to be something
- como
- As or like; comparison conjunction or adverb
- recinto
- Enclosure or enclosed space or area
- mundo
- World or universe; all of humanity
- é
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- verdade
- Truth; something that is factually correct
- ainda
- Still or yet; temporal adverb
- não
- Not or no; negation word
- havia
- Had; past imperfect tense of haver
- medido
- Measured; past participle of medir
- Castelo
- Castle; large fortified medieval building
- A
- The; feminine definite article in Portuguese
- praça
- Square or plaza; open public space
- palácio
- Palace; large grand official building
- apinhada
- Packed or crammed with people
- gente
- People or folk; general group of persons
- oferecia
- Offered or presented; past imperfect of oferecer
- aos
- Contraction of a and os; to the (masculine plural)
- observavam
- Observed or watched; past imperfect of observar
- das
- Contraction of de and as; of the (feminine plural)
- janelas
- Windows; openings in walls for light
- aspeto
- Aspect or appearance of something observed
- um
- A or an; indefinite article, also one
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water
- qual
- Which or what; relative pronoun
- cinco
- Five; the number 5
- seis
- Six; the number 6
- ruas
- Streets; plural of rua
- outras
- Other or others; feminine plural of outro
- tantas
- So many; feminine plural of tanto
- bocas
- Mouths or openings; plural of boca
- rios
- Rivers; plural of rio
- despejavam
- Poured or emptied out; past imperfect of despejar
- cada
- Each or every; distributive adjective
- momento
- Moment; a brief point in time
- novas
- New; feminine plural of novo
- ondas
- Waves; plural of onda
- cabeças
- Heads; plural of cabeça
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