Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 7
The waves of this crowd, augmented incessantly, dashed against the angles of the houses which projected here and there, like so many promontories, into the irregular basin of the place.
As ondas desta multidão, aumentadas incessantemente, chocavam-se contra os ângulos das casas que se projetavam aqui e ali, como tantos promontórios, na bacia irregular da praça.
In the centre of the lofty Gothic[1] façade of the palace, the grand staircase, incessantly ascended and descended by a double current, which, after parting on the intermediate landing-place, flowed in broad waves along its lateral slopes,—the grand staircase, I say, trickled incessantly into the place, like a cascade into a lake.
No centro da elevada fachada gótica do palácio, a grande escadaria, incessantemente subida e descida por uma dupla corrente, que, após separar-se no patamar intermediário, fluía em largas ondas ao longo de suas encostas laterais — a grande escadaria, digo eu, escorria incessantemente para a praça, como uma cascata em um lago.
The cries, the laughter, the trampling of those thousands of feet, produced a great noise and a great clamor.
Os gritos, as gargalhadas, o pisoteio daqueles milhares de pés produziam um grande ruído e um grande clamor.
From time to time, this noise and clamor redoubled; the current which drove the crowd towards the grand staircase flowed backwards, became troubled, formed whirlpools.
De tempos em tempos, esse ruído e esse clamor redobravam; a corrente que impelia a multidão em direção à grande escadaria refluía, tornava-se agitada, formava redemoinhos.
This was produced by the buffet of an archer, or the horse of one of the provost's sergeants, which kicked to restore order; an admirable tradition which the provostship has bequeathed to the constablery, the constablery to the _maréchaussée_, the _maréchaussée_ to our _gendarmeri_ of Paris.
Isso era provocado pelo empurrão de um arqueiro, ou pelo cavalo de um dos sargentos do prevosto, que coiceava para restabelecer a ordem; uma admirável tradição que a prevostaria legou à conestableria, a conestableria à _maréchaussée_, a _maréchaussée_ à nossa _gendarmerie_ de Paris.
Thousands of good, calm, _bourgeois_ faces thronged the windows, the doors, the dormer windows, the roofs, gazing at the palace, gazing at the populace, and asking nothing more; for many Parisians content themselves with the spectacle of the spectators, and a wall behind which something is going on becomes at once, for us, a very curious thing indeed.
Milhares de rostos bons, calmos e _burgueses_ enchiam as janelas, as portas, as mansardas, os telhados, contemplando o palácio, contemplando o povo, e não pedindo nada mais; pois muitos parisienses contentam-se com o espetáculo dos espectadores, e uma parede atrás da qual algo está acontecendo torna-se imediatamente, para nós, uma coisa muito curiosa.
Vocabulary
- ondas
- Waves; undulating movements of a crowd or water
- desta
- Contraction of 'de' and 'esta', meaning 'of this'
- multidão
- A large crowd or throng of people
- aumentadas
- Increased or enlarged; grown in size or number
- incessantemente
- Without stopping; continuously and without pause
- chocavam
- Were colliding or crashing against something forcefully
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against' indicating opposition or collision
- ângulos
- Corners or angles of a building or structure
- projetavam
- Were projecting or jutting outward from a surface
- ali
- There; indicating a location slightly farther away
- tantos
- So many; indicating a large or equivalent number
- promontórios
- Headlands or projections jutting out from a larger mass
- bacia
- Basin; a wide hollow area, like a plaza or bowl
- irregular
- Not having a uniform or consistent shape or pattern
- praça
- A public square or plaza in a town or city
- elevada
- Elevated or raised high above the surrounding area
- fachada
- The front facade or face of a building
- gótica
- Gothic; relating to the medieval European architectural style
- palácio
- A palace; a large grand official or royal building
- escadaria
- A grand staircase or flight of stairs in a building
- subida
- The act of going up; ascent on stairs or a slope
- descida
- The act of going down; descent on stairs or a slope
- dupla
- Double or dual; consisting of two parts or streams
- corrente
- A current or flow of people, water, or air
- após
- After; following something in time or sequence
- separar
- To separate or divide into distinct parts or groups
- patamar
- A landing or intermediate platform on a staircase
- intermediário
- Intermediate; situated in the middle between two points
- fluía
- Was flowing smoothly and continuously in a direction
- largas
- Wide or broad; having a large horizontal extent
- encostas
- Slopes or hillsides descending from a higher point
- laterais
- Lateral or side; relating to the sides of something
- digo
- I say; first person present of the verb 'dizer'
- escorria
- Was trickling or draining away gradually downward
- cascata
- A waterfall or cascade of flowing water
- lago
- A lake; a large body of standing water
- gritos
- Shouts or screams; loud cries made by people
- gargalhadas
- Loud bursts of laughter; boisterous and hearty laughing
- pisoteio
- Trampling; the sound or act of many feet stomping
- daqueles
- Contraction of 'de' and 'aqueles', meaning 'of those'
- milhares
- Thousands; a very large number of things or people
- produziam
- Were producing or generating a sound, effect, or result
- ruído
- Noise; an unpleasant or loud sound in the environment
- clamor
- Loud uproar or clamor raised by a large crowd
- tempos
- Times; periods or intervals of time; 'de tempos em tempos' means 'from time to time'
- redobravam
- Were redoubling or intensifying in force and volume
- impelia
- Was pushing or propelling something forward with force
- direção
- Direction; the course along which something moves
- refluía
- Was flowing back; receding like a tide or crowd
- tornava
- Was becoming or turning into a different state
- agitada
- Agitated or stirred up; in a state of turbulent motion
- formava
- Was forming or taking shape into a particular configuration
- redemoinhos
- Whirlpools or eddies; circular swirling movements of crowd
- provocado
- Caused or provoked by an external action or force
- empurrão
- A shove or push given to move someone forcefully
- arqueiro
- An archer; a soldier armed with a bow and arrows
- sargentos
- Sergeants; non-commissioned military or police officers
- prevosto
- A provost; a medieval law enforcement or judicial officer
- coiceava
- Was kicking; a horse striking out with its hind legs
- restabelecer
- To restore or reestablish order or a previous condition
- ordem
- Order; the condition of organized or lawful arrangement
- admirável
- Admirable; worthy of great respect and approval
- tradição
- Tradition; a long-established custom passed down through generations
- legou
- Bequeathed or handed down to future generations
- Milhares
- Thousands; very large numbers of people or things
- rostos
- Faces; the front parts of a person's head
- calmos
- Calm; peaceful and undisturbed in manner or expression
- _burgueses_
- Bourgeois; middle-class townspeople or urban citizens
- enchiam
- Were filling; occupying a space completely with people
- mansardas
- Mansard attic rooms or dormer windows in sloping roofs
- telhados
- Rooftops; the outer covering surfaces of buildings
- contemplando
- Contemplating or gazing at something with focused attention
- povo
- The people; the common folk or population of a place
- pedindo
- Asking for or requesting something from someone
- pois
- Because or since; conjunction giving a reason or explanation
- parisienses
- Parisians; people who are from or live in Paris
- contentam
- Are satisfied or contented with something they have
- espetáculo
- A spectacle or show; an impressive public display or event
- espectadores
- Spectators or viewers watching an event or performance
- parede
- A wall; a vertical structure dividing or enclosing a space
- atrás
- Behind or at the back of something or somewhere
- qual
- Which; relative pronoun used to specify or identify
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- acontecendo
- Happening or occurring at the present moment
- torna
- Turns or makes something become a certain way
- imediatamente
- Immediately; without any delay, right away
- curiosa
- Curious or interesting; arousing curiosity and attention
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