Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 9

Vocabulary

Ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the, at the

redor

heh-DOR — Around, surrounding area of something

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the

salão

sah-LOWN — Large hall or grand room in a building

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the

longo

LON-goo — Along; extending a great distance

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the (feminine)

elevada

eh-leh-VAH-dah — Elevated, raised, high up in position

parede

pah-REH-deh — Wall of a building or room

entre

EN-treh — Between or among two or more things

as

ahz — Definite article feminine plural; the

portas

POR-tahz — Doors, entryways into a room or building

janelas

zhah-NEH-lahz — Windows of a building or room

colunas

koh-LOO-nahz — Columns, vertical pillars supporting a structure

a

ah — Definite article feminine singular; the

interminável

in-tehr-mee-NAH-vel — Endless, seeming to have no termination

fileira

fee-LAY-rah — Row or line of people or objects

de

deh — Preposition meaning of, from, about

todos

TOH-dooz — All, every one of a group

os

ooz — Definite article masculine plural; the

reis

haysh — Kings, male monarchs of a kingdom

França

FRAN-sah — France, country in western Europe

desde

DEZ-deh — Since, from a specific point in time

preguiçosos

preh-gee-SOH-zooz — Lazy, idle, lacking energy or motivation

com

kon — Preposition meaning with, together with

braços

BRAH-sooz — Arms, upper limbs of the human body

pendentes

pen-DEN-tehz — Hanging, dangling loosely downward

e

eh — Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses

olhos

OH-lyooz — Eyes, organs used for seeing

baixos

BY-shooz — Low, downcast, near the ground

valentes

vah-LEN-tehz — Brave, courageous, showing valor in action

combativos

kom-bah-TEE-vooz — Combative, ready and eager to fight

cabeças

kah-BEH-sahz — Heads, uppermost part of the human body

erguidos

ehr-GEE-dooz — Raised, lifted upward with confidence

audaciosamente

ow-dah-syoh-zah-MEN-teh — Audaciously, boldly, with daring confidence

em

en — Preposition meaning in, at, on

direção

dee-reh-SOW — Direction, the course toward something

céu

SEH-oo — Sky or heaven above the earth

Depois

deh-POYSH — Afterward, then, following in time or order

nas

nahz — Contraction of 'em' and 'as'; in the (feminine plural)

longas

LON-gahz — Long, extended in length or duration (feminine plural)

ogiva

oh-ZHEE-vah — Ogive, pointed Gothic arch in architecture

vitrais

vee-TRAYSH — Stained glass windows in a building

mil

meel — Thousand; also used to mean countless, many

tonalidades

toh-nah-lee-DAH-dehz — Tones, shades, or hues of color

amplas

AM-plahz — Ample, wide, spacious, broad in extent

entradas

en-TRAH-dahz — Entrances, doorways or entry points

ricas

HEE-kahz — Rich, elaborate, ornate in appearance

finamente

fee-nah-MEN-teh — Finely, delicately, with great skill and detail

esculpidas

esh-kool-PEE-dahz — Sculpted, carved with artistic craftsmanship

tudo

TOO-doo — Everything, all things without exception

abóbadas

ah-BOH-bah-dahz — Vaults, arched ceilings in architecture

paredes

pah-REH-dehz — Walls, vertical surfaces enclosing a space

ombreiras

om-BRAY-rahz — Doorjambs or window jambs, side posts of frames

painéis

pay-NAYSH — Panels, flat decorative sections on surfaces

estátuas

esh-TAH-too-ahz — Statues, sculpted figures of persons or beings

cobertos

koh-BEHR-tooz — Covered, overlaid with something on top

alto

AHL-too — High, tall, or up above

baixo

BY-shoo — Low, below, or down beneath

uma

OO-mah — Indefinite article feminine singular; a, one

esplêndida

esh-PLEN-dee-dah — Splendid, magnificent, impressively beautiful

iluminação

ee-loo-mee-nah-SOW — Illumination, the lighting of a space

azul

ah-ZOOL — Blue, the color of the sky

ouro

OH-roo — Gold, precious yellow metal or its color

que

keh — That, which, who; relative or conjunction word

um

oon — Indefinite article masculine singular; a, one

tanto

TAN-too — So much, to such a degree

desbotada

dehz-boh-TAH-dah — Faded, having lost original color or brightness

na

nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a'; in the (feminine)

época

EH-poh-kah — Era, period, or age in history

contemplamos

kon-tem-PLAH-mooz — We contemplated or observed something attentively

havia

ah-VEE-ah — There was, had; past imperfect of haver

quase

KWAH-zeh — Almost, nearly, not quite completely

inteiramente

in-tay-rah-MEN-teh — Entirely, completely, wholly without exception

desaparecido

deh-zah-pah-reh-SEE-doo — Disappeared, vanished, no longer visible

sob

sob — Under, beneath, below something

poeira

poo-AY-rah — Dust, fine dry particles covering surfaces

teias

TAY-ahz — Webs, as in spider webs

aranha

ah-RAH-nyah — Spider, the eight-legged arthropod insect

no

noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; in the (masculine)

ano

AH-noo — Year, a period of twelve months

graça

GRAH-sah — Grace; here used in 'year of grace' (anno Domini)

quando

KWAN-doo — When, at the time that something occurred

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Still, yet, even now continuing

admirava

ahd-mee-RAH-vah — Was admiring, looking at with wonder

pela

PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a'; by the (feminine)

tradição

trah-dee-SOW — Tradition, custom passed down through generations

Que

keh — That, which; introduces a clause or statement

o

oo — Definite article masculine singular; the

leitor

lay-TOR — Reader, person who reads a text

imagine

ee-mah-ZHEE-neh — Imagine, picture something mentally (imperative)

agora

ah-GOH-rah — Now, at this present moment in time

este

EH-steh — This, demonstrative pronoun for nearby masculine noun

imenso

ee-MEN-soo — Immense, vast, enormously large in size

oblongo

ob-LON-goo — Oblong, elongated rectangular shape

iluminado

ee-loo-mee-NAH-doo — Illuminated, lit up with light

luz

looz — Light, the natural agent enabling vision

pálida

PAH-lee-dah — Pale, dim, lacking brightness or intensity

dia

JEE-ah — Day, a twenty-four-hour period

janeiro

zhah-NAY-roo — January, the first month of the year

invadido

in-vah-DEE-doo — Invaded, filled or overrun by something

por

por — By, through, for; preposition of means

multidão

mool-tee-DOWN — Crowd, a large gathering of people

heterogênea

eh-teh-roh-ZHEH-neh-ah — Heterogeneous, diverse, made up of different kinds

barulhenta

bah-roo-LYEN-tah — Noisy, loud, creating much commotion

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, itself, themselves

arrasta

ah-HRAS-tah — Drags, shuffles along slowly

das

dahz — Contraction of 'de' and 'as'; of the (feminine plural)

gira

ZHEE-rah — Turns, rotates, moves around a center

torno

TOR-noo — Around; in 'em torno de' means around

sete

SEH-teh — Seven, the number 7

terá

teh-RAH — Will have; future tense of ter

ideia

ee-DAY-ah — Idea, concept, thought in the mind

confusa

kon-FOO-zah — Confused, blurred, unclear in impression

efeito

eh-FAY-too — Effect, result, or impression produced

geral

zheh-RAHL — General, overall, relating to the whole

quadro

KWAH-droo — Picture, painting, or scene; tableau

cujos

KOO-zhooz — Whose, of which; relative possessive pronoun

curiosos

koo-ryoh-ZOZ — Curious, interesting details worthy of attention

detalhes

deh-TAH-lyehz — Details, small specific elements of something

nos

nooz — Us, ourselves; first person plural pronoun

esforçaremos

esh-for-sah-REH-mooz — We will strive or make an effort

indicar

in-dee-KAR — To indicate, point out, or describe

maior

my-OR — Greater, larger, more significant in degree

precisão

preh-see-ZOW — Precision, accuracy, exactness in description

É

EH — Is; third person singular present of ser

certo

SEHR-too — Certain, sure, definitely true

não

now — No, not; negation word in Portuguese

tivesse

tee-VEH-seh — Had; past subjunctive of ter

assassinado

ah-sah-see-NAH-doo — Assassinated, murdered, especially a public figure