Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 10

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, there would have been no documents in the trial of Ravaillac deposited in the clerk's office of the Palais de Justice, no accomplices interested in causing the said documents to disappear; hence, no incendiaries obliged, for lack of better means, to burn the clerk's office in order to burn the documents, and to burn the Palais de Justice in order to burn the clerk's office; consequently, in short, no conflagration in 1618.

, não teria havido documentos no processo de Ravaillac depositados na escrivania do Palais de Justice, nenhum cúmplice interessado em fazer desaparecer os referidos documentos; portanto, nenhum incendiário obrigado, por falta de meios melhores, a queimar a escrivania para queimar os documentos, e a queimar o Palais de Justice para queimar a escrivania; consequentemente, em suma, nenhuma conflagração em 1618.

The old Palais would be standing still, with its ancient grand hall; I should be able to say to the reader, "Go and look at it," and we should thus both escape the necessity,—I of making, and he of reading, a description of it, such as it is.

O velho Palais ainda estaria de pé, com seu antigo grande salão; eu poderia dizer ao leitor: "Vá e olhe para ele", e assim ambos escaparíamos da necessidade — eu de fazer, e ele de ler, uma descrição dele, tal como é.

Which demonstrates a new truth: that great events have incalculable results.

O que demonstra uma nova verdade: que os grandes acontecimentos têm resultados incalculáveis.

It is true that it may be quite possible, in the first place, that Ravaillac had no accomplices; and in the second, that if he had any, they were in no way connected with the fire of 1618.

É verdade que pode ser bastante possível, em primeiro lugar, que Ravaillac não tivesse cúmplices; e em segundo, que, se os tinha, eles não estavam de forma alguma ligados ao incêndio de 1618.

Two other very plausible explanations exist: First, the great flaming star, a foot broad, and a cubit high, which fell from heaven, as every one knows, upon the law courts, after midnight on the seventh of March; second, Théophile's quatrain,—

Existem duas outras explicações muito plausíveis: Primeira, a grande estrela flamejante, de um pé de largura e um côvado de altura, que caiu do céu, como toda a gente sabe, sobre o tribunal, depois da meia-noite do dia sete de março; segunda, a quadra de Théophile,—

"Sure, 'twas but a sorry game / When at Paris, Dame Justice, / Through having eaten too much spice, / Set the palace all aflame.

"Certamente, não foi senão um triste jogo / Quando em Paris, a Senhora Justiça, / Por ter comido especiarias em demasia, / Pôs o palácio todo em chamas.

Vocabulary

não: now — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
teria: teh-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'ter', meaning 'would have'.
havido: ah-VEE-doo — Past participle of 'haver', meaning 'occurred' or 'existed'.
documentos: doh-koo-MEN-toosh — Official or written records; documents.
no: noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
processo: proh-SEH-soo — Legal trial or judicial proceeding.
de: deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
depositados: deh-poh-zee-TAH-doosh — Stored or deposited in an official location.
na: nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'.
escrivania: esh-kree-vah-NEE-ah — Clerk's office where official records are kept.
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'.
nenhum: neh-NYOOM — No one; none; not any person or thing.
cúmplice: KOOM-plee-seh — An accomplice; person involved in a crime.
interessado: een-teh-reh-SAH-doo — Interested or invested in a particular outcome.
em: em — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
fazer: fah-ZER — To do or to make something.
desaparecer: deh-zah-pah-reh-SER — To disappear or vanish from sight.
os: oosh — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
referidos: reh-feh-REE-doosh — Aforementioned; previously referred to items.
portanto: por-TAN-too — Therefore; consequently; as a result.
incendiário: een-sen-dee-AH-ree-oo — Arsonist; one who deliberately sets fires.
obrigado: oh-bree-GAH-doo — Forced or obliged; also means 'thank you'.
por: por — Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'.
falta: FAL-tah — Lack or absence of something needed.
meios: MAY-oosh — Means or methods available to achieve something.
melhores: meh-LYO-resh — Better; superior options or alternatives.
a: ah — Feminine definite article or preposition 'to'.
queimar: kay-MAR — To burn something with fire.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'.
e: eh — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
o: oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
consequentemente: kon-seh-kwen-teh-MEN-teh — As a consequence; therefore; as a result.
suma: SOO-mah — Sum; total; used in phrase 'em suma' meaning 'in short'.
conflagração: kon-flah-grah-SOW — A large destructive fire; conflagration.
O: oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
velho: VEH-lyoo — Old; an elderly person or aged thing.
ainda: ah-EEN-dah — Still; yet; even now or up to this point.
estaria: esh-tah-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'estar', meaning 'would be'.
pé: peh — Foot; also used in 'de pé' meaning 'standing'.
com: kom — Preposition meaning 'with'.
seu: SAY-oo — His, her, your, or its; possessive pronoun.
antigo: an-TEE-goo — Ancient; old; belonging to former times.
grande: GRAN-deh — Large or great in size or importance.
salão: sah-LOW — Large hall or room for gatherings or events.
eu: AY-oo — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
poderia: poh-deh-REE-ah — Could; conditional form of 'poder'.
dizer: dee-ZER — To say or to tell something to someone.
ao: ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'.
leitor: lay-TOR — Reader; a person who reads written texts.
Vá: vah — Go; imperative form of 'ir'.
olhe: OH-lyeh — Look; imperative form of 'olhar'.
ele: EH-leh — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
assim: ah-SEEM — Thus; so; in this way or manner.
ambos: AM-boosh — Both; referring to two people or things.
escaparíamos: esh-kah-pah-REE-ah-moosh — We would escape from a situation or necessity.
da: dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'.
necessidade: neh-seh-see-DAH-deh — Necessity; a need or required condition.
ler: ler — To read written text or material.
uma: OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
descrição: desh-kree-SOW — Description; an account of something's characteristics.
dele: DEH-leh — Of him; his; contraction of 'de' and 'ele'.
tal: tal — Such; of that kind or degree.
como: KOH-moo — How; as; like; used for comparison.
é: eh — Is; third person singular of 'ser'.
que: keh — That; which; who; a conjunction or relative pronoun.
demonstra: deh-MON-strah — Demonstrates; shows or proves something clearly.
nova: NOH-vah — New; feminine form of 'novo'.
verdade: ver-DAH-deh — Truth; a fact or reality.
grandes: GRAN-desh — Great or large; plural of 'grande'.
acontecimentos: ah-kon-teh-see-MEN-toosh — Events; significant occurrences or happenings.
têm: taym — Have; third person plural of 'ter'.
resultados: reh-zool-TAH-doosh — Results; outcomes of actions or events.
incalculáveis: een-kal-koo-LAH-vaysh — Incalculable; too vast to be measured or counted.
É: eh — Is; third person singular of 'ser'; 'it is'.
pode: POH-deh — Can; is able to; third person singular of 'poder'.
ser: ser — To be; infinitive of the permanent state verb.
bastante: bash-TAN-teh — Enough; quite; sufficiently or considerably.
possível: poh-SEE-vel — Possible; capable of happening or existing.
primeiro: pree-MAY-roo — First; the initial one in a sequence.
lugar: loo-GAR — Place; location; spot or position.
tivesse: tee-VEH-seh — Had; subjunctive past form of 'ter'.
cúmplices: KOOM-plee-sesh — Accomplices; people who assist in wrongdoing.
segundo: seh-GOON-doo — Second; the next after first in order.
se: seh — If; reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction.
tinha: TEEN-yah — Had; imperfect past tense of 'ter'.
eles: EH-lesh — They; third person plural masculine pronoun.
estavam: esh-TAH-vam — Were; imperfect past tense of 'estar'.
forma: FOR-mah — Form; way; manner or shape of something.
alguma: al-GOO-mah — Some; any; feminine form of 'algum'.
ligados: lee-GAH-doosh — Connected; linked or related to something.
incêndio: een-SEN-dee-oo — Fire; a destructive burning of a building.
Existem: ee-ZEES-tem — There exist; there are present or available.
duas: DOO-ash — Two; feminine form of 'dois'.
outras: OH-trash — Other; different; plural feminine form.
explicações: esh-plee-kah-SOYNSH — Explanations; clarifications of something unclear.
muito: MWEE-too — Very; much; a lot or greatly.
plausíveis: plow-ZEE-vaysh — Plausible; seeming reasonable or probable.
Primeira: pree-MAY-rah — First; feminine form referring to initial item.
estrela: esh-TREH-lah — Star; a luminous celestial body in the sky.
flamejante: flah-meh-ZHAN-teh — Flaming; blazing with fire or bright light.
um: oom — A; an; masculine indefinite article.
largura: lar-GOO-rah — Width; breadth of an object or space.
altura: al-TOO-rah — Height; the measurement from base to top.
caiu: kah-YOO — Fell; past tense of 'cair' meaning to fall.
céu: SAY-oo — Sky; heaven; the space above the earth.
toda: TOH-dah — All; every; the whole of something.
gente: ZHEN-teh — People; folks; everyone in a group.
sabe: SAH-beh — Knows; third person singular of 'saber'.
sobre: SOH-breh — On; above; about; concerning something.
tribunal: tree-boo-NAL — Court; a judicial authority or its building.
depois: deh-POISH — After; afterwards; following in time.
meia-noite: MAY-ah NOY-teh — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night.
dia: DEE-ah — Day; a 24-hour period of time.
sete: SEH-teh — Seven; the number 7.
março: MAR-soo — March; the third month of the year.
segunda: seh-GOON-dah — Second; feminine form; also means Monday.
quadra: KWAH-drah — Stanza; a four-line verse in poetry.
Certamente: ser-tah-MEN-teh — Certainly; surely; without doubt.
foi: foy — Was; went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'.
senão: seh-NOW — But; except; otherwise; if not.
triste: TREES-teh — Sad; sorrowful; unhappy in mood.
jogo: ZHOH-goo — Game; play; jest or trick.
Quando: KWAN-doo — When; at the time that something happened.
Senhora: seh-NYOH-rah — Lady; madam; a title of respect for women.
Justiça: zhoosh-TEE-sah — Justice; fairness; also referring to the court.
Por: por — For; by; because of; a preposition.
ter: ter — To have; infinitive of 'ter'.
comido: koh-MEE-doo — Eaten; past participle of 'comer'.
especiarias: esh-peh-see-ah-REE-ash — Spices; aromatic seasonings used in cooking.
demasia: deh-mah-ZEE-ah — Excess; too much of something; surplus.
Pôs: pohsh — Put; placed; past tense of 'pôr'.
palácio: pah-LAH-see-oo — Palace; a grand official residence or building.
todo: TOH-doo — All; entire; the whole of something.
chamas: SHAH-mash — Flames; tongues of burning fire.

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