Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 13
had himself sculptured on his knees before the Virgin, and whither he caused to be brought, without heeding the two gaps thus made in the row of royal statues, the statues of Charlemagne and of Saint Louis, two saints whom he supposed to be great in favor in heaven, as kings of France.
mandou esculpir-se de joelhos diante da Virgem, e para onde fez trazer, sem se preocupar com as duas lacunas assim abertas na fileira de estátuas reais, as estátuas de Carlos Magno e de São Luís, dois santos que ele supunha gozar de grande favor no céu, como reis de França.
This chapel, quite new, having been built only six years, was entirely in that charming taste of delicate architecture, of marvellous sculpture, of fine and deep chasing, which marks with us the end of the Gothic era, and which is perpetuated to about the middle of the sixteenth century in the fairylike fancies of the Renaissance.
Esta capela, bastante nova, tendo sido construída há apenas seis anos, estava inteiramente naquele encantador gosto de arquitetura delicada, de escultura maravilhosa, de cinzeladura fina e profunda, que marca entre nós o fim da era gótica, e que se perpetua até cerca de meados do século XVI nas fantasias feericas do Renascimento.
The little open-work rose window, pierced above the portal, was, in particular, a masterpiece of lightness and grace; one would have pronounced it a star of lace.
A pequena rosácea rendilhada, aberta acima do portal, era, em particular, uma obra-prima de leveza e graça; dir-se-ia uma estrela de renda.
In the middle of the hall, opposite the great door, a platform of gold brocade, placed against the wall, a special entrance to which had been effected through a window in the corridor of the gold chamber, had been erected for the Flemish emissaries and the other great personages invited to the presentation of the mystery play.
No meio da sala, em frente à grande porta, uma tribuna de brocado dourado, encostada à parede, à qual se havia aberto uma entrada especial por uma janela do corredor da câmara dourada, fora erguida para os emissários flamengos e os outros grandes personagens convidados para a apresentação do mistério.
It was upon the marble table that the mystery was to be enacted, as usual.
Era sobre a mesa de mármore que o mistério havia de ser representado, como de costume.
Vocabulary
- mandou
- man-DOH — ordered or commanded someone to do something
- esculpir
- es-kul-PEER — to sculpt or carve a figure or object
- se
- se — reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, or itself
- de
- de — preposition meaning of or from
- joelhos
- zhoo-EH-lyoos — knees, parts of the leg used for kneeling
- diante
- dee-AN-te — in front of or before something or someone
- da
- da — contraction of de and a meaning of the
- Virgem
- VEER-zhem — the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
- e
- e — conjunction meaning and connecting words or phrases
- para
- PA-ra — preposition meaning for, to, or toward
- onde
- ON-de — where, referring to a place or location
- fez
- fez — past tense of fazer meaning made or did
- trazer
- tra-ZEHR — to bring or carry something to a place
- sem
- sem — preposition meaning without lacking something
- preocupar
- pre-o-ku-PAR — to worry or concern oneself about something
- com
- kom — preposition meaning with together or alongside
- as
- as — feminine plural definite article meaning the
- duas
- DOO-as — feminine form of two referring to two things
- lacunas
- la-KOO-nas — gaps or missing parts in a series or row
- assim
- a-SEEM — thus, so, or in this way accordingly
- abertas
- a-BEHR-tas — open or opened, feminine plural adjective form
- na
- na — contraction of em and a meaning in the
- fileira
- fi-LAY-ra — row or line of objects arranged in sequence
- estátuas
- es-TA-too-as — statues, sculpted figures representing people or beings
- reais
- re-AH-ees — royal, adjective describing things related to royalty
- São
- sow — Saint, title given to canonized holy persons
- dois
- doysh — masculine form of two referring to two things
- santos
- SAN-tos — saints, holy persons recognized by the Church
- que
- ke — conjunction or pronoun meaning that or who
- ele
- EH-le — third person singular pronoun meaning he
- supunha
- su-POON-ya — supposed or assumed something to be true
- gozar
- go-ZAR — to enjoy or benefit from a privilege or favor
- grande
- GRAN-de — great or large in size importance or degree
- favor
- fa-VOR — favor or goodwill granted by someone powerful
- no
- no — contraction of em and o meaning in the
- céu
- SEH-oo — heaven or sky, place above the earth
- como
- KO-mo — as or like used for comparison or manner
- reis
- raysh — kings, plural of rei meaning male monarchs
- Esta
- ES-ta — demonstrative pronoun meaning this feminine singular
- capela
- ka-PEH-la — chapel, small place of Christian worship or prayer
- bastante
- bas-TAN-te — quite or fairly, indicating a considerable degree
- nova
- NO-va — new, feminine adjective describing something recently made
- tendo
- TEN-do — gerund of ter meaning having as auxiliary verb
- sido
- SEE-do — past participle of ser meaning been
- construída
- kon-stroo-EE-da — built or constructed, past participle feminine form
- há
- a — there is or ago indicating time elapsed since
- apenas
- a-PEH-nas — only or just indicating a small amount
- seis
- saysh — the number six
- anos
- A-nos — years, plural unit of time measurement
- estava
- es-TA-va — imperfect past tense of estar meaning was
- inteiramente
- in-tay-ra-MEN-te — entirely or completely without any exception
- naquele
- na-KEH-le — contraction meaning in that masculine singular
- encantador
- en-kan-ta-DOR — enchanting or charming, delightfully attractive in style
- gosto
- GOS-to — taste or style referring to aesthetic preference
- arquitetura
- ar-ki-te-TOO-ra — architecture, the art and science of designing buildings
- delicada
- de-li-KA-da — delicate or refined, feminine adjective of elegance
- escultura
- es-kul-TOO-ra — sculpture, three-dimensional artwork carved or molded
- maravilhosa
- ma-ra-vi-LYO-sa — marvelous or wonderful, feminine adjective of amazement
- cinzeladura
- sin-ze-la-DOO-ra — chiseling or fine engraving work on stone or metal
- fina
- FEE-na — fine or delicate, feminine adjective describing refinement
- profunda
- pro-FUN-da — deep or profound, feminine adjective of great depth
- marca
- MAR-ka — mark or sign indicating a characteristic feature
- entre
- EN-tre — between or among two or more things
- nós
- nos — us or we, first person plural pronoun
- o
- o — masculine singular definite article meaning the
- fim
- feem — end or conclusion of a period or event
- era
- EH-ra — era or age, period of historical time
- gótica
- GO-ti-ka — Gothic, relating to medieval European art and architecture
- perpetua
- per-PEH-too-a — perpetuates or continues something indefinitely over time
- até
- a-TEH — until or up to a point in time
- cerca
- SEHR-ka — around or approximately indicating an estimate
- meados
- me-A-dos — middle or midpoint of a period of time
- do
- do — contraction of de and o meaning of the
- século
- SEH-ku-lo — century, a period of one hundred years
- nas
- nas — contraction of em and as meaning in the
- fantasias
- fan-ta-ZEE-as — fantasies or imaginative creations in art or design
- feericas
- fe-EH-ri-kas — fairy-like or magical enchanting in a whimsical sense
- Renascimento
- re-na-si-MEN-to — the Renaissance, European cultural rebirth of arts and learning
- A
- a — feminine singular definite article meaning the
- pequena
- pe-KEH-na — small or little, feminine adjective describing size
- rosácea
- ro-ZA-se-a — rose window, circular decorative window in Gothic architecture
- rendilhada
- ren-di-LYA-da — lace-like or finely latticed in delicate decorative pattern
- aberta
- a-BEHR-ta — open or opened, feminine singular adjective form
- acima
- a-SEE-ma — above or over a specific place or object
- portal
- por-TAL — portal or grand doorway entrance to a building
- em
- em — preposition meaning in or at a location
- particular
- par-ti-ku-LAR — particular or specific, standing out among others
- uma
- OO-ma — feminine indefinite article meaning a or an
- obra
- O-bra — work or masterpiece, a creative or artistic creation
- prima
- PREE-ma — used in obra-prima meaning masterpiece of highest quality
- leveza
- le-VEH-za — lightness or delicacy in physical or aesthetic quality
- graça
- GRA-sa — grace or charm, elegance in movement or design
- dir
- deer — shortened form of dizer meaning to say
- ia
- EE-a — imperfect of ir meaning was going or would go
- estrela
- es-TREH-la — star, luminous celestial body or star-shaped object
- renda
- REN-da — lace, delicate fabric with intricate openwork pattern
- No
- no — contraction of em and o meaning in the
- meio
- MAY-oo — middle or center of a space or area
- sala
- SA-la — room or hall, an enclosed interior space
- frente
- FREN-te — front or facing side of something or somewhere
- à
- a — contraction of a and a meaning to the
- porta
- POR-ta — door, an entrance or exit of a room
- tribuna
- tri-BOO-na — tribune or raised platform for honored spectators
- brocado
- bro-KA-do — brocade, rich fabric with raised decorative woven pattern
- dourado
- do-RA-do — golden or gilded, covered with or resembling gold
- encostada
- en-kos-TA-da — leaning against or resting on a surface
- parede
- pa-REH-de — wall, a vertical structure forming part of a room
- qual
- kwal — which or that, relative pronoun referring to a thing
- havia
- a-VEE-a — imperfect of haver meaning there had been or had
- aberto
- a-BEHR-to — open or opened, masculine past participle form
- entrada
- en-TRA-da — entrance or entry, a way into a place
- especial
- es-pe-see-AL — special or particular, set apart from the ordinary
- por
- por — preposition meaning by or through indicating means
- janela
- zha-NEH-la — window, an opening in a wall admitting light
- corredor
- ko-rre-DOR — corridor or hallway connecting rooms in a building
- câmara
- KA-ma-ra — chamber or room, a formal enclosed space
- dourada
- do-RA-da — golden or gilded, feminine adjective describing gold color
- fora
- FO-ra — outside or had been, indicating exterior or past action
- erguida
- er-GEE-da — erected or raised, past participle describing a built structure
- os
- os — masculine plural definite article meaning the
- emissários
- e-mi-SA-ree-os — emissaries or envoys sent on a diplomatic mission
- flamengos
- fla-MEN-gos — Flemish people from the Flanders region of Belgium
- outros
- OH-tros — others, masculine plural referring to additional people or things
- grandes
- GRAN-des — great or important, plural adjective of high status
- personagens
- per-so-NA-zhens — personages or notable figures of high social standing
- convidados
- kon-vi-DA-dos — guests or invited persons to an event or occasion
- a
- a — feminine indefinite article or preposition meaning to
- apresentação
- a-pre-zen-ta-SOW — presentation or performance shown to an audience
- mistério
- mis-TEH-ree-o — mystery play, a medieval religious theatrical performance
- Era
- EH-ra — imperfect past tense of ser meaning it was
- sobre
- SO-bre — on or upon, preposition indicating position above something
- mesa
- MEH-za — table, a flat surface used for placing objects
- mármore
- MAR-mo-re — marble, a hard stone used in sculpture and construction
- ser
- sehr — to be, infinitive of the permanent state verb
- representado
- re-pre-zen-TA-do — represented or performed, past participle of representar
- costume
- kos-TOO-me — custom or habit, a traditional practice or usage
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