Peter Pan — Page 9

English → Pt Chapter I. Level 4/10

When you play at it by day with the chairs and table-cloth, it is not in the least alarming, but in the two minutes before you go to sleep it becomes very real.

Quando você brinca com isso durante o dia com as cadeiras e a toalha de mesa, não é nem um pouco assustador, mas nos dois minutos antes de você adormecer torna-se muito real.

That is why there are night-lights.

É por isso que existem as luzes noturnas.

Occasionally in her travels through her children's minds Mrs. Darling found things she could not understand, and of these quite the most perplexing was the word Peter.

Ocasionalmente, em suas viagens pela mente de seus filhos, a Sra. Darling encontrava coisas que não conseguia compreender, e dentre estas a mais desconcertante era a palavra Peter.

She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him.

Ela não conhecia nenhum Peter, e no entanto ele aparecia aqui e ali na mente de John e Michael, enquanto a de Wendy começava a estar rabiscada com ele por toda parte.

The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs. Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.

O nome se destacava em letras mais marcadas do que qualquer uma das outras palavras, e enquanto a Sra. Darling olhava, ela sentia que tinha uma aparência estranhamente presumida.

"Yes, he is rather cocky," Wendy admitted with regret.

"Sim, ele é bastante presumido", Wendy admitiu com pesar.

Her mother had been questioning her.

Sua mãe havia estado a interrogá-la.

"But who is he, my pet?"

"Mas quem é ele, meu bem?"

"He is Peter Pan, you know, mother."

"Ele é o Peter Pan, sabe, mãe."

At first Mrs. Darling did not know, but after thinking back into her childhood she just remembered a Peter Pan who was said to live with the fairies.

A princípio a Sra. Darling não sabia, mas depois de pensar em sua infância ela se lembrou vagamente de um Peter Pan que se dizia viver com as fadas.

There were odd stories about him, as that when children died he went part of the way with them, so that they should not be frightened.

Havia histórias estranhas sobre ele, como que quando as crianças morriam ele as acompanhava por parte do caminho, para que não ficassem assustadas.

She had believed in him at the time, but now that she was married and full of sense she quite doubted whether there was any such person.

Ela havia acreditado nele naquela época, mas agora que estava casada e cheia de sensatez, duvidava bastante de que tal pessoa existisse.

"Besides," she said to Wendy, "he would be grown up by this time.

"Além disso", disse ela a Wendy, "ele já estaria crescido a esta altura.

Vocabulary

Quando: KWAHN-doo — Conjunction meaning 'when', indicating time.
você: voh-SAY — Second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'.
brinca: BREEN-kah — Third-person singular of 'brincar', meaning 'plays'.
com: kohm — Preposition meaning 'with'.
isso: EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'.
durante: doo-RAHN-chee — Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time.
o: oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
dia: JEE-ah — Noun meaning 'day'.
as: ahz — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
cadeiras: kah-DAY-rahz — Plural noun meaning 'chairs', common household furniture.
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
a: ah — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
toalha: too-AH-lyah — Noun meaning 'towel' or 'cloth', used on surfaces.
de: jee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
mesa: MAY-zah — Noun meaning 'table', common piece of furniture.
não: nowng — Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'.
é: eh — Third-person singular of 'ser', meaning 'is'.
nem: naym — Conjunction meaning 'not even' or 'neither/nor'.
um: oong — Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'a' or 'one'.
pouco: POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'little' or 'a bit'.
assustador: ah-soos-tah-DOR — Adjective meaning 'frightening' or 'scary'.
mas: mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing contrast.
nos: nooz — Contraction of 'em' and 'os', meaning 'in the'.
dois: DOH-eez — Numeral meaning 'two'.
minutos: mee-NOO-tooz — Plural noun meaning 'minutes', units of time.
antes: AHN-cheez — Adverb or preposition meaning 'before' in time.
adormecer: ah-dor-meh-SAYR — Verb meaning 'to fall asleep'.
torna-se: TOR-nah-see — Reflexive verb phrase meaning 'becomes'.
muito: MWEE-too — Adverb meaning 'very' or 'much'.
real: heh-OW — Adjective meaning 'real' or 'actual'.
É: eh — Third-person singular of 'ser', meaning 'it is'.
por: por — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
que: kee — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'.
existem: eh-ZEEZ-taym — Third-person plural of 'existir', meaning 'exist'.
luzes: LOO-zeez — Plural noun meaning 'lights'.
noturnas: no-TOOR-nahz — Adjective meaning 'nocturnal' or 'of the night'.
Ocasionalmente: oh-kah-zyoh-nahl-MAYN-chee — Adverb meaning 'occasionally' or 'sometimes'.
em: aym — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
suas: SOO-ahz — Feminine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'her/their/your'.
viagens: vyah-ZHAYNS — Plural noun meaning 'journeys' or 'travels'.
pela: PAY-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'through the'.
mente: MAYN-chee — Noun meaning 'mind' or 'intellect'.
seus: SAY-ooz — Masculine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'his/her/your'.
filhos: FEE-lyooz — Plural noun meaning 'children' or 'sons'.
Sra: seen-YO-rah — Abbreviation of 'Senhora', meaning 'Mrs.' or 'Ms.'
encontrava: ayn-kon-TRAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'encontrar', meaning 'used to find'.
coisas: KOY-zahz — Plural noun meaning 'things'.
conseguia: kon-seh-GEE-ah — Imperfect tense of 'conseguir', meaning 'could' or 'managed to'.
compreender: kom-preh-ayn-DAYR — Verb meaning 'to understand' or 'to comprehend'.
dentre: DAYN-tree — Preposition meaning 'among' or 'from among'.
estas: EHS-tahz — Feminine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these'.
mais: mah-EEZ — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'.
desconcertante: dehs-kon-sayr-TAHN-chee — Adjective meaning 'disconcerting' or 'puzzling'.
era: EH-rah — Imperfect tense of 'ser', meaning 'was'.
palavra: pah-LAH-vrah — Noun meaning 'word'.
Ela: EH-lah — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
conhecia: ko-nyeh-SEE-ah — Imperfect of 'conhecer', meaning 'knew' or 'was acquainted with'.
nenhum: neh-NYOOM — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'no one' or 'none'.
no: noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
entanto: ayn-TAHN-too — Used in 'no entanto', meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'.
ele: EH-lee — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
aparecia: ah-pah-reh-SEE-ah — Imperfect of 'aparecer', meaning 'appeared' or 'used to appear'.
aqui: ah-KEE — Adverb meaning 'here'.
ali: ah-LEE — Adverb meaning 'there' (nearby).
na: nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'.
enquanto: ayn-KWAHN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas'.
começava: ko-meh-SAH-vah — Imperfect of 'começar', meaning 'was beginning' or 'started'.
estar: ehs-TAR — Infinitive of verb 'to be' (temporary state).
rabiscada: hah-bees-KAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'scribbled' or 'written messily'.
toda: TOH-dah — Adjective meaning 'all' or 'every'.
parte: PAR-chee — Noun meaning 'part' or 'place'.
O: oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
nome: NOH-mee — Noun meaning 'name'.
se: see — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself' or 'oneself'.
destacava: dehs-tah-KAH-vah — Imperfect of 'destacar', meaning 'stood out' or 'was highlighted'.
letras: LAY-trahz — Plural noun meaning 'letters' of the alphabet.
marcadas: mar-KAH-dahz — Adjective meaning 'marked' or 'emphasized'.
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'.
qualquer: kwow-KAYR — Adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever'.
uma: OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
das: dahz — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'.
outras: OH-trahz — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'other'.
palavras: pah-LAH-vrahz — Plural noun meaning 'words'.
olhava: oh-LYAH-vah — Imperfect of 'olhar', meaning 'looked at' or 'was looking'.
ela: EH-lah — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
sentia: sayn-CHEE-ah — Imperfect of 'sentir', meaning 'felt' or 'sensed'.
tinha: CHEEN-yah — Imperfect of 'ter', meaning 'had'.
aparência: ah-pah-RAYN-syah — Noun meaning 'appearance' or 'look'.
estranhamente: ehs-trah-nyah-MAYN-chee — Adverb meaning 'strangely' or 'oddly'.
presumida: preh-zoo-MEE-dah — Adjective meaning 'presumptuous' or 'conceited'.
Sim: seeng — Affirmation meaning 'yes'.
bastante: bahs-TAHN-chee — Adverb meaning 'quite' or 'rather'; 'enough'.
presumido: preh-zoo-MEE-doo — Adjective meaning 'presumptuous', 'arrogant', or 'conceited'.
admitiu: ahd-mee-CHYOO — Third-person singular preterite of 'admitir', meaning 'admitted'.
pesar: peh-ZAR — Noun meaning 'regret'; verb meaning 'to weigh'.
Sua: SOO-ah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'her', 'his', or 'your'.
mãe: mah-EE — Noun meaning 'mother'.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Imperfect of 'haver', meaning 'had' (auxiliary).
estado: ehs-TAH-doo — Past participle of 'estar'; also noun meaning 'state'.
interrogá-la: een-teh-ho-GAH-lah — Infinitive phrase meaning 'to interrogate her'.
Mas: mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but'.
quem: kaym — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'.
meu: MAY-oo — Masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.
bem: baym — Adverb meaning 'well'; noun meaning 'dear' or 'good'.
Ele: EH-lee — Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
sabe: SAH-bee — Third-person singular of 'saber', meaning 'knows'.
A: ah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'.
princípio: preen-SEE-pyoo — Noun meaning 'beginning' or 'principle'.
sabia: sah-BEE-ah — Imperfect of 'saber', meaning 'knew' (a fact).
depois: deh-POHZ — Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'.
pensar: payn-SAR — Infinitive meaning 'to think'.
sua: SOO-ah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'her', 'his', or 'your'.
infância: een-FAHN-syah — Noun meaning 'childhood' or 'infancy'.
lembrou: laym-BROH — Preterite of 'lembrar', meaning 'remembered'.
vagamente: vah-gah-MAYN-chee — Adverb meaning 'vaguely' or 'dimly'.
dizia: jee-ZEE-ah — Imperfect of 'dizer', meaning 'used to say'.
viver: vee-VAYR — Infinitive meaning 'to live'.
fadas: FAH-dahz — Plural noun meaning 'fairies'.
Havia: ah-VEE-ah — Imperfect of 'haver', meaning 'there were/was'.
histórias: ees-TOR-yahs — Plural noun meaning 'stories' or 'histories'.
estranhas: ehs-TRAH-nyahz — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'strange' or 'odd'.
sobre: SOH-bree — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'on top of'.
como: KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'as'.
quando: KWAHN-doo — Conjunction meaning 'when'.
crianças: kree-AHN-sahz — Plural noun meaning 'children'.
morriam: moh-HEE-ahm — Imperfect of 'morrer', meaning 'used to die' or 'were dying'.
acompanhava: ah-kom-pah-NYAH-vah — Imperfect of 'acompanhar', meaning 'used to accompany'.
caminho: kah-MEEN-yoo — Noun meaning 'path', 'road', or 'way'.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'.
ficassem: fee-KAH-saym — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ficar', meaning 'would stay/become'.
assustadas: ah-soos-TAH-dahz — Adjective meaning 'frightened' or 'scared'.
acreditado: ah-kreh-jee-TAH-doo — Past participle of 'acreditar', meaning 'believed'.
nele: NAY-lee — Contraction of 'em' and 'ele', meaning 'in him'.
naquela: nah-KAY-lah — Contraction of 'em' and 'aquela', meaning 'in that'.
época: EH-poh-kah — Noun meaning 'era', 'time', or 'period'.
agora: ah-GOH-rah — Adverb meaning 'now'.
estava: ehs-TAH-vah — Imperfect of 'estar', meaning 'was' (temporary state).
casada: kah-ZAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'married' (feminine form).
cheia: SHAY-ah — Adjective meaning 'full of'.
sensatez: sayn-sah-TEHS — Noun meaning 'good sense', 'wisdom', or 'sensibleness'.
duvidava: doo-vee-DAH-vah — Imperfect of 'duvidar', meaning 'doubted'.
tal: tow — Adjective meaning 'such' or 'such a'.
pessoa: peh-SOH-ah — Noun meaning 'person'.
existisse: eh-zeez-CHEE-see — Imperfect subjunctive of 'existir', meaning 'existed'.
Além: ah-LAYM — Adverb meaning 'beyond'; used in 'além disso' meaning 'moreover'.
disso: JEE-soo — Contraction of 'de' and 'isso', meaning 'of that'.
disse: JEE-see — Preterite of 'dizer', meaning 'said'.
já: zhah — Adverb meaning 'already' or 'by now'.
estaria: ehs-tah-REE-ah — Conditional of 'estar', meaning 'would be'.
crescido: kreh-SEE-doo — Past participle of 'crescer', meaning 'grown up'.
esta: EHS-tah — Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'.
altura: ow-TOO-rah — Noun meaning 'height' or 'point in time'.

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