Piccolissima — Page 11
replied Piccolissima, with an air which probably appeared to the fly not very sensible; for, shrugging up his right wing disdainfully, he returned to his sugar candy.
respondeu Piccolissima, com um ar que provavelmente pareceu à mosca pouco sensato; pois, encolhendo desdenhosamente a asa direita, ele voltou ao seu açúcar cândido.
After a little reflection, she looked down again, and perceived, to her great astonishment, upon the stick of candy, which was of an amber color, a drop of water.
Após uma breve reflexão, ela olhou novamente para baixo e percebeu, para sua grande surpresa, sobre o palito de açúcar, que era de cor âmbar, uma gota de água.
She was sure, however, that she had done the civil thing to the flies, and given it to them first.
Ela tinha certeza, porém, de que havia feito a coisa cortês com as moscas, e dado a elas primeiro.
How, then, was the candy moist? thought she; but she did not dare again to ask questions which excited such a rude buzzing in reply.
Como, então, estava o açúcar úmido? pensou ela; mas ela não ousou novamente fazer perguntas que provocavam um zumbido tão grosseiro como resposta.
So she rested her two little elbows on her knees, and her small head upon one of her hands, and continued to examine the fly.
Então ela apoiou os dois cotovelinhos nos joelhos, e a sua pequena cabeça sobre uma das mãos, e continuou a examinar a mosca.
"Is it his nose?" said she, in a low voice, (for, having very rarely any one to talk with, she had a habit of talking to herself,) "is it his nose that he stretches out thus upon my sugar?
"É o seu nariz?" disse ela, em voz baixa, (pois, tendo muito raramente alguém com quem conversar, ela tinha o hábito de falar consigo mesma,) "é o seu nariz que ele estende assim sobre o meu açúcar?
I have heard papa say that there are animals, much larger than he, and which they call elephants, I think, who take up with their noses all the food they put in their mouths, and that they call this nose a trunk.
Ouvi papai dizer que existem animais, muito maiores do que ele, e que eles chamam de elefantes, creio eu, que apanham com os narizes toda a comida que colocam em suas bocas, e que chamam esse nariz de tromba.
Perhaps this is a little person of the family of elephants."
Talvez esta seja uma pequena criatura da família dos elefantes."
Piccolissima had hardly uttered these words, when the fly, whose antennae were longer than usual, and were turned towards the little prattler, gave such a leap that Mademoiselle Tom Thumb trembled.
Piccolissima mal havia pronunciado essas palavras, quando a mosca, cujas antenas eram mais longas do que o habitual, e estavam voltadas para a pequena tagarela, deu um salto tão grande que Mademoiselle Polegarzinha tremeu.
Vocabulary
- respondeu
- answered or replied to something
- com
- with, accompanied by or using
- um
- a, an, one indefinite article
- ar
- air, atmosphere or manner appearance
- que
- that, which relative pronoun
- provavelmente
- probably, likely in all likelihood
- pareceu
- seemed, appeared to be or look
- mosca
- fly, small winged insect
- pouco
- little, small amount or quantity
- sensato
- sensible, wise, or reasonable
- pois
- for, because, therefore connector
- encolhendo
- shrinking or shrugging in gesture
- desdenhosamente
- disdainfully, scornfully with contempt
- asa
- wing, appendage of flying creatures
- direita
- right, direction or side
- ele
- he, him masculine pronoun
- voltou
- returned, came back to place
- ao
- to the, at the preposition contraction
- seu
- his, her, its possessive adjective
- açúcar
- sugar, sweet crystalline substance
- cândido
- candid, pure, white innocent
- Após
- after, following in time sequence
- uma
- a, an feminine indefinite article
- breve
- brief, short in duration
- reflexão
- reflection, thought consideration
- ela
- she, her feminine pronoun
- olhou
- looked, gazed at something
- novamente
- again, once more in repetition
- para
- for, to toward direction
- baixo
- low, beneath at lower level
- percebeu
- perceived, noticed or realized
- sua
- her, its feminine possessive pronoun
- grande
- great, big, large in size
- surpresa
- surprise, unexpected thing or event
- sobre
- on, about concerning or above
- palito
- small stick or toothpick
- de
- of, from preposition marking relation
- era
- was, past tense of ser
- cor
- color, hue or shade
- âmbar
- amber, fossilized tree resin
- gota
- drop, small liquid amount
- água
- water, liquid substance for drinking
- Ela
- she, her feminine pronoun capitalized
- tinha
- had, possessed past tense
- certeza
- certainty, assurance sure knowledge
- porém
- however, but in contrast
- havia
- had, there was existed
- feito
- made, done accomplished
- coisa
- thing, object or matter
- cortês
- courteous, polite respectful
- as
- the feminine plural definite article
- moscas
- flies, plural of mosca
- dado
- given, provided offered
- elas
- they, them feminine pronoun
- primeiro
- first, in sequence position
- Como
- how, in what manner way
- então
- then, at that time
- estava
- was, in state or location
- úmido
- humid, damp moist
- pensou
- thought, considered reflected
- mas
- but, in contrast however
- não
- not, negation word
- ousou
- dared, had courage to
- fazer
- make, do to perform
- perguntas
- questions, inquiries asked
- provocavam
- provoked, caused elicited
- zumbido
- buzzing, humming sound noise
- tão
- so, as such degree
- grosseiro
- rough, crude coarse
- resposta
- answer, reply to question
- Então
- then, at that time
- apoiou
- leaned, rested supported
- os
- the masculine plural definite
- dois
- two, number between one three
- nos
- in the, on the contraction
- joelhos
- knees, leg joints
- pequena
- small, little feminine adjective
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