Piccolissima — Page 15

English → Pt Full Text Level 3/10

Art thou placed in the sun to strengthen thy wings?

Estás colocado ao sol para fortalecer as tuas asas?

Relate to me, quickly, thy metamorphosis whilst I dry myself.

Conta-me, rapidamente, a tua metamorfose enquanto me seco.

Let us see, hast thou been a caterpillar, a worm?

Vejamos, já foste uma lagarta, um verme?

How many feet didst thou once have?

Quantas patas tinhas tu outrora?

I will lay a wager thou didst not have any.

Apostaria que não tinhas nenhuma.

For me, I had three rows of feet, forty-two in all, at least.

Quanto a mim, tinha três fileiras de patas, quarenta e duas ao todo, pelo menos.

Come, then, speak, and tell me; answer my question."

Vamos, então, fala e diz-me; responde à minha pergunta."

Usually Piccolissima did not require to be urged to speak; but these questions were of such an extraordinary nature, so unexpected, that the little girl remained silent.

Normalmente Piccolissima não precisava de ser incentivada a falar; mas estas perguntas eram de natureza tão extraordinária, tão inesperadas, que a menina ficou em silêncio.

"Whether I have been a caterpillar or a worm? A queer question at the commencement of an acquaintance."

"Se já fui uma lagarta ou um verme? Uma pergunta estranha no início de um conhecimento."

In the mean time the questioner was silent.

Entretanto, o interrogador ficou em silêncio.

Occupied with the comfort of exposing all his little person to the sun, he extended his wings, which, intersected with nerves, became every moment more substantial, without losing any of their delicacy.

Ocupado com o prazer de expor toda a sua pequena pessoa ao sol, ele estendeu as asas, que, atravessadas por nervuras, tornavam-se a cada momento mais sólidas, sem perder nada da sua delicadeza.

This transparent network, divided like stained glass windows, by dark lines, resembled isinglass, sometimes decomposing the sun's rays, and showing the colors of the rainbow.

Esta rede transparente, dividida como vitrais por linhas escuras, assemelhava-se a gelatina de peixe, decompondo por vezes os raios do sol e revelando as cores do arco-íris.

The head of the insect, as it dried, became shiny like satin; the eyes, of a reddish brown, glowed in a circle of silver.

A cabeça do inseto, ao secar, tornou-se brilhante como cetim; os olhos, de um castanho avermelhado, brilhavam num círculo de prata.

Over a little jet band, on the top of his head, three little soft eyes peeped out like those which the young observer had already noticed in the other fly.

Por cima de uma pequena faixa negra, no topo da sua cabeça, três pequenos olhos suaves espreitavam como aqueles que a jovem observadora já havia notado na outra mosca.

Vocabulary

Estás: You are (informal, present tense).
colocado: Placed or positioned in a particular location.
ao: To the; at the (contraction of a + o).
sol: Sun; the star at center of solar system.
para: For; in order to; towards a destination.
fortalecer: To strengthen; to make stronger or more robust.
as: The (feminine plural article).
tuas: Your (feminine plural possessive pronoun).
asas: Wings; appendages used for flying by birds.
Conta: Tell; account; count (informal imperative).
me: Me; myself (direct or indirect object pronoun).
rapidamente: Quickly; at a fast speed or pace.
tua: Your (feminine singular possessive pronoun).
metamorfose: Metamorphosis; transformation from one form to another.
enquanto: While; at the same time as; whereas.
seco: Dry; lacking moisture or water content.
Vejamos: Let us see; let's examine (hortative form).
já: Already; by now; yet (temporal adverb).
foste: You were (informal past tense of ser).
uma: A; an (feminine singular indefinite article).
lagarta: Caterpillar; larva of a butterfly or moth.
um: A; one (masculine singular indefinite article).
verme: Worm; an invertebrate creature without limbs.
Quantas: How many (feminine plural interrogative pronoun).
patas: Paws; legs of animals or insects.
tinhas: You had (informal past tense of ter).
tu: You (informal second person singular pronoun).
outrora: Once; formerly; in times past long ago.
Apostaria: I would bet; I would wager money.
que: That; which; what (relative or conjunction).
não: No; not (negation adverb or particle).
nenhuma: None; not any (feminine singular).
Quanto: How much; as much as (interrogative).
mim: Me (prepositional form of first person).
tinha: Had; possessed (past tense of ter).
três: Three; the number 3.
fileiras: Rows; lines of people or things arranged.
de: Of; from; by (preposition).
quarenta: Forty; the number 40.
duas: Two (feminine plural form).
todo: All; entire; complete; every single thing.
pelo: By the; for the (contraction).
menos: Less; at least; minus in mathematics.
Vamos: Let us go; we go (hortative).
então: Then; so; therefore; at that time.
fala: Speak; talk (informal imperative).
diz: Say; tell (informal imperative form).
responde: Answer; reply (informal imperative).
minha: My (feminine singular possessive pronoun).
pergunta: Question; query; something asked for information.
Normalmente: Normally; usually; typically; in normal manner.
precisava: Needed; required (past tense of precisar).
ser: To be; to exist as identity or nature.
incentivada: Encouraged; motivated; incited to action.
falar: To speak; to talk; to say words.
mas: But; yet; however (conjunction).
estas: These (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun).
perguntas: Questions; queries; things asked for information.
eram: Were (third person plural past of ser).
natureza: Nature; the natural world and phenomena.
tão: So; such; to such a degree.
extraordinária: Extraordinary; exceptional; remarkable; very unusual.
inesperadas: Unexpected; surprising; not anticipated or foreseen.
menina: Girl; young female person; daughter.
ficou: Stayed; remained; became (past tense of ficar).
em: In; at; on (preposition).
silêncio: Silence; absence of sound or speech.
Se: If; whether (conditional conjunction).
fui: I went; I was (past of ser/ir).
ou: Or (disjunctive conjunction).
Uma: A; an (feminine singular article).
estranha: Strange; odd; unusual; peculiar or unfamiliar.
no: In the; at the (contraction of em + o).
início: Beginning; start; commencement of something.
conhecimento: Knowledge; acquaintance; understanding of information.
Entretanto: However; meanwhile; nevertheless; on the other hand.
interrogador: Interrogator; one who questions or inquires.
Ocupado: Busy; occupied; engaged in activity or work.
com: With; together with; in company of.

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