Pride and Prejudice — Page 11
Indeed, fantastic as it may seem, I should put Miss Austen as near to Swift in some ways, as I have put her to Addison in others._
De facto, por mais fantástico que possa parecer, eu colocaria a Srta. Austen tão próxima de Swift em alguns aspectos, quanto a coloquei de Addison noutros.
_This Swiftian quality appears in the present novel as it appears nowhere else in the character of the immortal, the ineffable Mr. Collins.
Esta qualidade swiftiana aparece no presente romance como não aparece em nenhum outro lugar, no carácter do imortal, do inefável Sr. Collins.
Mr. Collins is really_ great; _far greater than anything Addison ever did, almost great enough for Fielding or for Swift himself.
O Sr. Collins é verdadeiramente grande; muito maior do que qualquer coisa que Addison alguma vez fez, quase suficientemente grande para Fielding ou para o próprio Swift.
It has been said that no one ever was like him.
Foi dito que ninguém jamais foi como ele.
But in the first place,_ he _was like him; he is there--alive, imperishable, more real than hundreds of prime ministers and archbishops, of "metals, semi-metals, and distinguished philosophers."
Mas em primeiro lugar, ele era como ele; ele está lá — vivo, imperecível, mais real do que centenas de primeiros-ministros e arcebispos, de "metais, semi-metais e filósofos ilustres".
In the second place, it is rash, I think, to conclude that an actual Mr. Collins was impossible or non-existent at the end of the eighteenth century.
Em segundo lugar, é precipitado, creio eu, concluir que um Sr. Collins real era impossível ou inexistente no final do século XVIII.
It is very interesting that we possess, in this same gallery, what may be called a spoiled first draught, or an unsuccessful study of him, in John Dashwood.
É muito interessante que possuamos, nesta mesma galeria, o que pode ser chamado de um primeiro esboço falhado, ou um estudo mal sucedido dele, em John Dashwood.
The formality, the under-breeding, the meanness, are there; but the portrait is only half alive, and is felt to be even a little unnatural.
A formalidade, a falta de educação, a mesquinhez, estão lá; mas o retrato está apenas meio vivo, e é sentido como sendo até um pouco artificial.
Mr. Collins is perfectly natural, and perfectly alive.
O Sr. Collins é perfeitamente natural, e perfeitamente vivo.
In fact, for all the "miniature," there is something gigantic in the way in which a certain side, and more than one, of humanity, and especially eighteenth-century humanity, its Philistinism, its well-meaning but hide-bound morality, its formal pettiness, its grovelling respect for rank, its materialism, its selfishness, receives exhibition.
De facto, apesar de toda a "miniatura", há algo de gigantesco na forma como um certo lado, e mais do que um, da humanidade, e especialmente a humanidade do século XVIII, o seu filistinismo, a sua moralidade bem-intencionada mas limitada, a sua mesquinhez formal, o seu respeito rastejante pela hierarquia, o seu materialismo, o seu egoísmo, recebe expressão.
Vocabulary
- De
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- facto
- Fact; reality or actual circumstance
- por
- By, for, through; versatile preposition of means
- mais
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- fantástico
- Fantastic; extraordinarily impressive or imaginative
- que
- That, which, than; conjunction or relative pronoun
- possa
- May, can; subjunctive form of poder
- parecer
- To seem, appear; to give an impression
- eu
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- colocaria
- Would place; conditional form of colocar
- a
- The; feminine definite article; also 'to'
- Srta.
- Miss; abbreviation for Senhorita, unmarried woman
- tão
- So, as; adverb expressing degree or comparison
- próxima
- Close, near; feminine adjective of proximity
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- em
- In, at, on; preposition indicating location or time
- alguns
- Some, a few; masculine plural indefinite pronoun
- aspectos
- Aspects; particular features or sides of something
- quanto
- As much as, how much; comparison or quantity word
- coloquei
- I placed; first-person past tense of colocar
- noutros
- In others; contraction of em and outros
- Esta
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- qualidade
- Quality; characteristic or distinguishing attribute
- aparece
- Appears; third-person singular present of aparecer
- no
- In the; contraction of em and the masculine article
- presente
- Present, current; referring to the current work
- romance
- Novel; a long fictional prose narrative
- como
- As, like, how; comparison or manner conjunction
- não
- No, not; primary negation word in Portuguese
- nenhum
- No, none; negative indefinite pronoun or adjective
- outro
- Other, another; adjective or pronoun of difference
- lugar
- Place, location; a specific spot or position
- carácter
- Character; a person in a literary work
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and the masculine article
- imortal
- Immortal; living or lasting forever, undying
- inefável
- Ineffable; too great or extreme to be expressed
- Sr.
- Mr.; abbreviation for Senhor, title for a man
- O
- The; masculine definite article in Portuguese
- é
- Is; third-person singular present of ser or estar
- verdadeiramente
- Truly, genuinely; adverb expressing authenticity
- grande
- Great, large, big; adjective of size or importance
- muito
- Very, much, a lot; intensifying adverb or adjective
- maior
- Greater, larger; comparative adjective of grande
- qualquer
- Any, whatever; indefinite pronoun indicating generality
- coisa
- Thing; a general word for an object or matter
- alguma
- Some, any; feminine indefinite pronoun or adjective
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance or occurrence of something
- fez
- Did, made; third-person past tense of fazer
- quase
- Almost, nearly; adverb indicating near completion
- suficientemente
- Sufficiently, enough; adverb indicating adequate degree
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition of purpose or direction
- ou
- Or; conjunction presenting alternatives or choices
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article
- próprio
- Own, himself, itself; pronoun or adjective of selfhood
- Foi
- Was, went; third-person past tense of ser or ir
- dito
- Said; past participle of dizer, to say
- ninguém
- Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
- jamais
- Never, ever; emphatic adverb of negation or time
- foi
- Was, went; third-person past tense of ser or ir
- ele
- He, him; third-person masculine subject pronoun
- Mas
- But; conjunction introducing contrast or exception
- primeiro
- First; ordinal adjective indicating primary position
- era
- Was; third-person imperfect indicative of ser
- está
- Is; third-person present indicative of estar
- lá
- There; adverb indicating a distant location
- vivo
- Alive, living; adjective indicating life or vitality
- imperecível
- Imperishable; incapable of decaying or dying
- real
- Real, royal; adjective indicating actuality or royalty
- centenas
- Hundreds; plural noun indicating very large numbers
- primeiros-ministros
- Prime ministers; heads of government in parliamentary systems
- e
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses together
- arcebispos
- Archbishops; senior bishops in Christian church hierarchy
- metais
- Metals; solid elemental materials with metallic properties
- semi-metais
- Metalloids; elements with properties between metals and nonmetals
- filósofos
- Philosophers; thinkers who study fundamental questions
- ilustres
- Illustrious, distinguished; adjective meaning highly respected
- Em
- In, at; preposition indicating location, time, or manner
- segundo
- Second; ordinal number indicating second position
- precipitado
- Hasty, precipitate; acting too quickly without care
- creio
- I believe; first-person present of crer
- concluir
- To conclude; to reach or draw a final decision
- um
- A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- impossível
- Impossible; not able to exist or be done
- inexistente
- Nonexistent; not existing or having no real presence
- final
- Final, end; adjective or noun indicating conclusion
- século
- Century; a period of one hundred years
- É
- Is; third-person singular present indicative of ser
- interessante
- Interesting; arousing curiosity or holding one's attention
- possuamos
- We possess; first-person plural subjunctive of possuir
- nesta
- In this; contraction of em and esta
- mesma
- Same, herself; feminine adjective of identity or sameness
- galeria
- Gallery; a room or building displaying art or portraits
- pode
- Can, is able to; third-person present of poder
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb indicating permanent state
- chamado
- Called, named; past participle of chamar
- esboço
- Sketch, outline; rough draft or preliminary drawing
- falhado
- Failed; past participle of falhar, unsuccessful attempt
- estudo
- Study; a careful examination or academic work
- mal
- Badly, poorly; adverb indicating inadequate performance
- sucedido
- Succeeded, turned out; past participle of suceder
- dele
- Of him, his; contraction of de and ele
- A
- The; feminine singular definite article in Portuguese
- formalidade
- Formality; strict observance of rules or conventions
- falta
- Lack, absence; deficiency of something needed
- educação
- Education, manners; upbringing or polite behavior
- mesquinhez
- Meanness, pettiness; small-mindedness or stinginess
- estão
- Are; third-person plural present indicative of estar
- mas
- But; conjunction introducing contrast or exception
- retrato
- Portrait; a painted or described representation of someone
- apenas
- Only, just; adverb limiting or restricting meaning
- meio
- Half, middle, means; adjective or noun of mediation
- sentido
- Sense, meaning, felt; noun or past participle of sentir
- sendo
- Being; present participle of ser, indicating state
- até
- Until, even, up to; preposition or adverb of extent
- pouco
- Little, a bit; adjective or adverb of small quantity
- artificial
- Artificial; made by humans, not natural or genuine
- perfeitamente
- Perfectly; adverb indicating complete or flawless manner
- natural
- Natural; existing in or derived from nature
- apesar
- Despite, in spite of; preposition indicating concession
- toda
- All, entire, every; feminine adjective of totality
- miniatura
- Miniature; very small representation or reduced version
- há
- There is/are; third-person present of haver
- algo
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun of some quantity
- gigantesco
- Gigantic, enormous; extremely large in scale or size
- na
- In the; contraction of em and the feminine article
- forma
- Form, shape, way; manner in which something appears
- certo
- Certain, right; adjective indicating particular or correct
- lado
- Side; one of two or more opposing parts or aspects
- da
- Of the; contraction of de and the feminine article
- humanidade
- Humanity; the human race or compassion for others
- especialmente
- Especially; adverb indicating particular emphasis or importance
- seu
- His, her, its, your; possessive pronoun or adjective
- filistinismo
- Philistinism; hostility or indifference toward culture and arts
- sua
- His, her, its, your; feminine possessive pronoun
- moralidade
- Morality; principles concerning right and wrong behavior
- bem-intencionada
- Well-intentioned; having good intentions despite poor results
- limitada
- Limited, restricted; adjective indicating narrow scope
- formal
- Formal; following established conventions or procedures
- respeito
- Respect; admiration or deference shown toward someone
- rastejante
- Crawling, groveling; servile or obsequious in manner
- pela
- By the, for the; contraction of por and ela/a
- hierarquia
- Hierarchy; a system ranking people by authority or status
- materialismo
- Materialism; preoccupation with material possessions over values
- egoísmo
- Egoism, selfishness; excessive concern for oneself only
- recebe
- Receives; third-person singular present of receber
- expressão
- Expression; the act of conveying thoughts or feelings
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