Pride and Prejudice — Page 14

English → Pt Preface Level 7/10

_The goodness of the minor characters in_ Pride and Prejudice _has been already alluded to, and it makes a detailed dwelling on their beauties difficult in any space, and impossible in this.

_A bondade dos personagens secundários em_ Orgulho e Preconceito _já foi mencionada, e isso torna difícil uma análise detalhada de suas qualidades em qualquer espaço, e impossível neste.

Mrs. Bennet we have glanced at, and it is not easy to say whether she is more exquisitely amusing or more horribly true.

Já mencionamos a Sra. Bennet, e não é fácil dizer se ela é mais requintadamente divertida ou mais horrivelmente verdadeira.

Much the same may be said of Kitty and Lydia; but it is not every author, even of genius, who would have differentiated with such unerring skill the effects of folly and vulgarity of intellect and disposition working upon the common weaknesses of woman at such different ages.

O mesmo pode ser dito de Kitty e Lydia; mas não são todos os autores, mesmo os de gênio, que teriam diferenciado com tão infalível habilidade os efeitos da tolice e da vulgaridade de intelecto e temperamento agindo sobre as fraquezas comuns da mulher em idades tão diferentes.

With Mary, Miss Austen has taken rather less pains, though she has been even more unkind to her; not merely in the text, but, as we learn from those interesting traditional appendices which Mr. Austen Leigh has given us, in dooming her privately to marry "one of Mr. Philips's clerks."

Com Mary, a Srta. Austen tomou um pouco menos de cuidado, embora tenha sido ainda mais cruel com ela; não apenas no texto, mas, como aprendemos por meio daqueles interessantes apêndices tradicionais que o Sr. Austen Leigh nos forneceu, ao condená-la em particular a casar-se com "um dos escrivães do Sr. Philips".

The habits of first copying and then retailing moral sentiments, of playing and singing too long in public, are, no doubt, grievous and criminal; but perhaps poor Mary was rather the scapegoat of the sins of blue stockings in that Fordyce-belectured generation.

Os hábitos de primeiro copiar e depois repetir sentimentos morais, de tocar e cantar por tempo demais em público, são, sem dúvida, graves e reprováveis; mas talvez a pobre Mary fosse antes o bode expiatório dos pecados das intelectuais naquela geração enleada pelos sermões de Fordyce.

It is at any rate difficult not to extend to her a share of the respect and affection (affection and respect of a peculiar kind; doubtless), with which one regards Mr. Collins, when she draws the moral of Lydia's fall.

De qualquer forma, é difícil não lhe conceder uma parcela do respeito e afeto (afeto e respeito de um tipo peculiar, sem dúvida) com que se considera o Sr. Collins, quando ela tira a lição moral da queda de Lydia.

Vocabulary

A: Feminine definite article meaning 'the'.
bondade: Kindness or goodness shown toward others.
dos: Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'.
personagens: Characters in a story or literary work.
secundários: Secondary or minor, supporting roles or importance.
em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
Orgulho: Pride; strong sense of self-worth or dignity.
e: Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or phrases.
Preconceito: Prejudice; preconceived negative opinion about something.
já: Already or now; indicates something has occurred.
foi: Past tense of 'ser/ir'; 'was' or 'went'.
mencionada: Mentioned or referred to in speech or writing.
isso: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'.
torna: Makes or turns something into a certain state.
difícil: Difficult or hard; not easy to accomplish.
uma: Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
análise: Analysis; detailed examination of something's components.
detalhada: Detailed; thorough and comprehensive in description.
de: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
suas: Possessive pronoun meaning 'their', 'her', or 'his'.
qualidades: Qualities or attributes that characterize a person.
qualquer: Any; used to refer to an unspecified thing.
espaço: Space or room available for something or someone.
impossível: Impossible; not able to occur or be done.
neste: Contraction of 'em' and 'este', meaning 'in this'.
Já: Already or previously; marks prior occurrence of action.
mencionamos: We mentioned; first-person plural past tense of mencionar.
a: Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'to'.
Sra: Abbreviation for 'Senhora', meaning 'Mrs.' or 'Ms.'
não: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
é: Third-person singular present tense of 'ser'; 'is'.
fácil: Easy; not requiring much effort or difficulty.
dizer: To say or to tell someone something.
se: Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'oneself'.
ela: Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
mais: More; greater in quantity, degree, or extent.
requintadamente: Refinedly or exquisitely; in a highly polished manner.
divertida: Amusing or entertaining; causing laughter or enjoyment.
ou: Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting an alternative.
horrivelmente: Horribly or dreadfully; in a terrible manner.
verdadeira: True or real; accurately representing reality.
O: Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
mesmo: Same or even; indicating similarity or emphasis.
pode: Can or may; third-person singular of 'poder'.
ser: To be; fundamental verb expressing existence or identity.
dito: Said; past participle of 'dizer', meaning stated.
mas: Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast.
são: Third-person plural of 'ser'; 'they are'.
todos: All or every; referring to the entire group.
os: Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
autores: Authors or writers who create literary works.
gênio: Genius; exceptional intellectual or creative ability.
que: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'.
teriam: Conditional of 'ter'; 'they would have'.
diferenciado: Differentiated or distinguished between contrasting elements.
com: Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment.
tão: So or such; intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
infalível: Infallible; incapable of making mistakes or errors.
habilidade: Skill or ability to perform tasks competently.
efeitos: Effects or results produced by a cause.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'.
tolice: Foolishness or silliness; lack of good judgment.
vulgaridade: Vulgarity; coarseness or lack of refinement.
intelecto: Intellect; the faculty of reasoning and understanding.
temperamento: Temperament; a person's natural disposition or character.
agindo: Acting; present participle of 'agir', to act.
sobre: Preposition meaning 'on', 'about', or 'over'.
as: Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
fraquezas: Weaknesses or flaws in character or ability.
comuns: Common or ordinary; shared by many people.
mulher: Woman; adult female human being.
idades: Ages; different periods in a person's life.
diferentes: Different; not the same, distinct from each other.
Com: Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment.
Srta: Abbreviation for 'Senhorita', meaning 'Miss'.
tomou: Took; third-person singular simple past of 'tomar'.
um: Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
pouco: A little; a small amount or degree of something.
menos: Less; smaller in amount, degree, or number.
cuidado: Care or caution; attention given to something.
embora: Although or even though; introduces a concessive clause.
tenha: Subjunctive of 'ter'; 'has' in subjunctive mood.
sido: Past participle of 'ser'; 'been'.
ainda: Still or yet; indicating continuation of a state.
cruel: Cruel; causing pain or suffering without remorse.
apenas: Only or just; limiting to a single thing.
no: Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
texto: Text; written words forming a passage or document.
como: How or as; introducing comparisons or explanations.
aprendemos: We learn or learned; first-person plural of 'aprender'.
por: Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'for'.
meio: Means or middle; a method or way of doing.
daqueles: Contraction of 'de' and 'aqueles', meaning 'of those'.
interessantes: Interesting; arousing curiosity or holding one's attention.
apêndices: Appendices; supplementary sections added at a document's end.
tradicionais: Traditional; relating to long-established customs or practices.
o: Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
Sr: Abbreviation for 'Senhor', meaning 'Mr.' or 'Sir'.
nos: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'us' or 'to us'.
forneceu: Provided or supplied; past tense of 'fornecer'.
ao: Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'.
condená-la: To condemn her; to pass judgment against her.
particular: Particular or private; relating to a specific instance.
casar-se: To get married; to enter into matrimony.
escrivães: Clerks or scribes; people who copy or record documents.
do: Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'.
Os: Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
hábitos: Habits; regular patterns of behavior done automatically.
primeiro: First; coming before all others in sequence.
copiar: To copy; to reproduce something in writing or form.
depois: After or then; indicating sequence of events.
repetir: To repeat; to say or do something again.
sentimentos: Feelings or sentiments; emotional states experienced internally.
morais: Moral; relating to principles of right and wrong.
tocar: To play an instrument or to touch something.
cantar: To sing; to produce musical sounds with voice.
tempo: Time or weather; duration or meteorological conditions.
demais: Too much; exceeding a suitable or acceptable amount.
público: Public or audience; a group of people watching.
sem: Without; lacking or not having something.
dúvida: Doubt; uncertainty about the truth of something.
graves: Serious or grave; severe in nature or consequence.
reprováveis: Reprehensible or blameworthy; deserving censure or disapproval.
talvez: Perhaps or maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.
pobre: Poor; lacking money or resources, or pitiable.
fosse: Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser/ir'; 'were' or 'went'.
antes: Before or previously; earlier in time or order.
bode: Billy goat; male goat, used in 'bode expiatório'.
expiatório: Expiatory; relating to making amends for wrongdoing.
pecados: Sins; moral transgressions against ethical or religious codes.
das: Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'.
intelectuais: Intellectuals; people engaged in academic or mental pursuits.
naquela: Contraction meaning 'in that', referring to a past context.
geração: Generation; all people born and living around same time.
enleada: Entangled or caught up; ensnared in something complex.
pelos: Contraction of 'por' and 'os', meaning 'by the'.
sermões: Sermons; religious or moral speeches given publicly.
De: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
forma: Form or way; manner in which something is done.
lhe: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to her', 'him', or 'you'.
conceder: To grant or concede; to allow or give something.
parcela: Portion or share; a part of a larger whole.
respeito: Respect; esteem or regard shown toward someone.
afeto: Affection; warm feeling of fondness toward someone.
tipo: Type or kind; a category or sort of thing.
peculiar: Peculiar or strange; unusual in a distinctive way.
considera: Considers; third-person singular of 'considerar', to consider.
quando: When; at what time or during which moment.
tira: Draws or pulls out; extracts or derives something.
lição: Lesson; something learned or taught through experience.
moral: Moral; relating to principles distinguishing right from wrong.
queda: Fall or downfall; the act of falling or decline.

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