Sense and Sensibility — Page 1
The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex.
A família Dashwood estava há muito tempo estabelecida em Sussex.
Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance.
Sua propriedade era grande, e sua residência ficava em Norland Park, no centro de seus domínios, onde, por muitas gerações, haviam vivido de maneira tão respeitável que conquistaram a boa opinião geral de seus conhecidos da região.
The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister.
O falecido proprietário desta estate era um homem solteiro, que viveu até uma idade muito avançada, e que durante muitos anos de sua vida teve em sua irmã uma companheira e governanta constante.
But her death, which happened ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it.
Mas a morte dela, ocorrida dez anos antes da sua, produziu uma grande alteração em seu lar; pois para suprir sua falta, ele convidou e recebeu em sua casa a família de seu sobrinho, o Sr. Henry Dashwood, o herdeiro legal da propriedade de Norland, e a pessoa a quem pretendia legá-la.
In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent.
Na companhia de seu sobrinho e sobrinha, e dos filhos deles, os dias do velho cavalheiro eram passados confortavelmente.
His attachment to them all increased.
Seu apego a todos eles foi crescendo.
The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to his existence.
A atenção constante do Sr. e da Sra. Henry Dashwood aos seus desejos, que provinha não apenas do interesse, mas da bondade de coração, proporcionava-lhe todo o grau de conforto sólido que sua idade podia receber; e a alegria das crianças acrescentava um sabor à sua existência.
By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three daughters.
De um casamento anterior, o Sr. Henry Dashwood tinha um filho; da sua atual esposa, três filhas.
Vocabulary
- família
- A group of related people living together
- estava
- Past tense of 'estar'; was located or being
- há
- There is/are; also indicates time elapsed
- muito
- Means 'very' or 'much'; indicates great quantity
- tempo
- Time or weather depending on context
- estabelecida
- Established or settled in a particular place
- Sua
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- propriedade
- Land or buildings owned by someone
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; was in a permanent sense
- grande
- Large or big in size or extent
- residência
- A place where someone lives; a dwelling
- ficava
- Was located or situated in a place
- centro
- The middle or central point of something
- domínios
- Lands or territories under someone's control
- onde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- muitas
- Feminine plural of 'muito'; many or several
- gerações
- Successive groups of people born in similar periods
- haviam
- Third person plural past of 'haver'; had
- vivido
- Past participle of 'viver'; having lived
- maneira
- A way or manner of doing something
- tão
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons
- respeitável
- Deserving respect; honorable and well-regarded
- conquistaram
- They earned or won over others' approval
- boa
- Feminine form of 'bom'; good or favorable
- opinião
- A personal view or judgment about something
- geral
- General or widespread among many people
- conhecidos
- Acquaintances; people known in a community
- região
- A geographic area or district
- falecido
- Deceased; someone who has died
- proprietário
- An owner of property or land
- homem
- An adult male person; a man
- solteiro
- An unmarried man; a bachelor
- viveu
- Past tense of 'viver'; he/she lived
- até
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- idade
- Age; the number of years someone has lived
- avançada
- Advanced; far along, as in old age
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout'
- muitos
- Masculine plural; many or a large number
- anos
- Plural of 'ano'; years of time
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- teve
- Past tense of 'ter'; had or possessed
- irmã
- A female sibling; sister
- companheira
- A female companion or partner in life
- governanta
- A woman employed to manage a household
- constante
- Constant; always present and dependable
- Mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast
- morte
- Death; the end of life
- dela
- Contraction of 'de' and 'ela'; of her
- ocorrida
- Occurred; happened at a specific time
- dez
- The number ten
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously'
- produziu
- Produced or caused something to happen
- alteração
- A change or alteration in something
- seu
- Possessive meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'your'
- lar
- Home; the place where one lives
- pois
- Conjunction meaning 'because', 'so', or 'since'
- suprir
- To supply or make up for a lack
- falta
- A lack or absence of something needed
- convidou
- Invited someone to come or participate
- recebeu
- Received or welcomed someone into a place
- casa
- House; a building used as a home
- sobrinho
- A nephew; the son of one's sibling
- Sr.
- Abbreviation of 'Senhor'; Mr. in Portuguese
- herdeiro
- An heir who inherits property or titles
- legal
- Relating to law; lawful or legitimate
- pessoa
- A human being; an individual person
- quem
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'
- pretendia
- Intended or planned to do something
- legá-la
- To bequeath it; leave property by will
- companhia
- Company; being together with other people
- sobrinha
- A niece; the daughter of one's sibling
- filhos
- Children or sons of a parent
- deles
- Of them; possessive referring to a group
- dias
- Plural of 'dia'; days of time
- velho
- Old; advanced in age, often referring to people
- cavalheiro
- A gentleman; a man of good breeding
- eram
- Third person plural imperfect of 'ser'; were
- passados
- Passed or spent, referring to time gone by
- confortavelmente
- In a comfortable or pleasant manner
- Seu
- Possessive adjective; his, her, its, or your
- apego
- Attachment or affection toward someone or something
- todos
- All or everyone; referring to an entire group
- eles
- Third person plural pronoun; they or them
- foi
- Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'; was or went
- crescendo
- Growing or increasing progressively over time
- atenção
- Attention or care given to someone
- Sra.
- Abbreviation of 'Senhora'; Mrs. in Portuguese
- desejos
- Desires or wishes that someone wants fulfilled
- provinha
- Came from or originated; imperfect of 'provir'
- apenas
- Only or merely; no more than something
- interesse
- Interest; personal gain or concern in something
- mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; shows contrast
- bondade
- Kindness or goodness of character and heart
- coração
- Heart; the organ or seat of emotions
- proporcionava-lhe
- Provided or gave to him/her something
- todo
- All or every; the entirety of something
- grau
- Degree or level of something measurable
- conforto
- Comfort; a state of physical or emotional ease
- sólido
- Solid or substantial; firm and dependable
- podia
- Could; past ability form of 'poder'
- receber
- To receive or accept something given
- alegria
- Joy or happiness; a feeling of delight
- crianças
- Children; young people not yet adults
- acrescentava
- Added to or increased something already present
- sabor
- Flavor or taste; also zest for life
- existência
- Existence; the state or fact of being alive
- casamento
- Marriage; the legal union of two people
- anterior
- Previous or former; occurring before something else
- tinha
- Had; imperfect past tense of 'ter'
- filho
- A son; a male child of a parent
- atual
- Current or present; existing at this time
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to husband
- três
- The number three
- filhas
- Daughters; female children of a parent
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