Sense and Sensibility — Page 2

Vocabulary

filho

FEE-lyu — Son; male offspring of a parent.

um

oom — Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' (masculine).

jovem

ZHO-veng — Young person; someone of youth.

sério

SE-ryu — Serious; showing sincerity or gravity.

respeitável

hes-pay-TAH-vel — Respectable; worthy of admiration or esteem.

foi

foy — Past tense of 'ser/ir'; was or went.

amplamente

am-pla-MEN-chee — Widely; to a broad or ample extent.

provido

pro-VEE-du — Provided; supplied with something necessary.

pela

PE-la — Contraction of 'por' and 'a'; by the.

fortuna

for-TOO-na — Fortune; large amount of accumulated wealth.

sua

SOO-a — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', 'your'.

mãe

mãng — Mother; female parent of a child.

havia

a-VEE-a — Past perfect auxiliary; had (third person singular).

sido

SEE-du — Past participle of 'ser'; been.

considerável

con-see-de-RAH-vel — Considerable; notably large or significant in amount.

metade

me-TAH-jee — Half; one of two equal parts.

qual

kwow — Which; used as a relative or interrogative pronoun.

lhe

lyee — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'.

transferida

trans-fe-REE-da — Transferred; moved or conveyed to another person.

atingir

a-teen-ZHEER — To reach or attain a specific goal or age.

maioridade

my-o-ree-DAH-jee — Legal adulthood; age of majority or coming of age.

Por

por — Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'.

seu

se-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'.

próprio

PRO-pryu — Own; belonging exclusively to oneself.

casamento

ka-za-MEN-tu — Marriage; formal union between two people.

igualmente

ee-gwal-MEN-chee — Equally; in the same manner or degree.

aconteceu

a-con-te-SE-oo — Happened; took place or occurred at a time.

logo

LO-gu — Soon; shortly afterward in time.

seguida

se-GEE-da — Sequence; used in 'em seguida' meaning 'right after'.

acrescentou

a-kres-en-TO — Added; increased something by contributing more.

riqueza

hee-KE-za — Wealth; abundance of valuable possessions or money.

portanto

por-TAN-tu — Therefore; consequently as a logical conclusion.

sucessão

su-se-SOWNG — Succession; process of inheriting property or title.

propriedade

pro-pree-e-DAH-jee — Property; land or possessions owned by someone.

era

E-ra — Past tense of 'ser'; was (imperfect indicative).

tão

towng — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' (degree).

verdadeiramente

ver-da-day-ra-MEN-chee — Truly; in a real or genuine manner.

importante

im-por-TAN-chee — Important; having great significance or value.

quanto

KWAN-tu — As much as; used in comparisons of degree.

suas

SOO-as — Possessive pronoun 'their/her/your' (feminine plural).

irmãs

eer-MÃNGS — Sisters; female siblings of the same family.

pois

poys — Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'for'.

delas

DE-las — Prepositional pronoun meaning 'from them' (feminine).

independentemente

in-de-pen-den-te-MEN-chee — Independently; without relying on other factors.

pudesse

pu-DE-see — Imperfect subjunctive of 'poder'; could or might.

advir-lhes

ad-VEER-lyees — To come to them; accrue or fall to their benefit.

herança

e-RAN-sa — Inheritance; assets passed down after someone's death.

daquela

da-KE-la — Contraction of 'de' and 'aquela'; from that (feminine).

parte

PAR-chee — Part; a portion or share of something larger.

pai

pie — Father; male parent of a child.

poderia

po-de-REE-a — Conditional of 'poder'; could or would be able.

ser

ser — Infinitive of 'to be'; expressing identity or essence.

senão

se-NOWNG — Except; otherwise or but rather.

pequena

pe-KE-na — Small; little in size or amount (feminine).

Sua

SOO-a — Possessive pronoun 'her/his/your' (feminine singular).

tinha

CHEEN-ya — Imperfect of 'ter'; had (third person singular).

nada

NA-da — Nothing; not anything at all.

apenas

a-PE-nas — Only; just a limited amount or number.

sete

SE-chee — Seven; the cardinal number between six and eight.

mil

meel — Thousand; the number one thousand.

libras

LEE-bras — Pounds; British currency unit (plural form).

própria

PRO-prya — Own; belonging exclusively to oneself (feminine form).

disposição

jees-po-zee-SOWNG — Disposal; right to use or distribute something freely.

restante

hes-TAN-chee — Remaining; what is left after other parts taken.

primeira

pree-MAY-ra — First; coming before all others in order.

esposa

es-PO-za — Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband.

estava

es-TA-va — Imperfect of 'estar'; was (temporary state).

também

tam-BENG — Also; in addition to something already mentioned.

assegurada

a-se-gu-RA-da — Secured; guaranteed or made certain for someone.

dela

DE-la — Contraction of 'de' and 'ela'; of her.

usufruto

u-zu-FROO-tu — Usufruct; right to use and enjoy another's property.

vitalício

vee-ta-LEE-syu — Lifelong; lasting for the duration of one's life.

sobre

SO-bree — Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'.

velho

VE-lyu — Old; advanced in age (masculine adjective).

cavalheiro

ka-va-LYAY-ru — Gentleman; a polite and honorable man.

morreu

mo-HE-oo — Died; ceased to live (third person singular).

testamento

tes-ta-MEN-tu — Will; legal document distributing one's estate after death.

lido

LEE-du — Past participle of 'ler'; read aloud or reviewed.

como

KO-mu — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', 'how'.

quase

KWA-zee — Almost; very nearly but not completely.

todo

TO-du — All; every part of something (masculine singular).

causou

kow-ZO — Caused; produced a particular effect or reaction.

tanta

TAN-ta — So much; such a great amount (feminine singular).

decepção

de-sep-SOWNG — Disappointment; feeling of unfulfilled expectation or hope.

prazer

pra-ZER — Pleasure; a feeling of happiness or enjoyment.

injusto

in-ZHOOS-tu — Unjust; not fair or morally right.

nem

neng — Nor; neither — used in negative constructions.

ingrato

in-GRA-tu — Ungrateful; not showing appreciation for kindness received.

ponto

PON-tu — Point; specific matter or detail under consideration.

deixar

day-SHAR — To leave; to let go or abandon something.

longe

LON-zhee — Far; at a great distance from something.

sobrinho

so-BREEN-yu — Nephew; the son of one's brother or sister.

mas

mas — Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast.

deixou

day-SHO — Left; gave or bequeathed (third person past singular).

termos

TER-mus — Terms; conditions or stipulations of an agreement.

tais

tyes — Such; of that kind (plural demonstrative adjective).

destruíam

des-troo-EE-owng — Destroyed; ruined or nullified something (imperfect tense).

valor

va-LOR — Value; the worth or importance of something.

legado

le-GA-du — Legacy; something inherited or left by a predecessor.

Sr

se-NYOR — Abbreviation for 'Senhor'; Mr. or gentleman (title).