Sense and Sensibility — Page 5
When he gave his promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece.
Quando fez a promessa ao pai, meditou consigo mesmo em aumentar a fortuna de suas irmãs com o presente de mil libras cada uma.
He then really thought himself equal to it.
Naquele momento, ele realmente se julgava capaz disso.
The prospect of four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.
A perspectiva de quatro mil libras anuais, somadas à sua renda atual, além da metade restante da fortuna de sua própria mãe, aqueceu-lhe o coração e fez com que se sentisse capaz de generosidade.
"Yes, he would give them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome!
"Sim, ele lhes daria três mil libras: seria liberal e generoso!
It would be enough to make them completely easy.
Seria suficiente para deixá-las completamente tranquilas.
Three thousand pounds! he could spare so considerable a sum with little inconvenience."
Três mil libras! ele poderia dispensar uma soma tão considerável com pouco inconveniente."
He thought of it all day long, and for many days successively, and he did not repent.
Pensou nisso o dia todo e por muitos dias seguidos, e não se arrependeu.
No sooner was his father's funeral over, than Mrs. John Dashwood, without sending any notice of her intention to her mother-in-law, arrived with her child and their attendants.
Mal havia terminado o funeral do pai, a senhora John Dashwood, sem enviar qualquer aviso de sua intenção à sogra, chegou com seu filho e seus criados.
No one could dispute her right to come; the house was her husband's from the moment of his father's decease; but the indelicacy of her conduct was so much the greater, and to a woman in Mrs. Dashwood's situation, with only common feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;
Ninguém poderia contestar seu direito de vir; a casa pertencia ao seu marido desde o momento do falecimento do pai dele; mas a indelicadeza de sua conduta era tanto maior, e para uma mulher na situação da senhora Dashwood, com sentimentos apenas comuns, teria sido muito desagradável;
—but in _her_ mind there was a sense of honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or received, was to her a source of immovable disgust.
—mas em sua mente havia um senso de honra tão aguçado, uma generosidade tão romântica, que qualquer ofensa desse tipo, por quem quer que fosse dada ou recebida, era para ela uma fonte de repulsa inabalável.
Vocabulary
- Quando
- KWAHN-doo — When; used to introduce a time clause
- fez
- fehz — Did or made; past tense of fazer
- a
- ah — The; feminine definite article
- promessa
- proo-MEH-sah — A promise or pledge made to someone
- ao
- ow — To the; contraction of a and o
- pai
- pah-ee — Father; male parent
- meditou
- meh-dee-TOH — Meditated or reflected deeply on something
- consigo
- kon-SEE-goo — With himself/herself; reflexive pronoun
- mesmo
- MEZ-moo — Same; himself; used for emphasis
- em
- em — In; at; preposition indicating location or state
- aumentar
- ow-men-TAR — To increase or enlarge something in size
- fortuna
- for-TOO-nah — Fortune; wealth or large sum of money
- de
- djee — Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- suas
- SOO-ahz — His/her/their; feminine plural possessive pronoun
- irmãs
- eer-MAHNZ — Sisters; female siblings
- com
- kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- o
- oo — The; masculine definite article
- presente
- preh-ZEN-tchee — Present; gift; something given to someone
- mil
- meel — One thousand; the number 1000
- libras
- LEE-brahz — Pounds; British currency unit
- cada
- KAH-dah — Each; every individual one separately
- uma
- OO-mah — One; a; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- Naquele
- nah-KEH-lee — In that; contraction of em and aquele
- momento
- moo-MEN-too — Moment; a brief point in time
- ele
- EH-lee — He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- realmente
- reh-ahl-MEN-tchee — Really; truly; in a genuine manner
- se
- see — Himself; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- julgava
- zhool-GAH-vah — Judged or considered himself capable of something
- capaz
- kah-PAHZ — Capable; able to do something
- disso
- DJEE-soo — Of that; contraction of de and isso
- A
- ah — The; feminine definite article
- perspectiva
- pers-pek-TCHEE-vah — Perspective; outlook or anticipated view
- quatro
- KWAH-troo — Four; the number 4
- anuais
- ah-noo-AH-eez — Annual; occurring or paid every year
- somadas
- soo-MAH-dahz — Added together; combined amounts totaled up
- à
- ah — To the; feminine contraction of a and a
- sua
- SOO-ah — His/her/its; feminine singular possessive pronoun
- renda
- HEN-dah — Income; revenue earned regularly
- atual
- ah-too-AHL — Current; present; existing at this time
- além
- ah-LEM — Beyond; in addition to something else
- da
- dah — Of the; feminine contraction of de and a
- metade
- meh-TAH-djee — Half; one of two equal parts
- restante
- hes-TAN-tchee — Remaining; leftover portion after division
- própria
- PROH-pree-ah — Own; one's very own; personal
- mãe
- mah-ee — Mother; female parent
- aqueceu-lhe
- ah-keh-SEH-lyee — Warmed him/her; past tense of aquecer
- coração
- koo-rah-SOWN — Heart; the organ or seat of emotion
- e
- ee — And; coordinating conjunction joining elements
- que
- kee — That; which; what; conjunction or pronoun
- sentisse
- sen-TCHEE-see — Felt; past subjunctive of sentir
- generosidade
- zheh-neh-roo-zee-DAH-djee — Generosity; quality of being giving and liberal
- Sim
- seem — Yes; affirmative reply
- lhes
- lyeez — To them; indirect object pronoun third person plural
- daria
- dah-REE-ah — Would give; conditional tense of dar
- três
- trehz — Three; the number 3
- seria
- seh-REE-ah — Would be; conditional tense of ser
- liberal
- lee-beh-RAHL — Liberal; generous; open-handed with resources
- generoso
- zheh-neh-ROH-zoo — Generous; giving freely and abundantly
- Seria
- seh-REE-ah — Would be; conditional tense of ser
- suficiente
- soo-fee-see-EN-tchee — Sufficient; enough to meet a need
- para
- PAH-rah — For; to; in order to; preposition
- deixá-las
- day-SHAH-lahz — To leave them; infinitive with clitic pronoun
- completamente
- kom-pleh-tah-MEN-tchee — Completely; entirely; in a total manner
- tranquilas
- tran-KWEE-lahz — Calm; peaceful; free from worry or anxiety
- Três
- trehz — Three; the number 3
- poderia
- poo-deh-REE-ah — Could; would be able to; conditional of poder
- dispensar
- djees-pen-SAR — To spare or do without something
- soma
- SOH-mah — Sum; total amount of money or numbers
- tão
- town — So; such; to such a degree
- considerável
- kon-see-deh-RAH-vel — Considerable; large enough to be noteworthy
- pouco
- POH-koo — Little; few; not much
- inconveniente
- een-kon-veh-nee-EN-tchee — Inconvenient; causing trouble or difficulty
- Pensou
- pen-SOH — Thought; past tense of pensar
- nisso
- NEE-soo — In that; contraction of em and isso
- dia
- DJEE-ah — Day; a 24-hour period
- todo
- TOH-doo — All; whole; entire
- por
- por — For; by; through; preposition of various uses
- muitos
- MWEE-tooz — Many; a large number of
- dias
- DJEE-ahz — Days; plural of dia
- seguidos
- seh-GEE-dooz — Consecutive; following one after another
- não
- nown — No; not; negation particle
- arrependeu
- ah-heh-pen-DEH-oo — Regretted; felt remorse about a decision
- Mal
- mahl — Barely; scarcely; hardly
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had; past perfect auxiliary of haver
- terminado
- ter-mee-NAH-doo — Finished; completed; ended
- funeral
- foo-neh-RAHL — Funeral; ceremony held after someone's death
- do
- doo — Of the; masculine contraction of de and o
- senhora
- seh-NYOH-rah — Mrs.; lady; polite title for a woman
- sem
- sem — Without; lacking; preposition of absence
- enviar
- en-vee-AR — To send; to dispatch something to someone
- qualquer
- kwahl-KEHR — Any; whatever; whichever one
- aviso
- ah-VEE-zoo — Notice; warning; prior notification
- intenção
- een-ten-SOWN — Intention; plan or purpose in mind
- sogra
- SOH-grah — Mother-in-law; spouse's mother
- chegou
- sheh-GOH — Arrived; past tense of chegar
- seu
- SEH-oo — His; her; their; masculine possessive pronoun
- filho
- FEE-lyoo — Son; male offspring
- seus
- SEH-ooz — His; their; masculine plural possessive pronoun
- criados
- kree-AH-dooz — Servants; household staff employed domestically
- Ninguém
- neen-GHEM — Nobody; no one; not any person
- contestar
- kon-tes-TAR — To contest or challenge someone's right
- direito
- djee-RAY-too — Right; entitlement; legal claim to something
- vir
- veer — To come; infinitive of the verb
- casa
- KAH-zah — House; home; place of residence
- pertencia
- per-ten-SEE-ah — Belonged; past tense of pertencer
- marido
- mah-REE-doo — Husband; male spouse
- desde
- DEZ-djee — Since; from; indicating a starting point in time
- falecimento
- fah-leh-see-MEN-too — Death; passing; the moment someone dies
- dele
- DEH-lee — Of him; his; masculine third person contraction
- mas
- mahz — But; however; coordinating adversative conjunction
- indelicadeza
- een-deh-lee-kah-DEH-zah — Rudeness; lack of tact or delicacy
- conduta
- kon-DOO-tah — Conduct; behavior; manner of acting
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect past tense of ser
- tanto
- TAN-too — So much; as much; to such degree
- maior
- mah-YOR — Greater; larger; more significant
- mulher
- mool-YEHR — Woman; wife; adult female person
- na
- nah — In the; feminine contraction of em and a
- situação
- see-too-ah-SOWN — Situation; circumstances someone finds themselves in
- sentimentos
- sen-tchee-MEN-tooz — Feelings; emotions; inner emotional states
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahz — Only; just; merely; no more than
- comuns
- koo-MOONZ — Common; ordinary; shared by many people
- teria
- teh-REE-ah — Would have; conditional tense of ter
- sido
- SEE-doo — Been; past participle of ser
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very; much; a great degree
- desagradável
- deh-zah-grah-DAH-vel — Unpleasant; disagreeable; causing discomfort
- mente
- MEN-tchee — Mind; the seat of thought and reason
- um
- oom — A; one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- senso
- SEN-zoo — Sense; faculty of perception or judgment
- honra
- ON-rah — Honor; strong moral sense of integrity
- aguçado
- ah-goo-SAH-doo — Sharp; keen; finely honed sense of something
- romântica
- hoo-MAN-tchee-kah — Romantic; idealistic; relating to romantic sensibility
- ofensa
- oo-FEN-sah — Offense; insult; an act causing indignation
- desse
- DEH-see — Of this; contraction of de and esse
- tipo
- TCHEE-poo — Type; kind; sort of thing
- quem
- kem — Who; whom; relative or interrogative pronoun
- quer
- kehr — Wants; or; whoever; whatever
- fosse
- FOH-see — Were; past subjunctive of ser or ir
- dada
- DAH-dah — Given; past participle of dar, feminine form
- ou
- oh — Or; coordinating disjunctive conjunction
- recebida
- heh-seh-BEE-dah — Received; past participle of receber, feminine
- ela
- EH-lah — She; third person feminine singular pronoun
- fonte
- FON-tchee — Source; origin; fountain of something
- repulsa
- heh-POOL-sah — Repulsion; strong feeling of disgust or rejection
- inabalável
- ee-nah-bah-LAH-vel — Unshakeable; firm; impossible to disturb or move
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