Sense and Sensibility — Page 2

English → Pt CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount.

E que possível direito poderiam ter as senhoritas Dashwood, que eram suas parentes apenas pelo meio sangue, o que ela considerava como nenhum parentesco, sobre a sua generosidade em tão grande montante.

It was very well known that no affection was ever supposed to exist between the children of any man by different marriages; and why was he to ruin himself, and their poor little Harry, by giving away all his money to his half sisters?

Era muito bem sabido que nunca se supunha existir afeição entre os filhos de qualquer homem por diferentes casamentos; e por que ele havia de se arruinar, e ao seu pobre pequeno Harry, dando todo o seu dinheiro às suas meias-irmãs?

"It was my father's last request to me," replied her husband, "that I should assist his widow and daughters."

"Foi o último pedido de meu pai a mim", respondeu o seu marido, "que eu deveria ajudar a sua viúva e filhas."

"He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time.

"Ele não sabia do que estava falando, ouso dizer; nove em dez que ele estava com a cabeça perturbada naquele momento.

Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child."

Se ele estivesse em seu juízo perfeito, não poderia ter pensado em tal coisa como suplicar-lhe que desse metade da sua fortuna, tirando do seu próprio filho."

"He did not stipulate for any particular sum, my dear Fanny; he only requested me, in general terms, to assist them, and make their situation more comfortable than it was in his power to do.

"Ele não estipulou nenhuma soma específica, minha querida Fanny; ele apenas me pediu, em termos gerais, que as ajudasse, e tornasse a situação delas mais confortável do que estava ao seu alcance fazer.

Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself.

Talvez fosse igualmente bom se ele tivesse deixado tudo inteiramente à minha decisão.

He could hardly suppose I should neglect them.

Ele dificilmente poderia supor que eu as negligenciaria.

But as he required the promise, I could not do less than give it; at least I thought so at the time.

Mas como ele exigiu a promessa, eu não pude fazer menos do que dá-la; pelo menos foi o que pensei naquele momento.

The promise, therefore, was given, and must be performed.

A promessa, portanto, foi feita, e deve ser cumprida.

Vocabulary

possível: poh-SEE-vel — Possible; able to happen or be done.
direito: dee-RAY-too — Right, law, or entitlement; also meaning straight.
poderiam: poh-deh-REE-am — They could; conditional form of poder.
ter: tehr — To have; fundamental auxiliary and main verb.
senhoritas: seh-nyoh-REE-tahz — Young ladies or misses; polite address for women.
eram: EH-ram — They were; imperfect past tense of ser.
parentes: pah-REN-chees — Relatives or family members by blood or marriage.
apenas: ah-PEH-nahz — Only, just, merely; limiting adverb.
meio: MAY-oo — Half, middle, or means; used in various contexts.
sangue: SANG-ee — Blood; fluid circulating in the body; also lineage.
considerava: kon-see-deh-RAH-vah — She considered or regarded; imperfect tense of considerar.
nenhum: neh-NYOOM — No, none, not any; masculine singular negation.
parentesco: pah-ren-TES-koo — Kinship or family relationship between people.
sobre: SOH-bree — About, on, over; preposition indicating topic or position.
generosidade: zheh-neh-roh-see-DAH-dee — Generosity; willingness to give freely to others.
tão: tow — So, such, as; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
grande: GRAN-jee — Large, great, big; adjective describing size or importance.
montante: mon-TAN-chee — Amount, sum, or total of money or quantity.
Era: EH-rah — It was or he/she was; imperfect tense of ser.
sabido: sah-BEE-doo — Known; past participle of saber, meaning to know.
nunca: NOON-kah — Never; temporal adverb of absolute negation.
supunha: soo-POON-yah — Supposed or assumed; imperfect tense of supor.
existir: ee-zees-CHEER — To exist; to be present or have existence.
afeição: ah-fay-SOWM — Affection, fondness, or emotional attachment to someone.
entre: EN-tree — Between or among; preposition indicating position or relation.
filhos: FEEL-yooz — Sons or children; plural of filho.
qualquer: kwahl-KEHR — Any, whichever; indefinite adjective or pronoun.
homem: OH-mem — Man; adult male human being.
diferentes: jee-feh-REN-chees — Different, various; adjective meaning distinct or unlike.
casamentos: kah-zah-MEN-tooz — Marriages or weddings; plural of casamento.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Had; imperfect tense of haver, used as auxiliary.
arruinar: ah-hwee-NAR — To ruin or destroy financially or otherwise.
pobre: POH-bree — Poor; lacking money or resources; unfortunate.
pequeno: peh-KEH-noo — Small or little; adjective describing size or age.
dando: DAN-doo — Giving; gerund form of dar, meaning to give.
todo: TOH-doo — All, every, whole; adjective indicating totality.
dinheiro: jee-NYAY-roo — Money; currency used for financial transactions.
meias-irmãs: MAY-ahz eer-MAHZ — Half-sisters; sisters sharing only one biological parent.
Foi: foy — It was or went; preterite tense of ser or ir.
último: OOL-tee-moo — Last or final; adjective indicating the end of a sequence.
pedido: peh-JEE-doo — Request or ask; past participle of pedir.
pai: py — Father; male parent in a family.
mim: meem — Me; first-person singular prepositional object pronoun.
respondeu: res-pon-DAY-oo — He/she answered or replied; preterite of responder.
marido: mah-REE-doo — Husband; a married male partner.
deveria: deh-veh-REE-ah — Should or ought to; conditional of dever.
ajudar: ah-zhoo-DAR — To help or assist someone in need.
viúva: vee-OO-vah — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.
filhas: FEEL-yahz — Daughters; plural of filha, female children.
sabia: sah-BEE-ah — Knew; imperfect tense of saber, to know facts.
estava: es-TAH-vah — Was; imperfect tense of estar, indicating state.
falando: fah-LAN-doo — Speaking or talking; gerund of falar.
ouso: OH-zoo — I dare; first-person present of ousar, to dare.
dizer: jee-ZEHR — To say or tell; common verb of communication.
cabeça: kah-BAY-sah — Head; upper part of the human body.
perturbada: pehr-toor-BAH-dah — Disturbed, upset, or troubled; feminine adjective.
naquele: nah-KEH-lee — In that; contraction of em + aquele.
momento: moh-MEN-too — Moment; a brief point or period in time.
Se: see — If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses.
estivesse: es-chee-VEH-see — Were; past subjunctive of estar, used in conditions.
juízo: zhwee-ZOO — Judgment or sanity; one's mental clarity and reason.
perfeito: pehr-FAY-too — Perfect, complete; adjective meaning without flaw.
poderia: poh-deh-REE-ah — Could or would be able to; conditional of poder.
pensado: pen-SAH-doo — Thought; past participle of pensar, to think.
tal: tal — Such a, that kind of; demonstrative adjective.
coisa: KOY-zah — Thing; a general object, matter, or idea.
suplicar-lhe: soo-plee-KAR-lyee — To beg or implore him/her; clitic pronoun attached.
desse: DEH-see — Gave; past subjunctive of dar, to give.
metade: meh-TAH-jee — Half; one of two equal parts of something.
fortuna: fohr-TOO-nah — Fortune or wealth; a large amount of money.
tirando: chee-RAN-doo — Taking away or removing; gerund of tirar.
próprio: PROH-pree-oo — Own; adjective emphasizing personal possession or identity.
filho: FEEL-yoo — Son; a male child in relation to parents.
estipulou: es-chee-poo-LOH — Stipulated or specified; preterite of estipular.
nenhuma: neh-NYOO-mah — No, none; feminine form of nenhum negating nouns.
soma: SOH-mah — Sum or amount; total of numbers added together.
específica: es-peh-SEE-fee-kah — Specific, particular; feminine adjective meaning precisely defined.
querida: keh-REE-dah — Dear, beloved; affectionate feminine form of address.
pediu: peh-JEE-oo — Asked or requested; preterite of pedir, to ask.
termos: TEHR-mooz — Terms; conditions or words defining an agreement.
gerais: zheh-RYS — General; plural adjective meaning broad or non-specific.
ajudasse: ah-zhoo-DAH-see — Help; past subjunctive of ajudar, to help.
tornasse: tohr-NAH-see — Made or became; past subjunctive of tornar.
situação: see-too-ah-SOWM — Situation or circumstances; the state of affairs.
confortável: kon-fohr-TAH-vel — Comfortable; providing ease and physical well-being.
alcance: al-KAN-see — Reach or capacity; ability to accomplish something.
fazer: fah-ZEHR — To do or make; fundamental and very common verb.
Talvez: tal-VEZ — Perhaps, maybe; adverb expressing uncertainty or possibility.
fosse: FOH-see — Were or would be; past subjunctive of ser/ir.
igualmente: ee-gwal-MEN-chee — Equally or likewise; adverb meaning in the same way.
tivesse: chee-VEH-see — Had; past subjunctive of ter, used in hypotheticals.
deixado: day-SHAH-doo — Left or allowed; past participle of deixar.
tudo: TOO-doo — Everything, all; indefinite pronoun of totality.
inteiramente: in-tay-rah-MEN-chee — Entirely, completely, wholly; adverb of total degree.
decisão: deh-see-ZAWM — Decision; a choice made after deliberation.
dificilmente: jee-fee-seel-MEN-chee — Hardly, with difficulty; adverb expressing near impossibility.
supor: soo-POHR — To suppose or assume; to believe without certainty.
negligenciaria: neh-glee-zen-see-AH-ree-ah — Would neglect; conditional of negligenciar, to neglect.
exigiu: ee-zee-ZHYOO — Required or demanded; preterite of exigir.
promessa: proh-MEH-sah — Promise; a commitment to do or not do something.
pude: POO-jee — I could; preterite of poder, to be able.
menos: MEH-nooz — Less, fewer; comparative adverb indicating reduction.
dá-la: DAH-lah — Give it; infinitive dar with feminine clitic pronoun.
foi: foy — Was or went; preterite of ser or ir.
pensei: pen-SAY — I thought; first-person preterite of pensar.
portanto: pohr-TAN-too — Therefore, so, thus; conjunction indicating logical consequence.
feita: FAY-tah — Made or done; feminine past participle of fazer.
deve: DEH-vee — Must or should; third-person present of dever.
ser: sehr — To be; fundamental Portuguese verb of identity or essence.
cumprida: koom-PREE-dah — Fulfilled or kept; feminine past participle of cumprir.

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