Sense and Sensibility — Page 5

English → Pt CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

Certainly not; but if you observe, people always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid them; and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty.

Certamente que não; mas se você observar, as pessoas sempre vivem para sempre quando há uma anuidade a ser paga a elas; e ela é muito robusta e saudável, e tem pouco mais de quarenta anos.

An annuity is a very serious business; it comes over and over every year, and there is no getting rid of it.

Uma anuidade é um assunto muito sério; ela volta e volta todo ano, e não há como se livrar dela.

You are not aware of what you are doing.

Você não tem consciência do que está fazendo.

I have known a great deal of the trouble of annuities; for my mother was clogged with the payment of three to old superannuated servants by my father's will, and it is amazing how disagreeable she found it.

Eu conheci muito bem os problemas das anuidades; pois minha mãe ficou sobrecarregada com o pagamento de três delas a velhos servidores aposentados, por vontade de meu pai, e é incrível como ela achava isso desagradável.

Twice every year these annuities were to be paid; and then there was the trouble of getting it to them; and then one of them was said to have died, and afterwards it turned out to be no such thing.

Duas vezes por ano essas anuidades tinham de ser pagas; e então havia o trabalho de fazê-las chegar até eles; e então dizia-se que um deles havia morrido, e depois verificou-se que não era nada disso.

My mother was quite sick of it.

Minha mãe estava completamente farta disso.

Her income was not her own, she said, with such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money would have been entirely at my mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever.

Sua renda não lhe pertencia, dizia ela, com tantas reivindicações perpétuas sobre ela; e foi ainda mais cruel da parte de meu pai, porque, de outra forma, o dinheiro teria ficado inteiramente à disposição de minha mãe, sem qualquer restrição.

It has given me such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one for all the world."

Isso me deu tal aversão às anuidades, que tenho certeza de que não me comprometeria com o pagamento de uma por nada neste mundo."

"It is certainly an unpleasant thing," replied Mr. Dashwood, "to have those kind of yearly drains on one's income.

"É certamente uma coisa desagradável", respondeu o Sr. Dashwood, "ter esse tipo de sangrias anuais em sua renda.

One's fortune, as your mother justly says, is _not_ one's own.

A fortuna de alguém, como sua mãe justamente diz, _não_ lhe pertence.

Vocabulary

Certamente: ser-tah-MEN-chee — Certainly; used to express agreement or confirmation.
que: keh — That; a common conjunction or relative pronoun.
não: nowng — No; used to negate a statement or answer.
mas: mahz — But; conjunction introducing a contrasting idea.
se: seh — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause.
você: voh-SAY — You; second-person singular pronoun in Portuguese.
observar: ob-sehr-VAR — To observe; to watch or notice something carefully.
as: ahz — The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese.
pessoas: peh-SOH-ahz — People; plural noun referring to human individuals.
sempre: SEM-preh — Always; indicating something happens at all times.
vivem: VEE-veng — They live; third-person plural of the verb viver.
para: PAH-rah — For; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
quando: KWAHN-doo — When; conjunction referring to a specific time.
há: ah — There is/are; verb indicating existence of something.
uma: OO-mah — A/an; feminine singular indefinite article in Portuguese.
anuidade: ah-noo-ee-DAH-djee — Annuity; annual payment or financial obligation due yearly.
a: ah — The; feminine singular definite article in Portuguese.
ser: sehr — To be; fundamental verb expressing permanent states.
paga: PAH-gah — Paid; adjective or verb form meaning to pay.
elas: EH-lahz — They; third-person plural feminine pronoun in Portuguese.
e: ee — And; basic conjunction connecting words or clauses.
ela: EH-lah — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun in Portuguese.
é: eh — Is; third-person singular present tense of ser.
muito: MWEE-too — Very/much; adverb intensifying adjectives or verbs.
robusta: hoh-BOOS-tah — Robust; strong, healthy, and full of energy.
saudável: sow-DAH-vel — Healthy; in good physical or mental condition.
tem: teng — Has/have; third-person singular present of ter.
pouco: POH-koo — Little/few; indicating a small quantity or degree.
mais: mahyz — More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity.
de: djee — Of/from; preposition indicating origin or possession.
quarenta: kwah-REN-tah — Forty; the cardinal number between thirty-nine and forty-one.
anos: AH-nooz — Years; plural noun referring to units of time.
Uma: OO-mah — A/an; feminine singular indefinite article in Portuguese.
um: oong — A/an; masculine singular indefinite article in Portuguese.
assunto: ah-SOON-too — Subject/matter; a topic or issue under discussion.
sério: SEH-ryoo — Serious; grave or significant in nature.
volta: VOL-tah — Returns; comes back or recurs periodically.
todo: TOH-doo — Every/all; adjective indicating the whole of something.
ano: AH-noo — Year; a period of twelve months.
como: KOH-moo — How/like; conjunction or adverb of manner.
livrar: lee-VRAR — To free/rid; to release someone from an obligation.
dela: DEH-lah — Of her/from her; contraction of de + ela.
Você: voh-SAY — You; second-person singular pronoun in Portuguese.
consciência: kon-syEN-syah — Conscience; moral awareness of one's actions.
do: doo — Of the; masculine singular contraction of de + o.
está: es-TAH — Is; third-person singular present tense of estar.
fazendo: fah-ZEN-doo — Doing/making; present participle of the verb fazer.
Eu: EH-oo — I; first-person singular pronoun in Portuguese.
conheci: koh-nyeh-SEE — I met/knew; first-person past tense of conhecer.
bem: beng — Well; adverb indicating quality or thoroughness.
os: ooz — The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese.
problemas: proh-BLEH-mahz — Problems; difficulties or issues requiring a solution.
das: dahz — Of the; feminine plural contraction of de + as.
anuidades: ah-noo-ee-DAH-djez — Annuities; plural of annuity, recurring annual payments.
pois: pohyz — Because/since; conjunction explaining a reason.
minha: MEE-nyah — My; first-person singular feminine possessive adjective.
mãe: mahng — Mother; female parent or maternal figure.
ficou: fee-KOH — Became/stayed; third-person past tense of ficar.
sobrecarregada: soh-breh-kah-heh-GAH-dah — Overburdened; overloaded with too many responsibilities.
com: kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
o: oo — The; masculine singular definite article in Portuguese.
pagamento: pah-gah-MEN-too — Payment; the act of paying money owed.
três: trehz — Three; the cardinal number between two and four.
delas: DEH-lahz — Of them; contraction of de + elas (feminine).
velhos: VEH-lyooz — Old; adjective describing elderly people or things.
servidores: sehr-vee-DOH-rez — Servants/servers; people who serve or work for others.
aposentados: ah-poh-zen-TAH-dooz — Retired; people who have stopped working formally.
por: por — By/for; preposition indicating cause or agent.
vontade: von-TAH-djee — Will/desire; strong wish or intention to do something.
meu: MEH-oo — My; first-person singular masculine possessive adjective.
pai: pahy — Father; male parent or paternal figure.
incrível: in-KREE-vel — Incredible; hard to believe or remarkably surprising.
achava: ah-SHAH-vah — Thought/found; imperfect past tense of achar.
isso: EE-soo — This/that; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.
desagradável: deh-zah-grah-DAH-vel — Unpleasant; causing discomfort or dissatisfaction.
Duas: DOO-ahz — Two; feminine cardinal number between one and three.
vezes: VEH-zez — Times; instances or occurrences of something happening.
essas: EH-sahz — Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
tinham: CHEEN-yahng — Had; third-person plural imperfect past of ter.
pagas: PAH-gahz — Paid; feminine plural past participle of pagar.
então: en-TOWNG — Then/so; adverb or conjunction indicating sequence.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — There was; imperfect past tense of haver.
trabalho: trah-BAH-lyoo — Work/effort; labor or difficulty involved in a task.
fazê-las: fah-ZEH-lahz — To make them; infinitive with feminine clitic pronoun.
chegar: sheh-GAR — To arrive/reach; to come to a destination.
até: ah-TEH — Until/up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint.
eles: EH-lez — They; third-person plural masculine pronoun in Portuguese.
dizia-se: djee-ZEE-ah-seh — It was said; impersonal reflexive form of dizer.
deles: DEH-lez — Of them; masculine plural contraction of de + eles.
morrido: moh-HEE-doo — Died; past participle of morrer, to die.
depois: deh-POHYZ — After/afterwards; adverb indicating time that follows.
verificou-se: veh-ree-fee-KOH-seh — It turned out; reflexive past form of verificar.
era: EH-rah — Was; third-person singular imperfect past of ser.
nada: NAH-dah — Nothing; pronoun indicating absence of anything.
disso: DJEE-soo — Of that; contraction of de + isso.
Minha: MEE-nyah — My; first-person singular feminine possessive adjective.
estava: es-TAH-vah — Was; third-person singular imperfect past of estar.
completamente: kom-pleh-tah-MEN-chee — Completely; in a total or absolute manner.
farta: FAR-tah — Fed up/tired; thoroughly weary or disgusted with something.
Sua: SOO-ah — Her/your; third-person or second-person possessive adjective.
renda: HEN-dah — Income/revenue; money earned or received regularly.
lhe: lyeh — To her/him/you; indirect object pronoun in Portuguese.
pertencia: pehr-ten-SEE-ah — Belonged; imperfect past tense of pertencer.
dizia: djee-ZEE-ah — Said/used to say; imperfect past tense of dizer.
tantas: TAN-tahz — So many; feminine plural of tanto, indicating large quantity.
reivindicações: hey-veen-djee-kah-SOYNGZ — Claims/demands; assertions of rights or entitlements.
perpétuas: pehr-PEH-twahz — Perpetual; lasting forever or for an indefinitely long time.
sobre: SOH-breh — About/on; preposition indicating subject or position.
foi: foy — Was/went; third-person singular preterite of ser/ir.
ainda: ah-EEN-dah — Still/yet; adverb indicating continuation or addition.
cruel: kroo-EL — Cruel; causing pain or suffering deliberately.
da: dah — Of the; feminine singular contraction of de + a.
parte: PAR-chee — Part/side; a portion or role belonging to someone.
porque: por-KEH — Because; conjunction explaining the reason for something.
outra: OH-trah — Other/another; feminine adjective indicating an alternative.
forma: FOR-mah — Way/form; manner or method of doing something.
dinheiro: djeen-YEH-roo — Money; currency used for transactions and payments.
teria: teh-REE-ah — Would have; conditional tense of ter.
ficado: fee-KAH-doo — Stayed/remained; past participle of ficar.
inteiramente: in-teh-rah-MEN-chee — Entirely; completely and without exception.
à: ah — At the/to the; feminine contraction of a + a.
disposição: djees-poh-zee-SOWNG — Disposal/disposition; availability for use by someone.
sem: seng — Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
qualquer: kwahl-KEHR — Any; adjective indicating an unspecified item or person.
restrição: hes-tree-SOWNG — Restriction; limitation placed on freedom or action.
Isso: EE-soo — This/that; demonstrative pronoun for a nearby thing.
me: meh — Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
deu: DEH-oo — Gave; third-person singular preterite of dar.
tal: tahl — Such; adjective indicating a degree or type.
aversão: ah-vehr-SOWNG — Aversion; strong dislike or avoidance of something.
às: ahz — To the; feminine plural contraction of a + as.
tenho: TEN-yoo — I have; first-person singular present of ter.
certeza: sehr-TEH-zah — Certainty; the state of being completely sure.
comprometeria: kom-proh-meh-teh-REE-ah — Would commit; conditional tense of comprometer.
neste: NES-chee — In this; masculine singular contraction of em + este.
mundo: MOON-doo — World; the earth or a sphere of human experience.
É: eh — Is; third-person singular present tense of ser.
certamente: sehr-tah-MEN-chee — Certainly; without doubt or hesitation.
coisa: KOY-zah — Thing; a general word for any object or matter.
respondeu: hes-pon-DEH-oo — Replied; third-person singular preterite of responder.
Sr: sen-YOR — Mr.; abbreviation for Senhor, a formal title.
ter: tehr — To have; infinitive of the verb indicating possession.
esse: EH-seh — That/this; masculine demonstrative adjective near listener.
tipo: CHEE-poo — Type/kind; a category or sort of something.
sangrias: san-GREE-ahz — Bleedings/drains; metaphor for financial depletion.
anuais: ah-noo-AHZ — Annual; occurring or done once every year.
em: eng — In/at; preposition indicating location or time.
sua: SOO-ah — Your/her; possessive adjective for second or third person.
A: ah — The; feminine singular definite article in Portuguese.
fortuna: for-TOO-nah — Fortune; a large amount of money or wealth.
alguém: ahl-GENG — Someone; an indefinite pronoun referring to a person.
justamente: zhoos-tah-MEN-chee — Justly/exactly; in a fair or precise manner.
diz: djiz — Says; third-person singular present tense of dizer.
_não_: nowng — Not; emphatic negation, italicized for stress.
pertence: pehr-TEN-seh — Belongs; third-person singular present of pertencer.

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