Sense and Sensibility — Page 6

English → Pt CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

To be tied down to the regular payment of such a sum, on every rent day, is by no means desirable: it takes away one's independence.

Estar preso ao pagamento regular de tal quantia, a cada dia de renda, não é de modo algum desejável: tira a independência de alguém.

"Undoubtedly; and after all you have no thanks for it.

"Sem dúvida; e afinal de contas não recebe agradecimento algum por isso.

They think themselves secure, you do no more than what is expected, and it raises no gratitude at all.

Eles se consideram seguros, você não faz mais do que o esperado, e isso não desperta gratidão alguma.

If I were you, whatever I did should be done at my own discretion entirely.

Se eu fosse você, tudo o que eu fizesse deveria ser feito inteiramente a meu próprio critério.

I would not bind myself to allow them any thing yearly.

Eu não me comprometeria a conceder-lhes coisa alguma anualmente.

It may be very inconvenient some years to spare a hundred, or even fifty pounds from our own expenses.

Pode ser muito inconveniente, em alguns anos, poupar cem, ou mesmo cinquenta libras de nossas próprias despesas.

"I believe you are right, my love; it will be better that there should be no annuity in the case; whatever I may give them occasionally will be of far greater assistance than a yearly allowance, because they would only enlarge their style of living if they felt sure of a larger income, and would not be sixpence the richer for it at the end of the year.

"Creio que você tem razão, meu amor; será melhor que não haja anuidade no caso; o que quer que eu lhes dê ocasionalmente será de muito maior auxílio do que uma mesada anual, porque eles apenas ampliariam seu estilo de vida se se sentissem seguros de uma renda maior, e não seriam nem um tostão mais ricos por isso no fim do ano.

It will certainly be much the best way.

Certamente será de longe a melhor maneira.

A present of fifty pounds, now and then, will prevent their ever being distressed for money, and will, I think, be amply discharging my promise to my father.

Um presente de cinquenta libras, de vez em quando, impedirá que eles passem necessidade de dinheiro, e será, creio eu, o cumprimento mais do que suficiente de minha promessa a meu pai.

"To be sure it will.

"Com certeza será assim.

Indeed, to say the truth, I am convinced within myself that your father had no idea of your giving them any money at all.

De fato, para dizer a verdade, estou convencida em meu íntimo de que seu pai não tinha a menor ideia de que você lhes daria qualquer dinheiro.

Vocabulary

Estar: To be; to exist or be located somewhere.
preso: Imprisoned; confined or held captive.
ao: To the; preposition 'a' contracted with article 'o'.
pagamento: Payment; act of paying money or settling debt.
regular: Regular; ordinary, normal, or occurring at intervals.
de: Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
tal: Such; of that kind or character.
quantia: Sum; amount of money or quantity.
cada: Each; every one individually or separately.
dia: Day; period of twenty-four hours.
renda: Income; money received regularly from work.
não: Not; negation or denial of statement.
modo: Mode; manner, way, or method.
algum: Some; any or a certain thing.
desejável: Desirable; worth wanting or having.
tira: Removes; takes away or strips.
independência: Independence; freedom from control or reliance.
alguém: Someone; some person or anybody.
Sem: Without; lacking or in absence of.
dúvida: Doubt; uncertainty or question.
afinal: After all; in the end or ultimately.
contas: Accounts; financial records or bills.
recebe: Receives; accepts or gets something.
agradecimento: Gratitude; expression of thanks or appreciation.
por: For; preposition indicating reason or cause.
isso: That; referring to previously mentioned thing.
Eles: They; plural pronoun for masculine persons.
se: Themselves; reflexive pronoun or conditional if.
consideram: Consider; think of or regard as.
seguros: Safe; secure, protected, or confident.
você: You; formal singular pronoun.
faz: Does; makes or performs action.
mais: More; greater quantity or additional.
do: Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'.
que: That; which or what.
esperado: Expected; anticipated or looked for.
desperta: Awakens; rouses or stimulates.
gratidão: Gratitude; feeling of thankfulness.
alguma: Some; any or certain feminine.
Se: If; conditional conjunction.
eu: I; first person singular pronoun.
fosse: Were; past subjunctive of 'ser'.
tudo: Everything; all things together.
fizesse: Did; past subjunctive of 'fazer'.
deveria: Should; ought to or must.
ser: Be; to exist or have identity.
feito: Made; done or accomplished.
inteiramente: Entirely; completely or wholly.
meu: My; possessive pronoun masculine.
próprio: Own; belonging to oneself.
critério: Criterion; standard for judgment or evaluation.
Eu: I; first person singular pronoun.
me: Me; direct object pronoun.
comprometeria: Would commit; would promise or undertake.
conceder-lhes: Grant them; give to them.
coisa: Thing; object or matter.
anualmente: Annually; once per year or yearly.
Pode: Can; is able to or possible.
muito: Very; much or greatly.
inconveniente: Inconvenient; troublesome or causing difficulty.
em: In; preposition indicating location.
alguns: Some; certain or a few.
anos: Years; periods of twelve months.
poupar: Save; store or preserve money.
cem: Hundred; number one hundred.
ou: Or; alternative conjunction.
mesmo: Even; same or very.
cinquenta: Fifty; number fifty.
libras: Pounds; unit of currency or weight.
nossas: Our; possessive pronoun feminine plural.
próprias: Own; belonging to ourselves.
despesas: Expenses; costs or expenditures.
Creio: I believe; think or suppose.
tem: Has; possesses or owns.
razão: Reason; cause or logic.
amor: Love; affection or fondness.
será: Will be; future of 'ser'.
melhor: Better; superior or improved.
haja: Have; subjunctive of 'haver'.
anuidade: Annuity; yearly payment or allowance.

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