Sense and Sensibility — Page 7
The assistance he thought of, I dare say, was only such as might be reasonably expected of you; for instance, such as looking out for a comfortable small house for them, helping them to move their things, and sending them presents of fish and game, and so forth, whenever they are in season.
A assistência que ele tinha em mente, ouso dizer, era apenas aquela que se poderia razoavelmente esperar de você; por exemplo, procurar uma casa pequena e confortável para elas, ajudá-las a transportar seus pertences, e enviar-lhes presentes de peixe e caça, e assim por diante, sempre que estiverem na estação.
I'll lay my life that he meant nothing farther; indeed, it would be very strange and unreasonable if he did.
Apostaria minha vida que ele não pretendia nada além disso; de fato, seria muito estranho e irrazoável se o tivesse feito.
Do but consider, my dear Mr. Dashwood, how excessively comfortable your mother-in-law and her daughters may live on the interest of seven thousand pounds, besides the thousand pounds belonging to each of the girls, which brings them in fifty pounds a year a-piece, and, of course, they will pay their mother for their board out of it.
Considere apenas, meu caro Sr. Dashwood, quão excessivamente bem sua sogra e suas filhas poderão viver com os juros de sete mil libras, além das mil libras pertencentes a cada uma das moças, o que lhes rende cinquenta libras por ano cada, e, naturalmente, elas pagarão à mãe pela hospedagem com isso.
Altogether, they will have five hundred a-year amongst them, and what on earth can four women want for more than that?—They will live so cheap!
Ao todo, terão quinhentas libras por ano entre elas, e o que diabos quatro mulheres podem precisar além disso? — Viverão tão economicamente!
Their housekeeping will be nothing at all.
Suas despesas domésticas não serão quase nada.
They will have no carriage, no horses, and hardly any servants; they will keep no company, and can have no expenses of any kind!
Não terão carruagem, nem cavalos, e quase nenhum criado; não receberão visitas, e não poderão ter despesas de espécie alguma!
Only conceive how comfortable they will be!
Imagine só como elas estarão bem!
Five hundred a year!
Quinhentas libras por ano!
I am sure I cannot imagine how they will spend half of it; and as to your giving them more, it is quite absurd to think of it.
Tenho certeza de que não consigo imaginar como gastarão nem metade disso; e quanto a você lhes dar mais, é completamente absurdo pensar nisso.
They will be much more able to give _you_ something."
Elas estarão em muito melhor posição para dar _a você_ alguma coisa."
"Upon my word," said Mr. Dashwood, "I believe you are perfectly right.
"Pela minha palavra," disse o Sr. Dashwood, "acredito que você está perfeitamente certa.
Vocabulary
- assistência
- a-sis-TÊN-si-a — Help, support, or aid given to someone.
- tinha
- TI-nya — Past imperfect of 'ter'; he/she had.
- mente
- MEN-te — The mind; the faculty of thought and reason.
- ouso
- O-zu — First-person singular of 'ousar'; I dare.
- dizer
- di-ZER — To say or to tell something to someone.
- apenas
- a-PE-nas — Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', or 'merely'.
- aquela
- a-KE-la — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (feminine).
- poderia
- po-de-RI-a — Conditional of 'poder'; could or would be able.
- razoavelmente
- ra-zo-a-vel-MEN-te — Adverb meaning 'reasonably' or 'fairly'.
- esperar
- es-pe-RAR — To wait for or to expect something.
- exemplo
- e-ZEM-plo — An instance or case illustrating a general rule.
- procurar
- pro-ku-RAR — To look for or to search for something.
- confortável
- kon-for-TÁ-vel — Adjective meaning 'comfortable' or 'cozy'.
- ajudá-las
- a-zu-DÁ-las — To help them (feminine); to assist a group of women.
- transportar
- trans-por-TAR — To transport or carry goods from one place.
- pertences
- per-TEN-ses — Belongings; personal possessions owned by someone.
- enviar-lhes
- en-vi-AR-lyes — To send to them; to dispatch gifts or items.
- presentes
- pre-ZEN-tes — Gifts given to someone on special or casual occasions.
- peixe
- PEI-she — Fish; aquatic animal commonly eaten as food.
- caça
- KA-sa — Game; wild animals hunted for food or sport.
- assim
- a-SIM — Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
- diante
- di-AN-te — Ahead or before; used in 'e assim por diante'.
- estiverem
- es-ti-VE-rem — Future subjunctive of 'estar'; when they are.
- estação
- es-ta-SÃO — Season of the year or a railway/bus station.
- Apostaria
- a-pos-ta-RI-a — Conditional of 'apostar'; I would bet or wager.
- pretendia
- pre-ten-DI-a — Past imperfect of 'pretender'; intended or meant.
- além
- a-LÊM — Beyond or more than a specified point or amount.
- disso
- DI-so — Contraction of 'de isso'; of that or from that.
- fato
- FA-to — A fact; something known to be true.
- seria
- se-RI-a — Conditional of 'ser'; it would be.
- estranho
- es-TRA-nyo — Strange, odd, or unusual in character or behavior.
- irrazoável
- i-ra-zo-Á-vel — Unreasonable; not based on good sense or logic.
- tivesse
- ti-VE-se — Past subjunctive of 'ter'; if he/she had.
- feito
- FEI-to — Past participle of 'fazer'; done or made.
- Considere
- kon-si-DE-re — Imperative of 'considerar'; please consider or think.
- caro
- KA-ro — Dear or expensive; used as a term of address.
- Sr.
- se-NYOR — Abbreviation for 'Senhor'; mister or sir.
- quão
- KWÃW — Adverb meaning 'how' in exclamatory or comparative use.
- excessivamente
- e-kse-si-va-MEN-te — Adverb meaning 'excessively' or 'extremely well'.
- sogra
- SO-gra — Mother-in-law; the mother of one's spouse.
- filhas
- FI-lyas — Daughters; female children of a parent.
- poderão
- po-de-RÃW — Future of 'poder'; they will be able to.
- viver
- vi-VER — To live; to exist or reside somewhere.
- juros
- ZU-ros — Interest; money charged on a loan or investment.
- libras
- LI-bras — Pounds; British currency unit or unit of weight.
- pertencentes
- per-ten-SEN-tes — Belonging to; things owned by a person or group.
- moças
- MO-sas — Young women or girls; lasses.
- lhes
- lyes — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'.
- rende
- REN-de — Third-person singular of 'render'; yields or produces income.
- naturalmente
- na-tu-ral-MEN-te — Naturally or of course; in an expected manner.
- pagarão
- pa-ga-RÃW — Future of 'pagar'; they will pay someone.
- hospedagem
- os-pe-DA-zhem — Lodging; the service of providing accommodation for guests.
- todo
- TO-do — All or whole; entirety; used in 'ao todo' meaning 'in total'.
- terão
- te-RÃW — Future of 'ter'; they will have.
- quinhentas
- ki-NYEN-tas — Five hundred (feminine form of the numeral).
- entre
- EN-tre — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
- diabos
- di-A-bos — Devils; used as an exclamation of surprise or frustration.
- precisar
- pre-si-ZAR — To need; to require something as necessary.
- Viverão
- vi-ve-RÃW — Future of 'viver'; they will live or survive.
- tão
- tãw — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as', indicating degree.
- economicamente
- e-ko-no-mi-ka-MEN-te — Adverb meaning 'economically' or 'thriftily'.
- despesas
- des-PE-zas — Expenses; costs or money spent on something.
- domésticas
- do-MES-ti-kas — Domestic; relating to the home or household management.
- serão
- se-RÃW — Future of 'ser'; they will be.
- quase
- KWA-ze — Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
- carruagem
- ka-RWA-zhem — A carriage; a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle.
- nem
- nem — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither'.
- cavalos
- ka-VA-los — Horses; large domesticated animals used for riding.
- nenhum
- ne-NYUM — No, none, or not any (masculine singular).
- criado
- kri-A-do — A servant or domestic worker employed in a household.
- receberão
- re-se-be-RÃW — Future of 'receber'; they will receive or welcome.
- visitas
- vi-ZI-tas — Visits; occasions when guests come to one's home.
- espécie
- es-PÉ-si-e — Kind, sort, or type of something.
- alguma
- al-GU-ma — Some or any (feminine singular indefinite adjective).
- Imagine
- i-ma-ZHI-ne — Imperative of 'imaginar'; imagine or picture something.
- estarão
- es-ta-RÃW — Future of 'estar'; they will be (state or condition).
- Quinhentas
- ki-NYEN-tas — Five hundred; used here as a standalone exclamation.
- certeza
- ser-TE-za — Certainty; the state of being absolutely sure.
- consigo
- kon-SI-go — Reflexive pronoun or 'conseguir'; I can manage to.
- imaginar
- i-ma-zhi-NAR — To imagine; to form a mental picture of something.
- gastarão
- gas-ta-RÃW — Future of 'gastar'; they will spend money.
- metade
- me-TA-de — Half; one of two equal parts of something.
- quanto
- KWAN-to — How much or as much as a given amount.
- completamente
- kom-ple-ta-MEN-te — Adverb meaning 'completely' or 'totally'.
- absurdo
- ab-SUR-do — Absurd; completely unreasonable or ridiculous.
- pensar
- pen-SAR — To think; to use one's mind to reason or reflect.
- nisso
- NI-so — Contraction of 'em isso'; in that or about that.
- melhor
- me-LYOR — Better; comparative adjective indicating superior quality.
- posição
- po-zi-SÃW — Position; situation or status of a person.
- palavra
- pa-LA-vra — Word; a unit of language with meaning.
- disse
- DI-se — Past tense of 'dizer'; he/she said.
- acredito
- a-kre-DI-to — First-person singular of 'acreditar'; I believe.
- perfeitamente
- per-fei-ta-MEN-te — Adverb meaning 'perfectly' or 'absolutely correctly'.
- certa
- SER-ta — Adjective meaning 'right', 'correct', or 'certain' (feminine).
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