The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 14

Vocabulary

À

a — Contraction of 'a' + 'a'; to the, at the (feminine)

parte

par-chi — Part, portion, or section of something

o

o — Definite article masculine singular: the

seu

seu — His, her, its, your (possessive pronoun)

enredo

en-reh-do — Plot or storyline of a narrative work

que

ke — That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)

não

now — No, not (negation)

poucos

po-kos — Few, not many (masculine plural)

escritores

es-kri-to-res — Writers, authors of literary works

de

de — Of, from (preposition)

histórias

is-to-ri-as — Stories, tales, or narratives

policiais

po-li-si-ais — Relating to police; detective or crime stories

do

do — Contraction of 'de' + 'o': of the (masculine)

século

se-ku-lo — Century, a period of one hundred years

poderiam

po-de-ri-am — They could, conditional past of 'poder'

ter

ter — To have (auxiliary or main verb)

melhorado

me-lyo-ra-do — Improved, made better (past participle)

As

as — Definite article feminine plural: the

Aventuras

a-ven-tu-ras — Adventures, exciting journeys or experiences

Conde

kon-de — Count, a European noble title

é

e — Is, third person singular of 'ser'

menos

me-nos — Less, fewer (comparative of quantity)

interessante

in-te-re-san-chi — Interesting, capturing attention or curiosity

por

por — For, by, through (preposition)

si

si — Itself, oneself (reflexive pronoun)

mesma

mez-ma — Same, itself (feminine pronoun for emphasis)

qualquer

kwal-ker — Any, whichever (indefinite adjective/pronoun)

outra

o-tra — Other, another (feminine singular)

obra

o-bra — Work, literary or artistic creation

ficção

fik-sow — Fiction, invented literary narrative

da

da — Contraction of 'de' + 'a': of the (feminine)

pena

pe-na — Pen; also penalty or sorrow

Para

pa-ra — For, to, toward (preposition)

um

um — A, an (indefinite article masculine singular)

estudioso

es-tu-di-o-zo — Scholar, learned person devoted to study

contudo

kon-tu-do — However, nevertheless (conjunctive adverb)

altamente

al-ta-men-chi — Highly, greatly (adverb of degree)

revelar

re-ve-lar — To reveal, to disclose or uncover something

as

as — Definite article feminine plural: the

tendências

ten-den-si-as — Tendencies, trends or inclinations toward something

românticas

ro-man-chi-kas — Romantic, relating to Romanticism or romance

e

e — And (conjunction)

melodramáticas

me-lo-dra-ma-chi-kas — Melodramatic, excessively emotional or theatrical

autor

aw-tor — Author, the creator of a written work

desenvolvimento

de-zen-vol-vi-men-to — Development, growth or progression of something

sua

su-a — His, her, its, your (possessive feminine singular)

técnica

tek-ni-ka — Technique, method or skill in craft

construtiva

kons-tru-chi-va — Constructive, relating to building or structuring

AO

aw — Contraction of 'a' + 'o': to the (masculine)

DOUTOR

do-tor — Doctor, title for physician or academic (uppercase)

Você

vo-se — You (second person singular pronoun)

eu

eu — I (first person singular pronoun)

meu

meu — My (first person possessive masculine singular)

bom

bom — Good (masculine singular adjective)

amigo

a-mi-go — Friend, a close companion or associate

muitas

mu-i-tas — Many, a large number of (feminine plural)

vezes

ve-zes — Times, occasions (plural of 'vez')

deliberamos

de-li-be-ra-mos — We deliberated, discussed thoughtfully together

sobre

so-bre — About, over, on top of (preposition)

a

a — Definite article feminine singular: the

dificuldade

di-fi-kul-da-de — Difficulty, a challenging or hard situation

escrever

es-kre-ver — To write, to compose text

uma

u-ma — A, an (indefinite article feminine singular)

dedicatória

de-di-ka-to-ri-a — Dedication, inscription honoring someone in a book

pudesse

pu-de-se — Could (imperfect subjunctive of 'poder')

satisfazer

sa-tis-fa-zer — To satisfy, to meet expectations or needs

autocomplacência

aw-to-kom-pla-sen-si-a — Self-complacency, excessive satisfaction with oneself

patrono

pa-tro-no — Patron, a person who supports an artist financially

sem

sem — Without (preposition)

expor

es-por — To expose, to make vulnerable or visible

ao

aw — Contraction of 'a' + 'o': to the (masculine)

ridículo

ri-di-ku-lo — Ridicule, mockery or absurd embarrassment

ou

o — Or (disjunctive conjunction)

à

a — Contraction of 'a' + 'a': to the (feminine)

censura

sen-su-ra — Censure, blame or official disapproval

público

pu-bli-ko — Public, the general audience or population

creio

krei-o — I believe, I think (first person singular)

geralmente

zhe-ral-men-chi — Generally, usually, in most cases

concordamos

kon-kor-da-mos — We agree, we are in accord

tarefa

ta-re-fa — Task, assignment or duty to be done

era

e-ra — Was (imperfect past tense of 'ser')

completamente

kom-ple-ta-men-chi — Completely, entirely, in a total manner

impraticável

im-pra-chi-ka-vel — Impracticable, impossible to carry out

Com

kom — With (preposition)

efeito

e-fei-to — Effect; 'com efeito' means indeed or in fact

este

es-chi — This (masculine singular demonstrative pronoun)

dos

dos — Contraction of 'de' + 'os': of the (masculine plural)

assuntos

a-sun-tos — Subjects, topics or matters under discussion

os

os — Definite article masculine plural: the

quais

kwais — Which (relative pronoun, plural)

sempre

sem-pre — Always, at all times

pensamos

pen-sa-mos — We think, we thought (verb 'pensar')

maneira

ma-nei-ra — Manner, way or method of doing something

Pois

pois — Well, for, since (filler or causal conjunction)

obstante

obs-tan-chi — 'Não obstante' means notwithstanding, despite

deferência

de-fe-ren-si-a — Deference, respectful submission to another's opinion

respeito

res-pei-to — Respect, regard or consideration for someone

mutuamente

mu-tchu-al-men-chi — Mutually, reciprocally between two parties

nos

nos — Us, ourselves (first person plural pronoun)

prestamos

pres-ta-mos — We lend, we render (verb 'prestar')

certo

ser-to — Certain, sure; also a certain (adjective)

discordamos

dis-kor-da-mos — We disagree, we differ in opinion

acordo

a-kor-do — Agreement, accord between parties

com

kom — With (preposition)

predominância

pre-do-mi-nan-si-a — Predominance, the state of having greater influence

daquelas

da-ke-las — Of those (contraction 'de' + 'aquelas', feminine plural)

diferentes

di-fe-ren-chis — Different, varied or distinct (plural adjective)

paixões

pai-shoins — Passions, strong emotions or desires

frequentemente

fre-kwen-te-men-chi — Frequently, often, many times

distorcem

dis-tor-sem — They distort, warp or misrepresent something

opinião

o-pi-ni-ow — Opinion, personal view or judgment

confundem

kon-fun-dem — They confuse, mix up or perplex

entendimento

en-ten-di-men-to — Understanding, comprehension or mutual agreement

mais

mais — More, most (comparative adverb/adjective)

sensatos

sen-sa-tos — Sensible, wise, level-headed (masculine plural)

Na

na — Contraction of 'em' + 'a': in the (feminine)

como

ko-mo — As, like, how (conjunction or adverb)

na

na — Contraction of 'em' + 'a': in the (feminine)

poesia

po-e-zi-a — Poetry, literary art form using verse

há

a — There is, there are (verb 'haver')

meio-termo

mei-o-ter-mo — Middle ground, compromise between two extremes

pois

pois — Because, for, since (causal conjunction)

se

se — If (conditional conjunction); reflexive pronoun

das

das — Contraction of 'de' + 'as': of the (feminine plural)

virtudes

vir-tu-des — Virtues, moral qualities or positive traits

humanas

u-ma-nas — Human (feminine plural adjective)

for

for — Is, be (future subjunctive of 'ser')

omitida

o-mi-chi-da — Omitted, left out or excluded (past participle feminine)

enumeração

e-nu-me-ra-sow — Enumeration, a listing of items one by one

boas

bo-as — Good (feminine plural adjective)

qualidades

kwa-li-da-des — Qualities, characteristics or attributes

todo

to-do — All, every, entire (masculine singular adjective)

discurso

dis-kur-so — Discourse, speech or formal address

interpretado

in-ter-pre-ta-do — Interpreted, understood in a certain way

afronta

a-fron-ta — Affront, insult or offensive act

escritor

es-kri-tor — Writer, a person who writes literary works

tem

tem — Has, have (third person singular of 'ter')

mortificação

mor-chi-fi-ka-sow — Mortification, humiliation or strong embarrassment

ver

ver — To see, to observe or watch

elogio

e-lo-zhio — Praise, compliment or words of admiration

prostituído

pros-chi-tchu-i-do — Prostituted, debased or misused for low purposes

para

pa-ra — For, to, toward (preposition)

muito

mu-i-to — Very, much, a lot (adverb or adjective)

pouco

po-ko — Little, few, not much (adverb or adjective)

propósito

pro-po-zi-to — Purpose, intention or goal of an action