The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2

Vocabulary

senhor

se-NYOR — Sir, mister, or formal term of address

essa

EH-sah — That (feminine demonstrative pronoun near listener)

mandíbula

man-JEE-boo-lah — The lower jaw or mandible bone

desdentada

dez-den-TAH-dah — Toothless, lacking teeth entirely

é

EH — Is, third person singular of 'to be'

uma

OO-mah — A, an (feminine indefinite article)

escandalosa

es-kan-dah-LOH-zah — Scandalous, shocking, or outrageous in nature

calúnia

kah-LOO-nyah — Slander, false and malicious spoken statement

maldita

mal-JEE-tah — Cursed, damned, or wretched (feminine adjective)

mas

mahz — But, however, used to contrast ideas

não

nowng — No, not; general negation in Portuguese

me

meh — Me, first person singular object pronoun

imagine

ee-mah-JEE-neh — Imagine, picture, or suppose something mentally

tão

towng — So, such, to such a degree

abatido

ah-bah-CHEE-doo — Downcast, dejected, or deeply discouraged

a

ah — The (feminine definite article) or to (preposition)

ponto

POHN-too — Point, dot, or degree of something

de

jeh — Of, from, a common preposition

conseguir

kon-seh-GEER — To manage to do, succeed in achieving

ruminar

hoo-mee-NAR — To ruminate, chew over or brood upon

o

oo — The (masculine definite article)

fel

fehl — Bile, gall; metaphor for bitterness

do

doo — Of the (masculine contraction of de + o)

ressentimento

heh-sen-chee-MEN-too — Resentment, lingering bitterness toward someone

Aqui

ah-KEE — Here, at this place or moment

ele

EH-leh — He, third person masculine singular pronoun

foi

foy — Was, went; past tense of ser or ir

interrompido

in-teh-hom-PEE-doo — Interrupted, stopped abruptly mid-action

pela

PEH-lah — By the (feminine contraction of por + a)

chegada

sheh-GAH-dah — Arrival, the act of arriving somewhere

um

oong — A, an (masculine indefinite article)

douto

DOH-too — Learned, erudite, highly educated person

médico

MEH-jee-koo — Doctor, physician, medical professional

que

keh — That, which, who; common relative conjunction

avançando

ah-van-SAN-doo — Advancing, moving forward toward something

em

eng — In, at, on (common Portuguese preposition)

direção

jee-reh-SOWNG — Direction, the way toward someone or something

ao

ow — To the (masculine contraction of a + o)

culpado

kool-PAH-doo — Guilty, the one at fault or blamed

com

kong — With, accompanying or together with something

fúria

FOO-ryah — Fury, intense rage or violent anger

no

noo — In the (masculine contraction of em + o)

semblante

sem-BLAN-cheh — Countenance, facial expression or appearance

exclamou

es-klah-MOH — Exclaimed, cried out loudly in emotion

Suponha

soo-POH-nyah — Suppose, assume; imperative of supor

aumento

ow-MEN-too — Increase, growth, or enlargement of something

das

dahz — Of the (feminine plural contraction de + as)

orelhas

oh-REH-lyahz — Ears, the organs of hearing

asno

AHZ-noo — Donkey, ass; also used as insult

venha

VEN-yah — Come; subjunctive or imperative of vir

provar

pro-VAR — To prove, demonstrate, or taste something

diminuição

jee-mee-nwee-SOWNG — Diminution, reduction, or decrease in size

tente

TEN-cheh — Try, attempt; imperative form of tentar

pois

poysh — Because, since, well then (conjunction)

barba

BAR-bah — Beard, facial hair on the chin

há

ah — There is/are; third person of haver

único

OO-nee-koo — Unique, only, singular among others

fio

FEE-oo — Thread, wire, or single strand of fiber

nesta

NES-tah — In this (feminine contraction of em + esta)

peruca

peh-ROO-kah — Wig, artificial hairpiece worn on head

se

seh — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun

erga

ER-gah — Rise, lift up; subjunctive of erguer

julgamento

zhool-gah-MEN-too — Judgment, trial, or legal verdict

para

PAH-rah — For, to, in order to (preposition)

condená-lo

kon-deh-NAH-loo — To condemn him, find him guilty

abuso

ah-BOO-zoo — Abuse, misuse, or excessive improper behavior

pessoal

peh-soo-AHL — Personal, relating to a specific individual

Observe

ob-ZER-veh — Observe, notice, look carefully at something

apenas

ah-PEH-nahz — Only, just, merely, no more than

capitão

kah-pee-TOWNG — Captain, military or naval officer rank

como

KOH-moo — How, as, like (conjunction or adverb)

este

ES-cheh — This (masculine demonstrative pronoun)

miserável

mee-zeh-RAH-vel — Miserable, wretched, despicable person

sujeito

soo-ZHAY-too — Subject, fellow, guy; also grammatical subject

copiou

ko-pyoh — Copied, reproduced or imitated something else

os

ooz — The (masculine plural definite article)

próprios

PROH-pryooz — Own, one's very own (masculine plural)

cachos

KAH-shooz — Curls, clusters of hair or grapes

cor

kor — Color, hue or shade of something

fato

FAH-too — Suit of clothes; also fact or event

diferente

jee-feh-REN-cheh — Different, distinct, not the same thing

forma

FOR-mah — Form, shape, or manner of something

e

ee — And (coordinating conjunction)

frente

FREN-cheh — Front, forehead, forward-facing side

são

sowng — Are (third person plural of ser)

bastante

bahs-TAN-cheh — Quite, rather, enough, sufficiently similar

semelhantes

seh-meh-LYAN-chehz — Similar, alike, resembling one another

Enquanto

en-KWAN-too — While, as long as (temporal conjunction)

assim

ah-SEENG — Thus, so, in this way

protestava

pro-tes-TAH-vah — Was protesting, objecting loudly and repeatedly

tom

tong — Tone, manner or quality of voice

entrou

en-TROH — Entered, came in (past tense of entrar)

venerável

veh-neh-RAH-vel — Venerable, worthy of great respect and honor

senador

seh-nah-DOR — Senator, elected member of a senate

até

ah-TEH — Until, up to, even (preposition or conjunction)

delinquente

deh-lin-KEN-cheh — Delinquent, offender, person who breaks rules

Agora

ah-GOH-rah — Now, at this present moment

te

cheh — You (second person singular object pronoun)

farei

fah-REH-ee — I will make or do (future of fazer)

ver

vehr — To see, to look at or perceive

sei

say — I know (first person present of saber)

ler

lehr — To read, to interpret written text

outra

OH-trah — Other, another (feminine singular adjective)

coisa

KOY-zah — Thing, object, matter, or affair

além

ah-LENG — Beyond, besides, in addition to

jornal

zhor-NAHL — Newspaper, daily publication of news

isso

EE-soo — That, this thing (neuter demonstrative pronoun)

sem

seng — Without, lacking (preposition)

auxílio

ow-ZEEL-yoo — Aid, assistance, help provided to someone

óculos

OH-koo-looz — Eyeglasses, spectacles worn to correct vision

aqui

ah-KEE — Here, at this place

está

es-TAH — Is (third person present of estar)

seu

seh-oo — Your, his, her, their (possessive adjective)

próprio

PROH-pryoo — Own, very own (masculine singular adjective)

bilhete

bee-LYEH-cheh — Note, ticket, or short written message

assinatura

ah-see-nah-TOO-rah — Signature, subscription, or signed name

impudente

im-poo-DEN-cheh — Impudent, shamelessly bold or disrespectful

referente

heh-feh-REN-cheh — Referring to, concerning, related to something

dinheiro

jee-NYAY-roo — Money, currency used for transactions

eu

eh-oo — I, first person singular subject pronoun

tivesse

chee-VEH-seh — Had (past subjunctive of ter)

adiantado

ah-jyan-TAH-doo — Advanced, lent ahead of time or prepaid

você

vo-SEH — You (second person singular pronoun)

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Even, same, self (emphatic adjective or adverb)

teria

teh-REE-ah — Would have (conditional of ter)

parecido

pah-reh-SEE-doo — Seemed, appeared, or resembled something

coruja

ko-ROO-zhah — Owl; also colloquially an overly doting person

por

por — For, by, through (preposition of cause)

ousar

oh-ZAR — To dare, to have the audacity to do

mostrar

mos-TRAR — To show, to display or reveal something

rosto

HOS-too — Face, the front of a person's head

durante

doo-RAN-cheh — During, throughout a period of time

dia

JEE-ah — Day, a period of twenty-four hours

ingrato

in-GRAH-too — Ungrateful, not appreciating favors received

caluniador

kah-loo-nyah-DOR — Slanderer, one who spreads false accusations

patife

pah-CHEE-feh — Scoundrel, rascal, dishonest or despicable person