The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2
The attentive sage, after some deliberation, assured my parents, that their firstborn would be a great traveller; that he would undergo many dangers and difficulties, and at last return to his native land, where he would flourish in happiness and reputation.
O atento sábio, após alguma deliberação, assegurou aos meus pais que o seu primogênito seria um grande viajante; que passaria por muitos perigos e dificuldades, e que por fim retornaria à sua terra natal, onde prosperaria em felicidade e reputação.
How truly this was foretold will appear in the sequel.
Quão verdadeiramente isto foi predito ficará evidente no que se segue.
It was not long before some officious person informed my grandfather of certain familiarities that passed between his son and housekeeper which alarmed him so much that, a few days after, he told my father it was high time for him to think of settling;
Não demorou muito para que algum intrometido informasse meu avô de certas familiaridades que ocorriam entre seu filho e a governanta, o que o alarmou de tal forma que, alguns dias depois, disse ao meu pai que já era mais do que hora de ele pensar em se estabelecer;
and that he had provided a match for him, to which he could in justice have no objections.
e que havia arranjado um partido para ele, ao qual, em boa consciência, não poderia ter objeções.
My father, finding it would be impossible to conceal his situation much longer, frankly owned what he had done;
Meu pai, percebendo que seria impossível ocultar sua situação por muito mais tempo, confessou francamente o que havia feito;
and excused himself for not having asked the consent of his father, by saying, he knew it would have been to no purpose;
e se desculpou por não ter pedido o consentimento de seu pai, dizendo que sabia que teria sido inútil;
and that, had his inclination been known, my grandfather might have taken such measures as would have effectually put the gratification of it out of his power:
e que, caso sua inclinação fosse conhecida, meu avô poderia ter tomado medidas que teriam efetivamente posto fora de seu alcance a realização dela:
he added, that no exceptions could be taken to his wife's virtue, birth, beauty, and good sense, and as for fortune, it was beneath his care.
acrescentou que nada havia a objetar quanto à virtude, ao nascimento, à beleza e ao bom senso de sua esposa, e que, quanto à fortuna, era algo abaixo de suas preocupações.
The old gentleman, who kept all his passions, except one, in excellent order, heard him to an end with great temper, and then calmly asked, how he proposed to maintain himself and spouse?
O velho cavalheiro, que mantinha todas as suas paixões, exceto uma, em excelente controle, ouviu-o até o fim com grande serenidade, e então perguntou calmamente como ele pretendia sustentar a si mesmo e à sua esposa?
Vocabulary
- atento
- Attentive, paying close attention to something
- sábio
- Wise, possessing great knowledge and good judgment
- após
- After, following in time or sequence
- alguma
- Some, an unspecified amount or instance (feminine)
- deliberação
- Deliberation, careful consideration before making a decision
- assegurou
- Assured, guaranteed, confirmed something to someone
- pais
- Parents, one's mother and father
- primogênito
- Firstborn child, eldest son or daughter
- seria
- Would be; conditional form of 'ser' (to be)
- viajante
- Traveler, one who travels frequently or extensively
- passaria
- Would pass through or undergo (conditional of 'passar')
- perigos
- Dangers, hazardous or threatening situations
- dificuldades
- Difficulties, challenging or hard circumstances
- fim
- End, conclusion; purpose or goal
- retornaria
- Would return, come back (conditional of 'retornar')
- terra
- Land, earth, homeland, native ground
- natal
- Native, of one's birth; related to birthplace
- prosperaria
- Would prosper, thrive, flourish (conditional of 'prosperar')
- felicidade
- Happiness, state of being joyful and content
- reputação
- Reputation, how one is regarded by others
- Quão
- How (much), to what degree or extent
- verdadeiramente
- Truly, in a genuine or accurate manner
- predito
- Predicted, foretold, said in advance
- ficará
- Will become, will remain (future of 'ficar')
- evidente
- Evident, clear, obvious, easy to see
- segue
- Follows, comes next (present tense of 'seguir')
- demorou
- Took long, delayed (past tense of 'demorar')
- algum
- Some, some unspecified person or thing (masculine)
- intrometido
- Meddlesome person who interferes in others' affairs
- informasse
- Would inform, subjunctive past of 'informar'
- avô
- Grandfather, father's or mother's father
- certas
- Certain, particular, specific (feminine plural adjective)
- familiaridades
- Familiarities, overly familiar or intimate behaviors
- ocorriam
- Were occurring, happening (imperfect of 'ocorrer')
- filho
- Son, male child
- governanta
- Governess, female household manager or child supervisor
- alarmou
- Alarmed, frightened, caused worry (past of 'alarmar')
- tal
- Such, such a; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- forma
- Form, way, manner, shape
- estabelecer
- To establish, settle, set up oneself
- arranjado
- Arranged, organized, set up (past participle of 'arranjar')
- partido
- Match, party, arrangement; also departed
- consciência
- Conscience, moral sense of right and wrong
- poderia
- Could, would be able to (conditional of 'poder')
- objeções
- Objections, expressions of disagreement or opposition
- percebendo
- Perceiving, realizing, noticing (gerund of 'perceber')
- impossível
- Impossible, not able to be done
- ocultar
- To hide, conceal, keep secret
- situação
- Situation, current state of affairs or circumstances
- confessou
- Confessed, admitted openly (past of 'confessar')
- francamente
- Frankly, openly, honestly, without reservation
- desculpou
- Excused, forgave, apologized (past of 'desculpar')
- pedido
- Asked for, requested; also a request or order
- consentimento
- Consent, agreement, permission given willingly
- teria
- Would have (conditional tense of 'ter')
- inútil
- Useless, pointless, serving no purpose
- caso
- Case, situation; also 'if' in conditional clauses
- inclinação
- Inclination, tendency, desire toward something
- fosse
- Were, would be (subjunctive imperfect of 'ser'/'ir')
- conhecida
- Known, familiar (feminine past participle of 'conhecer')
- tomado
- Taken, undertaken (past participle of 'tomar')
- medidas
- Measures, steps taken to achieve a result
- teriam
- Would have (third-person plural conditional of 'ter')
- efetivamente
- Effectively, in a way that produces a result
- posto
- Put, placed (past participle of 'pôr')
- alcance
- Reach, range, scope, access to something
- realização
- Realization, fulfillment, accomplishment of something
- acrescentou
- Added, remarked additionally (past of 'acrescentar')
- objetar
- To object, raise an objection against something
- virtude
- Virtue, moral excellence or good quality
- nascimento
- Birth, the act or event of being born
- beleza
- Beauty, quality of being attractive or pleasing
- senso
- Sense, judgment; 'bom senso' means common sense
- esposa
- Wife, female spouse
- fortuna
- Fortune, wealth, or fate, luck
- algo
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- abaixo
- Below, beneath, lower than
- preocupações
- Concerns, worries, things causing anxiety
- velho
- Old, elderly; an old man
- cavalheiro
- Gentleman, a man of good manners and character
- mantinha
- Kept, maintained (imperfect of 'manter')
- paixões
- Passions, strong emotions or intense feelings
- exceto
- Except, excluding, other than
- excelente
- Excellent, of very high quality or standard
- controle
- Control, ability to manage or restrain something
- ouviu-o
- Heard him out (past of 'ouvir' with pronoun)
- serenidade
- Serenity, calm and peaceful state of mind
- calmamente
- Calmly, in a quiet and composed manner
- pretendia
- Intended, planned (imperfect of 'pretender')
- sustentar
- To sustain, support financially or physically
- si
- Himself, herself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
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