The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 6
For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room."
Por exemplo, o senhor viu frequentemente os degraus que levam do corredor até este quarto."
"Frequently."
"Frequentemente."
"How often?"
"Com que frequência?"
"Well, some hundreds of times."
"Bem, algumas centenas de vezes."
"Then how many are there?"
"Então quantos há?"
"How many? I don't know."
"Quantos? Não sei."
"Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed.
"Exatamente! O senhor não observou. E no entanto viu. É exatamente esse o meu ponto. Ora, eu sei que há dezassete degraus, porque tanto vi como observei.
By the way, since you are interested in these little problems, and since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this."
A propósito, já que o senhor se interessa por estes pequenos problemas, e já que é tão amável ao ponto de registar uma ou duas das minhas insignificantes experiências, talvez isto lhe interesse."
He threw over a sheet of thick, pink-tinted notepaper which had been lying open upon the table.
Ele atirou uma folha de papel de carta espesso, de cor rosada, que estava aberta sobre a mesa.
"It came by the last post," said he. "Read it aloud."
"Chegou pelo último correio", disse ele. "Leia em voz alta."
The note was undated, and without either signature or address.
A nota não tinha data, nem assinatura nem endereço.
"There will call upon you to-night, at a quarter to eight o'clock," it said, "a gentleman who desires to consult you upon a matter of the very deepest moment.
"Esta noite, a um quarto para as oito, irá visitá-lo", dizia, "um cavalheiro que deseja consultá-lo acerca de um assunto da maior gravidade.
Your recent services to one of the royal houses of Europe have shown that you are one who may safely be trusted with matters which are of an importance which can hardly be exaggerated.
Os seus recentes serviços prestados a uma das casas reais da Europa demonstraram que o senhor é alguém a quem se pode confiar com toda a segurança assuntos de uma importância que dificilmente poderia ser exagerada.
This account of you we have from all quarters received.
Esta opinião sobre o senhor recebemo-la de todas as partes.
Be in your chamber then at that hour, and do not take it amiss if your visitor wear a mask."
Esteja, pois, no seu quarto a essa hora, e não leve a mal se o seu visitante usar uma máscara."
"This is indeed a mystery," I remarked.
"Isto é, de facto, um mistério", observei eu.
Vocabulary
- Por
- poor — Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- exemplo
- eh-ZEHM-ploo — Example; instance used to illustrate a point
- o
- oo — Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- senhor
- seh-NYOR — Formal address meaning 'sir' or 'mister'
- viu
- vyoo — Past tense of 'ver'; he/she saw something
- frequentemente
- freh-kwen-teh-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'frequently' or 'often'
- os
- oosh — Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- degraus
- deh-GROWSH — Steps or stairs of a staircase
- que
- keh — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- levam
- LEH-vam — Third person plural of 'levar'; they lead or carry
- do
- doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; meaning 'from the'
- corredor
- koo-reh-DOR — Hallway or corridor connecting rooms in a building
- até
- ah-TEH — Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'as far as'
- este
- ESH-teh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' masculine singular
- quarto
- KWAR-too — Room, especially a bedroom in a house
- Frequentemente
- freh-kwen-teh-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'frequently' or 'often'
- Com
- kom — Preposition meaning 'with'
- frequência
- freh-KWEN-syah — Frequency; how often something occurs
- Bem
- beng — Adverb meaning 'well'; also used as an interjection
- algumas
- al-GOO-mash — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' feminine plural
- centenas
- sen-TEH-nash — Hundreds; groups of one hundred units
- de
- deh — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- vezes
- VEH-zesh — Times; plural of 'vez,' indicating repetition
- Então
- en-TONG — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'then' or 'so'
- quantos
- KWAN-toosh — Interrogative meaning 'how many' masculine plural
- há
- ah — There is/are; third person of 'haver'
- Quantos
- KWAN-toosh — Interrogative meaning 'how many' masculine plural
- Não
- nong — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- sei
- say — First person singular of 'saber'; I know
- Exatamente
- eh-zah-tah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely'
- O
- oo — Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- não
- nong — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- observou
- ob-zer-VOH — Past tense of 'observar'; he/she observed or noticed
- E
- eh — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- no
- noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; meaning 'in the'
- entanto
- en-TAN-too — Used in 'no entanto' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- É
- eh — Third person singular of 'ser'; he/she/it is
- exatamente
- eh-zah-tah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely'
- esse
- EH-seh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' masculine singular
- meu
- MEH-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' masculine singular
- ponto
- PON-too — Point; a specific idea, location, or argument
- Ora
- OH-rah — Interjection meaning 'well' or 'now then'
- eu
- EH-oo — First person singular personal pronoun meaning 'I'
- dezassete
- deh-zah-SEH-teh — The number seventeen in Portuguese
- porque
- poor-KEH — Conjunction meaning 'because' explaining a reason
- tanto
- TAN-too — Adverb meaning 'so much' or 'as much'
- vi
- vee — First person past of 'ver'; I saw something
- como
- KOH-moo — Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'like'; also 'how'
- observei
- ob-zer-VAY — First person past of 'observar'; I observed carefully
- A
- ah — Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- propósito
- proh-POH-zee-too — Purpose; used in 'a propósito' meaning 'by the way'
- já
- zhah — Adverb meaning 'already' or 'right now'
- se
- seh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'yourself'
- interessa
- in-teh-REH-sah — Third person of 'interessar'; it interests someone
- por
- poor — Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- estes
- ESH-tesh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' masculine plural
- pequenos
- peh-KEH-noosh — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' masculine plural
- problemas
- proh-BLEH-mash — Problems; difficulties requiring a solution
- e
- eh — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- é
- eh — Third person singular of 'ser'; he/she/it is
- tão
- tong — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' indicating degree
- amável
- ah-MAH-vel — Adjective meaning 'kind,' 'friendly,' or 'amiable'
- ao
- ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; meaning 'to the'
- registar
- reh-zhish-TAR — To register, record, or note down information
- uma
- OO-mah — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' feminine
- ou
- oh — Conjunction meaning 'or' presenting an alternative
- duas
- DOO-ash — The number two in feminine form
- das
- dash — Contraction of 'de' and 'as'; meaning 'of the' feminine plural
- minhas
- MEEN-yash — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' feminine plural
- insignificantes
- in-sig-nee-fee-KAN-tesh — Adjective meaning 'insignificant' or 'trivial' plural
- experiências
- esh-peh-ree-EN-syash — Experiences; events lived or observed firsthand
- talvez
- tal-VESH — Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'
- isto
- ISH-too — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' neuter form
- lhe
- lyeh — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- interesse
- in-teh-REH-seh — Interest; something that attracts attention or curiosity
- Ele
- EH-leh — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- atirou
- ah-tee-ROH — Past tense of 'atirar'; he threw something toward someone
- folha
- FOH-lyah — Sheet; a single piece of paper or leaf
- papel
- pah-PEL — Paper; material used for writing or printing
- carta
- KAR-tah — Letter; a written message sent to someone
- espesso
- esh-PEH-soo — Adjective meaning 'thick' or 'dense' masculine singular
- cor
- kor — Color; the visual property of objects reflecting light
- rosada
- roo-ZAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'pinkish' or 'rosy' feminine singular
- estava
- esh-TAH-vah — Imperfect past of 'estar'; he/she/it was located
- aberta
- ah-BER-tah — Adjective meaning 'open' feminine singular form
- sobre
- SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about'
- a
- ah — Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- mesa
- MEH-zah — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface
- Chegou
- sheh-GOH — Past tense of 'chegar'; he/she/it arrived somewhere
- pelo
- PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o'; meaning 'by the'
- último
- OOL-tee-moo — Adjective meaning 'last' or 'final' masculine singular
- correio
- koo-RAY-oo — Mail or post; system for delivering letters and parcels
- disse
- DEE-seh — Past tense of 'dizer'; he/she said something
- ele
- EH-leh — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- Leia
- LAY-ah — Imperative of 'ler'; read! command to read aloud
- em
- eng — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on'
- voz
- vosh — Voice; sound produced by a person when speaking
- alta
- AL-tah — Adjective meaning 'high' or 'loud' feminine singular
- nota
- NOH-tah — Note; a short written message or annotation
- tinha
- TEEN-yah — Imperfect past of 'ter'; he/she/it had something
- data
- DAH-tah — Date; the specific day, month, and year
- nem
- neng — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither'
- assinatura
- ah-see-nah-TOO-rah — Signature; a person's name written by hand
- endereço
- en-deh-REH-soo — Address; location details for delivering correspondence
- Esta
- ESH-tah — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' feminine singular
- noite
- NOY-teh — Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- um
- oom — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' masculine
- para
- PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to'
- as
- ash — Definite article 'the' for feminine plural nouns
- oito
- OY-too — The number eight in Portuguese
- irá
- ee-RAH — Future tense of 'ir'; he/she/it will go
- visitá-lo
- vee-zee-TAH-loo — Infinitive with pronoun; to visit him specifically
- dizia
- dee-ZEE-ah — Imperfect past of 'dizer'; he/she/it was saying
- cavalheiro
- kah-vah-LYAY-roo — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man
- deseja
- deh-ZEH-zhah — Third person of 'desejar'; he/she wishes or desires
- consultá-lo
- kon-sul-TAH-loo — Infinitive with pronoun; to consult him on something
- acerca
- ah-SER-kah — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'concerning' a topic
- assunto
- ah-SOON-too — Subject or matter; the topic being discussed
- da
- dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; meaning 'of the' feminine
- maior
- my-OR — Adjective meaning 'greater' or 'major' comparative form
- gravidade
- grah-vee-DAH-deh — Gravity or seriousness; the weight of a situation
- Os
- oosh — Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- seus
- SAY-oosh — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your' plural
- recentes
- reh-SEN-tesh — Adjective meaning 'recent' or 'latest' plural form
- serviços
- ser-VEE-soosh — Services; acts of assistance or professional help provided
- prestados
- presh-TAH-doosh — Past participle of 'prestar'; rendered or provided services
- casas
- KAH-zash — Houses or households; plural of 'casa'
- reais
- reh-AH-eesh — Adjective meaning 'royal' plural; also Brazilian currency
- Europa
- eh-oo-ROH-pah — Europe; the continent containing many countries
- demonstraram
- deh-mon-STRAH-rom — Past tense plural of 'demonstrar'; they demonstrated something
- alguém
- al-GENG — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'
- quem
- keng — Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'
- pode
- POH-deh — Third person of 'poder'; he/she/it can or is able
- confiar
- kon-fyAR — To trust or confide; to place confidence in someone
- com
- kom — Preposition meaning 'with'
- toda
- TOH-dah — Adjective meaning 'all' or 'every' feminine singular
- segurança
- seh-goo-RAN-sah — Safety or security; the state of being protected
- assuntos
- ah-SOON-toosh — Matters or subjects; plural of 'assunto'
- importância
- im-por-TAN-syah — Importance; the quality of being significant or notable
- dificilmente
- dee-fee-sil-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'hardly' or 'with difficulty'
- poderia
- poo-deh-REE-ah — Conditional of 'poder'; he/she/it could or would be able
- ser
- ser — Infinitive of 'to be'; fundamental Portuguese linking verb
- exagerada
- eh-zah-zheh-RAH-dah — Past participle of 'exagerar'; exaggerated feminine singular
- opinião
- oh-pee-NYONG — Opinion; a personal belief or judgment about something
- recebemo-la
- reh-seh-BEH-moo-lah — We receive it; verb with direct object pronoun attached
- todas
- TOH-dash — Adjective meaning 'all' or 'every' feminine plural
- partes
- PAR-tesh — Parts or places; plural of 'parte'
- Esteja
- esh-TEH-zhah — Subjunctive/imperative of 'estar'; be! (command form)
- pois
- poysh — Conjunction meaning 'therefore,' 'so,' or 'then'
- seu
- SAY-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- essa
- EH-sah — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' feminine singular
- hora
- OH-rah — Hour; a unit of time or a specific time of day
- leve
- LEH-veh — Subjunctive of 'levar'; let him/her bring or take
- mal
- mal — Adverb meaning 'badly' or adjective meaning 'bad'
- visitante
- vee-zee-TAN-teh — Visitor; a person who comes to see someone
- usar
- oo-ZAR — To use; to employ something for a purpose
- máscara
- MASH-kah-rah — Mask; a covering worn over the face
- Isto
- ISH-too — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' neuter form
- facto
- FAK-too — Fact; something known to be true or real
- mistério
- mish-TEH-ryoo — Mystery; something unknown or difficult to explain
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