The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 7
"What do you imagine that it means?"
"O que você imagina que isso significa?"
"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. But the note itself. What do you deduce from it?"
"Ainda não tenho dados. É um erro grave teorizar antes de se ter dados. Insensivelmente, começa-se a distorcer os fatos para adequá-los às teorias, em vez de adequar as teorias aos fatos. Mas a própria nota. O que você deduz dela?"
I carefully examined the writing, and the paper upon which it was written.
Examinei cuidadosamente a escrita e o papel sobre o qual ela estava escrita.
"The man who wrote it was presumably well to do," I remarked, endeavouring to imitate my companion's processes. "Such paper could not be bought under half a crown a packet. It is peculiarly strong and stiff."
"O homem que a escreveu era, presumivelmente, abastado", observei, procurando imitar os processos do meu companheiro. "Tal papel não poderia ser comprado por menos de meia coroa o pacote. É particularmente resistente e rígido."
"Peculiar—that is the very word," said Holmes. "It is not an English paper at all. Hold it up to the light."
"Peculiar — essa é exatamente a palavra", disse Holmes. "Não é de forma alguma um papel inglês. Erga-o contra a luz."
I did so, and saw a large "E" with a small "g," a "P," and a large "G" with a small "t" woven into the texture of the paper.
Assim fiz, e vi um grande "E" com um pequeno "g", um "P", e um grande "G" com um pequeno "t" entrelaçados na textura do papel.
"What do you make of that?" asked Holmes.
"O que você acha disso?" perguntou Holmes.
"The name of the maker, no doubt; or his monogram, rather."
"O nome do fabricante, sem dúvida; ou antes, o seu monograma."
"Not at all. The 'G' with the small 't' stands for 'Gesellschaft,' which is the German for 'Company.' It is a customary contraction like our 'Co.' 'P,' of course, stands for 'Papier.' Now for the 'Eg.' Let us glance at our Continental Gazetteer."
"De forma alguma. O 'G' com o pequeno 't' representa 'Gesellschaft', que em alemão significa 'Companhia'. É uma abreviação habitual como o nosso 'Cia.' 'P', claro, representa 'Papier'. Agora quanto ao 'Eg'. Consultemos o nosso Gazetteer Continental."
He took down a heavy brown volume from his shelves. "Eglow, Eglonitz—here we are, Egria. It is in a German-speaking country—in Bohemia, not far from Carlsbad.
Ele retirou um pesado volume castanho das suas prateleiras. "Eglow, Eglonitz — aqui está, Egria. Fica num país de língua alemã — na Boêmia, não muito longe de Carlsbad.
Vocabulary
- que
- Relative pronoun; what, which, that in Portuguese
- você
- You (formal singular pronoun)
- imagina
- Imagines, conceives, or supposes something
- isso
- That, this (neuter pronoun referring to ideas)
- significa
- Means, signifies, or indicates something
- Ainda
- Still, yet, or even so
- não
- No, not (negation particle)
- tenho
- I have (first person singular present)
- dados
- Data, facts, or information available
- um
- A, an, one (indefinite article masculine)
- erro
- Error, mistake, or inaccuracy
- grave
- Serious, grave, or severe
- teorizar
- To theorize, form theories about
- antes
- Before, previously, or earlier
- de
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession)
- se
- If, whether (conditional conjunction)
- ter
- To have, possess, or hold
- começa
- Begins, starts, or commences
- distorcer
- To distort, twist, or warp
- os
- The (definite article masculine plural)
- fatos
- Facts, events, or occurrences
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- adequá
- To adjust or make suitable
- los
- Them (third person masculine plural object)
- às
- To the (feminine plural contraction)
- teorias
- Theories, hypotheses, or conceptual frameworks
- em
- In, at, on (preposition)
- vez
- Time, turn, or occasion
- adequar
- To adjust, adapt, or make suitable
- as
- The (definite article feminine plural)
- aos
- To the (masculine plural contraction)
- Mas
- But, yet, however (conjunction)
- própria
- Own, proper, or very self
- nota
- Note, annotation, or observation
- deduz
- Deduces, infers, or concludes logically
- dela
- Of her, from her (feminine possessive)
- Examinei
- I examined, inspected, or scrutinized
- cuidadosamente
- Carefully, cautiously, or attentively
- escrita
- Writing, written work, or script
- papel
- Paper, role, or function
- sobre
- On, about, concerning (preposition)
- qual
- Which, what (relative interrogative pronoun)
- ela
- She, her (third person feminine singular)
- estava
- Was, stayed, or remained
- homem
- Man, male human being
- escreveu
- Wrote, composed, or inscribed
- era
- Was, existed (imperfect singular)
- presumivelmente
- Presumably, apparently, or supposedly
- abastado
- Wealthy, well-to-do, or affluent
- observei
- I observed, noticed, or remarked
- procurando
- Seeking, looking for, or trying
- imitar
- To imitate, copy, or mimic
- processos
- Processes, procedures, or methods
- do
- Of the (masculine singular contraction)
- meu
- My, mine (first person possessive)
- companheiro
- Companion, colleague, or partner
- Tal
- Such, like that, or similar
- poderia
- Could, would be able to
- ser
- To be, to exist (infinitive)
- comprado
- Bought, purchased, or acquired
- por
- By, for, through (preposition)
- menos
- Less, fewer, or minus
- meia
- Half, middle, or medium
- coroa
- Crown, British currency unit
- pacote
- Package, bundle, or parcel
- particularmente
- Particularly, especially, or specifically
- resistente
- Resistant, sturdy, or strong
- rígido
- Rigid, stiff, or inflexible
- Peculiar
- Peculiar, strange, or distinctive
- essa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative)
- exatamente
- Exactly, precisely, or just right
- palavra
- Word, term, or expression
- disse
- Said, spoke, or told
- Não
- No, not (negation at sentence start)
- forma
- Form, shape, or manner
- alguma
- Some, any (feminine singular)
- inglês
- English, relating to England
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