The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 12
Then, with a gesture of desperation, he tore the mask from his face and hurled it upon the ground.
Então, com um gesto de desespero, ele arrancou a máscara do rosto e a atirou ao chão.
"You are right," he cried; "I am the King.
"Você tem razão", ele exclamou; "Eu sou o Rei.
Why should I attempt to conceal it?"
Por que deveria tentar ocultá-lo?"
"Why, indeed?" murmured Holmes.
"Por que, de fato?" murmurou Holmes.
"Your Majesty had not spoken before I was aware that I was addressing Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein, and hereditary King of Bohemia."
"Vossa Majestade não havia falado antes de eu perceber que estava me dirigindo a Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grão-Duque de Cassel-Felstein, e Rei hereditário da Boêmia."
"But you can understand," said our strange visitor, sitting down once more and passing his hand over his high white forehead, "you can understand that I am not accustomed to doing such business in my own person.
"Mas você pode compreender", disse o nosso estranho visitante, sentando-se mais uma vez e passando a mão pela sua alta testa branca, "você pode compreender que não estou acostumado a tratar de tais assuntos pessoalmente.
Yet the matter was so delicate that I could not confide it to an agent without putting myself in his power.
No entanto, o assunto era tão delicado que eu não poderia confiá-lo a um agente sem me colocar em seu poder.
I have come _incognito_ from Prague for the purpose of consulting you."
Vim _incógnito_ de Praga com o propósito de consultá-lo."
"Then, pray consult," said Holmes, shutting his eyes once more.
"Então, por favor, consulte", disse Holmes, fechando os olhos mais uma vez.
"The facts are briefly these: Some five years ago, during a lengthy visit to Warsaw, I made the acquaintance of the well-known adventuress, Irene Adler.
"Os fatos são resumidamente estes: Há cerca de cinco anos, durante uma longa visita a Varsóvia, fiz a conhecença da bem conhecida aventureira, Irene Adler.
The name is no doubt familiar to you."
O nome é sem dúvida familiar para você."
"Kindly look her up in my index, Doctor," murmured Holmes without opening his eyes.
"Tenha a bondade de procurá-la no meu índice, Doutor", murmurou Holmes sem abrir os olhos.
For many years he had adopted a system of docketing all paragraphs concerning men and things, so that it was difficult to name a subject or a person on which he could not at once furnish information.
Por muitos anos ele havia adotado um sistema de catalogar todos os parágrafos relativos a homens e coisas, de modo que era difícil nomear um assunto ou uma pessoa sobre o qual ele não pudesse fornecer informações imediatamente.
Vocabulary
- Então
- en-tão — Then; used to indicate sequence or consequence
- com
- kom — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- um
- oom — A, an; indefinite article, masculine singular
- gesto
- zhes-too — Gesture; a movement of the body to express something
- de
- deh — Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition
- desespero
- deh-zeh-speh-roo — Despair; a state of hopelessness or desperation
- ele
- eh-leh — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- arrancou
- ah-hran-koh — Ripped off, tore away; past tense of arrancar
- a
- ah — The; definite article, feminine singular
- máscara
- mas-kah-rah — Mask; a covering worn over the face
- do
- doo — Of the; contraction of de + o
- rosto
- hos-too — Face; the front part of one's head
- e
- eh — And; coordinating conjunction linking elements
- atirou
- ah-chee-roh — Threw, hurled; past tense of atirar
- ao
- ow — To the; contraction of a + o
- chão
- shãw — Floor, ground; the surface one walks on
- Você
- voh-seh — You; second-person singular pronoun, informal
- tem
- teng — Has, have; present tense of ter
- razão
- hah-zãw — Reason, right; to have razão means to be correct
- exclamou
- esh-klah-moh — Exclaimed; past tense of exclamar
- Eu
- eh-oo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- sou
- soh — Am; first-person singular present of ser
- o
- oo — The; definite article, masculine singular
- Rei
- heh-ee — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- Por
- por — For, why; preposition or part of por que
- que
- keh — That, what, which; common conjunction or pronoun
- deveria
- deh-veh-ree-ah — Should, ought to; conditional of dever
- tentar
- ten-tar — To try, to attempt; infinitive verb
- ocultá-lo
- oh-kool-tah-loo — To hide it; infinitive ocultar with object pronoun
- fato
- fah-too — Fact; something known to be true or real
- murmurou
- moor-moo-roh — Murmured; past tense of murmurar
- Vossa
- voh-sah — Your; formal possessive used with titles of respect
- Majestade
- mah-zhes-tah-deh — Majesty; formal title used to address royalty
- não
- nãw — No, not; primary word for negation in Portuguese
- havia
- ah-vee-ah — Had; imperfect tense of haver, auxiliary verb
- falado
- fah-lah-doo — Spoken; past participle of falar
- antes
- an-tees — Before; adverb or preposition indicating prior time
- eu
- eh-oo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- perceber
- per-seh-behr — To perceive, to realize; infinitive verb
- estava
- es-tah-vah — Was; imperfect tense of estar
- me
- meh — Me, myself; first-person singular object pronoun
- dirigindo
- dee-zhee-zhin-doo — Addressing, directing; present participle of dirigir
- Grão-Duque
- grãw doo-keh — Grand Duke; high-ranking noble title above duke
- hereditário
- eh-reh-dee-tah-ree-oo — Hereditary; passed down through family lineage
- da
- dah — Of the; contraction of de + a
- Mas
- mahs — But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
- você
- voh-seh — You; second-person singular informal pronoun
- pode
- poh-deh — Can, is able to; third-person present of poder
- compreender
- kom-preh-en-dehr — To understand, to comprehend; infinitive verb
- disse
- dee-seh — Said; past tense of dizer
- nosso
- noh-soo — Our; first-person plural possessive adjective
- estranho
- es-trahn-yoo — Strange, odd; unusual or unfamiliar
- visitante
- vee-zee-tan-teh — Visitor; a person who visits a place
- sentando-se
- sen-tan-doo seh — Sitting down; reflexive gerund of sentar
- mais
- mahys — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- uma
- oo-mah — A, an; indefinite article, feminine singular
- vez
- vehs — Time, instance; uma vez means once
- passando
- pah-san-doo — Passing, running; gerund of passar
- mão
- mãw — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- pela
- peh-lah — Through the, by the; contraction of por + a
- sua
- soo-ah — His, her, your; third-person feminine possessive
- alta
- al-tah — High, tall; feminine adjective describing height
- testa
- tes-tah — Forehead; the part of the face above the eyes
- branca
- bran-kah — White; feminine adjective describing the color white
- estou
- es-toh — I am; first-person singular present of estar
- acostumado
- ah-kos-too-mah-doo — Accustomed, used to; past participle of acostumar
- tratar
- trah-tar — To handle, to deal with; infinitive verb
- tais
- tahys — Such; plural demonstrative adjective
- assuntos
- ah-soon-toos — Matters, affairs; plural of assunto
- pessoalmente
- peh-soo-al-men-teh — Personally; in person, by oneself
- No
- noo — In the; contraction of em + o
- entanto
- en-tan-too — However, nevertheless; no entanto is a conjunction
- assunto
- ah-soon-too — Matter, subject, affair; topic being discussed
- era
- eh-rah — Was; imperfect tense of ser
- tão
- tãw — So, as; adverb of intensity
- delicado
- deh-lee-kah-doo — Delicate, sensitive; requiring careful handling
- poderia
- poh-deh-ree-ah — Could; conditional tense of poder
- confiá-lo
- kon-fee-ah-loo — To entrust it; infinitive confiar with object pronoun
- agente
- ah-zhen-teh — Agent; a person acting on behalf of another
- sem
- seng — Without; preposition indicating absence
- colocar
- koh-loh-kar — To put, to place; infinitive verb
- em
- eng — In, at; common Portuguese preposition of location
- seu
- seh-oo — His, her, your; masculine possessive pronoun
- poder
- poh-dehr — Power; also infinitive meaning to be able
- Vim
- veeng — I came; first-person past tense of vir
- _incógnito_
- in-kog-nee-too — Incognito; in disguise, concealing one's identity
- propósito
- proh-poh-zee-too — Purpose, intention; aim behind an action
- consultá-lo
- kon-sul-tah-loo — To consult him; infinitive with object pronoun
- por
- por — For, by, through; common Portuguese preposition
- favor
- fah-vor — Favor; por favor means please
- consulte
- kon-sul-teh — Consult; imperative or subjunctive of consultar
- fechando
- feh-shan-doo — Closing; gerund of fechar
- os
- ohs — The; definite article, masculine plural
- olhos
- ol-yoos — Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- Os
- ohs — The; definite article, masculine plural
- fatos
- fah-toos — Facts; plural of fato, known truths
- são
- sãw — Are; third-person plural present of ser
- resumidamente
- heh-zoo-mee-dah-men-teh — Briefly, in summary; in a concise manner
- estes
- es-tees — These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- Há
- ah — There is, there are; from haver
- cerca
- sehr-kah — About, approximately; cerca de means around
- cinco
- seen-koo — Five; the cardinal number 5
- anos
- ah-noos — Years; plural of ano
- durante
- doo-ran-teh — During; preposition indicating a period of time
- longa
- lon-gah — Long; feminine adjective indicating great length or duration
- visita
- vee-zee-tah — Visit; a trip to see someone or somewhere
- fiz
- feez — I made, I did; first-person past tense of fazer
- conhecença
- kon-yeh-sen-sah — Acquaintance; the act of getting to know someone
- bem
- beng — Well; adverb or adjective indicating good quality
- conhecida
- kon-yeh-see-dah — Known, well-known; feminine past participle of conhecer
- aventureira
- ah-ven-too-ray-rah — Adventuress; a woman who seeks excitement or intrigue
- O
- oo — The; definite article, masculine singular
- nome
- noh-meh — Name; a word used to identify a person or thing
- é
- eh — Is; third-person singular present of ser
- dúvida
- doo-vee-dah — Doubt; uncertainty about something
- familiar
- fah-mee-lee-ar — Familiar; well known, recognized
- para
- pah-rah — For, to; common preposition of purpose or direction
- Tenha
- ten-yah — Have; subjunctive or imperative of ter
- bondade
- bon-dah-deh — Kindness; tenha bondade means please be so kind
- procurá-la
- proh-koo-rah-lah — To look her up; infinitive procurar with pronoun
- no
- noo — In the; contraction of em + o
- meu
- meh-oo — My; first-person masculine singular possessive
- índice
- een-dee-seh — Index; an alphabetical reference list
- Doutor
- doh-tor — Doctor; title for a medical or academic doctor
- abrir
- ah-breer — To open; infinitive verb
- muitos
- moo-ee-toos — Many; masculine plural of muito
- adotado
- ah-doh-tah-doo — Adopted; past participle of adotar
- sistema
- sees-teh-mah — System; an organized method or structure
- catalogar
- kah-tah-loh-gar — To catalog; to organize items into a list or index
- todos
- toh-doos — All, every; masculine plural of todo
- parágrafos
- pah-rah-grah-foos — Paragraphs; plural of parágrafo
- relativos
- heh-lah-tee-voos — Relating, relative; pertaining to something
- homens
- oh-mens — Men; plural of homem
- coisas
- koh-ee-zahs — Things; plural of coisa
- modo
- moh-doo — Way, manner, mode; method of doing something
- difícil
- dee-fee-seel — Difficult, hard; not easy to do or understand
- nomear
- noh-meh-ar — To name, to nominate; infinitive verb
- ou
- oh — Or; coordinating conjunction offering alternatives
- pessoa
- peh-soh-ah — Person; an individual human being
- sobre
- soh-breh — About, on, over; preposition of topic or position
- qual
- kwal — Which, what; relative or interrogative pronoun
- pudesse
- poo-deh-seh — Could; imperfect subjunctive of poder
- fornecer
- for-neh-sehr — To provide, to supply; infinitive verb
- informações
- in-for-mah-soynsh — Information; plural of informação
- imediatamente
- ee-meh-dee-ah-tah-men-teh — Immediately; without delay, at once
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