The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 9
After struggling till both were hot and flushed, each relaxed his strain with watchful caution, and Tom said:
Depois de lutarem até ficarem ambos quentes e corados, cada um relaxou o esforço com cautelosa atenção, e Tom disse:
"You're a coward and a pup. I'll tell my big brother on you, and he can thrash you with his little finger, and I'll make him do it, too."
"Você é um covarde e um pirralho. Vou contar ao meu irmão mais velho, e ele pode te espancar com o dedo mindinho, e eu vou fazê-lo fazer isso também."
"What do I care for your big brother? I've got a brother that's bigger than he is—and what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too."
"O que me importa o seu irmão mais velho? Eu tenho um irmão maior do que ele — e mais ainda, ele pode jogá-lo por cima daquela cerca também."
[Both brothers were imaginary.]
[Ambos os irmãos eram imaginários.]
"That's a lie."
"Isso é mentira."
"_Your_ saying so don't make it so."
"O facto de _você_ dizer isso não o torna verdade."
Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe, and said:
Tom traçou uma linha no pó com o dedão do pé, e disse:
"I dare you to step over that, and I'll lick you till you can't stand up. Anybody that'll take a dare will steal sheep."
"Eu te desafio a passar por cima disso, e eu te bato até você não conseguir ficar de pé. Quem aceita um desafio rouba ovelhas."
The new boy stepped over promptly, and said:
O rapaz novo passou por cima prontamente, e disse:
"Now you said you'd do it, now let's see you do it."
"Agora você disse que ia fazer isso, agora vamos ver você fazer."
"Don't you crowd me now; you better look out."
"Não me pressione agora; é melhor você tomar cuidado."
"Well, you _said_ you'd do it—why don't you do it?"
"Bem, você _disse_ que ia fazer — por que não faz?"
"By jingo! for two cents I _will_ do it."
"Caramba! por dois centavos eu _faço_ isso sim."
The new boy took two broad coppers out of his pocket and held them out with derision.
O rapaz novo tirou dois cobres largos do bolso e estendeu-os com escárnio.
Tom struck them to the ground.
Tom atirou-os ao chão.
Vocabulary
- Depois
- de-POIS — After, afterward; following in time or order
- de
- de — Of, from; common preposition with many uses
- lutarem
- lu-TA-rem — To fight, struggle; third-person plural infinitive
- até
- a-TE — Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit
- ficarem
- fi-KA-rem — To become, remain; third-person plural infinitive
- ambos
- AM-bos — Both; referring to two people or things together
- quentes
- KEN-tes — Hot, warm; plural adjective describing heat
- e
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements
- corados
- ko-RA-dos — Flushed, red-cheeked; having a rosy complexion
- cada
- KA-da — Each, every; distributive adjective referring to individuals
- um
- um — One, a; indefinite article or number
- relaxou
- re-la-KSOU — Relaxed, eased; past tense of relaxar
- o
- o — The; masculine singular definite article
- esforço
- es-FOR-so — Effort, exertion; energy applied to a task
- com
- kom — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- cautelosa
- kau-te-LO-za — Cautious, careful; adjective describing careful behavior
- atenção
- a-ten-SAO — Attention, care; focused awareness toward something
- disse
- DI-se — Said; past tense of dizer, to say
- Você
- vo-SE — You; second-person singular pronoun, formal register
- é
- e — Is; third-person singular of ser, to be
- covarde
- ko-VAR-de — Coward; person lacking courage or bravery
- pirralho
- pi-RRA-lho — Brat, little rascal; disrespectful term for a child
- Vou
- vou — I will, I am going; first-person singular of ir
- contar
- kon-TAR — To tell, count; to inform someone about something
- ao
- au — To the; contraction of preposition a and article o
- meu
- MEU — My; first-person singular masculine possessive adjective
- irmão
- ir-MAO — Brother; male sibling
- mais
- mais — More, most; comparative adverb or adjective
- velho
- VE-lho — Old, older; adjective describing age
- ele
- E-le — He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- pode
- PO-de — Can, is able to; third-person singular of poder
- te
- te — You; second-person singular direct or indirect object pronoun
- espancar
- es-pan-KAR — To beat, thrash; to hit someone repeatedly
- dedo
- DE-do — Finger, toe; digit of the hand or foot
- mindinho
- min-DI-nho — Little finger, pinky; smallest finger or toe
- eu
- EU — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- vou
- vou — I will go; first-person singular present of ir
- fazê-lo
- fa-ZE-lo — To make him do; infinitive with third-person pronoun
- fazer
- fa-ZER — To do, make; common verb for action or creation
- isso
- I-so — That, it; demonstrative pronoun for nearby concepts
- também
- tam-BEM — Also, too; adverb adding to previous statement
- O
- o — The; masculine singular definite article
- que
- ke — What, that, which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- me
- me — Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- importa
- im-POR-ta — Matters, concerns; third-person singular of importar
- seu
- SEU — Your, his, her; third-person possessive adjective
- Eu
- EU — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- tenho
- TE-nho — I have; first-person singular present of ter
- maior
- ma-IOR — Bigger, greater; comparative adjective of grande
- do
- do — Of the; contraction of de and the article o
- ainda
- a-IN-da — Still, yet, even; adverb expressing continuation or addition
- jogá-lo
- zho-GA-lo — To throw him; infinitive of jogar with pronoun
- por
- por — Through, over, for; preposition indicating movement or exchange
- cima
- SI-ma — Top, above; refers to an upper position
- daquela
- da-KE-la — Of that; contraction of de and aquela
- cerca
- SER-ka — Fence; barrier separating areas of land
- Ambos
- AM-bos — Both; referring to two people together
- os
- os — The; masculine plural definite article
- irmãos
- ir-MAOS — Brothers; plural of irmão, male siblings
- eram
- E-ram — Were; third-person plural imperfect of ser
- imaginários
- i-ma-zhi-NA-rios — Imaginary; existing only in the imagination, not real
- Isso
- I-so — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned
- mentira
- men-TI-ra — Lie, falsehood; an untrue statement or claim
- facto
- FA-to — Fact; something known to be true and real
- _você_
- vo-SE — You; emphasized second-person singular pronoun
- dizer
- di-ZER — To say, tell; verb expressing verbal communication
- não
- nao — No, not; basic negation word in Portuguese
- torna
- TOR-na — Makes, turns into; third-person singular of tornar
- verdade
- ver-DA-de — Truth; something that is real and factual
- traçou
- tra-SOU — Drew, traced; past tense of traçar, to draw a line
- uma
- U-ma — A, one; feminine indefinite article
- linha
- LI-nha — Line; a mark drawn on a surface
- no
- no — In the; contraction of em and article o
- pó
- po — Dust, powder; fine dry particles on a surface
- dedão
- de-DAO — Big toe or thumb; largest digit of foot or hand
- pé
- pe — Foot; lower extremity of the leg
- desafio
- de-za-FI-o — Challenge, dare; an invitation to compete or contest
- a
- a — To, a; preposition or feminine indefinite article
- passar
- pa-SAR — To pass, cross; to move beyond a point
- disso
- DI-so — Of that; contraction of de and isso
- bato
- BA-to — I hit, beat; first-person singular of bater
- você
- vo-SE — You; second-person singular pronoun
- conseguir
- kon-se-GIR — To manage, succeed in; to accomplish something attempted
- ficar
- fi-KAR — To stay, remain, become; versatile verb of state
- Quem
- kem — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun for people
- aceita
- a-SEI-ta — Accepts; third-person singular of aceitar, to accept
- rouba
- ROH-ba — Steals; third-person singular of roubar, to steal
- ovelhas
- o-VE-lhas — Sheep; plural of ovelha, a domesticated farm animal
- rapaz
- ra-PAZ — Boy, lad; a young male person
- novo
- NO-vo — New, young; adjective describing newness or youth
- passou
- pa-SOU — Passed, crossed; past tense of passar
- prontamente
- pron-ta-MEN-te — Promptly, readily; done without delay or hesitation
- Agora
- a-GO-ra — Now; adverb referring to the present moment
- ia
- I-a — Was going; imperfect of ir, expressing ongoing past action
- agora
- a-GO-ra — Now; adverb indicating the current moment
- vamos
- VA-mos — Let's go, we go; first-person plural of ir
- ver
- ver — To see; verb for visual perception
- Não
- nao — No, not; negation particle
- pressione
- pre-si-O-ne — Press, push; imperative or subjunctive of pressionar
- melhor
- me-LHOR — Better, best; comparative adjective of bom
- tomar
- to-MAR — To take, have; verb for taking or consuming something
- cuidado
- kwi-DA-do — Care, caution; careful attention to avoid danger
- Bem
- bem — Well, fine, okay; adverb expressing agreement or quality
- _disse_
- DI-se — Said; past tense of dizer, with emphasis
- faz
- faz — Does, makes; third-person singular present of fazer
- Caramba
- ka-RAM-ba — Wow, dammit; exclamation expressing surprise or frustration
- dois
- DOIS — Two; masculine cardinal number
- centavos
- sen-TA-vos — Cents; small monetary units, plural of centavo
- _faço_
- FA-so — I do, I make; first-person singular of fazer, emphasized
- sim
- sim — Yes; affirmative response particle
- tirou
- ti-ROU — Took out, removed; past tense of tirar
- cobres
- KO-bres — Copper coins; old-fashioned term for small coins
- largos
- LAR-gos — Wide, broad; plural adjective describing width
- bolso
- BOL-so — Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing
- estendeu-os
- es-ten-DEU-os — Stretched them out, offered them; past of estender
- escárnio
- es-KAR-nio — Scorn, mockery; contemptuous ridicule of someone
- atirou-os
- a-ti-ROU-os — Threw them; past of atirar with object pronoun
- chão
- SHAO — Floor, ground; the surface beneath one's feet
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