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English → Pt CHAPTER II Level 5/10

And he remembered that although the pump was only a hundred and fifty yards off, Jim never got back with a bucket of water under an hour—and even then somebody generally had to go after him.

E ele se lembrou de que, embora a bomba ficasse a apenas cento e cinquenta metros de distância, Jim nunca voltava com um balde de água em menos de uma hora — e mesmo assim, geralmente alguém tinha que ir buscá-lo.

Tom said:

Tom disse:

"Say, Jim, I'll fetch the water if you'll whitewash some."

"Olha, Jim, eu busco a água se você caiarem um pouco."

Jim shook his head and said:

Jim balançou a cabeça e disse:

"Can't, Mars Tom. Ole missis, she tole me I got to go an' git dis water an' not stop foolin' roun' wid anybody.

"Não posso, Sô Tom. A velha sinhá me disse que eu tenho que ir buscar essa água e não ficar me enrolando com ninguém.

She say she spec' Mars Tom gwine to ax me to whitewash, an' so she tole me go 'long an' 'tend to my own business—she 'lowed _she'd_ 'tend to de whitewashin'."

Ela disse que achava que o Sô Tom ia me pedir pra caiar, e por isso me mandou seguir em frente e cuidar da minha vida — ela disse que _ela_ ia cuidar da caiação."

"Oh, never you mind what she said, Jim.

"Oh, não liga pro que ela disse, Jim.

That's the way she always talks.

É assim que ela sempre fala.

Gimme the bucket—I won't be gone only a a minute.

Me dá o balde — não vou demorar nem um minutinho.

_She_ won't ever know."

_Ela_ nunca vai ficar sabendo."

"Oh, I dasn't, Mars Tom. Ole missis she'd take an' tar de head off'n me.

"Oh, eu não posso ousar, Sô Tom. A velha sinhá ia me arrancar a cabeça.

'Deed she would."

Com certeza ia."

"_She_! She never licks anybody—whacks 'em over the head with her thimble—and who cares for that, I'd like to know.

"_Ela_! Ela nunca bate em ninguém de verdade — só dá umas pancadinhas na cabeça com o dedal — e quem liga pra isso, eu gostaria de saber.

She talks awful, but talk don't hurt—anyways it don't if she don't cry.

Ela fala horrores, mas falar não dói — pelo menos não dói se ela não chorar.

Jim, I'll give you a marvel.

Jim, eu te dou uma bolinha de gude.

I'll give you a white alley!"

Eu te dou uma bola branca!"

Jim began to waver.

Jim começou a vacilar.

"White alley, Jim! And it's a bully taw."

"Bola branca, Jim! E é uma bolona e tanto."

"My! Dat's a mighty gay marvel, I tell you! But Mars Tom I's powerful 'fraid ole missis—"

"Puxa! Essa sim é uma bolinha e tanto, eu te digo! Mas Sô Tom, eu tô com muito medo da velha sinhá —"

"And besides, if you will I'll show you my sore toe.

"E além disso, se você topar, eu te mostro meu dedão machucado.

Vocabulary

ele: e-le — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
se: se — Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'himself' or 'if'.
lembrou: lem-brou — Past tense of 'lembrar'; remembered or recalled something.
embora: em-bo-ra — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
bomba: bom-ba — A pump or bomb; device for moving liquid or explosive.
ficasse: fi-ca-sse — Past subjunctive of 'ficar'; meaning 'remained' or 'stayed'.
apenas: a-pe-nas — Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', or 'merely'.
cento: sen-to — One hundred; used in compound numbers like 'cento e cinquenta'.
cinquenta: sin-kwen-ta — The number fifty in Portuguese.
metros: me-tros — Plural of 'metro'; unit of length equal to one meter.
distância: dis-tan-si-a — Distance; the space between two points or places.
nunca: nun-ka — Adverb meaning 'never'; not at any time.
voltava: vol-ta-va — Imperfect past of 'voltar'; used to return habitually.
balde: bal-de — A bucket or pail used to carry liquids.
água: a-gwa — Water; the essential liquid for life and daily use.
menos: me-nos — Adverb meaning 'less' or 'fewer'; indicating reduction.
hora: o-ra — An hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes.
mesmo: mez-mo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same', 'even', or 'really'.
assim: a-sim — Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'like this'.
geralmente: je-ral-men-te — Adverb meaning 'generally' or 'usually'; most of the time.
alguém: al-gem — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'.
tinha: ti-nya — Imperfect past of 'ter'; meaning 'had' or 'used to have'.
ir: ir — Infinitive verb meaning 'to go'; basic movement verb.
buscá-lo: bus-ka-lo — To fetch or retrieve him; go get someone or something.
disse: di-se — Past tense of 'dizer'; said or told someone something.
Olha: o-lya — Imperative of 'olhar'; meaning 'look' or 'hey, listen'.
busco: bus-ko — First person present of 'buscar'; I fetch or I go get.
você: vo-se — Second person pronoun meaning 'you'; common in Brazilian Portuguese.
caiarem: kai-a-rem — Subjunctive plural of 'caiar'; to whitewash or paint with lime.
pouco: po-ko — Adjective or adverb meaning 'little', 'few', or 'a bit'.
balançou: ba-lan-sou — Past tense of 'balançar'; shook or swayed something.
cabeça: ka-be-sa — The head; the uppermost part of the human body.
posso: po-so — First person present of 'poder'; meaning 'I can' or 'I am able'.
Sô: so — Informal Brazilian address term similar to 'man' or 'sir'.
velha: ve-lya — Old woman; feminine adjective or noun meaning 'old'.
sinhá: si-nya — Informal term for mistress or lady of the house.
me: me — First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'.
tenho: te-nyo — First person present of 'ter'; meaning 'I have'.
buscar: bus-kar — Infinitive meaning 'to fetch', 'to get', or 'to look for'.
essa: e-sa — Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this one'.
ficar: fi-kar — Infinitive meaning 'to stay', 'to remain', or 'to become'.
enrolando: en-ro-lan-do — Gerund of 'enrolar'; wasting time or deceiving someone informally.
ninguém: nin-gem — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.
Ela: e-la — Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
achava: a-sha-va — Imperfect past of 'achar'; thought or believed habitually.
ia: i-a — Imperfect past of 'ir'; was going or used to go.
pedir: pe-dir — Infinitive meaning 'to ask for' or 'to request'.
pra: pra — Informal contraction of 'para'; meaning 'for' or 'to'.
caiar: kai-ar — Infinitive meaning 'to whitewash' with lime-based paint.
por: por — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', 'through', or 'because of'.
isso: i-so — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'.
mandou: man-dou — Past tense of 'mandar'; ordered or sent someone somewhere.
seguir: se-gir — Infinitive meaning 'to follow', 'to continue', or 'to proceed'.
frente: fren-te — Front; the forward direction or the front side of something.
cuidar: kwi-dar — Infinitive meaning 'to take care of' or 'to look after'.
minha: mi-nya — First person feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.
vida: vi-da — Life; the state of being alive or one's way of living.
ela: e-la — Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
caiação: kai-a-sow — Whitewashing; the act of applying lime paint to a surface.
liga: li-ga — Imperative of 'ligar'; call, turn on, or care about something.
pro: pro — Informal contraction of 'para' + 'o'; meaning 'for the'.
sempre: sem-pre — Adverb meaning 'always'; at all times or on every occasion.
fala: fa-la — Imperative of 'falar' or noun meaning 'speak' or 'speech'.
Me: me — First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
dá: da — Imperative of 'dar'; meaning 'give' in a command form.
vou: vou — First person present of 'ir'; meaning 'I am going' or 'I will'.
demorar: de-mo-rar — Infinitive meaning 'to take long' or 'to delay'.
nem: nem — Conjunction meaning 'not even', 'neither', or 'nor'.
minutinho: mi-nu-ti-nyo — Diminutive of 'minuto'; a very short or tiny minute.
vai: vai — Third person present of 'ir'; meaning 'goes' or 'is going'.
sabendo: sa-ben-do — Gerund of 'saber'; knowing or being aware of something.
ousar: ou-zar — Infinitive meaning 'to dare' or 'to venture to do something'.
arrancar: a-ran-kar — Infinitive meaning 'to pull out', 'to tear away', or 'to snatch'.
certeza: ser-te-za — Certainty; the state of being sure or confident about something.
bate: ba-te — Present tense of 'bater'; hits, beats, or strikes something.
verdade: ver-da-de — Truth; the quality of being true or a true statement.
só: so — Adverb or adjective meaning 'only', 'just', or 'alone'.
umas: u-mas — Feminine plural indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'a few'.
pancadinhas: pan-ka-di-nyas — Diminutive plural of 'pancada'; little hits or gentle taps.
dedal: de-dal — A thimble; protective cap worn on the finger when sewing.
quem: kem — Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whoever'.
gostaria: gos-ta-ri-a — Conditional of 'gostar'; would like or would enjoy something.
saber: sa-ber — Infinitive meaning 'to know' a fact or information.
horrores: o-ro-res — Plural of 'horror'; horrors or dreadful things; informally 'a lot'.
mas: mas — Conjunction meaning 'but'; indicating contrast or exception.
falar: fa-lar — Infinitive meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk'.
dói: doi — Third person present of 'doer'; it hurts or causes pain.
pelo: pe-lo — Contraction of 'por' + 'o'; meaning 'for the' or 'through the'.
chorar: sho-rar — Infinitive meaning 'to cry' or 'to weep'.
te: te — Second person singular object pronoun meaning 'you' or 'to you'.
dou: dou — First person present of 'dar'; meaning 'I give'.
bolinha: bo-li-nya — Diminutive of 'bola'; a small ball or marble.
gude: gu-de — Marble; small glass ball used in children's play games.
bola: bo-la — A ball; spherical object used in sports or games.
branca: bran-ka — Feminine adjective meaning 'white'; describing a white object.
começou: ko-me-sou — Past tense of 'começar'; began or started something.
vacilar: va-si-lar — Infinitive meaning 'to waver', 'to hesitate', or 'to falter'.
Bola: bo-la — A ball; spherical object used in sports or games.
bolona: bo-lo-na — Augmentative of 'bola'; a big ball, used for emphasis.
tanto: tan-to — Adverb or adjective meaning 'so much', 'so many', or 'as much'.
Puxa: pu-sha — Interjection expressing surprise or mild admiration; 'wow' or 'gee'.
Essa: e-sa — Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' or 'this one'.
sim: sim — Affirmative word meaning 'yes'.
digo: di-go — First person present of 'dizer'; meaning 'I say' or 'I tell'.
Mas: mas — Conjunction meaning 'but'; indicating contrast or opposition.
tô: to — Informal contraction of 'estou'; meaning 'I am' colloquially.
muito: mwi-to — Adverb or adjective meaning 'very', 'much', or 'a lot'.
medo: me-do — Fear; the feeling of being afraid or frightened of something.
além: a-lem — Adverb or preposition meaning 'beyond', 'besides', or 'furthermore'.
disso: di-so — Contraction of 'de' + 'isso'; meaning 'of that' or 'about that'.
topar: to-par — Infinitive meaning 'to agree to do' or 'to accept a challenge'.
mostro: mos-tro — First person of 'mostrar'; I show; or 'monster' as a noun.
meu: mew — First person masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.
dedão: de-dow — Augmentative of 'dedo'; a big finger, usually the thumb.
machucado: ma-shu-ka-do — Adjective meaning 'hurt', 'injured', or 'wounded'.

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