The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1
Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov
Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov
Alexey Fyodorovitch Karamazov was the third son of Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov, a land owner well known in our district in his own day, and still remembered among us owing to his gloomy and tragic death, which happened thirteen years ago, and which I shall describe in its proper place.
Alexey Fyodorovitch Karamazov era o terceiro filho de Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov, um proprietário de terras bem conhecido em nosso distrito em sua época, e ainda lembrado entre nós devido à sua sombria e trágica morte, que aconteceu treze anos atrás, e que descreverei no lugar apropriado.
For the present I will only say that this "landowner"—for so we used to call him, although he hardly spent a day of his life on his own estate—was a strange type, yet one pretty frequently to be met with, a type abject and vicious and at the same time senseless.
Por ora, direi apenas que este "proprietário de terras" — pois era assim que o chamávamos, embora ele mal tivesse passado um dia de sua vida em sua própria propriedade — era um tipo estranho, mas encontrado com bastante frequência, um tipo abjeto e vicioso e ao mesmo tempo insensato.
But he was one of those senseless persons who are very well capable of looking after their worldly affairs, and, apparently, after nothing else.
Mas ele era uma daquelas pessoas insensatas que são perfeitamente capazes de cuidar de seus interesses mundanos e, aparentemente, de mais nada.
Fyodor Pavlovitch, for instance, began with next to nothing; his estate was of the smallest; he ran to dine at other men's tables, and fastened on them as a toady, yet at his death it appeared that he had a hundred thousand roubles in hard cash.
Fyodor Pavlovitch, por exemplo, começou com quase nada; sua propriedade era das menores; corria para jantar à mesa dos outros e se apegava a eles como um adulador, mas ao morrer verificou-se que possuía cem mil rublos em dinheiro vivo.
At the same time, he was all his life one of the most senseless, fantastical fellows in the whole district.
Ao mesmo tempo, foi durante toda a sua vida um dos homens mais insensatos e fantasiosos de todo o distrito.
I repeat, it was not stupidity—the majority of these fantastical fellows are shrewd and intelligent enough—but just senselessness, and a peculiar national form of it.
Repito, não era estupidez — a maioria desses homens fantasiosos é bastante astuta e inteligente — mas pura insensatez, e uma forma peculiarmente nacional dela.
He was married twice, and had three sons, the eldest, Dmitri, by his first wife, and two, Ivan and Alexey, by his second.
Casou-se duas vezes e teve três filhos: o mais velho, Dmitri, com a primeira esposa, e dois, Ivan e Alexey, com a segunda.
Vocabulary
- era
- Was; past tense of ser, indicating a state.
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article in Portuguese.
- terceiro
- Third; ordinal number indicating position three.
- filho
- Son; a male child in relation to parents.
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or belonging.
- um
- A, an; masculine indefinite article or number one.
- proprietário
- Owner, proprietor; person who owns land or property.
- terras
- Lands, estates; plural of terra meaning earth or land.
- bem
- Well, quite; adverb indicating degree or manner.
- conhecido
- Known, well-known; recognized or familiar to others.
- em
- In, at; preposition indicating location or time.
- nosso
- Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun.
- distrito
- District; administrative geographic subdivision of a region.
- sua
- His, her, your; third-person singular possessive pronoun.
- época
- Era, time, epoch; a particular period in history.
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses.
- ainda
- Still, yet, even; adverb indicating continuation or emphasis.
- lembrado
- Remembered; past participle of lembrar, to remember.
- entre
- Among, between; preposition indicating position within a group.
- nós
- Us, we; first-person plural personal pronoun.
- devido
- Due to, owing to; indicating cause or reason.
- à
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article a.
- sombria
- Gloomy, dark, somber; adjective describing a dark atmosphere.
- trágica
- Tragic; adjective describing something causing great suffering.
- morte
- Death; the end of life of a person or being.
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction.
- aconteceu
- Happened, occurred; past tense of acontecer.
- treze
- Thirteen; the cardinal number between twelve and fourteen.
- anos
- Years; plural of ano, unit of time measurement.
- atrás
- Ago, behind; indicating past time or rear position.
- descreverei
- I will describe; future tense of descrever.
- no
- In the; contraction of preposition em and article o.
- lugar
- Place, spot; a specific location or position.
- apropriado
- Appropriate, suitable; fitting for a particular purpose.
- Por
- For, by, through; versatile preposition with various uses.
- ora
- Now, for now; adverb indicating the present moment.
- direi
- I will say; future tense of dizer, to say.
- apenas
- Only, just, merely; adverb restricting or limiting a statement.
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- pois
- Because, for, so; conjunction indicating cause or result.
- assim
- Thus, so, like this; adverb of manner or consequence.
- chamávamos
- We used to call; imperfect tense of chamar.
- embora
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction contrasting ideas.
- ele
- He, him; third-person masculine singular personal pronoun.
- mal
- Barely, hardly; adverb indicating a minimal degree.
- tivesse
- Had; past subjunctive of ter, used in hypotheticals.
- passado
- Spent, passed; past participle of passar.
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period of time.
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive.
- própria
- Own, proper; adjective indicating belonging to oneself.
- propriedade
- Property, estate; land or assets owned by someone.
- tipo
- Type, kind, sort; category or characteristic example.
- estranho
- Strange, odd, weird; unusual or unfamiliar in character.
- mas
- But; adversative conjunction contrasting two opposing ideas.
- encontrado
- Found, encountered; past participle of encontrar.
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
- bastante
- Quite, enough, fairly; adverb indicating sufficient degree.
- frequência
- Frequency; how often something occurs or repeats.
- abjeto
- Abject, despicable; utterly degraded or morally contemptible.
- vicioso
- Vicious, depraved; given to immoral or corrupt behavior.
- ao
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article o.
- mesmo
- Same, even; adjective or adverb indicating identity or emphasis.
- tempo
- Time, weather; a period or atmospheric conditions.
- insensato
- Foolish, senseless; lacking good judgment or reason.
- Mas
- But; adversative conjunction introducing a contrasting statement.
- uma
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article in Portuguese.
- daquelas
- Of those; contraction of de and aquelas.
- pessoas
- People, persons; plural of pessoa, a human individual.
- são
- Are; third-person plural present tense of ser.
- perfeitamente
- Perfectly, completely; adverb indicating full or complete degree.
- capazes
- Capable, able; plural of capaz, having the ability.
- cuidar
- To care for, to look after; to tend to something.
- seus
- His, her, their; masculine plural possessive pronoun.
- interesses
- Interests; concerns or advantages a person pursues.
- mundanos
- Worldly, mundane; relating to material or earthly affairs.
- aparentemente
- Apparently, seemingly; adverb indicating surface appearance.
- mais
- More, most; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
- nada
- Nothing; pronoun indicating the absence of anything.
- por
- For, by, per; preposition with various relational uses.
- exemplo
- Example; an instance that illustrates a general rule.
- começou
- Began, started; third-person past tense of começar.
- quase
- Almost, nearly; adverb indicating close proximity to something.
- das
- Of the; contraction of preposition de and article as.
- menores
- Smaller, lesser, minors; comparative plural of menor.
- corria
- Ran, used to run; imperfect tense of correr.
- para
- For, to, toward; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
- jantar
- Dinner, to dine; the main evening meal.
- mesa
- Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture for eating.
- dos
- Of the; contraction of preposition de and article os.
- outros
- Others, other; referring to different or additional people.
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun or conditional if.
- apegava
- Clung to, attached; imperfect tense of apegar-se.
- a
- To, the; preposition or feminine singular definite article.
- eles
- They, them; third-person masculine plural personal pronoun.
- como
- As, like, how; comparative or interrogative adverb.
- adulador
- Flatterer, sycophant; one who flatters others excessively.
- morrer
- To die; the infinitive of the verb meaning to perish.
- verificou-se
- It turned out, it was verified; reflexive past tense.
- possuía
- Possessed, owned; imperfect tense of possuir.
- cem
- One hundred; the cardinal number 100.
- mil
- Thousand; the cardinal number 1000.
- dinheiro
- Money; currency used for financial transactions.
- vivo
- Live, alive; adjective meaning living or cash on hand.
- Ao
- To the, at the; contraction of a and o.
- foi
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir.
- durante
- During, throughout; preposition indicating time span.
- toda
- All, whole, entire; feminine singular adjective of todo.
- homens
- Men; plural of homem, adult male human beings.
- fantasiosos
- Fanciful, whimsical; given to fantasies or imagination.
- todo
- All, every, whole; adjective indicating totality.
- Repito
- I repeat; first-person present tense of repetir.
- não
- No, not; basic negation word in Portuguese.
- estupidez
- Stupidity; the quality of being foolish or unintelligent.
- maioria
- Majority; the greater part or number of something.
- desses
- Of those; contraction of de and esses.
- é
- Is; third-person singular present tense of ser.
- astuta
- Cunning, shrewd, astute; clever in a crafty way.
- inteligente
- Intelligent, smart; having a high level of mental ability.
- pura
- Pure, sheer; feminine adjective meaning unmixed or complete.
- insensatez
- Foolishness, senselessness; the quality of lacking good sense.
- forma
- Form, way, manner; a shape or mode of something.
- peculiarmente
- Peculiarly, particularly; in a distinctive or unusual manner.
- nacional
- National; relating to or characteristic of a nation.
- dela
- Of her, her; contraction of de and ela.
- Casou-se
- Married, got married; reflexive past tense of casar.
- duas
- Two; feminine cardinal number indicating quantity of two.
- vezes
- Times; plural of vez, indicating occurrences or instances.
- teve
- Had; third-person singular simple past tense of ter.
- três
- Three; the cardinal number between two and four.
- filhos
- Sons, children; plural of filho, male offspring.
- velho
- Old, elderly; adjective describing advanced age.
- primeira
- First; feminine ordinal number indicating initial position.
- esposa
- Wife; a woman in a marriage relationship.
- dois
- Two; masculine cardinal number indicating quantity of two.
- segunda
- Second; feminine ordinal number indicating position two.
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