The Brothers Karamazov — Page 6
She had died quite suddenly in a garret, according to one story, of typhus, or as another version had it, of starvation.
Ela havia morrido de repente num sótão, segundo uma versão, de tifo, ou como outra versão afirmava, de inanição.
Fyodor Pavlovitch was drunk when he heard of his wife's death, and the story is that he ran out into the street and began shouting with joy, raising his hands to Heaven: "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace," but others say he wept without restraint like a little child, so much so that people were sorry for him, in spite of the repulsion he inspired.
Fiódor Pavlovitch estava bêbado quando soube da morte de sua esposa, e conta-se que ele correu para a rua e começou a gritar de alegria, erguendo as mãos para o Céu: "Senhor, agora deixas o Teu servo partir em paz", mas outros dizem que ele chorou sem contenção como uma criança pequena, a tal ponto que as pessoas sentiam pena dele, apesar da repulsa que ele inspirava.
It is quite possible that both versions were true, that he rejoiced at his release, and at the same time wept for her who released him.
É bem possível que ambas as versões fossem verdadeiras, que ele se alegrasse com a sua libertação e, ao mesmo tempo, chorasse por aquela que o havia libertado.
As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naïve and simple-hearted than we suppose.
Em geral, as pessoas, mesmo as malvadas, são muito mais ingênuas e simples de coração do que supomos.
And we ourselves are, too.
E nós mesmos também somos.
Vocabulary
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Past tense of 'haver'; meaning 'had' (auxiliary).
- morrido
- moh-HEE-doo — Past participle of 'morrer'; meaning 'died'.
- repente
- heh-PEN-chee — Suddenness; used in 'de repente' meaning 'suddenly'.
- num
- noom — Contraction of 'em' and 'um'; meaning 'in a'.
- sótão
- SOH-tow — An attic or loft space in a building.
- segundo
- seh-GOON-doo — According to; also means 'second' (ordinal).
- versão
- vehr-SOWNG — A version or account of events.
- tifo
- CHEE-foo — Typhus; a serious infectious disease causing fever.
- afirmava
- ah-feer-MAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'afirmar'; meaning 'affirmed' or 'claimed'.
- inanição
- ee-nah-nee-SOWNG — Starvation or extreme weakness from lack of food.
- bêbado
- BEH-bah-doo — Drunk; a person who is intoxicated with alcohol.
- soube
- SOH-bee — Preterite of 'saber'; meaning 'found out' or 'learned'.
- morte
- MOHR-chee — Death; the end of life.
- esposa
- ehs-POH-zah — Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband.
- conta-se
- KOHN-tah-see — Reflexive form of 'contar'; meaning 'it is said'.
- correu
- koh-HEW — Preterite of 'correr'; meaning 'ran'.
- rua
- HOO-ah — A street or road in a town or city.
- começou
- koh-meh-SOH — Preterite of 'começar'; meaning 'began' or 'started'.
- gritar
- gree-TAHR — To shout or scream loudly.
- alegria
- ah-leh-GREE-ah — Joy, happiness, or cheerfulness.
- erguendo
- ehr-GWEN-doo — Gerund of 'erguer'; meaning 'raising' or 'lifting'.
- mãos
- mowngz — Plural of 'mão'; meaning 'hands'.
- Céu
- SEH-oo — Heaven or sky; the divine realm above.
- Senhor
- seh-NYOHR — Lord or Mister; respectful title or address to God.
- agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Now; at the present moment.
- deixas
- DAY-shahz — Second person singular of 'deixar'; meaning 'you let'.
- Teu
- TEH-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (singular familiar).
- servo
- SEHR-voo — A servant or attendant; one who serves another.
- partir
- pahr-CHEER — To depart, leave, or go away from somewhere.
- paz
- pahz — Peace; tranquility or absence of conflict.
- dizem
- DEE-zeng — Third person plural of 'dizer'; meaning 'they say'.
- chorou
- shoh-ROH — Preterite of 'chorar'; meaning 'cried' or 'wept'.
- contenção
- kohn-ten-SOWNG — Restraint or self-control over emotions or behavior.
- criança
- kree-AHN-sah — A child; a young human being.
- pequena
- peh-KEH-nah — Small or little; feminine form of 'pequeno'.
- tal
- tahl — Such; used to indicate degree or similarity.
- ponto
- POHN-too — Point or degree; used in expressions like 'to such a degree'.
- pessoas
- peh-SOH-ahz — People; plural of 'pessoa' meaning 'person'.
- sentiam
- sen-CHEE-owng — Imperfect of 'sentir'; meaning 'they felt'.
- pena
- PEH-nah — Pity or sorrow felt for someone else's misfortune.
- apesar
- ah-peh-ZAHR — Despite; used in 'apesar de' meaning 'in spite of'.
- repulsa
- heh-POOL-sah — Repulsion or disgust; strong aversion toward someone.
- inspirava
- een-spee-RAH-vah — Imperfect of 'inspirar'; meaning 'inspired' or 'provoked'.
- possível
- poh-SEE-vel — Possible; capable of happening or being true.
- ambas
- AHM-bahz — Both; feminine plural referring to two things together.
- versões
- vehr-SOYNGZ — Plural of 'versão'; meaning 'versions' or 'accounts'.
- fossem
- FOH-seng — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser'; meaning 'were' (subjunctive).
- verdadeiras
- vehr-dah-DAY-rahz — True or truthful; feminine plural of 'verdadeiro'.
- alegrasse
- ah-leh-GRAH-see — Imperfect subjunctive of 'alegrar'; meaning 'rejoiced'.
- libertação
- lee-behr-tah-SOWNG — Liberation or freedom; act of being set free.
- mesmo
- MEZ-moo — Same; also used as an intensifier meaning 'even'.
- tempo
- TEM-poo — Time; also means weather in Portuguese.
- chorasse
- shoh-RAH-see — Imperfect subjunctive of 'chorar'; meaning 'wept' (subjunctive).
- aquela
- ah-KEH-lah — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' (feminine).
- libertado
- lee-behr-TAH-doo — Past participle of 'libertar'; meaning 'freed' or 'liberated'.
- geral
- zheh-RAHL — General; used in 'em geral' meaning 'in general'.
- malvadas
- mahl-VAH-dahz — Evil or wicked people; feminine plural of 'malvado'.
- ingênuas
- een-ZHEH-noo-ahz — Naive or innocent; feminine plural of 'ingênuo'.
- simples
- SEEM-pleez — Simple, plain, or uncomplicated in nature.
- coração
- koh-rah-SOWNG — Heart; the organ or seat of emotions.
- supomos
- soo-POH-moos — First person plural of 'supor'; meaning 'we suppose'.
- mesmos
- MEZ-moos — Masculine plural of 'mesmo'; meaning 'ourselves' or 'same'.
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