The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1

English → Pt Chapter II. Level 8/10

He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son

Ele Se Livra Do Filho Mais Velho

You can easily imagine what a father such a man could be and how he would bring up his children.

Pode-se imaginar facilmente que tipo de pai um tal homem poderia ser e como ele criaria seus filhos.

His behavior as a father was exactly what might be expected.

Seu comportamento como pai era exatamente o que se poderia esperar.

He completely abandoned the child of his marriage with Adelaïda Ivanovna, not from malice, nor because of his matrimonial grievances, but simply because he forgot him.

Ele abandonou completamente o filho de seu casamento com Adelaïda Ivanovna, não por maldade, nem por causa de suas queixas matrimoniais, mas simplesmente porque se esqueceu dele.

While he was wearying every one with his tears and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.

Enquanto entediava a todos com suas lágrimas e queixas, e transformava sua casa num antro de devassidão, um fiel servo da família, Grigory, tomou o pequeno Mitya, de três anos, sob seus cuidados.

If he hadn't looked after him there would have been no one even to change the baby's little shirt.

Se ele não tivesse cuidado da criança, não haveria ninguém sequer para trocar a camisa do bebê.

It happened moreover that the child's relations on his mother's side forgot him too at first.

Aconteceu também que os parentes da criança pelo lado materno igualmente o esqueceram a princípio.

His grandfather was no longer living, his widow, Mitya's grandmother, had moved to Moscow, and was seriously ill, while his daughters were married, so that Mitya remained for almost a whole year in old Grigory's charge and lived with him in the servant's cottage.

Seu avô já havia falecido, sua viúva, a avó de Mitya, havia se mudado para Moscou e estava gravemente doente, enquanto suas filhas eram casadas, de modo que Mitya ficou por quase um ano inteiro aos cuidados do velho Grigory e viveu com ele na cabana dos criados.

But if his father had remembered him (he could not, indeed, have been altogether unaware of his existence) he would have sent him back to the cottage, as the child would only have been in the way of his debaucheries.

Mas se seu pai tivesse se lembrado dele (não poderia, de fato, ter sido totalmente ignorante de sua existência) tê-lo-ia mandado de volta para a cabana, pois a criança só atrapalharia suas devassidões.

But a cousin of Mitya's mother, Pyotr Alexandrovitch Miüsov, happened to return from Paris.

Mas um primo da mãe de Mitya, Pyotr Alexandrovitch Miüsov, acabou de regressar de Paris.

Vocabulary

Se: see — Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if/himself'.
Livra: LEE-vra — To free or rid oneself of something.
Filho: FEEL-yoo — Male offspring; son.
Mais: mysh — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'.
Velho: VEH-lyoo — Adjective meaning old; an elderly person.
Pode-se: POH-dee-see — Impersonal reflexive form meaning 'one can'.
imaginar: ee-mah-zhee-NAR — To imagine or conceive something in the mind.
facilmente: fah-seel-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning easily or without difficulty.
tipo: CHEE-poo — Noun meaning type, kind, or sort.
pai: py — Noun meaning father or dad.
tal: tahl — Adjective meaning such or so, referring to a type.
homem: OH-meng — Noun meaning man or adult male person.
poderia: poh-deh-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'poder', meaning 'could' or 'would be able'.
ser: sehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (permanent states).
como: KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'like/as'.
criaria: kree-ah-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'criar', meaning 'would raise/bring up'.
seus: SEHS-ooz — Plural possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
filhos: FEEL-yooz — Plural noun meaning sons or children.
Seu: sehs-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'your', or 'their'.
comportamento: kom-por-tah-MEN-too — Noun meaning behavior or conduct of a person.
era: EH-rah — Imperfect past tense of 'ser', meaning 'was' or 'were'.
exatamente: eh-zah-tah-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning exactly or precisely.
esperar: ehs-peh-RAR — To wait or to expect something to happen.
abandonou: ah-ban-doh-NOH — Past tense of 'abandonar'; he/she abandoned or deserted.
completamente: kom-pleh-tah-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning completely or entirely.
filho: FEEL-yoo — Noun meaning son or male child.
casamento: kah-zah-MEN-too — Noun meaning marriage or wedding ceremony.
maldade: mahl-DAH-dee — Noun meaning wickedness, malice, or evil intent.
nem: neng — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'.
causa: KOW-zah — Noun meaning cause, reason, or motive for something.
queixas: KAY-shahs — Plural noun meaning complaints, grievances, or protests.
matrimoniais: mah-tree-moh-nee-IYS — Adjective meaning matrimonial or relating to marriage.
simplesmente: seem-plehs-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning simply or just, without complexity.
esqueceu: ehs-keh-SEH-oo — Past tense of 'esquecer'; forgot or failed to remember.
dele: DEH-lee — Contraction of 'de' and 'ele', meaning 'of him' or 'his'.
Enquanto: en-KWAN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'.
entediava: en-teh-dee-AH-vah — Imperfect form of 'entediar'; was boring or tedious to others.
todos: TOH-dooz — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone'.
lágrimas: LAH-gree-mahs — Plural noun meaning tears shed from crying.
transformava: trans-for-MAH-vah — Imperfect form of 'transformar'; was transforming or changing.
sua: SOO-ah — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'your', or 'their'.
casa: KAH-zah — Noun meaning house or home.
num: noom — Contraction of 'em' and 'um', meaning 'in a'.
antro: AN-troo — Noun meaning den, lair, or disreputable place.
devassidão: deh-vah-see-DOWNG — Noun meaning debauchery, licentiousness, or moral corruption.
fiel: fee-EHL — Adjective meaning faithful, loyal, or devoted.
servo: SEHR-voo — Noun meaning servant or serf, one who serves.
família: fah-MEE-lee-ah — Noun meaning family or close group of relatives.
tomou: toh-MOH — Past tense of 'tomar'; took or assumed responsibility for.
pequeno: peh-KEH-noo — Adjective meaning small, little, or young in age.
três: trehsh — Cardinal number meaning three.
anos: AH-nooz — Plural noun meaning years.
sob: sob — Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'.
cuidados: kwee-DAH-dooz — Plural noun meaning care, attention, or looking after.
tivesse: tee-VEH-see — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ter'; meaning 'if (one) had'.
cuidado: kwee-DAH-doo — Noun or past participle meaning care or caution.
criança: kree-AN-sah — Noun meaning child or young person.
haveria: ah-veh-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'haver'; meaning 'there would be'.
ninguém: neen-GENG — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.
sequer: seh-KEHR — Adverb meaning 'even' or 'at least', often in negatives.
trocar: troh-KAR — To change or exchange something for something else.
camisa: kah-MEE-zah — Noun meaning shirt or garment worn on the upper body.
bebê: beh-BEH — Noun meaning baby or infant.
Aconteceu: ah-kon-teh-SEH-oo — Past tense of 'acontecer'; it happened or it occurred.
também: tam-BENG — Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too', adding information.
parentes: pah-REN-teesh — Plural noun meaning relatives or family members.
pelo: PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the' or 'through the'.
lado: LAH-doo — Noun meaning side or direction.
materno: mah-TEHR-noo — Adjective meaning maternal or related to one's mother.
igualmente: ee-gwal-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning equally or likewise.
esqueceram: ehs-keh-SEH-rowng — Past tense plural of 'esquecer'; they forgot or neglected.
princípio: preen-SEE-pee-oo — Noun meaning beginning, principle, or starting point.
avô: ah-VOH — Noun meaning grandfather or male grandparent.
já: zhah — Adverb meaning 'already' or 'now'.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Imperfect form of 'haver'; meaning 'there was' or 'had'.
falecido: fah-leh-SEE-doo — Past participle of 'falecer'; deceased or passed away.
viúva: vee-OO-vah — Noun meaning widow; a woman whose husband has died.
avó: ah-VOH — Noun meaning grandmother or female grandparent.
mudado: moo-DAH-doo — Past participle of 'mudar'; moved or relocated to somewhere.
estava: ehs-TAH-vah — Imperfect form of 'estar'; was in a state or condition.
gravemente: grah-veh-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning seriously or severely, especially regarding illness.
doente: doo-EN-tee — Adjective meaning sick, ill, or unwell.
enquanto: en-KWAN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas'.
filhas: FEEL-yahs — Plural feminine noun meaning daughters.
eram: EH-rowng — Imperfect plural form of 'ser'; meaning 'they were'.
casadas: kah-ZAH-dahs — Past participle feminine plural meaning married (women).
modo: MOH-doo — Noun meaning way, manner, or mode of doing something.
ficou: fee-KOH — Past tense of 'ficar'; stayed, remained, or became.
quase: KWAH-zee — Adverb meaning almost or nearly.
ano: AH-noo — Noun meaning year.
inteiro: een-TAY-roo — Adjective meaning entire, whole, or complete.
aos: owsh — Contraction of 'a' and 'os', meaning 'to the' (masculine plural).
viveu: vee-VEH-oo — Past tense of 'viver'; he/she lived or resided.
cabana: kah-BAH-nah — Noun meaning cabin, hut, or small modest dwelling.
criados: kree-AH-dooz — Plural noun meaning servants or domestic workers.
lembrado: lem-BRAH-doo — Past participle of 'lembrar'; remembered or recalled.
fato: FAH-too — Noun meaning fact or event; something that is true.
ter: tehr — Infinitive meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'.
sido: SEE-doo — Past participle of 'ser'; meaning 'been'.
totalmente: toh-tahl-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning totally or completely.
ignorante: eeg-noh-RAN-tee — Adjective meaning ignorant or unaware of something.
existência: eh-zees-TEN-see-ah — Noun meaning existence or the state of existing.
tê-lo-ia: teh-loo-EE-ah — Conditional clitic construction meaning 'would have him/it'.
mandado: man-DAH-doo — Past participle of 'mandar'; sent or ordered to go.
volta: VOL-tah — Noun meaning return or turn; 'de volta' means back.
pois: poysh — Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'so'.
só: soh — Adjective or adverb meaning 'only', 'alone', or 'just'.
atrapalharia: ah-trah-pal-yah-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'atrapalhar'; would hinder or disturb.
devassidões: deh-vah-see-DOYNS — Plural noun meaning acts of debauchery or licentiousness.
primo: PREE-moo — Noun meaning cousin, a relative's son.
mãe: myng — Noun meaning mother.
acabou: ah-kah-BOH — Past tense of 'acabar'; ended, finished, or ended up doing.
regressar: reh-greh-SAR — To return or go back to a previous place.

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