The Brothers Karamazov — Page 3
" Hearing all about Adelaïda Ivanovna, whom he, of course, remembered, and in whom he had at one time been interested, and learning of the existence of Mitya, he intervened, in spite of all his youthful indignation and contempt for Fyodor Pavlovitch.
Ouvindo tudo sobre Adelaïda Ivanovna, de quem ele, naturalmente, se lembrava, e por quem havia algum tempo se interessara, e sabendo da existência de Mitya, ele interveio, apesar de toda a sua indignação juvenil e desprezo por Fyodor Pavlovitch.
He made the latter's acquaintance for the first time, and told him directly that he wished to undertake the child's education.
Fez a sua primeira visita ao último e disse-lhe diretamente que desejava encarregar-se da educação da criança.
He used long afterwards to tell as a characteristic touch, that when he began to speak of Mitya, Fyodor Pavlovitch looked for some time as though he did not understand what child he was talking about, and even as though he was surprised to hear that he had a little son in the house.
Costumava contar mais tarde, como um traço característico, que quando começou a falar de Mitya, Fyodor Pavlovitch ficou por algum tempo como se não entendesse de que criança ele estava falando, e até como se estivesse surpreso ao saber que tinha um filhinho em casa.
The story may have been exaggerated, yet it must have been something like the truth.
A história pode ter sido exagerada, mas deve ter tido algo de verdade.
Fyodor Pavlovitch was all his life fond of acting, of suddenly playing an unexpected part, sometimes without any motive for doing so, and even to his own direct disadvantage, as, for instance, in the present case.
Fyodor Pavlovitch foi durante toda a sua vida aficionado por representar, por desempenhar de repente um papel inesperado, às vezes sem qualquer motivo para isso, e até em seu próprio prejuízo direto, como, por exemplo, no caso presente.
This habit, however, is characteristic of a very great number of people, some of them very clever ones, not like Fyodor Pavlovitch.
Este hábito, no entanto, é característico de um grande número de pessoas, algumas delas muito inteligentes, ao contrário de Fyodor Pavlovitch.
Pyotr Alexandrovitch carried the business through vigorously, and was appointed, with Fyodor Pavlovitch, joint guardian of the child, who had a small property, a house and land, left him by his mother.
Pyotr Alexandrovitch conduziu o assunto com vigor, e foi nomeado, juntamente com Fyodor Pavlovitch, tutor conjunto da criança, que possuía uma pequena propriedade, uma casa e terreno, deixados a ele por sua mãe.
Vocabulary
- Ouvindo
- Hearing or listening to something
- tudo
- Everything, all things
- sobre
- About, concerning, or on top of
- de
- Of, from; common Portuguese preposition
- quem
- Who; relative or interrogative pronoun
- ele
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- naturalmente
- Naturally, of course, in a natural manner
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, or if
- lembrava
- Remembered or recalled something from the past
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- por
- For, by, through; common preposition
- havia
- There was/were; past form of haver
- algum
- Some, any; indefinite masculine adjective
- tempo
- Time or weather
- interessara
- Had become interested in something or someone
- sabendo
- Knowing, being aware of something
- da
- Contraction of de + a meaning of the
- existência
- Existence; the state of existing or being
- interveio
- Intervened; stepped in to influence a situation
- apesar
- Despite, in spite of something
- toda
- All, every, entire; feminine form
- a
- The; feminine definite article
- sua
- His, her, your, their; possessive adjective
- indignação
- Indignation; strong anger at unfair treatment
- juvenil
- Juvenile, youthful; relating to youth
- desprezo
- Contempt, scorn, disdain toward someone
- Fez
- Made or did; past tense of fazer
- primeira
- First; feminine ordinal number adjective
- visita
- Visit; act of going to see someone
- ao
- To the; contraction of a + o
- último
- Last, final; the most recent one
- disse-lhe
- Told him/her; said to that person
- diretamente
- Directly, straightforwardly, without detour
- que
- That, which, what; conjunction or pronoun
- desejava
- Desired, wished for something in the past
- encarregar-se
- To take charge of or be responsible for
- educação
- Education; upbringing or formal schooling
- criança
- Child; a young person or kid
- Costumava
- Used to; habitual past action or behavior
- contar
- To tell, recount, or count something
- mais
- More; comparative adverb or adjective
- tarde
- Late or afternoon; later in time
- como
- How, as, like; comparison or manner
- um
- A, an, one; masculine indefinite article
- traço
- Trait, feature, or characteristic mark
- característico
- Characteristic, typical, distinguishing quality
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- começou
- Began, started; past tense of começar
- falar
- To speak or talk
- ficou
- Stayed, became, remained; past tense of ficar
- não
- No, not; basic negation word
- entendesse
- Would understand; subjunctive of entender
- estava
- Was; past continuous of estar
- falando
- Speaking, talking; present participle of falar
- até
- Until, even, up to; preposition or adverb
- estivesse
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of estar
- surpreso
- Surprised, astonished by something unexpected
- saber
- To know a fact or how to do something
- tinha
- Had; imperfect past tense of ter
- filhinho
- Little son; affectionate diminutive of filho
- em
- In, at, on; common Portuguese preposition
- casa
- House, home; place where one lives
- A
- The; feminine definite article
- história
- Story, history; narrative account of events
- pode
- Can, may; present tense of poder
- ter
- To have; fundamental auxiliary or main verb
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- exagerada
- Exaggerated, overstated; beyond actual truth
- mas
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- deve
- Must, should, ought to; obligation or probability
- tido
- Had; past participle of ter
- algo
- Something; an indefinite thing
- verdade
- Truth; something that is true or real
- foi
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- durante
- During; throughout a period of time
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- aficionado
- Enthusiast, fan; someone passionate about something
- representar
- To represent, perform, or act a role
- desempenhar
- To perform, carry out, or fulfill a role
- repente
- Sudden; de repente means suddenly
- papel
- Paper or role; part played by someone
- inesperado
- Unexpected, surprising, unforeseen event or situation
- às
- To the; contraction of a + as (feminine plural)
- vezes
- Times; às vezes means sometimes
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- qualquer
- Any, whatever; indefinite adjective or pronoun
- motivo
- Reason, motive, cause for an action
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition
- isso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- seu
- His, her, your, its; possessive adjective
- próprio
- Own, self; emphasizing personal possession
- prejuízo
- Harm, loss, damage, or prejudice suffered
- direto
- Direct, straight; without detour or intermediary
- exemplo
- Example; illustrative instance or model
- no
- In the; contraction of em + o
- caso
- Case, situation, instance or occurrence
- presente
- Present; current time or a gift
- Este
- This; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- hábito
- Habit; regular or repeated behavior pattern
- entanto
- No entanto means however or nevertheless
- é
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- grande
- Large, great, big in size or importance
- número
- Number; a count or numeral
- pessoas
- People, persons; plural of pessoa
- algumas
- Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite pronoun
- delas
- Of them; feminine third-person plural contraction
- muito
- Very, much, a lot; degree adverb
- inteligentes
- Intelligent, smart; having high mental ability
- contrário
- Contrary, opposite; ao contrário means on the contrary
- conduziu
- Conducted, led, managed; past tense of conduzir
- o
- The; masculine definite article
- assunto
- Matter, subject, affair, or topic
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- vigor
- Vigor, energy, strength in action
- nomeado
- Named, appointed, designated to a position
- juntamente
- Together, jointly, along with someone else
- tutor
- Tutor, guardian; one who guides or protects
- conjunto
- Together, joint; set or combination of things
- possuía
- Possessed, owned; imperfect past of possuir
- uma
- A, an, one; feminine indefinite article
- pequena
- Small, little; feminine adjective of size
- propriedade
- Property, estate, ownership of land or assets
- terreno
- Land, terrain, plot of ground
- deixados
- Left behind, bequeathed; past participle of deixar
- mãe
- Mother; female parent
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