The Brothers Karamazov — Page 4
Mitya did, in fact, pass into this cousin's keeping, but as the latter had no family of his own, and after securing the revenues of his estates was in haste to return at once to Paris, he left the boy in charge of one of his cousins, a lady living in Moscow.
Mitya passou, de fato, para os cuidados desse primo, mas como este não tinha família própria, e depois de assegurar as rendas de suas propriedades estava com pressa de voltar imediatamente a Paris, deixou o menino aos cuidados de uma de suas primas, uma senhora que vivia em Moscou.
It came to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he, too, forgot the child, especially when the Revolution of February broke out, making an impression on his mind that he remembered all the rest of his life.
Aconteceu que, ao se instalar permanentemente em Paris, ele também esqueceu a criança, especialmente quando eclodiu a Revolução de Fevereiro, que lhe causou uma impressão que ele recordou pelo resto de sua vida.
The Moscow lady died, and Mitya passed into the care of one of her married daughters.
A senhora de Moscou morreu, e Mitya passou para os cuidados de uma de suas filhas casadas.
I believe he changed his home a fourth time later on.
Creio que ele mudou de lar uma quarta vez mais tarde.
I won't enlarge upon that now, as I shall have much to tell later of Fyodor Pavlovitch's firstborn, and must confine myself now to the most essential facts about him, without which I could not begin my story.
Não me estenderei sobre isso agora, pois terei muito a contar mais tarde sobre o primogênito de Fyodor Pavlovitch, e devo me limitar agora aos fatos mais essenciais sobre ele, sem os quais não poderia começar minha história.
In the first place, this Mitya, or rather Dmitri Fyodorovitch, was the only one of Fyodor Pavlovitch's three sons who grew up in the belief that he had property, and that he would be independent on coming of age.
Em primeiro lugar, esse Mitya, ou melhor, Dmitri Fyodorovitch, era o único dos três filhos de Fyodor Pavlovitch que cresceu na crença de que possuía propriedades e de que seria independente ao atingir a maioridade.
He spent an irregular boyhood and youth.
Ele passou uma infância e uma juventude irregulares.
He did not finish his studies at the gymnasium, he got into a military school, then went to the Caucasus, was promoted, fought a duel, and was degraded to the ranks, earned promotion again, led a wild life, and spent a good deal of money.
Não concluiu seus estudos no ginásio, ingressou numa escola militar, depois foi para o Cáucaso, foi promovido, lutou um duelo e foi rebaixado às fileiras, conquistou nova promoção, levou uma vida desregrada e gastou uma boa quantia de dinheiro.
Vocabulary
- passou
- He/she passed, transferred, or went through
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating possession or origin
- fato
- Fact; something known to be true or real
- para
- To, for; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- cuidados
- Care, attention; acts of looking after someone
- desse
- Of that, from that; contraction of de + esse
- primo
- Cousin; child of one's aunt or uncle
- mas
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition
- como
- How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- não
- No, not; primary word for negation in Portuguese
- tinha
- Had; past imperfect tense of ter (to have)
- família
- Family; a group of related people living together
- própria
- Own, proper; belonging specifically to oneself
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- depois
- After, afterwards; indicating a later point in time
- assegurar
- To ensure, to secure; to make certain something happens
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article
- rendas
- Incomes, revenues; money regularly received from property
- suas
- His, her, their; feminine plural possessive pronoun
- propriedades
- Properties, estates; land or buildings owned by someone
- estava
- Was; past imperfect tense of estar (to be)
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- pressa
- Hurry, haste; state of needing to act quickly
- voltar
- To return, to go back; to come back to a place
- imediatamente
- Immediately; without any delay, right away
- a
- To, the; feminine article or preposition of direction
- deixou
- Left, allowed; past tense of deixar, to leave or let
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article
- menino
- Boy, child; a young male person
- aos
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article os
- uma
- A, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- primas
- Female cousins; plural of prima
- senhora
- Lady, Mrs.; polite title or address for a woman
- que
- That, who, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- vivia
- Lived; past imperfect tense of viver, to live
- em
- In, at; preposition indicating location or time
- Aconteceu
- It happened, it occurred; past tense of acontecer
- ao
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article o
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- instalar
- To settle, to install; to establish oneself in a place
- permanentemente
- Permanently; in a lasting, indefinite, or fixed manner
- ele
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- também
- Also, too; indicating addition or agreement
- esqueceu
- Forgot; past tense of esquecer, to forget
- criança
- Child; a young human being, boy or girl
- especialmente
- Especially, particularly; to a greater degree than others
- quando
- When; conjunction or adverb referring to time
- eclodiu
- Broke out, erupted; past tense of eclodir
- Revolução
- Revolution; a major political or social upheaval
- Fevereiro
- February; second month of the calendar year
- lhe
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- causou
- Caused; past tense of causar, to cause or produce
- impressão
- Impression; a strong effect on someone's mind or feelings
- recordou
- Remembered, recalled; past tense of recordar
- pelo
- By the, through the; contraction of por and o
- resto
- Rest, remainder; what is left over
- sua
- His, her, your; singular feminine possessive pronoun
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive or one's existence
- A
- The; feminine singular definite article
- morreu
- Died; past tense of morrer, to die
- filhas
- Daughters; female children of a parent
- casadas
- Married; adjective describing women who are married
- Creio
- I believe, I think; first person of crer
- mudou
- Changed, moved; past tense of mudar, to change
- lar
- Home, hearth; a place where one lives
- quarta
- Fourth; feminine ordinal number
- vez
- Time, instance; an occurrence of something happening
- mais
- More; adverb indicating greater quantity or degree
- tarde
- Late, later; after the expected or usual time
- Não
- No, not; word used for negation
- me
- Me; first person singular direct or indirect pronoun
- estenderei
- I will extend, dwell upon; future tense of estender
- sobre
- About, over, on; preposition of subject or position
- isso
- That, this; neutral demonstrative pronoun
- agora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- pois
- Because, since, well; causal or explanatory conjunction
- terei
- I will have; future tense of ter
- muito
- Much, a lot; adverb or adjective of great quantity
- contar
- To tell, to count; to narrate or enumerate something
- primogênito
- Firstborn; the eldest child in a family
- devo
- I must, I owe; first person of dever, to owe or must
- limitar
- To limit, to restrict; to confine to certain bounds
- fatos
- Facts; things known to be true or real
- essenciais
- Essential; absolutely necessary or fundamentally important
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating the absence of something
- poderia
- Could, would be able; conditional tense of poder
- começar
- To begin, to start; to initiate an action or event
- minha
- My; feminine first person singular possessive adjective
- história
- Story, history; a narrative or account of events
- Em
- In, at; preposition of place or time
- primeiro
- First; masculine ordinal number indicating initial position
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or position
- esse
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- ou
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative
- melhor
- Better, best; comparative or superlative of good
- era
- Was; past imperfect tense of ser, to be
- único
- Only, unique; the sole one of its kind
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de and os
- três
- Three; the cardinal number 3
- filhos
- Sons, children; male or general offspring of a parent
- cresceu
- Grew up; past tense of crescer, to grow
- na
- In the; contraction of em and a
- crença
- Belief; something accepted as true or held with conviction
- possuía
- Possessed, owned; past imperfect of possuir, to own
- seria
- Would be; conditional tense of ser, to be
- independente
- Independent; not relying on others, self-sufficient
- atingir
- To reach, to attain; to arrive at a goal or age
- maioridade
- Legal adulthood; the age at which one becomes legally adult
- Ele
- He; masculine third person singular subject pronoun
- infância
- Childhood; the early period of a person's life
- juventude
- Youth; the period of life between childhood and adulthood
- irregulares
- Irregular; not following a normal or consistent pattern
- concluiu
- Concluded, finished; past tense of concluir, to complete
- seus
- His, her, their; masculine plural possessive pronoun
- estudos
- Studies; academic work or courses of learning
- no
- In the; contraction of em and o
- ginásio
- Secondary school, gymnasium; an academic middle school
- ingressou
- Entered, joined; past tense of ingressar, to enroll
- numa
- In a; contraction of em and uma
- escola
- School; an institution for education and learning
- militar
- Military; relating to armed forces or soldiers
- foi
- Went, was; past tense of ir or ser
- promovido
- Promoted; advanced in rank or position
- lutou
- Fought; past tense of lutar, to fight or struggle
- um
- A, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- duelo
- Duel; a formal combat between two people
- rebaixado
- Demoted, lowered in rank; past participle of rebaixar
- às
- To the; contraction of a and as
- fileiras
- Ranks, rows; lines of soldiers or ordinary rank
- conquistou
- Conquered, gained; past tense of conquistar, to win
- nova
- New; feminine adjective meaning recently made or different
- promoção
- Promotion; advancement in rank or status
- levou
- Led, carried, lived; past tense of levar, to lead
- desregrada
- Dissolute, unruly; lacking discipline or moral restraint
- gastou
- Spent, used up; past tense of gastar, to spend
- boa
- Good; feminine adjective indicating quality or approval
- quantia
- Sum, amount; a quantity of money
- dinheiro
- Money; currency used for buying and selling things
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