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English → Pt Chapter II. Level 8/10

In the end, when four years later, Mitya, losing patience, came a second time to our little town to settle up once for all with his father, it turned out to his amazement that he had nothing, that it was difficult to get an account even, that he had received the whole value of his property in sums of money from Fyodor Pavlovitch, and was perhaps even in debt to him, that by various agreements into which he had, of his own desire, entered at various previous dates, he had no right to expect anything more, and so on, and so on.

No fim, quando quatro anos depois, Mitya, perdendo a paciência, veio uma segunda vez à nossa pequena cidade para acertar de uma vez por todas com seu pai, verificou-se para seu espanto que ele não tinha nada, que era difícil obter sequer uma prestação de contas, que ele havia recebido o valor total de sua propriedade em somas de dinheiro de Fyodor Pavlovitch, e talvez até estivesse em dívida com ele, que por meio de vários acordos nos quais ele havia, por vontade própria, entrado em datas anteriores diversas, ele não tinha direito de esperar nada mais, e assim por diante, e assim por diante.

The young man was overwhelmed, suspected deceit and cheating, and was almost beside himself.

O jovem ficou consternado, suspeitou de engano e trapaça, e estava quase fora de si.

And, indeed, this circumstance led to the catastrophe, the account of which forms the subject of my first introductory story, or rather the external side of it.

E, de fato, essa circunstância levou à catástrofe, cujo relato constitui o tema da minha primeira história introdutória, ou melhor, o lado externo dela.

But before I pass to that story I must say a little of Fyodor Pavlovitch's other two sons, and of their origin.

Mas antes de passar a essa história, devo falar um pouco dos outros dois filhos de Fyodor Pavlovitch, e de sua origem.

Vocabulary

No
In the, at the (contraction of em + o)
fim
End, conclusion of something
quando
When, at the time that
quatro
The number four
anos
Years, units of time
depois
After, later, subsequently
perdendo
Losing, running out of (patience)
a
The (feminine singular definite article)
paciência
Patience, ability to wait calmly
veio
Came, arrived (past tense of vir)
uma
A, one (feminine indefinite article)
segunda
Second (feminine ordinal number)
vez
Time, instance, occasion
à
To the (contraction of a + a)
nossa
Our (feminine possessive pronoun)
pequena
Small, little (feminine adjective)
cidade
City, town, urban settlement
para
For, to, in order to
acertar
To settle, to sort out definitively
de
Of, from (preposition)
por
For, by, through (preposition)
todas
All, every (feminine plural pronoun)
com
With (preposition)
seu
His, her, your, their (possessive)
pai
Father, male parent
verificou-se
It turned out, it was found
espanto
Astonishment, great surprise or shock
que
That, which, what (conjunction/pronoun)
ele
He, him (third person singular pronoun)
não
No, not (negation)
tinha
Had (imperfect tense of ter)
nada
Nothing, not anything
era
Was (imperfect tense of ser)
difícil
Difficult, hard, not easy
obter
To obtain, to get, to acquire
sequer
Even, not even (used with negation)
prestação
Rendering, installment, account statement
contas
Accounts, bills, financial records
havia
There was, had (past of haver)
recebido
Received (past participle of receber)
o
The (masculine singular definite article)
valor
Value, amount, worth
total
Total, complete, entire amount
sua
His, her, your (feminine possessive)
propriedade
Property, estate, ownership
em
In, at, on (preposition)
somas
Sums, amounts of money
dinheiro
Money, currency, cash
e
And (coordinating conjunction)
talvez
Perhaps, maybe, possibly
até
Even, until, up to
estivesse
Were, was (subjunctive of estar)
dívida
Debt, money owed to someone
meio
Half, middle, means
vários
Several, various, multiple
acordos
Agreements, deals, arrangements
nos
In the, us (contraction or pronoun)
quais
Which (relative/interrogative pronoun, plural)
vontade
Will, desire, wish
própria
Own, itself (feminine adjective)
entrado
Entered (past participle of entrar)
datas
Dates, specific calendar points
anteriores
Previous, earlier, prior
diversas
Various, diverse, several (feminine)
direito
Right, entitlement, law
esperar
To wait, to hope, to expect
mais
More, anymore, plus
assim
Thus, so, in this way
diante
Before, ahead, in front of
O
The (masculine singular definite article)
jovem
Young person, youth
ficou
Became, stayed (past tense of ficar)
consternado
Dismayed, distressed, deeply troubled
suspeitou
Suspected, had suspicion (past tense)
engano
Deception, mistake, misunderstanding
trapaça
Fraud, cheating, trickery
estava
Was (imperfect tense of estar)
quase
Almost, nearly, practically
fora
Outside, out of, beyond
si
Himself, herself, oneself (reflexive pronoun)
E
And (coordinating conjunction)
fato
Fact, reality, actual occurrence
essa
That (feminine demonstrative adjective)
circunstância
Circumstance, situation, surrounding condition
levou
Led to, took, brought (past tense)
catástrofe
Catastrophe, disaster, tragic event
cujo
Whose, of which (relative pronoun)
relato
Account, narration, report
constitui
Constitutes, makes up, forms
tema
Theme, subject, main topic
da
Of the (contraction of de + a)
minha
My (feminine possessive pronoun)
primeira
First (feminine ordinal adjective)
história
Story, history, narrative
introdutória
Introductory, preliminary, opening
ou
Or (disjunctive conjunction)
melhor
Better, best, preferable
lado
Side, aspect, part
externo
External, outer, outside
dela
Of her, of it (contraction of de + ela)
Mas
But, however (adversative conjunction)
antes
Before, previously, earlier
passar
To pass, to move on, to proceed
devo
I must, I should, I owe
falar
To speak, to talk, to say
um
A, one (masculine indefinite article)
pouco
A little, a bit, slightly
dos
Of the (contraction of de + os)
outros
Others, the other (masculine plural)
dois
Two (masculine numeral)
filhos
Sons, children, offspring
origem
Origin, background, starting point
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