The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 11

English → Pt BOOK I Level 9/10

Myself have seen and known even a baby envious; it could not speak, yet it turned pale and looked bitterly on its foster-brother.

Eu mesmo vi e conheci até um bebê invejoso; ele não podia falar, mas empalideceu e olhou amargamente para seu irmão de leite.

Who knows not this?

Quem não sabe disso?

Mothers and nurses tell you that they allay these things by I know not what remedies.

Mães e amas dizem que aplacam essas coisas com não sei quais remédios.

Is that too innocence, when the fountain of milk is flowing in rich abundance, not to endure one to share it, though in extremest need, and whose very life as yet depends thereon?

É isso também inocência, quando a fonte de leite flui em rica abundância, não tolerar que alguém a partilhe, ainda que em extrema necessidade, e de cuja vida ainda depende?

We bear gently with all this, not as being no or slight evils, but because they will disappear as years increase; for, though tolerated now, the very same tempers are utterly intolerable when found in riper years.

Suportamos tudo isso com brandura, não por serem males nulos ou leves, mas porque desaparecerão com o passar dos anos; pois, embora tolerados agora, esses mesmos temperamentos são absolutamente intoleráveis quando encontrados em anos mais maduros.

Thou, then, O Lord my God, who gavest life to this my infancy, furnishing thus with senses (as we see) the frame Thou gavest, compacting its limbs, ornamenting its proportions, and, for its general good and safety, implanting in it all vital functions, Thou commandest me to praise Thee in these things, to confess unto Thee, and sing unto Thy name, Thou most Highest.

Tu, pois, ó Senhor meu Deus, que deste vida à minha infância, dotando assim de sentidos (como vemos) o corpo que criaste, compondo os seus membros, ornamentando as suas proporções e, para o seu bem geral e segurança, implantando nele todas as funções vitais, Tu me ordenas que Te louve por essas coisas, que Te confesse e cante ao Teu nome, ó Tu, o Altíssimo.

For Thou art God, Almighty and Good, even hadst Thou done nought but only this, which none could do but Thou: whose Unity is the mould of all things; who out of Thy own fairness makest all things fair; and orderest all things by Thy law.

Pois Tu és Deus, Todo-Poderoso e Bom, mesmo que não tivesses feito nada além disso, o que ninguém poderia fazer senão Tu: cuja Unidade é o molde de todas as coisas; que com a Tua própria beleza tornas todas as coisas belas; e ordenas todas as coisas pela Tua lei.

Vocabulary

mesmo: mez-moo — Means 'even', 'same', or 'myself' depending on context
vi: vee — Past tense of 'ver'; meaning 'I saw'
conheci: koo-nyeh-see — Past tense of 'conhecer'; meaning 'I met/knew'
até: ah-teh — Preposition or adverb meaning 'even' or 'until'
bebê: beh-beh — Noun meaning 'baby' or 'infant'
invejoso: een-veh-zhoh-zoo — Adjective meaning 'jealous' or 'envious'
podia: poo-dee-ah — Imperfect tense of 'poder'; meaning 'could' or 'was able to'
falar: fah-lar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk'
empalideceu: em-pah-lee-deh-seh-oo — Past tense of 'empalidecer'; meaning 'turned pale'
olhou: ol-yoh — Past tense of 'olhar'; meaning 'looked' or 'glanced'
amargamente: ah-mar-gah-men-tee — Adverb meaning 'bitterly' or 'with bitterness'
irmão: eer-mowng — Noun meaning 'brother'
leite: lay-tee — Noun meaning 'milk'
sabe: sah-bee — Third person singular of 'saber'; meaning 'knows'
disso: dee-soo — Contraction of 'de' and 'isso' meaning 'of that'
Mães: mah-eengs — Plural noun meaning 'mothers'
amas: ah-mahz — Noun meaning 'wet nurses' or 'nannies'
dizem: dee-zaing — Third person plural of 'dizer'; meaning 'they say'
aplacam: ah-plah-kahng — Third person plural of 'aplacar'; meaning 'they appease/soothe'
coisas: koy-zahz — Plural noun meaning 'things'
sei: say — First person singular of 'saber'; meaning 'I know'
quais: kwahees — Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'which' (plural)
remédios: heh-meh-djoos — Plural noun meaning 'remedies' or 'medicines'
inocência: ee-noo-sen-see-ah — Noun meaning 'innocence' or 'purity'
fonte: fon-tee — Noun meaning 'source', 'fountain', or 'spring'
flui: floo-ee — Third person singular of 'fluir'; meaning 'flows'
rica: hee-kah — Adjective meaning 'rich' or 'abundant' (feminine)
abundância: ah-boon-dahn-see-ah — Noun meaning 'abundance' or 'plenty'
tolerar: toh-leh-rar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to tolerate' or 'to endure'
alguém: al-gaing — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'
partilhe: par-teel-yee — Subjunctive of 'partilhar'; meaning 'share' or 'partake'
ainda: ah-een-dah — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'
extrema: es-treh-mah — Adjective meaning 'extreme' or 'utmost' (feminine)
necessidade: neh-seh-see-dah-dee — Noun meaning 'necessity' or 'need'
cuja: koo-zhah — Relative pronoun meaning 'whose' (feminine)
vida: vee-dah — Noun meaning 'life'
depende: deh-pen-dee — Third person singular of 'depender'; meaning 'depends'
Suportamos: soo-por-tah-moos — First person plural of 'suportar'; meaning 'we endure/bear'
tudo: too-doo — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
brandura: bran-doo-rah — Noun meaning 'gentleness', 'mildness', or 'softness'
serem: seh-raing — Infinitive plural of 'ser'; meaning 'being' (they)
males: mah-lees — Plural noun meaning 'evils', 'ills', or 'harms'
nulos: noo-loos — Adjective meaning 'null', 'void', or 'insignificant' (plural)
leves: leh-vees — Adjective meaning 'light', 'mild', or 'slight' (plural)
desaparecerão: deh-zah-pah-reh-seh-rowng — Future tense of 'desaparecer'; meaning 'they will disappear'
passar: pah-sar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to pass' or 'to go by'
anos: ah-noos — Plural noun meaning 'years'
pois: poysh — Conjunction meaning 'for', 'since', or 'because'
embora: em-bor-ah — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
tolerados: toh-leh-rah-doos — Past participle of 'tolerar'; meaning 'tolerated' (masculine plural)
agora: ah-gor-ah — Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
mesmos: mez-moos — Adjective meaning 'same' or 'very' (masculine plural)
temperamentos: tem-peh-rah-men-toos — Plural noun meaning 'temperaments' or 'dispositions'
absolutamente: ab-soo-loo-tah-men-tee — Adverb meaning 'absolutely' or 'completely'
intoleráveis: een-toh-leh-rah-vaysh — Adjective meaning 'intolerable' or 'unbearable' (plural)
encontrados: en-kon-trah-doos — Past participle meaning 'found' or 'encountered' (masculine plural)
maduros: mah-doo-roos — Adjective meaning 'mature' or 'ripe' (masculine plural)
Tu: too — Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you' (informal)
ó: oh — Interjection used to address someone directly; 'O' or 'Oh'
Senhor: seh-nyor — Noun meaning 'Lord' or formal address 'Sir'
Deus: deh-oos — Noun meaning 'God'
deste: des-tee — Past tense of 'dar'; meaning 'you gave'
infância: een-fahn-see-ah — Noun meaning 'infancy' or 'childhood'
dotando: doh-tahn-doo — Gerund of 'dotar'; meaning 'endowing' or 'gifting with'
assim: ah-sing — Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
sentidos: sen-tee-doos — Plural noun meaning 'senses' or 'feelings'
vemos: veh-moos — First person plural of 'ver'; meaning 'we see'
corpo: kor-poo — Noun meaning 'body'
criaste: kree-as-tee — Past tense of 'criar'; meaning 'you created'
compondo: kom-pon-doo — Gerund of 'compor'; meaning 'composing' or 'arranging'
membros: mem-broos — Plural noun meaning 'members' or 'limbs'
ornamentando: or-nah-men-tahn-doo — Gerund of 'ornamentar'; meaning 'adorning' or 'decorating'
proporções: proh-por-soyngs — Plural noun meaning 'proportions' or 'dimensions'
geral: zheh-ral — Adjective meaning 'general' or 'overall'
segurança: seh-goo-rahn-sah — Noun meaning 'safety', 'security', or 'confidence'
implantando: eem-plan-tahn-doo — Gerund of 'implantar'; meaning 'implanting' or 'instilling'
nele: neh-lee — Contraction of 'em' and 'ele' meaning 'in him/it'
funções: foon-soyngs — Plural noun meaning 'functions' or 'roles'
vitais: vee-tahees — Adjective meaning 'vital' or 'essential' (plural)
ordenas: or-deh-nahz — Second person singular of 'ordenar'; meaning 'you command/order'
Te: tee — Second person singular object pronoun meaning 'you' (reflexive/object)
louve: loh-vee — Subjunctive of 'louvar'; meaning 'praise' or 'glorify'
confesse: kon-feh-see — Subjunctive of 'confessar'; meaning 'confess' or 'acknowledge'
cante: kahn-tee — Subjunctive of 'cantar'; meaning 'sing'
Teu: teh-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (singular, masculine)
nome: noh-mee — Noun meaning 'name'
Altíssimo: al-tees-see-moo — Superlative adjective meaning 'Most High' or 'Almighty'
Pois: poysh — Conjunction meaning 'for', 'since', or 'because'
és: ehsh — Second person singular of 'ser'; meaning 'you are'
Todo-Poderoso: toh-doo poh-deh-roh-zoo — Compound adjective meaning 'Almighty' or 'All-Powerful'
tivesses: tee-veh-sees — Past subjunctive of 'ter'; meaning 'if you had'
feito: fay-too — Past participle of 'fazer'; meaning 'done' or 'made'
nada: nah-dah — Pronoun or noun meaning 'nothing'
além: ah-laing — Adverb or preposition meaning 'beyond' or 'besides'
ninguém: neen-gaing — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
poderia: poh-deh-ree-ah — Conditional of 'poder'; meaning 'could' or 'would be able'
fazer: fah-zer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
senão: seh-nowng — Conjunction meaning 'except', 'but', or 'otherwise'
Unidade: oo-nee-dah-dee — Noun meaning 'unity' or 'oneness'
molde: mol-dee — Noun meaning 'mold', 'model', or 'template'
Tua: too-ah — Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (singular, feminine)
própria: proh-pree-ah — Adjective meaning 'own' or 'proper' (feminine)
beleza: beh-leh-zah — Noun meaning 'beauty'
tornas: tor-nahz — Second person singular of 'tornar'; meaning 'you make/turn'
belas: beh-lahz — Adjective meaning 'beautiful' (feminine plural)
lei: lay — Noun meaning 'law' or 'rule'

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