The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3
An officer of said regiment came to my shop, and, in the presence of my wife and journeyman, threatened to cut off my ears--As I exhibited marks of bodily fear more ways than one, to the conviction of the byestanders, I bound him over; my action lay, and I recovered.
Um oficial do referido regimento veio à minha loja e, na presença da minha esposa e do meu oficial, ameaçou cortar-me as orelhas -- Como demonstrei sinais de medo físico de mais de uma forma, para convicção dos presentes, levei-o a tribunal; a minha acção foi aceite, e obtive ganho de causa.
As for flagellation, you have nothing to fear, and nothing to hope, on that head--There has been but one printer flogged at the cart's tail these thirty years; that was Charles Watson; and he assured me it was no more than a flea-bite.
Quanto à flagelação, não tem nada a temer, nem nada a esperar, a esse respeito -- Houve apenas um impressor açoitado à cauda da carroça nestes trinta anos; foi Charles Watson; e ele assegurou-me que não foi mais do que uma picada de pulga.
C-- S-- has been threatened several times by the House of L--; but it came to nothing.
C-- S-- foi ameaçado várias vezes pela Câmara de L--; mas não resultou em nada.
If an information should be moved for, and granted against you, as the editor of those Letters, I hope you will have honesty and wit enough to appear and take your trial--If you should be sentenced to the pillory, your fortune is made--As times go, that's a sure step to honour and preferment.
Se uma queixa vier a ser apresentada e concedida contra si, como editor dessas Cartas, espero que tenha honestidade e sagacidade suficientes para comparecer e enfrentar o seu julgamento -- Se for condenado ao pelourinho, a sua fortuna está feita -- Pelos tempos que correm, é um passo certo para a honra e a promoção.
I shall think myself happy if I can lend you a lift; and am, very sincerely, Yours, HENRY DAVIS. LONDON, Aug. 10th.
Considerar-me-ei feliz se puder dar-lhe uma ajuda; e sou, muito sinceramente, Seu, HENRY DAVIS. LONDRES, 10 de Agosto.
Please my kind service to your neighbour, my cousin Madoc--I have sent an Almanack and Court-kalendar, directed for him at Mr Sutton's, bookseller, in Gloucester, carriage paid, which he will please to accept as a small token of my regard.
Apresente os meus cumprimentos ao seu vizinho, meu primo Madoc -- Enviei um Almanaque e Calendário da Corte, endereçado a ele nos cuidados do Sr. Sutton, livreiro, em Gloucester, porte pago, que ele se dignará aceitar como um pequeno sinal da minha consideração.
Vocabulary
- oficial
- oh-fee-see-AHL — Official; relating to authority or formal duty
- referido
- heh-feh-REE-doo — Referred to; previously mentioned
- regimento
- heh-zhee-MEN-too — Regiment; military unit or body of soldiers
- veio
- VAY-oo — Came; past tense of 'vir' (to come)
- loja
- LOH-zhah — Shop; store where goods are sold
- presença
- preh-ZEN-sah — Presence; being physically in a place
- esposa
- esh-POH-zah — Wife; female spouse or married partner
- ameaçou
- ah-meh-ah-SOH — Threatened; past tense of 'ameaçar'
- cortar-me
- kor-TAR-meh — To cut me; verb with reflexive pronoun
- orelhas
- oh-REL-yahsh — Ears; the organs of hearing
- demonstrei
- deh-mon-STRAY — I demonstrated; showed evidence of something
- sinais
- see-NAYSH — Signs; signals; visible indicators of something
- medo
- MEH-doo — Fear; feeling of fright or apprehension
- físico
- FEE-zee-koo — Physical; relating to the body or matter
- forma
- FOR-mah — Form; way; manner of doing something
- convicção
- kon-veek-SOWNG — Conviction; firm belief or certainty
- presentes
- preh-ZEN-tesh — Those present; people in attendance
- levei-o
- leh-VAY-oo — I took him; brought him somewhere
- tribunal
- tree-boo-NAHL — Court; tribunal; judicial authority or body
- acção
- ah-SOWNG — Action; legal action or deed performed
- aceite
- ah-SAY-teh — Accepted; received favorably or approved
- obtive
- ob-TEE-veh — I obtained; I got; past tense of 'obter'
- ganho
- GAHN-yoo — Gain; win; something earned or won
- causa
- KOW-zah — Cause; case; legal matter in court
- Quanto
- KWAHN-too — As for; regarding; how much
- flagelação
- flah-zheh-lah-SOWNG — Flagellation; punishment by whipping or flogging
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all
- temer
- teh-MEHR — To fear; to be afraid of something
- nem
- neng — Neither; nor; negative conjunction
- esperar
- esh-peh-RAR — To hope; to wait; to expect something
- esse
- EH-seh — That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- respeito
- hesh-PAY-too — Respect; regard; consideration for someone
- Houve
- OH-veh — There was; there were; past tense of 'haver'
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahsh — Only; just; merely; nothing more than
- impressor
- eem-preh-SOR — Printer; one who operates a printing press
- açoitado
- ah-soy-TAH-doo — Whipped; flogged; subjected to physical punishment
- cauda
- KOW-dah — Tail; rear end; back part of something
- carroça
- kah-HOH-sah — Cart; horse-drawn vehicle for carrying goods
- trinta
- TREEN-tah — Thirty; the number 30
- assegurou-me
- ah-seh-groh-MEH — Assured me; told me with certainty
- picada
- pee-KAH-dah — Sting; bite; prick from an insect
- pulga
- POOL-gah — Flea; small parasitic jumping insect
- ameaçado
- ah-meh-ah-SAH-doo — Threatened; having received threats from someone
- várias
- VAH-ree-ahsh — Various; several; multiple of something
- vezes
- VEH-zesh — Times; occasions; instances of repetition
- Câmara
- KAH-mah-rah — Chamber; council; governing assembly or body
- resultou
- heh-zool-TOH — Resulted; led to; had a certain outcome
- queixa
- KAY-shah — Complaint; formal grievance filed against someone
- vier
- vee-EHR — Comes; future subjunctive of 'vir'
- apresentada
- ah-preh-zen-TAH-dah — Presented; submitted; formally introduced or filed
- concedida
- kon-seh-DEE-dah — Granted; conceded; officially permitted or approved
- contra
- KON-trah — Against; in opposition to someone
- si
- see — You; yourself; reflexive or formal pronoun
- editor
- eh-dee-TOR — Editor; publisher; one who edits publications
- Cartas
- KAR-tahsh — Letters; written correspondence or formal missives
- espero
- esh-PEH-roo — I hope; I expect; present tense of 'esperar'
- tenha
- TEN-yah — Have; subjunctive form of 'ter'
- honestidade
- oh-nesh-tee-DAH-deh — Honesty; integrity; quality of being truthful
- sagacidade
- sah-gah-see-DAH-deh — Sagacity; shrewdness; keen mental discernment
- suficientes
- soo-fee-see-EN-tesh — Sufficient; enough; adequate in quantity
- comparecer
- kom-pah-reh-SEHR — To appear; to show up at a place
- enfrentar
- en-fren-TAR — To face; to confront; to deal with directly
- julgamento
- zhool-gah-MEN-too — Judgment; trial; legal assessment of guilt
- for
- for — Be; future subjunctive of 'ser'
- condenado
- kon-deh-NAH-doo — Condemned; sentenced; found guilty and punished
- pelourinho
- peh-loh-REEN-yoo — Pillory; stocks; public punishment device
- fortuna
- for-TOO-nah — Fortune; luck; wealth or financial prosperity
- feita
- FAY-tah — Made; done; accomplished; past participle feminine
- tempos
- TEM-poosh — Times; periods; circumstances of an era
- correm
- KOH-reng — Run; go; flow; things proceed currently
- passo
- PAH-soo — Step; pace; move toward a goal
- certo
- SEHR-too — Certain; sure; definite or correct
- honra
- ON-rah — Honor; integrity; moral dignity and respect
- promoção
- proh-moh-SOWNG — Promotion; advancement in rank or status
- Considerar-me-ei
- kon-see-deh-RAR-meh-AY — I will consider myself; future reflexive construction
- feliz
- feh-LEESH — Happy; fortunate; feeling or expressing joy
- puder
- poo-DEHR — Can; am able; future subjunctive of 'poder'
- dar-lhe
- DAR-lyeh — To give you; to give him or her
- ajuda
- ah-ZHOO-dah — Help; assistance; support given to someone
- sinceramente
- seen-seh-rah-MEN-teh — Sincerely; genuinely; in an honest manner
- LONDRES
- LON-dreh-sh — London; capital city of England
- Agosto
- ah-GOSH-too — August; the eighth month of the year
- Apresente
- ah-preh-ZEN-teh — Present; give; deliver regards to someone
- cumprimentos
- koom-pree-MEN-toosh — Greetings; compliments; regards sent to someone
- vizinho
- vee-ZEEN-yoo — Neighbor; person living nearby
- primo
- PREE-moo — Cousin; relative who is a child of aunt or uncle
- Enviei
- en-vee-AY — I sent; past tense of 'enviar'
- Almanaque
- al-mah-NAH-keh — Almanac; annual publication with calendar and data
- Calendário
- kah-len-DAH-ree-oo — Calendar; system or chart of dates
- Corte
- KOR-teh — Court; royal court or judicial establishment
- endereçado
- en-deh-reh-SAH-doo — Addressed; directed to a specific person
- cuidados
- kwee-DAH-doosh — Care; care of; in the keeping of someone
- Sr.
- sen-YOR — Mr.; abbreviation for 'Senhor', male title
- livreiro
- lee-VRAY-roo — Bookseller; one who sells books professionally
- porte
- POR-teh — Postage; carriage cost for sending mail
- pago
- PAH-goo — Paid; settled; past participle of 'pagar'
- dignará
- dig-nah-RAH — Will deign; will be gracious enough to accept
- aceitar
- ah-say-TAR — To accept; to receive willingly something offered
- pequeno
- peh-KEH-noo — Small; little; of minimal size or importance
- sinal
- see-NAHL — Sign; signal; token or gesture of something
- consideração
- kon-see-deh-rah-SOWNG — Consideration; regard; thoughtful respect for someone
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