The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 4
My wife, who is very fond of toasted cheese, presents her compliments to him, and begs to know if there's any of that kind, which he was so good as to send us last Christmas, to be sold in London.
Minha esposa, que aprecia muito queijo tostado, apresenta-lhe os seus cumprimentos e pede encarecidamente que ele informe se há algum daquele tipo, que foi tão gentil de nos enviar no último Natal, à venda em Londres.
Vocabulary
- Minha
- My; first-person singular feminine possessive pronoun
- esposa
- Wife; a married female partner
- que
- Who, that, which; relative or conjunction word
- aprecia
- Appreciates, enjoys; third-person singular of apreciar
- muito
- Very, much, a lot; adverb of degree or quantity
- queijo
- Cheese; dairy food made from curdled milk
- tostado
- Toasted, browned; past participle describing heat-treated food
- apresenta-lhe
- Presents to you; offers greetings or introduction formally
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- seus
- Her, his, their; third-person plural possessive adjective
- cumprimentos
- Greetings, regards; formal expressions of goodwill or respect
- e
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- pede
- Asks, requests; third-person singular of pedir
- encarecidamente
- Earnestly, insistently; adverb meaning with great urgency
- ele
- He, him; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun
- informe
- Inform, let know; subjunctive form of informar
- se
- If, whether; conjunction introducing conditional or indirect question
- há
- There is, there are; third-person singular of haver
- algum
- Any, some; masculine singular indefinite adjective or pronoun
- daquele
- Of that, from that; contraction of de and aquele
- tipo
- Type, kind, sort; category or variety of something
- foi
- Was, went; third-person singular past tense of ser/ir
- tão
- So, as; adverb indicating degree or comparison
- gentil
- Kind, gentle, courteous; adjective describing polite behavior
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- nos
- Us, to us; first-person plural object pronoun
- enviar
- To send; infinitive meaning to dispatch or transmit
- no
- In the; contraction of em and masculine article o
- último
- Last, most recent; adjective indicating the final occurrence
- Natal
- Christmas; annual holiday celebrated on December 25th
- à
- To the; contraction of preposition a and feminine article a
- venda
- Sale; the act of selling goods or availability for purchase
- em
- In, at, on; preposition indicating location or time
- Londres
- London; capital city of England and the United Kingdom
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