The Great Gatsby — Page 2

Vocabulary

maior

ma-yor — Greater or largest in size, quantity, or importance

parte

par-chee — A portion, section, or share of something

confidências

kon-fee-den-see-az — Private or intimate secrets shared with another person

eram

eh-rão — Past tense of 'ser', meaning 'they were'

solicitadas

so-lee-see-tah-daz — Requested or asked for by someone

frequentemente

fre-kwen-chee-men-chee — Often or with great frequency

fingi

fin-zhee — Past tense of 'fingir', meaning 'I pretended'

sono

so-noo — The state of being asleep; sleepiness

preocupação

pre-o-koo-pa-sow — A state of worry or anxiety about something

leveza

le-veh-zah — Lightness in manner, weight, or seriousness

hostil

os-chil — Showing unfriendliness or opposition toward someone

percebi

per-se-bee — Past tense of 'perceber', meaning 'I noticed or realized'

algum

al-goom — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'

sinal

see-nal — A sign, signal, or indication of something

inequívoco

ee-ne-kwee-vo-koo — Clear and unmistakable, leaving no room for doubt

revelação

re-ve-la-sow — The act of disclosing something previously hidden or secret

íntima

in-chee-mah — Private, personal, or closely familiar in nature

estava

es-tah-vah — Past continuous of 'estar', meaning 'was' (state)

tremendo

tre-men-doo — Trembling or quivering; also meaning tremendous or immense

horizonte

o-ree-zon-chee — The line where earth and sky appear to meet

pois

poys — Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'for'

revelações

re-ve-la-soyz — Plural of 'revelação'; disclosures of hidden information

íntimas

in-chee-maz — Plural feminine form of 'íntima'; private or personal matters

jovens

zho-venz — Young people; youths

menos

me-nooz — Less or fewer; used in comparisons

termos

ter-mooz — Terms, words, or expressions used to convey something

expressam

es-pre-sow — Third-person plural of 'expressar'; they express or convey

geralmente

zhe-ral-men-chee — Usually or in most cases; generally

plagiadas

pla-zhee-ah-daz — Copied or borrowed from another source without credit

manchadas

man-shah-daz — Stained, tainted, or marred by something negative

supressões

soo-pre-soyz — Acts of omitting or suppressing information deliberately

óbvias

ob-vee-az — Obvious or evident; easily perceived or understood

Reservar

re-zer-var — To reserve or hold back; to set something aside

julgamentos

zhul-ga-men-tooz — Judgments or assessments made about people or situations

questão

kes-tow — A question, matter, or issue under consideration

esperança

es-pe-ran-sah — Hope or expectation that something desired will happen

infinita

in-fee-nee-tah — Without limits or end; boundless or endless

Ainda

a-in-dah — Still or yet; indicating continuation of a state

tenho

ten-yoo — First-person singular of 'ter'; means 'I have'

pouco

po-koo — A little; a small amount of something

medo

me-doo — Fear or fright in response to a perceived threat

perder

per-der — To lose something or someone; to fail to keep

algo

al-goo — Something; an unspecified thing or matter

esquecer

es-ke-ser — To forget; to fail to remember something

pai

pa-ee — Father; a male parent

esnobisticamente

es-no-bis-chee-ka-men-chee — In a snobbish manner, looking down on others condescendingly

sugeriu

soo-zhe-ree-oo — Past tense of 'sugerir'; he/she suggested or proposed

repito

re-pee-too — First-person singular of 'repetir'; I repeat or reiterate

senso

sen-soo — Sense or feeling; an awareness or perception of something

decências

de-sen-see-az — Standards of decent behavior or propriety in conduct

fundamentais

foon-da-men-ta-eez — Fundamental or basic; essential to the nature of something

distribuído

dis-tree-bwee-doo — Distributed or allocated among people or places unevenly

forma

for-mah — Form, shape, or manner in which something is done

desigual

de-zee-gwal — Unequal or uneven; not distributed in the same amounts

nascer

nas-ser — To be born; the act of coming into existence

depois

de-poys — Afterwards or later; following in time or order

gabar

ga-bar — To boast or brag about oneself or one's qualities

assim

a-sim — Thus, so, or in this way; indicating manner

tolerância

to-le-ran-see-ah — Willingness to accept differences or opposing views

chego

she-goo — First-person singular of 'chegar'; I arrive or reach

admissão

ad-mee-sow — Admission or acknowledgment of a fact or truth

limite

lee-mee-chee — A boundary or point beyond which something cannot go

conduta

kon-doo-tah — Conduct or behavior, especially in a moral sense

ser

ser — Infinitive of the verb 'to be'; expressing identity or nature

fundada

foon-dah-dah — Founded or based upon something solid or established

rocha

ro-shah — A rock or large stone; solid and hard material

dura

doo-rah — Hard or tough; resistant to pressure or change

pântanos

pan-ta-nooz — Swamps or marshes; wet, boggy areas of land

úmidos

oo-mee-dooz — Damp, moist, or humid; containing or wet with moisture

certo

ser-too — Certain or sure; also meaning a particular or specific thing

ponto

pon-too — A point, dot, or specific place, moment, or degree

importa

im-por-tah — Matters or is important; third-person singular of 'importar'

baseia

ba-ze-ah — Is based on; third-person singular of 'basear'

voltei

vol-tay — Past tense of 'voltar'; I returned or came back

Leste

les-chee — The East; the direction of the rising sun

outono

o-to-noo — Autumn; the season between summer and winter

passado

pa-sah-doo — Past; something that has already occurred or gone by

senti

sen-chee — Past tense of 'sentir'; I felt or experienced a sensation

queria

ke-ree-ah — Past tense of 'querer'; I wanted or wished for something

mundo

moon-doo — The world; the entire earth and all its inhabitants

estivesse

es-chee-ve-se — Imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'; were in a state

uniforme

oo-nee-for-me — Uniform or consistent; remaining the same throughout

espécie

es-peh-see-ee — A kind, sort, or species of something

atenção

a-ten-sow — Attention or care directed toward someone or something

moral

mo-ral — Relating to principles of right and wrong behavior

sempre

sem-pre — Always or forever; at all times without exception

mais

ma-eez — More; indicating a greater degree or quantity

excursões

es-koor-soyz — Excursions or trips; journeys made for a specific purpose

tumultuadas

too-mul-too-ah-daz — Tumultuous or chaotic; full of disorder and confusion

vislumbres

viz-loom-brez — Glimpses; brief or partial views of something

privilegiados

pree-ve-le-zhee-ah-dooz — Privileged; having special advantages or access others lack

coração

ko-ra-sow — The heart; seat of emotion, love, and feeling

humano

oo-mah-noo — Human; relating to people or human nature

Apenas

a-pe-naz — Only or just; no more than what is stated

homem

o-mem — Man; an adult male human being

dá

dah — Third-person singular of 'dar'; gives or lends something

nome

no-me — A name; the word by which someone or something is known

este

es-chee — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (masculine singular)

livro

lee-vroo — A book; a written or printed literary work

isento

ee-zen-too — Exempt or free from something; not subject to a rule

reação

re-a-sow — A reaction or response to a stimulus or event

representava

re-pre-zen-tah-vah — Past tense of 'representar'; he/she represented or stood for

tudo

too-doo — Everything or all; the entirety of something

aquilo

a-kee-loo — That thing over there; a distal demonstrative pronoun

qual

kwal — Which or whom; used in relative or interrogative clauses

desprezo

des-pre-zoo — Contempt or scorn; a strong feeling of disrespect

genuíno

zhe-noo-ee-noo — Genuine or authentic; real and not false or pretended

personalidade

per-so-na-lee-dah-de — Personality; the combination of characteristics defining a person

série

se-ree-ee — A series or sequence of related things or events

ininterrupta

ee-nin-te-roop-tah — Uninterrupted; continuous without any break or pause

gestos

zhes-tooz — Gestures; movements or actions expressing a feeling or intention

bem-sucedidos

bem soo-se-dee-dooz — Successful; achieving the desired aim or result

então

en-tow — Then or so; indicating consequence or time sequence

havia

a-vee-ah — Past tense of 'haver'; there was or there had been

magnífico

mag-nee-fee-koo — Magnificent or splendid; impressively grand or beautiful

nele

ne-le — Contraction of 'em' and 'ele'; meaning 'in him' or 'in it'

sensibilidade

sen-see-bee-lee-dah-de — Sensitivity or responsiveness to feelings, stimuli, or impressions

aguçada

a-goo-sah-dah — Sharpened or heightened; intensified to a keen degree

promessas

pro-me-saz — Promises; declarations that one will do something

vida

vee-dah — Life; the state of being alive or living

fosse

fo-se — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser'; if he/she were

aparentado

a-pa-ren-tah-doo — Related to or resembling; having kinship or similarity

daquelas

da-ke-laz — Contraction of 'de' and 'aquelas'; meaning 'of those'

máquinas

mah-kee-naz — Machines or devices designed to perform specific tasks

intrincadas

in-trin-kah-daz — Intricate or complex; having many interrelated parts

registram

re-zhis-trow — Third-person plural of 'registrar'; they record or measure

terremotos

te-he-mo-tooz — Earthquakes; sudden violent shakings of the ground

dezesseis

de-ze-seys — The number sixteen

mil

mil — Thousand; the number 1,000

quilômetros

kee-lo-me-trooz — Kilometers; units of distance equal to 1,000 meters

distância

dis-tan-see-ah — Distance; the amount of space between two points