The Great Gatsby — Page 9
Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body—he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat.
Nem mesmo a afetação efeminada de suas roupas de equitação conseguia ocultar o enorme poder daquele corpo — ele parecia preencher aquelas botas reluzentes até forçar os cadarços do alto, e era possível ver um grande conjunto de músculos se mover quando seu ombro se deslocava sob seu casaco fino.
It was a body capable of enormous leverage—a cruel body.
Era um corpo capaz de uma enorme força de alavanca — um corpo cruel.
His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.
Sua voz ao falar, um tenor rouco e áspero, somava-se à impressão de irritabilidade que ele transmitia.
There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked—and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.
Havia nela um toque de desprezo paternal, até mesmo em relação às pessoas de quem ele gostava — e havia homens em New Haven que o detestavam profundamente.
"Now, don't think my opinion on these matters is final," he seemed to say, "just because I'm stronger and more of a man than you are."
"Agora, não pense que minha opinião sobre esses assuntos é definitiva", ele parecia dizer, "só porque sou mais forte e mais homem do que você."
We were in the same senior society, and while we were never intimate I always had the impression that he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own.
Fazíamos parte da mesma sociedade de formandos e, embora nunca tivéssemos sido íntimos, eu sempre tive a impressão de que ele me aprovava e queria que eu gostasse dele com uma certa melancolia severa e desafiadora que lhe era própria.
We talked for a few minutes on the sunny porch.
Conversamos por alguns minutos na varanda ensolarada.
"I've got a nice place here," he said, his eyes flashing about restlessly.
"Tenho um lugar bonito aqui", ele disse, com os olhos percorrendo o entorno de forma inquieta.
Turning me around by one arm, he moved a broad flat hand along the front vista, including in its sweep a sunken Italian garden, a half acre of deep, pungent roses, and a snub-nosed motorboat that bumped the tide offshore.
Virando-me pelo braço, ele moveu uma mão larga e plana ao longo da vista frontal, abrangendo em seu gesto um jardim italiano rebaixado, meio acre de rosas densas e perfumadas, e uma lancha de proa arrebitada que batia contra a maré ao largo.
"It belonged to Demaine, the oil man." He turned me around again, politely and abruptly. "We'll go inside.
"Pertencia a Demaine, o homem do petróleo." Ele me virou novamente, de forma polida e abrupta. "Vamos entrar.
Vocabulary
- Nem
- Not even; neither.
- mesmo
- Same; even; self.
- afetação
- Affectation; artificial or exaggerated behavior.
- efeminada
- Effeminate; having feminine characteristics or qualities.
- de
- Of; from; by.
- suas
- His; her; your (formal, plural).
- roupas
- Clothes; garments; clothing articles.
- equitação
- Horsemanship; the art or practice of riding.
- conseguia
- Could manage; was able to accomplish.
- ocultar
- To hide; to conceal; to keep secret.
- enorme
- Enormous; huge; very large in size.
- poder
- Power; strength; ability; can; may.
- daquele
- Of that; from that one.
- corpo
- Body; physical form of a person.
- ele
- He; him; it.
- parecia
- Seemed; appeared; looked like.
- preencher
- To fill; to occupy; to complete.
- aquelas
- Those; those ones (feminine plural).
- botas
- Boots; footwear covering feet and ankles.
- reluzentes
- Shining; gleaming; bright and lustrous.
- até
- Until; till; up to; even.
- forçar
- To force; to compel; to strain.
- os
- The (masculine plural article).
- cadarços
- Laces; shoelaces; cords for fastening shoes.
- do
- Of the; from the (contraction).
- alto
- High; tall; upper; loud.
- era
- Was; used to be.
- possível
- Possible; able to happen or exist.
- ver
- To see; to look; to observe.
- um
- A; an; one (masculine article).
- grande
- Great; big; large; important.
- conjunto
- Set; group; collection; ensemble.
- músculos
- Muscles; body tissues that enable movement.
- se
- Himself; herself; itself; oneself; reflexive.
- mover
- To move; to shift; to change position.
- quando
- When; at what time; whenever.
- seu
- His; her; its; your (formal).
- ombro
- Shoulder; upper part of arm.
- deslocava
- Shifted; moved; displaced (past tense).
- sob
- Under; beneath; below.
- casaco
- Coat; jacket; outer garment.
- fino
- Fine; thin; slender; delicate.
- Era
- Was; used to be (formal past).
- capaz
- Capable; able; competent to do.
- uma
- A; an (feminine article).
- força
- Force; strength; power; vigor.
- alavanca
- Lever; mechanical device for moving things.
- cruel
- Cruel; causing pain; unkind; harsh.
- Sua
- His; her; its; your (formal).
- voz
- Voice; sound produced in speaking.
- ao
- To the; when (contraction).
- falar
- To speak; to talk; to say.
- tenor
- Tenor; male singing voice; general character.
- rouco
- Hoarse; rough; husky sounding.
- áspero
- Rough; harsh; coarse to touch.
- somava-se
- Added itself; contributed to; summed up.
- impressão
- Impression; feeling; sensation; opinion formed.
- irritabilidade
- Irritability; tendency to become easily annoyed.
- que
- That; which; who; what.
- transmitia
- Transmitted; communicated; conveyed information.
- Havia
- There was; there were; existed.
- nela
- In her; in it (feminine).
- toque
- Touch; feel; contact; stroke.
- desprezo
- Disdain; contempt; scorn; disregard.
- paternal
- Paternal; related to fatherhood; fatherly.
- em
- In; on; at; by; with.
- relação
- Relationship; connection; relation; ratio.
- às
- To the; at the (feminine).
- pessoas
- People; persons; individuals; human beings.
- quem
- Who; whom; anyone who.
- gostava
- Liked; enjoyed; appreciated; was fond.
- homens
- Men; male humans; mankind.
- detestavam
- Hated; despised; disliked intensely.
- profundamente
- Deeply; profoundly; thoroughly; in depth.
- Agora
- Now; at present; at this time.
- não
- Not; no; negation word.
- pense
- Think; consider; ponder; reflect.
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