The Great Gatsby — Page 14
She was a slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage, which she accentuated by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet.
Era uma garota esbelta, de seios pequenos, com um porte ereto, que ela acentuava jogando o corpo para trás nos ombros como um jovem cadete.
Her grey sun-strained eyes looked back at me with polite reciprocal curiosity out of a wan, charming, discontented face.
Seus olhos cinzentos, cansados pelo sol, me olhavam de volta com educada curiosidade recíproca a partir de um rosto pálido, encantador e descontente.
It occurred to me now that I had seen her, or a picture of her, somewhere before.
Ocorreu-me agora que eu a havia visto, ou uma foto dela, em algum lugar antes.
"You live in West Egg," she remarked contemptuously. "I know somebody there."
"Você mora em West Egg", ela disse com desdém. "Conheço alguém lá."
"I don't know a single—"
"Não conheço nenhum—"
"You must know Gatsby."
"Você deve conhecer Gatsby."
"Gatsby?" demanded Daisy. "What Gatsby?"
"Gatsby?" perguntou Daisy. "Que Gatsby?"
Before I could reply that he was my neighbour dinner was announced; wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square.
Antes que eu pudesse responder que ele era meu vizinho, o jantar foi anunciado; encaixando seu braço tenso imperativamente sob o meu, Tom Buchanan me conduziu para fora do cômodo como se estivesse movendo uma peça de damas para outra casa.
Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips, the two young women preceded us out on to a rosy-coloured porch, open toward the sunset, where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind.
Esbeltas e lânguidas, com as mãos levemente pousadas nos quadris, as duas jovens nos precederam até uma varanda cor-de-rosa, aberta em direção ao pôr do sol, onde quatro velas tremulavam sobre a mesa na brisa amainada.
"Why candles?" objected Daisy, frowning.
"Por que velas?" objetou Daisy, franzindo a testa.
She snapped them out with her fingers.
Ela as apagou com os dedos.
"In two weeks it'll be the longest day in the year."
"Em duas semanas será o dia mais longo do ano."
She looked at us all radiantly.
Ela nos olhou a todos radiante.
"Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest day in the year and then miss it."
"Vocês sempre esperam pelo dia mais longo do ano e depois o perdem? Eu sempre espero pelo dia mais longo do ano e depois o perco."
"We ought to plan something," yawned Miss Baker, sitting down at the table as if she were getting into bed.
"Deveríamos planejar alguma coisa", bocejou Miss Baker, sentando-se à mesa como se estivesse se deitando na cama.
"All right," said Daisy.
"Muito bem", disse Daisy.
Vocabulary
- Era
- Past tense of 'ser'; it was/he was/she was
- uma
- Indefinite article, feminine singular; a/an
- garota
- Informal word for a young woman or girl
- esbelta
- Slender, slim, having a graceful thin figure
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- pequenos
- Adjective meaning small or little in size
- com
- Preposition meaning with or together with
- um
- Indefinite article, masculine singular; a/an
- porte
- Bearing, posture, or overall physical demeanor
- ereto
- Adjective meaning upright, straight, or erect
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning that, which, or who
- ela
- Third-person singular feminine pronoun; she/her
- acentuava
- Imperfect tense; was emphasizing or accentuating something
- jogando
- Gerund of jogar; throwing, tossing, or playing
- o
- Definite article, masculine singular; the
- corpo
- Noun meaning body, physical form of a person
- para
- Preposition meaning to, toward, or for
- trás
- Adverb meaning behind or backward in direction
- nos
- Contraction of em + os; in the, at the
- ombros
- Plural noun meaning shoulders of the body
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning like, as, or how
- jovem
- Adjective or noun meaning young or a young person
- cadete
- Noun meaning cadet, a military trainee or student
- Seus
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- olhos
- Plural noun meaning eyes of a person or animal
- cinzentos
- Adjective meaning gray in color, ash-colored
- cansados
- Adjective meaning tired, weary, or fatigued
- pelo
- Contraction of por + o; by the, through the
- sol
- Noun meaning sun, the star at center of solar system
- me
- First-person singular object pronoun; me, myself
- olhavam
- Imperfect tense of olhar; were looking or watching
- volta
- Noun or adverb meaning return, turn, or around
- educada
- Adjective meaning polite, well-mannered, or educated
- curiosidade
- Noun meaning curiosity, desire to know or learn
- recíproca
- Adjective meaning reciprocal, mutual, or shared between parties
- a
- Definite article feminine or preposition meaning to/at
- partir
- Verb meaning to depart, leave, or split from
- rosto
- Noun meaning face, the front part of the head
- pálido
- Adjective meaning pale, lacking color in complexion
- encantador
- Adjective meaning charming, delightful, or enchanting
- e
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses
- descontente
- Adjective meaning discontented, unhappy, or dissatisfied
- Ocorreu-me
- It occurred to me; suddenly came to mind
- agora
- Adverb meaning now, at this present moment
- eu
- First-person singular subject pronoun; I
- havia
- Imperfect of haver; had, used in past perfect constructions
- visto
- Past participle of ver; seen, having seen someone
- ou
- Conjunction meaning or, presenting an alternative option
- foto
- Noun meaning photo or photograph, a picture taken
- dela
- Contraction of de + ela; of her, belonging to her
- em
- Preposition meaning in, at, or on a location
- algum
- Indefinite adjective meaning some or any unspecified thing
- lugar
- Noun meaning place, location, or spot somewhere
- antes
- Adverb meaning before or previously in time
- Você
- Second-person singular pronoun; you (formal/standard)
- mora
- Third-person singular of morar; lives or resides somewhere
- disse
- Past tense of dizer; said, uttered words to someone
- desdém
- Noun meaning disdain, contempt, or scornful attitude
- Conheço
- First-person singular of conhecer; I know someone/something
- alguém
- Indefinite pronoun meaning someone or somebody unspecified
- lá
- Adverb meaning there, at or in that place
- Não
- Negation adverb meaning no or not in Portuguese
- nenhum
- Negative adjective meaning none, not any, or no one
- deve
- Third-person singular of dever; must, should, or ought to
- conhecer
- Infinitive meaning to know a person or place
- perguntou
- Past tense of perguntar; asked a question to someone
- Que
- Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning what or which
- Antes
- Adverb meaning before, prior to a certain moment
- pudesse
- Imperfect subjunctive of poder; could, might be able
- responder
- Infinitive meaning to answer or respond to someone
- ele
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun; he or him
- era
- Imperfect of ser; was, describing a past state
- meu
- First-person possessive adjective meaning my or mine
- vizinho
- Noun meaning neighbor, someone living nearby
- jantar
- Noun or verb meaning dinner or to dine
- foi
- Past tense of ser or ir; was or went
- anunciado
- Past participle of anunciar; announced or declared officially
- encaixando
- Gerund of encaixar; fitting, inserting, or slotting into place
- seu
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, its, or your
- braço
- Noun meaning arm, the upper limb of the body
- tenso
- Adjective meaning tense, tight, or strained in manner
- imperativamente
- Adverb meaning imperatively, commandingly, in a demanding way
- sob
- Preposition meaning under or beneath something else
- conduziu
- Past tense of conduzir; led, guided, or drove someone
- fora
- Adverb meaning outside or out of a place
- do
- Contraction of de + o; of the, from the
- cômodo
- Noun meaning room in a house or dwelling
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning himself/herself or if
- estivesse
- Imperfect subjunctive of estar; were, as if being somewhere
- movendo
- Gerund of mover; moving or shifting something in space
- peça
- Noun meaning piece, part, or game piece on board
- damas
- Noun meaning checkers, a board game with round pieces
- outra
- Feminine adjective meaning other or another different one
- casa
- Noun meaning house, home, or dwelling place
- Esbeltas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning slender or slim in build
- lânguidas
- Adjective meaning languid, lacking energy, or moving slowly
- as
- Feminine plural definite article meaning the
- mãos
- Plural noun meaning hands, the end parts of arms
- levemente
- Adverb meaning lightly, gently, or slightly in manner
- pousadas
- Past participle of pousar; rested or placed lightly upon
- quadris
- Plural noun meaning hips, sides of the pelvis area
- duas
- Feminine numeral meaning two, the number 2
- jovens
- Plural noun or adjective meaning young people or youth
- precederam
- Past tense of preceder; preceded or went ahead of others
- até
- Preposition or adverb meaning until, up to, or even
- varanda
- Noun meaning veranda, porch, or balcony of a building
- cor-de-rosa
- Compound adjective meaning pink, literally rose-colored
- aberta
- Feminine past participle of abrir; open or opened wide
- direção
- Noun meaning direction, way toward a specific destination
- ao
- Contraction of a + o; to the, at the
- pôr
- Noun or verb meaning sunset or to put/place something
- onde
- Relative adverb meaning where, indicating a location
- quatro
- Numeral meaning four, the number 4
- velas
- Plural noun meaning candles, wax sticks that burn and glow
- tremulavam
- Imperfect of tremular; were flickering or wavering in breeze
- sobre
- Preposition meaning on, over, or about something
- mesa
- Noun meaning table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
- na
- Contraction of em + a; in the, at the (feminine)
- brisa
- Noun meaning breeze, a light gentle wind
- amainada
- Past participle of amainar; calmed down, subsided, or died down
- Por
- Preposition meaning by, for, through, or because of
- objetou
- Past tense of objetar; objected or raised an objection
- franzindo
- Gerund of franzir; furrowing or wrinkling as in brow
- testa
- Noun meaning forehead, the part of face above eyebrows
- Ela
- Third-person singular feminine pronoun; she
- apagou
- Past tense of apagar; extinguished, turned off, or blew out
- os
- Masculine plural definite article meaning the
- dedos
- Plural noun meaning fingers or toes of the hand
- Em
- Preposition meaning in, at, or within a timeframe
- semanas
- Plural noun meaning weeks, periods of seven days each
- será
- Future tense of ser; will be at a future time
- dia
- Noun meaning day, a 24-hour period of time
- mais
- Adverb meaning more or most in degree or quantity
- longo
- Adjective meaning long in duration or length
- ano
- Noun meaning year, a period of twelve months
- olhou
- Past tense of olhar; looked at or glanced toward something
- todos
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everyone present
- radiante
- Adjective meaning radiant, glowing, or beaming with joy
- Vocês
- Second-person plural pronoun; you all or you (plural)
- sempre
- Adverb meaning always, at all times without exception
- esperam
- Third-person plural of esperar; wait or hope for something
- depois
- Adverb meaning after, afterward, or later in time
- perdem
- Third-person plural of perder; lose or miss something
- Eu
- First-person singular subject pronoun; I
- espero
- First-person singular of esperar; I wait or I hope
- perco
- First-person singular of perder; I lose something
- Deveríamos
- First-person plural conditional of dever; we should or ought
- planejar
- Infinitive meaning to plan or to make arrangements for
- alguma
- Indefinite feminine adjective meaning some or any unspecified thing
- coisa
- Noun meaning thing, object, or matter in general
- bocejou
- Past tense of bocejar; yawned, opened mouth from tiredness
- sentando-se
- Reflexive gerund of sentar; sitting down, taking a seat
- à
- Contraction of a + a; to the, at the (feminine)
- deitando
- Gerund of deitar; lying down or reclining on surface
- cama
- Noun meaning bed, furniture for sleeping or resting
- Muito
- Adverb meaning very, much, or a great degree
- bem
- Adverb meaning well, in a good or satisfactory manner
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