The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 2
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"I think," said I, following as far as I could the methods of my companion, "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful, elderly medical man, well-esteemed since those who know him give him this mark of their appreciation."
"Eu acho", disse eu, seguindo tanto quanto pude os métodos do meu companheiro, "que o Dr. Mortimer é um médico idoso e bem-sucedido, muito estimado, já que aqueles que o conhecem lhe conferem esta marca de sua apreciação."
"Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent!"
"Muito bem!" disse Holmes. "Excelente!"
"I think also that the probability is in favour of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot."
"Penso também que a probabilidade é de que ele seja um médico rural que faz grande parte de suas visitas a pé."
"Why so?"
"Por que isso?"
"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one has been so knocked about that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it.
"Porque esta bengala, embora originalmente muito elegante, foi tão maltratada que mal consigo imaginar um médico urbano carregando-a.
The thick-iron ferrule is worn down, so it is evident that he has done a great amount of walking with it."
A espessa virola de ferro está desgastada, portanto é evidente que ele caminhou muito com ela."
"Perfectly sound!" said Holmes.
"Perfeitamente correto!" disse Holmes.
"And then again, there is the 'friends of the C.C.H.' I should guess that to be the Something Hunt, the local hunt to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance, and which has made him a small presentation in return."
"E além disso, há os 'amigos do C.C.H.' Eu diria que se trata de alguma Caçada, a caçada local cujos membros ele possivelmente prestou alguma assistência cirúrgica, e que lhe fez uma pequena homenagem em troca."
"Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette.
"Realmente, Watson, você se supera", disse Holmes, empurrando sua cadeira para trás e acendendo um cigarro.
"I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities.
"Devo dizer que em todos os relatos que você teve a gentileza de fazer sobre minhas próprias pequenas conquistas, você habitualmente subestimou suas próprias habilidades.
It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light.
Pode ser que você mesmo não seja luminoso, mas você é um condutor de luz.
Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.
Algumas pessoas, sem possuir genialidade, têm um poder notável de estimulá-la.
Vocabulary
- Eu
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- acho
- First person singular of 'achar'; meaning 'I think/find'
- disse
- Past tense of 'dizer'; meaning 'said'
- seguindo
- Gerund of 'seguir'; meaning 'following'
- tanto
- Meaning 'as much' or 'so much'
- quanto
- Meaning 'as' or 'how much' in comparisons
- pude
- Past tense of 'poder'; meaning 'I could/was able'
- métodos
- Plural of 'método'; meaning 'methods or procedures'
- companheiro
- Meaning 'companion, partner, or fellow'
- médico
- Meaning 'doctor or physician'
- idoso
- Meaning 'elderly or aged person'
- bem-sucedido
- Meaning 'successful or accomplished'
- estimado
- Meaning 'esteemed, respected, or valued'
- conhecem
- Third person plural of 'conhecer'; meaning 'they know'
- conferem
- Third person plural of 'conferir'; meaning 'they confer/grant'
- marca
- Meaning 'mark, sign, or brand'
- apreciação
- Meaning 'appreciation, recognition, or esteem'
- probabilidade
- Meaning 'probability or likelihood'
- rural
- Meaning 'rural, relating to the countryside'
- visitas
- Plural of 'visita'; meaning 'visits or calls'
- pé
- Meaning 'foot'; 'a pé' means 'on foot'
- bengala
- Meaning 'walking stick or cane'
- originalmente
- Meaning 'originally or initially'
- elegante
- Meaning 'elegant, stylish, or refined'
- maltratada
- Past participle of 'maltratar'; meaning 'mistreated or worn'
- consigo
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'with oneself' or 'I can'
- imaginar
- Meaning 'to imagine or picture something'
- urbano
- Meaning 'urban, relating to the city'
- carregando-a
- Gerund of 'carregar' with pronoun; meaning 'carrying it'
- espessa
- Meaning 'thick or dense'
- ferro
- Meaning 'iron, the metal'
- desgastada
- Past participle of 'desgastar'; meaning 'worn down or eroded'
- evidente
- Meaning 'evident, obvious, or clear'
- caminhou
- Past tense of 'caminhar'; meaning 'he/she walked'
- Perfeitamente
- Meaning 'perfectly or exactly right'
- além
- Meaning 'beyond, furthermore, or in addition'
- amigos
- Plural of 'amigo'; meaning 'friends'
- diria
- Conditional of 'dizer'; meaning 'I would say'
- trata
- Third person singular of 'tratar'; meaning 'it deals with'
- alguma
- Feminine of 'algum'; meaning 'some or any'
- Caçada
- Meaning 'hunt or hunting expedition'
- local
- Meaning 'local or relating to a specific place'
- membros
- Plural of 'membro'; meaning 'members or limbs'
- possivelmente
- Meaning 'possibly or perhaps'
- prestou
- Past tense of 'prestar'; meaning 'he/she provided/rendered'
- assistência
- Meaning 'assistance, help, or support'
- cirúrgica
- Feminine adjective meaning 'surgical'
- homenagem
- Meaning 'homage, tribute, or honor'
- troca
- Meaning 'exchange or in return'
- supera
- Third person singular of 'superar'; meaning 'surpasses or exceeds'
- empurrando
- Gerund of 'empurrar'; meaning 'pushing'
- cadeira
- Meaning 'chair or seat'
- acendendo
- Gerund of 'acender'; meaning 'lighting or turning on'
- cigarro
- Meaning 'cigarette'
- relatos
- Plural of 'relato'; meaning 'accounts, reports, or narratives'
- gentileza
- Meaning 'kindness, courtesy, or gentleness'
- próprias
- Feminine plural of 'próprio'; meaning 'own or very'
- conquistas
- Plural of 'conquista'; meaning 'achievements or conquests'
- habitualmente
- Meaning 'habitually or usually'
- subestimou
- Past tense of 'subestimar'; meaning 'underestimated'
- habilidades
- Plural of 'habilidade'; meaning 'skills or abilities'
- luminoso
- Meaning 'luminous, bright, or brilliant'
- condutor
- Meaning 'conductor or carrier of something'
- luz
- Meaning 'light'
- possuir
- Meaning 'to possess or have'
- genialidade
- Meaning 'genius or brilliance of mind'
- poder
- Meaning 'power' or infinitive 'to be able'
- notável
- Meaning 'notable, remarkable, or outstanding'
- estimulá-la
- Infinitive 'estimular' with pronoun; meaning 'to stimulate it'
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