The King in Yellow — Page 5
I told him, smiling, that I would get even with him for his mistake,
Disse-lhe, sorrindo, que me vingaria dele por seu erro,
and he laughed heartily, and asked me to call once in a while.
e ele riu de bom grado, e pediu-me que o visitasse de vez em quando.
I did so, hoping for a chance to even up accounts, but he gave me none, and I told him I would wait.
Assim o fiz, esperando uma oportunidade de acertar as contas, mas ele não me deu nenhuma, e eu disse-lhe que esperaria.
The fall from my horse had fortunately left no evil results; on the contrary it had changed my whole character for the better.
A queda do cavalo felizmente não deixara consequências ruins; pelo contrário, transformara completamente meu caráter para melhor.
From a lazy young man about town, I had become active, energetic, temperate, and above all—oh, above all else—ambitious.
De um jovem ocioso e mundano, tornara-me ativo, enérgico, temperante e, acima de tudo — oh, acima de tudo — ambicioso.
There was only one thing which troubled me, I laughed at my own uneasiness, and yet it troubled me.
Havia apenas uma coisa que me perturbava; eu ria da minha própria inquietação, e ainda assim ela me perturbava.
During my convalescence I had bought and read for the first time, _The King in Yellow_.
Durante minha convalescença, havia comprado e lido pela primeira vez _O Rei de Amarelo_.
I remember after finishing the first act that it occurred to me that I had better stop.
Lembro que, ao terminar o primeiro ato, ocorreu-me que seria melhor parar.
I started up and flung the book into the fireplace; the volume struck the barred grate and fell open on the hearth in the firelight.
Levantei-me de um salto e atirei o livro à lareira; o volume bateu na grade e caiu aberto sobre a soleira, à luz das chamas.
Vocabulary
- Disse-lhe
- DEE-se-lye — Told him/her (verb 'dizer' past tense with pronoun)
- sorrindo
- so-HEEN-doo — Smiling, present participle of 'sorrir'
- que
- ke — That, conjunction introducing subordinate clause
- me
- me — Me, first-person singular object pronoun
- vingaria
- veen-ga-REE-a — Would avenge or take revenge on someone
- dele
- DE-le — Of him, from him, contraction of 'de ele'
- por
- por — For, by, through, preposition of cause
- seu
- se-oo — His, her, your, possessive pronoun third person
- erro
- EH-ho — Mistake, error, fault committed by someone
- e
- e — And, basic coordinating conjunction
- ele
- E-le — He, third-person singular masculine pronoun
- riu
- HEE-oo — Laughed, past tense of 'rir'
- de
- de — Of, from, preposition indicating origin or possession
- bom
- bom — Good, adjective describing positive quality
- grado
- GRA-doo — Will, degree; 'de bom grado' means willingly
- pediu-me
- pe-DYOO-me — Asked me, requested from me, past tense
- o
- oo — Him, the, definite article or object pronoun
- visitasse
- vee-zee-TA-se — That I visit, past subjunctive of 'visitar'
- vez
- ves — Time, occasion; 'de vez em quando' means sometimes
- em
- em — In, at, preposition of location or time
- quando
- KWAN-doo — When, temporal conjunction or adverb
- Assim
- a-SEEM — Thus, so, in this way, adverb
- fiz
- feez — I did, past tense of 'fazer'
- esperando
- es-pe-RAN-doo — Waiting for, hoping, present participle
- uma
- OO-ma — A, an, indefinite article feminine singular
- oportunidade
- o-por-too-nee-DA-de — Opportunity, chance, favorable moment to act
- acertar
- a-ser-TAR — To settle, get right; 'acertar as contas' means settle scores
- as
- as — The, definite article feminine plural form
- contas
- KON-tas — Accounts, scores; 'acertar contas' means get even
- mas
- mas — But, however, adversative conjunction
- não
- now — No, not, basic negation word
- deu
- de-oo — Gave, occurred, past tense of 'dar'
- nenhuma
- ne-NYOO-ma — None, not any, feminine negative pronoun
- eu
- e-oo — I, first-person singular subject pronoun
- disse-lhe
- DEE-se-lye — Told him/her, past tense with indirect pronoun
- esperaria
- es-pe-ra-REE-a — Would wait, conditional tense of 'esperar'
- A
- a — The, definite article feminine singular form
- queda
- KE-da — Fall, drop, tumble from a height
- do
- doo — Of the, contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- cavalo
- ka-VA-loo — Horse, large domesticated riding animal
- felizmente
- fe-leez-MEN-te — Fortunately, happily, thankfully, adverb of luck
- deixara
- day-SHA-ra — Had left, pluperfect tense of 'deixar'
- consequências
- kon-se-KWEN-syas — Consequences, results, effects of an event
- ruins
- HOO-eens — Bad, poor, negative, plural adjective
- pelo
- PE-loo — By the, through the, contraction 'por' plus 'o'
- contrário
- kon-TRA-ryoo — Contrary, opposite; 'pelo contrário' means on the contrary
- transformara
- trans-for-MA-ra — Had transformed, pluperfect of 'transformar'
- completamente
- kom-ple-ta-MEN-te — Completely, totally, entirely, adverb of degree
- meu
- me-oo — My, first-person singular masculine possessive pronoun
- caráter
- ka-RA-ter — Character, personality, moral nature of person
- para
- PA-ra — For, toward, in order to, preposition
- melhor
- me-LYOR — Better, comparative adjective of 'bom'
- De
- de — From, of, preposition indicating transformation origin
- um
- oom — A, an, indefinite article masculine singular
- jovem
- ZHO-vem — Young person, youth, adolescent or young adult
- ocioso
- o-SYOO-zoo — Idle, lazy, unproductive, doing nothing
- mundano
- moon-DA-noo — Worldly, mundane, socially oriented, superficial person
- tornara-me
- tor-NA-ra-me — Had become, pluperfect reflexive of 'tornar-se'
- ativo
- a-CHEE-voo — Active, energetic, busy, not idle
- enérgico
- e-NER-zhee-koo — Energetic, vigorous, full of energy
- temperante
- tem-pe-RAN-te — Temperate, moderate, self-controlled in habits
- acima
- a-SEE-ma — Above, over, higher; 'acima de tudo' means above all
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything, all things, totality
- oh
- oh — Oh, exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
- ambicioso
- am-bee-SYOO-zoo — Ambitious, driven, eager for success
- Havia
- a-VEE-a — There was, had, imperfect tense of 'haver'
- apenas
- a-PE-nas — Only, just, merely, limiting adverb
- coisa
- KOY-za — Thing, object, matter, something
- perturbava
- per-toor-BA-va — Disturbed, troubled, bothered, imperfect of 'perturbar'
- ria
- HEE-a — Laughed, smiled at, imperfect tense of 'rir'
- da
- da — Of the, contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- minha
- MEE-nya — My, first-person singular feminine possessive pronoun
- própria
- PRO-prya — Own, one's own, feminine adjective of 'próprio'
- inquietação
- een-kye-ta-SOW — Restlessness, anxiety, unease, inner agitation
- ainda
- a-EEN-da — Still, yet, even, temporal or emphatic adverb
- assim
- a-SEEM — Thus, so, in this way
- ela
- E-la — She, her, third-person singular feminine pronoun
- Durante
- doo-RAN-te — During, throughout, preposition of time duration
- convalescença
- kon-va-le-SEN-sa — Convalescence, recovery period after illness or injury
- havia
- a-VEE-a — Had, auxiliary verb imperfect of 'haver'
- comprado
- kom-PRA-doo — Bought, purchased, past participle of 'comprar'
- lido
- LEE-doo — Read, past participle of 'ler'
- pela
- PE-la — By the, through the, feminine contraction
- primeira
- pree-MAY-ra — First, feminine ordinal number adjective
- Rei
- hey — King, male monarch, ruler of a kingdom
- Amarelo_
- a-ma-RE-loo — Yellow, color adjective (part of book title)
- Lembro
- LEM-broo — I remember, recall, present tense of 'lembrar'
- ao
- ow — To the, contraction of 'a' and 'o'
- terminar
- ter-mee-NAR — To finish, end, complete something
- primeiro
- pree-MAY-roo — First, masculine ordinal number adjective
- ato
- A-too — Act, section of a play or performance
- ocorreu-me
- o-ko-HE-oo-me — Occurred to me, came to mind, past tense
- seria
- se-REE-a — Would be, conditional tense of 'ser'
- parar
- pa-RAR — To stop, halt, cease doing something
- Levantei-me
- le-van-TAY-me — I got up, stood up, reflexive past tense
- salto
- SAL-too — Jump, leap, bound; 'de um salto' means with a jump
- atirei
- a-tee-RAY — I threw, hurled, past tense of 'atirar'
- livro
- LEE-vroo — Book, written publication bound together
- à
- a — To the, contraction of 'a' with feminine article
- lareira
- la-RAY-ra — Fireplace, hearth, indoor fire structure
- volume
- vo-LOO-me — Volume, book, tome; a physical book copy
- bateu
- ba-TE-oo — Hit, struck, knocked, past tense of 'bater'
- na
- na — In the, on the, feminine contraction
- grade
- GRA-de — Grate, grid, metal bars of fireplace
- caiu
- ka-EE-oo — Fell, dropped, past tense of 'cair'
- aberto
- a-BER-too — Open, opened, past participle of 'abrir'
- sobre
- SO-bre — On, upon, over, preposition of position
- a
- a — The, definite article feminine singular
- soleira
- so-LAY-ra — Threshold, doorstep, sill of door or fireplace
- luz
- looz — Light, illumination, brightness
- das
- das — Of the, contraction of 'de' and 'as' feminine plural
- chamas
- SHA-mas — Flames, fires, burning tongues of fire
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