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English → Pt THE REPAIRER OF REPUTATIONS I Level 7/10

Since the passage of this law, the number of suicides in the United States has not increased.

Desde a aprovação desta lei, o número de suicídios nos Estados Unidos não aumentou.

Now the Government has determined to establish a Lethal Chamber in every city, town and village in the country, it remains to be seen whether or not that class of human creatures from whose desponding ranks new victims of self-destruction fall daily will accept the relief thus provided.

Agora que o Governo decidiu estabelecer uma Câmara Letal em cada cidade, vila e aldeia do país, resta saber se essa classe de criaturas humanas, de cujas fileiras abatidas caem diariamente novas vítimas de autodestruição, aceitará o alívio assim proporcionado.

He paused, and turned to the white Lethal Chamber.

Ele fez uma pausa e voltou-se para a Câmara Letal branca.

The silence in the street was absolute.

O silêncio na rua era absoluto.

"There a painless death awaits him who can no longer bear the sorrows of this life.

"Ali uma morte indolor aguarda aquele que não pode mais suportar as tristezas desta vida.

If death is welcome let him seek it there."

Se a morte é bem-vinda, que ele a busque ali."

Then quickly turning to the military aid of the President's household, he said, "I declare the Lethal Chamber open," and again facing the vast crowd he cried in a clear voice: "Citizens of New York and of the United States of America, through me the Government declares the Lethal Chamber to be open."

Em seguida, voltando-se rapidamente para o ajudante militar da casa do Presidente, disse: "Declaro a Câmara Letal aberta", e novamente de frente para a vasta multidão exclamou em voz clara: "Cidadãos de Nova York e dos Estados Unidos da América, por meu intermédio o Governo declara a Câmara Letal aberta."

The solemn hush was broken by a sharp cry of command, the squadron of hussars filed after the Governor's carriage, the lancers wheeled and formed along Fifth Avenue to wait for the commandant of the garrison, and the mounted police followed them.

O silêncio solene foi quebrado por um grito cortante de comando, o esquadrão de hussardos desfilou atrás da carruagem do Governador, os lanceiros giraram e se formaram ao longo da Quinta Avenida para aguardar o comandante da guarnição, e a polícia montada os seguiu.

I left the crowd to gape and stare at the white marble Death Chamber, and, crossing South Fifth Avenue, walked along the western side of that thoroughfare to Bleecker Street.

Deixei a multidão boquiaberta a contemplar a Câmara da Morte de mármore branco e, atravessando a South Fifth Avenue, caminhei pelo lado oeste daquela via até a Bleecker Street.

Vocabulary

Desde
DEZ-de — Since; from a particular point in time
a
a — The (feminine singular definite article)
aprovação
a-pro-va-SÃO — Approval; official acceptance or endorsement of something
desta
DES-ta — Of this (contraction of 'de' and 'esta')
lei
lay — Law; a rule established by authority or custom
o
o — The (masculine singular definite article)
número
NÚ-me-ro — Number; a quantity or numerical value
de
de — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
suicídios
su-i-SÍ-di-os — Suicides; acts of intentionally ending one's own life
nos
nos — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'os'
Estados
es-TA-dos — States; political divisions of a country
Unidos
u-NI-dos — United; joined together as one entity
não
nãw — No; not; negation word in Portuguese
aumentou
au-men-TOH — Increased; grew larger in number or amount
Agora
a-GO-ra — Now; at the present moment in time
que
ke — That; which; what; a common connector word
Governo
go-VER-no — Government; the ruling authority of a country
decidiu
de-si-DIU — Decided; made a choice or reached a conclusion
estabelecer
es-ta-be-le-SER — To establish; to set up or create officially
uma
U-ma — A; one (feminine indefinite article in Portuguese)
Câmara
CÂ-ma-ra — Chamber; a room or legislative assembly hall
Letal
le-TAL — Lethal; capable of causing death
em
em — In; at; a preposition indicating location or time
cada
CA-da — Each; every single one in a group
cidade
si-DA-de — City; a large urban area or town
vila
VI-la — Town; a small settlement larger than a village
e
e — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses
aldeia
al-DAY-a — Village; a small rural community or settlement
do
do — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'
país
pa-ÍS — Country; a nation with its own government
resta
RES-ta — Remains; it remains to be seen or done
saber
sa-BER — To know; to have knowledge or information
se
se — If; whether; reflexive pronoun in Portuguese
essa
ES-sa — That (feminine); referring to something nearby
classe
CLA-se — Class; a group sharing common characteristics or status
criaturas
cri-a-TU-ras — Creatures; living beings or entities of any kind
humanas
hu-MA-nas — Human (feminine plural); relating to people
cujas
CU-jas — Whose (feminine plural); possessive relative pronoun
fileiras
fi-LAY-ras — Rows; ranks; lines of people or objects
abatidas
a-ba-TI-das — Struck down; weakened or diminished in number
caem
CA-em — Fall; they fall or drop down repeatedly
diariamente
di-a-ri-a-MEN-te — Daily; happening every day without interruption
novas
NO-vas — New (feminine plural); recently appeared or created
vítimas
VÍ-ti-mas — Victims; people harmed by events or actions
autodestruição
au-to-des-trui-SÃO — Self-destruction; the act of destroying oneself
aceitará
a-say-ta-RÁ — Will accept; will receive or agree to something
alívio
a-LÍ-vi-o — Relief; a reduction in pain or distress
assim
a-SIM — Thus; so; in this way or manner
proporcionado
pro-por-si-o-NA-do — Provided; offered or supplied in a given way
Ele
E-le — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
fez
fez — Made; did; past tense of fazer (to do)
pausa
PAU-za — Pause; a temporary stop or break in action
voltou-se
vol-TOH-se — Turned around; directed oneself in another direction
para
PA-ra — For; to; toward; a common preposition in Portuguese
branca
BRAN-ca — White (feminine); of the color white
O
o — The (masculine singular definite article)
silêncio
si-LÊN-si-o — Silence; complete absence of sound or noise
na
na — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'
rua
RU-a — Street; a public road in a town or city
era
E-ra — Was; imperfect past tense of 'ser' (to be)
absoluto
ab-so-LU-to — Absolute; complete, total, without any exception
Ali
a-LI — There; in that specific place or location
morte
MOR-te — Death; the end of life or existence
indolor
in-do-LOR — Painless; causing no pain or discomfort
aguarda
a-GUAR-da — Awaits; waits for someone or something to arrive
aquele
a-KE-le — That one (masculine); referring to something distant
pode
PO-de — Can; is able to do something
mais
maysh — More; anymore; to a greater degree
suportar
su-por-TAR — To bear; to endure or tolerate difficult situations
as
as — The (feminine plural definite article)
tristezas
tris-TE-zas — Sorrows; feelings of deep sadness or grief
vida
VI-da — Life; the condition of being alive
Se
se — If; conditional conjunction used in hypothetical statements
é
é — Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'
bem-vinda
bem-VIN-da — Welcome (feminine); received with pleasure or approval
ele
E-le — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
busque
BUS-ke — Let him seek; subjunctive of buscar (to seek)
ali
a-LI — There; at that particular place or location
Em
em — In; at; a preposition indicating location or time
seguida
se-GI-da — Sequence; em seguida means afterwards or next
voltando-se
vol-TAN-do-se — Turning around; directing oneself toward another direction
rapidamente
ra-pi-da-MEN-te — Quickly; in a fast or speedy manner
ajudante
a-ju-DAN-te — Assistant; aide; someone who helps another person
militar
mi-li-TAR — Military; relating to armed forces or soldiers
da
da — Of the (feminine); contraction of 'de' and 'a'
casa
CA-za — House; home; a place where people live
Presidente
pre-zi-DEN-te — President; the head of state or government
disse
DI-se — Said; past tense of dizer (to say)
Declaro
de-CLA-ro — I declare; I officially announce or proclaim something
aberta
a-BER-ta — Open (feminine); not closed; inaugurated officially
novamente
no-va-MEN-te — Again; once more; another time
frente
FREN-te — Front; in front of; facing forward
vasta
VAS-ta — Vast (feminine); very large in extent or number
multidão
mul-ti-DÃO — Crowd; a large group of people gathered together
exclamou
es-cla-MOH — Exclaimed; cried out with strong emotion or force
voz
voz — Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks
clara
CLA-ra — Clear (feminine); easy to hear, see, or understand
Cidadãos
si-da-DÃOS — Citizens; members of a city, state, or country
Nova
NO-va — New (feminine); recently created or not existing before
dos
dos — Of the (masculine plural); contraction of 'de' and 'os'
América
a-MÉ-ri-ca — America; the continent or the United States
por
por — By; through; for; a common Portuguese preposition
meu
meu — My; first-person singular possessive adjective
intermédio
in-ter-MÉ-di-o — Intermediary; through the means or agency of
declara
de-CLA-ra — Declares; officially announces or proclaims something
solene
so-LE-ne — Solemn; formal and serious in tone or manner
foi
foy — Was; went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'
quebrado
ke-BRA-do — Broken; interrupted; shattered into pieces
um
um — A; one (masculine indefinite article)
grito
GRI-to — Shout; a loud cry or exclamation
cortante
cor-TAN-te — Sharp; cutting; piercing through the air or silence
comando
co-MAN-do — Command; an order given to troops or others
esquadrão
es-qua-DRÃO — Squadron; a military unit of soldiers or cavalry
desfilou
des-fi-LOH — Paraded; marched in a formal procession or display
atrás
a-TRÁS — Behind; at the back of something or someone
carruagem
ca-RUA-gem — Carriage; a horse-drawn vehicle for passengers
Governador
go-ver-na-DOR — Governor; official leader of a state or province
os
os — The (masculine plural definite article)
giraram
ji-RA-ram — Turned; rotated or wheeled around in formation
formaram
for-MA-ram — Formed; arranged themselves into a specific formation
ao
ao — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'
longo
LON-go — Along; alongside; throughout the length of something
Quinta
QUIN-ta — Fifth (feminine); ordinal number five in Portuguese
Avenida
a-ve-NI-da — Avenue; a wide road or boulevard in a city
aguardar
a-guar-DAR — To await; to wait for someone or something
comandante
co-man-DAN-te — Commander; the leader of a military unit
guarnição
guar-ni-SÃO — Garrison; troops stationed in a particular location
polícia
po-LÍ-si-a — Police; law enforcement organization maintaining public order
montada
mon-TA-da — Mounted (feminine); riding on horseback
seguiu
se-GIU — Followed; came after or proceeded behind someone
Deixei
day-SHAY — I left; I allowed; past tense of deixar
boquiaberta
bo-ki-a-BER-ta — Dumbfounded; open-mouthed in shock or amazement
contemplar
con-tem-PLAR — To contemplate; to gaze at or observe thoughtfully
Morte
MOR-te — Death; the end of life (here used as proper noun)
mármore
MÁR-mo-re — Marble; a hard crystalline limestone used in sculpture
branco
BRAN-co — White (masculine); of the color white
atravessando
a-tra-ve-SAN-do — Crossing; passing through or across something
caminhei
ca-mi-NHAY — I walked; I moved on foot to a destination
pelo
PE-lo — By the; through the; contraction of 'por' and 'o'
lado
LA-do — Side; the area to the left or right of something
oeste
o-ES-te — West; the cardinal direction opposite to east
daquela
da-KE-la — Of that (feminine); contraction of 'de' and 'aquela'
via
VI-a — Road; route; a way or path for travel
até
a-TÉ — Until; up to; as far as a certain point
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