The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 2

Vocabulary

deveriam

de-ve-ri-am — They should; third person plural conditional of 'dever'

ter

ter — To have; common auxiliary and main verb

maiúsculas

ma-iús-cu-las — Capital letters; uppercase letters in writing

iniciais

i-ni-ci-ais — Initial letters; relating to the beginning or start

numa

nu-ma — Contraction of 'em uma'; in a

edição

e-di-ção — Edition; a published version of a book or text

cuidadosa

cui-da-do-sa — Careful; done with attention and thoroughness

demais

de-mais — Too much; excessively; also means 'the others'

para

pa-ra — For; to; a very common preposition in Portuguese

admitir

ad-mi-tir — To admit; to acknowledge or accept something as true

uma

u-ma — A; one; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese

suposição

su-po-si-ção — Supposition; an assumption or hypothesis made tentatively

de

de — Of; from; a very common Portuguese preposition

inadvertência

in-ad-ver-tên-ci-a — Inadvertence; careless oversight or unintentional mistake

quando

quan-do — When; used to indicate time or a condition

Grego

Gre-go — Greek; relating to Greece or the Greek language

no

no — Contraction of 'em o'; in the

início

i-ní-ci-o — Beginning; the start or opening of something

dos

dos — Contraction of 'de os'; of the (masculine plural)

Livros

Li-vros — Books; plural of 'livro', a bound written work

vi

vi — Roman numeral six; also past tense of 'ver' (I saw)

e

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction in Portuguese

do

do — Contraction of 'de o'; of the (masculine singular)

Livro

Li-vro — Book; a written or printed literary work

não

não — No; not; primary negation word in Portuguese

têm

têm — They have; third person plural of 'ter'

consigo

con-si-go — With oneself; reflexive pronoun indicating self-reference

determinar

de-ter-mi-nar — To determine; to establish or find out something conclusively

Nenhum

Ne-nhum — None; not one; negative indefinite pronoun or adjective

outro

ou-tro — Other; another; referring to a different thing or person

da

da — Contraction of 'de a'; of the (feminine singular)

Odisseia

O-dis-sei-a — Odyssey; Homer's epic poem about Odysseus's journey

tem

tem — Has; third person singular present tense of 'ter'

exceto

ex-ce-to — Except; excluding; used to indicate an exception

os

os — The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese

três

três — Three; the cardinal number between two and four

mencionados

men-ci-o-na-dos — Mentioned; previously referred to or named

a

a — The; to; feminine singular definite article or preposition

menos

me-nos — Less; fewer; used in comparisons or expressions

que

que — That; which; what; very common conjunction or pronoun

primeira

pri-mei-ra — First; feminine form of ordinal number 'primeiro'

palavra

pa-la-vra — Word; a single unit of language or speech

seja

se-ja — Be; present subjunctive of 'ser', expressing possibility

um

um — A; one; masculine indefinite article in Portuguese

nome

no-me — Name; a word identifying a person or thing

próprio

pró-pri-o — Own; proper; also used in 'nome próprio' (proper noun)

Julho

Ju-lho — July; the seventh month of the year

PREFÁCIO

PRE-FÁ-CI-O — Preface; an introductory section of a book

À

À — Contraction of 'a a'; to the (feminine singular)

SEGUNDA

SE-GUN-DA — Second; feminine ordinal number indicating second position

EDIÇÃO

E-DI-ÇÃO — Edition; a particular published version of a work

A

A — The; feminine singular definite article in Portuguese

Tradução

Tra-du-ção — Translation; a text converted into another language

apareceu

a-pa-re-ceu — Appeared; past tense of 'aparecer', to appear or emerge

originalmente

o-ri-gi-nal-men-te — Originally; in the first or earliest form or version

em

em — In; at; on; a common Portuguese preposition

Autora

Au-to-ra — Author (feminine); a woman who writes a work

No

No — Contraction of 'em o'; in the (masculine singular)

prefácio

pre-fá-ci-o — Preface; introductory remarks at the start of a book

à

à — Contraction of 'a a'; to the (feminine singular)

nova

no-va — New; feminine adjective meaning recently created or different

é

é — Is; third person singular present tense of 'ser'

publicada

pu-bli-ca-da — Published; past participle of 'publicar', to publish

simultaneamente

si-mul-ta-ne-a-men-te — Simultaneously; happening or done at the same time

com

com — With; a common Portuguese preposition of accompaniment

esta

es-ta — This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

apresentei

a-pre-sen-tei — I presented; first person past tense of 'apresentar'

relato

re-la-to — Account; a narrative description or report of events

sobre

so-bre — About; on; over; common Portuguese preposition

gênese

gê-ne-se — Genesis; origin or beginning of something's creation

dois

dois — Two; masculine cardinal number between one and three

livros

li-vros — Books; plural of 'livro', written or printed works

O

O — The; masculine singular definite article in Portuguese

tamanho

ta-ma-nho — Size; the dimensions or measurement of something

página

pá-gi-na — Page; one side of a leaf in a book or document

original

o-ri-gi-nal — Original; existing from the beginning, not a copy

foi

foi — Was; went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

reduzido

re-du-zi-do — Reduced; made smaller or decreased in size or amount

modo

mo-do — Way; manner; method of doing something

tornar

tor-nar — To make; to turn; to cause something to become

ambos

am-bos — Both; referring to two things or people together

uniformes

u-ni-for-mes — Uniform; consistent or the same throughout

as

as — The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese

outras

ou-tras — Other; different; feminine plural of 'outro'

obras

o-bras — Works; literary or artistic creations or productions

felizmente

fe-liz-men-te — Fortunately; happily; in a fortunate or lucky manner

possível

pos-sí-vel — Possible; able to happen or be done

usando

u-san-do — Using; present participle of 'usar', to use

tipo

ti-po — Type; kind; also refers to typeset font size

menor

me-nor — Smaller; lesser; comparative adjective of 'pequeno'

manter

man-ter — To maintain; to keep something in the same state

o

o — The; masculine singular definite article in Portuguese

mesmo

mes-mo — Same; even; itself; used for emphasis or comparison

número

nú-me-ro — Number; a mathematical quantity or total count

palavras

pa-la-vras — Words; plural of 'palavra', units of language

cada

ca-da — Each; every; referring to individual items in a group

referências

re-fe-rên-ci-as — References; citations or mentions of sources or pages

permanecem

per-ma-ne-cem — Remain; stay; third person plural of 'permanecer'

válidas

vá-li-das — Valid; effective; still accurate or applicable

exceção

ex-ce-ção — Exception; something that is excluded from a general rule

algumas

al-gu-mas — Some; a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective

pequenas

pe-que-nas — Small; little; feminine plural of 'pequeno'

alterações

al-te-ra-ções — Alterations; changes or modifications made to something

reorganizações

re-or-ga-ni-za-ções — Reorganizations; acts of restructuring or rearranging something

serão

se-rão — Will be; future tense of 'ser', third person plural

agora

a-go-ra — Now; at the present moment or time

enumeradas

e-nu-me-ra-das — Enumerated; listed one by one in an orderly manner

na

na — Contraction of 'em a'; in the (feminine singular)

medida

me-di-da — Measure; extent; also refers to a proportional degree

afetam

a-fe-tam — Affect; impact; third person plural of 'afetar'

novas

no-vas — New; feminine plural of 'novo', recently made or different

edições

e-di-ções — Editions; plural of 'edição', published versions of a work

são

são — Are; third person plural present tense of 'ser'

reimpressões

re-im-pres-sões — Reprints; new printings without changes to the content

fiéis

fi-éis — Faithful; accurate; true to the original without changes

das

das — Contraction of 'de as'; of the (feminine plural)

originais

o-ri-gi-nais — Originals; the first or authentic versions of something

erros

er-ros — Errors; mistakes or inaccuracies in a text or work

tipográficos

ti-po-grá-fi-cos — Typographical; relating to printing errors in a text

óbvios

ób-vi-os — Obvious; clearly evident or easily noticed mistakes

corrigidos

cor-ri-gi-dos — Corrected; fixed or amended errors in a text

sem

sem — Without; lacking; a common Portuguese preposition

tenha

te-nha — Have; present subjunctive of 'ter', expressing doubt or condition

sido

si-do — Been; past participle of 'ser', used in compound tenses

feita

fei-ta — Made; done; feminine past participle of 'fazer'

qualquer

qual-quer — Any; whatever; indefinite pronoun or adjective in Portuguese

tentativa

ten-ta-ti-va — Attempt; an effort to do or achieve something

editá-las

e-di-tá-las — To edit them; to revise or modify the texts

ou

ou — Or; a common disjunctive conjunction in Portuguese

atualizá-las

a-tu-a-li-zá-las — To update them; to bring texts up to current standards

Índice

Ín-di-ce — Index; a list of contents or topics in a book

revisado

re-vi-sa-do — Revised; reviewed and updated with corrections or changes