The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 3

Vocabulary

Devido

de-VI-du — Due to, owing to, because of something

à

a — Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; to the (feminine)

redução

re-du-SAW — Reduction, decrease in size or amount

no

nu — Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; in the

tamanho

ta-MA-nyu — Size, dimension of an object or space

da

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

página

PA-ji-na — Page of a book or document

foi

foy — Was, went; third person singular past tense of ser/ir

necessário

ne-se-SA-ryu — Necessary, required, needed for a purpose

encurtar

en-kur-TAR — To shorten, reduce the length of something

alguns

al-GUNS — Some, a few of a group

dos

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

títulos

TI-tu-lus — Titles, headings of books or chapters

e

i — And, conjunction connecting words or clauses

aqui

a-KI — Here, in this place or context

foram

FO-raw — Were, third person plural past tense of ser/ir

aproveitadas

a-pro-vey-TA-das — Made use of, taken advantage of, utilized

várias

VA-ryas — Various, several, multiple (feminine plural)

correções

ko-re-SOYNS — Corrections, fixes made to errors

adições

a-di-SOYNS — Additions, things added to existing content

aos

aus — Contraction of 'a' and 'os'; to the (masculine plural)

notas

NO-tas — Notes, written comments or annotations

marginais

mar-ji-NAYS — Marginal, relating to the margins of a page

feitas

FEY-tas — Made, done (feminine plural past participle)

por

por — By, through, for; preposition indicating agent

em

en — In, at, on; common Portuguese preposition

suas

SU-as — Her, his, their (feminine plural possessive)

próprias

PRO-pryas — Own, belonging to oneself (feminine plural)

cópias

KO-pyas — Copies, duplicates of a book or document

dois

doys — Two, the number 2 (masculine)

livros

LI-vrus — Books, written or printed works

Na

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

maior

ma-YOR — Greater, larger, biggest (comparative adjective)

parte

PAR-ti — Part, portion, section of a whole

cada

KA-da — Each, every individual item in a group

uma

U-ma — One, a, an (feminine indefinite article/number)

das

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

ilustrações

i-lus-tra-SOYNS — Illustrations, images or drawings in a text

ocupa

o-KU-pa — Occupies, takes up a space or area

agora

a-GO-ra — Now, at the present time

ao

aw — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the (masculine)

passo

PA-su — Step, pace; used in expression 'ao passo que'

que

ki — That, which, what; common conjunction or pronoun

nas

nas — Contraction of 'em' and 'as'; in the (feminine plural)

edições

e-di-SOYNS — Editions, published versions of a book

originais

o-ri-ji-NAYS — Originals, first or authentic versions

elas

E-las — They, third person feminine plural pronoun

geralmente

je-ral-MEN-ti — Generally, usually, in most cases

apareciam

a-pa-re-SI-aw — Used to appear, imperfect past tense of aparecer

duas

DU-as — Two, the number 2 (feminine)

Foi

foy — Was, it was; third person singular past tense

reduzir

re-du-ZIR — To reduce, to decrease in size or quantity

a

a — The (feminine singular article); or to, a (preposition)

planta

PLAN-ta — Floor plan, layout of a building

Casa

KA-za — House, home, dwelling place

de

di — Of, from, belonging to; common preposition

A

a — The (feminine singular article)

Autora

aw-TO-ra — Author, female writer of a work

diz

dis — Says, states; third person singular of dizer

Nenhum

ne-NYUN — No, none, not any (masculine singular)

grande

GRAN-di — Great, large, significant (adjective)

poeta

pu-E-ta — Poet, person who writes poetry

compararia

kom-pa-ra-RI-a — Would compare; conditional tense of comparar

seu

sew — His, her, your (masculine singular possessive)

herói

e-ROY — Hero, main character or brave person

barriga

ba-HI-ga — Belly, stomach, abdomen of a person

cheia

SHEY-a — Full, filled completely (feminine adjective)

sangue

SAN-gi — Blood, the red fluid in veins

gordura

gor-DU-ra — Fat, grease from animal or cooking

cozinhando

ko-zi-NYAN-du — Cooking, preparing food over heat (gerund)

diante

DI-an-ti — Before, in front of, facing something

do

du — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the (masculine)

fogo

FO-gu — Fire, flames used for heating or cooking

Esta

ES-ta — This (feminine demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

passagem

pa-SA-jen — Passage, excerpt from a text or book

não

now — No, not; negation word in Portuguese

consta

KON-sta — Appears, is included; third person of constar

versão

ver-SAW — Version, a particular form of something

resumida

re-zu-MI-da — Summarized, condensed, shortened (feminine adjective)

história

is-TO-rya — History, story, narrative account of events

início

i-NI-syu — Beginning, start of something

livro

LI-vru — Book, a written or printed publication

mas

mas — But, however; adversative conjunction

Tradução

tra-du-SAW — Translation, rendered version in another language

ela

E-la — She, it; third person feminine singular pronoun

aparece

a-pa-RE-si — Appears, shows up in a text

nestas

NES-tas — In these (feminine plural contraction of em+estas)

palavras

pa-LA-vras — Words, units of language or speech

Assim

a-SIN — Thus, so, in this way (adverb)

ele

E-li — He, it; third person masculine singular pronoun

repreendeu

re-pree-en-DEW — Reprimanded, scolded, chided someone firmly

coração

ko-ra-SAW — Heart, the organ or seat of emotion

o

u — The (masculine singular definite article)

conteve

kon-TE-vi — Contained, held back, restrained (past tense)

resistência

re-zis-TEN-sya — Resistance, force opposing movement or action

se

si — Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself

agitava

a-ji-TA-va — Was agitating, stirring, moving restlessly (imperfect)

como

KO-mu — Like, as, how; conjunction of comparison

alguém

al-GYEN — Someone, somebody, an unspecified person

vira

VI-ra — Turns; third person singular of virar

um

un — A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)

ardente

ar-DEN-ti — Burning, blazing, intensely hot or passionate

fazendo-o

fa-ZEN-du-u — Doing it, making it (gerund with pronoun)

primeiro

pri-MEY-ru — First, primary, occurring before others

lado

LA-du — Side, one of two opposing directions

depois

de-POYS — After, afterwards, then (adverb of time)

outro

O-tru — Other, another (masculine singular adjective)

para

PA-ra — For, in order to, toward; preposition

possa

PO-sa — Can, may; subjunctive of poder

ficar

fi-KAR — To stay, remain, become; common Portuguese verb

cozido

ko-ZI-du — Cooked, boiled (past participle masculine)

mais

mays — More, most; comparative adverb

rápido

HA-pi-du — Fast, quick, rapid (masculine adjective)

possível

po-SI-vel — Possible, able to happen or be done

assim

a-SIN — Thus, so, in this manner (adverb)

também

tam-BEN — Also, too, as well (adverb)

virava

vi-RA-va — Was turning; imperfect past tense of virar

pensando

pen-SAN-du — Thinking, reflecting on something (gerund)

tempo

TEM-pu — Time, weather; common Portuguese noun

todo

TO-du — All, every, whole (masculine singular adjective)

sozinho

so-ZI-nyu — Alone, by oneself, without company

estava

es-TA-va — Was; imperfect past tense of estar

deveria

de-ve-RI-a — Should, ought to; conditional of dever

conseguir

kon-se-GIR — To manage to, succeed in doing something

matar

ma-TAR — To kill, to cause death of someone

grupo

GRU-pu — Group, a set of people together

tão

taw — So, such, as (adverb of degree)

homens

O-mens — Men, adult male persons (plural)

os

us — The (masculine plural definite article)

perversos

per-VER-sus — Perverse, wicked, corrupt (masculine plural)

pretendentes

pre-ten-DEN-tis — Suitors, those who seek to marry someone