The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 2
No artist has ethical sympathies.
Nenhum artista tem simpatias éticas.
An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style.
Uma simpatia ética num artista é um maneirismo imperdoável de estilo.
No artist is ever morbid.
Nenhum artista é jamais mórbido.
The artist can express everything.
O artista pode exprimir tudo.
Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art.
O pensamento e a linguagem são para o artista instrumentos de uma arte.
Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.
O vício e a virtude são para o artista materiais para uma arte.
From the point of view of form, the type of all the arts is the art of the musician.
Do ponto de vista da forma, o tipo de todas as artes é a arte do músico.
From the point of view of feeling, the actor's craft is the type.
Do ponto de vista do sentimento, o ofício do ator é o tipo.
All art is at once surface and symbol.
Toda arte é ao mesmo tempo superfície e símbolo.
Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.
Aqueles que vão além da superfície fazem-no por sua conta e risco.
Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.
Aqueles que leem o símbolo fazem-no por sua conta e risco.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
É o espectador, e não a vida, que a arte realmente espelha.
Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.
A diversidade de opiniões sobre uma obra de arte mostra que a obra é nova, complexa e vital.
When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.
Quando os críticos discordam, o artista está em acordo consigo mesmo.
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it.
Podemos perdoar um homem por fazer uma coisa útil, desde que ele não a admire.
The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.
A única desculpa para fazer uma coisa inútil é que se a admira intensamente.
All art is quite useless.
Toda arte é completamente inútil.
Vocabulary
- Nenhum
- Not any; no one at all.
- artista
- A person who creates art or performs.
- tem
- Has; possesses or owns something.
- simpatias
- Sympathies; feelings of affinity or liking.
- éticas
- Ethical; relating to morality or principles.
- Uma
- A; one female indefinite article.
- simpatia
- Sympathy; a feeling of affinity or understanding.
- ética
- Ethics; principles of right and wrong conduct.
- um
- One; a male indefinite article.
- maneirismo
- Mannerism; an exaggerated or affected style.
- imperdoável
- Unforgivable; not able to be pardoned.
- de
- Of; from; belonging to something.
- estilo
- Style; manner or way of doing something.
- jamais
- Never; not ever at any time.
- mórbido
- Morbid; gruesome or unhealthy in interest.
- pode
- Can; is able to do something.
- exprimir
- To express; to convey or communicate.
- tudo
- Everything; all things altogether.
- pensamento
- Thought; an idea or mental process.
- linguagem
- Language; system of communication or expression.
- são
- Are; third person plural of ser.
- para
- For; in order to accomplish something.
- instrumentos
- Instruments; tools or devices for a purpose.
- arte
- Art; creative work or creative expression.
- vício
- Vice; a bad habit or moral weakness.
- virtude
- Virtue; moral excellence or good quality.
- materiais
- Materials; substances used to make something.
- Do
- Of the; contraction of de o.
- ponto
- Point; a particular position or place.
- vista
- View; sight or perspective on something.
- da
- Of the; feminine contraction of de a.
- forma
- Form; shape or structure of something.
- tipo
- Type; a category or kind of thing.
- todas
- All; every one of a feminine group.
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- artes
- Arts; forms of creative expression.
- músico
- Musician; person who plays or makes music.
- sentimento
- Feeling; emotion or emotional response.
- ofício
- Craft; trade or professional occupation.
- ator
- Actor; person who performs in plays.
- Toda
- All; every part of something female.
- ao
- To the; contraction of a o.
- mesmo
- Same; identical or very similar.
- tempo
- Time; duration or period of occurrence.
- superfície
- Surface; the outer boundary of something.
- símbolo
- Symbol; something representing something else.
- Aqueles
- Those; referring to distant masculine things.
- que
- That; which or who relative pronoun.
- vão
- Go; move from one place to another.
- além
- Beyond; further than a certain point.
- fazem
- Do; make or perform an action.
- no
- In the; contraction of em o.
- por
- By; expressing agent or means.
- sua
- Your; his/her/its possessive adjective.
- conta
- Account; responsibility or bill owed.
- risco
- Risk; danger or possibility of harm.
- leem
- Read; interpret written or printed text.
- espectador
- Spectator; person watching a performance or event.
- não
- Not; negation or refusal.
- vida
- Life; existence or period of living.
- realmente
- Really; in fact or truly.
- espelha
- Reflects; mirrors or shows something.
- diversidade
- Diversity; variety or range of different types.
- opiniões
- Opinions; personal beliefs or judgments.
- sobre
- About; concerning or regarding something.
- obra
- Work; artistic creation or literary work.
- mostra
- Shows; displays or demonstrates something.
- nova
- New; recent or not seen before.
- complexa
- Complex; complicated or intricate in nature.
- vital
- Vital; essential or critically important.
- Quando
- When; at what time something occurs.
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- críticos
- Critics; people who judge or evaluate.
- discordam
- Disagree; hold differing opinions on something.
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar.
- em
- In; within or inside a place.
- acordo
- Agreement; harmony or mutual understanding.
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