The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 1
The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.
O ateliê estava impregnado do rico perfume das rosas, e quando a leve brisa de verão agitava as árvores do jardim, vinha pela porta aberta o intenso aroma do lilás, ou a fragrância mais delicada do espinheiro de flores rosadas.
From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flamelike as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid, jade-faced painters of Tokyo who, through the medium of an art that is necessarily immobile, seek to convey the sense of swiftness and motion.
Do canto do divã de alforjes persas em que estava deitado, fumando, como era seu hábito, incontáveis cigarros, Lord Henry Wotton mal conseguia entrever o brilho das flores cor de mel e doces como mel de um laburno, cujos galhos trêmulos mal pareciam capazes de suportar o peso de uma beleza tão flamejante quanto a deles; e vez por outra as sombras fantásticas de pássaros em voo esvoaçavam sobre as longas cortinas de seda tussore estendidas diante da enorme janela, produzindo uma espécie de efeito japonês passageiro, e fazendo-o pensar naqueles pintores pálidos e de faces cor de jade de Tóquio que, por meio de uma arte necessariamente imóvel, buscam transmitir a sensação de rapidez e movimento.
The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through the long unmown grass, or circling with monotonous insistence round the dusty gilt horns of the straggling woodbine, seemed to make the stillness more oppressive.
O murmúrio surdo das abelhas abrindo caminho pela grama alta por ceifar, ou circulando com monótona insistência em torno dos empoeirados brotos dourados da madressilva rastejante, parecia tornar o silêncio ainda mais opressivo.
The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.
O surdo rumor de Londres era como a nota bourdon de um órgão distante.
Vocabulary
- ateliê
- A studio or workshop where an artist works.
- estava
- Was; past tense of estar (to be).
- impregnado
- Impregnated; saturated or filled with something.
- do
- Of the; contraction of de + o (preposition).
- rico
- Rich; wealthy or abundant in quality.
- perfume
- Fragrance; a pleasant-smelling liquid or scent.
- das
- Of the; feminine plural form of de + a.
- rosas
- Roses; plural of rosa, a flowering plant.
- quando
- When; at what time or in what situation.
- leve
- Light; not heavy or soft and gentle.
- brisa
- Breeze; a gentle wind or soft air current.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- verão
- Summer; the warmest season of the year.
- agitava
- Shook; past tense of agitar (to agitate).
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- árvores
- Trees; plural of árvore, woody plants.
- jardim
- Garden; a cultivated plot of land with plants.
- vinha
- Came; past tense of vir (to come).
- pela
- By the; contraction of por + a.
- porta
- Door; entrance or exit of a room.
- aberta
- Open; not closed or accessible.
- intenso
- Intense; very strong or concentrated in degree.
- aroma
- Aroma; a distinctive pleasant smell or fragrance.
- lilás
- Lilac; a flowering shrub with purple flowers.
- ou
- Or; conjunction indicating alternatives or choices.
- fragrância
- Fragrance; a sweet or pleasant smell.
- mais
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- delicada
- Delicate; fragile, subtle, or requiring careful handling.
- flores
- Flowers; plural of flor, blooms of plants.
- Do
- Of the; contraction of de + o.
- canto
- Corner; an angle or distant part of a room.
- divã
- Divan; a low upholstered seat or couch.
- persas
- Persian; relating to Persia or its people.
- em
- In; preposition indicating location or position.
- que
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction.
- deitado
- Lying down; reclined or in horizontal position.
- fumando
- Smoking; present participle of fumar.
- como
- Like or as; preposition or adverb of comparison.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser (to be).
- seu
- His, her, or its; possessive adjective.
- hábito
- Habit; a regular or repeated behavior pattern.
- incontáveis
- Countless; unable to be counted or innumerable.
- cigarros
- Cigarettes; plural of cigarro, rolled tobacco products.
- mal
- Badly or scarcely; adverb of negative manner.
- conseguia
- Could; past tense of conseguir (to manage).
- entrever
- To catch a glimpse; perceive partially or dimly.
- brilho
- Brightness; luster, shine, or radiance of light.
- cor
- Color; visual perception of light wavelengths.
- mel
- Honey; sweet golden substance made by bees.
- doces
- Sweet; having a sugary taste or pleasant flavor.
- um
- A or one; indefinite article masculine singular.
- cujos
- Whose; possessive relative pronoun masculine plural.
- galhos
- Branches; plural of galho, limbs of trees.
- trêmulos
- Trembling; quivering or shaking slightly in motion.
- pareciam
- Seemed; past tense of parecer (to seem).
- capazes
- Capable; able to or competent in doing.
- suportar
- To support or bear; endure or tolerate.
- peso
- Weight; heaviness or mass of an object.
- uma
- A or one; indefinite article feminine singular.
- beleza
- Beauty; aesthetic quality of being pleasing.
- tão
- So; adverb of degree or intensity.
- flamejante
- Flaming; burning brightly or blazing with fire.
- quanto
- How much; interrogative or relative adjective.
- deles
- Of them; masculine plural possessive pronoun.
- vez
- Time; occasion or instance of something happening.
- por
- By or for; preposition indicating agent or cause.
- outra
- Other; different or additional one feminine.
- sombras
- Shadows; plural of sombra, darkness from blocking light.
- fantásticas
- Fantastic; imaginative, extraordinary, or fanciful in nature.
- pássaros
- Birds; plural of pássaro, feathered flying animals.
- voo
- Flight; act or manner of flying through air.
- sobre
- Over or on; preposition indicating position or topic.
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