The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 2
In the centre of the room, clamped to an upright easel, stood the full-length portrait of a young man of extraordinary personal beauty, and in front of it, some little distance away, was sitting the artist himself, Basil Hallward, whose sudden disappearance some years ago caused, at the time, such public excitement and gave rise to so many strange conjectures.
No centro da sala, preso a um cavalete vertical, estava o retrato em tamanho natural de um jovem de extraordinária beleza pessoal, e à sua frente, a uma pequena distância, estava sentado o próprio artista, Basil Hallward, cujo súbito desaparecimento alguns anos atrás provocou, na época, tamanha agitação pública e deu origem a tantas estranhas conjecturas.
As the painter looked at the gracious and comely form he had so skilfully mirrored in his art, a smile of pleasure passed across his face, and seemed about to linger there.
Enquanto o pintor contemplava a graciosa e bela forma que tão habilmente havia espelhado em sua arte, um sorriso de prazer passou por seu rosto e pareceu querer demorar-se ali.
But he suddenly started up, and closing his eyes, placed his fingers upon the lids, as though he sought to imprison within his brain some curious dream from which he feared he might awake.
Mas de repente se levantou e, fechando os olhos, colocou os dedos sobre as pálpebras, como se tentasse aprisionar em sua mente algum estranho sonho do qual temia despertar.
"It is your best work, Basil, the best thing you have ever done," said Lord Henry languidly.
"É a sua melhor obra, Basil, a melhor coisa que você já fez", disse Lord Henry languidamente.
"You must certainly send it next year to the Grosvenor.
"Você certamente deve enviá-la no próximo ano ao Grosvenor.
The Academy is too large and too vulgar.
A Academia é grande demais e vulgar demais.
Whenever I have gone there, there have been either so many people that I have not been able to see the pictures, which was dreadful, or so many pictures that I have not been able to see the people, which was worse.
Sempre que fui lá, havia ou tantas pessoas que não conseguia ver os quadros, o que era terrível, ou tantos quadros que não conseguia ver as pessoas, o que era ainda pior.
The Grosvenor is really the only place."
O Grosvenor é realmente o único lugar."
"I don't think I shall send it anywhere," he answered, tossing his head back in that odd way that used to make his friends laugh at him at Oxford.
"Não creio que a enviarei a lugar algum", respondeu ele, jogando a cabeça para trás daquele jeito estranho que costumava fazer seus amigos rirem dele em Oxford.
"No, I won't send it anywhere.
"Não, não a enviarei a lugar nenhum.
Vocabulary
- No
- In the (contraction of em + o)
- centro
- Center or middle of a space
- da
- Of the (contraction of de + a)
- sala
- Room or living room in a building
- preso
- Attached, fastened, or held in place
- a
- To, at, or the (feminine article)
- um
- A, an (indefinite masculine article)
- cavalete
- Easel used by painters to hold canvas
- vertical
- Upright, perpendicular to the horizontal plane
- estava
- Was (imperfect tense of estar)
- retrato
- Portrait or painted image of a person
- tamanho
- Size or dimensions of an object
- natural
- Natural, life-sized, or relating to nature
- jovem
- Young person or someone of youth
- extraordinária
- Extraordinary, remarkable, or exceptional in quality
- beleza
- Beauty or the quality of being beautiful
- pessoal
- Personal, relating to an individual person
- frente
- Front side or forward-facing part of something
- pequena
- Small or little in size (feminine)
- distância
- Distance or space between two points
- sentado
- Seated or in a sitting position
- próprio
- Own, proper, or the very same person
- artista
- Artist or person who creates works of art
- cujo
- Whose (relative possessive pronoun)
- súbito
- Sudden or abrupt, happening without warning
- desaparecimento
- Disappearance, the act of vanishing from sight
- alguns
- Some or a few (masculine plural)
- anos
- Years, units of time equal to twelve months
- atrás
- Behind or ago (in time or space)
- provocou
- Provoked or caused a reaction or event
- época
- Era, epoch, or period of historical time
- tamanha
- Such great or so much (emphatic adjective)
- agitação
- Agitation, excitement, or public unrest
- pública
- Public, relating to or affecting the community
- deu
- Gave or led to (past tense of dar)
- origem
- Origin or source from which something arises
- tantas
- So many (feminine plural quantifier)
- estranhas
- Strange, unusual, or odd (feminine plural)
- conjecturas
- Conjectures, guesses, or unverified speculations
- Enquanto
- While or as long as (conjunction of time)
- pintor
- Painter, an artist who paints pictures
- contemplava
- Contemplated or gazed at thoughtfully (imperfect)
- graciosa
- Graceful or charming in appearance or manner
- bela
- Beautiful or lovely (feminine adjective)
- forma
- Form, shape, or physical figure of something
- habilmente
- Skillfully or with great ability and dexterity
- havia
- Had (imperfect tense of haver, auxiliary)
- espelhado
- Mirrored or reflected in a surface or artwork
- arte
- Art or creative human expression and skill
- sorriso
- Smile, a pleased facial expression
- prazer
- Pleasure or enjoyment felt by someone
- passou
- Passed or went across (past tense of passar)
- rosto
- Face, the front part of the head
- pareceu
- Seemed or appeared (past tense of parecer)
- querer
- To want or to wish for something
- demorar-se
- To linger or to stay longer than expected
- ali
- There, in or at that place nearby
- Mas
- But, however (conjunction showing contrast)
- repente
- Suddenly, used in phrase 'de repente'
- levantou
- Got up or stood up (past tense)
- fechando
- Closing or shutting (gerund of fechar)
- olhos
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- colocou
- Placed or put something somewhere (past tense)
- dedos
- Fingers or toes on hands or feet
- sobre
- On, over, or about (preposition)
- pálpebras
- Eyelids, the skin flaps covering the eyes
- como
- As, like, or how (conjunction/adverb)
- tentasse
- Were trying (imperfect subjunctive of tentar)
- aprisionar
- To imprison or trap something within
- mente
- Mind or intellect of a person
- algum
- Some or any (indefinite masculine adjective)
- sonho
- Dream experienced while sleeping or imagined
- temia
- Feared or was afraid of (imperfect tense)
- despertar
- To awaken or wake up from sleep
- melhor
- Better or best (comparative/superlative adjective)
- obra
- Work, especially a creative or artistic piece
- coisa
- Thing or object of any kind
- disse
- Said (past tense of dizer)
- languidamente
- Languidly, in a slow and relaxed manner
- certamente
- Certainly or definitely, without doubt
- deve
- Must, should, or ought to (modal verb)
- enviá-la
- To send it (verb with clitic pronoun attached)
- próximo
- Next or nearest in time or space
- ano
- Year, a period of twelve months
- Academia
- Academy, an institution for art or learning
- grande
- Large, big, or great in size
- demais
- Too much, excessively or overly so
- vulgar
- Vulgar, common, or lacking in refinement
- Sempre
- Always, at all times without exception
- fui
- Went or was (past tense of ir/ser)
- conseguia
- Could or managed to (imperfect of conseguir)
- ver
- To see or to look at something
- quadros
- Paintings or pictures hanging on walls
- terrível
- Terrible or dreadful, causing distress or horror
- pior
- Worse or worst (comparative adjective)
- realmente
- Really or truly, emphasizing a statement
- único
- Only or unique, one of a kind
- lugar
- Place or location where something exists
- creio
- I believe or I think (present of crer)
- enviarei
- I will send (future tense of enviar)
- respondeu
- Responded or replied (past tense of responder)
- jogando
- Throwing or tossing (gerund of jogar)
- cabeça
- Head, the upper part of the body
- trás
- Back or behind (used in directional phrases)
- daquele
- Of that (contraction of de + aquele)
- jeito
- Way, manner, or style of doing something
- costumava
- Used to (imperfect of costumar, habitual past)
- fazer
- To do or to make something
- seus
- His, her, or their (possessive adjective)
- amigos
- Friends, people with whom one has friendship
- rirem
- To laugh (infinitive of rir, plural inflection)
- dele
- Of him or about him (contraction of de + ele)
- nenhum
- None or not any (negative indefinite adjective)
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