The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 12

English → Pt CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

Neither of us could help laughing, and we became friends at once."

Nenhum de nós pôde deixar de rir, e nos tornamos amigos imediatamente."

"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one," said the young lord, plucking another daisy.

"O riso não é de modo algum um mau começo para uma amizade, e é de longe o melhor fim para uma", disse o jovem lorde, colhendo outra margarida.

Hallward shook his head. "You don't understand what friendship is, Harry," he murmured—"or what enmity is, for that matter. You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one."

Hallward sacudiu a cabeça. "Você não entende o que é amizade, Harry", murmurou ele — "nem o que é inimizade, aliás. Você gosta de todos; ou seja, você é indiferente a todos."

"How horribly unjust of you!" cried Lord Henry, tilting his hat back and looking up at the little clouds that, like ravelled skeins of glossy white silk, were drifting across the hollowed turquoise of the summer sky.

"Que horrível injustiça da sua parte!" exclamou Lorde Henry, inclinando o chapéu para trás e olhando para as pequenas nuvens que, como meadas emaranhadas de seda branca e brilhante, derivavam pelo turquesa côncavo do céu de verão.

"Yes; horribly unjust of you. I make a great difference between people. I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.

"Sim; horrível injustiça da sua parte. Faço uma grande distinção entre as pessoas. Escolho meus amigos pela boa aparência, meus conhecidos pelo bom caráter e meus inimigos pela boa inteligência.

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. I have not got one who is a fool. They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me. Is that very vain of me? I think it is rather vain."

Um homem nunca pode ser cuidadoso demais na escolha de seus inimigos. Não tenho nenhum que seja tolo. São todos homens de algum poder intelectual e, consequentemente, todos me apreciam. Isso é muito vaidoso da minha parte? Acho que é bastante vaidoso."

"I should think it was, Harry. But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance."

"Eu diria que sim, Harry. Mas de acordo com sua categoria, devo ser apenas um conhecido."

"My dear old Basil, you are much more than an acquaintance."

"Meu caro e velho Basil, você é muito mais do que um conhecido."

"And much less than a friend. A sort of brother, I suppose?"

"E muito menos do que um amigo. Uma espécie de irmão, suponho?"

"Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers.

"Oh, irmãos! Não me importo com irmãos.

Vocabulary

Nenhum: None, not any; used to negate a noun.
de: Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or belonging.
nós: We, us; first-person plural pronoun.
pôde: Could, was able to; past tense of poder.
deixar: To let, allow, or leave something behind.
rir: To laugh; express amusement audibly.
e: And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses.
nos: Us, ourselves; first-person plural object pronoun.
tornamos: We became; past tense of tornar-se, to become.
amigos: Friends; people with whom one has a bond.
imediatamente: Immediately; without delay, right away.
O: The; masculine singular definite article.
riso: Laughter; the act or sound of laughing.
não: No, not; primary negation word in Portuguese.
é: Is; third-person singular present tense of ser.
modo: Mode, way, manner of doing something.
algum: Some, any; indefinite adjective indicating an unspecified quantity.
um: A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
mau: Bad, evil; adjective describing poor quality or character.
começo: Beginning, start; the initial point of something.
para: For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction.
uma: A, an; feminine indefinite article.
amizade: Friendship; a close bond between friends.
longe: Far, far away; at a great distance.
o: The; masculine singular definite article.
melhor: Best, better; superlative or comparative of good.
fim: End, finish; the final point of something.
disse: Said; third-person singular past tense of dizer.
jovem: Young; adjective or noun referring to a youth.
lorde: Lord; title of nobility borrowed from English.
colhendo: Picking, gathering; present participle of colher.
outra: Another, other; feminine adjective indicating a different one.
margarida: Daisy; a common white and yellow wildflower.
sacudiu: Shook; past tense of sacudir, to shake.
a: The; feminine singular definite article.
cabeça: Head; the uppermost part of the human body.
Você: You; second-person singular pronoun, formal or neutral.
entende: Understands; third-person singular present of entender.
que: That, what, which; conjunction or relative pronoun.
murmurou: Murmured; past tense of murmurar, to murmur softly.
ele: He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
nem: Nor, not even; negative conjunction linking alternatives.
inimizade: Enmity, hostility; a state of mutual opposition.
aliás: Besides, moreover, or rather; a transitional adverb.
gosta: Likes; third-person singular present of gostar.
todos: All, everyone; adjective or pronoun meaning everybody.
ou: Or; disjunctive conjunction presenting alternatives.
seja: Be, that is; subjunctive of ser or clarifying phrase.
indiferente: Indifferent; showing no interest or concern toward others.
Que: What, how; exclamatory or interrogative word.
horrível: Horrible, terrible; extremely unpleasant or shocking.
injustiça: Injustice, unfairness; a violation of fairness or rights.
da: Of the; contraction of de and a (feminine).
sua: Your, his, her; third-person possessive adjective feminine.
parte: Part, side; a portion or someone's role in something.
exclamou: Exclaimed; past tense of exclamar, to cry out.
Lorde: Lord; title of nobility, used before a proper name.
inclinando: Tilting, leaning; present participle of inclinar.
chapéu: Hat; a head covering worn outdoors or for fashion.
trás: Back, behind; indicates backward direction or position.
olhando: Looking, watching; present participle of olhar.
as: The; feminine plural definite article.
pequenas: Small, little; feminine plural adjective of pequeno.
nuvens: Clouds; masses of water vapor visible in the sky.
como: Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison.
meadas: Skeins, tangles; loosely coiled bundles of thread or yarn.
emaranhadas: Tangled, entangled; twisted together in a confused mass.
seda: Silk; a smooth, lustrous natural fabric fiber.
branca: White; feminine adjective describing the color white.
brilhante: Brilliant, shining; emitting or reflecting bright light.
derivavam: Drifted, floated; past imperfect of derivar, to drift.
pelo: Through the, by the; contraction of por and o.
turquesa: Turquoise; a blue-green color or gemstone.
côncavo: Concave; curved inward like the interior of a sphere.
do: Of the; contraction of de and o (masculine).
céu: Sky, heaven; the expanse above the earth.
verão: Summer; the warmest season of the year.
Sim: Yes; affirmative response or agreement.
Faço: I make, I do; first-person singular present of fazer.
grande: Great, large, big; adjective indicating size or importance.
distinção: Distinction, difference; the act of distinguishing between things.
entre: Between, among; preposition indicating a position or relation.
pessoas: People, persons; human beings considered collectively.
Escolho: I choose, select; first-person singular present of escolher.
meus: My; masculine plural first-person possessive pronoun.
pela: By the, for the; contraction of por and a.
boa: Good; feminine adjective indicating positive quality.
aparência: Appearance, look; the way someone or something looks.
conhecidos: Acquaintances; people one knows but not close friends.
bom: Good; masculine adjective indicating positive quality.
caráter: Character; the moral and mental qualities of a person.
inimigos: Enemies; people who are hostile or opposed to one.
inteligência: Intelligence; the ability to acquire and apply knowledge.
Um: A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
homem: Man; an adult male human being.
nunca: Never; at no time, not ever.
pode: Can, is able to; third-person singular present of poder.
ser: To be; fundamental Portuguese verb of existence or identity.
cuidadoso: Careful, cautious; taking great care in actions or choices.
demais: Too much, excessively; beyond a reasonable or normal degree.
na: In the; contraction of em and a (feminine).
escolha: Choice, selection; the act of choosing between options.
seus: His, her, your, their; masculine plural possessive pronoun.
Não: No, not; primary word of negation in Portuguese.
tenho: I have; first-person singular present tense of ter.
nenhum: None, not any; indicates absence of something masculine.
tolo: Fool, foolish; a silly or unintelligent person.
São: They are; third-person plural present tense of ser.
poder: Power; the ability or authority to do something.
intelectual: Intellectual; relating to or involving the use of intellect.
consequentemente: Consequently, therefore; as a logical result of something.
me: Me, myself; first-person singular object pronoun.
apreciam: Appreciate, value; third-person plural present of apreciar.
Isso: That, this; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
muito: Very, much, a lot; adverb indicating great degree.
vaidoso: Vain, conceited; excessively proud of one's appearance or abilities.
minha: My; feminine first-person singular possessive adjective.
Acho: I think, I find; first-person singular present of achar.
bastante: Quite, enough, fairly; indicating a sufficient or notable degree.
Eu: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
diria: Would say; first-person singular conditional of dizer.
Mas: But; adversative conjunction introducing a contrast.
acordo: Agreement; a mutual understanding or arrangement between parties.
com: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
categoria: Category, class; a group sharing common characteristics.
devo: I must, I owe; first-person singular present of dever.
apenas: Only, just, merely; limiting adverb indicating exclusivity.
conhecido: Acquaintance; someone one knows but is not a close friend.
Meu: My; masculine first-person singular possessive adjective.
caro: Dear, expensive; term of affection or indicating high cost.
velho: Old; adjective describing age, also used as affectionate term.
mais: More, most; adverb or adjective of greater quantity.
menos: Less, fewer; adverb or adjective of smaller quantity.
amigo: Friend; a person with whom one shares a close bond.
Uma: A, an, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral.
espécie: Kind, sort, species; a type or category of something.
irmão: Brother; a male sibling or a term of close brotherhood.
suponho: I suppose, I assume; first-person singular present of supor.
Oh: Oh; exclamation expressing surprise, emotion, or realization.
irmãos: Brothers, siblings; plural of irmão, male or mixed siblings.
importo: I care, I mind; first-person singular present of importar-se.

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