The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 13
My elder brother won't die,
Meu irmão mais velho não quer morrer,
and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else."
e meus irmãos mais novos parecem nunca fazer outra coisa."
"Harry!" exclaimed Hallward, frowning.
"Harry!" exclamou Hallward, franzindo a testa.
"My dear fellow, I am not quite serious.
"Meu caro amigo, não estou sendo totalmente sério.
But I can't help detesting my relations.
Mas não consigo evitar detestar meus parentes.
I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
Suponho que isso vem do fato de que nenhum de nós suporta que outras pessoas tenham os mesmos defeitos que nós.
I quite sympathize with the rage of the English democracy against what they call the vices of the upper orders.
Compreendo perfeitamente a fúria da democracia inglesa contra o que chamam de vícios das classes superiores.
The masses feel that drunkenness, stupidity, and immorality should be their own special property, and that if any one of us makes an ass of himself, he is poaching on their preserves.
As massas acham que a embriaguez, a estupidez e a imoralidade deveriam ser propriedade exclusiva delas, e que se algum de nós faz papel de idiota, está caçando em terreno alheio.
When poor Southwark got into the divorce court, their indignation was quite magnificent.
Quando o pobre Southwark foi parar no tribunal de divórcio, a indignação delas foi verdadeiramente magnífica.
And yet I don't suppose that ten per cent of the proletariat live correctly."
E no entanto não acredito que dez por cento do proletariado viva corretamente."
"I don't agree with a single word that you have said, and, what is more, Harry, I feel sure you don't either."
"Não concordo com uma única palavra do que você disse, e, além disso, Harry, tenho certeza de que você também não."
Lord Henry stroked his pointed brown beard and tapped the toe of his patent-leather boot with a tasselled ebony cane.
Lord Henry acariciou sua barba castanha pontiaguda e bateu a ponta de sua bota de couro envernizado com uma bengala de ébano com borla.
"How English you are Basil!
"Como você é inglês, Basil!
That is the second time you have made that observation.
Esta é a segunda vez que você faz essa observação.
If one puts forward an idea to a true Englishman—always a rash thing to do—he never dreams of considering whether the idea is right or wrong.
Se alguém apresenta uma ideia a um verdadeiro inglês — sempre uma atitude imprudente — ele jamais sonha em considerar se a ideia é certa ou errada.
The only thing he considers of any importance is whether one believes it oneself.
A única coisa que ele considera importante é se a própria pessoa acredita nisso.
Vocabulary
- Meu
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- irmão
- Brother; male sibling
- mais
- More; also used for comparisons
- velho
- Old; aged; elder
- não
- No; not; negation word
- quer
- Wants; third-person singular of querer
- morrer
- To die; to cease living
- e
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- meus
- My; plural masculine possessive pronoun
- irmãos
- Brothers; siblings; plural of irmão
- novos
- New; young; plural masculine adjective
- parecem
- Seem; appear; third-person plural of parecer
- nunca
- Never; at no time
- fazer
- To do; to make; common action verb
- outra
- Other; another; feminine singular adjective
- coisa
- Thing; object; matter
- exclamou
- Exclaimed; cried out; past tense of exclamar
- franzindo
- Frowning; wrinkling; gerund of franzir
- a
- The; feminine singular definite article
- testa
- Forehead; front of the head above eyebrows
- caro
- Dear; beloved; also expensive
- amigo
- Friend; close acquaintance
- estou
- I am; first-person singular present of estar
- sendo
- Being; gerund of ser
- totalmente
- Totally; completely; entirely
- sério
- Serious; earnest; not joking
- Mas
- But; however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
- consigo
- I manage; I am able to; first-person of conseguir
- evitar
- To avoid; to prevent; to keep away from
- detestar
- To detest; to hate; to strongly dislike
- parentes
- Relatives; family members; kin
- Suponho
- I suppose; I assume; first-person of supor
- que
- That; which; what; very common conjunction
- isso
- That; this; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- vem
- Comes; third-person singular present of vir
- do
- Of the; contraction of de + o
- fato
- Fact; reality; truth
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- nenhum
- None; no one; neither; negative pronoun
- nós
- We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- suporta
- Tolerates; bears; third-person singular of suportar
- outras
- Other; others; feminine plural adjective
- pessoas
- People; persons; individuals
- tenham
- Have; subjunctive third-person plural of ter
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- mesmos
- Same; identical; masculine plural adjective
- defeitos
- Flaws; defects; faults; plural of defeito
- Compreendo
- I understand; first-person singular of compreender
- perfeitamente
- Perfectly; completely; in a perfect manner
- fúria
- Fury; rage; intense anger
- da
- Of the; contraction of de + a
- democracia
- Democracy; political system of popular representation
- inglesa
- English; feminine adjective relating to England
- contra
- Against; in opposition to
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article
- chamam
- Call; they call; third-person plural of chamar
- vícios
- Vices; bad habits; moral faults
- das
- Of the; contraction of de + as
- classes
- Classes; social groups; categories
- superiores
- Superior; upper; higher; plural adjective
- As
- The; feminine plural definite article
- massas
- Masses; the general population; common people
- acham
- Think; find; third-person plural of achar
- embriaguez
- Drunkenness; intoxication; state of being drunk
- estupidez
- Stupidity; foolishness; lack of intelligence
- imoralidade
- Immorality; lack of moral principles or values
- deveriam
- Should; ought to; conditional of dever
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb expressing essence or identity
- propriedade
- Property; ownership; characteristic quality
- exclusiva
- Exclusive; sole; reserved for one group only
- delas
- Of them; theirs; feminine third-person plural
- se
- If; oneself; reflexive or conditional particle
- algum
- Some; any; indefinite masculine singular pronoun
- faz
- Does; makes; third-person singular of fazer
- papel
- Role; paper; part played in a situation
- idiota
- Idiot; fool; stupid or senseless person
- está
- Is; third-person singular present of estar
- caçando
- Hunting; pursuing; gerund of caçar
- em
- In; at; on; common preposition of location
- terreno
- Ground; terrain; territory; land
- alheio
- Someone else's; foreign; belonging to another
- Quando
- When; at what time; temporal conjunction
- pobre
- Poor; unfortunate; lacking wealth or resources
- foi
- Went; was; third-person singular past of ir/ser
- parar
- To stop; to end up; to halt
- no
- In the; contraction of em + o
- tribunal
- Court; tribunal; judicial institution
- divórcio
- Divorce; legal dissolution of a marriage
- indignação
- Indignation; righteous anger; moral outrage
- verdadeiramente
- Truly; genuinely; in a real manner
- magnífica
- Magnificent; splendid; impressively great
- entanto
- Meanwhile; however; used in 'no entanto'
- acredito
- I believe; I think; first-person of acreditar
- dez
- Ten; the number 10
- por
- By; per; for; through; common preposition
- cento
- Hundred; used in 'por cento' meaning percent
- proletariado
- Proletariat; working class; laboring social class
- viva
- Lives; subjunctive/imperative of viver; also hurrah
- corretamente
- Correctly; properly; in a correct manner
- Não
- No; not; primary negation word in Portuguese
- concordo
- I agree; first-person singular of concordar
- com
- With; together with; preposition of accompaniment
- uma
- A; one; feminine singular indefinite article
- única
- Single; only; unique; feminine singular adjective
- palavra
- Word; spoken or written unit of language
- você
- You; second-person singular formal pronoun
- disse
- Said; told; third-person singular past of dizer
- além
- Beyond; besides; in addition to
- disso
- Of that; besides that; contraction of de + isso
- tenho
- I have; first-person singular present of ter
- certeza
- Certainty; sureness; confidence in something
- também
- Also; too; as well
- acariciou
- Stroked; caressed; third-person singular past of acariciar
- sua
- His; her; your; singular possessive adjective
- barba
- Beard; facial hair on chin and cheeks
- castanha
- Chestnut; brown; relating to chestnut color
- pontiaguda
- Pointed; sharp-tipped; feminine singular adjective
- bateu
- Tapped; hit; knocked; third-person past of bater
- ponta
- Tip; point; end of something
- bota
- Boot; footwear covering foot and ankle
- couro
- Leather; animal hide used for goods
- envernizado
- Varnished; lacquered; coated with a shiny finish
- bengala
- Cane; walking stick; slender rod for support
- ébano
- Ebony; very dark tropical hardwood
- borla
- Tassel; ornamental tuft or knob
- Como
- How; as; like; interrogative or comparative word
- é
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- inglês
- English; relating to England; English language
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- segunda
- Second; feminine ordinal number adjective
- vez
- Time; occasion; instance of occurrence
- essa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- observação
- Observation; remark; comment made about something
- Se
- If; whether; conditional or reflexive particle
- alguém
- Someone; anybody; indefinite pronoun
- apresenta
- Presents; introduces; third-person singular of apresentar
- ideia
- Idea; thought; concept; mental notion
- um
- A; one; masculine singular indefinite article
- verdadeiro
- True; genuine; real; masculine singular adjective
- sempre
- Always; ever; at all times
- atitude
- Attitude; stance; posture or position taken
- imprudente
- Imprudent; reckless; lacking caution or good judgment
- ele
- He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- jamais
- Never; ever; stronger form of nunca
- sonha
- Dreams; third-person singular of sonhar
- considerar
- To consider; to think about; to regard
- certa
- Right; correct; certain; feminine singular adjective
- ou
- Or; either; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- errada
- Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; feminine singular adjective
- A
- The; feminine singular definite article
- considera
- Considers; regards; third-person singular of considerar
- importante
- Important; significant; of great relevance
- própria
- Own; self; proper; feminine singular adjective
- pessoa
- Person; individual human being
- nisso
- In that; therein; contraction of em + isso
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