The Prince — Page 12

Vocabulary

conclui

Concludes; finishes or reaches a final point.

sua

His, her, your, or their (possessive pronoun).

carta

Letter; written message sent to someone.

a

To, at; preposition or definite feminine article.

assim

Thus, so; in this way or manner.

E

And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses.

quanto

How much, as much as; expressing quantity or degree.

esta

This; demonstrative pronoun referring to a nearby thing.

pequena

Small, little; describing something of modest size.

coisa

Thing; a general object or matter.

seu

His, her, its, your (possessive adjective or pronoun).

livro

Book; a written or printed literary work.

quando

When; conjunction introducing time-related clauses.

for

Future subjunctive of 'ser/ir'; when it is or goes.

lida

Read (past participle feminine); having been read.

ver-se-á

It will be seen; impersonal future reflexive construction.

que

That, which, who; relative or subordinating conjunction.

durante

During; throughout a period of time.

os

The (masculine plural definite article).

quinze

Fifteen; the cardinal number 15.

anos

Years; plural of ano, unit of time.

dediquei

I dedicated; devoted time or effort to something.

ao

To the (contraction of 'a' and 'o').

estudo

Study; the act of learning or examining a subject.

da

Of the (feminine contraction of 'de' and 'a').

arte

Art; skill, craft, or creative discipline.

do

Of the (masculine contraction of 'de' and 'o').

governo

Government; system or act of governing a state.

não

No, not; negation word in Portuguese.

dormi

I slept; past tense of dormir, to sleep.

nem

Nor, neither; negative conjunction linking alternatives.

fiquei

I stayed, I remained; past tense of ficar.

ocioso

Idle, lazy; doing nothing, unoccupied with work.

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction in Portuguese.

homens

Men; plural of homem, adult male humans.

deveriam

Should, ought to; conditional past of dever.

sempre

Always; at all times, without exception.

desejar

To desire, to wish for something strongly.

ser

To be; fundamental verb expressing identity or state.

servidos

Served; past participle of servir, to serve.

por

By, for, through; versatile preposition in Portuguese.

alguém

Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person.

adquiriu

Acquired, obtained; past tense of adquirir.

experiência

Experience; knowledge gained through practice or events.

às

At the, to the (feminine plural contracted preposition).

custas

Expense, cost; at the expense of someone or something.

dos

Of the (masculine plural contraction of 'de' and 'os').

outros

Others; different or additional people or things.

de

Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or belonging.

minha

My (feminine possessive); belonging to the speaker.

lealdade

Loyalty, faithfulness; quality of being steadfastly devoted.

ninguém

Nobody, no one; indefinite negative pronoun.

poderia

Could, would be able to; conditional of poder.

duvidar

To doubt; to question the truth of something.

pois

Because, since, for; causal or explanatory conjunction.

tendo

Having; gerund of ter, expressing ongoing possession or action.

mantido

Maintained, kept; past participle of manter.

fé

Faith; strong belief or trust in someone or something.

agora

Now; at the present moment in time.

aprender

To learn; to acquire knowledge or a new skill.

quebrá-la

To break it (feminine); to violate or shatter something.

aquele

That (masculine); demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing.

foi

Was, went; past tense of ser or ir.

fiel

Faithful, loyal; steadfast in allegiance or duty.

honesto

Honest; truthful and morally upright in conduct.

como

As, how, like; comparing or explaining manner.

eu

I; first person singular subject pronoun.

fui

I was, I went; past tense of ser or ir.

pode

Can, is able to; third person singular of poder.

mudar

To change, to alter; to make or become different.

natureza

Nature; the innate character or the natural world.

pobreza

Poverty; state of being extremely poor and lacking resources.

é

Is; third person singular present tense of ser.

testemunha

Witness; one who observes or testifies to something.

honestidade

Honesty; quality of being truthful and morally upright.

Antes

Before; earlier in time or in preference.

tivesse

Had (subjunctive imperfect of ter); used in hypothetical clauses.

terminado

Finished, completed; past participle of terminar.

ele

He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun.

começou

Began, started; past tense of começar.

Discurso

Discourse, treatise; formal written or spoken discussion.

sobre

About, on, over; preposition indicating subject or position.

Primeira

First (feminine); ordinal number indicating initial position.

Década

Decade; a period or set of ten years or books.

deve

Should, must; third person singular of dever.

lido

Read (past participle masculine); having been read.

concomitantemente

Concurrently, simultaneously; happening at the same time.

com

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion.

Essas

Those (feminine plural); demonstrative adjective or pronoun.

várias

Various, several; multiple and diverse (feminine plural).

obras

Works; literary, artistic, or written productions.

menores

Smaller, minor; comparative adjective meaning lesser in size.

o

The (masculine singular definite article).

ocuparam

Occupied, kept busy; past tense of ocupar.

até

Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint.

ano

Year; a period of twelve months.

aceitou

Accepted; past tense of aceitar, to accept.

uma

A, one (feminine indefinite article or numeral).

incumbência

Assignment, duty; a task or responsibility entrusted to someone.

para

For, to, in order to; purpose or direction preposition.

cuidar

To take care of; to attend to or manage something.

negócios

Business affairs, matters; commercial or professional dealings.

alguns

Some, a few (masculine plural); indefinite quantity.

mercadores

Merchants, traders; people who buy and sell goods.

em

In, at, on; preposition indicating location or time.

Em

In, at; preposition used here to introduce a date.

governantes

Rulers, governors; those who exercise political authority.

concederam

Granted, conceded; past tense of conceder, to grant.

algumas

Some, a few (feminine plural); indefinite quantity.

concessões

Concessions; things granted or yielded under pressure.

políticas

Political (feminine plural); relating to governance and power.

aos

To the (masculine plural contracted preposition).

seus

His, her, their, your (masculine plural possessive adjective).

cidadãos

Citizens; members of a city or state with rights.

juntamente

Together, jointly; at the same time or in conjunction.

consultado

Consulted; asked for advice or opinion (past participle).

nova

New (feminine); recently made or not previously existing.

constituição

Constitution; fundamental law governing a state or organization.

sob

Under; preposition indicating subordination or position below.

qual

Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun.

Grande

Great, large; adjective indicating significant size or importance.

Conselho

Council; governing body of elected or appointed members.

seria

Would be; conditional tense of ser, to be.

restaurado

Restored; brought back to a former state (past participle).

mas

But; adversative conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

um

A, one (masculine indefinite article or numeral).

pretexto

Pretext; a false reason used to justify an action.

ou

Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option.

outro

Another, other; a different or additional person or thing.

ela

She, it (feminine); third person singular subject pronoun.

promulgada

Promulgated, enacted; officially proclaimed or put into effect.