The Prince — Page 14

Vocabulary

isso

EE-soo — That; referring to something previously mentioned

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun; oneself; if

seguiu

seh-GHEE-oo — Followed; came after in sequence

saque

SAH-keh — Sack; plundering or looting of a city

Roma

HOH-mah — Rome; capital city of Italy

notícia

noh-TEE-syah — News; a piece of information or report

qual

kwahl — Which; used in relative clauses

partido

par-TEE-doo — Party; political group or faction

popular

poh-poo-LAR — Popular; relating to the common people

Florença

floh-REHN-sah — Florence; historic city in central Italy

sacudiu

sah-koo-JEE-oo — Shook off; threw off forcefully

jugo

ZHOO-goo — Yoke; symbol of oppression or domination

Médici

MEH-dee-see — Medici; powerful Florentine ruling family

foram

FOH-rahng — Were; past tense of 'to be' or 'to go'

mais

mahysh — More; again — used in comparisons or repetition

vez

vehsh — Time; instance or occurrence of something

banidos

bah-NEE-doosh — Banished; exiled from a place or country

Maquiavel

mah-kyah-VEL — Machiavelli; Italian Renaissance political thinker

estava

esh-TAH-vah — Was; past continuous form of 'to be'

ausente

ow-ZEHN-teh — Absent; not present in a place

nessa

NEH-sah — In that; contraction of 'em' and 'essa'

época

EH-poh-kah — Era; period or epoch in history

mas

mahsh — But; conjunction showing contrast

apressou

ah-preh-SOH — Hastened; hurried or rushed back

seu

SEH-oo — His; her; your — possessive pronoun

regresso

heh-GREH-soo — Return; coming back to a place

esperando

esh-peh-RAHN-doo — Hoping; waiting expectantly for something

assegurar

ah-seh-goo-RAR — To secure; to ensure or guarantee something

antigo

ahn-TEE-goo — Old; former; ancient or previous

cargo

KAR-goo — Post; official position or job role

secretário

seh-kreh-TAH-ryoo — Secretary; administrative official in a government

Dez

dehsh — Ten; the number ten

Liberdade

lee-ber-DAH-deh — Liberty; freedom from oppression or control

Paz

pahsh — Peace; absence of conflict or war

Infelizmente

een-feh-leezh-MEHN-teh — Unfortunately; sadly; expressing regret about an event

adoeceu

ah-doh-eh-SEH-oo — Fell ill; became sick or unwell

pouco

POH-koo — Little; a small amount of time or quantity

depois

deh-POYSH — After; afterwards; following in time

chegar

sheh-GAR — To arrive; to reach a destination

onde

OHN-deh — Where; indicating a place or location

morreu

moh-HEH-oo — Died; ceased to live

junho

ZHOO-nyoo — June; sixth month of the year

Ninguém

neen-GHEHNG — Nobody; no one; not a single person

pode

POH-deh — Can; is able to; present tense of 'poder'

dizer

dee-ZER — To say; to tell or express in words

repousam

heh-POH-zahng — Rest; lie buried — referring to remains

ossos

OH-soosh — Bones; skeletal remains of a person

moderna

moh-DER-nah — Modern; relating to the contemporary era

lhe

lyeh — To him; to her; indirect object pronoun

decretou

deh-kreh-TOH — Decreed; officially ordered or proclaimed something

majestoso

mah-zhesh-TOH-zoo — Majestic; grand and impressive in appearance

cenotáfio

seh-noh-TAH-fyoo — Cenotaph; memorial tomb without actual remains

Santa

SAHN-tah — Saint; holy — used in church or place names

Croce

KROH-seh — Cross; Italian word used in church names

lado

LAH-doo — Side; beside; next to someone or something

seus

SEH-oosh — His; their — masculine plural possessive pronoun

filhos

FEE-lyoosh — Sons; children — male offspring

ilustres

ee-LOOSH-tresh — Illustrious; distinguished and celebrated persons

reconhecendo

heh-koh-nyeh-SEHN-doo — Recognizing; acknowledging the value of something

independentemente

een-deh-pen-dehn-teh-MEHN-teh — Independently; regardless of other considerations

outras

OH-trahsh — Other; different — feminine plural form

nações

nah-SOYSH — Nations; sovereign countries or peoples

possam

POH-sahng — May; might — subjunctive of 'poder'

ter

tehr — To have; auxiliary or main verb

encontrado

ehn-kohn-TRAH-doo — Found; discovered or come across something

suas

SOO-ahsh — Her; their — feminine plural possessive pronoun

obras

OH-brahsh — Works; literary or artistic creations

Itália

ee-TAH-lyah — Italy; country in southern Europe

encontrou

ehn-kohn-TROH — Found; discovered — past tense of 'encontrar'

nelas

NEH-lahsh — In them; contraction of 'em' and 'elas'

ideia

ee-DEH-yah — Idea; concept or notion in someone's mind

sua

SOO-ah — His; her; your — feminine possessive pronoun

unidade

oo-nee-DAH-deh — Unity; the state of being united together

germes

ZHER-mesh — Germs; seeds or beginnings of something

renascimento

heh-nah-see-MEHN-too — Renaissance; rebirth or revival of culture

entre

EHN-treh — Between; among several things or people

Europa

eh-oo-ROH-pah — Europe; continent of western Eurasia

Embora

ehm-BOH-rah — Although; even though — concessive conjunction

seja

SEH-zhah — Be — present subjunctive of 'ser'

inútil

ee-NOO-teel — Useless; pointless; serving no practical purpose

protestar

proh-tesh-TAR — To protest; to object or complain formally

contra

KOHN-trah — Against; in opposition to something

significação

seeg-nee-fee-kah-SAHNG — Significance; meaning widely attributed to something

mundialmente

moon-dyahl-MEHN-teh — Worldwide; globally; throughout the entire world

difundida

dee-foon-DEE-dah — Widespread; disseminated broadly across many places

maligna

mah-LEEG-nah — Malignant; evil or harmful in nature

nome

NOH-meh — Name; word by which someone is known

pode-se

POH-deh-seh — One can; it is possible — impersonal construction

assinalar

ah-see-nah-LAR — To point out; to indicate or highlight something

interpretação

een-ter-preh-tah-SAHNG — Interpretation; explanation or reading of meaning

severa

seh-VEH-rah — Severe; harsh or strict in judgment

doutrina

doh-TREE-nah — Doctrine; set of beliefs or teachings

essa

EH-sah — That — feminine demonstrative pronoun

reputação

heh-poo-tah-SAHNG — Reputation; general opinion held about someone

sinistra

see-NEESH-trah — Sinister; dark or ominously threatening

implica

eem-PLEE-kah — Implies; suggests or indicates indirectly

era

EH-rah — Was; past imperfect of 'to be'

desconhecida

desh-koh-nyeh-SEE-dah — Unknown; not recognized or familiar to someone

própria

PROH-pryah — Own; one's very own — feminine form

pesquisas

pesh-KEE-zahsh — Research; investigations or scholarly inquiries

tempos

TEHM-poosh — Times; periods or eras in history

recentes

heh-SEHN-tesh — Recent; happening not long ago

nos

noosh — Us; ourselves — object or reflexive pronoun

permitiram

per-mee-TEE-rahng — Allowed; permitted us to do something

interpretá-lo

een-ter-preh-TAH-loo — To interpret him; to understand his thought

forma

FOR-mah — Way; manner or form of doing something

razoável

hah-zoo-AH-vel — Reasonable; fair and sensible in approach

É

eh — Is; third person singular of 'ser'

graças

GRAH-sahsh — Thanks; owing to — used in 'thanks to'

essas

EH-sahsh — Those — feminine plural demonstrative pronoun

investigações

een-vesh-tee-gah-SOYSH — Investigations; detailed scholarly research efforts

figura

fee-GOO-rah — Figure; image or representation of a person

necromante

neh-kroh-MAHN-teh — Necromancer; one who practices dark magic

ímpio

EEM-pyoo — Impious; wicked or godless person

por

por — For; by; through — preposition with many uses

tanto

TAHN-too — So much; so long — referring to degree

tempo

TEHM-poo — Time; period during which something occurs

assombrou

ah-sohm-BROH — Haunted; filled with dread or astonishment

visão

vee-ZAHNG — Vision; imagination or mental image of something

homens

OH-mehngsh — Men; adult male human beings

começou

koh-meh-SOH — Began; started — past tense of 'começar'

desaparecer

deh-zah-pah-reh-SER — To disappear; to vanish or cease to exist