The Republic — Page 3
Neither must we forget that the Republic is but the third part of a still larger design which was to have included an ideal history of Athens, as well as a political and physical philosophy.
Tampouco devemos esquecer que a República é apenas a terceira parte de um projeto ainda maior, que deveria ter incluído uma história ideal de Atenas, bem como uma filosofia política e física.
The fragment of the Critias has given birth to a world-famous fiction, second only in importance to the tale of Troy and the legend of Arthur; and is said as a fact to have inspired some of the early navigators of the sixteenth century.
O fragmento do Crítias deu origem a uma ficção de fama mundial, inferior em importância apenas à história de Troia e à lenda de Artur; e diz-se, como fato, ter inspirado alguns dos primeiros navegadores do século XVI.
This mythical tale, of which the subject was a history of the wars of the Athenians against the Island of Atlantis, is supposed to be founded upon an unfinished poem of Solon, to which it would have stood in the same relation as the writings of the logographers to the poems of Homer.
Este conto mítico, cujo tema era uma história das guerras dos atenienses contra a Ilha de Atlântida, supõe-se fundado em um poema inacabado de Sólon, ao qual teria a mesma relação que os escritos dos logógrafos têm com os poemas de Homero.
It would have told of a struggle for Liberty (cp. Tim. 25 C), intended to represent the conflict of Persia and Hellas.
Teria narrado uma luta pela Liberdade (cf. Tim. 25 C), destinada a representar o conflito entre a Pérsia e a Hélade.
We may judge from the noble commencement of the Timaeus, from the fragment of the Critias itself, and from the third book of the Laws, in what manner Plato would have treated this high argument.
Podemos julgar, pelo nobre início do Timeu, pelo fragmento do próprio Crítias e pelo terceiro livro das Leis, de que maneira Platão teria tratado este elevado argumento.
Vocabulary
- Tampouco
- tahm-POH-koo — Neither; not either; also not something
- devemos
- deh-VEH-mooz — We must; we should do something
- esquecer
- esh-keh-SEHR — To forget; to fail to remember something
- que
- keh — That; which; a common connector word
- a
- ah — The; feminine definite article in Portuguese
- República
- heh-POO-blee-kah — Republic; Plato's famous philosophical dialogue
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular of ser (to be)
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahz — Only; just; merely a limited part
- terceira
- tehr-SAY-rah — Third; feminine ordinal number in Portuguese
- parte
- PAR-chee — Part; portion or section of something larger
- de
- deh — Of; from; a very common preposition
- um
- oong — A; one; masculine indefinite article
- projeto
- proh-ZHEH-too — Project; plan or scheme for something larger
- ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Still; yet; even; continuing up to now
- maior
- mah-YOHR — Greater; larger; bigger in scope or size
- deveria
- deh-veh-REE-ah — Should have; ought to; conditional of dever
- ter
- tehr — To have; auxiliary or main verb in Portuguese
- incluído
- een-kloo-EE-doo — Included; incorporated as part of something
- uma
- OO-mah — A; one; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese
- história
- ees-TOH-ree-ah — History; story; narrative of past events
- ideal
- ee-deh-AHL — Ideal; perfect; existing as a theoretical concept
- Atenas
- ah-TEH-nahz — Athens; ancient Greek city central to philosophy
- bem
- beng — Well; good; also used as an intensifier
- como
- KOH-moo — As; like; how; a common comparison word
- filosofia
- fee-loh-zoh-FEE-ah — Philosophy; systematic study of fundamental questions
- política
- poh-LEE-chee-kah — Politics; political science; relating to governance
- e
- ee — And; a basic coordinating conjunction in Portuguese
- física
- FEE-zee-kah — Physics; natural science studying matter and energy
- O
- oo — The; masculine definite article in Portuguese
- fragmento
- frag-MEN-too — Fragment; incomplete piece of a larger work
- do
- doo — Of the; contraction of de plus o
- deu
- deh-oo — Gave; past tense of dar (to give)
- origem
- oh-REE-zheng — Origin; source; starting point of something
- ficção
- feek-SAHNG — Fiction; imaginative narrative not based on fact
- fama
- FAH-mah — Fame; widespread reputation or renown
- mundial
- moon-dee-AHL — Worldwide; global; relating to the entire world
- inferior
- een-feh-ree-OHR — Inferior; lower in rank or importance
- em
- eng — In; at; a common locative preposition
- importância
- eem-por-TAHN-see-ah — Importance; significance; relevance of something
- à
- ah — To the; feminine contraction of a plus a
- lenda
- LEN-dah — Legend; traditional story passed down through generations
- diz-se
- deez-seh — It is said; people say; reported speech form
- fato
- FAH-too — Fact; something known to be true or real
- inspirado
- eens-pee-RAH-doo — Inspired; motivated or influenced by something external
- alguns
- ahl-GOONZ — Some; a few; masculine plural indefinite pronoun
- dos
- dooz — Of the; contraction of de plus os
- primeiros
- pree-MAY-rooz — First; earliest; masculine plural ordinal adjective
- navegadores
- nah-veh-gah-DOH-reez — Navigators; explorers who travel by sea
- século
- SEH-koo-loo — Century; a period of one hundred years
- Este
- EHS-chee — This; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- conto
- KOHN-too — Tale; short story; narrative account of events
- mítico
- MEE-chee-koo — Mythical; legendary; relating to myth or fable
- cujo
- KOO-zhoo — Whose; relative pronoun indicating possession
- tema
- TEH-mah — Theme; subject or main topic of a work
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect past tense of ser (to be)
- das
- dahz — Of the; feminine plural contraction de plus as
- guerras
- GEH-hahz — Wars; armed conflicts between nations or groups
- contra
- KOHN-trah — Against; opposing; in conflict with something
- Ilha
- EE-lyah — Island; land surrounded entirely by water
- supõe-se
- soo-POHNG-seh — It is supposed; assumed to be the case
- fundado
- foon-DAH-doo — Founded; based upon; established on a foundation
- poema
- poh-EH-mah — Poem; literary work written in verse form
- inacabado
- ee-nah-kah-BAH-doo — Unfinished; incomplete; not brought to conclusion
- ao
- ow — To the; masculine contraction of a plus o
- qual
- kwahl — Which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun
- teria
- teh-REE-ah — Would have; conditional tense of ter (have)
- mesma
- MEZ-mah — Same; identical; the very one mentioned before
- relação
- heh-lah-SAHNG — Relation; relationship; connection between things
- os
- ooz — The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese
- escritos
- esh-KREE-tooz — Writings; texts; documents produced in written form
- têm
- teng — Have; third person plural present of ter
- com
- kong — With; a preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- poemas
- poh-EH-mahz — Poems; plural of poem; works in verse
- Teria
- teh-REE-ah — Would have; conditional of ter used hypothetically
- narrado
- nah-HAH-doo — Narrated; told; recounted in a story form
- luta
- LOO-tah — Fight; struggle; battle for something important
- pela
- PEH-lah — For the; feminine contraction of por plus a
- Liberdade
- lee-behr-DAH-deh — Liberty; freedom; right to act without constraint
- destinada
- desh-chee-NAH-dah — Destined; intended; meant for a particular purpose
- representar
- heh-preh-zen-TAR — To represent; to stand for or depict something
- conflito
- kon-FLEE-too — Conflict; struggle; clash between opposing forces
- entre
- EN-treh — Between; among; in the space separating two things
- Podemos
- poh-DEH-mooz — We can; we are able to do something
- julgar
- zhool-GAR — To judge; to evaluate; to form an opinion
- pelo
- PEH-loo — By the; masculine contraction of por plus o
- nobre
- NOH-breh — Noble; distinguished; elevated in character or quality
- início
- ee-NEE-see-oo — Beginning; start; opening part of something
- próprio
- PROH-pree-oo — Own; proper; belonging to oneself specifically
- terceiro
- tehr-SAY-roo — Third; masculine ordinal number indicating position
- livro
- LEE-vroo — Book; a written or printed literary work
- Leis
- LAYSH — Laws; Plato's final dialogue on legislation
- maneira
- mah-NAY-rah — Manner; way; method of doing something
- tratado
- trah-TAH-doo — Treated; handled; addressed a subject in writing
- este
- EHS-chee — This; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- elevado
- eh-leh-VAH-doo — Elevated; lofty; raised to a high level
- argumento
- ar-goo-MEN-too — Argument; subject matter; line of reasoning presented
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