The Scarlet Letter — Page 4

Vocabulary

primeira

pri-MEI-ra — First, ordinal number indicating initial order

vez

vez — Time, instance, or occasion of something occurring

foi

foi — Was or went, past tense of 'ser/ir'

há

á — There is/are; ago (indicating time passed)

três

trêsh — The number three

ou

o — Or, conjunction indicating an alternative

quatro

KWA-tro — The number four

anos

A-nosh — Years, plural of ano

quando

KWAN-do — When, conjunction or adverb of time

presenteei

pre-zen-tei-EI — I gifted or presented something to someone

leitor

lei-TOR — Reader, person who reads a text

forma

FOR-ma — Form, way, or manner of doing something

inexcusável

in-eks-ku-ZA-vel — Inexcusable, impossible to justify or excuse

sem

sem — Without, preposition indicating absence

nenhuma

ne-NHOO-ma — No, none, not any (feminine form)

razão

ra-ZOWN — Reason, motive, or justification for something

concebível

kon-se-BEE-vel — Conceivable, imaginable, possible to think of

indulgente

in-dul-ZHEN-te — Indulgent, tolerant, lenient toward others' faults

intrusivo

in-tru-ZEE-vo — Intrusive, tending to intrude on others uninvited

autor

au-TOR — Author, writer of a book or text

pudessem

pu-DES-em — Could, subjunctive past of 'poder' (to be able)

imaginar

i-ma-zhi-NAR — To imagine, to conceive something in the mind

descrição

des-kri-SOWN — Description, detailed account of something

meu

MEU — My, first-person singular possessive (masculine)

modo

MO-do — Mode, way, or manner of doing something

vida

VEE-da — Life, the state of being alive

profunda

pro-FOON-da — Deep, profound, intense (feminine adjective)

quietude

ki-e-TOO-de — Quietude, stillness, state of being calm

Antiga

an-TEE-ga — Old, ancient, former (feminine adjective)

Mansão

man-SOWN — Mansion, a large and grand residence

agora

a-GO-ra — Now, at the present moment

porque

por-KE — Because, conjunction giving reason or cause

além

a-LEM — Beyond, furthermore, in addition to something

mereço

me-RE-so — I deserve, first-person present of 'merecer'

tive

TEE-ve — I had, past tense of 'ter' (to have)

felicidade

fe-li-si-DA-de — Happiness, state of being joyful and content

encontrar

en-kon-TRAR — To find or meet someone or something

dois

doysh — Two, the number or a pair

ouvintes

o-VIN-tesh — Listeners, people who listen to a speaker

ocasião

o-ka-zi-OWN — Occasion, a particular event or opportunity

anterior

an-te-ri-OR — Previous, former, occurring before the present

agarro

a-GA-ho — I grab or seize, first-person present of 'agarrar'

novamente

no-va-MEN-te — Again, once more, a second time

público

POO-bli-ko — Public, audience, the general group of people

lapela

la-PE-la — Lapel, the folded part of a jacket collar

falo

FA-lo — I speak or talk, first-person present of 'falar'

sobre

SO-bre — About, over, on top of; preposition

minha

MI-nya — My, first-person singular possessive (feminine)

experiência

eks-pe-ri-EN-si-a — Experience, personal knowledge gained through practice

Alfândega

al-FAN-de-ga — Customs house, office for processing imported goods

exemplo

e-ZEM-plo — Example, model, instance used to illustrate something

famoso

fa-MO-zo — Famous, well-known, widely recognized by many

Escrivão

es-kri-VOWN — Scrivener or clerk, official recorder of documents

Paróquia

pa-RO-ki-a — Parish, a local church community or district

nunca

NOON-ka — Never, at no time, not ever

seguido

se-GEE-do — Followed, past participle of 'seguir' (to follow)

tanta

TAN-ta — So much, such a great amount (feminine)

fidelidade

fi-de-li-DA-de — Fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty to someone or something

verdade

ver-DA-de — Truth, the quality of being true or accurate

porém

po-REM — However, nevertheless, a contrastive conjunction

parece

pa-RE-se — Seems, appears, third-person present of 'parecer'

ser

ser — To be, infinitive of the essential verb 'ser'

lançar

lan-SAR — To launch, throw, or release something into space

suas

SOO-as — His/her/their/your, plural possessive (feminine)

páginas

PA-zhi-nas — Pages, individual leaves of a book or document

vento

VEN-to — Wind, the natural movement of air outdoors

dirige

di-REE-zhe — Directs or addresses, third-person present of 'dirigir'

não

nown — No, not; basic negation in Portuguese

multidão

mul-ti-DOWN — Crowd, a large group of people gathered together

irá

i-RA — Will go, future tense of 'ir' (to go)

jogar

zho-GAR — To throw or play, common Portuguese verb

seu

SEU — His, her, your, its (masculine singular possessive)

volume

vo-LOO-me — Volume, a book or tome; also quantity

lado

LA-do — Side, direction, or flank of something

jamais

zha-MAISH — Never, ever; emphatic negation of time

pegá-lo

pe-GA-lo — To pick it up, grab it (with clitic pronoun)

mas

mash — But, however; adversative conjunction in Portuguese

poucos

PO-kosh — Few, a small number of people or things

compreenderão

kom-pre-en-de-ROWN — Will understand, future tense of 'compreender'

melhor

me-LYOR — Better, comparative of 'bom/boa' (good)

maioria

ma-io-REE-a — Majority, the greater part of a group

seus

SEush — His, her, their, your (masculine plural possessive)

colegas

ko-LE-gas — Colleagues, classmates, peers in a shared environment

escola

es-KO-la — School, institution for formal education

companheiros

kom-pa-NHEI-rosh — Companions, fellows, people sharing experiences together

Alguns

al-GOONSH — Some, a few, an unspecified number (masculine plural)

autores

au-TO-resh — Authors, writers of literary or academic works

fato

FA-to — Fact, something known to be true

vão

vown — They go; also means 'vain' (adjective)

muito

MWEE-to — Very, much, a lot; common intensifier

disso

DEE-so — Of that, contraction of 'de' and 'isso'

entregam-se

en-TRE-gam-se — They give themselves over, surrender to something

tais

taish — Such, those kinds of; demonstrative plural adjective

profundidades

pro-foon-di-DA-desh — Depths, profound levels of something abstract or physical

confidenciais

kon-fi-den-SI-aish — Confidential, private, meant for limited disclosure only

revelação

re-ve-la-SOWN — Revelation, disclosure of something previously hidden

só

só — Only, alone, just; common adverb or adjective

poderiam

po-de-RI-am — Could, conditional tense of 'poder' (to be able)

adequadamente

a-de-kwa-da-MEN-te — Adequately, in a suitable or sufficient manner

dirigidas

di-ri-ZHEE-das — Directed or addressed (feminine past participle)

única

OO-ni-ka — Unique, sole, one and only (feminine adjective)

exclusivamente

eks-klu-zi-va-MEN-te — Exclusively, solely, only to one thing or person

coração

ko-ra-SOWN — Heart, the organ or symbol of emotion

mente

MEN-te — Mind, the seat of thought and consciousness

perfeita

per-FEI-ta — Perfect, flawless, ideal (feminine adjective)

sintonia

sin-to-NEE-a — Harmony, attunement, being in sync with another

como

KO-mo — As, like, how; comparison or manner conjunction

livro

LEE-vro — Book, a written or printed publication

impresso

im-PRE-so — Printed, produced by printing (past participle)

lançado

lan-SA-do — Launched or thrown, past participle of 'lançar'

mundo

MOON-do — World, the earth or a broad realm of existence

vasto

VAS-to — Vast, immense, extensive in scope or size

fosse

FO-se — Were, past subjunctive of 'ser/ir' (to be/go)

certamente

ser-ta-MEN-te — Certainly, surely, without doubt

segmento

seg-MEN-to — Segment, a section or portion of a whole

separado

se-pa-RA-do — Separated, set apart from something else

própria

PRO-pri-a — Own, itself, proper (feminine possessive adjective)

natureza

na-tu-RE-za — Nature, the natural world or essential character

escritor

es-kri-TOR — Writer, person who writes literary works

completar

kom-ple-TAR — To complete, to finish or make something whole

círculo

SIR-ku-lo — Circle, a round shape or cycle of existence

existência

e-zis-TEN-si-a — Existence, the state of existing or being alive

colocá-lo

ko-lo-KA-lo — To place it, put it (with clitic pronoun)

comunhão

ko-mu-NHOWN — Communion, intimate sharing or fellowship with others

ela

E-la — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun

É

é — Is, third-person singular present of 'ser' (to be)

pouco

PO-ko — Little, few, not much; common quantity adverb

decoroso

de-ko-RO-zo — Decorous, proper, showing good taste and propriety

dizer

di-ZER — To say or tell, common infinitive verb

tudo

TOO-do — Everything, all things without exception

mesmo

MEZ-mo — Even, same, very; intensifier or adjective

falamos

fa-LA-mosh — We speak, first-person plural present of 'falar'

impessoal

im-pe-so-AL — Impersonal, lacking personal character or connection