The Scarlet Letter — Page 12

English → Pt Full Text Level 8/10

And yet, though invariably happiest elsewhere, there is within me a feeling for old Salem, which, in lack of a better phrase, I must be content to call affection.

E, no entanto, embora invariavelmente mais feliz em outros lugares, há dentro de mim um sentimento por Salem, a antiga, que, à falta de uma expressão melhor, devo me contentar em chamar de afeição.

The sentiment is probably assignable to the deep and aged roots which my family has struck into the soil.

O sentimento é provavelmente atribuível às raízes profundas e envelhecidas que minha família fincou no solo.

It is now nearly two centuries and a quarter since the original Briton, the earliest emigrant of my name, made his appearance in the wild and forest-bordered settlement, which has since become a city.

Já se passaram quase dois séculos e um quarto desde que o primeiro britânico, o mais antigo emigrante de meu nome, fez sua aparição no agreste povoado ladeado de florestas, que desde então se tornou uma cidade.

And here his descendants have been born and died, and have mingled their earthy substance with the soil; until no small portion of it must necessarily be akin to the mortal frame wherewith, for a little while, I walk the streets.

E aqui seus descendentes nasceram e morreram, e misturaram sua substância terrena ao solo; de tal modo que não pequena parte dele deve ser necessariamente aparentada à estrutura mortal com a qual, por um breve tempo, percorro as ruas.

In part, therefore, the attachment which I speak of is the mere sensuous sympathy of dust for dust.

Em parte, portanto, o apego do qual falo é a mera simpatia sensorial do pó pelo pó.

Few of my countrymen can know what it is; nor, as frequent transplantation is perhaps better for the stock, need they consider it desirable to know.

Poucos de meus compatriotas podem saber o que é isso; nem, como o transplante frequente é talvez melhor para a estirpe, precisam considerá-lo algo desejável de se conhecer.

But the sentiment has likewise its moral quality.

Mas o sentimento possui igualmente sua qualidade moral.

The figure of that first ancestor, invested by family tradition with a dim and dusky grandeur, was present to my boyish imagination, as far back as I can remember.

A figura daquele primeiro ancestral, revestida pela tradição familiar de uma grandiosidade sombria e nebulosa, esteve presente em minha imaginação infantil, desde os mais remotos tempos que posso recordar.

It still haunts me, and induces a sort of home-feeling with the past, which I scarcely claim in reference to the present phase of the town.

Ela ainda me assombra, e induz uma espécie de sentimento de pertencimento ao passado, que mal posso reivindicar em relação à fase atual da cidade.

Vocabulary

E: Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
no: Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'.
entanto: Used in 'no entanto', meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'.
embora: Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
invariavelmente: Adverb meaning 'invariably', always without exception.
mais: Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'.
feliz: Adjective meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate'.
em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
outros: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'.
lugares: Noun meaning 'places' or 'locations'.
há: Verb form of 'haver', meaning 'there is' or 'there are'.
dentro: Adverb or preposition meaning 'inside' or 'within'.
de: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
mim: Pronoun meaning 'me', used after prepositions.
um: Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'a' or 'one'.
sentimento: Noun meaning 'feeling', 'emotion', or 'sentiment'.
por: Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
a: Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
antiga: Adjective meaning 'old', 'ancient', or 'former'.
que: Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
à: Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'to the' (feminine).
falta: Noun meaning 'lack', 'absence', or 'shortage'.
uma: Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
expressão: Noun meaning 'expression', a word or phrase used.
melhor: Adjective or adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'.
devo: Verb 'dever' first person, meaning 'I must' or 'I owe'.
me: Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'.
contentar: Verb meaning 'to content oneself' or 'to settle for'.
chamar: Verb meaning 'to call' or 'to name'.
afeição: Noun meaning 'affection', a feeling of fondness.
O: Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
é: Third person singular of 'ser', meaning 'is'.
provavelmente: Adverb meaning 'probably' or 'likely'.
atribuível: Adjective meaning 'attributable', able to be attributed.
às: Contraction of 'a' and 'as', meaning 'to the' (feminine plural).
raízes: Noun meaning 'roots', literal or figurative origins.
profundas: Adjective meaning 'deep' or 'profound' (feminine plural).
e: Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting elements.
envelhecidas: Adjective meaning 'aged' or 'old' (feminine plural).
minha: Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (feminine singular).
família: Noun meaning 'family', a group of related people.
fincou: Past tense of 'fincar', meaning 'planted' or 'drove in'.
solo: Noun meaning 'soil' or 'ground'.
Já: Adverb meaning 'already' or 'now'.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'himself', or 'herself'.
passaram: Past tense of 'passar', meaning 'passed' or 'went by'.
quase: Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
dois: Numeral meaning 'two'.
séculos: Noun meaning 'centuries', periods of one hundred years.
quarto: Noun or adjective meaning 'room' or 'fourth'.
desde: Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from'.
o: Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
primeiro: Adjective meaning 'first'.
britânico: Adjective meaning 'British', relating to Britain.
antigo: Adjective meaning 'old', 'ancient', or 'former'.
emigrante: Noun meaning 'emigrant', one who leaves their country.
meu: Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine singular).
nome: Noun meaning 'name'.
fez: Past tense of 'fazer', meaning 'made' or 'did'.
sua: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'.
aparição: Noun meaning 'appearance' or 'apparition'.
agreste: Adjective meaning 'wild', 'rustic', or 'rugged'.
povoado: Noun meaning 'village' or 'small settlement'.
ladeado: Adjective meaning 'flanked' or 'bordered on the sides'.
florestas: Noun meaning 'forests', large areas of trees.
então: Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that time'.
tornou: Past tense of 'tornar', meaning 'became' or 'turned into'.
cidade: Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'.
aqui: Adverb meaning 'here', in this place.
seus: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their' (plural).
descendentes: Noun meaning 'descendants', people descended from ancestors.
nasceram: Past tense of 'nascer', meaning 'were born'.
morreram: Past tense of 'morrer', meaning 'died'.
misturaram: Past tense of 'misturar', meaning 'mixed' or 'blended'.
substância: Noun meaning 'substance' or 'matter'.
terrena: Adjective meaning 'earthly' or 'of the earth'.
ao: Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the' (masculine).
tal: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'such' or 'such a'.
modo: Noun meaning 'way', 'manner', or 'mode'.
não: Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not', negating a statement.
pequena: Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (feminine).
parte: Noun meaning 'part' or 'portion'.
dele: Contraction of 'de' and 'ele', meaning 'of him' or 'his'.
deve: Third person of 'dever', meaning 'must' or 'should'.
ser: Verb meaning 'to be', indicating permanent state.
necessariamente: Adverb meaning 'necessarily', as a required consequence.
aparentada: Adjective meaning 'related' or 'akin' (feminine).
estrutura: Noun meaning 'structure' or 'framework'.
mortal: Adjective meaning 'mortal', subject to death.
com: Preposition meaning 'with'.
qual: Pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'.
breve: Adjective meaning 'brief' or 'short'.
tempo: Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'.
percorro: First person of 'percorrer', meaning 'I travel through'.
as: Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
ruas: Noun meaning 'streets' or 'roads'.
Em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
portanto: Conjunction meaning 'therefore' or 'thus'.
apego: Noun meaning 'attachment' or 'bond' to someone or something.
do: Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the' (masculine).
falo: First person of 'falar', meaning 'I speak' or 'I talk'.
mera: Adjective meaning 'mere' or 'simple' (feminine).
simpatia: Noun meaning 'sympathy', 'warmth', or 'friendliness'.
sensorial: Adjective meaning 'sensory', relating to the senses.
pó: Noun meaning 'dust' or 'powder'.
pelo: Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning 'by the' or 'for the'.
Poucos: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'few' or 'not many'.
meus: Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine plural).
compatriotas: Noun meaning 'compatriots', fellow citizens of same country.
podem: Third person plural of 'poder', meaning 'can' or 'are able to'.
saber: Verb meaning 'to know' a fact or information.
isso: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'.
nem: Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'.
como: Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how', 'like', or 'as'.
transplante: Noun meaning 'transplant', moving from one place to another.
frequente: Adjective meaning 'frequent' or 'common'.
talvez: Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'.
para: Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'.
estirpe: Noun meaning 'lineage', 'stock', or 'descent'.
precisam: Third person plural of 'precisar', meaning 'they need'.
considerá-lo: Verb phrase meaning 'to consider it'.
algo: Pronoun meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'.
desejável: Adjective meaning 'desirable', worth having or wanting.
conhecer: Verb meaning 'to know' a person or place, 'to meet'.
Mas: Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast.
possui: Third person of 'possuir', meaning 'possesses' or 'has'.
igualmente: Adverb meaning 'equally' or 'likewise'.
qualidade: Noun meaning 'quality' or 'characteristic'.
moral: Adjective or noun meaning 'moral', relating to ethics.
A: Feminine definite article meaning 'the'.
figura: Noun meaning 'figure', 'shape', or 'character'.
daquele: Contraction of 'de' and 'aquele', meaning 'of that'.
ancestral: Noun or adjective meaning 'ancestor' or 'ancestral'.
revestida: Adjective meaning 'clothed', 'coated', or 'endowed with'.
pela: Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'by the' (feminine).
tradição: Noun meaning 'tradition', a custom passed through generations.
familiar: Adjective meaning 'familial', relating to family.
grandiosidade: Noun meaning 'grandeur' or 'greatness'.
sombria: Adjective meaning 'gloomy', 'dark', or 'somber' (feminine).
nebulosa: Adjective meaning 'nebulous', 'misty', or 'vague' (feminine).
esteve: Past tense of 'estar', meaning 'was' (temporary state).
presente: Adjective or noun meaning 'present', existing now or a gift.
imaginação: Noun meaning 'imagination', creative mental faculty.
infantil: Adjective meaning 'childlike' or 'infantile', relating to childhood.
os: Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
remotos: Adjective meaning 'remote' or 'distant' (masculine plural).
tempos: Noun meaning 'times' or 'periods'.
posso: First person of 'poder', meaning 'I can' or 'I am able'.
recordar: Verb meaning 'to remember' or 'to recall'.
Ela: Personal pronoun meaning 'she' or 'it' (feminine).
ainda: Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'.
assombra: Third person of 'assombrar', meaning 'haunts' or 'astonishes'.
induz: Third person of 'induzir', meaning 'induces' or 'leads to'.
espécie: Noun meaning 'kind', 'sort', or 'species'.
pertencimento: Noun meaning 'belonging' or 'sense of belonging'.
passado: Noun or adjective meaning 'past' or 'the past'.
mal: Adverb or noun meaning 'barely', 'hardly', or 'evil'.
reivindicar: Verb meaning 'to claim' or 'to assert a right'.
relação: Noun meaning 'relation', 'relationship', or 'connection'.
fase: Noun meaning 'phase' or 'stage'.
atual: Adjective meaning 'current' or 'present'.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the' (feminine).

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