The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 3
The lightness and vivacity of the Spanish character, with its strain of Orientalism, its fertility of resource in meeting new conditions, its adaptability in dealing with the dwellers in warmer lands, all played their part in this as in the other conquests.
A leveza e a vivacidade do caráter espanhol, com sua tendência ao orientalismo, sua fertilidade de recursos ao enfrentar novas condições, sua adaptabilidade no trato com os habitantes de terras mais quentes, tudo isso desempenhou seu papel nesta como nas outras conquistas.
Only on occasions when some stubborn resistance was met with, as in Manila and the surrounding country, where the most advanced of the native peoples dwelt and where some of the forms and beliefs of Islam had been established, was it necessary to resort to violence to destroy the native leaders and replace them with the missionary fathers.
Somente nas ocasiões em que se encontrava alguma resistência obstinada, como em Manila e nas regiões circundantes, onde habitavam os mais avançados dos povos nativos e onde algumas das formas e crenças do islã haviam sido estabelecidas, era necessário recorrer à violência para destruir os líderes nativos e substituí-los pelos padres missionários.
A few sallies by young Salcedo, the Cortez of the Philippine conquest, with a company of the splendid infantry, which was at that time the admiration and despair of martial Europe, soon effectively exorcised any idea of resistance that even the boldest and most intransigent of the native leaders might have entertained.
Algumas investidas do jovem Salcedo, o Cortez da conquista filipina, à frente de uma companhia da esplêndida infantaria, que era naquela época a admiração e o desespero da Europa marcial, logo exorcizaram eficazmente qualquer ideia de resistência que mesmo os mais ousados e intransigentes dos líderes nativos pudessem ter alimentado.
For the most part, no great persuasion was needed to turn a simple, imaginative, fatalistic people from a few vague animistic deities to the systematic iconology and the elaborate ritual of the Spanish Church.
Em sua maior parte, não era necessária grande persuasão para afastar um povo simples, imaginativo e fatalista de algumas divindades animistas vagas em direção à iconologia sistemática e ao elaborado ritual da Igreja Espanhola.
An obscure _Bathala_ or a dim _Malyari_ was easily superseded by or transformed into a clearly defined _Dios_, and in the case of any especially tenacious "demon," he could without much difficulty be merged into a Christian saint or devil.
Um obscuro _Bathala_ ou um vago _Malyari_ era facilmente suplantado ou transformado em um _Dios_ claramente definido, e no caso de qualquer "demônio" especialmente tenaz, ele poderia sem grande dificuldade ser incorporado a um santo ou demônio cristão.
Vocabulary
- leveza
- le-VE-za — Lightness, ease, or lack of heaviness
- vivacidade
- vi-va-si-DA-de — Liveliness, energy, or vivacity of character
- caráter
- ka-RA-ter — Character, personality, or moral nature
- espanhol
- es-pa-NYOL — Spanish; relating to Spain or its people
- tendência
- ten-DEN-sia — Tendency or inclination toward something
- orientalismo
- o-ri-en-ta-LIZ-mo — Orientalism; fascination with or adoption of Eastern culture
- fertilidade
- fer-ti-li-DA-de — Fertility, richness, or abundance of resources
- recursos
- re-KUR-sos — Resources, means, or available assets
- enfrentar
- en-fren-TAR — To face, confront, or deal with challenges
- condições
- kon-di-SOYNS — Conditions or circumstances affecting a situation
- adaptabilidade
- a-dap-ta-bi-li-DA-de — Adaptability; ability to adjust to new circumstances
- trato
- TRA-to — Treatment or manner of dealing with others
- habitantes
- a-bi-TAN-tes — Inhabitants or residents of a place
- terras
- TE-has — Lands, territories, or earthy regions
- quentes
- KEN-tes — Hot or warm (plural adjective)
- desempenhou
- de-zem-pe-NYOW — Played, performed, or fulfilled a role
- papel
- pa-PEL — Role, part, or piece of paper
- conquistas
- kon-KIS-tas — Conquests or territorial victories
- Somente
- so-MEN-te — Only, solely, or just
- ocasiões
- o-ka-zi-OYNS — Occasions or particular instances in time
- encontrava
- en-kon-TRA-va — Was found or encountered (imperfect tense)
- resistência
- he-zis-TEN-sia — Resistance or opposition to a force or idea
- obstinada
- obs-ti-NA-da — Stubborn, obstinate, or persistently unyielding
- regiões
- he-ZI-oyns — Regions or geographical areas
- circundantes
- sir-kun-DAN-tes — Surrounding or encircling areas nearby
- habitavam
- a-bi-TA-vam — Lived or inhabited (imperfect tense, plural)
- avançados
- a-van-SA-dos — Advanced or more developed (masculine plural)
- povos
- PO-vos — Peoples or nations, groups sharing culture
- nativos
- na-TI-vos — Native people indigenous to a region
- formas
- FOR-mas — Forms, shapes, or types of something
- crenças
- KREN-sas — Beliefs or convictions held by a group
- islã
- is-LAN — Islam; the Muslim religion
- estabelecidas
- es-ta-be-le-SI-das — Established or founded (feminine plural participle)
- necessário
- ne-se-SA-rio — Necessary or required for a purpose
- recorrer
- he-ko-HER — To resort to or turn to for help
- violência
- vi-o-LEN-sia — Violence or use of physical force harmfully
- destruir
- des-tru-IR — To destroy or demolish completely
- líderes
- LI-de-res — Leaders or those in positions of authority
- substituí-los
- sub-sti-tu-I-los — To replace them with someone or something else
- padres
- PA-dres — Catholic priests or fathers in religious context
- missionários
- mi-sio-NA-rios — Missionaries sent to spread religious faith
- investidas
- in-ves-TI-das — Attacks, charges, or bold military advances
- jovem
- ZHO-vem — Young person or youthful individual
- conquista
- kon-KIS-ta — Conquest or act of defeating and taking control
- filipina
- fi-li-PI-na — Philippine or Filipino (feminine adjective)
- frente
- FREN-te — Front or at the head of something
- companhia
- kom-pa-NI-a — Company, group, or military unit
- esplêndida
- es-PLEN-di-da — Splendid, magnificent, or impressively excellent
- infantaria
- in-fan-ta-RI-a — Infantry; soldiers who fight on foot
- época
- E-po-ka — Era, epoch, or historical period of time
- admiração
- ad-mi-ra-SAW — Admiration or feeling of great respect
- desespero
- de-zes-PE-ro — Despair, hopelessness, or utter discouragement
- marcial
- mar-si-AL — Martial or relating to military warfare
- logo
- LO-go — Soon, immediately, or right away
- exorcizaram
- e-zor-si-ZA-ram — Exorcised or drove out by ritual or force
- eficazmente
- e-fi-KAZ-men-te — Effectively or in an efficient manner
- qualquer
- kwal-KER — Any or whatever; indefinite adjective
- ideia
- i-DE-ia — Idea or thought conceived in the mind
- mesmo
- MEZ-mo — Even, same, or oneself (intensifier)
- ousados
- ow-ZA-dos — Bold, daring, or audacious (masculine plural)
- intransigentes
- in-tran-zi-ZHEN-tes — Intransigent or uncompromising people
- pudessem
- pu-DE-sem — Could or might (subjunctive imperfect, plural)
- alimentado
- a-li-men-TA-do — Nourished or harbored (an idea or feeling)
- maior
- ma-YOR — Greater, larger, or the majority of
- parte
- PAR-te — Part, portion, or section of a whole
- necessária
- ne-se-SA-ria — Necessary or required (feminine form)
- persuasão
- per-swa-SAW — Persuasion or convincing someone to act
- afastar
- a-fas-TAR — To move away or distance from something
- povo
- PO-vo — People or a nation as a collective group
- simples
- SIM-ples — Simple, plain, or uncomplicated
- imaginativo
- i-ma-zhi-na-TI-vo — Imaginative or having creative mental ability
- fatalista
- fa-ta-LIS-ta — Fatalistic; accepting all events as inevitable
- divindades
- di-vin-DA-des — Deities or divine beings worshipped religiously
- animistas
- a-ni-MIS-tas — Animistic; relating to belief in spirits in nature
- vagas
- VA-gas — Vague, unclear, or imprecisely defined (feminine plural)
- direção
- di-re-SAW — Direction or path toward a destination
- iconologia
- i-ko-no-lo-ZHI-a — Iconology; study or system of religious images
- sistemática
- sis-te-MA-ti-ka — Systematic or organized according to a fixed plan
- elaborado
- e-la-bo-RA-do — Elaborate or carefully developed and detailed
- ritual
- hi-tu-AL — Ritual or ceremonial religious practice
- Igreja
- i-GRE-zha — Church as an institution or building
- obscuro
- obs-KU-ro — Obscure, unknown, or lacking clarity
- vago
- VA-go — Vague, indefinite, or not clearly defined
- facilmente
- fa-sil-MEN-te — Easily or without difficulty
- suplantado
- su-plan-TA-do — Supplanted or replaced by something else
- transformado
- trans-for-MA-do — Transformed or changed into something different
- claramente
- kla-ra-MEN-te — Clearly or in a plain and obvious manner
- definido
- de-fi-NI-do — Defined or clearly described and established
- caso
- KA-zo — Case, instance, or situation
- demônio
- de-MO-nio — Demon or evil supernatural spirit
- especialmente
- es-pe-si-al-MEN-te — Especially or particularly above others
- tenaz
- te-NAZ — Tenacious, persistent, or stubbornly determined
- poderia
- po-de-RI-a — Could or would be able to (conditional)
- sem
- sem — Without; preposition indicating absence
- dificuldade
- di-fi-kul-DA-de — Difficulty or challenge in doing something
- incorporado
- in-kor-po-RA-do — Incorporated or merged into something else
- santo
- SAN-to — Saint or holy person venerated religiously
- cristão
- kris-TAW — Christian; follower of Christianity
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