The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 4
He said he loved eggs and ducklings; he should be proud to see a fine nestful in his wood-shed.
Ele disse que adorava ovos e patinhos; ficaria orgulhoso em ver um belo ninho cheio no seu galpão de lenha.
Jemima Puddle-duck came every afternoon; she laid nine eggs in the nest.
Jemima Pata-Poça vinha todas as tardes; ela pôs nove ovos no ninho.
They were greeny white and very large.
Eles eram branco-esverdeados e muito grandes.
The foxy gentleman admired them immensely.
O cavalheiro raposo os admirava imensamente.
He used to turn them over and count them when Jemima was not there.
Ele costumava virá-los e contá-los quando Jemima não estava lá.
At last Jemima told him that she intended to begin to sit next day--"and I will bring a bag of corn with me, so that I need never leave my nest until the eggs are hatched.
Por fim, Jemima disse-lhe que pretendia começar a chocar no dia seguinte -- "e trarei um saco de milho comigo, para que eu nunca precise deixar meu ninho até os ovos eclodirem.
They might catch cold," said the conscientious Jemima.
Eles poderiam pegar frio", disse a conscienciosa Jemima.
"Madam, I beg you not to trouble yourself with a bag; I will provide oats.
"Madame, peço-lhe que não se incomode com um saco; eu providenciarei aveia.
But before you commence your tedious sitting, I intend to give you a treat.
Mas antes de começar sua entediante chocagem, pretendo lhe dar um agrado.
Let us have a dinner-party all to ourselves!
Façamos um jantar só para nós dois!
"May I ask you to bring up some herbs from the farm-garden to make a savoury omelette?
"Posso pedir-lhe que traga algumas ervas do jardim da fazenda para fazer uma omelete saborosa?
Sage and thyme, and mint and two onions, and some parsley.
Sálvia e tomilho, e hortelã e duas cebolas, e um pouco de salsa.
I will provide lard for the stuff--lard for the omelette," said the hospitable gentleman with sandy whiskers.
Eu providenciarei banha para o recheio -- banha para a omelete", disse o hospitaleiro cavalheiro de suíças cor de areia.
Jemima Puddle-duck was a simpleton: not even the mention of sage and onions made her suspicious.
Jemima Pata-Poça era uma simplória: nem mesmo a menção de sálvia e cebolas a deixou desconfiada.
She went round the farm-garden, nibbling off snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck.
Ela foi pelo jardim da fazenda, beliscando pedacinhos de todos os diferentes tipos de ervas que são usadas para rechear pato assado.
And she waddled into the kitchen, and got two onions out of a basket.
E ela entrou bamboleando na cozinha e tirou duas cebolas de uma cesta.
Vocabulary
- Ele
- EH-lee — Third person singular masculine pronoun: he
- disse
- DEE-see — Past tense of dizer: he/she said
- que
- kee — Conjunction or pronoun meaning that, which, who
- adorava
- ah-doh-RAH-vah — Imperfect tense of adorar: he/she loved, adored
- ovos
- OH-vohs — Plural of ovo: eggs
- e
- ee — Conjunction meaning and
- patinhos
- pah-CHEE-nyohs — Plural diminutive of pato: ducklings, little ducks
- ficaria
- fee-kah-REE-ah — Conditional tense of ficar: he/she would be, remain
- orgulhoso
- ohr-goo-LYOH-zoo — Adjective meaning proud, feeling pride about something
- em
- ehn — Preposition meaning in, at, on
- ver
- vehr — Infinitive meaning to see, to witness
- um
- oohn — Indefinite article or numeral: a, an, one
- belo
- BEH-loo — Adjective meaning beautiful, lovely, fine
- ninho
- NEE-nyoo — Noun meaning nest, bird's home
- cheio
- SHAY-oo — Adjective meaning full, filled, packed
- no
- noo — Contraction of em + o: in the, at the
- seu
- say-oo — Possessive adjective meaning his, her, your, their
- galpão
- gahl-POWN — Noun meaning shed, barn, large storage building
- de
- jee — Preposition meaning of, from, made of
- lenha
- LEH-nyah — Noun meaning firewood, cut wood for burning
- vinha
- VEE-nyah — Imperfect tense of vir: he/she/it came, was coming
- todas
- TOH-dahs — Feminine plural of todo: all, every
- as
- ahz — Feminine plural definite article: the
- tardes
- TAR-jeez — Plural of tarde: afternoons, evenings
- ela
- EH-lah — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she
- pôs
- pohsh — Past tense of pôr: she/he laid, placed, put
- nove
- NOH-vee — Cardinal number meaning nine
- Eles
- EH-leez — Third person plural masculine pronoun: they
- eram
- EH-rawn — Imperfect tense of ser: they were
- branco-esverdeados
- BRAN-koo ehs-vehr-dee-AH-dooz — Compound adjective meaning whitish-green, greenish-white colored
- muito
- MWEE-too — Adverb or adjective meaning very, much, many
- grandes
- GRAN-jeez — Plural adjective meaning large, big, great
- O
- oo — Masculine singular definite article: the
- cavalheiro
- kah-vah-LYAY-roo — Noun meaning gentleman, knight, polite man
- raposo
- hah-POH-zoo — Noun meaning fox, male fox
- os
- ooz — Masculine plural definite article or pronoun: the, them
- admirava
- ahd-mee-RAH-vah — Imperfect tense of admirar: he admired, was admiring
- imensamente
- ee-mehn-sah-MEHN-chee — Adverb meaning immensely, enormously, greatly
- costumava
- kohs-too-MAH-vah — Imperfect of costumar: he used to, was accustomed to
- virá-los
- vee-RAH-looz — Infinitive virá plus pronoun: to turn them over
- contá-los
- kohn-TAH-looz — Infinitive contar plus pronoun: to count them
- quando
- KWAN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning when
- não
- nown — Adverb meaning no, not
- estava
- ehs-TAH-vah — Imperfect of estar: he/she/it was, was being
- lá
- lah — Adverb meaning there, over there
- Por
- pohr — Preposition meaning by, for, through, per
- fim
- feeng — Noun meaning end, conclusion, finally
- disse-lhe
- DEE-see-lyee — Said to her/him: past tense with indirect pronoun
- pretendia
- preh-tehn-JEE-ah — Imperfect of pretender: he/she intended, planned to
- começar
- koh-meh-SAR — Infinitive meaning to begin, to start something
- a
- ah — Feminine singular article or preposition: the, to
- chocar
- shoh-KAR — Infinitive meaning to hatch, to incubate eggs
- dia
- JEE-ah — Noun meaning day
- seguinte
- seh-GEEN-chee — Adjective meaning following, next, subsequent
- trarei
- trah-RAY — Future tense of trazer: I will bring
- saco
- SAH-koo — Noun meaning bag, sack, pouch
- milho
- MEE-lyoo — Noun meaning corn, maize, grain
- comigo
- koh-MEE-goo — Prepositional pronoun meaning with me
- para
- PAH-rah — Preposition meaning for, to, in order to
- eu
- ay-oo — First person singular pronoun: I
- nunca
- NOON-kah — Adverb meaning never, not ever
- precise
- preh-SEE-zee — Subjunctive of precisar: that I need, may need
- deixar
- day-SHAR — Infinitive meaning to leave, to let, to abandon
- meu
- may-oo — Possessive adjective meaning my, mine
- até
- ah-TEH — Preposition or adverb meaning until, up to, even
- eclodirem
- eh-kloh-JEE-rehn — Subjunctive plural of eclodir: until they hatch out
- poderiam
- poh-deh-REE-awn — Conditional of poder: they could, would be able to
- pegar
- peh-GAR — Infinitive meaning to catch, to get, to grab
- frio
- FREE-oo — Noun or adjective meaning cold, coldness, chilly
- conscienciosa
- kohn-see-ehn-see-OH-zah — Adjective meaning conscientious, diligent, careful, thorough
- peço-lhe
- PEH-soo-lyee — First person present of pedir with pronoun: I ask you
- se
- see — Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning if, herself, himself
- incomode
- een-KOH-moh-dee — Subjunctive of incomodar: that you trouble, bother yourself
- com
- kohn — Preposition meaning with
- providenciarei
- proh-vee-dehn-see-ah-RAY — Future of providenciar: I will provide, arrange, supply
- aveia
- ah-VAY-ah — Noun meaning oats, oatmeal grain
- Mas
- mahz — Conjunction meaning but, however
- antes
- AN-teez — Adverb or preposition meaning before, previously
- sua
- SOO-ah — Possessive adjective meaning your, his, her, their
- entediante
- ehn-teh-jee-AN-chee — Adjective meaning boring, tedious, dull, tiresome
- chocagem
- shoh-KAH-zhehn — Noun meaning incubation, hatching process of eggs
- pretendo
- preh-TEHN-doo — First person present of pretender: I intend, plan to
- lhe
- lyee — Indirect object pronoun meaning to you, to him, to her
- dar
- dar — Infinitive meaning to give
- agrado
- ah-GRAH-doo — Noun meaning pleasure, treat, something pleasing
- Façamos
- fah-SAH-mooz — Subjunctive of fazer: let us make, let's do
- jantar
- zhan-TAR — Noun or verb meaning dinner, to have dinner
- só
- saw — Adverb or adjective meaning only, alone, just
- nós
- nawz — First person plural pronoun: we, us
- dois
- doysh — Masculine cardinal number meaning two
- Posso
- POH-soo — First person present of poder: I can, I am able
- pedir-lhe
- peh-JEER-lyee — Infinitive with pronoun: to ask you, to request of you
- traga
- TRAH-gah — Subjunctive of trazer: that you bring, please bring
- algumas
- ahl-GOO-mahs — Feminine plural indefinite pronoun: some, a few
- ervas
- EHR-vahs — Plural of erva: herbs, plants used in cooking
- do
- doo — Contraction of de + o: from the, of the
- jardim
- zhar-JEENG — Noun meaning garden, ornamental planted area
- da
- dah — Contraction of de + a: from the, of the (feminine)
- fazenda
- fah-ZEHN-dah — Noun meaning farm, ranch, large agricultural property
- fazer
- fah-ZEHR — Infinitive meaning to make, to do
- uma
- OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article: a, an, one
- omelete
- oh-meh-LEH-chee — Noun meaning omelette, eggs beaten and fried flat
- saborosa
- sah-boh-ROH-zah — Adjective meaning tasty, delicious, flavorful
- Sálvia
- SAL-vee-ah — Noun meaning sage, aromatic herb used in cooking
- tomilho
- toh-MEE-lyoo — Noun meaning thyme, fragrant herb used in cooking
- hortelã
- ohr-teh-LAN — Noun meaning mint, aromatic herb used in cooking
- duas
- DOO-ahz — Feminine cardinal number meaning two
- cebolas
- seh-BOH-lahz — Plural of cebola: onions, common cooking vegetable
- pouco
- POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning little, a bit, few
- salsa
- SAL-sah — Noun meaning parsley, herb used in cooking
- Eu
- ay-oo — First person singular pronoun: I
- banha
- BAN-yah — Noun meaning lard, animal fat used for cooking
- o
- oo — Masculine singular definite article: the
- recheio
- heh-SHAY-oo — Noun meaning stuffing, filling, mixture inside food
- hospitaleiro
- ohs-pee-tah-LAY-roo — Adjective meaning hospitable, welcoming, generous to guests
- cor
- kohr — Noun meaning color, hue, shade
- areia
- ah-RAY-ah — Noun meaning sand, fine granular material
- era
- EH-rah — Imperfect of ser: he/she/it was (essential quality)
- simplória
- seem-PLOH-ree-ah — Adjective meaning simple-minded, naive, gullible, foolish
- nem
- nehn — Conjunction meaning nor, not even, neither
- mesmo
- MEHZ-moo — Adverb or adjective meaning even, same, very, indeed
- menção
- mehn-SOWN — Noun meaning mention, reference, bringing up a topic
- deixou
- day-SHOH — Past tense of deixar: he/she left, made, caused
- desconfiada
- dehs-kohn-fee-AH-dah — Adjective meaning suspicious, distrustful, wary
- Ela
- EH-lah — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she
- foi
- foy — Past tense of ir or ser: she went, she was
- pelo
- PEH-loo — Contraction of por + o: through the, along the
- beliscando
- beh-leesh-KAN-doo — Gerund of beliscar: pinching off, plucking small pieces
- pedacinhos
- peh-dah-SEE-nyooz — Diminutive plural of pedaço: tiny pieces, little bits
- todos
- TOH-dooz — Masculine plural of todo: all, every, everyone
- diferentes
- jee-feh-REHN-cheez — Plural adjective meaning different, various, distinct
- tipos
- CHEE-pooz — Plural of tipo: types, kinds, sorts
- são
- sown — Third person plural present of ser: they are
- usadas
- oo-ZAH-dahz — Feminine plural past participle of usar: used, employed
- rechear
- heh-shee-AR — Infinitive meaning to stuff, to fill food with mixture
- pato
- PAH-too — Noun meaning duck, waterfowl
- assado
- ah-SAH-doo — Adjective or noun meaning roasted, baked, roast meat
- E
- ee — Conjunction meaning and
- entrou
- ehn-TROH — Past tense of entrar: she/he entered, went inside
- bamboleando
- bam-boh-lee-AN-doo — Gerund of bambolar: waddling, swaying side to side
- na
- nah — Contraction of em + a: in the, into the (feminine)
- cozinha
- koh-ZEE-nyah — Noun meaning kitchen, room for cooking food
- tirou
- chee-ROH — Past tense of tirar: she/he took out, removed, pulled
- cesta
- SEHS-tah — Noun meaning basket, woven container for carrying items
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