The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 5
But Nutkin ran in front laughing, and shouting--
Mas Nutkin correu à frente rindo e gritando--
"Humpty Dumpty lies in the beck, With a white counterpane round his neck, Forty doctors and forty wrights, Cannot put Humpty Dumpty to rights!"
"Humpty Dumpty jaz no riacho, Com uma colcha branca em volta do pescoço, Quarenta médicos e quarenta artesãos, Não conseguem pôr Humpty Dumpty em ordem!"
Now old Mr. Brown took an interest in eggs; he opened one eye and shut it again.
O velho Sr. Brown tinha interesse em ovos; ele abriu um olho e fechou-o novamente.
But still he did not speak.
Mas ainda assim ele não falou.
Nutkin became more and more impertinent--
Nutkin foi ficando cada vez mais impertinente--
"Old Mr. B! Old Mr. B! Hickamore, Hackamore, on the King's kitchen door; All the King's horses, and all the King's men, Couldn't drive Hickamore, Hackamore, Off the King's kitchen door."
"Velho Sr. B! Velho Sr. B! Hickamore, Hackamore, na porta da cozinha do Rei; Todos os cavalos do Rei e todos os homens do Rei, Não conseguiram afastar Hickamore, Hackamore, Da porta da cozinha do Rei."
Nutkin danced up and down like a sunbeam; but still Old Brown said nothing at all.
Nutkin dançou para cima e para baixo como um raio de sol; mas ainda assim o Velho Brown não disse absolutamente nada.
Nutkin began again--
Nutkin começou de novo--
"Arthur O'Bower has broken his band, He comes roaring up the land! The King of Scots with all his power, Cannot turn Arthur of the Bower!"
"Arthur O'Bower rompeu sua corrente, Ele vem rugindo pela terra! O Rei dos Escoceses com todo o seu poder, Não consegue deter Arthur of the Bower!"
Nutkin made a whirring noise to sound like the wind, and he took a running jump right onto the head of Old Brown!...
Nutkin fez um zumbido para imitar o vento, e deu um salto em corrida direto para a cabeça do Velho Brown!...
Then all at once there was a flutterment and a scufflement and a loud "Squeak!"
Então, de repente, houve um bater de asas e uma agitação e um alto "Guincho!"
The other squirrels scuttered away into the bushes.
Os outros esquilos fugiram apressados para os arbustos.
When they came back very cautiously, peeping round the tree--there was Old Brown sitting on his door-step, quite still, with his eyes closed, as if nothing had happened.
Quando voltaram com muito cuidado, espiando ao redor da árvore--lá estava o Velho Brown sentado em sua soleira, completamente imóvel, com os olhos fechados, como se nada tivesse acontecido.
But Nutkin was in his waistcoat pocket!
Mas Nutkin estava no bolso do seu colete!
This looks like the end of the story; but it isn't.
Isto parece o fim da história; mas não é.
Vocabulary
- Mas
- mahsh — Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing contrast
- correu
- koh-HEH-oo — He/she ran; past tense of 'correr'
- à
- ah — Contraction of 'a + a'; to the, at the (feminine)
- frente
- FREHN-chee — Front; forward direction or position
- rindo
- HEEN-doo — Laughing; present participle of 'rir'
- e
- ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'
- gritando--
- gree-TAHN-doo — Shouting; present participle of 'gritar'
- jaz
- zhahz — Lies; third person singular of 'jazer'
- no
- noo — Contraction of 'em + o'; in the, on the
- riacho
- hee-AH-shoo — Small stream or brook in nature
- Com
- kohng — Preposition meaning 'with'
- uma
- OO-mah — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine)
- colcha
- KOHL-shah — Bedspread or quilt covering a bed
- branca
- BRAHN-kah — White; feminine adjective describing color
- em
- ehng — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- volta
- VOHL-tah — Around; return; turn, wrap around something
- do
- doo — Contraction of 'de + o'; of the (masculine)
- pescoço
- pehs-KOH-soo — Neck; the body part connecting head to torso
- Quarenta
- kwah-REHN-tah — The number forty
- médicos
- MEH-dee-koosh — Doctors; medical professionals who treat patients
- quarenta
- kwah-REHN-tah — The number forty
- artesãos
- ar-teh-ZAHNG-oosh — Craftsmen; skilled workers who make things by hand
- Não
- nahng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- conseguem
- kon-SEH-gehng — They manage to; are able to do something
- pôr
- por — To put or place something somewhere
- ordem
- OR-dehng — Order; arrangement or command
- O
- oo — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- velho
- VEH-lyoo — Old; elderly person or aged thing
- Sr.
- seh-NYOR — Abbreviation for 'Senhor'; meaning 'Mr.'
- tinha
- TEEN-yah — Had; imperfect past tense of 'ter'
- interesse
- een-teh-REH-see — Interest; curiosity or concern about something
- ovos
- OH-voosh — Eggs; oval objects laid by birds
- ele
- EH-lee — Personal pronoun meaning 'he'
- abriu
- ah-BREE-oo — He/she opened; past tense of 'abrir'
- um
- oong — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine)
- olho
- OH-lyoo — Eye; organ used for seeing
- fechou
- feh-SHOH — He/she closed; past tense of 'fechar'
- o
- oo — Definite article 'the' or direct object pronoun 'it/him'
- novamente
- noh-vah-MEHN-chee — Again; once more, a second time
- ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Still; yet; even so
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus; so; in this way
- não
- nahng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- falou
- fah-LOH — He/she spoke; past tense of 'falar'
- foi
- foy — He/she went or was; past tense of 'ir/ser'
- ficando
- fee-KAHN-doo — Becoming; staying; present participle of 'ficar'
- cada
- KAH-dah — Each; every individual item or instance
- vez
- vehsh — Time; instance; occasion of something occurring
- mais
- mahysh — More; greater quantity or degree
- impertinente--
- eem-per-chee-NEHN-chee — Impertinent; rude, disrespectful in behavior
- Velho
- VEH-lyoo — Old; elderly person or aged thing
- na
- nah — Contraction of 'em + a'; in the (feminine)
- porta
- POR-tah — Door; entrance to a room or building
- da
- dah — Contraction of 'de + a'; of the (feminine)
- cozinha
- koh-ZEEN-yah — Kitchen; room where food is cooked
- Rei
- heh-EE — King; male monarch or ruler of a kingdom
- Todos
- TOH-doosh — All; every one of a group
- os
- oosh — Definite article 'the' (masculine plural)
- cavalos
- kah-VAH-loosh — Horses; large domesticated animals used for riding
- todos
- TOH-doosh — All; every one of a group
- homens
- OH-mehngsh — Men; adult male human beings
- conseguiram
- kon-seh-GEER-ahng — They managed to; succeeded in doing something
- afastar
- ah-fahs-TAR — To move away; to push or keep at distance
- Da
- dah — Contraction of 'de + a'; of the (feminine)
- dançou
- dahn-SOH — He/she danced; past tense of 'dançar'
- para
- PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'toward'
- cima
- SEE-mah — Above; upward direction or higher position
- baixo
- BAH-ee-shoo — Low; below; downward direction or position
- como
- KOH-moo — Like; as; how; comparison conjunction
- raio
- HAH-ee-oo — Ray; beam of light or lightning bolt
- de
- dee — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- sol
- sohl — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- mas
- mahsh — Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing contrast
- disse
- DEE-see — He/she said; past tense of 'dizer'
- absolutamente
- ahb-soh-loo-tah-MEHN-chee — Absolutely; completely, without any doubt
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all
- começou
- koh-meh-SOH — He/she began; past tense of 'começar'
- novo--
- NOH-voo — New; fresh; recently made or started again
- rompeu
- hohng-PEH-oo — He/she broke; burst through; past tense of 'romper'
- sua
- SOO-ah — His/her/its/your (possessive pronoun, feminine)
- corrente
- koh-HEHN-chee — Chain; current; something flowing or linked together
- Ele
- EH-lee — Personal pronoun meaning 'he'
- vem
- vehng — He/she comes; third person of 'vir'
- rugindo
- hoo-ZHEEN-doo — Roaring; present participle of 'rugir'
- pela
- PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por + a'; through the, along the
- terra
- TEH-hah — Land; earth; ground or country
- dos
- doosh — Contraction of 'de + os'; of the (masculine plural)
- com
- kohng — Preposition meaning 'with'
- todo
- TOH-doo — All; entire; whole amount of something
- seu
- seh-OO — His/her/its/your (possessive pronoun, masculine)
- poder
- poh-DER — Power; ability or strength to do something
- consegue
- kon-SEH-gee — He/she manages to; is able to do something
- deter
- deh-TER — To stop; to hold back or restrain something
- fez
- fehsh — He/she did/made; past tense of 'fazer'
- zumbido
- zoom-BEE-doo — Buzz; humming sound made by insects or wind
- imitar
- ee-mee-TAR — To imitate; to copy or mimic something
- vento
- Wind; moving air outdoors
- deu
- deh-OO — He/she gave; past tense of 'dar'
- salto
- SAHL-too — Jump; leap; a sudden spring upward
- corrida
- koh-HEE-dah — Race; run; act of running quickly
- direto
- dee-REH-too — Direct; straight; without detour or interruption
- a
- ah — Definite article 'the' (feminine) or preposition 'to'
- cabeça
- kah-BEH-sah — Head; upper body part containing the brain
- Então
- ehn-TAHNG — Then; so; at that moment in time
- repente
- heh-PEHN-chee — Sudden; 'de repente' means suddenly, all at once
- houve
- OH-vee — There was/were; past tense of 'haver'
- bater
- bah-TER — To beat; to hit; to flap wings
- asas
- AH-zahsh — Wings; limbs used by birds for flying
- agitação
- ah-zhee-tah-SAHNG — Agitation; commotion; excited disturbance
- alto
- AHL-too — High; loud; tall in position or volume
- Guincho
- GEEN-shoo — Squeal; screech; sharp high-pitched cry
- Os
- oosh — Definite article 'the' (masculine plural)
- outros
- OH-troosh — Others; the remaining ones of a group
- esquilos
- esh-KEE-loosh — Squirrels; small bushy-tailed tree-climbing rodents
- fugiram
- foo-ZHEER-ahng — They fled; ran away; past tense of 'fugir'
- apressados
- ah-preh-SAH-doosh — Hurriedly; in a rush; moving quickly away
- arbustos
- ar-BOOSH-toosh — Bushes; shrubs; small woody plants
- Quando
- KWAHN-doo — When; at the time that something happens
- voltaram
- vohl-TAH-rahng — They returned; came back; past tense of 'voltar'
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very; much; a large amount or degree
- cuidado
- kwee-DAH-doo — Care; caution; careful attention to something
- espiando
- esh-pee-AHN-doo — Peeking; spying; looking carefully and secretly
- ao
- ahoo — Contraction of 'a + o'; to the (masculine)
- redor
- heh-DOR — Around; surrounding area; 'ao redor' means around
- árvore
- AR-voh-ree — Tree; large woody perennial plant
- lá
- lah — There; in that place over there
- estava
- esh-TAH-vah — He/she was; imperfect past tense of 'estar'
- sentado
- sehn-TAH-doo — Seated; sitting; in a sitting position
- soleira
- soh-LAY-rah — Doorstep; threshold at the base of a door
- completamente
- kohm-pleh-tah-MEHN-chee — Completely; entirely, with nothing left out
- imóvel
- ee-MOH-vehl — Motionless; still; not moving at all
- olhos
- OH-lyoosh — Eyes; organs used for seeing (plural)
- fechados
- feh-SHAH-doosh — Closed; shut; not open (plural adjective)
- se
- see — Reflexive pronoun; if; whether something is true
- tivesse
- chee-VEH-see — Had; imperfect subjunctive of 'ter'
- acontecido
- ah-kon-teh-SEE-doo — Happened; occurred; past participle of 'acontecer'
- bolso
- BOHL-soo — Pocket; small bag sewn into clothing
- colete
- koh-LEH-chee — Vest; waistcoat worn over a shirt
- Isto
- EES-too — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned
- parece
- pah-REH-see — It seems; it appears; looks like something
- fim
- feeng — End; conclusion; final point of something
- história
- ees-TOH-ree-ah — Story; history; narrative account of events
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular of 'ser' (to be)
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