The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 3
It is not merely a scholar's edition, though no oriental student can afford to be without it; but beyond this narrow circle it has ever appealed to the wide audience that cares to know the famous books of the world in their most perfect and faithful reflections.
Não é meramente uma edição acadêmica, embora nenhum estudante oriental possa se dar ao luxo de não tê-la; mas além desse círculo restrito, ela sempre atraiu o vasto público que se interessa em conhecer os livros famosos do mundo em suas reflexões mais perfeitas e fiéis.
The actual moment is an opportune one for the reappearance of the work.
O momento atual é oportuno para o reaparecimento da obra.
Egypt just now holds a foremost place in the eyes of the world, and it is of Egypt that the _Thousand and One Nights_ have most to tell.
O Egito ocupa agora um lugar de destaque aos olhos do mundo, e é sobre o Egito que as _Mil e Uma Noites_ têm mais a contar.
Indian or Persian as many of the tales are in their origin, their setting is almost purely Egyptian; and though the place may be nominally Baghdád or India, or even furthest China, it is in mediæval Cairo, in the days of the Memlooks, that the scene of the Arabian Nights is really laid.
Embora muitos dos contos sejam de origem indiana ou persa, seu cenário é quase puramente egípcio; e embora o lugar possa ser nominalmente Bagdá ou a Índia, ou mesmo a China mais distante, é no Cairo medieval, nos dias dos Mamelucos, que a cena das Noites Árabes se passa de fato.
The people described are not Hindoos or Chinese, but Arabs and Egyptians as they lived and moved in the fifteenth century, when some of the beautiful mosques and tombs, that still make Cairo the delight of artists, were being built, and the devastating hand of the Ottoman Turk had not yet been laid on the land of the Pharaohs.
As pessoas descritas não são hindus ou chineses, mas árabes e egípcios como viveram e se movimentaram no século XV, quando algumas das belas mesquitas e túmulos, que ainda fazem do Cairo a delícia dos artistas, estavam sendo construídos, e a mão devastadora do turco otomano ainda não havia sido imposta sobre a terra dos faraós.
For a minute picture of Arabian society as it was in the Middle Ages, the _Thousand and One Nights_ have no rival, and it is Mr.
Para um retrato minucioso da sociedade árabe tal como era na Idade Média, as _Mil e Uma Noites_ não têm rival, e é o Sr.
Vocabulary
- Não
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- é
- Third person singular of 'ser'; means 'is'
- meramente
- Merely, simply, only, nothing more
- uma
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- edição
- Edition or publication of a book or work
- acadêmica
- Academic; relating to scholarly or university study
- embora
- Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause
- nenhum
- No, none, not any; negative determiner
- estudante
- Student; a person engaged in learning or study
- oriental
- Eastern, oriental; relating to the East or Orient
- possa
- Subjunctive form of 'poder'; may or can
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- dar
- To give; also used in expressions like 'afford'
- ao
- Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the
- luxo
- Luxury; something expensive or indulgent
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- não
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- tê-la
- To have it; contracted form with enclitic pronoun
- mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast
- além
- Beyond, in addition to; past a certain limit
- desse
- Contraction of 'de' and 'esse'; of that
- círculo
- Circle; a group of people sharing common interests
- restrito
- Restricted, limited, narrow in scope or membership
- ela
- Third person feminine pronoun; she or it
- sempre
- Always, ever; at all times without exception
- atraiu
- Past tense of 'atrair'; attracted or drew in
- o
- Masculine definite article; the
- vasto
- Vast, immense, very large in size or extent
- público
- Public, audience; group of people reached by media
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction; that, which, who
- interessa
- Is interested; third person of 'interessar'
- em
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'
- conhecer
- To know, to get acquainted with, to meet
- os
- Masculine plural definite article; the
- livros
- Books; written or printed works bound together
- famosos
- Famous, well-known, celebrated widely by many people
- do
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the
- mundo
- World; the Earth or all people on it
- suas
- Feminine plural possessive pronoun; their or your
- reflexões
- Reflections; thoughts or meditations on a subject
- mais
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- perfeitas
- Perfect, flawless; feminine plural of 'perfeito'
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'; joins words or clauses
- fiéis
- Faithful, accurate, loyal; plural of 'fiel'
- O
- Masculine definite article; the
- momento
- Moment, time; a particular point or period
- atual
- Current, present-day; existing or happening now
- oportuno
- Opportune, timely; occurring at a favorable moment
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'
- reaparecimento
- Reappearance; the act of appearing again
- da
- Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the (fem.)
- obra
- Work; a literary, artistic, or musical creation
- Egito
- Egypt; country in northeastern Africa
- ocupa
- Occupies; holds or takes up a position or space
- agora
- Now; at the present time or moment
- um
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- lugar
- Place, position, location; a particular spot
- destaque
- Prominence, highlight; standing out from the rest
- aos
- Contraction of 'a' and 'os'; to the (pl.)
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight used to perceive visually
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about', 'on', or 'over'
- as
- Feminine plural definite article; the
- _Mil
- Thousand; part of the title 'One Thousand Nights'
- Uma
- One; feminine numeral, part of famous story title
- Noites_
- Nights; part of the title 'One Thousand and One Nights'
- têm
- Third person plural of 'ter'; have or has
- a
- Feminine definite article or preposition; the, to
- contar
- To tell, to count; to narrate or relate stories
- Embora
- Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause
- muitos
- Many, a lot of; large number of things or people
- dos
- Contraction of 'de' and 'os'; of the (pl.)
- contos
- Short stories, tales; brief fictional narratives
- sejam
- Subjunctive of 'ser'; be; used in subordinate clauses
- origem
- Origin, source; the beginning or starting point
- indiana
- Indian; relating to India, feminine adjective
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or'; presents an alternative
- persa
- Persian; relating to Persia or Iran
- seu
- Possessive pronoun; his, her, its, or your
- cenário
- Setting, scenario; background or scene of events
- quase
- Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite
- puramente
- Purely, entirely; in a pure or unmixed manner
- egípcio
- Egyptian; relating to Egypt or its culture
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb denoting identity or state
- nominalmente
- Nominally; in name only, not in reality
- Índia
- India; large country in South Asia
- mesmo
- Even, same; used for emphasis or comparison
- China
- China; large country in East Asia
- distante
- Distant, far away; located far from a reference point
- no
- Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; in the
- medieval
- Medieval; relating to the Middle Ages period
- nos
- Contraction of 'em' and 'os'; in the (pl.)
- dias
- Days; periods of 24 hours or daytime hours
- cena
- Scene; a place, setting, or dramatic situation
- das
- Contraction of 'de' and 'as'; of the (fem. pl.)
- Noites
- Nights; plural of 'noite', hours of darkness
- Árabes
- Arabs; people of Arab origin or culture
- passa
- Passes, takes place; third person of 'passar'
- fato
- Fact; something known to be true or real
- As
- Feminine plural definite article; the
- pessoas
- People, persons; human beings considered collectively
- descritas
- Described; past participle of 'descrever', feminine plural
- são
- Third person plural of 'ser'; are
- hindus
- Hindus; followers of Hinduism or people from India
- chineses
- Chinese; people from China or of Chinese origin
- árabes
- Arabs; people of Arab ethnicity or culture
- egípcios
- Egyptians; people from Egypt, masculine plural
- como
- As, how, like; used for comparison or manner
- viveram
- Lived; past tense plural of 'viver'
- movimentaram
- Moved around, stirred; past tense of 'movimentar'
- século
- Century; a period of one hundred years
- quando
- When; at the time that, conjunction of time
- algumas
- Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite pronoun
- belas
- Beautiful, lovely; feminine plural of 'belo'
- mesquitas
- Mosques; Muslim places of worship and prayer
- túmulos
- Tombs, graves; burial structures or monuments
- ainda
- Still, yet, even; continuing up to a given time
- fazem
- Make, do; third person plural present of 'fazer'
- delícia
- Delight, pleasure; something that gives great joy
- artistas
- Artists; people who create art or perform creatively
- estavam
- Were; past imperfect of 'estar', third person plural
- sendo
- Being; gerund of 'ser', used in progressive tenses
- construídos
- Built, constructed; past participle of 'construir'
- mão
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- devastadora
- Devastating, destructive; causing great damage or ruin
- turco
- Turkish; relating to Turkey or the Ottoman Turks
- otomano
- Ottoman; relating to the Ottoman Empire
- havia
- Had; past imperfect of 'haver', auxiliary verb
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser', used in compounds
- imposta
- Imposed; past participle of 'impor', feminine form
- terra
- Land, earth, ground; soil or a particular territory
- faraós
- Pharaohs; ancient rulers of Egypt
- Para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'
- retrato
- Portrait, depiction; a detailed representation of something
- minucioso
- Detailed, thorough, meticulous; paying close attention
- sociedade
- Society; the community of people living together
- árabe
- Arab, Arabic; relating to Arab people or culture
- tal
- Such, such a; used to indicate a specific quality
- era
- Was; past imperfect of 'ser', third person singular
- na
- Contraction of 'em' and 'a'; in the (fem.)
- Idade
- Age; a period of history or era, as in Middle Ages
- Média
- Middle; used in 'Idade Média' meaning Middle Ages
- rival
- Rival; a competitor or opponent in any contest
- Sr
- Abbreviation for 'Senhor'; Mr. or Sir
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