The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 4

Vocabulary

apreciação

a-pre-si-a-ção — Appreciation or critical evaluation of something

sobre

so-bre — Preposition meaning about, on, or over

este

es-te — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning this

quadro

qua-dro — Painting, picture, or frame on a wall

riqueza

ri-que-za — Richness, wealth, or abundance of something

ilustrações

i-lus-tra-ções — Illustrations or images accompanying a text

nele

ne-le — Contraction of em+ele, meaning in it or in him

prodigalizadas

pro-di-ga-li-za-das — Lavishly bestowed or generously spread throughout

Notas

no-tas — Notes or annotations added to a text

tornam

tor-nam — Third person plural of tornar, meaning make or turn

edição

e-di-ção — Edition or published version of a book

comentário

co-men-tá-rio — Commentary or detailed explanatory remarks on a text

completo

com-ple-to — Complete, thorough, or comprehensive in coverage

possuímos

pos-su-í-mos — First person plural of possuir, meaning we possess

vida

vi-da — Life or way of living of a person or group

costumes

cos-tu-mes — Customs, habits, or social practices of a people

muçulmanos

mu-çul-ma-nos — Muslims; people who follow the Islamic faith

religião

re-li-gi-ão — Religion or system of spiritual beliefs and practices

literatura

li-te-ra-tu-ra — Literature or body of written artistic works

fazem

fa-zem — Third person plural of fazer, meaning they make or do

dela

de-la — Contraction of de+ela, meaning of her or of it

suplemento

su-ple-men-to — Supplement or additional material added to a work

indispensável

in-dis-pen-sá-vel — Indispensable, absolutely necessary, or essential

famosa

fa-mo-sa — Famous, well-known, or widely celebrated

_Descrição

des-cri-ção — Description or detailed account of something observed

Costumes

cos-tu-mes — Customs or traditional practices of a community

Hábitos

há-bi-tos — Habits or habitual behaviors regularly practiced

Egípcios

e-gíp-ci-os — Egyptians; people from or relating to Egypt

Modernos

mo-der-nos — Modern or contemporary; belonging to recent times

poesia

po-e-si-a — Poetry or the art of poetic literary expression

oriental

o-ri-en-tal — Oriental or relating to the East and its cultures

rapidamente

ra-pi-da-men-te — Rapidly or quickly, at a fast pace

desvanecendo

des-va-ne-cen-do — Fading away, vanishing, or gradually disappearing

sob

sob — Preposition meaning under or beneath something

toque

to-que — Touch or contact; also a stroke or brief application

apagador

a-pa-ga-dor — Eraser or something that wipes out or erases

civilização

ci-vi-li-za-ção — Civilization or advanced state of human social development

europeia

eu-ro-pe-ia — European; relating to or originating from Europe

sociedade

so-ci-e-da-de — Society or organized community of people sharing culture

característica

ca-rac-te-rís-ti-ca — Characteristic or distinguishing feature of something

qual

qual — Relative pronoun meaning which or what

festejavam

fes-te-ja-vam — They celebrated or held feasts and festivities

gracejavam

gra-ce-ja-vam — They joked or made witty remarks in conversation

conquistavam

con-quis-ta-vam — They conquered or gained by force and skill

tornando

tor-nan-do — Becoming or turning into something over time

matéria

ma-té-ria — Matter, subject matter, or material of study

história

his-tó-ria — History or story of past events

vez

vez — Time or instance; used in expressions like uma vez

experiência

ex-pe-ri-ên-ci-a — Experience or practical knowledge gained through activity

campo

cam-po — Field, area of study, or rural open land

antiquário

an-ti-quá-rio — Antiquarian; scholar or dealer of antiques and old items

viajante

vi-a-jan-te — Traveler or someone who journeys to different places

bom

bom — Good or beneficial in quality or character

possamos

pos-sa-mos — First person plural subjunctive of poder, meaning we can

reconstituí-la

re-cons-ti-tu-í-la — To reconstitute or reconstruct it from available sources

páginas

pá-gi-nas — Pages of a book or written document

_Mil

mil — Thousand; part of the title One Thousand and One Nights

Noites

noi-tes — Nights; plural of noite, referring to nighttime periods

cujo

cu-jo — Relative possessive pronoun meaning whose

compilador

com-pi-la-dor — Compiler or one who assembles texts into a collection

viu

viu — Past tense of ver, meaning he or she saw

quando

quan-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning when

ainda

ain-da — Still or yet; indicating continuation of a state

estava

es-ta-va — Imperfect tense of estar, meaning was (in a state)

quase

qua-se — Almost or nearly; close to but not quite

Apogeu

a-po-geu — Apogee or peak; the highest point of development

Dourado

dou-ra-do — Golden or gilded; referring to a golden age or era

autor

au-tor — Author or writer of a literary or scholarly work

conheceu

co-nhe-ceu — Past tense of conhecer, meaning he or she knew or met

preservava

pre-ser-va-va — Was preserving or maintaining in its original condition

caráter

ca-rá-ter — Character or defining quality of a person or thing

romântico

ro-mân-ti-co — Romantic; evoking beauty, adventure, or idealized emotion

encantou

en-can-tou — Enchanted or delighted someone greatly

fascinou

fas-ci-nou — Fascinated or captivated someone with great interest

leitores

lei-to-res — Readers; people who read books or texts

todas

to-das — All (feminine plural); every one of a group

idades

i-da-des — Ages or periods of life; also historical eras

condições

con-di-ções — Conditions or social circumstances of people's lives

DIA

di-a — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

PREFÁCIO

pre-fá-cio — Preface or introductory section of a book

EDITOR

e-di-tor — Editor; person who prepares a text for publication

Tendo

ten-do — Gerund of ter, meaning having; used in compound tenses

sido

si-do — Past participle of ser, meaning been

necessária

ne-ces-sá-ria — Necessary or required; something that must be done

nova

no-va — New or fresh; recently made or not previously used

desta

des-ta — Contraction of de+esta, meaning of this (feminine)

obra

o-bra — Work; a literary, artistic, or scholarly creation

Sr.

se-nhor — Abbreviation for Senhor, meaning Mr. or Sir

foi

foi — Past tense of ser or ir, meaning was or went

solicitado

so-li-ci-ta-do — Requested or asked to undertake a particular task

empreender

em-pre-en-der — To undertake or embark on a task or project

revisão

re-vi-são — Revision or review of a text for correction

impressão

im-pres-são — Impression, printing, or edition of a published work

árduos

ár-du-os — Arduous or demanding; requiring great effort and labor

trabalhos

tra-ba-lhos — Works, tasks, or labors requiring effort and time

literários

li-te-rá-ri-os — Literary; relating to literature and written works

lhe

lhe — Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, or you

permitiam

per-mi-ti-am — They allowed or permitted someone to do something

tempo

tem-po — Time or weather; a period available for an activity

livre

li-vre — Free or available; unoccupied by other commitments

fim

fim — End, purpose, or goal of an action or period

indicou

in-di-cou — Indicated, pointed out, or recommended someone for a task

discípulo

dis-cí-pu-lo — Disciple or student who follows and learns from a master

estudo

es-tu-do — Study or scholarly investigation of a subject

árabe

á-ra-be — Arabic; relating to the Arab language or people

familiarizado

fa-mi-li-a-ri-za-do — Familiarized or made acquainted with something well

escritos

es-cri-tos — Writings or written works produced by an author

muitos

mui-tos — Many or a large number of things or people

anos

a-nos — Years; plural of ano, a period of twelve months

residente

re-si-den-te — Resident or person living in a particular place

ocupar

o-cu-par — To occupy or take up a position or place

certa

cer-ta — Certain or a particular; used before nouns for specificity

medida

me-di-da — Measure or degree; extent to which something applies

lugar

lu-gar — Place, position, or role someone occupies