The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 12

Vocabulary

Às

Contraction of 'a' and 'as'; to the (feminine plural)

peças

Pieces, works, or parts of something

de

Of, from; common preposition indicating belonging

poesia

Poetry; literary art form using verse

que

That, which, who; common conjunction or pronoun

estão

They are; third-person plural of 'estar'

intercaladas

Interspersed, inserted between other elements

ao

Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the (masculine)

longo

Along, throughout; extending over a length

da

Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the (feminine)

obra

Work, literary or artistic creation

ele

He; third-person masculine singular pronoun

dedicou

Dedicated, devoted attention or effort to something

atenção

Attention, care, or focus given to something

especial

Special, particular, out of the ordinary

não

No, not; basic negation word

apenas

Only, just, merely; limiting adverb

corrigindo

Correcting, fixing errors in something

os

The; masculine plural definite article

erros

Errors, mistakes, inaccuracies

nelas

In them; contraction of 'em' and 'elas'

encontrou

Found, encountered; third-person singular past tense

mas

But; conjunction indicating contrast

também

Also, too, as well

sempre

Always, ever; indicating constant occurrence

acrescentando

Adding, appending something to existing content

sinais

Signs, marks, signals; plural of 'sinal'

vocálicos

Vocalic, relating to vowels or vowel sounds

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

geralmente

Generally, usually, in most cases

comentários

Comments, remarks, annotations on a text

ou

Or; disjunctive conjunction offering alternatives

explicações

Explanations, clarifications of meaning or content

Assim

Thus, so, in this way

demonstrei

I demonstrated, showed; first-person past tense

lhe

To him/her/you; indirect object pronoun

devo

I owe, I must; first-person present of 'dever'

muito

Much, a lot, very; common intensifier

pelos

Contraction of 'por' and 'os'; by the, through the

seus

His, her, your, their; possessive pronoun

doutos

Learned, erudite, scholarly; knowledgeable people

trabalhos

Works, labors, tasks, scholarly contributions

Devo

I owe, I must; first-person present of 'dever'

contudo

However, nonetheless, yet; concessive conjunction

acrescentar

To add, to append, to supplement with more

me

Me, myself; first-person reflexive or object pronoun

atrevi

I dared, ventured; past tense of 'atrever-se'

a

To, at; preposition or feminine definite article

discordar

To disagree, to differ in opinion from someone

dele

Of him, from him; contraction of 'de' and 'ele'

na

In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a' (feminine)

interpretação

Interpretation, understanding, or reading of meaning

algumas

Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite pronoun

palavras

Words; units of language with meaning

tendo

Having; gerund of 'ter', used in compound tenses

encontrado

Found, encountered; past participle of 'encontrar'

significados

Meanings, senses; what words or phrases denote

mais

More, most; comparative or superlative adverb

apropriados

Appropriate, suitable, fitting for a context

elas

They; third-person feminine plural pronoun

atribuídos

Attributed, assigned, ascribed to someone

por

By, through, for; common preposition

árabes

Arabs; people of Arab origin or culture

em

In, at, on; basic locative preposition

regiões

Regions, areas, geographical zones

visitadas

Visited; past participle of 'visitar' (feminine plural)

tais

Such, such as; demonstrative adjective

constantes

Constant, present, found within; appearing regularly

dicionários

Dictionaries; reference books of word definitions

impressos

Printed; past participle of 'imprimir' (masculine plural)

com

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

quais

Which; relative or interrogative pronoun (plural)

está

Is; third-person singular present of 'estar'

familiarizado

Familiar, acquainted with something or someone

corrigi

I corrected; first-person singular past of 'corrigir'

alguns

Some, a few; masculine plural indefinite pronoun

passaram

Passed, went unnoticed; third-person plural past tense

despercebidos

Unnoticed, overlooked, not perceived

Sem

Without; preposition indicating absence or lack

o

The; masculine singular definite article

valioso

Valuable, precious, of great worth

auxílio

Help, aid, assistance provided to someone

proporcionou

Provided, afforded, gave; third-person singular past

eu

I; first-person singular subject pronoun

teria

Would have; first-person singular conditional of 'ter'

tentado

Attempted, tried; past participle of 'tentar'

tradução

Translation; conversion of text between languages

nem

Nor, not even; negative coordinating conjunction

feito

Done, made; past participle of 'fazer'

se

If, oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun

fosse

Were, if it were; past subjunctive of 'ser/ir'

pela

By the, through the; contraction of 'por' and 'a'

vantagem

Advantage, benefit, favorable circumstance

obtenho

I obtain, I get; first-person present of 'obter'

ter

To have; infinitive of core auxiliary verb

vivido

Lived; past participle of 'viver'

entre

Between, among; preposition of position

Nenhum

No, none, not any; negative indefinite pronoun

tradutor

Translator; person who converts text between languages

pode

Can, is able to; third-person singular of 'poder'

certeza

Certainty, sureness, confidence in something

vinte

Twenty; the number 20

uma

A, one; feminine singular indefinite article

palavra

Word; a single unit of language

árabe

Arabic; relating to Arab language or culture

comporta

Holds, contains, accommodates; third-person singular present

escolheu

Chose, selected; third-person singular past of 'escolher'

aquele

That; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun

seu

His, her, your, their; masculine possessive pronoun

autor

Author, writer; creator of a literary work

pretendia

Intended, meant to; imperfect tense of 'pretender'

transmitir

To transmit, convey, communicate a message

nas

In the; contraction of 'em' and 'as' (feminine plural)

circunstâncias

Circumstances, conditions surrounding a situation

encontro

Meeting, encounter; noun from 'encontrar'

tenho

I have; first-person singular present of 'ter'

satisfação

Satisfaction, contentment, fulfillment

sentir

To feel, to sense; infinitive of 'sentir'

confiante

Confident, trusting, assured in oneself

jamais

Never, ever; emphatic negation adverb

atribuí

I attributed, assigned; first-person singular past

frase

Sentence, phrase; grammatical unit of expression

nesta

In this; contraction of 'em' and 'esta'

um

A, one; masculine singular indefinite article

significado

Meaning, sense; what a word or phrase denotes

seja

Be; present subjunctive of 'ser'

incompatível

Incompatible, inconsistent, not harmonious with

apresentação

Presentation, portrayal, depiction of something

quadros

Scenes, pictures, tableaux; vivid depictions

fiéis

Faithful, accurate, true to the original

vida

Life; existence or way of living

dos

Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os' (masculine plural)

costumes

Customs, habits, traditions of a society

Considerei

I considered, deemed; first-person singular past

correto

Correct, right, proper, accurate

omitir

To omit, leave out, exclude from a text

contos

Short stories, tales; short narrative works

anedotas

Anecdotes, short amusing or interesting stories

são

Are; third-person plural present of 'ser'

comparativamente

Comparatively, relatively, by comparison with others

desinteressantes

Uninteresting, dull, lacking interest or appeal

alguma

Some, any; feminine singular indefinite adjective

forma

Form, way, manner of doing something

censuráveis

Censurable, objectionable, deserving criticism or censure