The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2

English → Pt Chapter II Level 3/10

They were not as big as the grown folk she had always been used to; but neither were they very small.

Eles não eram tão grandes quanto as pessoas adultas a que ela sempre estivera acostumada; mas também não eram muito pequenos.

In fact, they seemed about as tall as Dorothy, who was a well-grown child for her age, although they were, so far as looks go, many years older.

Na verdade, eles pareciam ter aproximadamente a mesma altura que Dorothy, que era uma criança bem desenvolvida para sua idade, embora fossem, pelo menos em aparência, muitos anos mais velhos.

Three were men and one a woman, and all were oddly dressed.

Três eram homens e uma era mulher, e todos estavam estranhamente vestidos.

They wore round hats that rose to a small point a foot above their heads, with little bells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as they moved.

Usavam chapéus redondos que se elevavam até uma pequena ponta a um pé acima de suas cabeças, com pequenos sinos ao redor das abas que tilintavam docemente enquanto se moviam.

The hats of the men were blue; the little woman's hat was white, and she wore a white gown that hung in pleats from her shoulders.

Os chapéus dos homens eram azuis; o chapéu da pequena mulher era branco, e ela usava um vestido branco que caía em pregas a partir dos ombros.

Over it were sprinkled little stars that glistened in the sun like diamonds.

Sobre ele estavam salpicadas pequenas estrelas que brilhavam ao sol como diamantes.

The men were dressed in blue, of the same shade as their hats, and wore well-polished boots with a deep roll of blue at the tops.

Os homens estavam vestidos de azul, do mesmo tom que seus chapéus, e usavam botas bem engraxadas com uma larga dobra azul no topo.

The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards.

Os homens, Dorothy achou, tinham mais ou menos a mesma idade do Tio Henry, pois dois deles tinham barbas.

But the little woman was doubtless much older.

Mas a pequena mulher era sem dúvida muito mais velha.

Her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.

Seu rosto estava coberto de rugas, seu cabelo era quase branco, e ela caminhava de modo bastante rígido.

When these people drew near the house where Dorothy was standing in the doorway, they paused and whispered among themselves, as if afraid to come farther.

Quando essas pessoas se aproximaram da casa onde Dorothy estava parada na entrada, elas pararam e cochicharam entre si, como se tivessem medo de chegar mais perto.

Vocabulary

Eles: Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' (masculine).
não: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
eram: Past tense of 'ser'; 'they were' (imperfect).
tão: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons.
grandes: Adjective meaning 'big' or 'large' (plural).
quanto: Used in comparisons meaning 'as much as'.
as: Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
pessoas: Noun meaning 'people' or 'persons'.
adultas: Adjective meaning 'adult' (feminine plural).
a: Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
que: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'.
ela: Third person singular pronoun meaning 'she'.
sempre: Adverb meaning 'always'.
estivera: Past perfect of 'estar'; 'had been' (pluperfect).
acostumada: Adjective meaning 'accustomed' or 'used to' (feminine).
mas: Conjunction meaning 'but'.
também: Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'.
muito: Adverb meaning 'very' or 'much'.
pequenos: Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (masculine plural).
Na: Contraction of 'em' and 'a' meaning 'in the' (feminine).
verdade: Noun meaning 'truth'; 'na verdade' means 'in fact'.
eles: Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' (masculine).
pareciam: Imperfect of 'parecer'; 'they seemed' or 'appeared'.
ter: Infinitive verb meaning 'to have'.
aproximadamente: Adverb meaning 'approximately' or 'about'.
mesma: Adjective meaning 'same' (feminine singular).
altura: Noun meaning 'height'.
era: Imperfect of 'ser'; 'was' (third person singular).
uma: Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
criança: Noun meaning 'child'.
bem: Adverb meaning 'well' or 'quite'.
desenvolvida: Adjective meaning 'developed' or 'grown' (feminine).
para: Preposition meaning 'for' or 'to'.
sua: Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', or 'your'.
idade: Noun meaning 'age'.
embora: Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
fossem: Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser'; 'they were' (subjunctive).
pelo: Contraction of 'por' and 'o' meaning 'by the' (masculine).
menos: Adverb meaning 'less' or 'fewer'.
em: Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
aparência: Noun meaning 'appearance' or 'look'.
muitos: Adjective meaning 'many' (masculine plural).
anos: Noun meaning 'years'.
mais: Adverb meaning 'more'.
velhos: Adjective meaning 'old' (masculine plural).
Três: Number meaning 'three'.
homens: Noun meaning 'men' (plural of 'homem').
e: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
mulher: Noun meaning 'woman'.
todos: Pronoun/adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'.
estavam: Imperfect of 'estar'; 'they were' (state or condition).
estranhamente: Adverb meaning 'strangely' or 'oddly'.
vestidos: Past participle of 'vestir'; 'dressed' (masculine plural).
Usavam: Imperfect of 'usar'; 'they used' or 'they wore'.
chapéus: Noun meaning 'hats' (plural of 'chapéu').
redondos: Adjective meaning 'round' (masculine plural).
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'each other'.
elevavam: Imperfect of 'elevar'; 'they rose' or 'extended upward'.
até: Preposition meaning 'up to', 'until', or 'even'.
pequena: Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (feminine singular).
ponta: Noun meaning 'tip', 'point', or 'top'.
um: Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
pé: Noun meaning 'foot' (unit of measurement or body part).
acima: Adverb meaning 'above' or 'overhead'.
de: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
suas: Possessive adjective meaning 'their' or 'her' (feminine plural).
cabeças: Noun meaning 'heads' (plural of 'cabeça').
com: Preposition meaning 'with'.
sinos: Noun meaning 'bells' (plural of 'sino').
ao: Contraction of 'a' and 'o' meaning 'to the' (masculine).
redor: Noun meaning 'surroundings'; 'ao redor' means 'around'.
das: Contraction of 'de' and 'as' meaning 'of the' (feminine plural).
abas: Noun meaning 'brims' (of a hat) (plural of 'aba').
docemente: Adverb meaning 'sweetly' or 'gently'.
enquanto: Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as'.
moviam: Imperfect of 'mover'; 'they moved'.
Os: Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
dos: Contraction of 'de' and 'os' meaning 'of the' (masculine plural).
azuis: Adjective meaning 'blue' (plural form).
o: Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
chapéu: Noun meaning 'hat'.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a' meaning 'of the' (feminine).
branco: Adjective meaning 'white' (masculine singular).
usava: Imperfect of 'usar'; 'she/he wore' or 'used'.
vestido: Noun meaning 'dress'; or past participle 'dressed'.
caía: Imperfect of 'cair'; 'it fell' or 'hung down'.
partir: Infinitive meaning 'to depart'; 'a partir de' means 'from'.
ombros: Noun meaning 'shoulders' (plural of 'ombro').
Sobre: Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'.
ele: Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'.
estrelas: Noun meaning 'stars' (plural of 'estrela').
brilhavam: Imperfect of 'brilhar'; 'they shone' or 'sparkled'.
sol: Noun meaning 'sun'.
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'like'.
diamantes: Noun meaning 'diamonds' (plural of 'diamante').
azul: Adjective meaning 'blue' (singular form).
do: Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the' (masculine).
mesmo: Adjective meaning 'same'; adverb meaning 'even'.
tom: Noun meaning 'tone' or 'shade' (of color).
botas: Noun meaning 'boots' (plural of 'bota').
larga: Adjective meaning 'wide' or 'broad' (feminine singular).
no: Contraction of 'em' and 'o' meaning 'in the' (masculine).
topo: Noun meaning 'top' or 'summit'.
achou: Preterite of 'achar'; 'she/he thought' or 'found'.
tinham: Imperfect of 'ter'; 'they had'.
ou: Conjunction meaning 'or'.
Tio: Noun meaning 'uncle'.
pois: Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'for'.
dois: Number meaning 'two' (masculine form).
deles: Contraction of 'de' and 'eles' meaning 'of them'.
barbas: Noun meaning 'beards' (plural of 'barba').
Mas: Conjunction meaning 'but'.
sem: Preposition meaning 'without'.
dúvida: Noun meaning 'doubt'; 'sem dúvida' means 'without doubt'.
velha: Adjective meaning 'old' (feminine singular).
Seu: Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', or 'your'.
rosto: Noun meaning 'face'.
estava: Imperfect of 'estar'; 'was' (state or condition).
coberto: Past participle of 'cobrir'; 'covered' (masculine singular).
rugas: Noun meaning 'wrinkles' (plural of 'ruga').
cabelo: Noun meaning 'hair'.
quase: Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
caminhava: Imperfect of 'caminhar'; 'she walked' or 'was walking'.
modo: Noun meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'mode'.
bastante: Adverb meaning 'quite', 'enough', or 'rather'.
rígido: Adjective meaning 'rigid' or 'stiff'.
Quando: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
essas: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' or 'those' (feminine plural).
aproximaram: Preterite of 'aproximar'; 'they approached' or 'drew near'.
casa: Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'.
onde: Adverb meaning 'where'.
parada: Past participle of 'parar'; 'stopped' or 'standing still'.
entrada: Noun meaning 'entrance' or 'doorway'.
elas: Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' (feminine).
pararam: Preterite of 'parar'; 'they stopped'.
entre: Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
si: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'each other'.
tivessem: Imperfect subjunctive of 'ter'; 'they had' (subjunctive mood).
medo: Noun meaning 'fear'; 'ter medo' means 'to be afraid'.
chegar: Infinitive meaning 'to arrive' or 'to come close'.
perto: Adverb meaning 'near' or 'close'.

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