The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 4
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"Be a little more explicit," I said.
"Seja um pouco mais explícito", eu disse.
"Well, I may venture so far as to say that the paper gives its holder a certain power in a certain quarter where such power is immensely valuable."
"Bem, posso me atrever a dizer que o papel confere ao seu portador um certo poder em certo círculo onde tal poder é imensamente valioso."
The Prefect was fond of the cant of diplomacy.
O Prefeito era apreciador do jargão da diplomacia.
"Still I do not quite understand," said Dupin.
"Ainda assim não compreendo bem", disse Dupin.
"No? Well; the disclosure of the document to a third person, who shall be nameless, would bring in question the honor of a personage of most exalted station; and this fact gives the holder of the document an ascendancy over the illustrious personage whose honor and peace are so jeopardized."
"Não? Bem; a revelação do documento a uma terceira pessoa, que permanecerá inominada, poria em questão a honra de uma personalidade de elevadíssima condição; e esse fato confere ao portador do documento uma ascendência sobre a ilustre personalidade cuja honra e paz estão assim ameaçadas."
"But this ascendancy," I interposed, "would depend upon the robber's knowledge of the loser's knowledge of the robber.
"Mas essa ascendência", eu interpus, "dependeria do conhecimento que o ladrão tem de que a vítima sabe quem é o ladrão.
Who would dare—"
Quem ousaria—"
"The thief," said G., "is the Minister D——, who dares all things, those unbecoming as well as those becoming a man.
"O ladrão", disse G., "é o Ministro D——, que ousa tudo, tanto o que é indigno quanto o que é digno de um homem.
The method of the theft was not less ingenious than bold.
O método do roubo foi tão engenhoso quanto audacioso.
The document in question—a letter, to be frank—had been received by the personage robbed while alone in the royal boudoir.
O documento em questão — uma carta, para ser franco — havia sido recebido pela personalidade roubada enquanto estava sozinha no boudoir real.
During its perusal she was suddenly interrupted by the entrance of the other exalted personage from whom especially it was her wish to conceal it.
Durante a leitura, ela foi subitamente interrompida pela entrada da outra ilustre personalidade de quem ela especialmente desejava ocultar a carta.
After a hurried and vain endeavor to thrust it in a drawer, she was forced to place it, open as it was, upon a table.
Após uma tentativa apressada e vã de enfiar a carta numa gaveta, ela foi obrigada a colocá-la, aberta como estava, sobre uma mesa.
The address, however, was uppermost, and, the contents thus unexposed, the letter escaped notice.
O endereço, porém, estava voltado para cima e, estando assim o conteúdo oculto, a carta passou despercebida.
At this juncture enters the Minister D——.
Nesse momento entra o Ministro D——.
Vocabulary
- Seja
- SEH-zhah — Be (imperative form of 'ser')
- um
- oong — A, an (indefinite article, masculine)
- pouco
- POH-koo — A little, a small amount
- mais
- mahys — More, additionally
- explícito
- ex-PLEE-see-too — Explicit, clearly expressed without ambiguity
- eu
- EH-oo — I (first person singular pronoun)
- disse
- DEE-see — Said (past tense of 'dizer')
- Bem
- beng — Well, good (interjection or adverb)
- posso
- POH-soo — I can, I am able to
- me
- mee — Me, myself (reflexive or object pronoun)
- atrever
- ah-treh-VEHR — To dare, to venture boldly
- a
- ah — To, at, the (preposition or article)
- dizer
- dee-ZEHR — To say, to tell someone something
- que
- keh — That, which, what (conjunction or pronoun)
- o
- oo — The (definite article, masculine singular)
- papel
- pah-PEHL — Paper, document, or role
- confere
- kon-FEH-reh — Confers, grants something to someone
- ao
- ow — To the (contraction of 'a' and 'o')
- seu
- SEH-oo — His, her, your, its (possessive pronoun)
- portador
- por-tah-DOHR — Bearer, carrier of a document or item
- certo
- SEHR-too — Certain, sure, a particular thing
- poder
- poh-DEHR — Power, authority; also 'to be able'
- em
- eng — In, at, on (preposition of location)
- círculo
- SEER-koo-loo — Circle, social group or sphere
- onde
- ON-djee — Where (relative or interrogative adverb)
- tal
- tahl — Such, such a thing or person
- é
- eh — Is (third person singular of 'ser')
- imensamente
- ee-men-sah-MEN-teh — Immensely, to an extremely great degree
- valioso
- vah-lee-OH-zoo — Valuable, of great worth or importance
- Prefeito
- preh-FAY-too — Mayor, chief administrator of a municipality
- era
- EH-rah — Was, used to be (imperfect of 'ser')
- apreciador
- ah-preh-see-ah-DOHR — Appreciator, one who appreciates or enjoys
- do
- doo — Of the (contraction of 'de' and 'o')
- jargão
- zhar-GOWNG — Jargon, specialized vocabulary of a field
- diplomacia
- dee-plo-mah-SEE-ah — Diplomacy, the art of international negotiation
- Ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Still, yet, even (temporal adverb)
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus, so, in this way
- não
- nowng — No, not (negation)
- compreendo
- kom-preh-EN-doo — I understand, I comprehend something
- bem
- beng — Well, correctly, adequately
- revelação
- heh-veh-lah-SOWNG — Revelation, disclosure of hidden information
- documento
- doh-koo-MEN-too — Document, official or important written record
- uma
- OO-mah — A, an (indefinite article, feminine singular)
- terceira
- tehr-SAY-rah — Third (feminine ordinal number)
- pessoa
- peh-SOH-ah — Person, individual human being
- permanecerá
- pehr-mah-neh-seh-RAH — Will remain, will stay unnamed or fixed
- inominada
- ee-noh-mee-NAH-dah — Unnamed, without a name mentioned
- poria
- poh-REE-ah — Would put, would place (conditional of 'pôr')
- questão
- keh-STOWNG — Question, matter, issue under discussion
- honra
- ON-hrah — Honor, personal dignity and reputation
- de
- djee — Of, from (common preposition)
- personalidade
- pehr-soh-nah-lee-DAH-djee — Personality, prominent or distinguished person
- elevadíssima
- eh-leh-vah-DEE-see-mah — Very elevated, of extremely high standing
- condição
- kon-djee-SOWNG — Condition, status, social standing
- e
- ee — And (coordinating conjunction)
- esse
- EH-see — That, this (demonstrative pronoun, masculine)
- fato
- FAH-too — Fact, a true or established piece of information
- ascendência
- ah-sen-DEN-see-ah — Ascendancy, power or influence over someone
- sobre
- SOH-breh — Over, about, on top of
- ilustre
- ee-LOOS-treh — Illustrious, distinguished, highly respected person
- cuja
- KOO-zhah — Whose (relative possessive pronoun, feminine)
- paz
- pahz — Peace, state of calm and safety
- estão
- eh-STOWNG — Are (third person plural of 'estar')
- ameaçadas
- ah-meh-ah-SAH-dahs — Threatened, under danger or menace
- Mas
- mahz — But, however (adversative conjunction)
- essa
- EH-sah — That (demonstrative pronoun, feminine)
- interpus
- een-tehr-POOZ — I interjected, I inserted myself in conversation
- dependeria
- deh-pen-deh-REE-ah — Would depend on (conditional of 'depender')
- conhecimento
- koh-nyeh-see-MEN-too — Knowledge, awareness of something
- ladrão
- lah-DROWNG — Thief, someone who steals
- tem
- teng — Has, holds (third person singular of 'ter')
- vítima
- VEE-tee-mah — Victim, person who suffers harm
- sabe
- SAH-beh — Knows (third person singular of 'saber')
- quem
- keng — Who (interrogative or relative pronoun)
- Quem
- keng — Who (used to introduce a question)
- ousaria
- oh-zah-REE-ah — Would dare (conditional of 'ousar')
- Ministro
- mee-NEES-troo — Minister, high-ranking government official
- ousa
- OH-zah — Dares, has the boldness to do something
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything, all things
- tanto
- TAN-too — So much, as much, to such a degree
- indigno
- een-DEEG-noo — Unworthy, dishonorable, beneath moral standards
- quanto
- KWAN-too — As much as, how much (comparative)
- digno
- DEEG-noo — Worthy, deserving of respect or honor
- homem
- OH-meng — Man, adult male person
- método
- MEH-toh-doo — Method, systematic way of doing something
- roubo
- HOH-boo — Robbery, theft, act of stealing
- foi
- foy — Was, went (past tense of 'ser' or 'ir')
- tão
- towng — So, as, such (degree adverb)
- engenhoso
- en-zheh-NYOH-zoo — Ingenious, clever and inventive in approach
- audacioso
- ow-dah-see-OH-zoo — Audacious, bold and daring in action
- carta
- KAR-tah — Letter, written message or correspondence
- para
- PAH-rah — For, to, in order to (preposition)
- ser
- sehr — To be (permanent or essential qualities)
- franco
- FRAN-koo — Frank, honest and straightforward in speech
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had (past perfect auxiliary of 'haver')
- sido
- SEE-doo — Been (past participle of 'ser')
- recebido
- heh-seh-BEE-doo — Received, obtained something given or sent
- pela
- PEH-lah — By the (contraction of 'por' and 'a')
- roubada
- hoh-BAH-dah — Robbed, stolen from (feminine past participle)
- enquanto
- en-KWAN-too — While, as long as (temporal conjunction)
- estava
- eh-STAH-vah — Was (imperfect of 'estar', temporary state)
- sozinha
- soh-ZEE-nyah — Alone, by herself, without company
- no
- noo — In the (contraction of 'em' and 'o')
- real
- heh-AHL — Royal, relating to royalty; also real/actual
- Durante
- doo-RAN-teh — During, throughout a period of time
- leitura
- lay-TOO-rah — Reading, act of reading a text
- ela
- EH-lah — She, her (third person feminine pronoun)
- subitamente
- soo-bee-tah-MEN-teh — Suddenly, abruptly without warning
- interrompida
- een-teh-hom-PEE-dah — Interrupted, stopped suddenly mid-action
- entrada
- en-TRAH-dah — Entrance, entry, arrival of someone
- outra
- OH-trah — Other, another (feminine form)
- especialmente
- eh-speh-see-ahl-MEN-teh — Especially, particularly above all others
- desejava
- deh-zeh-ZHAH-vah — Desired, wanted, wished for (imperfect tense)
- ocultar
- oh-kool-TAR — To hide, to conceal from view
- Após
- ah-POHZ — After, following an event or action
- tentativa
- ten-tah-TEE-vah — Attempt, effort to accomplish something
- apressada
- ah-preh-SAH-dah — Hasty, rushed, done in a hurry
- vã
- vang — Vain, futile, without success (feminine)
- enfiar
- en-fee-AHR — To slip into, to insert or thread through
- numa
- NOO-mah — In a (contraction of 'em' and 'uma')
- gaveta
- gah-VEH-tah — Drawer, sliding compartment in furniture
- obrigada
- oh-bree-GAH-dah — Thank you (feminine); forced, obliged
- colocá-la
- koh-loh-KAH-lah — To place it, to put it somewhere
- aberta
- ah-BEHR-tah — Open, not closed (feminine adjective)
- como
- KOH-moo — As, like, how (conjunction or adverb)
- mesa
- MEH-zah — Table, flat surface piece of furniture
- endereço
- en-deh-REH-soo — Address, direction or location written on letter
- porém
- poh-RENG — However, nevertheless (adversative conjunction)
- voltado
- vol-TAH-doo — Turned, facing a particular direction
- cima
- SEE-mah — Top, upper side or above something
- estando
- eh-STAN-doo — Being (gerund of 'estar', temporary state)
- conteúdo
- kon-teh-OO-doo — Content, what is contained inside something
- oculto
- oh-KOOL-too — Hidden, concealed from sight
- passou
- pah-SOH — Passed, went by unnoticed
- despercebida
- deh-spehr-seh-BEE-dah — Unnoticed, not perceived or observed
- Nesse
- NEH-see — In that, at that (contraction of 'em' and 'esse')
- momento
- moh-MEN-too — Moment, brief point in time
- entra
- EN-trah — Enters, comes in (third person singular)
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