The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 7

English → Pt Full Text Level 6/10

He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making a nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies, and that I ought to use my will and good sense to check the tendency.

Ele diz que com meu poder imaginativo e hábito de criar histórias, uma fraqueza nervosa como a minha certamente levará a todo tipo de fantasias exaltadas, e que eu deveria usar minha força de vontade e bom senso para conter essa tendência.

So I try.

Então eu tento.

I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me.

Às vezes penso que se eu estivesse bem o suficiente para escrever um pouco, isso aliviaria a pressão das ideias e me daria descanso.

But I find I get pretty tired when I try.

Mas percebo que fico bastante cansada quando tento.

It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work.

É muito desanimador não ter nenhum conselho nem companhia em relação ao meu trabalho.

When I get really well John says we will ask Cousin Henry and Julia down for a long visit; but he says he would as soon put fire-works in my pillow-case as to let me have those stimulating people about now.

Quando eu estiver realmente bem, John diz que convidaremos o Primo Henry e a Julia para uma longa visita; mas ele diz que preferiria colocar fogos de artifício na minha fronha a me deixar ter essas pessoas estimulantes por perto agora.

I wish I could get well faster.

Eu queria poder me recuperar mais rápido.

But I must not think about that.

Mas não devo pensar nisso.

This paper looks to me as if it knew what a vicious influence it had!

Este papel me parece como se soubesse que influência perniciosa exerce!

There is a recurrent spot where the pattern lolls like a broken neck and two bulbous eyes stare at you upside-down.

Há um ponto recorrente onde o padrão pende como um pescoço quebrado e dois olhos saltados fitam você de cabeça para baixo.

I get positively angry with the impertinence of it and the everlastingness.

Fico positivamente furiosa com a impertinência disso e com sua eternidade.

Up and down and sideways they crawl, and those absurd, unblinking eyes are everywhere.

Para cima e para baixo e para os lados eles se arrastam, e aqueles olhos absurdos, sem piscar, estão em todo lugar.

There is one place where two breadths didn't match, and the eyes go all up and down the line, one a little higher than the other.

Há um lugar onde duas larguras não se correspondem, e os olhos sobem e descem pela linha, um um pouco mais alto que o outro.

Vocabulary

diz: deez — Third person singular present of dizer: says, tells.
poder: poh-DEHR — Ability or capacity to do something: power, ability.
imaginativo: ee-mah-zhee-nah-TEE-voo — Characterized by a strong or creative imagination: imaginative.
hábito: AH-bee-too — A regularly repeated behavior or practice: habit, custom.
criar: kree-AHR — To bring something into existence or produce: to create, raise.
histórias: ees-TOH-ree-ahs — Narrative accounts of events, real or fictional: stories, histories.
fraqueza: frah-KEH-zah — Lack of physical or mental strength: weakness, frailty.
nervosa: nehr-VOH-zah — Relating to nerves; anxious or easily agitated: nervous.
certamente: sehr-tah-MEN-tee — Without doubt or uncertainty: certainly, surely, definitely.
levará: leh-vah-RAH — Future tense of levar: will lead to, will carry, will bring.
tipo: TEE-poo — A category or kind of something: type, kind, sort.
fantasias: fan-tah-ZEE-ahs — Products of imagination, often unrealistic or fanciful: fantasies, daydreams.
exaltadas: eh-zahl-TAH-dahs — Heightened in emotion or intensity; overly excited: exalted, intense.
deveria: deh-veh-REE-ah — Conditional of dever: should, ought to.
usar: oo-ZAHR — To employ something for a purpose: to use, to employ.
força: FOHR-sah — Physical or mental strength and power: force, strength.
vontade: von-TAH-dee — Desire, will, or inclination to do something: will, desire, willpower.
senso: SEN-soo — Faculty of rational judgment or awareness: sense, judgment.
conter: kon-TEHR — To hold back or restrain something: to contain, to restrain.
tendência: ten-DEN-see-ah — A natural inclination toward a particular behavior: tendency, trend.
Então: en-TONG — Adverb or conjunction indicating sequence or consequence: then, so.
tento: TEN-too — First person singular present of tentar: I try, I attempt.
vezes: VEH-zees — Plural of vez; occurrences or instances of time: times, occasions.
penso: PEN-soo — First person singular present of pensar: I think, I believe.
estivesse: ees-tee-VEH-see — Imperfect subjunctive of estar: were, if I were.
suficiente: soo-fee-see-EN-tee — Meeting the required degree or quantity: sufficient, enough.
escrever: ees-kreh-VEHR — To form written words or text: to write.
pouco: POH-koo — A small amount or degree of something: a little, few, some.
aliviaria: ah-lee-vee-ah-REE-ah — Conditional of aliviar: would relieve, would ease discomfort.
pressão: preh-SONG — A force applied to something; mental or physical stress: pressure.
ideias: ee-DEH-yahs — Thoughts or mental concepts formed in the mind: ideas, thoughts.
daria: dah-REE-ah — Conditional of dar: would give, would provide.
descanso: dees-KAN-soo — A period of rest and recovery from activity: rest, break, respite.
percebo: pehr-SEH-boo — First person singular present of perceber: I notice, I realize.
fico: FEE-koo — First person singular present of ficar: I become, I stay, I get.
bastante: bahs-TAN-tee — To a considerable degree or amount: quite, rather, enough.
cansada: kan-SAH-dah — Feminine adjective describing lack of energy: tired, weary, exhausted.
desanimador: deh-zah-nee-mah-DOHR — Causing a loss of enthusiasm or hope: discouraging, disheartening.
nenhum: neh-NYOONG — Negative indefinite adjective: no, none, not any.
conselho: kon-SEH-lyoo — Guidance or recommendation offered to someone: advice, counsel.
nem: neng — Negative conjunction meaning not even or neither nor: nor, not even.
companhia: kom-pan-YEE-ah — The presence of others providing social interaction: company, companionship.
relação: heh-lah-SONG — A connection or link between things or people: relation, relationship.
trabalho: trah-BAH-lyoo — Activity involving effort to achieve a result: work, job, labor.
estiver: ees-tee-VEHR — Future subjunctive of estar: when I am, when he/she is.
realmente: heh-ahl-MEN-tee — In actual fact, truly: really, actually, truly.
convidaremos: kon-vee-dah-REH-moos — First person plural future of convidar: we will invite.
Primo: PREE-moo — A male child of one's aunt or uncle: cousin.
longa: LON-gah — Feminine adjective indicating great extent in time or space: long.
visita: vee-ZEE-tah — An act of going to see someone or a place: visit.
preferiria: preh-feh-ree-REE-ah — Conditional of preferir: would prefer, would rather.
colocar: koh-loh-KAHR — To put or place something in a position: to place, to put.
fogos: FOH-goos — Plural of fogo; fires or fireworks: fires, fireworks.
artifício: ahr-tee-FEE-see-oo — A clever trick or device; firework: artifice, firework.
fronha: FRON-yah — A cloth cover placed over a pillow: pillowcase.
deixar: deh-SHAHR — To allow something to happen or to leave something behind: to let, to leave.
pessoas: peh-SOH-ahs — Human beings considered individually or collectively: people, persons.
estimulantes: ees-tee-moo-LAN-tees — Causing increased activity or interest: stimulating, exciting, invigorating.
perto: PEHR-too — At a short distance in space or time: near, close, nearby.
agora: ah-GOH-rah — Adverb referring to the present moment: now, at this moment.
queria: keh-REE-ah — Imperfect of querer: wanted, wished, would like.
recuperar: heh-koo-peh-RAHR — To regain health, strength, or something lost: to recover, to get back.
rápido: HAH-pee-doo — Moving or happening with great speed: fast, quick, rapid.
devo: DEH-voo — First person singular present of dever: I must, I should, I owe.
pensar: pen-SAHR — To use one's mind to form ideas or judgments: to think, to reflect.
nisso: NEE-soo — Contraction of em with isso: in that, about that, on that.
Este: EHS-tee — Masculine demonstrative adjective pointing to something close: this.
papel: pah-PEHL — A thin material used for writing or printing: paper.
parece: pah-REH-see — Third person singular of parecer: seems, appears, looks like.
soubesse: soh-BEH-see — Imperfect subjunctive of saber: knew, if one knew.
influência: een-floo-EN-see-ah — The power to affect or shape someone or something: influence, effect.
perniciosa: pehr-nee-see-OH-zah — Having a harmful or destructive effect: pernicious, harmful, destructive.
exerce: eh-ZEHR-see — Third person singular of exercer: exerts, exercises, carries out.
Há: ah — Third person singular of haver: there is, there are, ago.
ponto: PON-too — A specific location or spot; also a point or dot: point, spot.
recorrente: heh-koh-HEN-tee — Occurring repeatedly or periodically: recurring, recurrent.
onde: ON-dee — Relative or interrogative adverb of place: where.
padrão: pah-DROWN — A repeated decorative design or a standard model: pattern, standard.
pende: PEN-dee — Third person singular of pender: hangs, leans, sags down.
pescoço: pehs-KOH-soo — The part of the body connecting the head to the trunk: neck.
quebrado: keh-BRAH-doo — Adjective describing something that has been fractured: broken, cracked.
olhos: OH-lyoos — Organs of sight in the body: eyes.
saltados: sahl-TAH-doos — Bulging outward; protruding from their sockets: bulging, popping out.
fitam: FEE-tang — Third person plural of fitar: stare at, gaze fixedly at.
cabeça: kah-BEH-sah — The uppermost part of the human body: head.
baixo: BAH-ee-shoo — Adjective or adverb indicating low position or small height: low, down, short.
Fico: FEE-koo — First person singular of ficar: I become, I feel, I stay.
positivamente: poh-zee-tee-vah-MEN-tee — In a definite or absolute manner: positively, absolutely, utterly.
furiosa: foo-ree-OH-zah — Feeling or expressing extreme anger: furious, enraged, angry.
impertinência: eem-pehr-tee-NEN-see-ah — Rude or inappropriate boldness in behavior or speech: impertinence, impudence.
disso: DEE-soo — Contraction of de with isso: of that, about that, from that.
eternidade: eh-tehr-nee-DAH-dee — The state of existing without beginning or end: eternity, endlessness.
cima: SEE-mah — The upper part or top direction of something: top, above, up.
lados: LAH-doos — Plural of lado; directions or surfaces of something: sides, directions.
arrastam: ah-HAHS-tang — Third person plural of arrastar: they drag, they crawl, they pull along.
aqueles: ah-KEH-lees — Masculine plural demonstrative pronoun: those (distant ones).
absurdos: ahb-SOOR-doos — Plural adjective or noun for things wildly unreasonable: absurd things, nonsense.
sem: seng — Preposition indicating absence or lack: without.
piscar: pees-KAHR — To rapidly close and open one's eyes: to blink, to wink.
lugar: loo-GAHR — A particular position or area in space: place, spot, location.
larguras: lahr-GOO-rahs — Plural of largura; horizontal measurements: widths, breadths.
correspondem: koh-hes-PON-deng — Third person plural of corresponder: they correspond, they match, they align.
sobem: SOH-beng — Third person plural of subir: they go up, they rise, they climb.
descem: DEH-seng — Third person plural of descer: they go down, they descend, they come down.
linha: LEEN-yah — A long thin mark or a row of something: line, row, thread.
alto: AHL-too — Adjective or adverb indicating great vertical extent: tall, high, loud.
outro: OH-troo — Masculine adjective or pronoun indicating a different one: other, another.

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