The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 8
I never saw so much expression in an inanimate thing before, and we all know how much expression they have!
Nunca vi tanta expressão em uma coisa inanimada antes, e todos nós sabemos quanta expressão elas têm!
I used to lie awake as a child and get more entertainment and terror out of blank walls and plain furniture than most children could find in a toy-store.
Eu costumava ficar acordada quando criança e obter mais entretenimento e terror de paredes em branco e móveis simples do que a maioria das crianças poderia encontrar em uma loja de brinquedos.
I remember what a kindly wink the knobs of our big old bureau used to have, and there was one chair that always seemed like a strong friend.
Eu me lembro de como as maçanetas da nossa grande e velha cômoda costumavam ter um piscar de olhos amigável, e havia uma cadeira que sempre parecia um amigo forte.
I used to feel that if any of the other things looked too fierce I could always hop into that chair and be safe.
Eu costumava sentir que se qualquer uma das outras coisas parecesse feroz demais, eu poderia sempre pular naquela cadeira e estar em segurança.
The furniture in this room is no worse than inharmonious, however, for we had to bring it all from downstairs.
Os móveis neste quarto não são piores do que inarmônicos, no entanto, pois tivemos que trazer tudo do andar de baixo.
I suppose when this was used as a playroom they had to take the nursery things out, and no wonder!
Suponho que quando isto era usado como sala de jogos eles tiveram que retirar as coisas do quarto de crianças, e não é de admirar!
I never saw such ravages as the children have made here.
Nunca vi tantos estragos como os que as crianças fizeram aqui.
The wallpaper, as I said before, is torn off in spots, and it sticketh closer than a brother—they must have had perseverance as well as hatred.
O papel de parede, como disse antes, está rasgado em partes, e adere mais do que um irmão — eles devem ter tido perseverança além do ódio.
Then the floor is scratched and gouged and splintered, the plaster itself is dug out here and there, and this great heavy bed, which is all we found in the room, looks as if it had been through the wars.
Além disso, o assoalho está arranhado, escavado e lascado, o próprio reboco está escavado aqui e ali, e esta grande e pesada cama, que é tudo o que encontramos no quarto, parece ter passado por guerras.
But I don't mind it a bit—only the paper.
Mas não me incomoda nem um pouco — apenas o papel.
There comes John's sister.
Aí vem a irmã de John.
Such a dear girl as she is, and so careful of me!
Uma menina tão querida como ela é, e tão cuidadosa comigo!
Vocabulary
- Nunca
- NOON-kah — Never; at no time or occasion
- vi
- vee — I saw; first person singular past of ver
- tanta
- TAN-tah — So much; feminine form of tanto
- expressão
- ex-preh-SOWN — Expression; outward show of feeling or meaning
- em
- em — In, at, on; common preposition of location
- uma
- OO-mah — A, an; feminine indefinite article
- coisa
- KOY-zah — Thing; a general object or matter
- inanimada
- ee-nah-nee-MAH-dah — Inanimate; lacking life or animation
- antes
- AN-tees — Before; previously in time or order
- e
- ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- todos
- TOH-doosh — All, everyone; referring to a whole group
- nós
- nawsh — We; first person plural subject pronoun
- sabemos
- sah-BEH-moosh — We know; first person plural of saber
- quanta
- KWAN-tah — How much; feminine interrogative of quanto
- elas
- EH-lahsh — They; third person plural feminine pronoun
- têm
- taym — They have; third person plural of ter
- Eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- costumava
- kosh-too-MAH-vah — Used to; imperfect tense of costumar
- ficar
- fee-KAR — To stay, remain, or become
- acordada
- ah-kor-DAH-dah — Awake; feminine adjective meaning not sleeping
- quando
- KWAN-doo — When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- criança
- kree-AN-sah — Child; a young person or kid
- obter
- ob-TEHR — To obtain, get, or acquire something
- mais
- mahysh — More; comparative adverb of quantity or degree
- entretenimento
- en-treh-teh-nee-MEN-too — Entertainment; amusement or diversion activity
- terror
- teh-HOHR — Terror; extreme fear or dread
- de
- jee — Of, from; extremely common preposition
- paredes
- pah-REH-jeesh — Walls; vertical interior or exterior surfaces
- branco
- BRAN-koo — White; the color white
- móveis
- MAW-vaysh — Furniture; movable household objects
- simples
- SIM-pleesh — Simple; plain, uncomplicated, or basic
- do
- doo — Of the; contraction of de + o
- que
- keh — That, which, than; versatile conjunction
- a
- ah — The; feminine definite article
- maioria
- mah-yoh-REE-ah — Majority; the greater part of something
- das
- dahsh — Of the; contraction of de + as
- crianças
- kree-AN-sahsh — Children; plural of criança
- poderia
- poh-deh-REE-ah — Could; conditional tense of poder
- encontrar
- en-kon-TRAR — To find or encounter something or someone
- loja
- LOH-zhah — Store, shop; place where goods are sold
- brinquedos
- brin-KEH-doosh — Toys; objects children play with
- me
- meh — Me, myself; first person object pronoun
- lembro
- LEM-broo — I remember; first person of lembrar
- como
- KOH-moo — How, like, as; conjunction or adverb
- maçanetas
- mah-sah-NEH-tahsh — Door knobs; handles used to open doors
- da
- dah — Of the; contraction of de + a
- nossa
- NAW-sah — Our; first person plural possessive feminine
- grande
- GRAN-jee — Large, big, great; size adjective
- velha
- VEH-lyah — Old; feminine adjective describing age
- cômoda
- KOH-moh-dah — Dresser, chest of drawers; bedroom furniture
- costumavam
- kosh-too-MAH-vown — Used to; third person plural imperfect of costumar
- ter
- tehr — To have; fundamental auxiliary or main verb
- um
- oom — A, an; masculine indefinite article
- piscar
- pees-KAR — To wink, blink; rapid closing of eye
- olhos
- OH-lyoosh — Eyes; organs of sight
- amigável
- ah-mee-GAH-vel — Friendly; having a pleasant, kind manner
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — There was, had; imperfect of haver
- cadeira
- kah-DAY-rah — Chair; seat with back support
- sempre
- SEM-preh — Always; at all times without exception
- parecia
- pah-reh-SEE-ah — Seemed, appeared; imperfect of parecer
- amigo
- ah-MEE-goo — Friend; a person one knows and trusts
- forte
- FOR-tee — Strong, powerful; having great strength
- sentir
- sen-TEER — To feel, sense; perception of emotion or sensation
- qualquer
- kwal-KEHR — Any, whatever; indefinite adjective or pronoun
- outras
- OH-trahsh — Other; feminine plural of outro
- coisas
- KOY-zahsh — Things; plural of coisa
- parecesse
- pah-reh-SEH-see — Seemed; imperfect subjunctive of parecer
- feroz
- feh-RAWSH — Fierce, ferocious; wild and threatening
- demais
- deh-MAHYSH — Too much; excessively or overly
- eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- pular
- poo-LAR — To jump, leap; spring off the ground
- naquela
- nah-KEH-lah — In that; contraction of em + aquela
- estar
- esh-TAR — To be; temporary state verb
- segurança
- seh-goo-RAN-sah — Safety, security; condition of being protected
- Os
- oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
- neste
- NEH-stee — In this; contraction of em + este
- quarto
- KWAR-too — Room, bedroom; enclosed space in a building
- não
- nown — No, not; basic negation word
- são
- sown — Are; third person plural of ser
- piores
- pee-OH-reesh — Worse; comparative plural of mau/ruim
- no
- noo — In the; contraction of em + o
- entanto
- en-TAN-too — However, nevertheless; used in no entanto
- pois
- poysh — Because, since, so; causal conjunction
- tivemos
- tee-VEH-moosh — We had; first person plural preterite of ter
- trazer
- trah-ZEHR — To bring; carry something toward speaker
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything, all; total indefinite pronoun
- andar
- an-DAR — Floor, story; level of a building
- baixo
- BAH-ee-shoo — Low, down; opposite of alto
- Suponho
- soo-POH-nyoo — I suppose, assume; first person of supor
- isto
- EES-too — This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect tense third person of ser
- usado
- oo-ZAH-doo — Used; past participle of usar
- sala
- SAH-lah — Room, living room; main gathering space
- jogos
- ZHOH-goosh — Games; plural of jogo
- eles
- EH-leesh — They; third person plural masculine pronoun
- tiveram
- tee-VEH-rown — They had; third person plural preterite of ter
- retirar
- reh-tee-RAR — To remove, withdraw; take away something
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular present of ser
- admirar
- ad-mee-RAR — To admire or wonder at something
- tantos
- TAN-toosh — So many; masculine plural of tanto
- estragos
- esh-TRAH-goosh — Damage, destruction; harmful results caused
- os
- oosh — Them, the; masculine plural article or pronoun
- fizeram
- fee-ZEH-rown — They did, made; preterite of fazer
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; in this place
- O
- oo — The; masculine singular definite article
- papel
- pah-PEHL — Paper; thin material for writing or covering
- parede
- pah-REH-jee — Wall; vertical surface of a room
- disse
- JEE-see — Said; third person singular preterite of dizer
- está
- esh-TAH — Is; third person singular present of estar
- rasgado
- rahz-GAH-doo — Torn, ripped; past participle of rasgar
- partes
- PAR-teesh — Parts, sections; plural of parte
- adere
- ah-DEH-reh — Adheres, sticks; third person of aderir
- irmão
- eer-MOWN — Brother; male sibling
- devem
- DEH-vem — They must, should; third person plural of dever
- tido
- TEE-doo — Had; past participle of ter
- perseverança
- pehr-seh-veh-RAN-sah — Perseverance; continued effort despite difficulty
- além
- ah-LAYM — Beyond, besides; adverb or preposition
- ódio
- AW-jee-oo — Hatred; strong feeling of dislike
- Além
- ah-LAYM — Besides, furthermore; used in além disso
- disso
- JEE-soo — Of that; contraction of de + isso
- assoalho
- ah-soo-AH-lyoo — Floor; the bottom surface of a room
- arranhado
- ah-rah-NYAH-doo — Scratched; marked with surface scratches
- escavado
- esh-kah-VAH-doo — Dug out, gouged; hollowed by digging or scraping
- lascado
- lahsh-KAH-doo — Chipped, splintered; broken off in fragments
- próprio
- PRAW-pree-oo — Own, proper; belonging specifically to someone
- reboco
- heh-BOH-koo — Plaster; wall coating material
- ali
- ah-LEE — There; in that specific place
- esta
- EHS-tah — This; feminine demonstrative adjective
- pesada
- peh-ZAH-dah — Heavy; feminine adjective of weight
- cama
- KAH-mah — Bed; furniture for sleeping
- encontramos
- en-kon-TRAH-moosh — We found; first person plural preterite of encontrar
- parece
- pah-REH-see — Seems, looks like; third person of parecer
- passado
- pah-SAH-doo — Past; also past participle of passar
- por
- por — Through, by, for; common preposition
- guerras
- GEH-rahsh — Wars; plural of guerra
- Mas
- mahsh — But; adversative conjunction
- incomoda
- in-KOH-moh-dah — Bothers, disturbs; third person of incomodar
- nem
- naym — Neither, nor, not even; negative conjunction
- pouco
- POH-koo — Little, a bit; small amount
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahsh — Only, just; limiting adverb
- Aí
- ah-EE — There, then; indicating place or sequence
- vem
- vaym — Comes; third person singular of vir
- irmã
- eer-MAH — Sister; female sibling
- Uma
- OO-mah — A, one; feminine indefinite article
- menina
- meh-NEE-nah — Girl; a young female person
- tão
- town — So, such; intensifying adverb
- querida
- keh-REE-dah — Dear, beloved; affectionate feminine adjective
- ela
- EH-lah — She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- cuidadosa
- kwee-dah-DOH-zah — Careful, caring; attentive and thorough
- comigo
- koh-MEE-goo — With me; prepositional form of eu
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