Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 4

Vocabulary

noção

no-são — Notion, concept, or basic understanding of something

criar

cri-ar — To create, raise, or bring something into existence

Super-Homem

Su-per-Ho-mem — Superman or Übermensch, Nietzsche's ideal superior human

apenas

a-pe-nas — Only, just, merely, nothing more than

nova

no-va — New, recent, or fresh (feminine form)

forma

for-ma — Form, shape, manner, or way of something

ideal

i-de-al — Ideal, a perfect standard or aspiration to achieve

já

já — Already, yet, or now; indicates prior occurrence

tinha

ti-nha — Past tense of 'ter': had, possessed, or held

juventude

ju-ven-tu-de — Youth, the period of being young in life

OBJETIVO

ob-je-ti-vo — Objective, goal, or aim one seeks to accomplish

HUMANIDADE

hu-ma-ni-da-de — Humanity, humankind, or the quality of being human

DEVE

de-ve — Third person singular of 'dever': must, should, ought to

RESIDIR

re-si-dir — To reside, lie in, or be located somewhere

INDIVÍDUOS

in-di-ví-du-os — Individuals, persons considered as separate distinct beings

MAIS

mais — More, most; used for comparisons or addition

ELEVADOS

e-le-va-dos — Elevated, high, noble, or exalted (masculine plural)

escreve

es-cre-ve — Third person singular present of 'escrever': writes

Educador

e-du-ca-dor — Educator, teacher, or one who educates others

humanidade

hu-ma-ni-da-de — Humanity, humankind, or the quality of being human

deve

de-ve — Third person singular of 'dever': must, should, ought to

estar

es-tar — To be (temporary state); an essential Portuguese verb

constantemente

cons-tan-te-men-te — Constantly, continuously, without stopping or interruption

esforçando

es-for-çan-do — Striving, making an effort, working hard toward something

produzir

pro-du-zir — To produce, generate, or bring something into being

grandes

gran-des — Great, large, or significant (masculine/feminine plural)

homens

ho-mens — Men, males, or human beings (masculine plural)

nada

na-da — Nothing, not anything; total absence or negation

mais

mais — More, most; used for comparisons or addition

dever

de-ver — Duty, obligation, or the verb 'must/should'

Mas

mas — Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing a contrast or exception

ideais

i-de-ais — Ideals, perfect standards or values one aspires to

reverenciava

re-ve-ren-ci-a-va — Revered, venerated; imperfect past of 'reverenciar'

naqueles

na-que-les — In those, contraction of 'em' + 'aqueles' (masculine plural)

dias

di-as — Days, plural of 'dia'; units of time measurement

não

não — No, not; the basic word for negation in Portuguese

considerados

con-si-de-ra-dos — Considered, regarded, or deemed (masculine plural past participle)

tipos

ti-pos — Types, kinds, or sorts of people or things

elevados

e-le-va-dos — Elevated, high, noble, or exalted (masculine plural)

torno

tor-no — Around, in relation to; 'em torno de' means 'around'

deste

des-te — Contraction of 'de' + 'este': 'of this' (masculine singular)

futuro

fu-tu-ro — Future, the time yet to come or anticipated

vir

vir — To come; an essential irregular verb in Portuguese

poeta

po-e-ta — Poet, a person who writes poetry or verse

estendeu

es-ten-deu — Extended, spread out, stretched (third person past singular)

véu

véu — Veil, a covering that conceals or obscures something

devir

de-vir — Becoming, the process of change or transformation over time

Quem

quem — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun referring to persons

pode

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

dizer

di-zer — To say, to tell, to express something in words

gloriosas

glo-ri-o-sas — Glorious, magnificent, splendid (feminine plural adjective)

alturas

al-tu-ras — Heights, elevations, or high levels (feminine plural)

homem

ho-mem — Man, male human being, or humankind in general

ainda

ain-da — Still, yet, even; indicates continuation or addition

ascender

as-cen-der — To ascend, rise, or climb to higher levels

isso

is-so — That, this; neutral demonstrative pronoun referring to something

após

a-pós — After, following; preposition indicating sequence or time

ter

ter — To have; essential auxiliary and main verb in Portuguese

testado

tes-ta-do — Tested, tried, examined (past participle of 'testar')

valor

va-lor — Value, worth, or courage; importance assigned to something

nosso

nos-so — Our, ours; possessive pronoun masculine singular form

nobre

no-bre — Noble, dignified, or of high moral or social character

Salvador

sal-va-dor — Savior, rescuer, one who saves or delivers others

luz

luz — Light, illumination, or figuratively, enlightenment or clarity

novas

no-vas — New, recent (feminine plural adjective); also means 'news'

valorações

va-lo-ra-ções — Valuations, assessments, or evaluations of worth or significance

exclama

ex-cla-ma — Exclaims, cries out; third person singular of 'exclamar'

veemente

ve-e-men-te — Vehement, passionate, forceful, or intensely expressed

ênfase

ên-fa-se — Emphasis, stress, or special importance given to something

Nunca

nun-ca — Never; adverb indicating something has not occurred at any time

houve

hou-ve — There was/were; past tense of 'haver' (impersonal)

Nus

nus — Naked, bare (masculine plural); exposed without covering

vi

vi — I saw; first person singular preterite of 'ver'

ambos

am-bos — Both; refers to two people or things together

maior

mai-or — Greater, larger, bigger; comparative form of 'grande'

menor

me-nor — Lesser, smaller, younger; comparative form of 'pequeno'

Demasiado

de-ma-si-a-do — Too much, excessively, overly; more than what is appropriate

semelhantes

se-me-lhan-tes — Similar, alike, resembling each other (plural adjective)

entre

en-tre — Between, among; preposition indicating position or relationship

si

si — Reflexive pronoun: themselves, oneself, each other

verdade

ver-da-de — Truth, reality, or something that is factually correct

mesmo

mes-mo — Same, even, really; used for emphasis or identity

encontrei

en-con-trei — I found, I met; first person preterite of 'encontrar'

demasiado

de-ma-si-a-do — Too much, excessively, overly; more than is appropriate

humano

hu-ma-no — Human, relating to or characteristic of human beings

expressão

ex-pres-são — Expression, a word, phrase, or act conveying meaning

criação

cri-a-ção — Creation, the act of making or bringing something into existence

sido

si-do — Been; past participle of 'ser,' used in perfect tenses

muito

mui-to — Very, much, a lot; indicates high degree or quantity

frequentemente

fre-quen-te-men-te — Frequently, often, on many occasions or regularly

mal

mal — Badly, wrongly, poorly; opposite of 'bem' (well)

compreendida

com-pre-en-di-da — Understood, comprehended (feminine past participle of 'compreender')

Pela

pe-la — Contraction of 'por' + 'a': 'by the' or 'through the'

palavra

pa-la-vra — Word, a unit of language used to communicate meaning

neste

nes-te — Contraction of 'em' + 'este': 'in this' (masculine singular)

caso

ca-so — Case, situation, instance; 'neste caso' means 'in this case'

entende-se

en-ten-de-se — One understands, it is understood; reflexive form of 'entender'

ato

a-to — Act, action, or deed; something done intentionally

modificar

mo-di-fi-car — To modify, change, or alter something in some way

meio

mei-o — Middle, means, or environment; also means 'half'

valores

va-lo-res — Values, principles, or standards considered important and worthwhile

novos

no-vos — New, recent, or fresh (masculine plural adjective)

leis

leis — Laws, rules, or regulations governing behavior or society

guias

gui-as — Guides, guidebooks, or people who lead and direct others

conduta

con-du-ta — Conduct, behavior, or manner of acting in situations

opinião

o-pi-ni-ão — Opinion, a personal view or judgment about something

devem

de-vem — They must, they should; third person plural of 'dever'

agora

a-go-ra — Now, at this moment or at the present time

governar

go-ver-nar — To govern, rule, or control a country, group, or situation

geral

ge-ral — General, overall, broad; relating to all or most cases

doutrina

dou-tri-na — Doctrine, a set of beliefs or principles taught as authoritative

só

só — Only, alone, just; indicates singularity or solitude

ser

ser — To be; essential Portuguese verb indicating permanent state

corretamente

cor-re-ta-men-te — Correctly, accurately, in a proper or right manner

conjunto

con-jun-to — Set, group, collection of related things considered together

outras

ou-tras — Other, others (feminine plural); additional or different ones

ideias

i-dei-as — Ideas, thoughts, or concepts formed in the mind

autor

au-tor — Author, writer, or creator of a literary or artistic work

tais

tais — Such, those kinds of; plural demonstrative adjective

Ordem

or-dem — Order, arrangement, command, or social structure and hierarchy

Hierarquia

hi-e-rar-qui-a — Hierarchy, a system of ranking people or things by importance

Vontade

von-ta-de — Will, desire, or volition; the power to make decisions

Poder

po-der — Power, ability, or the verb 'to be able to'

Transvaloração

trans-va-lo-ra-ção — Transvaluation, the revaluation or overturning of existing values

todos

to-dos — All, everyone, every one; masculine plural of 'todo'

Valores

va-lo-res — Values, principles, or standards considered important and worthwhile