Treasure Island — Page 2
This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard.
Isto, quando lhe foi trazido, ele bebeu lentamente, como um conhecedor, demorando-se no sabor e ainda olhando ao redor para os penhascos e para cima, para a nossa tabuleta.
"This is a handy cove," says he at length; "and a pleasant sittyated grog-shop. Much company, mate?"
"Esta é uma enseada conveniente", disse ele afinal; "e uma taverna agradavelmente situada. Muita companhia, camarada?"
My father told him no, very little company, the more was the pity.
Meu pai lhe disse que não, pouquíssima companhia, e que era uma pena.
"Well, then," said he, "this is the berth for me.
"Pois bem", disse ele, "este é o lugar para mim.
Here you, matey," he cried to the man who trundled the barrow; "bring up alongside and help up my chest.
Ei você, camarada", gritou ele para o homem que empurrava o carrinho; "chegue aqui do lado e ajude a carregar meu baú.
I'll stay here a bit," he continued.
Vou ficar aqui por um tempo", continuou ele.
"I'm a plain man; rum and bacon and eggs is what I want, and that head up there for to watch ships off.
"Sou um homem simples; rum, toucinho e ovos é o que quero, e aquela insígnia lá em cima para vigiar os navios ao largo.
What you mought call me? You mought call me captain.
Como você pode me chamar? Pode me chamar de capitão.
Oh, I see what you're at--there"; and he threw down three or four gold pieces on the threshold.
Oh, eu vejo o que você quer dizer -- aqui está"; e ele atirou três ou quatro moedas de ouro sobre o limiar.
"You can tell me when I've worked through that," says he, looking as fierce as a commander.
"Você pode me dizer quando eu tiver gasto tudo isso", disse ele, com um olhar tão feroz quanto o de um comandante.
And indeed bad as his clothes were and coarsely as he spoke, he had none of the appearance of a man who sailed before the mast, but seemed like a mate or skipper accustomed to be obeyed or to strike.
E de fato, por piores que fossem suas roupas e por mais grosseiramente que falasse, ele não tinha nada da aparência de um homem que navegava como simples marinheiro, mas parecia um imediato ou patrão acostumado a ser obedecido ou a golpear.
Vocabulary
- Isto
- This; used to refer to something nearby
- quando
- When; conjunction indicating time
- lhe
- To him/her; indirect object pronoun
- foi
- Was/went; past tense of ser/ir
- trazido
- Brought; past participle of trazer
- ele
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- bebeu
- Drank; past tense of beber
- lentamente
- Slowly; in a slow manner
- como
- Like/as/how; comparison or manner word
- um
- A/an; indefinite article, masculine
- conhecedor
- Connoisseur; expert who appreciates quality
- demorando-se
- Lingering; taking time, savoring the moment
- no
- In the; contraction of em + o
- sabor
- Flavor/taste; quality perceived by tasting
- e
- And; coordinating conjunction
- ainda
- Still/yet/also; indicates continuation or addition
- olhando
- Looking; present participle of olhar
- ao
- To the; contraction of a + o
- redor
- Around; surrounding area or vicinity
- para
- For/to/toward; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- os
- The; definite article, masculine plural
- penhascos
- Cliffs/crags; large steep rocky formations
- cima
- Above/top; upper part or position
- a
- The/to; article or preposition, feminine
- nossa
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- tabuleta
- Sign/signboard; flat board displaying information
- Esta
- This; demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular
- é
- Is; third person singular of ser
- uma
- A/an; indefinite article, feminine singular
- enseada
- Cove/inlet; small sheltered bay of water
- conveniente
- Convenient/suitable; fitting or appropriate for purpose
- disse
- Said; past tense of dizer
- afinal
- After all/finally; indicating a conclusion reached
- taverna
- Tavern; establishment serving drinks and food
- agradavelmente
- Pleasantly; in an agreeable or pleasing manner
- situada
- Located/situated; placed in a particular position
- Muita
- Much/a lot of; large quantity, feminine form
- companhia
- Company; companions or a group of people
- camarada
- Comrade/mate; friendly term for a companion
- Meu
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- pai
- Father; male parent
- que
- That/which/who; conjunction or relative pronoun
- não
- No/not; negation word
- pouquíssima
- Very little; superlative of pouca, extremely small amount
- era
- Was; imperfect past tense of ser
- pena
- Pity/shame; feeling of sorrow for something lost
- Pois
- Well/so/since; discourse connector or conjunction
- bem
- Well/good; adverb indicating manner or approval
- este
- This; demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular
- o
- The; definite article, masculine singular
- lugar
- Place/spot; a specific location or area
- mim
- Me; first person singular prepositional pronoun
- Ei
- Hey; exclamation to get someone's attention
- você
- You; second person singular pronoun, formal
- gritou
- Shouted/yelled; past tense of gritar
- homem
- Man; adult male human being
- empurrava
- Was pushing; imperfect past tense of empurrar
- carrinho
- Cart/small cart; small wheeled vehicle for carrying
- chegue
- Come/arrive; subjunctive/imperative of chegar
- aqui
- Here; in this place or location
- do
- Of the/from the; contraction of de + o
- lado
- Side; one of two or more surfaces or directions
- ajude
- Help; imperative/subjunctive of ajudar
- carregar
- To carry/load; to transport or bear a weight
- meu
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- baú
- Trunk/chest; large box for storing belongings
- Vou
- I am going; first person of ir, present tense
- ficar
- To stay/remain; to be in a place or state
- por
- For/by/through; preposition of cause or duration
- tempo
- Time/weather; duration or meteorological conditions
- continuou
- Continued; past tense of continuar
- Sou
- I am; first person singular of ser
- simples
- Simple/plain; not complicated or elaborate
- rum
- Rum; alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane
- toucinho
- Bacon/salt pork; cured fatty pork product
- ovos
- Eggs; oval food items laid by birds
- quero
- I want; first person present tense of querer
- aquela
- That; demonstrative adjective, feminine singular, distant
- insígnia
- Sign/insignia; emblem or banner displayed publicly
- lá
- There; in or at that place
- em
- In/at/on; preposition indicating location or state
- vigiar
- To watch/keep watch; to monitor or guard carefully
- navios
- Ships; large watercraft for sea travel
- largo
- Open sea/wide; broad expanse of open water
- Como
- How; adverb asking manner or degree
- pode
- Can/may; third person singular of poder
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- chamar
- To call; to address someone by a name
- Pode
- You may/can; third person singular of poder
- de
- Of/from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- capitão
- Captain; leader or commander of a ship
- eu
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- vejo
- I see; first person present tense of ver
- quer
- Wants/means; third person singular of querer
- dizer
- To say/mean; to express in words
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar
- atirou
- Threw/tossed; past tense of atirar
- três
- Three; the cardinal number 3
- ou
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- quatro
- Four; the cardinal number 4
- moedas
- Coins; metal pieces used as currency
- ouro
- Gold; precious yellow metallic element
- sobre
- On/over/about; preposition of position or topic
- limiar
- Threshold/doorstep; bottom part of a doorway
- Você
- You; second person singular pronoun
- tiver
- Have/when you have; future subjunctive of ter
- gasto
- Spent; past participle of gastar
- tudo
- Everything/all; totality of things
- isso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun, nearby referent
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- olhar
- Look/gaze; to direct eyes toward something
- tão
- So/as; adverb of degree before adjective
- feroz
- Fierce/ferocious; very aggressive or intimidating
- quanto
- As/how much; comparative degree or quantity word
- comandante
- Commander; officer in charge of a military unit
- E
- And; coordinating conjunction
- fato
- Fact; something known to be true
- piores
- Worse; comparative plural of mau/ruim
- fossem
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir
- suas
- His/her/their; possessive adjective, feminine plural
- roupas
- Clothes/clothing; garments worn on the body
- mais
- More; comparative adverb or adjective
- grosseiramente
- Rudely/coarsely; in a rough or impolite manner
- falasse
- Spoke; imperfect subjunctive of falar
- tinha
- Had; imperfect past tense of ter
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- da
- Of the/from the; contraction of de + a
- aparência
- Appearance; the way someone or something looks
- navegava
- Sailed/navigated; imperfect past tense of navegar
- marinheiro
- Sailor; person who works on a ship
- mas
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- parecia
- Seemed/appeared; imperfect past tense of parecer
- imediato
- Immediate; direct or nearest in rank or position
- patrão
- Boss/master; person in authority over others
- acostumado
- Accustomed; used to something through habit
- ser
- To be; infinitive of the verb ser
- obedecido
- Obeyed; past participle of obedecer
- golpear
- To strike/hit; to deliver a blow to someone
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