Treasure Island — Page 3
The man who came with the barrow told us the mail had set him down the morning before at the Royal George, that he had inquired what inns there were along the coast, and hearing ours well spoken of, I suppose, and described as lonely, had chosen it from the others for his place of residence.
O homem que veio com o carrinho nos disse que a diligência o havia deixado na manhã anterior no Royal George, que ele havia perguntado quais estalagens havia ao longo da costa, e ao ouvir a nossa bem recomendada, suponho eu, e descrita como isolada, havia a escolhido entre as outras como seu local de residência.
And that was all we could learn of our guest.
E isso era tudo que podíamos saber sobre o nosso hóspede.
He was a very silent man by custom.
Era um homem muito calado por hábito.
All day he hung round the cove or upon the cliffs with a brass telescope; all evening he sat in a corner of the parlour next the fire and drank rum and water very strong.
O dia todo ele vagava pela enseada ou pelos penhascos com um telescópio de latão; todas as noites sentava num canto da sala ao lado do fogo e bebia rum com água bem forte.
Mostly he would not speak when spoken to, only look up sudden and fierce and blow through his nose like a fog-horn; and we and the people who came about our house soon learned to let him be.
Na maior parte do tempo ele não respondia quando lhe falavam, apenas erguia o olhar de repente e com ferocidade e bufo pelo nariz como uma sereia de nevoeiro; e nós e as pessoas que frequentavam a nossa casa logo aprendemos a deixá-lo em paz.
Every day when he came back from his stroll he would ask if any seafaring men had gone by along the road.
Todo dia, quando voltava do seu passeio, ele perguntava se algum homem do mar havia passado pela estrada.
At first we thought it was the want of company of his own kind that made him ask this question, but at last we began to see he was desirous to avoid them.
A princípio pensávamos que era a falta de companhia de seus iguais que o fazia fazer essa pergunta, mas por fim começamos a perceber que ele desejava evitá-los.
Vocabulary
- homem
- OH-meng — A male adult person; man.
- veio
- VAY-oo — Past tense of 'vir'; came, arrived.
- carrinho
- kah-HEE-nyoo — Small cart or wagon used for transport.
- disse
- DEE-seh — Past tense of 'dizer'; said, told.
- diligência
- dee-lee-ZHEN-syah — A horse-drawn stagecoach for passenger transport.
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Past tense of 'haver'; there had been, had.
- deixado
- day-SHAH-doo — Past participle of 'deixar'; left behind, abandoned.
- manhã
- mah-NYAH — The early part of the day; morning.
- anterior
- ahn-teh-ree-OHR — Coming before in time; previous, prior.
- perguntado
- pehr-goon-TAH-doo — Past participle of 'perguntar'; asked, inquired.
- quais
- kwais — Plural interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'.
- estalagens
- esh-tah-LAH-zhengsh — Plural of 'estalagem'; inns providing lodging and food.
- longo
- LONG-goo — Extending a great distance; long, along.
- costa
- KOS-tah — Land bordering the sea; coast, shoreline.
- ouvir
- oh-VEER — To perceive sound through the ears; to hear.
- bem
- beng — In a good or satisfactory manner; well.
- recomendada
- heh-koh-men-DAH-dah — Past participle of 'recomendar'; recommended, suggested as good.
- suponho
- soo-POH-nyoo — First person present of 'supor'; I suppose, assume.
- descrita
- desh-KREE-tah — Past participle of 'descrever'; described, portrayed in words.
- isolada
- ee-zoo-LAH-dah — Separated from others; isolated, secluded, remote.
- escolhido
- esh-koh-LYEE-doo — Past participle of 'escolher'; chosen, selected from options.
- entre
- EN-treh — Preposition indicating position or choice; between, among.
- local
- loh-KAL — A specific place or site; location, spot.
- residência
- heh-zee-DEN-syah — A place where someone lives; residence, dwelling.
- era
- EH-rah — Past tense of 'ser'; was (describing state or identity).
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'everything', 'all'.
- podíamos
- poh-DEE-ah-moosh — Imperfect of 'poder'; we were able to, could.
- saber
- sah-BEHR — To have knowledge or information about something; to know.
- sobre
- SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'about', 'on', or 'concerning'.
- hóspede
- OSH-peh-deh — A person staying at an inn or home; guest.
- Era
- EH-rah — Past tense of 'ser'; was (describing state or identity).
- muito
- MWEE-too — Adverb or adjective meaning 'very', 'much', or 'a lot'.
- calado
- kah-LAH-doo — Keeping quiet; silent, reserved, taciturn.
- hábito
- AH-bee-too — A regular practice done routinely; habit, custom.
- dia
- DEE-ah — A period of twenty-four hours; day.
- todo
- TOH-doo — Adjective meaning 'all', 'whole', or 'entire'.
- vagava
- vah-GAH-vah — Imperfect of 'vagar'; wandered, roamed aimlessly.
- enseada
- en-seh-AH-dah — A small inlet or bay along the coastline.
- penhascos
- pen-YASH-koosh — Steep rocky formations on cliffs; crags, rocky cliffs.
- telescópio
- teh-lesh-KO-pyoo — Optical instrument for viewing distant objects; telescope.
- latão
- lah-TOWNG — A yellow alloy of copper and zinc; brass.
- noites
- NOY-tesh — Plural of 'noite'; the dark hours after sunset; nights.
- sentava
- sen-TAH-vah — Imperfect of 'sentar'; used to sit, was sitting.
- canto
- KAN-too — A corner or small secluded spot in a room.
- sala
- SAH-lah — A room used for gathering or sitting; living room.
- lado
- LAH-doo — One of two or more surfaces; side.
- fogo
- FOH-goo — Rapid oxidation producing heat and light; fire.
- bebia
- beh-BEE-ah — Imperfect of 'beber'; used to drink, was drinking.
- rum
- hoong — A strong alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane; rum.
- água
- AH-gwah — A clear liquid essential for life; water.
- forte
- FOR-teh — Having great strength or intensity; strong.
- maior
- my-OHR — Comparative of 'grande'; bigger, greater, larger.
- parte
- PAR-teh — A portion or section of a whole; part.
- tempo
- TEM-poo — The indefinite progress of events; time.
- respondia
- hesh-pon-DEE-ah — Imperfect of 'responder'; used to reply, was answering.
- quando
- KWAN-doo — Temporal conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
- lhe
- lyeh — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him', 'to her', 'to you'.
- falavam
- fah-LAH-vang — Imperfect of 'falar'; they spoke, were speaking to.
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahsh — Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', 'merely'.
- erguia
- ehr-GEE-ah — Imperfect of 'erguer'; used to raise, would lift up.
- olhar
- oh-LYAR — To direct one's gaze; to look, a glance.
- repente
- heh-PEN-teh — Used in 'de repente'; suddenly, all of a sudden.
- ferocidade
- feh-roh-see-DAH-deh — Extreme fierceness or savagery; ferocity.
- bufo
- BOO-foo — A snorting or huffing sound; snort, puff.
- nariz
- nah-REESH — The organ used for smelling and breathing; nose.
- sereia
- seh-RAY-ah — A mythical sea creature; mermaid; also foghorn.
- nevoeiro
- neh-voo-AY-roo — A thick mist reducing visibility outdoors; fog.
- pessoas
- peh-SOH-ahsh — Human beings considered collectively; people, persons.
- frequentavam
- freh-kwen-TAH-vang — Imperfect of 'frequentar'; used to frequent, regularly visited.
- casa
- KAH-zah — A building used as a home; house.
- logo
- LOH-goo — Adverb meaning 'soon', 'then', or 'right away'.
- aprendemos
- ah-pren-DEH-moosh — Past tense of 'aprender'; we learned, came to know.
- deixá-lo
- day-SHA-loo — Infinitive 'deixar' + clitic; to leave him alone.
- paz
- pash — Absence of disturbance or conflict; peace, calm.
- Todo
- TOH-doo — Adjective meaning 'every', 'all', or 'whole'.
- voltava
- vol-TAH-vah — Imperfect of 'voltar'; used to return, came back.
- passeio
- pah-SAY-oo — A leisurely walk taken outdoors; stroll, walk.
- perguntava
- pehr-goon-TAH-vah — Imperfect of 'perguntar'; used to ask, was asking.
- algum
- al-GOONG — Indefinite adjective meaning 'any', 'some' (masculine).
- mar
- mar — A large body of salt water; sea.
- passado
- pah-SAH-doo — Past participle of 'passar'; passed by, gone through.
- estrada
- esh-TRAH-dah — A paved route for vehicles or travelers; road.
- princípio
- preen-SEE-pyoo — The beginning or start of something; principle, start.
- pensávamos
- pen-SAH-vah-moosh — Imperfect of 'pensar'; we thought, were thinking.
- falta
- FAL-tah — The absence or lack of something needed; lack.
- companhia
- kom-pah-NYEE-ah — The presence of others; company, companionship.
- iguais
- ee-GWAIS — Plural of 'igual'; equals, peers, those alike.
- fazia
- fah-ZEE-ah — Imperfect of 'fazer'; used to make, was causing.
- fazer
- fah-ZEHR — To perform an action or create something; to do, make.
- pergunta
- pehr-GOON-tah — A request for information or an answer; question.
- fim
- feeng — The last part of something; end, conclusion.
- começamos
- koh-meh-SAH-moosh — Past tense of 'começar'; we began, started.
- perceber
- pehr-seh-BEHR — To become aware of through senses or thought; to realize.
- desejava
- deh-zeh-ZHAH-vah — Imperfect of 'desejar'; wished, wanted, desired.
- evitá-los
- eh-vee-TAH-loosh — Infinitive 'evitar' + clitic; to avoid them deliberately.
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