Treasure Island — Page 7

Vocabulary

pessoas

pe-so-as — People; human beings in a group

ficaram

fi-ka-ram — They stayed or became; past tense of ficar

assustadas

a-sus-ta-das — Frightened or scared, feminine plural adjective

época

e-po-ka — Era, period, or time in history

mas

mas — But; conjunction used to contrast ideas

recordar

re-kor-dar — To remember or recall something from the past

preferiam

pre-fe-ri-am — They preferred; past imperfect tense of preferir

gostar

gos-tar — To like or enjoy something or someone

disso

di-so — Contraction meaning 'of that' or 'from that'

era

e-ra — It was; past imperfect tense of ser

boa

bo-a — Good; feminine form of the adjective bom

emoção

e-mo-são — Emotion; a strong feeling experienced internally

vida

vi-da — Life; the state of being alive

rural

ru-ral — Relating to the countryside or farming areas

tranquila

tran-ki-la — Calm, peaceful, or quiet; feminine adjective

havia

a-vi-a — There was or there were; imperfect of haver

até

a-te — Even; also means 'until' or 'up to'

grupo

gru-po — Group; a number of people together

homens

o-mens — Men; plural of homem

mais

mais — More; used for comparisons or additions

jovens

jo-vens — Young people; plural of jovem

fingiam

fin-ji-am — They pretended; imperfect tense of fingir

admirá-lo

ad-mi-ra-lo — To admire him; verb plus clitic pronoun

chamando-o

sha-man-do-o — Calling him; present participle with clitic pronoun

verdadeiro

ver-da-dei-ro — True or genuine; masculine adjective

lobo

lo-bo — Wolf; also used in the expression sea wolf

mar

mar — Sea; large body of salt water

velho

ve-lho — Old; masculine adjective describing age

marinheiro

ma-ri-nhei-ro — Sailor; a person who works on a ship

verdade

ver-da-de — Truth; that which is true or real

outros

o-tros — Others; masculine plural pronoun or adjective

nomes

no-mes — Names; plural of nome

género

zhe-ne-ro — Kind, type, or genre of something

dizendo

di-zen-do — Saying; present participle of dizer

tipo

ti-po — Type or kind; informal term for a guy

homem

o-mem — Man; an adult male person

tornava

tor-na-va — Made or turned; imperfect tense of tornar

Inglaterra

in-gla-te-ra — England; country in the United Kingdom

temível

te-mi-vel — Fearsome or formidable; inspiring fear in others

mares

ma-res — Seas; plural of mar

certa

ser-ta — Certain or sure; feminine form of certo

forma

for-ma — Way, form, or manner of doing something

estava

es-ta-va — He/she was; imperfect tense of estar

caminho

ka-mi-nho — Path or way; route toward a destination

arruinar

a-rwi-nar — To ruin or destroy completely

pois

pois — Because or since; causal conjunction

continuava

kon-ti-nua-va — He/she continued; imperfect tense of continuar

ficar

fi-kar — To stay, remain, or become

semana

se-ma-na — Week; a period of seven days

após

a-pos — After; preposition indicating something following

fim

fim — End; the final part of something

mês

mes — Month; one of twelve divisions of the year

modo

mo-do — Way or manner; method of doing something

todo

to-do — All or every; indicating totality

dinheiro

di-nhei-ro — Money; currency used for transactions

tinha

ti-nha — Had; imperfect tense of ter

sido

si-do — Been; past participle of ser

esgotado

es-go-ta-do — Exhausted or used up; depleted completely

há

a — There is/are; also means 'ago' in time expressions

muito

mui-to — Much or a lot; indicates a large amount

tempo

tem-po — Time or weather; general passage of time

ainda

a-in-da — Still or yet; indicating continuation

assim

a-sim — So or thus; indicating manner or result

meu

meu — My; masculine singular possessive adjective

pai

pai — Father; male parent

nunca

nun-ka — Never; at no time whatsoever

teve

te-ve — Had; preterite tense of ter

coragem

ko-ra-zhem — Courage; bravery in facing difficulty or danger

insistir

in-sis-tir — To insist; to persist in demanding something

receber

re-se-ber — To receive or get something from someone

Sempre

sem-pre — Always; at all times without exception

mencionava

men-sio-na-va — He/she mentioned; imperfect tense of mencionar

capitão

ka-pi-tão — Captain; leader or commander of a ship

soprava

so-pra-va — He blew; imperfect tense of soprar

nariz

na-riz — Nose; the facial organ for breathing and smelling

tão

tão — So or as; used in comparisons of intensity

ruidosamente

rwi-do-za-men-te — Noisily; in a loud and disturbing manner

poderia

po-de-ri-a — Could or might; conditional tense of poder

dizer

di-zer — To say or tell; basic verb of speech

rugiu

ru-zhiu — He roared; preterite tense of rugir

encarou

en-ka-rou — He stared at or faced; preterite of encarar

pobre

po-bre — Poor; lacking money or inspiring pity

sair

sa-ir — To leave or go out of a place

sala

sa-la — Room; typically a living room or hall

Tenho-o

te-nho-o — I have him; verb with clitic object pronoun

visto

vis-to — Seen; past participle of ver

torcer

tor-ser — To twist or wring; expressing physical distress

mãos

mãos — Hands; plural of mão

tal

tal — Such; indicating a degree or manner

humilhação

u-mi-lha-são — Humiliation; the feeling of being degraded

tenho

te-nho — I have; first person singular present of ter

certeza

ser-te-za — Certainty; being sure about something

aborrecimento

a-bo-re-si-men-to — Annoyance or boredom; state of being troubled

terror

te-ror — Terror; extreme fear or dread

vivia

vi-vi-a — He/she lived; imperfect tense of viver

devem

de-vem — They must or should; present tense of dever

ter

ter — To have; fundamental auxiliary or main verb

acelerado

a-se-le-ra-do — Accelerated or hastened; past participle of acelerar

sua

su-a — His, her, or your; feminine possessive adjective

morte

mor-te — Death; the end of life

prematura

pre-ma-tu-ra — Premature; occurring earlier than expected

infeliz

in-fe-liz — Unhappy or unfortunate; lacking happiness

Todo

to-do — All or the whole; indicating entirety

viveu

vi-veu — He/she lived; preterite tense of viver

connosco

ko-nos-ko — With us; first person plural prepositional pronoun

fez

fez — He/she made or did; preterite of fazer

qualquer

kwal-ker — Any or whatever; indefinite adjective or pronoun

mudança

mu-dan-sa — Change; an alteration or transformation

seu

seu — His, her, or your; masculine possessive adjective

vestuário

ves-tua-rio — Clothing or wardrobe; garments worn by someone

ser

ser — To be; fundamental Portuguese verb of existence

comprar

kom-prar — To buy or purchase something

algumas

al-gu-mas — Some; feminine plural indefinite adjective

meias

mei-as — Socks or stockings worn on the feet

vendedor

ven-de-dor — Seller or salesperson; one who sells goods

ambulante

am-bu-lan-te — Travelling or itinerant; moving from place to place

abas

a-bas — Brims or flaps; edges of a hat

chapéu

sha-peu — Hat; a head covering with a brim

tendo

ten-do — Having; present participle of ter

caído

ka-i-do — Fallen; past participle of cair

deixou-a

dei-shou-a — Left it; preterite of deixar with clitic pronoun

pendurada

pen-du-ra-da — Hanging; feminine past participle of pendurar

partir

par-tir — To leave or depart; also means 'from' in a partir de

desse

de-se — Of that; contraction of 'de' and 'esse'

dia

di-a — Day; a twenty-four hour period

embora

em-bo-ra — Although; concessive conjunction

fosse

fo-se — Were or was; imperfect subjunctive of ser

grande

gran-de — Big or great; adjective indicating large size

incómodo

in-ko-mo-do — Inconvenience or discomfort; something bothersome

quando

kwan-do — When; temporal conjunction

ventava

ven-ta-va — It was windy; imperfect of ventar

Lembro-me

lem-bro-me — I remember; reflexive form of lembrar

aspeto

as-pe-to — Appearance or aspect; how something looks

casaco

ka-za-ko — Coat or jacket; outer garment worn for warmth

próprio

pro-prio — Own or self; indicating personal possession

remendou

re-men-dou — He patched; preterite tense of remendar

lá

la — There; indicating a distant place

cima

si-ma — Top or above; used in 'lá em cima' meaning upstairs

quarto

kwar-to — Room or bedroom; private sleeping space

antes

an-tes — Before; indicating a prior time or position

remendos

re-men-dos — Patches; pieces used to repair torn fabric