Ulysses — Page 7
—I pinched it out of the skivvy's room, Buck Mulligan said.
—Eu o peguei do quarto da criada, disse Buck Mulligan.
It does her all right.
Para ela está bom assim.
The aunt always keeps plainlooking servants for Malachi.
A tia sempre arranja criadas de aparência simples por causa de Malachi.
Lead him not into temptation.
Para não o induzir à tentação.
And her name is Ursula.
E o nome dela é Ursula.
Laughing again, he brought the mirror away from Stephen's peering eyes.
Rindo novamente, ele afastou o espelho dos olhos perscrutadores de Stephen.
—The rage of Caliban at not seeing his face in a mirror, he said.
—A raiva de Caliban por não ver seu rosto num espelho, disse ele.
If Wilde were only alive to see you!
Se Wilde estivesse vivo para te ver!
Drawing back and pointing, Stephen said with bitterness:
Recuando e apontando, Stephen disse com amargura:
—It is a symbol of Irish art.
—É um símbolo da arte irlandesa.
The cracked lookingglass of a servant.
O espelho rachado de uma criada.
Buck Mulligan suddenly linked his arm in Stephen's and walked with him round the tower, his razor and mirror clacking in the pocket where he had thrust them.
Buck Mulligan de repente enlaçou seu braço no de Stephen e caminhou com ele ao redor da torre, a navalha e o espelho tilintando no bolso onde os havia enfiado.
—It's not fair to tease you like that, Kinch, is it? he said kindly.
—Não é justo provocar você assim, Kinch, não é? disse ele com bondade.
God knows you have more spirit than any of them.
Deus sabe que você tem mais espírito do que qualquer um deles.
Parried again.
Aparado novamente.
He fears the lancet of my art as I fear that of his.
Ele teme o bisturi da minha arte assim como eu temo o da dele.
The cold steel pen.
A fria pena de aço.
—Cracked lookingglass of a servant!
—Espelho rachado de uma criada!
Tell that to the oxy chap downstairs and touch him for a guinea.
Diga isso ao sujeito estúpido lá embaixo e peça-lhe uma guinéu.
He's stinking with money and thinks you're not a gentleman.
Ele está podre de rico e acha que você não é um cavalheiro.
His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.
O velho dele fez sua grana vendendo jalapa para os zulus ou alguma maldita tramoia.
God, Kinch, if you and I could only work together we might do something for the island.
Deus, Kinch, se você e eu pudéssemos trabalhar juntos poderíamos fazer algo pela ilha.
Hellenise it.
Helenizá-la.
Cranly's arm.
O braço de Cranly.
His arm.
O braço dele.
—And to think of your having to beg from these swine.
—E pensar que você tem de mendigar a esses porcos.
I'm the only one that knows what you are.
Sou o único que sabe o que você é.
Vocabulary
- Eu
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- o
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- peguei
- Past tense of pegar; I grabbed or took
- do
- Contraction of de + o meaning 'of the'
- quarto
- Room, especially a bedroom in a house
- da
- Contraction of de + a meaning 'of the'
- criada
- Female servant or maid working in household
- disse
- Past tense of dizer; he or she said
- Para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'to' in Portuguese
- ela
- Third person feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- está
- Third person form of estar meaning 'is'
- bom
- Adjective meaning good or fine in quality
- assim
- Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'this way'
- A
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- tia
- Female relative; aunt in a family
- sempre
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'
- arranja
- Third person of arranjar; arranges or finds
- criadas
- Plural form of criada; female servants or maids
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'
- aparência
- Noun meaning appearance or outward look
- simples
- Adjective meaning simple, plain, or ordinary
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- causa
- Noun meaning cause or reason for something
- não
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- induzir
- Verb meaning to induce or lead someone into
- à
- Contraction of a + a meaning 'to the'
- tentação
- Noun meaning temptation or strong enticement
- E
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting two elements
- nome
- Noun meaning name of a person or thing
- dela
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'hers'
- é
- Third person of ser; means 'is' permanently
- Rindo
- Gerund of rir; laughing or chuckling now
- novamente
- Adverb meaning again or once more
- ele
- Third person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- afastou
- Past tense of afastar; moved or pulled away
- espelho
- Noun meaning mirror, a reflective surface
- dos
- Contraction of de + os meaning 'of the'
- olhos
- Plural noun meaning eyes on a face
- perscrutadores
- Adjective meaning scrutinizing or probing carefully
- raiva
- Noun meaning anger, rage, or fury
- ver
- Infinitive verb meaning to see or look
- seu
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- rosto
- Noun meaning face or facial features
- num
- Contraction of em + um meaning 'in a'
- Se
- Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' in Portuguese
- estivesse
- Imperfect subjunctive of estar; were or had been
- vivo
- Adjective meaning alive or living currently
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to'
- te
- Second person singular clitic pronoun meaning 'you'
- Recuando
- Gerund of recuar; stepping back or retreating
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or phrases
- apontando
- Gerund of apontar; pointing toward something or someone
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with' in Portuguese
- amargura
- Noun meaning bitterness or deep resentment
- É
- Third person of ser meaning 'it is'
- um
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- símbolo
- Noun meaning symbol or representative sign
- arte
- Noun meaning art or artistic expression
- irlandesa
- Feminine adjective meaning Irish, of Ireland
- O
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- rachado
- Past participle of rachar; cracked or split open
- uma
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- repente
- Used in de repente meaning suddenly or unexpectedly
- enlaçou
- Past tense of enlaçar; linked or intertwined arms
- braço
- Noun meaning arm, the upper limb of body
- no
- Contraction of em + o meaning 'in the'
- caminhou
- Past tense of caminhar; walked or strolled along
- ao
- Contraction of a + o meaning 'to the'
- redor
- Used in ao redor meaning around or surrounding
- torre
- Noun meaning tower or tall defensive structure
- a
- Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'the'
- navalha
- Noun meaning razor blade or folding knife
- tilintando
- Gerund of tilintar; clinking or jingling with sound
- bolso
- Noun meaning pocket in clothing or bag
- onde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where' indicating location
- os
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- havia
- Past tense of haver; there had been or had
- enfiado
- Past participle of enfiar; stuffed or shoved inside
- Não
- Negation meaning 'no' or 'not' in Portuguese
- justo
- Adjective meaning fair, just, or right
- provocar
- Verb meaning to provoke, tease, or irritate someone
- você
- Second person pronoun meaning 'you' in Portuguese
- bondade
- Noun meaning kindness or goodness of character
- Deus
- Noun meaning God, the supreme divine being
- sabe
- Third person of saber; knows or is aware
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'
- tem
- Third person of ter meaning 'has' or 'have'
- mais
- Adverb meaning 'more' or comparative degree
- espírito
- Noun meaning spirit, mind, or inner vitality
- qualquer
- Adjective meaning 'any' or 'whichever' one
- deles
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'of them' or 'their'
- Aparado
- Past participle of aparar; trimmed or deflected sharply
- Ele
- Third person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- teme
- Third person of temer; fears or dreads something
- bisturi
- Noun meaning scalpel used in surgical procedures
- minha
- First person feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as,' 'like,' or 'how'
- eu
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- temo
- First person of temer; I fear or dread
- dele
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'of him' or 'his'
- fria
- Feminine adjective meaning cold or emotionally distant
- pena
- Noun meaning pen, feather, or sorrow and pity
- aço
- Noun meaning steel, a strong metal alloy
- Espelho
- Noun meaning mirror, a reflective surface
- Diga
- Imperative of dizer meaning 'say' or 'tell'
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'
- sujeito
- Noun meaning fellow, subject, or grammatical subject
- estúpido
- Adjective meaning stupid, foolish, or dim-witted
- lá
- Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a distant place
- embaixo
- Adverb meaning below, underneath, or down there
- peça-lhe
- Imperative of pedir with clitic; ask him or her
- guinéu
- Old British gold coin worth one pound plus
- podre
- Adjective meaning rotten, corrupt, or filthy rich
- rico
- Adjective meaning rich or wealthy in money
- acha
- Third person of achar; thinks, finds, or believes
- cavalheiro
- Noun meaning gentleman, a well-mannered refined man
- velho
- Adjective or noun meaning old man or elderly
- fez
- Past tense of fazer; made or did something
- sua
- Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- grana
- Informal noun meaning money or cash colloquially
- vendendo
- Gerund of vender; selling goods or products currently
- jalapa
- Medicinal plant resin used as a purgative drug
- ou
- Disjunctive conjunction meaning 'or' between alternatives
- alguma
- Feminine indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'
- maldita
- Feminine adjective meaning damned, cursed, or wretched
- tramoia
- Noun meaning scheme, plot, or shady deal
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if'
- pudéssemos
- Imperfect subjunctive of poder; if we could do
- trabalhar
- Infinitive meaning to work or labor together
- juntos
- Adjective meaning together or jointly as a group
- poderíamos
- Conditional of poder; we could or would be able
- fazer
- Infinitive meaning to make, do, or create
- algo
- Indefinite pronoun meaning something or anything
- pela
- Contraction of por + a meaning 'for the'
- ilha
- Noun meaning island, a land surrounded by water
- Helenizá-la
- Infinitive with clitic; to Hellenize it, make Greek
- pensar
- Infinitive meaning to think or reflect on something
- mendigar
- Infinitive meaning to beg or ask for charity
- esses
- Masculine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those'
- porcos
- Noun meaning pigs; used as insult for contemptible people
- Sou
- First person of ser; I am by nature
- único
- Adjective meaning only, sole, or unique person
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