War and Peace — Page 3
Well, and what has been decided about Novosíltsev's dispatch? You know everything."
Bem, e o que foi decidido sobre o despacho de Novosíltsev? O senhor sabe tudo."
"What can one say about it?" replied the prince in a cold, listless tone.
"O que se pode dizer a respeito?" respondeu o príncipe em tom frio e indiferente.
"What has been decided? They have decided that Buonaparte has burnt his boats, and I believe that we are ready to burn ours."
"O que foi decidido? Decidiram que Buonaparte queimou seus navios, e creio que estamos prontos para queimar os nossos."
Prince Vasíli always spoke languidly, like an actor repeating a stale part.
O príncipe Vasíli sempre falava languidamente, como um ator repetindo um papel gasto.
Anna Pávlovna Schérer on the contrary, despite her forty years, overflowed with animation and impulsiveness.
Anna Pávlovna Schérer, ao contrário, apesar de seus quarenta anos, transbordava de animação e impulsividade.
To be an enthusiast had become her social vocation and, sometimes even when she did not feel like it, she became enthusiastic in order not to disappoint the expectations of those who knew her.
Ser uma entusiasta havia se tornado sua vocação social e, às vezes, mesmo quando não estava com vontade, ela se entusiasmava para não decepcionar as expectativas daqueles que a conheciam.
The subdued smile which, though it did not suit her faded features, always played round her lips expressed, as in a spoiled child, a continual consciousness of her charming defect, which she neither wished, nor could, nor considered it necessary, to correct.
O sorriso contido que, embora não combinasse com suas feições desbotadas, sempre pairava em torno de seus lábios expressava, como em uma criança mimada, uma consciência contínua de seu charme defeituoso, que ela nem desejava, nem podia, nem considerava necessário corrigir.
In the midst of a conversation on political matters Anna Pávlovna burst out:
Em meio a uma conversa sobre assuntos políticos, Anna Pávlovna irrompeu:
"Oh, don't speak to me of Austria.
"Oh, não me fale da Áustria.
Perhaps I don't understand things, but Austria never has wished, and does not wish, for war.
Talvez eu não entenda as coisas, mas a Áustria nunca desejou, e não deseja, a guerra.
She is betraying us!
Ela nos está traindo!
Russia alone must save Europe.
Somente a Rússia deve salvar a Europa.
Our gracious sovereign recognizes his high vocation and will be true to it.
Nosso gracioso soberano reconhece sua elevada vocação e lhe será fiel.
That is the one thing I have faith in!
Essa é a única coisa em que tenho fé!
Our good and wonderful sovereign has to perform the noblest role on earth, and he is so virtuous and noble that God will not forsake him.
Nosso bom e maravilhoso soberano tem de desempenhar o papel mais nobre na terra, e ele é tão virtuoso e nobre que Deus não o abandonará.
Vocabulary
- Bem
- Well; used as an affirmation or transition word
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article
- que
- That, what, which; versatile relative pronoun
- foi
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- decidido
- Decided, determined; resolved upon
- sobre
- About, over, on top of; preposition
- despacho
- Dispatch, order, official decision or message
- de
- Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition
- O
- The; masculine definite article, also vocative marker
- senhor
- Sir, mister, gentleman; formal address
- sabe
- Knows; third-person singular present of saber
- tudo
- Everything, all; indefinite pronoun
- se
- If, oneself; reflexive pronoun or conjunction
- pode
- Can, is able to; present tense of poder
- dizer
- To say, to tell; common verb of speech
- a
- The (fem.), to; article and preposition
- respeito
- Respect; also used in phrase a respeito (about)
- respondeu
- Replied, answered; past tense of responder
- príncipe
- Prince; male member of royal nobility
- em
- In, at; common Portuguese preposition of location
- tom
- Tone; manner or quality of voice
- frio
- Cold; low temperature, also emotionally cold
- indiferente
- Indifferent; showing no interest or concern
- Decidiram
- They decided; third-person plural past of decidir
- queimou
- Burned; third-person singular past of queimar
- seus
- His, her, their; plural possessive pronoun
- navios
- Ships; plural of navio, seafaring vessel
- creio
- I believe; first-person singular of crer
- estamos
- We are; first-person plural present of estar
- prontos
- Ready; plural adjective meaning prepared
- para
- For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- queimar
- To burn; to set fire to something
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- nossos
- Our; masculine plural possessive pronoun
- sempre
- Always; at all times, without exception
- falava
- Spoke, used to speak; imperfect tense of falar
- languidamente
- Languidly; in a slow, listless, weary manner
- como
- Like, as, how; comparative or interrogative word
- um
- A, an, one; masculine indefinite article
- ator
- Actor; person who performs in plays or films
- repetindo
- Repeating; gerund form of repetir
- papel
- Paper; also role or part in a performance
- gasto
- Worn out, spent; exhausted or overused
- ao
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article o
- contrário
- Contrary, opposite; ao contrário means on the contrary
- apesar
- Despite; used in apesar de meaning in spite of
- quarenta
- Forty; the number 40
- anos
- Years; plural of ano
- transbordava
- Overflowed; overflowed with emotion or energy
- animação
- Animation, liveliness; excited energetic spirit
- impulsividade
- Impulsiveness; tendency to act on sudden impulse
- Ser
- To be; infinitive of fundamental verb ser
- uma
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- entusiasta
- Enthusiast; person full of enthusiasm and zeal
- havia
- Had, there was; past auxiliary or imperfect of haver
- tornado
- Become; past participle of tornar-se, to become
- sua
- Her, his, your; feminine singular possessive pronoun
- vocação
- Vocation, calling; one's sense of purpose
- social
- Social; relating to society or social interaction
- às
- At the, to the; contraction of a and as
- vezes
- Times; às vezes means sometimes
- mesmo
- Even, same, itself; emphatic or identity word
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- não
- No, not; basic negation word
- estava
- Was; imperfect tense of estar
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- vontade
- Will, desire; com vontade means willingly
- ela
- She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- entusiasmava
- Enthused, excited; imperfect tense of entusiasmar
- decepcionar
- To disappoint; to fail someone's expectations
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article
- expectativas
- Expectations; things hoped or anticipated
- daqueles
- Of those; contraction of de and aqueles
- conheciam
- Knew; imperfect tense of conhecer, to know
- sorriso
- Smile; expression of happiness on the face
- contido
- Contained, restrained; held back or controlled
- embora
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- combinasse
- Matched, suited; subjunctive imperfect of combinar
- suas
- Her, his, their; feminine plural possessive pronoun
- feições
- Features; facial characteristics or expressions
- desbotadas
- Faded; having lost color or brightness
- pairava
- Hovered, lingered; floated or remained suspended
- torno
- Around; em torno de means around or surrounding
- lábios
- Lips; the two fleshy parts of the mouth
- expressava
- Expressed; imperfect tense of expressar
- criança
- Child; young person, boy or girl
- mimada
- Spoiled, pampered; indulged excessively
- consciência
- Consciousness, awareness, conscience; inner knowledge
- contínua
- Continuous, ongoing; without interruption
- seu
- His, her, its; singular possessive pronoun
- charme
- Charm; attractive or pleasing quality
- defeituoso
- Defective, flawed; having defects or faults
- nem
- Neither, nor, not even; negative conjunction
- desejava
- Desired, wanted; imperfect tense of desejar
- podia
- Could; imperfect tense of poder
- considerava
- Considered; imperfect tense of considerar
- necessário
- Necessary; required or essential
- corrigir
- To correct; to fix or improve an error
- Em
- In, at; preposition of location or time
- meio
- Middle, midst, half; em meio a means in the midst of
- conversa
- Conversation; spoken exchange between people
- assuntos
- Subjects, topics, matters; things under discussion
- políticos
- Political; relating to politics or government
- irrompeu
- Burst out, erupted; suddenly broke into speech
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation of surprise or emotion
- me
- Me, to me; first-person singular object pronoun
- fale
- Speak, tell; imperative of falar
- da
- Of the, from the; contraction of de and a
- Talvez
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty
- eu
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- entenda
- Understand; subjunctive present of entender
- coisas
- Things; plural of coisa
- mas
- But; basic adversative conjunction
- nunca
- Never; at no time, not ever
- desejou
- Desired, wanted; past tense of desejar
- deseja
- Desires, wants; present tense of desejar
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between nations
- Ela
- She; third-person feminine subject pronoun
- nos
- Us, to us; first-person plural object pronoun
- está
- Is; third-person singular present of estar
- traindo
- Betraying; gerund of trair, to betray
- Somente
- Only, solely; no one or nothing else
- deve
- Must, should, owes; present tense of dever
- salvar
- To save, to rescue; to preserve from harm
- Nosso
- Our; masculine singular first-person plural possessive
- gracioso
- Gracious, graceful; charming and elegant
- soberano
- Sovereign, ruler; supreme monarch or leader
- reconhece
- Recognizes; present tense of reconhecer
- elevada
- Elevated, high; lofty in position or status
- lhe
- To him, to her, to you; indirect object pronoun
- será
- Will be; future tense of ser
- fiel
- Faithful, loyal; remaining true and devoted
- Essa
- That; feminine demonstrative pronoun
- é
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- única
- Only, unique; the sole one of its kind
- coisa
- Thing; an object, matter, or concept
- tenho
- I have; first-person singular present of ter
- fé
- Faith; belief or trust in something
- bom
- Good; having positive qualities
- maravilhoso
- Wonderful, marvelous; causing admiration or delight
- tem
- Has; third-person singular present of ter
- desempenhar
- To perform, to play; to carry out a role
- mais
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- nobre
- Noble; having high moral qualities or rank
- na
- In the, on the; contraction of em and a
- terra
- Earth, land, ground; the world or soil
- ele
- He, him; third-person masculine subject pronoun
- tão
- So, such, as; intensifier before adjective
- virtuoso
- Virtuous; having high moral standards and goodness
- Deus
- God; supreme divine being
- abandonará
- Will abandon; future tense of abandonar
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