War and Peace — Page 5

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 8/10

À propos," she added, becoming calm again, "I am expecting two very interesting men tonight, le Vicomte de Mortemart, who is connected with the Montmorencys through the Rohans, one of the best French families.

"À propos," ela acrescentou, tornando-se calma novamente, "estou esperando dois homens muito interessantes esta noite, le Vicomte de Mortemart, que está ligado aos Montmorency pelos Rohan, uma das melhores famílias francesas.

He is one of the genuine émigrés, the good ones.

Ele é um dos verdadeiros émigrés, os bons.

And also the Abbé Morio.

E também o Abbé Morio.

Do you know that profound thinker?

O senhor conhece esse profundo pensador?

He has been received by the Emperor.

Ele foi recebido pelo Imperador.

Had you heard?"

O senhor tinha ouvido falar?"

"I shall be delighted to meet them," said the prince.

"Ficarei encantado em conhecê-los", disse o príncipe.

"But tell me," he added with studied carelessness as if it had only just occurred to him, though the question he was about to ask was the chief motive of his visit, "is it true that the Dowager Empress wants Baron Funke to be appointed first secretary at Vienna?

"Mas diga-me", acrescentou ele com estudada indiferença, como se aquilo lhe tivesse ocorrido apenas naquele momento, embora a questão que estava prestes a fazer fosse o principal motivo de sua visita, "é verdade que a Imperatriz Viúva quer que o Barão Funke seja nomeado primeiro secretário em Viena?

The baron by all accounts is a poor creature."

O barão, segundo todos os relatos, é uma pobre criatura."

Prince Vasíli wished to obtain this post for his son, but others were trying through the Dowager Empress Márya Fëdorovna to secure it for the baron.

O Príncipe Vasíli desejava obter esse cargo para seu filho, mas outros estavam tentando, por intermédio da Imperatriz Viúva Márya Fëdorovna, assegurá-lo para o barão.

Anna Pávlovna almost closed her eyes to indicate that neither she nor anyone else had a right to criticize what the Empress desired or was pleased with.

Anna Pávlovna quase fechou os olhos para indicar que nem ela nem ninguém mais tinha o direito de criticar o que a Imperatriz desejava ou aprovava.

"Baron Funke has been recommended to the Dowager Empress by her sister," was all she said, in a dry and mournful tone.

"O Barão Funke foi recomendado à Imperatriz Viúva pela sua irmã", foi tudo o que ela disse, em tom seco e melancólico.

As she named the Empress, Anna Pávlovna's face suddenly assumed an expression of profound and sincere devotion and respect mingled with sadness, and this occurred every time she mentioned her illustrious patroness.

Ao nomear a Imperatriz, o rosto de Anna Pávlovna assumiu de repente uma expressão de profunda e sincera devoção e respeito mesclados de tristeza, e isso ocorria sempre que ela mencionava sua ilustre protetora.

Vocabulary

À: a — Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at' in Portuguese.
ela: ela — Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
acrescentou: akresentou — Past tense of 'acrescentar'; she/he added or remarked.
tornando: tornandu — Present participle of 'tornar'; becoming or turning again.
calma: kalma — Adjective or noun meaning 'calm' or 'calmness'.
novamente: novamenti — Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'.
estou: estou — First-person singular present of 'estar'; I am.
esperando: esperandu — Present participle of 'esperar'; waiting or hoping for something.
dois: dois — Number meaning 'two'; masculine form.
homens: omens — Plural noun meaning 'men'.
muito: muitu — Adverb or adjective meaning 'very' or 'much'.
interessantes: interesantis — Adjective meaning 'interesting'; plural form.
esta: esta — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'; feminine form.
noite: noiti — Noun meaning 'night'.
de: de — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
que: ke — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
está: esta — Third-person singular present of 'estar'; he/she is.
ligado: ligadu — Past participle of 'ligar'; connected or linked to something.
aos: aus — Contraction of 'a' and 'os'; to the (masculine plural).
pelos: pelus — Contraction of 'por' and 'os'; through the or by the.
uma: uma — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'; feminine form.
das: das — Contraction of 'de' and 'as'; of the (feminine plural).
melhores: melhores — Superlative adjective meaning 'best'; plural form.
famílias: famílias — Plural noun meaning 'families'.
francesas: fransezas — Adjective meaning 'French'; feminine plural form.
Ele: eli — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
é: e — Third-person singular present of 'ser'; he/she/it is.
um: um — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'; masculine form.
dos: dus — Contraction of 'de' and 'os'; of the (masculine plural).
verdadeiros: verdadeiros — Adjective meaning 'true' or 'genuine'; masculine plural form.
os: us — Definite article meaning 'the'; masculine plural form.
bons: bons — Adjective meaning 'good'; masculine plural form.
também: tambem — Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'.
o: u — Definite article meaning 'the'; masculine singular form.
senhor: senhor — Noun or title meaning 'sir', 'mister', or 'gentleman'.
conhece: konhese — Third-person singular present of 'conhecer'; he/she knows someone.
esse: esi — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'; masculine singular form.
profundo: profundu — Adjective meaning 'deep' or 'profound'.
pensador: pensador — Noun meaning 'thinker' or 'philosopher'.
foi: foi — Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'; he/she was or went.
recebido: resebidu — Past participle of 'receber'; received or welcomed by someone.
pelo: pelu — Contraction of 'por' and 'o'; by the or through the.
Imperador: imperadu — Noun meaning 'Emperor'; masculine title of sovereignty.
tinha: tinha — Imperfect tense of 'ter'; he/she had or used to have.
ouvido: ouvidu — Past participle of 'ouvir'; heard; also noun meaning 'ear'.
falar: falar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk'.
Ficarei: fikarei — Future tense of 'ficar'; I will be or I will stay.
encantado: enkantadu — Adjective meaning 'delighted' or 'enchanted'; pleased to meet.
em: em — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
conhecê: konhese — Infinitive 'conhecer' truncated before clitic; to know or meet.
los: lus — Third-person plural clitic pronoun meaning 'them'.
disse: disi — Past tense of 'dizer'; he/she said or told someone.
príncipe: prinsipe — Noun meaning 'prince'; male member of royal family.
Mas: mas — Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrasting clause.
diga: diga — Imperative form of 'dizer'; tell me or say (formal).
me: me — First-person singular clitic pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
com: kom — Preposition meaning 'with'.
estudada: estudada — Past participle of 'estudar'; deliberate or studied (feigned).
indiferença: indiferensa — Noun meaning 'indifference' or 'lack of interest'.
como: komu — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
aquilo: akilu — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (distant); that thing.
lhe: lhe — Third-person indirect object clitic meaning 'to him/her'.
tivesse: tivesi — Past subjunctive of 'ter'; had (hypothetical or subordinate clause).
ocorrido: okoridu — Past participle of 'ocorrer'; occurred or happened suddenly.
apenas: apenas — Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', or 'merely'.
naquele: nakeli — Contraction of 'em' and 'aquele'; in that (masculine singular).
momento: momentu — Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant in time'.
embora: embora — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
questão: kestau — Noun meaning 'question' or 'matter' under discussion.
estava: estava — Imperfect tense of 'estar'; was (ongoing state in past).
prestes: prestis — Adjective meaning 'about to' or 'on the verge of'.
fazer: fazer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
fosse: fosi — Past subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir'; were or went (hypothetical).
principal: prinsipau — Adjective meaning 'main' or 'principal'; most important.
motivo: motibu — Noun meaning 'motive', 'reason', or 'cause'.
sua: sua — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'.
visita: vizita — Noun meaning 'visit'; act of going to see someone.
verdade: verdadi — Noun meaning 'truth' or 'reality'.
Imperatriz: imperatris — Noun meaning 'Empress'; female sovereign or emperor's consort.
Viúva: viuva — Noun meaning 'widow'; woman whose husband has died.
quer: ker — Third-person singular present of 'querer'; he/she wants.
Barão: barao — Noun meaning 'Baron'; male noble title of lower rank.
seja: seja — Present subjunctive of 'ser'; be (used in subordinate clauses).
nomeado: nomeadu — Past participle of 'nomear'; appointed or nominated to position.
primeiro: primeiru — Ordinal adjective meaning 'first'.
secretário: sekretariu — Noun meaning 'secretary'; administrative assistant or official.
barão: barao — Noun meaning 'baron'; lowercase emphasizes common reference.
segundo: segundu — Adjective or preposition meaning 'second' or 'according to'.
todos: tudus — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone'.
relatos: relatus — Plural noun meaning 'accounts', 'reports', or 'stories'.
pobre: pobri — Adjective meaning 'poor' or 'unfortunate'; lacking resources.
criatura: kriatura — Noun meaning 'creature'; used colloquially to refer to a person.
Príncipe: prinsipe — Noun meaning 'Prince'; male member of nobility or royalty.
desejava: dezejava — Imperfect tense of 'desejar'; he/she desired or wished for.
obter: obter — Infinitive verb meaning 'to obtain' or 'to get'.
cargo: kargu — Noun meaning 'position', 'post', or 'office' (professional role).
para: para — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'.
seu: seu — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'your', or 'its'.
filho: filhu — Noun meaning 'son' or 'child'.
mas: mas — Conjunction meaning 'but'; indicates contrast or contradiction.
outros: otrus — Pronoun or adjective meaning 'others' or 'other ones'.
tentando: tentandu — Present participle of 'tentar'; trying or attempting something.
por: por — Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'for'.
intermédio: intermediu — Noun meaning 'intermediary' or 'means'; through the agency of.
da: da — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the (feminine singular).
assegurá: asegura — Truncated form of 'assegurar'; to secure or guarantee something.
lo: lu — Third-person singular clitic pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'.
quase: kwazi — Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
fechou: feshou — Past tense of 'fechar'; he/she closed or shut something.
olhos: olhus — Plural noun meaning 'eyes'.
indicar: indikar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to indicate' or 'to show'.
nem: nem — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'.
ninguém: ninguem — Pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.
mais: mais — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'.
direito: direitu — Noun or adjective meaning 'right', 'law', or 'straight'.
criticar: kritikar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to criticize' or 'to critique'.
ou: ou — Conjunction meaning 'or'; presents an alternative option.
aprovava: aprovava — Imperfect tense of 'aprovar'; he/she used to approve of.
recomendado: rekomendadu — Past participle of 'recomendar'; recommended or endorsed by someone.
à: a — Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; to the (feminine singular).
pela: pela — Contraction of 'por' and 'a'; by the (feminine singular).
irmã: irma — Noun meaning 'sister'.
tudo: tudu — Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'.
tom: tom — Noun meaning 'tone'; manner or quality of voice or style.
seco: seku — Adjective meaning 'dry', 'curt', or 'sharp' in manner.
e: e — Conjunction meaning 'and'; connects words or clauses.
melancólico: Adjective meaning 'melancholic' or 'sad'; expressing deep sadness.
Ao: au — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; to the or upon the (masculine).
nomear: nomear — Infinitive verb meaning 'to name' or 'to appoint' someone.
rosto: rostu — Noun meaning 'face'; the front of the head.
assumiu: assumiu — Past tense of 'assumir'; took on or assumed an expression.
repente: repenti — Noun in 'de repente' meaning 'suddenly' or 'all of a sudden'.
expressão: expresau — Noun meaning 'expression'; facial or verbal manifestation of feeling.
sincera: sinsera — Adjective meaning 'sincere' or 'genuine'; feminine singular form.
devoção: devosau — Noun meaning 'devotion'; deep dedication or religious reverence.
respeito: respeitu — Noun meaning 'respect' or 'regard' for someone.
mesclados: mesklados — Past participle of 'mesclar'; mixed or blended together.
tristeza: tristeza — Noun meaning 'sadness' or 'sorrow'.
isso: isu — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'.
ocorria: okorria — Imperfect tense of 'ocorrer'; used to happen or occur regularly.
sempre: sempri — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'every time'.
mencionava: mensionava — Imperfect tense of 'mencionar'; used to mention or refer to.
ilustre: ilustri — Adjective meaning 'illustrious' or 'distinguished'; highly respected.
protetora: protetora — Noun meaning 'protector' or 'patron'; feminine form.

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