War and Peace — Page 7
Do you know I am dissatisfied with your younger son?
Sabe que estou insatisfeita com o seu filho mais novo?
Between ourselves" (and her face assumed its melancholy expression), "he was mentioned at Her Majesty's and you were pitied...."
Entre nós" (e o seu rosto assumiu uma expressão melancólica), "ele foi mencionado na corte de Sua Majestade e você foi alvo de compaixão..."
The prince answered nothing, but she looked at him significantly, awaiting a reply.
O príncipe não respondeu nada, mas ela o olhou de forma significativa, aguardando uma resposta.
He frowned.
Ele franzou o cenho.
"What would you have me do?" he said at last.
"O que quer que eu faça?" disse ele por fim.
"You know I did all a father could for their education, and they have both turned out fools.
"Sabe que fiz tudo o que um pai poderia fazer pela educação deles, e os dois se revelaram tolos.
Hippolyte is at least a quiet fool, but Anatole is an active one.
Hipólito é pelo menos um tolo quieto, mas Anatole é um tolo ativo.
That is the only difference between them."
Essa é a única diferença entre eles."
He said this smiling in a way more natural and animated than usual, so that the wrinkles round his mouth very clearly revealed something unexpectedly coarse and unpleasant.
Disse isso sorrindo de uma forma mais natural e animada do que de costume, de modo que as rugas ao redor de sua boca revelaram muito claramente algo inesperadamente grosseiro e desagradável.
"And why are children born to such men as you?
"E por que nascem filhos para homens como o senhor?
If you were not a father there would be nothing I could reproach you with," said Anna Pávlovna, looking up pensively.
Se o senhor não fosse pai, não haveria nada com que eu pudesse censurá-lo," disse Anna Pávlovna, erguendo os olhos pensativamente.
"I am your faithful slave and to you alone I can confess that my children are the bane of my life.
"Sou o seu escravo fiel e apenas a você posso confessar que meus filhos são o flagelo da minha vida.
It is the cross I have to bear.
É a cruz que tenho de carregar.
That is how I explain it to myself.
É assim que eu me explico.
It can't be helped!"
Não há como evitar!"
He said no more, but expressed his resignation to cruel fate by a gesture.
Não disse mais nada, mas expressou a sua resignação ao cruel destino com um gesto.
Anna Pávlovna meditated.
Anna Pávlovna meditou.
"Have you never thought of marrying your prodigal son Anatole?" she asked.
"Nunca pensou em casar o seu filho pródigo Anatole?" ela perguntou.
Vocabulary
- Sabe
- SAH-beh — You know; third person singular of saber
- que
- keh — That; what; a common conjunction or pronoun
- estou
- esh-TOH — I am; first person singular of estar
- insatisfeita
- in-sah-tis-feh-EE-tah — Unsatisfied; not content with something
- com
- kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or relation
- o
- oo — The; masculine singular definite article
- seu
- SEH-oo — His, her, your, their; possessive pronoun
- filho
- FEE-lyoo — Son; male offspring of a parent
- mais
- mysh — More; also used in comparisons and additions
- novo
- NOH-voo — New; young; recent or not old
- Entre
- EN-treh — Between; among; enter (imperative)
- nós
- nawsh — Us; we; first person plural pronoun
- e
- eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- rosto
- RAWSH-too — Face; the front part of the head
- assumiu
- ah-soo-MEE-oo — Assumed; took on a certain expression or role
- uma
- OO-mah — A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- expressão
- ex-preh-SOWNG — Expression; a look or display of emotion
- melancólica
- meh-lang-KOH-lee-kah — Melancholic; sad and pensive in mood
- ele
- EH-leh — He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- foi
- foy — Was; went; past tense of ser or ir
- mencionado
- men-see-oh-NAH-doo — Mentioned; referred to in speech or writing
- na
- nah — In the; contraction of em and a
- corte
- KOR-teh — Court; royal court or place of a monarch
- de
- deh — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- Sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, your; feminine possessive pronoun
- Majestade
- mah-zhes-TAH-deh — Majesty; honorific title for a monarch
- você
- voh-SEH — You; second person singular pronoun in Brazil
- alvo
- AL-voo — Target; aim; also means white or pale
- compaixão
- kom-pie-SHOWNG — Compassion; sympathy felt for others suffering
- príncipe
- PRIN-see-peh — Prince; son of a king or royal male
- não
- nowng — No; not; negation word in Portuguese
- respondeu
- reh-spon-DEH-oo — Responded; gave an answer to something
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all
- mas
- mahsh — But; however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
- ela
- EH-lah — She; third person feminine singular pronoun
- olhou
- ol-YOH — Looked; gazed; past tense of olhar
- forma
- FOR-mah — Form; way; manner in which something is done
- significativa
- sig-nee-fee-kah-TEE-vah — Meaningful; significant; conveying a special message
- aguardando
- ah-gwar-DAN-doo — Waiting; awaiting something or someone
- resposta
- reh-SPAWS-tah — Answer; response to a question or action
- franzou
- fran-ZOH — Furrowed; wrinkled; past tense of franzir
- cenho
- SEN-yoo — Brow; frown; franzir o cenho means to frown
- quer
- kehr — Wants; wishes; third person of querer
- faça
- FAH-sah — Do; make; subjunctive form of fazer
- disse
- DEE-seh — Said; past tense of dizer
- por
- por — For; by; through; preposition with multiple uses
- fim
- feeng — End; finally; conclusion of something
- fiz
- feesh — I did; I made; past tense of fazer
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything; all; the totality of something
- pai
- Father; male parent of a child
- poderia
- poh-deh-REE-ah — Could; would be able to; conditional of poder
- fazer
- fah-ZEHR — To do; to make; common infinitive verb
- pela
- PEH-lah — For the; by the; contraction of por and a
- educação
- eh-doo-kah-SOWNG — Education; upbringing; process of learning
- deles
- DEH-lehsh — Of them; their; third person plural possessive
- os
- oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
- dois
- doysh — Two; the number two in Portuguese
- se
- seh — Themselves; if; reflexive or conditional particle
- revelaram
- reh-veh-LAH-rowng — Revealed; turned out to be; past tense of revelar
- tolos
- TOH-loosh — Fools; silly people; plural of tolo
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular of ser
- pelo
- PEH-loo — For the; by the; contraction of por and o
- menos
- MEH-noosh — Less; fewer; used in comparisons
- tolo
- TOH-loo — Fool; silly; a person lacking good judgment
- quieto
- kee-EH-too — Quiet; still; calm and not making noise
- ativo
- ah-TEE-voo — Active; lively; energetic in behavior
- Essa
- EH-sah — That; this; feminine demonstrative pronoun
- a
- ah — The; feminine singular definite article
- única
- OO-nee-kah — Only; unique; sole one without equal
- diferença
- dee-feh-REN-sah — Difference; distinction between two or more things
- entre
- EN-treh — Between; among; in the middle of two things
- eles
- EH-lehsh — They; them; third person masculine plural pronoun
- Disse
- DEE-seh — Said; spoke; past tense of dizer
- isso
- EE-soo — That; it; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- sorrindo
- soh-HEEN-doo — Smiling; present participle of sorrir
- natural
- nah-too-RAL — Natural; effortless; in a normal manner
- animada
- ah-nee-MAH-dah — Animated; lively; full of energy and life
- costume
- koosh-TOO-meh — Custom; habit; usual manner of behaving
- modo
- MOH-doo — Way; manner; method of doing something
- as
- ahsh — The; feminine plural definite article
- rugas
- HOO-gahsh — Wrinkles; lines on skin from aging
- ao
- ow — To the; at the; contraction of a and o
- redor
- heh-DOR — Around; surrounding area of something
- sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, your; feminine possessive pronoun
- boca
- BOH-kah — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking
- muito
- MOO-ee-too — Very; much; a lot of something
- claramente
- klah-rah-MEN-teh — Clearly; in a clear and obvious manner
- algo
- AL-goo — Something; anything; an unspecified thing
- inesperadamente
- ee-nesh-peh-rah-dah-MEN-teh — Unexpectedly; in an unforeseen or surprising manner
- grosseiro
- groh-SEH-ee-roo — Rude; coarse; crude in manner or speech
- desagradável
- deh-zah-grah-DAH-vel — Unpleasant; disagreeable; not nice or enjoyable
- nascem
- NAH-seng — Are born; third person plural of nascer
- filhos
- FEE-lyoosh — Sons; children; plural of filho
- para
- PAH-rah — For; to; towards; common preposition
- homens
- OH-mengsh — Men; adult males; plural of homem
- como
- KOH-moo — As; like; how; comparison or manner word
- senhor
- seh-NYOR — Sir; mister; formal address for a man
- Se
- seh — If; whether; conditional conjunction
- fosse
- FOH-seh — Were; if were; imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir
- haveria
- ah-veh-REE-ah — There would be; conditional of haver
- pudesse
- poo-DEH-seh — Could; if could; imperfect subjunctive of poder
- censurá-lo
- sen-soo-RAH-loo — To censure him; to blame or criticize him
- erguendo
- er-GWEN-doo — Raising; lifting; present participle of erguer
- olhos
- OH-lyoosh — Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- pensativamente
- pen-sah-tee-vah-MEN-teh — Thoughtfully; in a reflective and pensive manner
- Sou
- soh — I am; first person singular of ser
- escravo
- esh-KRAH-voo — Slave; a person owned or controlled by another
- fiel
- fee-EL — Faithful; loyal; devoted to someone or something
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahsh — Only; just; nothing more than
- posso
- POH-soo — I can; I am able; first person of poder
- confessar
- kon-feh-SAR — To confess; to admit something openly
- meus
- MEH-oosh — My; mine; masculine plural possessive pronoun
- são
- sowng — Are; they are; third person plural of ser
- flagelo
- flah-ZHE-loo — Scourge; plague; a cause of great suffering
- minha
- MEEN-yah — My; mine; feminine singular possessive pronoun
- vida
- VEE-dah — Life; the state of being alive
- É
- eh — It is; third person singular of ser
- cruz
- kroosh — Cross; burden; a symbol of suffering or Christianity
- tenho
- TEN-yoo — I have; first person singular of ter
- carregar
- kah-heh-GAR — To carry; to bear a weight or burden
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus; so; in this way or manner
- me
- meh — Me; myself; first person singular object pronoun
- explico
- ex-PLEE-koo — I explain; first person singular of explicar
- Não
- nowng — No; not; primary negation word in Portuguese
- há
- ah — There is; there are; third person of haver
- evitar
- eh-vee-TAR — To avoid; to prevent something from happening
- expressou
- ex-preh-SOH — Expressed; showed; past tense of expressar
- resignação
- reh-zig-nah-SOWNG — Resignation; acceptance of unavoidable suffering
- cruel
- kroo-EL — Cruel; causing pain or suffering willfully
- destino
- desh-TEE-noo — Destiny; fate; the predetermined course of events
- gesto
- ZHES-too — Gesture; a movement of the body to express meaning
- meditou
- meh-dee-TOH — Meditated; pondered; past tense of meditar
- Nunca
- NOON-kah — Never; at no time; absolute negation of frequency
- pensou
- pen-SOH — Thought; past tense of pensar
- em
- eng — In; at; on; common preposition of location
- casar
- kah-ZAR — To marry; to wed; to enter into marriage
- pródigo
- PROH-dee-goo — Prodigal; wasteful; one who spends extravagantly
- perguntou
- per-goon-TOH — Asked; inquired; past tense of perguntar
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