War and Peace — Page 9

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 8/10

"Arrange that affair for me and I shall always be your most devoted slave-slafe with an f, as a village elder of mine writes in his reports. She is rich and of good family and that's all I want."

"Arranjai-me esse assunto e serei sempre o vosso mais dedicado escravo-escrafo com f, como escreve nos seus relatórios um ancião da minha aldeia. Ela é rica e de boa família, e é tudo o que quero."

And with the familiarity and easy grace peculiar to him, he raised the maid of honor's hand to his lips, kissed it, and swung it to and fro as he lay back in his armchair, looking in another direction.

E com a familiaridade e a graça natural que lhe eram peculiares, levantou a mão da dama de honor até aos lábios, beijou-a e balançou-a de um lado para o outro, enquanto se recostava na sua poltrona, olhando noutra direção.

"Attendez," said Anna Pávlovna, reflecting, "I'll speak to Lise, young Bolkónski's wife, this very evening, and perhaps the thing can be arranged.

"Attendez", disse Anna Pávlovna, pensativa, "falarei com Lise, a esposa do jovem Bolkónski, esta mesma noite, e talvez o assunto possa ser resolvido.

It shall be on your family's behalf that I'll start my apprenticeship as old maid.

Será em nome da vossa família que darei início ao meu aprendizado como velha solteirona.

Vocabulary

Arranjai: ah-hahn-ZHAY — Arrange or sort out (imperative/past tense form).
me: meh — First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'.
esse: EH-seh — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'that'.
assunto: ah-SOON-too — A subject, matter, or topic being discussed.
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
serei: seh-RAY — First-person future tense of 'ser', meaning 'I will be'.
sempre: SEEM-preh — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'.
o: oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
vosso: VOH-soo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (plural/formal).
mais: mysh — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'.
dedicado: deh-dee-KAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'dedicated' or 'devoted'.
escravo: esh-KRAH-voo — A person enslaved; a slave.
com: kohn — Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment.
como: KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
escreve: esh-KREH-veh — Third-person singular present of 'escrever', meaning 'writes'.
nos: noosh — Preposition-article contraction meaning 'in the' (plural).
seus: SAY-oosh — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', 'their', or 'your'.
relatórios: heh-lah-TOH-ree-oosh — Plural noun meaning 'reports' or 'official documents'.
um: oom — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
ancião: ahn-see-OWN — An elderly man; an elder of a community.
da: dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the' (feminine).
minha: MEEN-yah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.
aldeia: al-DAY-ah — A small rural settlement; a village.
Ela: EH-lah — Third-person feminine subject pronoun meaning 'she'.
é: eh — Third-person singular present of 'ser', meaning 'is'.
rica: HEE-kah — Feminine adjective meaning 'rich' or 'wealthy'.
de: deh — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
boa: BOH-ah — Feminine adjective meaning 'good' or 'fine'.
família: fah-MEEL-yah — A group of related persons; a family.
tudo: TOO-doo — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'.
que: keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'what'.
quero: KEH-roo — First-person singular present of 'querer', meaning 'I want'.
E: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
a: ah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'.
familiaridade: fah-meel-yah-ree-DAH-deh — The quality of being familiar; familiarity or intimacy.
graça: GRAH-sah — Charm, grace, or wit; pleasing elegance.
natural: nah-too-RAHL — Adjective meaning 'natural', unforced, or innate.
lhe: lyeh — Third-person indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her'.
eram: EH-rahn — Third-person plural imperfect of 'ser', meaning 'they were'.
peculiares: peh-kool-YAH-resh — Adjective meaning 'peculiar', 'distinctive', or 'characteristic'.
levantou: leh-vahn-TOH — Third-person past tense of 'levantar', meaning 'raised' or 'lifted'.
mão: mown — Feminine noun meaning 'hand'.
dama: DAH-mah — A lady or noblewoman; a woman of high rank.
honor: oh-NOR — Honour or respect; high moral worth (variant spelling).
até: ah-TEH — Preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'even'.
aos: owsh — Contraction of 'a' and 'os', meaning 'to the' (masculine plural).
lábios: LAH-bee-oosh — Plural noun meaning 'lips'.
beijou: bay-ZHOH — Third-person past tense of 'beijar', meaning 'kissed'.
balançou: bah-lahn-SOH — Third-person past tense of 'balançar', meaning 'swayed' or 'rocked'.
lado: LAH-doo — Noun meaning 'side' or 'flank'.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'towards'.
outro: OH-troo — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'.
enquanto: ehn-KWAHN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'.
se: seh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'.
recostava: heh-koosh-TAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'recostar', meaning 'was leaning back'.
na: nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the' (feminine).
sua: SOO-ah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'.
poltrona: pol-TROH-nah — A large comfortable armchair for sitting.
olhando: ol-YAHN-doo — Present participle of 'olhar', meaning 'looking' or 'gazing'.
noutra: NOH-trah — Contraction of 'em' and 'outra', meaning 'in another' (feminine).
direção: dee-reh-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'direction' or 'way'.
disse: DEE-seh — Third-person past tense of 'dizer', meaning 'said'.
pensativa: pehn-sah-TEE-vah — Feminine adjective meaning 'thoughtful' or 'pensive'.
falarei: fah-lah-RAY — First-person future of 'falar', meaning 'I will speak'.
esposa: esh-POH-zah — Feminine noun meaning 'wife' or 'spouse'.
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the' (masculine).
jovem: ZHOH-vehm — Adjective or noun meaning 'young' or 'youth'.
esta: EH-stah — Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'.
mesma: MEHZ-mah — Feminine adjective meaning 'same' or 'herself'.
noite: NOY-teh — Noun meaning 'night' or 'evening'.
talvez: tal-VEHSH — Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'.
possa: POH-sah — Subjunctive form of 'poder', meaning 'can' or 'may'.
ser: sehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (permanent state).
resolvido: heh-zol-VEE-doo — Past participle of 'resolver', meaning 'resolved' or 'solved'.
Será: seh-RAH — Third-person future of 'ser', meaning 'it will be'.
em: ehm — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.
nome: NOH-meh — Noun meaning 'name' or 'noun' in grammar.
vossa: VOH-sah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (formal/plural).
darei: dah-RAY — First-person future of 'dar', meaning 'I will give'.
início: ee-NEE-syoo — Noun meaning 'beginning', 'start', or 'onset'.
ao: ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the' (masculine).
meu: MAY-oo — Masculine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.
aprendizado: ah-prehn-dee-ZAH-doo — Noun meaning 'learning' or 'apprenticeship'.
velha: VEH-lyah — Feminine adjective meaning 'old' (referring to a woman).
solteirona: sol-tay-ROH-nah — A woman who has never married; an old spinster.

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