War and Peace — Page 2
The aunt spoke to each of them in the same words, about their health and her own, and the health of Her Majesty, "who, thank God, was better today."
A tia falou com cada um deles com as mesmas palavras, sobre a saúde deles e a sua própria, e a saúde de Sua Majestade, "que, graças a Deus, estava melhor hoje."
And each visitor, though politeness prevented his showing impatience, left the old woman with a sense of relief at having performed a vexatious duty and did not return to her the whole evening.
E cada visitante, embora a cortesia o impedisse de mostrar impaciência, deixou a velha senhora com uma sensação de alívio por ter cumprido um dever enfadonho e não voltou a ela durante toda a noite.
The young Princess Bolkónskaya had brought some work in a gold-embroidered velvet bag.
A jovem princesa Bolkónskaya tinha trazido algum trabalho numa bolsa de veludo bordada a ouro.
Her pretty little upper lip, on which a delicate dark down was just perceptible, was too short for her teeth, but it lifted all the more sweetly, and was especially charming when she occasionally drew it down to meet the lower lip.
O seu pequeno lábio superior bonito, sobre o qual uma delicada penugem escura era apenas perceptível, era curto demais para os seus dentes, mas erguia-se de forma ainda mais doce, e era especialmente encantador quando ela ocasionalmente o puxava para baixo para encontrar o lábio inferior.
As is always the case with a thoroughly attractive woman, her defect—the shortness of her upper lip and her half-open mouth—seemed to be her own special and peculiar form of beauty.
Como acontece sempre com uma mulher verdadeiramente atraente, o seu defeito — a brevidade do lábio superior e a sua boca entreaberta — parecia ser a sua forma especial e peculiar de beleza.
Everyone brightened at the sight of this pretty young woman, so soon to become a mother, so full of life and health, and carrying her burden so lightly.
Todos se animavam ao ver esta jovem mulher bonita, que em breve se tornaria mãe, tão cheia de vida e saúde, e carregando o seu fardo com tanta leveza.
Old men and dull dispirited young ones who looked at her, after being in her company and talking to her a little while, felt as if they too were becoming, like her, full of life and health.
Homens velhos e jovens abatidos e entediados que a olhavam, depois de estarem na sua companhia e de conversar com ela por algum tempo, sentiam como se eles também estivessem a tornar-se, como ela, cheios de vida e saúde.
All who talked to her, and at each word saw her bright smile and the constant gleam of her white teeth, thought that they were in a specially amiable mood that day.
Todos os que conversavam com ela, e a cada palavra viam o seu sorriso radiante e o brilho constante dos seus dentes brancos, pensavam que estavam num humor especialmente amável naquele dia.
Vocabulary
- tia
- tee-ah — Female relative; aunt
- falou
- fah-loh — Past tense of 'falar'; spoke or said
- com
- kong — Preposition meaning 'with'
- cada
- kah-dah — Determiner meaning 'each' or 'every'
- um
- oong — Masculine indefinite article or number 'one'
- deles
- deh-lees — Contraction of 'de eles'; meaning 'of them'
- mesmas
- mez-mahz — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'the same'
- palavras
- pah-lah-vrahz — Plural noun meaning 'words'
- sobre
- soh-breh — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'on'
- saúde
- sah-oo-deh — Noun meaning 'health' or 'wellbeing'
- sua
- soo-ah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'
- própria
- proh-pree-ah — Adjective meaning 'own' or 'itself'
- Sua
- soo-ah — Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'Your' or 'His/Her'
- Majestade
- mah-zhes-tah-deh — Formal title meaning 'Majesty'
- graças
- grah-sahz — Plural noun; thanks, as in 'graças a Deus'
- Deus
- deh-ooz — Proper noun meaning 'God'
- estava
- es-tah-vah — Imperfect past tense of 'estar'; was feeling/being
- melhor
- mel-yor — Comparative adjective meaning 'better'
- hoje
- oh-zheh — Adverb meaning 'today'
- visitante
- vee-zee-tahn-teh — Noun meaning 'visitor' or 'guest'
- embora
- em-boh-rah — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
- cortesia
- kor-teh-zee-ah — Noun meaning 'courtesy' or 'politeness'
- impedisse
- eem-peh-dee-seh — Past subjunctive of 'impedir'; prevented or stopped
- mostrar
- mohs-trahr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to show'
- impaciência
- eem-pah-see-en-see-ah — Noun meaning 'impatience' or 'restlessness'
- deixou
- day-shoh — Past tense of 'deixar'; left behind or let
- velha
- vel-yah — Feminine adjective meaning 'old'
- senhora
- sen-yoh-rah — Formal noun meaning 'lady' or 'Mrs.'
- sensação
- sen-sah-sowng — Noun meaning 'sensation' or 'feeling'
- alívio
- ah-lee-vee-oh — Noun meaning 'relief' or 'alleviation'
- por
- por — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'
- ter
- tehr — Infinitive auxiliary verb meaning 'to have'
- cumprido
- koom-pree-doh — Past participle of 'cumprir'; fulfilled or carried out
- dever
- deh-vehr — Noun or verb meaning 'duty' or 'to owe'
- enfadonho
- en-fah-don-yoh — Adjective meaning 'tedious', 'boring', or 'tiresome'
- não
- nowng — Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- voltou
- vol-toh — Past tense of 'voltar'; returned or came back
- ela
- eh-lah — Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'
- durante
- doo-rahn-teh — Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout'
- toda
- toh-dah — Feminine adjective meaning 'all' or 'entire'
- noite
- noy-teh — Noun meaning 'night' or 'evening'
- jovem
- zhoh-veng — Adjective or noun meaning 'young' or 'youth'
- princesa
- preen-seh-zah — Noun meaning 'princess'
- tinha
- teen-yah — Imperfect past tense of 'ter'; had or possessed
- trazido
- trah-zee-doh — Past participle of 'trazer'; brought or carried
- algum
- al-goong — Masculine indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any'
- trabalho
- trah-bah-lyoh — Noun meaning 'work', 'task', or 'labor'
- numa
- noo-mah — Contraction of 'em uma'; meaning 'in a'
- bolsa
- bol-sah — Noun meaning 'bag', 'purse', or 'pouch'
- veludo
- veh-loo-doh — Noun meaning 'velvet' fabric
- bordada
- bor-dah-dah — Past participle of 'bordar'; embroidered with decoration
- ouro
- oh-roo — Noun meaning 'gold'
- seu
- seh-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'
- pequeno
- peh-keh-noh — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- lábio
- lah-bee-oh — Noun meaning 'lip'
- superior
- soo-peh-ree-or — Adjective meaning 'upper' or 'superior'
- bonito
- boh-nee-toh — Adjective meaning 'pretty', 'beautiful', or 'handsome'
- qual
- kwal — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'
- delicada
- deh-lee-kah-dah — Adjective meaning 'delicate' or 'fine'
- penugem
- peh-noo-zheng — Noun meaning 'down', fine soft hair or fuzz
- escura
- es-koo-rah — Feminine adjective meaning 'dark' in color
- era
- eh-rah — Imperfect past tense of 'ser'; was or used to be
- apenas
- ah-peh-nahz — Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', or 'barely'
- perceptível
- per-sep-tee-vel — Adjective meaning 'perceptible' or 'noticeable'
- curto
- koor-toh — Adjective meaning 'short' in length
- demais
- deh-mahyz — Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'too'
- para
- pah-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'
- seus
- seh-ooz — Masculine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'his/her/your'
- dentes
- den-tees — Plural noun meaning 'teeth'
- mas
- mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- erguia-se
- er-gee-ah-seh — Reflexive imperfect of 'erguer'; lifted or rose itself
- forma
- for-mah — Noun meaning 'form', 'shape', or 'way'
- ainda
- ah-een-dah — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'
- mais
- mahyz — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- doce
- doh-seh — Adjective meaning 'sweet' or 'gentle'
- especialmente
- es-peh-see-al-men-teh — Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly'
- encantador
- en-kan-tah-dor — Adjective meaning 'charming' or 'enchanting'
- quando
- kwan-doh — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- ocasionalmente
- oh-kah-zee-oh-nal-men-teh — Adverb meaning 'occasionally' or 'sometimes'
- puxava
- poo-shah-vah — Imperfect past of 'puxar'; pulled or drew down
- baixo
- bah-ee-shoh — Adjective or adverb meaning 'low' or 'down'
- encontrar
- en-kon-trahr — Verb meaning 'to meet', 'find', or 'encounter'
- inferior
- een-feh-ree-or — Adjective meaning 'lower' or 'inferior'
- Como
- koh-moh — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'
- acontece
- ah-kon-teh-seh — Present tense of 'acontecer'; happens or occurs
- sempre
- sem-preh — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'
- mulher
- mool-yehr — Noun meaning 'woman' or 'wife'
- verdadeiramente
- ver-dah-day-rah-men-teh — Adverb meaning 'truly' or 'genuinely'
- atraente
- ah-trah-en-teh — Adjective meaning 'attractive' or 'appealing'
- defeito
- deh-fay-toh — Noun meaning 'defect', 'flaw', or 'fault'
- brevidade
- breh-vee-dah-deh — Noun meaning 'brevity' or 'shortness'
- boca
- boh-kah — Noun meaning 'mouth'
- entreaberta
- en-treh-ah-ber-tah — Adjective meaning 'half-open' or 'slightly ajar'
- parecia
- pah-reh-see-ah — Imperfect past of 'parecer'; seemed or appeared to be
- ser
- sehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (permanent state)
- especial
- es-peh-see-al — Adjective meaning 'special' or 'particular'
- peculiar
- peh-koo-lee-ar — Adjective meaning 'peculiar' or 'distinctive'
- beleza
- beh-leh-zah — Noun meaning 'beauty'
- Todos
- toh-dooz — Pronoun meaning 'everyone' or 'all'
- se
- seh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'themselves'
- animavam
- ah-nee-mah-vahng — Imperfect past of 'animar'; cheered up or became lively
- ao
- ow — Contraction of 'a o'; meaning 'to the' or 'at the'
- ver
- vehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'
- esta
- es-tah — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (feminine)
- bonita
- boh-nee-tah — Feminine adjective meaning 'pretty' or 'beautiful'
- em
- eng — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'
- breve
- breh-veh — Adjective meaning 'brief' or 'soon'
- tornaria
- tor-nah-ree-ah — Conditional of 'tornar'; would become or turn into
- mãe
- mah-eng — Noun meaning 'mother'
- tão
- towng — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' in degree
- cheia
- shay-ah — Feminine adjective meaning 'full' or 'filled'
- vida
- vee-dah — Noun meaning 'life'
- carregando
- kah-heh-gan-doh — Gerund of 'carregar'; carrying or bearing a load
- fardo
- far-doh — Noun meaning 'burden', 'load', or 'bale'
- tanta
- tan-tah — Feminine adjective meaning 'so much' or 'such'
- leveza
- leh-veh-zah — Noun meaning 'lightness' or 'ease'
- Homens
- oh-mengz — Plural noun meaning 'men'
- velhos
- vel-yooz — Masculine plural adjective meaning 'old'
- jovens
- zhoh-vengz — Plural noun or adjective meaning 'young people'
- abatidos
- ah-bah-tee-dooz — Adjective meaning 'downcast', 'dejected', or 'worn out'
- entediados
- en-teh-dee-ah-dooz — Adjective meaning 'bored' or 'tedious'
- olhavam
- ol-yah-vahng — Imperfect past of 'olhar'; looked at or watched
- depois
- deh-pohyz — Adverb or preposition meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'
- estarem
- es-tah-reng — Infinitive plural of 'estar'; being or having been
- na
- nah — Contraction of 'em a'; meaning 'in the' or 'at the'
- companhia
- kom-pan-yee-ah — Noun meaning 'company' or 'companionship'
- conversar
- kon-ver-sahr — Verb meaning 'to converse' or 'to chat'
- tempo
- tem-poh — Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- sentiam
- sen-tee-ahng — Imperfect past of 'sentir'; felt or perceived
- como
- koh-moh — Conjunction meaning 'as if' or 'like'
- eles
- eh-leez — Third-person plural masculine pronoun meaning 'they'
- também
- tahm-beng — Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as well'
- estivessem
- es-tee-veh-seng — Past subjunctive of 'estar'; were or might be
- tornar-se
- tor-nahr-seh — Reflexive verb meaning 'to become'
- cheios
- shay-ooz — Masculine plural adjective meaning 'full' or 'filled'
- conversavam
- kon-ver-sah-vahng — Imperfect past of 'conversar'; conversed or chatted
- palavra
- pah-lah-vrah — Noun meaning 'word'
- viam
- vee-ahng — Imperfect past of 'ver'; saw or watched
- sorriso
- soh-hee-zoh — Noun meaning 'smile'
- radiante
- hah-dee-an-teh — Adjective meaning 'radiant' or 'beaming'
- brilho
- bree-lyoh — Noun meaning 'shine', 'gleam', or 'brightness'
- constante
- kon-stan-teh — Adjective meaning 'constant' or 'steady'
- brancos
- bran-kooz — Masculine plural adjective meaning 'white'
- pensavam
- pen-sah-vahng — Imperfect past of 'pensar'; thought or believed
- estavam
- es-tah-vahng — Imperfect past of 'estar'; were (in a state)
- num
- noong — Contraction of 'em um'; meaning 'in a' or 'in one'
- humor
- oo-mor — Noun meaning 'mood', 'humor', or 'disposition'
- amável
- ah-mah-vel — Adjective meaning 'kind', 'amiable', or 'friendly'
- naquele
- nah-keh-leh — Contraction of 'em aquele'; meaning 'in that'
- dia
- dee-ah — Noun meaning 'day'
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