War and Peace — Page 4
This stout young man was an illegitimate son of Count Bezúkhov, a well-known grandee of Catherine's time who now lay dying in Moscow.
Este jovem robusto era filho ilegítimo do Conde Bezúkhov, um conhecido grande senhor da época de Catarina que agora jazia moribundo em Moscou.
The young man had not yet entered either the military or civil service, as he had only just returned from abroad where he had been educated, and this was his first appearance in society.
O jovem ainda não havia ingressado nem no serviço militar nem no civil, pois acabara de regressar do estrangeiro onde fora educado, e esta era a sua primeira aparição na sociedade.
Anna Pávlovna greeted him with the nod she accorded to the lowest hierarchy in her drawing room.
Anna Pávlovna cumprimentou-o com o aceno que reservava à hierarquia mais baixa da sua sala de visitas.
But in spite of this lowest-grade greeting, a look of anxiety and fear, as at the sight of something too large and unsuited to the place, came over her face when she saw Pierre enter.
Mas apesar desta saudação de nível mais baixo, um ar de ansiedade e medo, como diante de algo demasiado grande e inadequado ao lugar, tomou conta do seu rosto quando viu Pierre entrar.
Though he was certainly rather bigger than the other men in the room, her anxiety could only have reference to the clever though shy, but observant and natural, expression which distinguished him from everyone else in that drawing room.
Embora ele fosse certamente maior do que os outros homens na sala, a sua ansiedade só podia referir-se à expressão inteligente, ainda que tímida, mas atenta e natural, que o distinguia de todos os outros naquela sala de visitas.
"It is very good of you, Monsieur Pierre, to come and visit a poor invalid," said Anna Pávlovna, exchanging an alarmed glance with her aunt as she conducted him to her.
"É muito gentil da sua parte, Monsieur Pierre, vir visitar uma pobre inválida", disse Anna Pávlovna, trocando um olhar alarmado com a sua tia enquanto o conduzia até ela.
Pierre murmured something unintelligible, and continued to look round as if in search of something.
Pierre murmurou algo ininteligível e continuou a olhar em volta como se procurasse algo.
On his way to the aunt he bowed to the little princess with a pleased smile, as to an intimate acquaintance.
A caminho da tia, inclinou-se perante a principezinha com um sorriso satisfeito, como a um conhecido íntimo.
Anna Pávlovna's alarm was justified, for Pierre turned away from the aunt without waiting to hear her speech about Her Majesty's health.
O alarme de Anna Pávlovna estava justificado, pois Pierre afastou-se da tia sem esperar ouvir o seu discurso sobre a saúde de Sua Majestade.
Vocabulary
- jovem
- Young person or adjective meaning young
- robusto
- Strong, sturdy, and physically well-built
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; he/she/it was
- filho
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- ilegítimo
- Illegitimate; born outside of marriage
- Conde
- Count; a nobleman of a specific rank
- conhecido
- Known, well-known, or acquaintance
- senhor
- Mister, lord, or gentleman; formal address for men
- época
- Era, period, or age in history
- agora
- Now; at the present moment
- jazia
- Lay (imperfect of jazer); was lying down
- moribundo
- Dying; a person in the process of dying
- ainda
- Still, yet; indicating continuation or not yet occurring
- havia
- Past tense of 'haver'; had, there was
- ingressado
- Entered or joined an institution or service
- nem
- Neither, nor; used for negative conjunction
- serviço
- Service; work done for an organization or state
- militar
- Military; relating to the armed forces
- civil
- Civil; relating to civilian or government service
- pois
- Because, since, for; explanatory conjunction
- acabara
- Had just finished; past perfect of acabar
- regressar
- To return; to come back to a place
- estrangeiro
- Foreign country or foreigner; abroad
- onde
- Where; relative adverb indicating place
- fora
- Had been; past perfect of 'ser/ir'; outside
- educado
- Educated; raised and taught formal knowledge
- primeira
- First; ordinal number, feminine form
- aparição
- Appearance or apparition in a place or event
- sociedade
- Society; the community or social circle
- cumprimentou-o
- Greeted him; past tense of cumprimentar with pronoun
- aceno
- Nod or gesture of greeting or acknowledgment
- reservava
- Reserved; imperfect tense of reservar; kept aside
- hierarquia
- Hierarchy; system of ranked social or official levels
- baixa
- Low; lower rank or level (feminine form)
- sala
- Room; specifically a living or reception room
- visitas
- Visits or visitors; guests in a social setting
- apesar
- Despite; in spite of something
- saudação
- Greeting; a formal or informal salutation
- nível
- Level; degree or rank within a system
- baixo
- Low; of little height, rank, or value
- ar
- Air; atmosphere or manner, expression
- ansiedade
- Anxiety; a feeling of worry or unease
- medo
- Fear; a feeling of being scared or afraid
- diante
- In front of; before something or someone
- algo
- Something; an indefinite pronoun for things
- demasiado
- Too much; excessively beyond what is appropriate
- inadequado
- Inappropriate; not suitable for the situation
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or setting
- tomou
- Took; past tense of tomar; seized or took over
- conta
- Account; in 'tomar conta' means to take over
- rosto
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- viu
- Saw; past tense of ver; perceived visually
- entrar
- To enter; to go or come into a place
- Embora
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- fosse
- Were; subjunctive imperfect of ser; conditional being
- certamente
- Certainly; without doubt, definitely
- maior
- Bigger, greater; comparative of grande
- homens
- Men; plural of homem, adult male humans
- só
- Only, alone; just one or solitary
- podia
- Could; imperfect of poder; was able to
- referir-se
- To refer to oneself or to something specific
- expressão
- Expression; look on a face or verbal utterance
- inteligente
- Intelligent; having or showing great mental ability
- tímida
- Shy, timid; lacking confidence or boldness (feminine)
- atenta
- Attentive; paying close attention (feminine form)
- natural
- Natural; occurring without artifice or pretension
- distinguia
- Distinguished; imperfect of distinguir; set apart
- todos
- All, everyone; referring to the entire group
- gentil
- Kind, gentle; polite and pleasant in manner
- parte
- Part; portion, or on the part of someone
- vir
- To come; movement toward a place or person
- visitar
- To visit; to go to see someone or somewhere
- pobre
- Poor; lacking wealth or deserving sympathy
- inválida
- Invalid; a person who is ill or disabled (feminine)
- disse
- Said; past tense of dizer; uttered words
- trocando
- Exchanging; gerund of trocar; swapping or sharing
- olhar
- Look, glance; to look at or a gaze
- alarmado
- Alarmed; frightened or worried by something
- tia
- Aunt; a parent's sister or female relative
- enquanto
- While, whereas; simultaneous or contrasting conjunction
- conduzia
- Led, guided; imperfect of conduzir; was leading
- até
- Until, up to; preposition indicating limit or direction
- murmurou
- Murmured; past tense of murmurar; spoke softly
- ininteligível
- Unintelligible; impossible to understand or comprehend
- continuou
- Continued; past tense of continuar; went on
- volta
- Turn, return; around or back in direction
- procurasse
- Were looking for; imperfect subjunctive of procurar
- caminho
- Path, way, road; route from one place to another
- inclinou-se
- Bowed, leaned; past reflexive of inclinar; bent forward
- perante
- Before, in front of; facing someone formally
- principezinha
- Little princess; diminutive form of princesa
- sorriso
- Smile; a facial expression of pleasure or amusement
- satisfeito
- Satisfied; pleased or content with something
- íntimo
- Intimate; very close or personal in relationship
- alarme
- Alarm; a feeling of fear or warning signal
- justificado
- Justified; shown to be right or warranted
- afastou-se
- Moved away; past reflexive of afastar; withdrew
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- esperar
- To wait or to hope; anticipating something
- ouvir
- To hear; to perceive sounds with the ears
- discurso
- Speech, discourse; a formal talk or address
- sobre
- About, on, over; preposition of topic or position
- saúde
- Health; the condition of a person's body or mind
- Majestade
- Majesty; title used to address a king or queen
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