Won from the Waves — Page 10
Lads, we will try and do it," he said at length; "maybe she has struck on the lowest part of the bank, and we shall be able to cross it at the top of high water.
Rapazes, vamos tentar fazê-lo," disse ele por fim; "talvez ela tenha encalhado na parte mais baixa do banco de areia, e poderemos atravessá-lo no pico da maré alta.
Come along, we will talk no more about it, but try and do what we have got to do."
Vamos lá, não falaremos mais sobre isso, mas tentaremos fazer o que temos de fazer."
Just at that instant the words, uttered in a shrill, loud tone, were heard:--
Exatamente naquele instante, ouviram-se as palavras, proferidas em tom estridente e alto:--
"Foolish men, have you a mind to drown yourselves in the deep salt sea!
"Homens insensatos, tencionais afogar-vos no fundo mar salgado!
Stay, I charge you, or take the consequence."
Parai, eu vos ordeno, ou sofreis as consequências."
The voice seemed to come out of the darkness, for no one was seen.
A voz parecia sair da escuridão, pois ninguém era visto.
The men looked round over their shoulders.
Os homens olharam em volta, por cima dos ombros.
Directly afterwards a tall thin figure, habited in grey from head to foot, emerged from the gloom.
Logo depois, uma figura alta e magra, vestida de cinzento da cabeça aos pés, emergiu da penumbra.
Those who beheld it might have been excused if they supposed it rather a phantom than a being of the earth, so shadowy did it appear in the thick mist.
Aqueles que a avistaram podiam ser desculpados se a julgassem antes um fantasma do que um ser da terra, tão sombria ela parecia no espesso nevoeiro.
"The spirit of the air forbids your going, and I, his messenger, warn you that you seek destruction if you disobey him."
"O espírito do ar proíbe a vossa partida, e eu, seu mensageiro, vos aviso que buscais a destruição se o desobedecerdes."
The men gathered closer to each other as the figure approached.
Os homens aproximaram-se uns dos outros à medida que a figura se avizinhava.
It was now seen to be that of a tall, gaunt woman.
Via-se agora que era a de uma mulher alta e esquálida.
Vocabulary
- Rapazes
- hah-PAH-zesh — Boys or guys; informal plural address to young males
- vamos
- VAH-moosh — Let's go; first person plural of ir
- tentar
- ten-TAR — To try or attempt something
- fazê-lo
- fah-ZEH-loo — To do it; infinitive with clitic pronoun attached
- disse
- DEE-seh — Said; past tense of dizer
- ele
- EH-leh — He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- por
- por — By, for, or through; common preposition
- fim
- feeng — End or conclusion of something
- talvez
- tal-VESH — Perhaps or maybe; expresses uncertainty
- ela
- EH-lah — She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- tenha
- TEN-yah — Has; present subjunctive of ter
- encalhado
- en-kah-LYAH-doo — Grounded or stranded, as a vessel on sand
- na
- nah — In the; contraction of em and a
- parte
- PAR-teh — Part or portion of something
- mais
- mysh — More; comparative adverb used frequently
- baixa
- BY-shah — Low; feminine adjective describing low position
- do
- doo — Of the; masculine contraction of de and o
- banco
- BAN-koo — Bank or sandbar; also means bench or bank
- de
- deh — Of or from; very common Portuguese preposition
- areia
- ah-RAY-ah — Sand; granular material found on beaches
- e
- eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- poderemos
- poo-deh-REH-moosh — We will be able to; future of poder
- atravessá-lo
- ah-trah-veh-SAH-loo — To cross it; infinitive with clitic pronoun
- no
- noo — In the; masculine contraction of em and o
- pico
- PEE-koo — Peak or highest point of something
- da
- dah — Of the; feminine contraction of de and a
- maré
- mah-REH — Tide; rise and fall of sea level
- alta
- AL-tah — High; feminine adjective indicating great height
- Vamos
- VAH-moosh — Let's go; first person plural of ir
- lá
- lah — There; adverb indicating a distant place
- não
- nowng — No or not; basic negation word
- falaremos
- fah-lah-REH-moosh — We will speak; future tense of falar
- sobre
- SOH-breh — About or on; common preposition of topic
- isso
- EE-soo — That; neutral demonstrative pronoun nearby
- mas
- mahsh — But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- tentaremos
- ten-tah-REH-moosh — We will try; future tense of tentar
- fazer
- fah-ZER — To do or to make; essential infinitive verb
- o
- oo — The; masculine singular definite article
- que
- keh — That or what; pronoun or conjunction
- temos
- TEH-moosh — We have; first person plural of ter
- Exatamente
- eh-zah-tah-MEN-teh — Exactly; adverb expressing precise agreement
- naquele
- nah-KEH-leh — In that; contraction of em and aquele
- instante
- een-STAN-teh — Instant or moment; very brief unit of time
- ouviram-se
- oh-VEE-rong-seh — Were heard; reflexive past tense of ouvir
- as
- ahsh — The; feminine plural definite article
- palavras
- pah-LAH-vrahsh — Words; plural of palavra
- proferidas
- proo-feh-REE-dahsh — Uttered or spoken; past participle of proferir
- em
- eng — In or at; very common Portuguese preposition
- tom
- tong — Tone or pitch of a voice or sound
- estridente
- esh-tree-DEN-teh — Shrill or strident; harsh and piercing sound
- alto
- AL-too — Loud or high; adjective describing volume or height
- Homens
- OH-mengsh — Men; plural of homem
- insensatos
- een-sen-SAH-toosh — Foolish or senseless; lacking good judgment
- afogar-vos
- ah-foo-GAR-voosh — To drown yourselves; reflexive drowning action
- fundo
- FOON-doo — Deep or bottom; describes depth or floor
- mar
- mar — Sea or ocean; large body of salt water
- salgado
- sal-GAH-doo — Salty; adjective describing salt content
- eu
- eh-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- ordeno
- or-DEH-noo — I order or command; first person of ordenar
- ou
- oh — Or; basic disjunctive conjunction
- sofreis
- soo-FRAYSH — You suffer; second person plural of sofrer
- consequências
- kon-seh-KWEN-syahsh — Consequences; results or outcomes of actions
- A
- ah — The; feminine singular definite article
- voz
- vosh — Voice; sound produced by a person speaking
- parecia
- pah-reh-SEE-ah — Seemed or appeared; imperfect of parecer
- sair
- sah-EER — To come out or exit; common infinitive verb
- escuridão
- esh-koo-ree-DOWNG — Darkness; absence of light
- pois
- poysh — Because or since; causal conjunction
- ninguém
- neen-GENG — Nobody; negative indefinite pronoun
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect tense of ser
- visto
- VEESH-too — Seen; past participle of ver
- Os
- oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
- homens
- OH-mengsh — Men; plural of homem
- olharam
- oo-LYAH-rong — Looked; third person plural preterite of olhar
- volta
- VOL-tah — Around or back; used in expressions of turning
- cima
- SEE-mah — Above or top; used in por cima (over)
- dos
- doosh — Of the; masculine plural contraction of de and os
- ombros
- OM-broosh — Shoulders; plural of ombro
- Logo
- LOH-goo — Soon or immediately after; temporal adverb
- depois
- deh-POYSH — After or afterward; common temporal adverb
- uma
- OO-mah — A or one; feminine singular indefinite article
- figura
- fee-GOO-rah — Figure or shape; appearance of a person
- magra
- MAH-grah — Thin or lean; feminine adjective for slim body
- vestida
- vesh-TEE-dah — Dressed or clothed; past participle of vestir
- cinzento
- seen-ZEN-too — Grey; color between black and white
- cabeça
- kah-BEH-sah — Head; upper body part containing the brain
- aos
- owsh — To the; masculine plural contraction of a and os
- pés
- pesh — Feet; plural of pé
- emergiu
- eh-mer-ZHYOO — Emerged; third person singular preterite of emergir
- penumbra
- peh-NOOM-brah — Half-shadow or dim light; partial darkness
- Aqueles
- ah-KEH-lesh — Those; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- a
- ah — The or to; feminine article or preposition
- avistaram
- ah-veesh-TAH-rong — Spotted or caught sight of; preterite of avistar
- podiam
- poo-DEE-ong — Could; imperfect tense of poder
- ser
- sehr — To be; essential infinitive for permanent states
- desculpados
- desh-kool-PAH-doosh — Forgiven or excused; past participle of desculpar
- se
- seh — If or oneself; conditional conjunction or pronoun
- julgassem
- zhool-GAH-seng — They judged; imperfect subjunctive of julgar
- antes
- AN-tesh — Before; temporal adverb indicating prior time
- um
- oong — A or one; masculine singular indefinite article
- fantasma
- fan-TAHZ-mah — Ghost or phantom; supernatural apparition
- terra
- TEH-hah — Land or earth; ground or soil
- tão
- towng — So or such; intensifying adverb of degree
- sombria
- som-BREE-ah — Gloomy or dark; feminine adjective for somber
- espesso
- esh-PEH-soo — Thick or dense; adjective for dense fog or material
- nevoeiro
- neh-voo-AY-roo — Fog or mist; thick atmospheric water vapor
- O
- oo — The; masculine singular definite article
- espírito
- esh-PEE-ree-too — Spirit or soul; supernatural or immaterial being
- ar
- ar — Air; gaseous atmosphere surrounding the earth
- proíbe
- proo-EE-beh — Forbids or prohibits; third person of proibir
- partida
- par-TEE-dah — Departure or leaving; act of going away
- seu
- seh-oo — His, her, or its; possessive pronoun
- mensageiro
- men-sah-ZHAY-roo — Messenger; one who carries messages
- aviso
- ah-VEE-zoo — Warning or notice; alert about danger
- destruição
- desh-troo-ee-SOWNG — Destruction; act of destroying something
- aproximaram-se
- ah-proo-see-MAH-rong-seh — They drew closer; reflexive preterite of aproximar
- uns
- oonsh — Some or a few; masculine plural indefinite article
- outros
- OH-troosh — Others; masculine plural of outro
- à
- ah — At the; feminine contraction of a and a
- medida
- meh-DEE-dah — Measure; used in à medida que meaning as
- Via-se
- VEE-ah-seh — Could be seen; imperfect reflexive of ver
- agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Now; adverb indicating the present moment
- mulher
- moo-LYEHR — Woman; adult female person
- esquálida
- esh-KWAH-lee-dah — Gaunt or emaciated; extremely thin and weak
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