Won from the Waves — Page 13
Several minutes at length elapsed, and no report was heard.
Vários minutos se passaram afinal, e nenhum sinal foi ouvido.
Adam listened--not another came.
Adão escutou -- não veio mais nenhum.
The crew of the _Nancy_, however, persevered, but even Adam, as he observed the slow progress they had made, became convinced that their efforts would prove of no avail.
A tripulação do _Nancy_, porém, perseverou, mas até mesmo Adão, ao observar o lento progresso que tinham feito, ficou convencido de que os seus esforços não teriam qualquer resultado.
The gale continued to increase, the foaming seas leaped and roared around them more wildly than before.
A tempestade continuou a aumentar, os mares espumosos saltavam e rugiam ao redor deles mais furiosamente do que antes.
Even to return would now be an operation of danger, but Adam with sorrow saw that it must be attempted.
Mesmo regressar seria agora uma operação perigosa, mas Adão viu com tristeza que era necessário tentá-la.
For an hour or more no headway had been made.
Durante uma hora ou mais não tinha sido feito qualquer progresso.
He waited for a lull, then giving the word, the boat was rapidly pulled round, and surrounded by hissing masses of foam, she rapidly shot back within the shelter of the harbour.
Ele esperou por uma calmaria, depois dando a ordem, o barco foi rapidamente virado, e rodeado por massas sibilantes de espuma, disparou rapidamente de volta para o abrigo do porto.
The sinews of her crew were too well strung to feel much fatigue under ordinary circumstances, but the strongest had to acknowledge that they could not have pulled much longer.
Os músculos da sua tripulação estavam demasiado bem treinados para sentir grande fadiga em circunstâncias normais, mas os mais fortes tiveram de reconhecer que não teriam conseguido remar por muito mais tempo.
"We must not give it up, though, lads," said Adam.
"Não podemos desistir, porém, rapazes", disse Adão.
"I am sure no beachmen will be able to launch their boats to-night along the coast.
"Tenho a certeza de que nenhum homem da praia será capaz de lançar os seus barcos ao mar esta noite ao longo da costa.
If the wind goes down ever so little, we must try it again; you will not think of deserting the poor people if there is a chance of saving them, I know that."
Se o vento diminuir ainda que um pouco, devemos tentar novamente; vocês não pensarão em abandonar os pobres coitados se houver uma hipótese de os salvar, isso eu sei."
His crew responded to his appeal, and agreed to wait for the chance of being able to get off later in the night.
A sua tripulação respondeu ao seu apelo e concordou em aguardar pela possibilidade de poder partir mais tarde durante a noite.
Vocabulary
- Vários
- VAH-ryoos — Several; more than two but not very many
- minutos
- mee-NOO-toos — Minutes; units of time equal to sixty seconds
- se
- seh — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- passaram
- pah-SAH-rão — They passed; went by (past tense of passar)
- afinal
- ah-fee-NAL — After all; in the end; finally
- e
- ee — And; conjunction linking words or clauses
- nenhum
- neh-NYOOM — No, none, not any; negative determiner
- sinal
- see-NAL — Signal; sign; indication of something
- foi
- foy — Was; went (past tense of ser/ir)
- ouvido
- oh-VEE-doo — Heard; past participle of ouvir (to hear)
- escutou
- esh-koo-TOH — Listened; paid attention to sounds (past tense)
- não
- NÃOO — No; not; negation word in Portuguese
- veio
- VAY-oo — Came; arrived (past tense of vir)
- mais
- mysh — More; anymore; additional quantity or degree
- A
- ah — The; definite article (feminine singular)
- tripulação
- tree-poo-lah-SÃOO — Crew; group operating a ship or aircraft
- do
- doo — Of the; contraction of de + o (masculine)
- porém
- poh-RENG — However; nevertheless; conjunction showing contrast
- perseverou
- per-seh-veh-ROH — Persevered; continued despite difficulty (past tense)
- mas
- mash — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- até
- ah-TEH — Until; up to; even; indicating a limit
- mesmo
- MEZ-moo — Even; same; itself; used for emphasis
- ao
- ow — To the; contraction of a + o (masculine)
- observar
- ob-zer-VAR — To observe; to watch carefully; to notice
- o
- oo — The; definite article (masculine singular)
- lento
- LEN-too — Slow; not fast; gradual in progress
- progresso
- proh-GREH-soo — Progress; forward movement or advancement
- que
- keh — That; which; what; relative pronoun or conjunction
- tinham
- TEEN-yão — They had; past imperfect tense of ter
- feito
- FAY-too — Done; made; past participle of fazer
- ficou
- fee-KOH — Became; stayed; remained (past tense of ficar)
- convencido
- kon-ven-SEE-doo — Convinced; persuaded; certain about something
- de
- deh — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- os
- oosh — The; definite article (masculine plural)
- seus
- SAY-oosh — His; their; possessive adjective (masculine plural)
- esforços
- esh-FOR-soosh — Efforts; attempts; exertions toward a goal
- teriam
- teh-REE-ão — Would have; conditional tense of ter
- qualquer
- kwal-KER — Any; whichever; any one at all
- resultado
- reh-zool-TAH-doo — Result; outcome; consequence of an action
- tempestade
- tem-pesh-TAH-deh — Storm; severe weather with wind and rain
- continuou
- kon-tee-NWOH — Continued; kept going (past tense of continuar)
- a
- ah — To; at; the (feminine article); preposition
- aumentar
- ow-men-TAR — To increase; to grow; to become larger
- mares
- MAH-resh — Seas; large bodies of salt water
- espumosos
- esh-poo-MOH-zoosh — Foamy; frothy; covered with sea foam
- saltavam
- sal-TAH-vão — Were leaping; jumping (past imperfect of saltar)
- rugiam
- roo-ZHEE-ão — Were roaring; making loud fierce sounds
- redor
- reh-DOR — Around; surrounding area; vicinity
- deles
- DEH-lesh — Of them; their; third-person plural possessive
- furiosamente
- foo-ryoh-zah-MEN-teh — Furiously; with great force and anger
- antes
- AN-tesh — Before; previously; earlier in time
- Mesmo
- MEZ-moo — Even; same; itself; used for emphasis
- regressar
- reh-greh-SAR — To return; to go back to a place
- seria
- seh-REE-ah — Would be; conditional tense of ser
- agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Now; at this moment; currently
- uma
- OO-mah — A; an; indefinite article (feminine singular)
- operação
- oh-peh-rah-SÃOO — Operation; mission; planned course of action
- perigosa
- peh-ree-GOH-zah — Dangerous; involving risk or harm
- viu
- VEE-oo — Saw; perceived visually (past tense of ver)
- com
- kong — With; together; in the company of
- tristeza
- treesh-TEH-zah — Sadness; sorrow; feeling of unhappiness
- era
- EH-rah — Was; existed (past imperfect of ser)
- necessário
- neh-seh-SAH-ryoo — Necessary; required; essential; cannot be avoided
- tentá-la
- ten-TAH-lah — To attempt it; try it (feminine object pronoun)
- Durante
- doo-RAN-teh — During; throughout the course of a period
- hora
- OH-rah — Hour; period of sixty minutes
- ou
- oh — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative
- tinha
- TEEN-yah — Had; possessed (past imperfect of ter)
- sido
- SEE-doo — Been; past participle of ser (to be)
- Ele
- EH-leh — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- esperou
- esh-peh-ROH — Waited; hoped (past tense of esperar)
- por
- por — For; by; through; preposition with multiple uses
- calmaria
- kal-mah-REE-ah — Calm; stillness; lull in wind or sea
- depois
- deh-POYSH — After; then; later in time
- dando
- DAN-doo — Giving; present participle of dar (to give)
- ordem
- OR-deng — Order; command; instruction to do something
- barco
- BAR-koo — Boat; small watercraft for travel
- rapidamente
- rah-pee-dah-MEN-teh — Quickly; swiftly; in a fast manner
- virado
- vee-RAH-doo — Turned; reversed direction (past participle of virar)
- rodeado
- roh-dee-AH-doo — Surrounded; encircled by something
- massas
- MAH-sahs — Masses; large quantities of something
- sibilantes
- see-bee-LAN-tesh — Hissing; making a sharp sibilant sound
- espuma
- esh-POO-mah — Foam; froth; bubbles on liquid surface
- disparou
- deesh-pah-ROH — Shot off; sped away rapidly (past tense)
- volta
- VOL-tah — Return; turn; back; going back somewhere
- para
- PAH-rah — To; for; toward; preposition of direction
- abrigo
- ah-BREE-goo — Shelter; place of protection from danger
- porto
- POR-too — Port; harbor; safe place for boats
- Os
- oosh — The; definite article (masculine plural)
- músculos
- MOOS-koo-loosh — Muscles; body tissues enabling movement
- da
- dah — Of the; contraction of de + a (feminine)
- sua
- SOO-ah — His; her; your; possessive adjective (feminine)
- estavam
- esh-TAH-vão — Were; existed (past imperfect of estar)
- demasiado
- deh-mah-zyah-doo — Too much; excessively; beyond a reasonable degree
- bem
- beng — Well; good; properly; in a satisfactory way
- treinados
- tray-NAH-doosh — Trained; conditioned through practice and exercise
- sentir
- sen-TEER — To feel; to sense; to experience a sensation
- grande
- GRAN-deh — Great; large; big; significant in size
- fadiga
- fah-DEE-gah — Fatigue; weariness; extreme tiredness from exertion
- em
- eng — In; at; on; preposition indicating location
- circunstâncias
- seer-koon-STAN-syash — Circumstances; conditions surrounding an event
- normais
- nor-MYSH — Normal; usual; typical conditions or situations
- fortes
- FOR-tesh — Strong; powerful; robust (plural adjective)
- tiveram
- tee-VEH-rão — They had; past tense of ter (to have)
- reconhecer
- reh-kon-yeh-SER — To recognize; to acknowledge; to admit something
- conseguido
- kon-seh-GEE-doo — Managed; succeeded; past participle of conseguir
- remar
- reh-MAR — To row; to propel a boat using oars
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very; much; a lot; great quantity or degree
- tempo
- TEM-poo — Time; weather; duration of a period
- Não
- NÃOO — No; not; negation word in Portuguese
- podemos
- poh-DEH-moosh — We can; we are able to (present tense)
- desistir
- deh-zeesh-TEER — To give up; to quit; to abandon an effort
- rapazes
- rah-PAH-zesh — Boys; lads; young men (informal address)
- disse
- DEE-seh — Said; spoke (past tense of dizer)
- Tenho
- TEN-yoo — I have; first-person singular present of ter
- certeza
- ser-TEH-zah — Certainty; sureness; confidence in something
- homem
- OH-meng — Man; adult male human being
- praia
- PRIE-ah — Beach; sandy shore beside sea or lake
- será
- seh-RAH — Will be; future tense of ser (to be)
- capaz
- kah-PASH — Capable; able; having the ability to do
- lançar
- lan-SAR — To launch; to throw; to send forth
- barcos
- BAR-koosh — Boats; small watercraft (plural of barco)
- mar
- mar — Sea; large body of salt water
- esta
- ESH-tah — This; demonstrative adjective (feminine singular)
- noite
- NOY-teh — Night; period of darkness after sunset
- longo
- LON-goo — Long; along; extended in length or duration
- costa
- KOSH-tah — Coast; shoreline; land beside the sea
- Se
- seh — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- vento
- VEN-too — Wind; moving air; atmospheric air in motion
- diminuir
- dee-mee-NWEER — To diminish; to decrease; to become less
- ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Still; yet; even; indicating continuation
- um
- oom — A; an; one; indefinite article (masculine)
- pouco
- POH-koo — A little; a bit; small amount
- devemos
- deh-VEH-moosh — We must; we should; obligation (present tense)
- tentar
- ten-TAR — To try; to attempt; to make an effort
- novamente
- noh-vah-MEN-teh — Again; once more; another time
- vocês
- voh-SAYSH — You all; second-person plural pronoun
- pensarão
- pen-sah-RÃOO — Will think; future tense of pensar (to think)
- abandonar
- ah-ban-doh-NAR — To abandon; to leave behind; to desert
- pobres
- POH-fresh — Poor; unfortunate; lacking resources or luck
- coitados
- koy-TAH-doosh — Poor souls; wretched ones; objects of pity
- houver
- oh-VER — There is/are (subjunctive of haver); if there is
- hipótese
- ee-POH-teh-zeh — Hypothesis; possibility; chance of something happening
- salvar
- sal-VAR — To save; to rescue; to preserve from danger
- isso
- EE-soo — That; this; it; demonstrative pronoun (neuter)
- eu
- EH-oo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- sei
- say — I know; first-person singular present of saber
- respondeu
- resh-pon-DEH-oo — Responded; answered (past tense of responder)
- seu
- SAY-oo — His; her; your; possessive adjective (masculine)
- apelo
- ah-PEH-loo — Appeal; call for help or support
- concordou
- kon-kor-DOH — Agreed; consented (past tense of concordar)
- aguardar
- ah-gwar-DAR — To await; to wait for something or someone
- pela
- PEH-lah — For the; by the; contraction of por + a
- possibilidade
- poh-see-bee-lee-DAH-deh — Possibility; chance; likelihood of something happening
- poder
- poh-DER — To be able; can; power (noun or verb)
- partir
- par-TEER — To depart; to leave; to set out
- tarde
- TAR-deh — Late; afternoon; later than expected time
- durante
- doo-RAN-teh — During; throughout the course of a period
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