Wuthering Heights — Page 6
While enjoying a month of fine weather at the sea-coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature: a real goddess in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me.
Enquanto aproveitava um mês de belo tempo na costa do mar, fui lançado na companhia de uma criatura muito fascinante: uma verdadeira deusa aos meus olhos, desde que ela não me prestasse atenção.
I "never told my love" vocally; still, if looks have language, the merest idiot might have guessed I was over head and ears: she understood me at last, and looked a return—the sweetest of all imaginable looks.
Eu "jamais declarei meu amor" verbalmente; ainda assim, se os olhares têm linguagem, o mais simples dos idiotas poderia ter adivinhado que eu estava perdidamente apaixonado: ela finalmente me compreendeu, e retribuiu com um olhar — o mais doce de todos os olhares imagináveis.
And what did I do?
E o que fiz eu?
I confess it with shame—shrunk icily into myself, like a snail; at every glance retired colder and farther; till finally the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp.
Confesso com vergonha — recolhi-me glacialmente a mim mesmo, como um caracol; a cada olhar recuei mais frio e mais distante; até que finalmente a pobre inocente foi levada a duvidar dos seus próprios sentidos e, dominada pela confusão diante do seu suposto erro, persuadiu sua mamã a partir.
By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.
Por esta curiosa inclinação de temperamento ganhei a reputação de frieza deliberada; quão imerecida, só eu posso avaliar.
I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord advanced, and filled up an interval of silence by attempting to caress the canine mother, who had left her nursery, and was sneaking wolfishly to the back of my legs, her lip curled up, and her white teeth watering for a snatch.
Sentei-me na extremidade da lareira oposta àquela para a qual o meu senhorio avançava, e preenchi um intervalo de silêncio tentando acariciar a cadela mãe, que havia deixado a sua ninhada e se aproximava sorrateiramente como um lobo por trás das minhas pernas, com o lábio franzido e os dentes brancos à espera de uma dentada.
My caress provoked a long, guttural gnarl.
A minha carícia provocou um rosnado longo e gutural.
"You'd better let the dog alone," growled Mr. Heathcliff in unison, checking fiercer demonstrations with a punch of his foot.
"É melhor deixar o cão em paz", rosnou o Sr. Heathcliff em uníssono, refreando demonstrações mais agressivas com um pontapé.
"She's not accustomed to be spoiled—not kept for a pet."
"Ela não está habituada a ser mimada — não é criada como animal de estimação."
Then, striding to a side door, he shouted again, "Joseph!
Depois, dirigindo-se a passos largos para uma porta lateral, voltou a gritar: "Joseph!
Vocabulary
- Enquanto
- While, during a period of time
- aproveitava
- Was taking advantage of, enjoying something
- um
- Indefinite article: a, an, one
- mês
- Month, a unit of time
- de
- Of, from; common preposition
- belo
- Beautiful, lovely, fine
- tempo
- Time or weather
- na
- In the, at the (feminine contraction)
- costa
- Coast, shoreline
- do
- Of the (masculine contraction)
- mar
- Sea, ocean
- fui
- I was, I went (past tense of ir/ser)
- lançado
- Thrown, launched, introduced into company
- companhia
- Company, companionship, social group
- uma
- Indefinite article: a, an (feminine)
- criatura
- Creature, person, being
- muito
- Very, much, a lot
- fascinante
- Fascinating, captivating, extremely interesting
- verdadeira
- True, genuine, real (feminine)
- deusa
- Goddess, divine female being
- aos
- To the, at the (masculine plural contraction)
- meus
- My (masculine plural possessive pronoun)
- olhos
- Eyes
- desde
- Since, from a point in time
- que
- That, which, who; common conjunction
- ela
- She, her (third-person feminine pronoun)
- não
- No, not; negation word
- me
- Me, myself (first-person object pronoun)
- prestasse
- Would pay, gave (subjunctive of prestar)
- atenção
- Attention, notice, regard
- Eu
- I, first-person singular pronoun
- jamais
- Never, at no time (emphatic)
- declarei
- I declared, I stated openly
- meu
- My (masculine singular possessive)
- amor
- Love, deep affection
- verbalmente
- Verbally, in spoken words
- ainda
- Still, yet, even so
- assim
- So, thus, in this way
- se
- If, whether; reflexive pronoun
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- olhares
- Glances, looks, gazes
- têm
- They have (third-person plural of ter)
- linguagem
- Language, manner of expression
- o
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- mais
- More, most; comparative word
- simples
- Simple, plain, uncomplicated
- dos
- Of the (masculine plural contraction)
- poderia
- Could, would be able to (conditional)
- ter
- To have; auxiliary and main verb
- adivinhado
- Guessed, figured out, divined
- eu
- I, first-person singular pronoun
- estava
- Was (imperfect of estar)
- perdidamente
- Hopelessly, desperately, completely lost
- apaixonado
- In love, enamored, passionately attracted
- finalmente
- Finally, at last, eventually
- compreendeu
- Understood, grasped (third-person past tense)
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- retribuiu
- Reciprocated, returned a gesture or feeling
- com
- With; common preposition
- olhar
- A look, a glance; to look
- doce
- Sweet, gentle, tender
- todos
- All, every, everyone
- fiz
- I did, I made (past tense of fazer)
- Confesso
- I confess, I admit honestly
- vergonha
- Shame, embarrassment, shyness
- recolhi-me
- I withdrew myself, retreated inward
- a
- The (feminine singular); to, at (preposition)
- mim
- Me, myself (prepositional pronoun)
- mesmo
- Same, even, myself (reflexive emphasis)
- como
- Like, as, how
- cada
- Each, every
- recuei
- I retreated, I drew back
- frio
- Cold, cool (adjective or noun)
- distante
- Distant, aloof, far away
- até
- Until, up to, even
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate, lacking
- inocente
- Innocent, naive, without guilt
- foi
- Was, went (third-person past of ser/ir)
- levada
- Led, taken, driven (feminine past participle)
- duvidar
- To doubt, to question something
- seus
- Her, his, their (masculine plural possessive)
- próprios
- Own, one's own (masculine plural)
- sentidos
- Senses, feelings, meanings
- dominada
- Dominated, overwhelmed, overcome
- pela
- By the (feminine contraction)
- confusão
- Confusion, disorder, mix-up
- diante
- Before, in front of, faced with
- seu
- His, her, its, your (possessive)
- suposto
- Supposed, assumed, alleged
- erro
- Error, mistake, fault
- persuadiu
- Persuaded, convinced someone to do something
- sua
- Her, his, your (feminine possessive)
- mamã
- Mum, mother (informal term)
- partir
- To leave, to depart
- Por
- By, for, through (preposition)
- esta
- This (feminine demonstrative pronoun)
- curiosa
- Curious, strange, peculiar (feminine)
- inclinação
- Inclination, tendency, disposition
- temperamento
- Temperament, character, disposition
- ganhei
- I gained, I earned, I won
- reputação
- Reputation, public standing or character
- frieza
- Coldness, aloofness, emotional distance
- deliberada
- Deliberate, intentional, calculated (feminine)
- quão
- How (much), to what extent
- só
- Only, alone, just
- posso
- I can, I am able to
- avaliar
- To evaluate, to assess, to judge
- Sentei-me
- I sat down (reflexive past tense)
- extremidade
- End, extremity, far edge
- da
- Of the (feminine contraction)
- lareira
- Fireplace, hearth
- oposta
- Opposite, contrary side (feminine)
- àquela
- To that (feminine contraction with demonstrative)
- para
- For, to, in order to
- qual
- Which, that (relative pronoun)
- senhorio
- Landlord, lord of the manor
- avançava
- Was advancing, moving forward
- preenchi
- I filled, I occupied (past tense)
- intervalo
- Interval, gap, break
- silêncio
- Silence, quietness, absence of sound
- tentando
- Trying, attempting (gerund)
- acariciar
- To caress, to stroke gently
- mãe
- Mother, mom
- havia
- Had, there was (imperfect of haver)
- deixado
- Left behind, allowed (past participle)
- aproximava
- Was approaching, drawing near
- lobo
- Wolf, wild canine predator
- por
- By, through, for (preposition)
- trás
- Behind, at the back
- das
- Of the (feminine plural contraction)
- minhas
- My (feminine plural possessive)
- pernas
- Legs (plural noun)
- lábio
- Lip (singular noun)
- dentes
- Teeth (plural noun)
- brancos
- White (masculine plural adjective)
- à
- To the (feminine contraction)
- espera
- Wait, expectation; awaiting something
- A
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- minha
- My (feminine singular possessive)
- carícia
- Caress, gentle stroke, tender touch
- provocou
- Provoked, caused, triggered a reaction
- longo
- Long, lengthy, prolonged
- É
- Is (third-person singular of ser)
- melhor
- Better, best
- deixar
- To leave, to let, to allow
- cão
- Dog
- em
- In, at, on (preposition)
- paz
- Peace, calm, tranquility
- Sr.
- Mr., title of address for men
- demonstrações
- Demonstrations, displays, showings
- agressivas
- Aggressive, hostile (feminine plural)
- Ela
- She, her (third-person feminine pronoun)
- está
- Is (third-person singular of estar)
- habituada
- Accustomed, used to something (feminine)
- ser
- To be (permanent state verb)
- mimada
- Spoiled, pampered, coddled (feminine)
- é
- Is (third-person singular of ser)
- criada
- Raised, bred; also maid (feminine)
- animal
- Animal, creature
- estimação
- Esteem; pet (as in animal de estimação)
- Depois
- After, afterward, then
- dirigindo-se
- Heading toward, directing oneself
- passos
- Steps, strides, footsteps
- largos
- Wide, broad, large (masculine plural)
- porta
- Door, gate, entrance
- lateral
- Side, lateral, to the side
- voltou
- Returned, turned back (past tense)
- gritar
- To shout, to yell, to cry out
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