Wuthering Heights — Page 7
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Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending; so his master dived down to him, leaving me _vis-à-vis_ the ruffianly bitch and a pair of grim shaggy sheep-dogs, who shared with her a jealous guardianship over all my movements.
Joseph murmurou indistintamente nas profundezas da adega, mas não deu nenhuma indicação de que subiria; então seu amo desceu até ele, deixando-me _vis-à-vis_ a cadela rufia e um par de cães pastores sombrios e peludos, que compartilhavam com ela uma ciumenta vigilância sobre todos os meus movimentos.
Not anxious to come in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in winking and making faces at the trio, and some turn of my physiognomy so irritated madam, that she suddenly broke into a fury and leapt on my knees.
Sem nenhum desejo de entrar em contato com suas presas, fiquei sentado quieto; mas, imaginando que dificilmente entenderiam insultos tácitos, infelizmente me permiti piscar e fazer caretas para o trio, e alguma expressão da minha fisionomia irritou tanto a senhora, que ela de repente entrou em fúria e saltou sobre meus joelhos.
I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us.
Atirei-a para trás e apressei-me a interpor a mesa entre nós.
This proceeding aroused the whole hive: half-a-dozen four-footed fiends, of various sizes and ages, issued from hidden dens to the common centre.
Este procedimento despertou a colmeia inteira: meia dúzia de demônios de quatro patas, de vários tamanhos e idades, saíram de tocas escondidas em direção ao centro comum.
I felt my heels and coat-laps peculiar subjects of assault; and parrying off the larger combatants as effectually as I could with the poker, I was constrained to demand, aloud, assistance from some of the household in re-establishing peace.
Senti que meus calcanhares e as abas do meu casaco eram alvos peculiares de ataque; e desviando os combatentes maiores tão eficazmente quanto pude com o atiçador, fui forçado a pedir, em voz alta, auxílio a alguém da casa para restabelecer a paz.
Mr. Heathcliff and his man climbed the cellar steps with vexatious phlegm: I don't think they moved one second faster than usual, though the hearth was an absolute tempest of worrying and yelping.
O Sr. Heathcliff e seu servo subiram os degraus da adega com um fleuma irritante: não creio que se moveram um segundo mais rápido do que o habitual, embora a lareira fosse uma tempestade absoluta de latidos e ganidos.
Vocabulary
- murmurou
- Murmured; spoke softly and indistinctly.
- indistintamente
- Indistinctly; unclearly or without clear distinction.
- nas
- Contraction of 'em' + 'as'; in the (feminine plural).
- profundezas
- Depths; the deepest or most remote parts.
- da
- Contraction of 'de' + 'a'; of the (feminine singular).
- adega
- Wine cellar; an underground storage room for wine.
- mas
- But; used to contrast or introduce opposing ideas.
- não
- No; negation or refusal.
- deu
- Gave; past tense of 'dar' (to give).
- nenhuma
- None; not any (feminine singular).
- indicação
- Indication; a sign or signal suggesting something.
- de
- Of; expressing possession or relationship.
- que
- That; which; introducing a subordinate clause.
- subiria
- Would go up; conditional form of 'subir'.
- então
- Then; at that time or next.
- seu
- His, her, your; possessive adjective.
- amo
- Master; owner or employer.
- desceu
- Descended; past tense of 'descer' (to go down).
- até
- Until; up to a certain point.
- ele
- He; masculine singular personal pronoun.
- deixando-me
- Leaving me; present participle with indirect object.
- cadela
- Bitch; female dog.
- rufia
- Scoundrel; a disreputable or villainous person.
- um
- A, one; indefinite article (masculine singular).
- par
- Pair; two things of same kind together.
- cães
- Dogs; plural of 'cão' (dog).
- pastores
- Shepherds; those who tend flocks.
- sombrios
- Dark, gloomy; lacking light or cheerfulness.
- peludos
- Hairy; covered with or consisting of hair.
- compartilhavam
- Shared; past tense of 'compartilhar' (to share).
- com
- With; in company or association with.
- ela
- She; feminine singular personal pronoun.
- uma
- A, one; indefinite article (feminine singular).
- ciumenta
- Jealous; resentful of another's advantages.
- vigilância
- Vigilance; careful observation and watchfulness.
- sobre
- On, about; concerning or resting upon.
- todos
- All; every one of a group.
- os
- The; definite article (masculine plural).
- meus
- My; possessive adjective (masculine plural).
- movimentos
- Movements; acts or instances of moving.
- Sem
- Without; not having or accompanied by.
- nenhum
- None; not any (masculine singular).
- desejo
- Desire; a wish or longing for.
- entrar
- To enter; to go or come in.
- em
- In; expressing location or condition.
- contato
- Contact; touching or communication between.
- suas
- Your, her; possessive adjective (feminine plural).
- presas
- Fangs, teeth; sharp pointed teeth.
- fiquei
- I stayed; past tense of 'ficar' (to stay).
- sentado
- Seated; in a sitting position.
- quieto
- Quiet, still; making little or no noise.
- imaginando
- Imagining; forming mental images or concepts.
- dificilmente
- Hardly; with difficulty or reluctance.
- entenderiam
- Would understand; conditional of 'entender'.
- insultos
- Insults; disrespectful or offensive remarks.
- tácitos
- Tacit; implied or understood without being stated.
- infelizmente
- Unfortunately; sadly or regrettably.
- me
- Me; objective pronoun (first person singular).
- permiti
- Allowed; past tense of 'permitir' (to allow).
- piscar
- To wink; to close and open eye quickly.
- fazer
- To do, make; to perform or create.
- caretas
- Grimaces; facial expressions of disgust or pain.
- para
- For, to; indicating direction or purpose.
- trio
- Trio; group of three persons or things.
- alguma
- Some; any (feminine singular).
- expressão
- Expression; the conveying of feeling or meaning.
- minha
- My; possessive adjective (feminine singular).
- fisionomia
- Physiognomy; facial features or expression.
- irritou
- Irritated; past tense of 'irritar' (to annoy).
- tanto
- So much; to such a degree.
- senhora
- Lady, madam; woman of rank or importance.
- repente
- Suddenly; all of a sudden.
- entrou
- Entered; past tense of 'entrar' (to enter).
- fúria
- Fury; intense or violent anger.
- saltou
- Jumped; past tense of 'saltar' (to jump).
- joelhos
- Knees; joint between thigh and calf.
- Atirei-a
- Threw her; past tense with object pronoun.
- trás
- Behind; at or toward the back.
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