Um Estudo em Vermelho: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
A Study in Scarlet
As 40 palavras que Arthur Conan Doyle repete muitas vezes em «Um Estudo em Vermelho» e que ficam fora das 4 mil mais comuns do inglês. Aprenda antes e os primeiros capítulos ficam bem mais fáceis. Cada uma vem com a pronúncia, a tradução e uma frase do livro.
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/evidentemente15 vezes no livro
It is evidently the theory of some arm-chair lounger who evolves all these neat little paradoxes in the seclusion of his own study.
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/veneno, tóxico14 vezes no livro
“I have to be careful,” he continued, turning to me with a smile, “for I dabble with poisons a good deal.”
murderer/ˈmɝdɝɝ/homicida, assassino, assassina13 vezes no livro
“Then, of course, this blood belongs to a second individual—presumably the murderer, if murder has been committed.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/cinzento12 vezes no livro
The same afternoon brought a grey-headed, seedy visitor, looking like a Jew pedlar, who appeared to me to be much excited, and who was closely followed by a slip-shod elderly woman.
instant/ˈɪnstənt/instante, momento12 vezes no livro
In an instant the contents assumed a dull mahogany colour, and a brownish dust was precipitated to the bottom of the glass jar.
stain/ˈsteɪn/mancha, mácula, nódoa11 vezes no livro
Don’t you see that it gives us an infallible test for blood stains.
keen/ˈkin/atentamente10 vezes no livro
The old woman faced round and looked keenly at him from her little red-rimmed eyes.
fierce/ˈfɪɹs/feroz, ferrenho, impetuoso10 vezes no livro
So powerful and so fierce was he, that the four of us were shaken off again and again.
whip/ˈhwɪp/sacar10 vezes no livro
As he spoke, he whipped a tape measure and a large round magnifying glass from his pocket.
waggoncarroça9 vezes no livro
You say over them ones that you used to say every night in the waggon when we was on the Plains.”
astonishment/əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/surpresa9 vezes no livro
I asked in astonishment.
savage/ˈsævədʒ/selvagem8 vezes no livro
… of the cabman’s dazed, savage face, as he glared at the glittering handcuffs …
deduction/dɪˈdəkʃən/dedução8 vezes no livro
I pondered over our short conversation, however, and endeavoured to draw my deductions from it.
utter/ˈətɝ/emitir, articular, balbuciar8 vezes no livro
… and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting-room, hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night.
boulder/ˈboʊɫdɝ/rocha, pedregulho8 vezes no livro
“Why not here, as well as in a feather bed, twenty years hence,” he muttered, as he seated himself in the shelter of a boulder.
startle/ˈstɑɹtəɫ/assustar, dar um susto8 vezes no livro
So startling would his results appear to the uninitiated that until they learned the processes by which he had arrived at them they might well consider him as a necromancer.
dull/ˈdəɫ/cego, embotado, estúpido8 vezes no livro
As for myself, I was silent, for the dull weather and the melancholy business upon which we were engaged, depressed my spirits.
endeavour/ɪnˈdɛvɝ/procurar7 vezes no livro
… when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself.
speedily/ˈspidəɫi/rapidamente7 vezes no livro
… are both engaged upon the case, and it is confidently anticipated that these well-known officers will speedily throw light upon the matter.
wanderer/ˈwɑndɝɝ/vagante, nômade, vagabunda7 vezes no livro
They speedily resolved themselves into three large brown birds, which circled over the heads of the two wanderers, and then settled upon some rocks which overlooked them.
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/escada7 vezes no livro
“We have it all here,” said Gregson, pointing to a litter of objects upon one of the bottom steps of the stairs.
unravel/ənˈɹævəɫ/separar os fios de desemaranhar7 vezes no livro
Under these circumstances, I eagerly hailed the little mystery which hung around my companion, and spent much of my time in endeavouring to unravel it.
hail/ˈheɪɫ/saudar7 vezes no livro
In old days Stamford had never been a particular crony of mine, but now I hailed him with enthusiasm, and he, in his turn, appeared to be delighted to see me.
advertisement/ˌædvɝˈtaɪzmənt/anúncio, propaganda, publicidade7 vezes no livro
“I have had advertisements sent to all the newspapers, and one of my men has gone to the American Exchange, but he has not returned yet.”
cigar/sɪˈɡɑɹ/charuto7 vezes no livro
He was more than six feet high, was in the prime of life, had small feet for his height, wore coarse, square-toed boots and smoked a Trichinopoly cigar.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/amedrontar, ameaçar, intimidar7 vezes no livro
John Rance sprang to his feet with a frightened face and suspicion in his eyes.
fancy/ˈfænsi/mania7 vezes no livro
“No; he is not a man that it is easy to draw out, though he can be communicative enough when the fancy seizes him.”
vague/ˈveɪɡ/vago7 vezes no livro
There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.”
seldom/ˈsɛɫdəm/raramente7 vezes no livro
Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning.
mysterious/mɪˈstɪɹiəs/misterioso7 vezes no livro
The other belonged to the dining-room, which was the apartment in which the mysterious affair had occurred.
lonely/ˈɫoʊnɫi/solitário7 vezes no livro
The sight of a friendly face in the great wilderness of London is a pleasant thing indeed to a lonely man.
coloured/ˈkəɫɝd/cor de dun6 vezes no livro
It was familiar ground to me, and I needed no guiding as we ascended the bleak stone staircase and made our way down the long corridor with its vista of whitewashed wall and dun-coloured doors.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã6 vezes no livro
“Call for me here at noon to-morrow, and we’ll go together and settle everything,” he answered.
haired/ˈhɛɹd/de cabelo6 vezes no livro
On another occasion an old white-haired gentleman had an interview with my companion; and on another a railway porter in his velveteen uniform.
constable/ˈkɑnstəbəɫ/agente6 vezes no livro
The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe of wood rails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stalwart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers …
telegraph/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæf/telegrafar6 vezes no livro
“We telegraphed this morning.”
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milhas6 vezes no livro
Nothing more is known of them until Mr. Drebber’s body was, as recorded, discovered in an empty house in the Brixton Road, many miles from Euston.
resolute/ˈɹɛzəˌɫut/resoluto, resoluta6 vezes no livro
Beside the driver there sat a man who could not have been more than thirty years of age, but whose massive head and resolute expression marked him as a leader.
maiden/ˈmeɪdən/senhorita, donzela6 vezes no livro
Least of all does the maiden herself know it until the tone of a voice or the touch of a hand sets her heart thrilling within her, and she learns …
clatter/ˈkɫætɝ/chacoalhar, chocalhar6 vezes no livro
There rose through the clear air a confused clattering and rumbling from this great mass of humanity, with the creaking of wheels and the neighing of horses.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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