A Revolução dos Bichos: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
Animal Farm
As 40 palavras que George Orwell repete muitas vezes em «A Revolução dos Bichos» 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.
windmill/ˈwɪndˌmɪɫ/moinho de vento71 vezes no livro
But of all their controversies, none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill.
sheep/ˈʃip/ovelha36 vezes no livro
The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud.
farmhouse/ˈfɑɹmˌhaʊs/casa da fazenda34 vezes no livro
Then they filed back to the farm buildings and halted in silence outside the door of the farmhouse.
hoof/ˈhuf/casco, pata, pezunho26 vezes no livro
… came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw.
barn/ˈbɑɹn/celeiro25 vezes no livro
It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way.
hen/ˈhɛn/galinha22 vezes no livro
And you hens, how many eggs have you laid in this last year, and how many of those eggs ever hatched into chickens?
labour/ˈɫeɪbɝ/trabalho, labuta19 vezes no livro
Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings.
stall/ˈstɔɫ/baia, boxe18 vezes no livro
I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living.
harvest/ˈhɑɹvəst/colheita15 vezes no livro
Today we begin the hay harvest.
ration/ˈɹæʃən/ração14 vezes no livro
In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?
pigeon/ˈpɪdʒən/pombo, pomba14 vezes no livro
Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on neighbouring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion …
comrade/ˈkɑmˌɹæd/camarada, companheiro13 vezes no livro
… of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling out "Gee up, comrade!"
utter/ˈətɝ/emitir, articular, balbuciar13 vezes no livro
… he would move rapidly to and fro, drawing in line after line and uttering little whimpers of excitement.
straw/ˈstɹɔ/palha13 vezes no livro
At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.
orchard/ˈɔɹtʃɝd/pomar11 vezes no livro
… he was devoted to Boxer; the two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard, grazing side by side and never speaking.
pasture/ˈpæstʃɝ/pasto, pastadoiro, pastadouro11 vezes no livro
But they woke at dawn as usual, and suddenly remembering the glorious thing that had happened, they all raced out into the pasture together.
shed/ˈʃɛd/barracão, galpão11 vezes no livro
One of the cows broke in the door of the store-shed with her horn and all the animals began to help themselves from the bins.
rumour/ˈɹumɝ/rumor10 vezes no livro
But there were also rumours of something more serious.
timber/ˈtɪmbɝ/madeira10 vezes no livro
It happened that there was in the yard a pile of timber which had been stacked there ten years earlier when a beech spinney was cleared.
cart/ˈkɑɹt/carreta, carroça10 vezes no livro
The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover …
trotter/ˈtɹɑtɝ/chispe9 vezes no livro
Major raised his trotter for silence.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honra9 vezes no livro
Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do."
rebellion/ɹɪˈbɛɫjən/rebelião, revolta, insurreição9 vezes no livro
Nevertheless, they were both thoroughly frightened by the rebellion on Animal Farm, and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it.
ribbon/ˈɹɪbən/fita9 vezes no livro
She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with.
spite/ˈspaɪt/desprezo, rancor9 vezes no livro
… but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.
bleatingbalindo8 vezes no livro
… the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad!
pellet/ˈpɛɫət/chumbinho, pelota de chumbo8 vezes no livro
The pellets buried themselves in the wall of the barn and the meeting broke up hurriedly.
expulsion/ɪkˈspəɫʃən/expulsão8 vezes no livro
In spite of the shock that Snowball's expulsion had given them, the animals were dismayed by this announcement.
quarry/ˈkwɔɹi/pedreira8 vezes no livro
There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm, and plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses …
inch/ˈɪntʃ/polegada8 vezes no livro
As for the horses, they knew every inch of the field, and in fact understood the business of mowing and raking far better than Jones and his men had ever done.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/esperto, engenhoso, hábil8 vezes no livro
Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.
cockerelgalo jovem7 vezes no livro
He had made an arrangement with one of the cockerels to call him in the mornings half an hour earlier than anyone else, and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to be most needed …
gallop/ˈɡæɫəp/galopar7 vezes no livro
Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm, as though to make quite sure that no human being was hiding anywhere upon it …
harness/ˈhɑɹnəs/arreios, arnês7 vezes no livro
The harness-room at the end of the stables was broken open; the bits …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/rosnado7 vezes no livro
But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again.
hedge/ˈhɛdʒ/sebe, cerca viva7 vezes no livro
… the geese, who had been hiding behind the hedge, rushed out and pecked viciously at the calves of their legs.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/amedrontar, ameaçar, intimidar7 vezes no livro
… and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.
whip/ˈhwɪp/chicote, açoite7 vezes no livro
The next moment he and his four men were in the store-shed with whips in their hands, lashing out in all directions.
knoll/ˈnoʊɫ/outeiro6 vezes no livro
A little way down the pasture there was a knoll that commanded a view of most of the farm.
maxim/ˈmæksəm/máxima6 vezes no livro
After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: "Four legs good, two legs bad."
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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