Changeling e Outras Histórias: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
Changeling, and Other Stories
As 40 palavras que Donn Byrne repete muitas vezes em «Changeling e Outras Histórias» 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.
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/bicha, paneleiro, viado37 vezes no livro
"I think to myself: 'This is a queer thing for any one as tough as they tell me Janssen is, to come out with.'
instant/ˈɪnstənt/instante, momento34 vezes no livro
As Officer McCarthy paused for an instant in his story the eyes of the court-room seemed by common consent to turn to Anna Janssen in the dock.
hound/ˈhaʊnd/cão de caça, sabujo29 vezes no livro
Forward of him a hundred and fifty yards the hounds were circling around the copse, while the leaders were inside, raising the red fox.
mill/ˈmɪɫ/moinho, moenda29 vezes no livro
… moist vat, or ground coffee in the red mill that suggested a ceremonial vessel in a Hindu temple.
elephant/ˈɛɫəfənt/elefante, elefanta, elefoa27 vezes no livro
And so her great and gorgeous train went on through the desert, crunch of camels' pads, shuffle of marching men, thud of lumbering elephants, screaming of peacocks, chattering of apes....
thunder/ˈθəndɝ/trovão, ribombo24 vezes no livro
"And then we hear thunder.
lion/ˈɫaɪən/leão24 vezes no livro
"See these brass bases, Balkis, with the borders of lions and oxen and cherubim.
immense/ˌɪˈmɛns/imenso, enorme23 vezes no livro
Two South American commonwealths, with the hearts of children and the bravery of men, decided to span the Andes with an immense bridge.
queen/ˈkwin/rainha, dama22 vezes no livro
… as tall as he, who moved with the slow dignity of a queen.
damn/ˈdæm/maldição, porcaria, porra21 vezes no livro
'If I was all alone in the middle of the Pacific, I would n't give a damn, but these here coral insects,' he says …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/falar ou fazer som baixo e indistinto18 vezes no livro
she murmured.
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/rugir, uivar18 vezes no livro
"Now, listen to me, men," he roared like a maddened bull.
dollar/ˈdɑɫɝ/dólar17 vezes no livro
The ten or twelve dollars a week he made, and what he got for them, compared very unfavorably with the healthful comfort and clean sea air of home.
beard/ˈbɪɹd/barba17 vezes no livro
They turned to the foreman, a fine, florid personage, with a fan-shaped red beard, a man who ought to be equal to every occasion, so it seemed.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/tremer, agitar vigorosamente16 vezes no livro
And I could feel her hands tremble, and then crisp, and then tremble, and suddenly grow firm and fine and powerful.
dignity/ˈdɪɡnəti/dignidade16 vezes no livro
Immobile, somehow immaculate, with strange superhuman dignity, she did not blush, she did not smile.
kindly/ˈkaɪndɫi/amável, bondoso, gentil15 vezes no livro
There will be no blight on the milk the cows give, and there will be great luck on the stock of the kindly land.
referee/ˌɹɛfɝˈi/árbitro, juiz15 vezes no livro
Before the bell had gone for the first round, before the referee had called them together for instructions, before even the gloves were laced on him …
twilight/ˈtwaɪˌɫaɪt/crepúsculo, lusco-fusco15 vezes no livro
The sun was going down and a soft bronze twilight was beginning to settle.
utter/ˈətɝ/emitir, articular, balbuciar15 vezes no livro
Their wings flapped wearily, and as they flew landward they uttered faint whimpering cries.
jungle/ˈdʒəŋɡəɫ/selva, jângal, floresta15 vezes no livro
These mountains, that composition of jungle, that smashing drop to the turbulent river, the snarling waters themselves—all these were the work of the Great Mason, the detail of his Divine Hand.
sail/ˈseɪɫ/vela15 vezes no livro
They reefed down sail until we were flying along under top and foresails.
huntsman/ˈhəntsmən/caçador14 vezes no livro
The hounds were being urged in by the pink-coated huntsman.
hush/ˈhəʃ/silenciar14 vezes no livro
"Excellency, from the time she was on it the bridge stopped quivering, the wind hushed.
fox/ˈfɑks/raposa14 vezes no livro
… the horseman, the hunter of foxes, and she was of a family whose tradition it was never to hunt or harry a fox …
slim/ˈsɫɪm/delgado, esbelto, esguio14 vezes no livro
It rose there strong and slim and beautiful and of use to men, but terrible as an army with banners.
calm/ˈkɑɫm/calmo, tranquilo14 vezes no livro
It seemed impossible that this calm, majestic figure could once have acted the siren of the streets to the officer bringing her from her Tahitian sanctuary.
sinister/ˈsɪnɪstɝ/sinistro13 vezes no livro
There are houses and lands that are kindly, and places that are sinister, fields that are surly, meadows that are sweetly generous.
beloved/bɪˈɫəvd/amado13 vezes no livro
One man is proud that his horse whinnies in the stall when he hears the beloved footstep.
breeze/ˈbɹiz/brisa13 vezes no livro
A light breeze is in shore.
dawn/ˈdɔn/aurora, amanhecer, alvorecer13 vezes no livro
And I was lying on the sand in the dawn, and Janssen was bathing my head.
cove/ˈkoʊv/enseada12 vezes no livro
And that cove is full of fish.'
wail/ˈweɪɫ/gemido12 vezes no livro
and then wailed, "My God!
cloak/ˈkɫoʊk/capa, manto12 vezes no livro
She has let her hair down and it covers her to the knees in a great shining cloak, like some wonderful fur cloak.
pity/ˈpɪti/pena, lástima12 vezes no livro
It's a pity.
tiger/ˈtaɪɡɝ/tigre12 vezes no livro
Some trainers are born with power over man-eating tigers, some men can handle snakes, some can sooth stampeding cattle.
monk/ˈməŋk/monge12 vezes no livro
She could understand the ideals of an ancient age, when a community of monks called themselves the Pontist Brothers, the Frères Pontifes.
merchant/ˈmɝtʃənt/comerciante, mercador12 vezes no livro
And the soldier's honor and the sailor's courage, and the writer's fire and the builder's genius—yes, and the dreams of great merchants, too, Lovat grimaced—are curbed and roweled by the huckster's purse.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/tênue12 vezes no livro
He liked the faint powder on her face, and her carefully cultured eyebrows.
north/ˈnɔɹθ/norte11 vezes no livro
I look everywhere—north, east, south, and west—and there is nothing but boiling sea, white, muddy, with birds fluttering, or floating in the air.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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