Democracy—false or true?: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
As 40 palavras que Sir W. B. Richmond repete muitas vezes em «Democracy—false or true?» 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.
labour/ˈɫeɪbɝ/trabalho, labuta92 vezes no livro
Obviously, the gods thought well of labour and the labourer both loved and feared the gods.
wag/ˈwæɡ/abanar, dar ao rabo38 vezes no livro
If wages reach an extravagant sum, capital will not find the money to pay them.
leisure/ˈɫɛʒɝ/ócio, lazer33 vezes no livro
Before Labour is fit to govern it must learn how to use leisure.
noble/ˈnoʊbəɫ/nobre30 vezes no livro
a very noble art going hand in hand with “modern” economies and created in a primitive age, as we call it.
idle/ˈaɪdəɫ/ocioso, desocupado, desempregado29 vezes no livro
In the period of exercise to gain some experience capital would be wasted; it might be gambled away or spent in hours of idle self-indulgence.
ignorant/ˈɪɡnɝənt/ignorante26 vezes no livro
One thing, however, is pretty certain; he will be as good or evil, ignorant or learned, as he chooses.
neighbour/ˈneɪbɝ/vizinho, vizinha23 vezes no livro
… and, having done that as the first duty to his neighbour and to himself as an honourable man, he must have proved by the good use of his hours of leisure that he is in earnest …
workman/ˈwɝkmən/obreiro23 vezes no livro
… our workmen still saw straight according to their ancient traditions as yet unbroken, as yet deaf to “catch words” from noisy rhetoric out of the mouths of ignorant and mischievous leaders inflated by vanity and rendered blind by egotism and desire for power over a more ignorant but clear-thinking workman.
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/veneno, tóxico23 vezes no livro
Iron, steel, explosives, every poison upon the Pharmacy List, every evil pulsation of the heart were German weapons.
agriculture/ˈæɡɹɪˌkəɫtʃɝ/agricultura23 vezes no livro
Demeter was the goddess of corn, the protectress of agriculture.
craftsmanship/ˈkɹæfsmənˌʃɪp/artesanato22 vezes no livro
What was the meaning of all this superb beauty of labour and craftsmanship?
industrious/ˌɪnˈdəstɹiəs/industrioso, trabalhador, diligente21 vezes no livro
If a man is industrious he has trained himself to be so by acting upon a theory which he has found to be advantageous.
primitive/ˈpɹɪmətɪv/primitiva20 vezes no livro
We still think of Apollo as the primitive author and forerunner of all that Greece became.
prevail/pɹiˈveɪɫ/ser corrente, difundido ou predominante20 vezes no livro
It prevailed!
cease/ˈsis/cessar20 vezes no livro
When reason and peaceful persuasion cease to avail, powder and shot have to be used, and sometimes unmercifully!
instinct/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/instinto20 vezes no livro
There is a great deal to be said for emotion, it is our strongest instinct.
artificial/ˌɑɹtəˈfɪʃəɫ/artificial20 vezes no livro
It is evident whatever artificial light they used was smokeless, because the ceiling and walls are not discoloured.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honra19 vezes no livro
Thus have they done it honour.
discontent/dɪskənˈtɛnt/descontentamento19 vezes no livro
And yet somehow, although perhaps they cannot define it, they feel a want, a yearning for something better, and it is that which makes their souls discontented, hard, and unsympathetic.
industrialismindustrialismo17 vezes no livro
… the voices of the winds, even the wild utterances of beasts of the forest than the shrieks of machinery of which industrialism is so proud.
craftsman/ˈkɹæfsmən/artesão17 vezes no livro
… from a straw bed, from a girl of the people and a craftsman.
tyranny/ˈtɪɹəni/tirania17 vezes no livro
Licence is, in fact, the grossest form of tyranny.
worship/ˈwɝʃəp/adorar, venerar, cultuar17 vezes no livro
… for fear of vengeance from the God of Light, whom they worshipped.
recognise/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/reconhecer15 vezes no livro
… and they are quite capable to do that, will recognise that to preach “equality” is one thing; it sounds attractive …
folly/ˈfɑɫi/bobeira15 vezes no livro
What folly it is when it is regarded coolly, rationally and with common sense!
cultivate/ˈkəɫtəˌveɪt/cultivar, plantar15 vezes no livro
First comes the open country, freely cultivated, then the city …
agitator/ˈædʒəˌteɪtɝ/agitador14 vezes no livro
The most prominent agitators fell as victims to their cruelties and misdeeds.
squalor/ˈskwɑɫɝ/esqualidez, esqualor14 vezes no livro
I have lived long enough to have seen the agriculture of our dear country productive and the people, relatively to now, content; when squalor was a far rarer spectacle than now.
starve/ˈstɑɹv/morrer de fome, faminto, fome14 vezes no livro
Doubtless starving.
desirable/dɪˈzaɪɝəbəɫ/desejável14 vezes no livro
It is likely that the desirable, according to my philosophy, would be the undesirable to many, perhaps, just now, most people!
genius/ˈdʒinjəs/genialidade14 vezes no livro
… these monuments to the skill, industry and genius of Egyptian craftsmen 4,000 years ago stand as an example to us moderns, who at present show no signs of handing their genius down even to a dozen generations.
centre/ˈsɛntɝ/Centro13 vezes no livro
All the pagan gods emanate from the Divine centre, be it Olympus, Rome, or Jerusalem.
selfish/ˈsɛɫfɪʃ/egoísta13 vezes no livro
… to please their followers whom they have coerced, would advocate a purely class and selfish policy which might lead to civil war, of all wars the one which is certainly soul-killing.
erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/erguer, erigir13 vezes no livro
They thought thus to obliterate His teaching, to wipe out the Ideal He taught, the Utopia He would erect—a kingdom of the soul that He would revive in the materialistic Roman decay.
neglect/nəˈɡɫɛkt/negligenciar, descurar13 vezes no livro
We, the English, were growing idle, neglecting agriculture, buying from foreign markets instead of creating our own.
goods/ˈɡʊdz/bens, mercadoria, produtos12 vezes no livro
The agricultural labourer is helping to feed his country, the craftsman is making desirable and durable goods for his own as well as foreign markets, and they must be the best he can turn out to his honour!
simplicity/sɪmˈpɫɪsəti/simplicidade12 vezes no livro
In their efforts to codify it and convert its simplicity into dogmatic and puzzling creeds, upon acceptance of which or not depends the salvation or damnation of the human race …
attain/əˈteɪn/obter por meio de esforço alcançar, atingir, cumprir12 vezes no livro
If it were possible to attain equality it would ruin the world; it would paralyse effort; it would reduce mankind to a system of self-indulgence, lassitude, and, finally, to imbecility.
peasant/ˈpɛzənt/camponesa, camponês12 vezes no livro
Apollo the Healer was to give way before the child of a Nazarene peasant and a humble carpenter.
labourertrabalhadores rurais11 vezes no livro
Think of it, farmers, agricultural labourers, and all who live on and by the land!
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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