Remédios Desesperados: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
Desperate Remedies
As 40 palavras que Thomas Hardy repete muitas vezes em «Remédios Desesperados» 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.
till/ˈtɪɫ/até133 vezes no livro
Glimpses of the sea now interested them, which became more and more frequent till the train finally drew up beside the platform at Budmouth.
steward/ˈstuɝd/intendente, mordomo, procurador112 vezes no livro
‘Those are, more properly, a land or building steward’s duties—at least I have always imagined so.
maid/ˈmeɪd/moça, donzela60 vezes no livro
Sweet, sweet Love must not be slain thus, was the fair maid’s reasoning.
rector/ˈɹɛktɝ/reitor, reitora55 vezes no livro
There’s the rector, Mr. Raunham—he’s a relation by marriage—yet she’s quite distant towards him.
whilst/ˈwaɪɫst/enquanto49 vezes no livro
During her entry, and at various times whilst sitting in her seat and listening to the reader on the platform, her personal appearance formed an interesting subject of study for several neighbouring eyes.
instant/ˈɪnstənt/instante, momento47 vezes no livro
An instant of doubling forward and sideways, and he reeled off into the air, immediately disappearing downwards.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/falar ou fazer som baixo e indistinto42 vezes no livro
When she had done murmuring the words her father indecisively laid hold of one of the scaffold-poles, as if to test its strength, then let it go and stepped back.
porter/ˈpɔɹtɝ/carregador39 vezes no livro
She asked one of the porters if he could find a lad to go with her and carry her bag: he offered to do it himself.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/depois, em seguida, mais tarde38 vezes no livro
It was the last hour of experience she ever enjoyed with a mind entirely free from a knowledge of that labyrinth into which she stepped immediately afterwards—to continue a perplexed course along its mazes for the greater portion of twenty-nine subsequent months.
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/mal37 vezes no livro
Thus Ambrose Graye’s good intentions with regard to the reintegration of his property had scarcely taken tangible form when his sudden death put them for ever out of his power.
madam/ˈmædəm/senhora, madama, madame36 vezes no livro
‘No, madam; in the next room.
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/inquirir35 vezes no livro
he inquired.
advertisement/ˌædvɝˈtaɪzmənt/anúncio, propaganda, publicidade35 vezes no livro
The same day Cytherea drew up and sent off the advertisement appended:—
postman/ˈpoʊsmən/carteiro32 vezes no livro
At breakfast time, just as Cytherea had again seen the postman pass without bringing her an answer to the advertisement, as she had fully expected he would do, Owen entered the room.
railway/ˈɹeɪɫˌweɪ/ferrovia, estrada de ferro, caminho de ferro28 vezes no livro
‘He’s gone across to the railway station, for certain,’ said another passenger.
fancy/ˈfænsi/a imaginação28 vezes no livro
… who had always sadly needed her, was already definitely pictured in her fancy, which …
parish/ˈpæɹɪʃ/paróquia, paroquianos28 vezes no livro
‘Tis jest the house for a nice ghastly hair-on-end story, that would make the parish religious.
maiden/ˈmeɪdən/senhorita, donzela27 vezes no livro
Among these later ones came an exceptional young maiden who glowed amid the dulness like a single bright-red poppy in a field of brown stubble.
softly/ˈsɔfɫi/suavemente27 vezes no livro
The young man softly followed her, stood opposite the house and watched her come into the upper room with the light.
indoors/ˈɪnˌdɔɹz/num lugar fechado24 vezes no livro
I must go indoors now.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar24 vezes no livro
she exclaimed.
spite/ˈspaɪt/apesar de24 vezes no livro
In spite of evasions as an obstacle, and in consequence of them as a spur, he would put the matter off no longer.
heap/ˈhip/monte, pilha23 vezes no livro
… grindstones, heaps of building stone and brick, explained that the spot was the centre of operations for the building work done on the estate.
conceal/kənˈsiɫ/omitir, esconder23 vezes no livro
… Miss Aldclyffe might perhaps have taken her into the household; yet her history she particularly wished to conceal from a stranger.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/desmaiar23 vezes no livro
“I have never heard that name mentioned since that time till to-night, and then there instantly rose to my eyes the vision of that young lady lying in a fainting fit.”
dread/ˈdɹɛd/temer22 vezes no livro
… blinding herself to its meaning and only natural tendency, and appearing to dread his announcement of them.
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/carruagem22 vezes no livro
The carriage of her head—motion within motion—a glide upon a glide—was as delicate as that of a magnetic needle.
linger/ˈɫɪŋɝ/ficar, permanecer22 vezes no livro
Cytherea lingered till the very last, reluctant to follow, and looking alternately at the boat and the valley behind.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/cinzento21 vezes no livro
She wore an elegant dark jacket, lavender dress, hat with grey strings and trimmings, and gloves of a colour to harmonize.
countenance/ˈkaʊntənəns/semblante, aparência21 vezes no livro
There was a severity about the lower outlines of the face which gave a masculine cast to this portion of her countenance.
manor/ˈmænɝ/solar, mansão21 vezes no livro
‘No; that’s the old manor-house—or rather all that’s left of it.
lodge/ˈɫɑdʒ/alojar, emperrar21 vezes no livro
She was to take up her abode in her brother’s lodging at Budmouth, when she would immediately advertise for a situation as governess …
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/buscar21 vezes no livro
I am going to fetch her,’ said the attendant.
continually/kənˈtɪnjuəɫi/continuamente21 vezes no livro
thought Owen continually.
colour/ˈkəɫɝ/cor19 vezes no livro
Placid flocks of sheep reclining under trees a little way off appeared of a pale blue colour.
gloom/ˈɡɫum/melancolia, trevas, tristeza19 vezes no livro
I never forget that original disheartening blow, and how that from it sprang all the ills of his life—everything connected with his gloom, and the lassitude in business we used so often to see about him.’
utter/ˈətɝ/completo, total19 vezes no livro
… the beautiful things of the earth become more dear as they elude pursuit; but with some natures utter elusion is the one special event which will make a passing love permanent for ever.
interval/ˈɪntɝvəɫ/intervalo19 vezes no livro
… and thriving shopkeepers, in their intervals of leisure, stood at their shop-doors—their toes hanging over the edge of the step …
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/curiosidade19 vezes no livro
… whenever occasion allowed, at Mrs. Morris with great interest and curiosity, to discover …
ruin/ˈɹuən/ruína19 vezes no livro
‘And once mamma said that an excellent woman was papa’s ruin, because he did not know the way to give her up when he had lost her.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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