Persuasão: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
Persuasion
As 40 palavras que Jane Austen repete muitas vezes em «Persuasão» 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.
acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/conhecido61 vezes no livro
This friend, and Sir Walter, did not marry, whatever might have been anticipated on that head by their acquaintance.
till/ˈtɪɫ/até50 vezes no livro
… and every weather, till they are not fit to be seen.
agreeable/əˈɡɹiəbəɫ/agradável38 vezes no livro
He was at that time a very young man, just engaged in the study of the law; and Elizabeth found him extremely agreeable, and every plan in his favour was confirmed.
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/obrigar38 vezes no livro
But these measures, however good in themselves, were insufficient for the real extent of the evil, the whole of which Sir Walter found himself obliged to confess to her soon afterwards.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/depois, em seguida, mais tarde36 vezes no livro
Lady Elliot had been an excellent woman, sensible and amiable; whose judgement and conduct, if they might be pardoned the youthful infatuation which made her Lady Elliot, had never required indulgence afterwards.
acquaint/əˈkweɪnt/familiarizar27 vezes no livro
A name that I am so very well acquainted with; knew the gentleman so well by sight …
sensible/ˈsɛnsəbəɫ/sensato27 vezes no livro
… one very intimate friend, a sensible, deserving woman …
attachment/əˈtætʃmənt/anexo, afeição, apego27 vezes no livro
His good looks and his rank had one fair claim on his attachment; since to them he must have owed a wife of very superior character to anything deserved by his own.
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/carruagem26 vezes no livro
The last office of the four carriage-horses was to draw Sir Walter, Miss Elliot, and Mrs. Clay to Bath.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/desconforto desconforto26 vezes no livro
Anne haggard, Mary coarse, every face in the neighbourhood worsting, and the rapid increase of the crow’s foot about Lady Russell’s temples had long been a distress to him.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/deliciar, encantar25 vezes no livro
Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society.
regret/ɹəˈɡɹɛt/arrependimento, pesar, remorso23 vezes no livro
She had the remembrance of all this, she had the consciousness of being nine-and-twenty to give her some regrets and some apprehensions; she was fully satisfied of being still quite as handsome as ever …
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honra21 vezes no livro
… for Mary had merely connected herself with an old country family of respectability and large fortune, and had therefore given all the honour and received none: Elizabeth would …
dispose/dɪˈspoʊz/dispor19 vezes no livro
There was only a small part of his estate that Sir Walter could dispose of; but had every acre been alienable, it would have made no difference.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encanto, charme19 vezes no livro
… if there has been neither ill health nor anxiety, it is a time of life at which scarcely any charm is lost.
favour/ˈfeɪvɝ/favor18 vezes no livro
… on his own terms, and as a great favour, that he would let it at all.
agitation/ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/agitação18 vezes no livro
… and many a sigh, were necessary to dispel the agitation of the idea.
dine/ˈdaɪn/comer18 vezes no livro
… that Mrs. Musgrove was very apt not to give her the precedence that was her due, when they dined at the Great House with other families; and she did not see any reason why she was to be considered so much at home as to lose her place.
tenant/ˈtɛnənt/inquilino18 vezes no livro
Could not be a better time, Sir Walter, for having a choice of tenants, very responsible tenants.
humour/ˈhjumɝ/humor17 vezes no livro
She had humoured, or softened …
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/curiosidade17 vezes no livro
… but, except from some natural sensation of curiosity, he had no desire of meeting her again.
invitation/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/convite, invitação17 vezes no livro
This invitation of Mary’s removed all Lady Russell’s difficulties, and it was consequently soon settled that Anne should not go to Bath till Lady Russell took her …
vain/ˈveɪn/vão16 vezes no livro
… but was hearing of it so often, that it became vain to attempt concealing it longer, even partially …
bless/ˈbɫɛs/abençoar, bendizer, benzer16 vezes no livro
He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliot …
sentiment/ˈsɛnəmənt/sentimento16 vezes no livro
… “never forgets who she is; and as I am rather better acquainted with her sentiments than you can be, I can assure you …
recollect/ˌɹɛkəˈɫɛkt/recordar, lembrar15 vezes no livro
At this moment I cannot recollect his name, though I have heard it so lately.
countenance/ˈkaʊntənəns/semblante, aparência15 vezes no livro
Captain Harville was a tall, dark man, with a sensible, benevolent countenance; a little lame; and from strong features and want of health, looking much older than Captain Wentworth.
kindness/ˈkaɪndnəs/gentileza15 vezes no livro
… in the village of Kellynch; and on her kindness and advice, Lady Elliot mainly relied for the best help and maintenance of the good principles and instruction which she had been anxiously giving her daughters.
enjoyment/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪmənt/gozo15 vezes no livro
… as she travelled up to London with her father, for a few weeks’ annual enjoyment of the great world.
temper/ˈtɛmpɝ/controlar, moderar, regular15 vezes no livro
He thought it a very degrading alliance; and Lady Russell, though with more tempered and pardonable pride, received it as a most unfortunate one.
neighbourhood/ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/bairro14 vezes no livro
Thirteen winters’ revolving frosts had seen her opening every ball of credit which a scanty neighbourhood afforded, and thirteen springs shown their blossoms …
enquiry/ɪnˈkwaɪˌɹi/inquérito14 vezes no livro
I have made no enquiries, because I concluded you must have been obliged to give up the party.”
ashamed/əˈʃeɪmd/avergonhado, envergonhado14 vezes no livro
She was ashamed of herself, quite ashamed of being so nervous …
interval/ˈɪntɝvəɫ/intervalo14 vezes no livro
This very awkward history of Mr. Elliot was still, after an interval of several years, felt with anger by Elizabeth …
sensation/sɛnˈseɪʃən/sensação14 vezes no livro
She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself; but this was no new sensation.
instantly/ˈɪnstəntɫi/instantaneamente14 vezes no livro
… and, instantly rising, said …
recollection/ˌɹɛkəˈɫɛkʃən/memória, recordações13 vezes no livro
With all these circumstances, recollections and feelings, she could not hear that Captain Wentworth’s sister was likely to live at Kellynch without a revival of former pain …
compliment/ˈkɑmpɫəmɛnt/elogio13 vezes no livro
—reciprocal compliments, which would have been esteemed about equal.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milésimo12 vezes no livro
… still resident in Kellynch, and Mary fixed only three miles off, must be anticipated …
exertion/ɪɡˈzɝʃən/esforço12 vezes no livro
how eloquent, at least, were her wishes on the side of early warm attachment, and a cheerful confidence in futurity, against that overanxious caution which seems to insult exertion and distrust Providence!
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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