Poirot Investiga: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
Poirot Investigates
As 40 palavras que Agatha Christie repete muitas vezes em «Poirot Investiga» 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.
diamond/ˈdaɪmənd/diamante33 vezes no livro
… above all one jewel, the great diamond which had been nicknamed, to match its owner …
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/joia32 vezes no livro
… her furs, her jewels, above all one jewel …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/falar ou fazer som baixo e indistinto24 vezes no livro
he murmured.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/cinzento23 vezes no livro
You use your grey cells at last.
chambermaidcamareira23 vezes no livro
An hotel chambermaid, looking frightened to death …
necklace/ˈnɛkɫəs/colar18 vezes no livro
She stood there with one hand just touching the necklace.
monsieur/məsˈjɝ/senhor17 vezes no livro
“Then perhaps I might have a few words alone with you, monsieur?”
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/governanta17 vezes no livro
Hunter’s Lodge is looked after by a housekeeper who is quite capable of doing all we need when we run down for an occasional week-end.
revolver/ɹɪˈvɑɫvɝ/revólver17 vezes no livro
By the way, Hastings, have you a revolver?”
drawer/ˈdɹɔɹ/gaveta16 vezes no livro
I went to the drawer here,”—she indicated the bottom right-hand drawer of the knee-hole dressing-table—“took out my jewel-case and unlocked it.
maid/ˈmeɪd/empregada, servente, doméstica15 vezes no livro
“I was changing for tea when my maid came up—one of the gardeners had just run to the house.
conceal/kənˈsiɫ/omitir, esconder15 vezes no livro
I was secretly rather pleased with myself, though I tried to conceal the fact for fear of irritating him.
valet/væˈɫeɪ/manobrista, arrumador, valet14 vezes no livro
… and then walked down to the end of the corridor, stopping outside the small den where the chambermaids and valets of the respective floors congregated.
pearls/ˈpɝɫz/pérolas13 vezes no livro
You know, I’ve got some pearls of my own that have a history attached to them.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/telegrama13 vezes no livro
At that moment the butler entered with a telegram on a salver which he handed to Lord Yardly.
thoughtfully/ˈθɔtfəɫi/pensativamente13 vezes no livro
Poirot nodded thoughtfully.
nephew/ˈnɛfju/sobrinho13 vezes no livro
… Monsieur Poirot, but Lord Cronshaw was telling me last night how wonderfully you cleared up the mystery of his nephew’s death, and I felt that I just must have your advice.
beard/ˈbɪɹd/barba13 vezes no livro
“He had a black beard, sir, and was about middle-aged, and had on a light overcoat.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/esperto, engenhoso, hábil12 vezes no livro
“That ‘full of the moon’ idea was clever.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encanto, charme12 vezes no livro
A very beautiful and charming young creature, but terribly unstrung by this sad catastrophe.
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/fazer sentir-se confuso ou perplexo por não conseguir entender um assunto complicado, um problema, etc. confundir12 vezes no livro
As we hurried in a taxi to the Magnificent, I puzzled out the true inwardness of the scheme.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã11 vezes no livro
But to-morrow morning we see this milord!”
placid/ˈpɫæsəd/calmo e tranquilo11 vezes no livro
asked Poirot placidly, from the depths of his comfortable chair.
utter/ˈətɝ/emitir, articular, balbuciar11 vezes no livro
Then I uttered another cry which Lord Yardly echoed.
thief/ˈθif/ladrão, ladra11 vezes no livro
There, just short of the threshold, lay the glittering necklace, evidently dropped by the thief in the panic of his flight.
bolt/ˈboʊɫt/ferrolho, trinco, tranca11 vezes no livro
There was no doubt as to my bolt having shot home.
depart/dɪˈpɑɹt/partir, sair11 vezes no livro
I had my way with Poirot, however, and we departed immediately, leaving behind us a note of explanation and apology for Lord Yardly.
bow/ˈbaʊ/reverência, vénia11 vezes no livro
He bowed them both to the door.
milordmilorde10 vezes no livro
“First, milord, I would ask you if these facts are substantially correct?”
impatiently/ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntɫi/impacientemente10 vezes no livro
I said impatiently.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/buscar10 vezes no livro
We returned reluctantly, and Lord Yardly sent off one of the footmen post-haste to fetch the police.
keen/ˈkin/atentamente10 vezes no livro
He took the jewel in his own hand and scrutinized it keenly, then restored it to her with a little bow.
insure/ˌɪnˈʃʊɹ/segurar, garantir10 vezes no livro
Much, true and untrue, had been written about this famous stone which was reported to be insured for the enormous sum of fifty thousand pounds.
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/veneno, tóxico10 vezes no livro
Still, life is full of discrepancies, and assuredly the man cannot have taken his own life—there is no poison that would fill his mouth with blood.
fancy/ˈfænsi/a imaginação10 vezes no livro
“I presume that it is a true story, not one of your efforts of fancy.”
upstairs/əpˈstɛɹz/escada acima10 vezes no livro
She has already wrenched out the diamond with pliers upstairs——”
chauffeur/ˈʃoʊfɝ/motorista, chofer9 vezes no livro
The real car was found in a side road, with the chauffeur and the A.D.C.
superstition/ˌsupɝˈstɪʃən/superstição9 vezes no livro
I saw Mrs. Maltravers give a terrified start, and my mind flew to the old superstition that a suicide cannot rest.
briskly/ˈbɹɪskɫi/vivamente9 vezes no livro
He remained a moment or so in thought, then rose briskly to his feet.
mistress/ˈmɪstɹəs/senhora9 vezes no livro
She showed us into a small morning-room, and retired to tell her mistress.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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