As Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
As 40 palavras que Arthur Conan Doyle repete muitas vezes em «As Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes» 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.
singular/ˈsɪŋɡjəɫɝ/singular, único33 vezes no livro
… of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up of the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers at Trincomalee, and finally of the mission which he had accomplished so delicately and successfully for the reigning family of Holland.
instant/ˈɪnstənt/instante, momento31 vezes no livro
It was all done in an instant, and there was the gentleman thanking me on the one side and the lady on the other, while the clergyman beamed on me in front.
goose/ˈɡus/ganso, gansa27 vezes no livro
“I hope a wild goose may not prove to be the end of our chase,” observed Mr. Merryweather gloomily.
coronet/ˈkɔɹəˈnɛt/coroa25 vezes no livro
The lowest estimate would put the worth of the coronet at double the sum which I have asked.
keen/ˈkin/entusiástico25 vezes no livro
… and with the dark incidents of the Study in Scarlet, I was seized with a keen desire to see Holmes again, and to know how he was employing his extraordinary powers.
maid/ˈmeɪd/empregada, servente, doméstica25 vezes no livro
… shouted to the cabman to wait, and brushed past the maid who opened the door with the air of a man who was thoroughly at home.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/cinzento24 vezes no livro
He wore rather baggy grey shepherd’s check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat …
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/carruagem22 vezes no livro
It is her carriage.
stepfather/ˈstɛpˌfɑðɝ/padrasto21 vezes no livro
“Your father,” said Holmes, “your stepfather, surely, since the name is different.”
advertisement/ˌædvɝˈtaɪzmənt/anúncio, propaganda, publicidade21 vezes no livro
As he glanced down the advertisement column, with his head thrust forward and the paper flattened out upon his knee …
colour/ˈkəɫɝ/cor19 vezes no livro
If my hair would only change colour, here’s a nice little crib all ready for me to step into.’
peculiar/pəkˈjuɫjɝ/peculiar, esquisito, estranho19 vezes no livro
Do you note the peculiar construction of the sentence—‘This account of you we have from all quarters received.’
fancy/ˈfænsi/a imaginação19 vezes no livro
Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã18 vezes no livro
“If you will be good enough to call to-morrow afternoon at three o’clock I should like to chat this little matter over with you.”
deduce/dɪˈdus/deduzir18 vezes no livro
“I see it, I deduce it.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/depois, em seguida, mais tarde18 vezes no livro
Four or five minutes afterwards the sitting-room window will open.
centre/ˈsɛntɝ/meio17 vezes no livro
… who had stepped from her carriage, was the centre of a little knot of flushed and struggling men, who struck savagely at each other with their fists and sticks.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milésimo17 vezes no livro
… has referred the case to me, and hence it is that two middle-aged gentlemen are flying westward at fifty miles an hour instead of quietly digesting their breakfasts at home.”
dreadful/ˈdɹɛdfəɫ/terrível, horrível, pavoroso17 vezes no livro
It is true that I had a country walk on Thursday and came home in a dreadful mess, but as I have changed my clothes I can’t imagine how you deduce it.
cigar/sɪˈɡɑɹ/charuto17 vezes no livro
… he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner.
geese/ˈɡis/gansos17 vezes no livro
“Your beer should be excellent if it is as good as your geese,” said he.
instantly/ˈɪnstəntɫi/instantaneamente17 vezes no livro
It was instantly opened by a bright-looking, clean-shaven young fellow, who asked him to step in.
endeavour/ɪnˈdɛvɝ/procurar16 vezes no livro
“The man who wrote it was presumably well to do,” I remarked, endeavouring to imitate my companion’s processes.
armchair/ˈɑɹmˌtʃɛɹ/poltrona, cadeirão16 vezes no livro
… but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars …
shutter/ˈʃətɝ/postigo, veneziana16 vezes no livro
Holmes rushed at the bell-pull, tore back a small sliding shutter, and, plunging in his hand, pulled out a photograph and a letter.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/amedrontar, ameaçar, intimidar16 vezes no livro
She was so frightened by their violence that she ran away and told her mother when she reached home that she had left the two McCarthys quarrelling near Boscombe Pool, and that she was afraid that they were going to fight.
ventilator/ˈvɛnəˌɫeɪtɝ/ventilador, circulador de ar, exaustor15 vezes no livro
You can see now that it is fastened to a hook just above where the little opening for the ventilator is.”
cellar/ˈsɛɫɝ/porão, cave15 vezes no livro
Snapping away with a camera when he ought to be improving his mind, and then diving down into the cellar like a rabbit into its hole to develop his pictures.
lane/ˈɫeɪn/alameda15 vezes no livro
“I then lounged down the street and found, as I expected, that there was a mews in a lane which runs down by one wall of the garden.
colonel/ˈkɝnəɫ/coronel14 vezes no livro
At the time of the war he fought in Jackson’s army, and afterwards under Hood, where he rose to be a colonel.
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/escada13 vezes no livro
A slow and heavy step, which had been heard upon the stairs and in the passage, paused immediately outside the door.
gem/ˈdʒɛm/pedra preciosa, gema13 vezes no livro
A search was made at once not only of his person but of his room and of every portion of the house where he could possibly have concealed the gems; but no trace of them could be found …
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honra12 vezes no livro
Whom have I the honour to address?”
madam/ˈmædəm/senhora, madama, madame12 vezes no livro
“My dear madam,” said I, “I am an old campaigner, and if I were not I can very well see that no apology is needed.
opium/ˈoʊpiəm/ópio12 vezes no livro
Isa Whitney, brother of the late Elias Whitney, D.D., Principal of the Theological College of St. George’s, was much addicted to opium.
fasten/ˈfæsən/atar, apertar, firmar12 vezes no livro
she cried, glancing from one to the other of us, and finally, with a woman’s quick intuition, fastening upon my companion, “I am so glad that you have come.
swiftly/ˈswɪftɫi/ligeiro12 vezes no livro
He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him.
weary/ˈwɪɹi/cansado12 vezes no livro
My limbs were weary and stiff, for I feared to change my position …
stain/ˈsteɪn/colorar, colorir, corar12 vezes no livro
That trick of staining the fishes’ scales of a delicate pink is quite peculiar to China.
whistle/ˈhwɪsəɫ/assobiar, apitar, assoviar12 vezes no livro
Holmes whistled.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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