A Pérola Negra: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
The black pearl
As 40 palavras que Marie Lion repete muitas vezes em «A Pérola Negra» 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.
aunt/ˈænt/tia26 vezes no livro
… ‘Old Meg,’ who directs everything here and holds us in ‘the path of virtue’ with an iron hand—Meg, your aunt’s faithful maid for thirty years, and now the right hand of Molly …
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honra17 vezes no livro
I am sure that a Martian savant ere this has discovered the cause, and explained it as a ceremony celebrated in honour of our satellite.”
pearls/ˈpɝɫz/pérolas15 vezes no livro
I have had it attached as a pendant to a string of pearls of my own, which will look much better on your white neck than in my casket.”
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/mal15 vezes no livro
Absence does not stop the everlasting pæan of praise, for as it is, he is scarcely ever at home.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/falar ou fazer som baixo e indistinto15 vezes no livro
I murmured, wonderingly, to Daisy.
pearl/ˈpɝɫ/pérola14 vezes no livro
“I want to give you a black pearl which I have been keeping in trust.
mistress/ˈmɪstɹəs/senhora14 vezes no livro
“Now you have seen the real mistress of Gwylata, Jeannette …
necklace/ˈnɛkɫəs/colar14 vezes no livro
In it lies a necklace composed of exquisite pearls, some white and milky, others gleaming opalesquely in tints merging from grey to rose.
sacrifice/ˈsækɹəˌfaɪs/em prol de outra coisa considerada mais urgente ou valiosa sacrificar13 vezes no livro
She would suffer martyrdom herself and sacrifice everybody for Molly, and, above all, for Hector.”
verandahvaranda11 vezes no livro
I run to the verandah to see this relic of bygone days.
utter/ˈətɝ/completo, total11 vezes no livro
“Who is this man, an utter stranger an hour ago, whose gaze stirs my pulses, rousing latent forces and strangely elusive memories?
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar11 vezes no livro
“What a contrast to the ‘Brasier’ motor in which you drove me here yesterday, uncle,” I exclaim.
affection/əˈfɛkʃən/afeto, afeição11 vezes no livro
I have as much need of affection as of air.
awaken/əˈweɪkən/acordar, despertar10 vezes no livro
It is rather a kind of obsession, a response to the appeal in his eyes which awakens something obscure, half forgotten.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/deleite10 vezes no livro
It is one of my greatest delights to get him to talk during our rides.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encantar, enfeitiçar10 vezes no livro
While I contemplate this charming production of budding genius, Mr. Deslandes enters my little sitting-room, to which he has admission at all times.
keen/ˈkin/entusiástico9 vezes no livro
… the need of devoting myself to someone or something; the keen suffering I experience when I find myself in a chilly atmosphere of indifference.
betray/bɪˈtɹeɪ/revelar9 vezes no livro
In the unconscious pride underlying the belief that all customs are perfect because they are English, there is betrayed a certain strength of character and will which refuses to be influenced by environment.
bush/ˈbʊʃ/mato8 vezes no livro
Yesterday a motor, to-day the old coach which carries letters to far-off bush homes, among them probably some from the Old World by the Messageries Boat on which you were a passenger.”
sombreescuro, sombrio8 vezes no livro
Tall palms bent their sombre tufted heads and plantains waved their pale green leaves in the breeze.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã8 vezes no livro
… unless,” bowing profoundly, “you will allow me to take his place and ride with you to-morrow.”
yacht/ˈjɑt/iate8 vezes no livro
“He has a big yacht as big as a ship,” says Gladys, extending her small arms.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/tremer, agitar vigorosamente8 vezes no livro
A kiss soft as a sigh brushes my trembling lips.
glow/ˈɡɫoʊ/brilhar8 vezes no livro
His eyes, brilliant windows of the soul imprisoned in his stunted graceless body, glow at this proof of confidence.
tender/ˈtɛndɝ/terno, tenro8 vezes no livro
Passionate, yet tender, evoking a shadowy, dim remembrance of forgotten things, it allures even while it repels me.
calm/ˈkɑɫm/calmo, sossegado, tranquilo8 vezes no livro
I wonder if one day I also shall come across a man who will love me simply and purely with a calm, untroubled affection like theirs …
magnetism/ˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/magnetismo7 vezes no livro
Pearls are feminine, it is said, and want light, heat and the magnetism of soft, warm flesh, or they lose their colour and die.”
recognise/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/reconhecer7 vezes no livro
It is with the greatest astonishment that I recognise almost all the ritual of the Mass—the Vestments of the priest, the Crucifix, the flowers, and even the candles burning on the altar.
wherein/hwɛˈɹɪn/em que7 vezes no livro
I have had a strange dream wherein, by a sort of dual personality, I beheld myself smaller and slimmer.
detach/ˈdɪˌtætʃ/destacar7 vezes no livro
The gigantic trees, with their twisted branches and gnarled trunks detached against the sombre background of sapphire, recall the weird eerie effects of Gustave Doré.
vibrate/ˈvaɪbɹeɪt/vibrar7 vezes no livro
As I pass out he whispers in a tone vibrating with triumph, “A demain.”
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/carruagem7 vezes no livro
I am still too much of a novice in the equestrian art to do other than venture the mild excitement of following the hounds in a carriage.
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/evidentemente7 vezes no livro
He has evidently determined to make me a good horsewoman.
beloved/bɪˈɫəvd/amado7 vezes no livro
… taking with us Daisy, who can scarcely tear herself from her beloved Dick.
regain/ɹɪˈɡeɪn/reconquistar7 vezes no livro
His short absence enables me to regain mastery over my feelings, and to analyse the bewildering sensations I have just experienced.
cottage/ˈkɑtədʒ/casa pequena7 vezes no livro
On the road, I remarked a cottage where the wife was doing the family washing, hanging the clothes on ropes suspended between gum trees, which apparently serve many purposes.
mysterious/mɪˈstɪɹiəs/misterioso7 vezes no livro
The man with the mysterious eyes is standing before me.
divine/dɪˈvaɪn/divino7 vezes no livro
reçoit participation insigne de sa prime et divine origine et en contemplation de cette infinie sphère à laquelle rien n’advient, rien ne passe …
descend/dɪˈsɛnd/descender, descer, baixar7 vezes no livro
It is the only souvenir which remained to your mother of her great ancestress, the Begum Jeanne, wife of Dupleix, from whom she was so proud to have descended.
favourite/ˈfeɪvɝɪt/favorito, predileto, preferido6 vezes no livro
… containing all I possess in the world, my favourite books and the presents of my Parisian school-mates whom I left in tears at the idea of my departure for the antipodes—“a country of kangaroos and savages, where I would surely be eaten alive,” they sobbed.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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