O Príncipe Feliz e Outros Contos: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
The Happy Prince, and Other Tales
As 40 palavras que Oscar Wilde repete muitas vezes em «O Príncipe Feliz e Outros Contos» 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.
wheelbarrow/ˈhwiɫˌbɛɹoʊ/carrinho de mão19 vezes no livro
I am going to bring them into the market and sell them to the Burgomaster’s daughter, and buy back my wheelbarrow with the money.’
thorn/ˈθɔɹn/espinho, acúleo12 vezes no livro
You must sing to me with your breast against a thorn.
blossom/ˈbɫɑsəm/flor12 vezes no livro
His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire …
ruby/ˈɹubi/rubi9 vezes no livro
He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
weep/ˈwip/chorar, lacrimejar8 vezes no livro
“Why are you weeping then?”
plank/ˈpɫæŋk/tábua, prancha7 vezes no livro
‘I can easily put it in repair, as I have a plank of wood in the house.’
till/ˈtɪɫ/até7 vezes no livro
Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey.
mend/ˈmɛnd/consertar, reparar6 vezes no livro
… looking at it, ‘and I am afraid that after I have mended my barn-roof there won’t be any left for you to mend the wheelbarrow with; but …
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/delicioso6 vezes no livro
“This is a delightful spot,” he said, “we must ask the Hail on a visit.”
pluck/ˈpɫək/puxar algo com força6 vezes no livro
So the Swallow plucked out the Prince’s eye, and flew away to the student’s garret.
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/rugido6 vezes no livro
They have eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.”
bride/ˈbɹaɪd/noiva6 vezes no livro
And a delicate flush of pink came into the leaves of the rose, like the flush in the face of the bridegroom when he kisses the lips of the bride.
sack/ˈsæk/saca, saco6 vezes no livro
“There was the Miller with a large sack of flour on his back.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honra5 vezes no livro
She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wear at the next Court-ball.
marvellous/ˈmɑɹvəɫəs/maravilhosas5 vezes no livro
“Dear little Swallow,” said the Prince, “you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women.
scarlet/ˈskɑɹɫət/escarlate5 vezes no livro
“He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks and their clean white pinafores.
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/lanterna5 vezes no livro
He passed over the river, and saw the lanterns hanging to the masts of the ships.
selfish/ˈsɛɫfɪʃ/egoísta5 vezes no livro
She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that the arts are selfish.
ditch/ˈdɪtʃ/vala, fosso, trincheira5 vezes no livro
But you must lend me your lantern, as the night is so dark that I am afraid I might fall into the ditch.’
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/joia5 vezes no livro
Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/falar ou fazer som baixo e indistinto5 vezes no livro
he murmured, “will you let me kiss your hand?”
soar/ˈsɔɹ/pairar, planar5 vezes no livro
Suddenly she spread her brown wings for flight, and soared into the air.
barn/ˈbɑɹn/celeiro5 vezes no livro
said the Miller; ‘why, that is just what I want for the roof of my barn.
sword/ˈsɔɹd/espada, gládio5 vezes no livro
Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby out of my sword-hilt?
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã4 vezes no livro
“To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/cinzento4 vezes no livro
He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice.
frost/ˈfɹɔst/geada4 vezes no livro
Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost.
bridegroom/ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹum/noivo4 vezes no livro
It was a magnificent ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand under a canopy of purple velvet embroidered with little pearls.
quack/ˈkwæk/quac, quá, qué4 vezes no livro
“Quack, quack, quack,” she said.
selfishness/ˈsɛɫfɪʃnəs/egoísmo4 vezes no livro
The Reed used to like the rain, but that was merely her selfishness.”
violet/ˈvaɪəɫɪt/violeta4 vezes no livro
He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in a tumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets.
petal/ˈpɛtəɫ/pétala4 vezes no livro
And on the top-most spray of the Rose-tree there blossomed a marvellous rose, petal following petal, as song followed song.
cloak/ˈkɫoʊk/capa, manto4 vezes no livro
The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees silver.
fireworks/ˈfaɪɹˌwɝks/fogos de artifício4 vezes no livro
The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight.
spoil/ˈspɔɪɫ/estragar, arruinar4 vezes no livro
She has let her matches fall in the gutter, and they are all spoiled.
cough/ˈkɑf/tosse4 vezes no livro
Suddenly, a sharp, dry cough was heard, and they all looked round.
magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/magnífico4 vezes no livro
It was certainly a magnificent display.
drown/ˈdɹaʊn/afogar4 vezes no livro
cried the old Water-rat; “they really deserve to be drowned.”
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/escada4 vezes no livro
So he jumped off the ladder, and ran down the garden, and looked over the wall.
spray/ˈspɹeɪ/raminho4 vezes no livro
In the centre of the grass-plot was standing a beautiful Rose-tree, and when she saw it she flew over to it, and lit upon a spray.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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