O Príncipe e o Mendigo: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
The Prince and the Pauper
As 40 palavras que Mark Twain repete muitas vezes em «O Príncipe e o Mendigo» 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.
thou/ˈðaʊ/tu, vós206 vezes no livro
“Mind thy manners, thou young beggar!”
thee/ˈði/ti, tu137 vezes no livro
“Tom Canty, an’ it please thee, sir.”
prince/ˈpɹɪns/príncipe100 vezes no livro
… and smarting from a thrashing, he unleashed his imagination and soon forgot his aches and pains in delicious picturings to himself of the charmed life of a petted prince in a regal palace.
lord/ˈɫɔɹd/senhor, lorde65 vezes no livro
… unconscious of all this fuss, and not knowing that great lords and ladies were tending him and watching over him—and not caring, either.
royal/ˈɹɔɪəɫ/real50 vezes no livro
Privately, after a while, Tom organised a royal court!
rag/ˈɹæɡ/farrapo, trapo40 vezes no livro
But there was no talk about the other baby, Tom Canty, lapped in his poor rags, except among the family of paupers whom he had just come to trouble with his presence.
till/ˈtɪɫ/até36 vezes no livro
and so bravely dressed!—and there be plays wherein they that play do shout and fight till all are slain, and ’tis so fine to see …
whilst/ˈwaɪɫst/enquanto34 vezes no livro
My mother died whilst I was yet a boy.
palace/ˈpæɫəs/palácio34 vezes no livro
… lovely road, past the great cardinal’s stately palace, toward a far more mighty and majestic palace beyond—Westminster.
grace/ˈɡɹeɪs/graça30 vezes no livro
Thou speakest well; thou hast an easy grace in it.
presently/ˈpɹɛzəntɫi/agora28 vezes no livro
… also, presently began to discuss Tom Canty, and to regard him as a most gifted and extraordinary creature.
mutter/ˈmətɝ/resmungar28 vezes no livro
He kept muttering to himself, “Offal Court—that is the name …
clothe/ˈkɫoʊð/vestir, carregar, trazer25 vezes no livro
They were good-hearted girls, unclean, clothed in rags, and profoundly ignorant.
throne/ˈθɹoʊn/trono, sólio25 vezes no livro
Then followed such a thing as England had never seen before—the sacred person of the heir to the throne rudely buffeted by plebeian hands, and set upon and torn by dogs.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar24 vezes no livro
Lifting up his hands, he exclaimed—
crown/ˈkɹaʊn/coroa24 vezes no livro
… with none to rebuke me or forbid, meseemeth I could forego the crown!”
doth/ˈdɔθ/faz23 vezes no livro
How doth thy mother use thee?”
hermit/ˈhɝmət/recluso religioso21 vezes no livro
The Prince and the hermit.
worship/ˈwɝʃəp/adorar, venerar, cultuar21 vezes no livro
“Neither to any other is she, so please your worship.
noble/ˈnoʊbəɫ/nobre21 vezes no livro
Splendid carriages, with splendid people in them and splendid servants outside, were arriving and departing by several other noble gateways that pierced the royal enclosure.
liege/ˈɫidʒ/súdito de um soberano ou senhor20 vezes no livro
“But is it not I that speed him hence, my liege?
cease/ˈsis/cessar20 vezes no livro
The laughter ceased on the instant, and fury took its place.
mock/ˈmɑk/falso18 vezes no livro
Daily the mock prince was received with elaborate ceremonials borrowed by Tom from his romantic readings; daily the great affairs of the mimic kingdom were discussed in the royal council …
instant/ˈɪnstənt/instante, momento18 vezes no livro
The next instant one of the soldiers snatched him rudely away, and sent him spinning among the gaping crowd of country gawks and London idlers.
dignity/ˈdɪɡnəti/dignidade18 vezes no livro
The boys stopped their play and flocked about the prince, who said with native dignity—
thyself/ˌðaɪˈsɛɫf/tu mesmo17 vezes no livro
Thou wilt not miscall thyself again, as they say thou didst a little while agone?”
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honra17 vezes no livro
Is the prince to tarry uninstalled, because, forsooth, the realm lacketh an Earl Marshal free of treasonable taint to invest him with his honours?
majesty/ˈmædʒəsti/majestade17 vezes no livro
“I have no knowledge of this tongue, so please your majesty.”
bow/ˈbaʊ/curvar, arquear17 vezes no livro
Next he drew the beautiful sword, and bowed, kissing the blade …
princely/ˈpɹɪnsɫi/principesco16 vezes no livro
By-and-by Tom’s reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince, unconsciously.
wrought/ˈɹɔt/forjado16 vezes no livro
that he shall cease to speak to any of that lowly birth and life his malady hath conjured out of the unwholesome imaginings of o’er-wrought fancy; that he shall strive with diligence to bring unto his memory again those faces which he was wont to know—and where he faileth he shall hold his peace …
thine/ˈðaɪn/teu16 vezes no livro
If that I could but clothe me in raiment like to thine, and strip my feet …
multitude/ˈməɫtəˌtud/multidão, massa, povo16 vezes no livro
… now, among that multitude of strangers; whereas …
royalty/ˈɹɔɪəɫti/realeza16 vezes no livro
… with its gilded bars and its magnificent array of colossal granite lions, and other the signs and symbols of English royalty.
utter/ˈətɝ/emitir, articular, balbuciar16 vezes no livro
It is not meet that one of my degree should utter the thing.”
noughtnada15 vezes no livro
… whensoever any matter shall perplex him as to the thing he should do or the utterance he should make, he shall show nought of unrest to the curious that look on, but take advice in that matter of the Lord Hertford …
reign/ˈɹeɪn/reinar15 vezes no livro
He raised himself higher still, and went on with energy, “He is mad; but he is my son, and England’s heir; and, mad or sane, still shall he reign!
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/obedecer15 vezes no livro
The soldier that had maltreated Tom obeyed promptly; and as the prince burst through the portal …
mercy/ˈmɝsi/misericórdia15 vezes no livro
“God requite thy mercy, O my King, and save thee long to bless thy land!”
betray/bɪˈtɹeɪ/revelar15 vezes no livro
The King was silent and thoughtful a while, and his face betrayed a growing distress and uneasiness.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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