Os Filhos da Ferrovia: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
The Railway Children
As 40 palavras que E. Nesbit repete muitas vezes em «Os Filhos da Ferrovia» 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.
railway/ˈɹeɪɫˌweɪ/ferrovia, estrada de ferro, caminho de ferro43 vezes no livro
They were not railway children to begin with.
till/ˈtɪɫ/até40 vezes no livro
And so they were, but they did not know HOW happy till the pretty life in the Red Villa was over and done with, and they had to live a very different life indeed.
canal/kəˈnæɫ/canal30 vezes no livro
The rocks and hills and valleys and trees, the canal, and above all …
jersey/ˈdʒɝzi/jérsei, malha22 vezes no livro
And so it would have done if the Bargee hadn't let go of Peter's ear—and caught her in his jerseyed arm.
heap/ˈhip/monte, pilha20 vezes no livro
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys, and a Mother Goose wall-paper.
silly/ˈsɪɫi/bobo, tolo, ingénuo20 vezes no livro
“There's nothing to be good ABOUT now, silly,” said Peter.
darling/ˈdɑɹɫɪŋ/querido, querida19 vezes no livro
“Come, darlings, go at once.”
barge/ˈbɑɹdʒ/barcaça18 vezes no livro
… of course, the bargees, who steered the slow barges up and down …
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/lenço17 vezes no livro
… which was the tunnel, all three children stood on the railing and waved their pocket-handkerchiefs without stopping to think whether they were clean handkerchiefs or the reverse.
petticoat/ˈpɛtiˌkoʊt/anágua16 vezes no livro
she said; “and I thought it was going to be cold; I wish we hadn't put on our—” she stopped short, and then ended in quite a different tone—“our flannel petticoats.”
flannel/ˈfɫænəɫ/flanela16 vezes no livro
“Now,” said Peter, taking hold of the largest flannel petticoat.
bun/ˈbən/pãozinho16 vezes no livro
Whenever an Editor was sensible there were buns for tea.
awfully/ˈɑfɫi/muito16 vezes no livro
It's awfully tall, isn't it?”
jolly/ˈdʒɑɫi/muito15 vezes no livro
It isn't our fault your secrets are so jolly easy to find out.”
chap/ˈtʃæp/cara, cabra, camarada15 vezes no livro
“It always IS undone again,” said Peter, “and the Station Master was more of a gentleman than you'll ever be, Phil—throwing coal at a chap's head like that.”
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/bravo, corajoso, valente15 vezes no livro
“Oh, Mother,” she whispered all to herself as she got into bed, “how brave you are!
horrid/ˈhɔɹəd/horrendo, horrível14 vezes no livro
cried Roberta, putting down her egg-spoon; “don't let's be horrid to each other.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/depois, em seguida, mais tarde14 vezes no livro
Twopence indeed,” said he, and produced a bunch of sweetbrier from his hat, “just like a conjurer,” as Phyllis remarked afterwards.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/tremer, agitar vigorosamente14 vezes no livro
… and there was Peter firmly held by the jacket, with an old carpenter's bag full of coal in his trembling clutch.
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/que não está feliz14 vezes no livro
“I never wanted things to happen to make Mother unhappy,” said Roberta.
lighted/ˈɫaɪtəd/acendeu13 vezes no livro
There was a candle on the table, and he lighted it.
quarrel/ˈkwɔɹəɫ/discutir, querelar13 vezes no livro
“You can help me very much,” said Mother, “by being good and happy and not quarrelling when I'm away”—Roberta and Peter exchanged guilty glances—“for I shall have to be away a good deal.”
breathless/ˈbɹɛθɫəs/sem fôlego13 vezes no livro
… who stopped when he heard Peter's hasty boots crunching the road, and coming up with him very breathless and with his ears now quite magenta-coloured, he said:—
presently/ˈpɹɛzəntɫi/logo, pouco depois13 vezes no livro
When presently the Porter lounged out of his room at the twice-repeated tingling thrill of a gong over the station door, Peter said, “How do you do?”
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/amedrontar, ameaçar, intimidar13 vezes no livro
James was so frightened that he went out and did not come back all day.
cart/ˈkɑɹt/carreta, carroça13 vezes no livro
The cart went at a foot's pace, and they followed the gritty crunch of its wheels.
indignantly/ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntˌɫi/com indignação12 vezes no livro
“We haven't got anything TO blab,” said Bobbie, indignantly.
hound/ˈhaʊnd/cão de caça, sabujo12 vezes no livro
And now, following the track of the hare by the little white blots of scattered paper, came the hounds.
fireman/ˈfaɪɹmən/bombeiro, homem do fogo12 vezes no livro
“You mean a fireman,” said Daddy, pulling and twisting at the engine.
beast/ˈbist/besta, fera12 vezes no livro
And it was Father who mended the doll's cradle when no one else could; and with a little glue and some bits of wood and a pen-knife made all the Noah's Ark beasts as strong on their pins as ever they were, if not stronger.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã11 vezes no livro
It'll keep till to-morrow.
mend/ˈmɛnd/consertar, reparar11 vezes no livro
He could mend all sorts of things.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/esperto, engenhoso, hábil11 vezes no livro
All Peter's hopes for the curing of his afflicted Engine were now fixed on his Father, for Father was most wonderfully clever with his fingers.
cheer/ˈtʃɪɹ/animar11 vezes no livro
But before he went to school he thumped his sister between the shoulders and told her to cheer up.
bushes/ˈbʊʃəz/arbustos10 vezes no livro
The way to the railway was all down hill over smooth, short turf with here and there furze bushes and grey and yellow rocks sticking out like candied peel from the top of a cake.
din/ˈdɪn/sala de jantar10 vezes no livro
I suppose she's laid it in the dining-room.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/buscar10 vezes no livro
So then Peter told the sad tale, and fetched what was left of the Engine.
supper/ˈsəpɝ/ceia10 vezes no livro
“The woman I engaged to clean the place, and put the furniture straight and get supper.”
rattle/ˈɹætəɫ/chacoalhar, chocalhar10 vezes no livro
They felt the rush of its passing, and the pebbles on the line jumped and rattled under it as it went by.
dull/ˈdəɫ/enfadonho, entediante, chato10 vezes no livro
Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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