Os de Baixo: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
As 40 palavras que Mariano Azuela repete muitas vezes em «Os de Baixo» 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.
damn/ˈdæm/pra caralho39 vezes no livro
Look here, confound it, we want to eat, and damn quick tool Are you coming out or are we going to make you?"
sierra/siˈɛɹə/serra, cordilheira28 vezes no livro
The woman stared into the darkness of the sierra.
fool/ˈfuɫ/idiota, tolo, bobo19 vezes no livro
"You cursed fool, you've maimed me for life."
ranch/ˈɹæntʃ/rancho16 vezes no livro
"Tell me what they call this ranch, woman?"
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/amedrontar, ameaçar, intimidar14 vezes no livro
As he sought to seize her wrist, she grew frightened, and Picking up the empty pitcher, flew out the door.
tenderfootnovato13 vezes no livro
"Who's this tenderfoot?"
corral/kɝˈæɫ/cercado, curral13 vezes no livro
The dog, excited to the point of madness, had jumped over the corral fence.
canyon/ˈkænjən/canhão, cânion, desfiladeiro13 vezes no livro
When, after many hours of climbing, he gazed back, huge flames shot up from the depths of the canyon by the river.
bill/ˈbɪɫ/conta, promissória12 vezes no livro
See this wallet full of nice new bills?
trousers/ˈtɹaʊzɝz/calça12 vezes no livro
He was tall and well built, with a sanguine face and beardless chin; he wore shirt and trousers of white cloth, a broad Mexican hat and leather sandals.
rag/ˈɹæɡ/farrapo, trapo12 vezes no livro
Ropes hung from the roof, securing an old adobe mold, used as a bed; on it a child slept, covered with gray rags.
saddle/ˈsædəɫ/pôr uma sela em selar11 vezes no livro
A few moments later, amid cries of joy and a bustle of arms, they began saddling their horses.
peso/ˈpeɪsoʊ/peso10 vezes no livro
… your superiors, will go about trying to pile up a few million pesos....'"
bandit/ˈbændət/bandido, fora da lei, fora de lei10 vezes no livro
"I'll wager you know Macias the bandit, lady?
hut/ˈhət/cabana, choupana10 vezes no livro
These proved to be a few wretched straw huts, dispersed all over the river slopes, between rows of young sprouting corn and beans.
dawn/ˈdɔn/aurora, amanhecer, alvorecer10 vezes no livro
At dawn, he approached the pit of the canyon.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã9 vezes no livro
On the morrow, Demetrio complained bitterly of his wound; he could no longer ride on horseback.
insult/ˈɪnˌsəɫt/insulto, ofensa9 vezes no livro
Now it was Demetrio's men who screamed insults.
spur/ˈspɝ/esporar9 vezes no livro
They spurred their horses to a gallop as if in that mad race they laid claims of possession to the earth.
scratch/ˈskɹætʃ/coçar, rascar, raspar9 vezes no livro
"Yes, I know what brought you here," Demetrio interrupted dryly, scratching his head.
tequila/təˈkiɫə/tequila8 vezes no livro
"Bring me a bottle of tequila, Sergeant: I've decided to spend the night with this charming lady....
stretcher/ˈstɹɛtʃɝ/maca8 vezes no livro
They were forced to carry him the rest of the way on a makeshift stretcher of leaves and branches.
hoof/ˈhuf/casco, pata, pezunho8 vezes no livro
The beat of horses' hoofs rang in the quarry nearby.
lousy/ˈɫaʊzi/péssimo, fuleiro, horrível8 vezes no livro
"Show your faces, you lousy cowards!"
crest/ˈkɹɛst/cume8 vezes no livro
The pitaya trees rose tenuous, tall, like the tapering, gnarled fingers of a giant; other trees of all sorts bowed their crests toward the pit of the abyss.
colonel/ˈkɝnəɫ/coronel8 vezes no livro
The colonel?
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/murmúrio8 vezes no livro
The river crept along, murmuring as the waters rose and fell in small cascades.
waiter/ˈweɪtɝ/garçom, empregado8 vezes no livro
"I don't want no more to drink," Blondie said to the waiter, "I'm feeling sick.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/diabo8 vezes no livro
"What the devil are you waiting for, fool?
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/bravo, corajoso, valente8 vezes no livro
I'll always stand up for a brave man."
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/ferver8 vezes no livro
His injured leg trailing behind him, he shuffled from hut to hut in search of a little alcohol, a kettle of boiled water and some rags.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/tênue8 vezes no livro
At last, when the ultimate faint rays of the moon were spent in the rosy dimness of the dawn, the silhouette of a soldier loomed at the end of the trail.
cacique/kəˈsik/cacique7 vezes no livro
That cacique who's chased and run me ragged over these hills, is at Mohayua now …
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milha7 vezes no livro
In the middle of the night, they pulled me out of my house; three damn policemen; I woke up a soldier twenty-five miles away from my hometown.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/melancolia7 vezes no livro
Among the reeds, the frogs chanted the implacable melancholy of the hour.
brim/ˈbɹɪm/borda ou margem de um mar, rio ou outro corpo d'água7 vezes no livro
This time she carried a pitcher of milk brimming over with foam.
shrill/ˈʃɹɪɫ/estridente, estrídulo7 vezes no livro
The ragged crew jumped to their feet, uttering shrill cries of joy; then their jubilation turned sinister and they gave vent to threats, oaths and imprecations.
vain/ˈveɪn/vão7 vezes no livro
In vain an old sergeant harangued the soldiers, insulting them in the hope of rallying them.
barracks/ˈbæɹəks/quartel7 vezes no livro
I wrote a piece in favor of the revolution, you see; as a result, they persecuted me, caught me, and finally landed me in the barracks."
tortilla/tɔɹˈtiə/tortilha7 vezes no livro
said a man, who sat Indian-fashion, eating, a coarse earthenware plate in his right hand, three folded tortillas in the other.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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