A Janela
Marta vê sempre uma figura misteriosa na janela do prédio em frente às duas da manhã e tenta perceber quem é.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Marta mora num apartamento em Lisboa, no Príncipe Real. O seu quarto tem uma janela grande que dá para o prédio em frente. Há três semanas que ela vê uma figura parada na janela do segundo andar desse prédio — sempre às duas da manhã, sempre no mesmo sítio.
Marta lives in an apartment in Lisbon, in Príncipe Real. Her room has a large window looking out onto the building opposite. For three weeks she has been seeing a figure standing in the second-floor window of that building — always at two in the morning, always in the same spot.
A figura não se mexe. É alta e usa uma roupa escura. Marta começa a sentir-se assustada. Fecha as persianas à noite. Mas às duas da manhã abre-as sempre um bocadinho para ver se a figura ainda está lá. Está sempre.
The figure does not move. It is tall and wears dark clothing. Marta starts to feel frightened. She closes the shutters at night. But at two in the morning she always opens them a little to see if the figure is still there. It always is.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| janela | window |
| mora | lives (present of morar) |
| morar | to live, to reside |
| apartamento | apartment, flat |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| Príncipe Real | Príncipe Real (neighbourhood in Lisbon) |
| seu | her, his, your (possessive) |
| quarto | bedroom, room |
| tem | has (present of ter) |
| ter | to have |
| grande | big, large |
| dá para | faces, looks out onto |
| dar | to give; (dar para) to face, to look onto |
| prédio | building (residential) |
| em frente | opposite, across (the street) |
| há | there is/are; ago (with time) |
| três | three |
| semanas | weeks (plural of semana) |
| semana | week |
| vê | sees (present of ver) |
| ver | to see |
| figura | figure, shape |
| parada | standing still, motionless (feminine) |
| segundo | second (ordinal) |
| andar | floor, storey; to walk |
| sempre | always |
| às | at (with feminine time expressions) |
| duas | two (feminine) |
| manhã | morning (da manhã = a.m.) |
| mesmo | same; really, even |
| sítio | place, spot |
| não | not, no |
| mexe | moves (present of mexer) |
| mexer | to move, to stir |
| alta | tall, high (feminine) |
| alto | tall, high |
| usa | wears, uses (present of usar) |
| usar | to wear, to use |
| roupa | clothes, clothing |
| escura | dark (feminine) |
| escuro | dark |
| começa | begins, starts (present of começar) |
| começar | to begin, to start |
| sentir-se | to feel (reflexive) |
| assustada | scared, frightened (feminine) |
| fecha | closes (present of fechar) |
| fechar | to close, to shut |
| persiana | shutter, blind |
| persianas | shutters, blinds (plural) |
| noite | night |
| abre | opens (present of abrir) |
| abrir | to open |
| bocadinho | a little bit |
| ainda | still, yet |
| está | is (present of estar) |
| estar | to be (state/location) |
| lá | there |
| nessa | on that, in that (feminine) |
| última | last, final (feminine) |
| vez | time, occasion |
| manequim | mannequin |
| sorri | smiles (present of sorrir) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| dorme | sleeps (present of dormir) |
| dormir | to sleep |
| bem | well |
| pela primeira vez | for the first time |
| primeira | first (feminine) |
| descobre | discovers, finds out (present of descobrir) |
| descobrir | to discover, to find out |
| sobre | about, on |
| misteriosa | mysterious (feminine) |
| verdade | truth |
| faz | does, makes (present of fazer) |
| fazer | to do, to make |
| depois | after, afterwards |
| depois de | after (+ verb/noun) |
| estore | roller blind |
| candeeiro | street lamp, lamp |
| rígido | rigid, stiff |
| porteira | caretaker (building) |
| imóvel | motionless, still |
| loja | shop, store |
| obras | renovations, building work |
| fecharam | closed, shut (3rd person plural past of fechar) |
| mês | month |
| boa | good (feminine) |
| notícia | news (a piece of) |
| fantasma | ghost |
| plástico | plastic |
| é | is (present of ser) |
| ser | to be (essential/permanent) |
| estão | are (present of estar, 3rd person plural) |
| desse | of that (contraction de + esse) |
| esse | that (demonstrative, masculine) |
| às duas da manhã | at two in the morning, at 2 a.m. |
| há três semanas | for three weeks |
| à noite | at night |
| dar para | to face, to overlook |
| ah | ah, oh (interjection) |
| só | only, just |
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