O Cliente
Uma advogada de defesa descobre a meio do julgamento que o seu cliente é culpado e enfrenta um dilema ético profundo.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
A Dra. Carmo Esteves tem dezasseis anos de advocacia criminal e uma reputação construída sobre um princípio simples: todos merecem uma defesa. Não importa o crime. Não importa o réu. A defesa justa é a pedra angular do Estado de Direito. É o que ela diz aos seus clientes, aos seus estagiários e a si própria quando os casos difíceis chegam.
Dr Carmo Esteves has sixteen years of criminal law practice and a reputation built on a simple principle: everyone deserves a defence. It does not matter what the crime is. It does not matter who the defendant is. A fair defence is the cornerstone of the rule of law. It is what she tells her clients, her trainees and herself when the difficult cases arrive.
O cliente chama-se Rui Machado. É acusado de fraude financeira — desviou, segundo a acusação, trezentos mil euros de uma associação de solidariedade onde trabalhava como contabilista. A Dra. Carmo aceita o caso porque Rui insiste que é inocente, porque a investigação policial parece apressada e porque há lacunas reais no processo da acusação.
The client's name is Rui Machado. He is accused of financial fraud — he allegedly diverted, according to the prosecution, three hundred thousand euros from a solidarity association where he worked as an accountant. Dr Carmo accepts the case because Rui insists he is innocent, because the police investigation seems rushed and because there are real gaps in the prosecution's case.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dra. | Dr (female title, abbreviation of Doutora) |
| tem | has (3rd person singular present of ter) |
| ter | to have |
| dezasseis | sixteen |
| anos | years |
| advocacia | legal practice, advocacy |
| criminal | criminal (adjective) |
| reputação | reputation |
| construída | built (feminine past participle of construir) |
| sobre | on, upon, about |
| princípio | principle |
| simples | simple |
| todos | everyone, all |
| merecem | deserve (3rd person plural present of merecer) |
| merecer | to deserve |
| defesa | defence |
| não | not, no |
| importa | matters (3rd person singular present of importar) |
| importar | to matter |
| crime | crime |
| réu | defendant |
| justa | fair, just (feminine) |
| pedra angular | cornerstone |
| Estado de Direito | rule of law |
| é | is (3rd person singular present of ser) |
| ser | to be |
| diz | says (3rd person singular present of dizer) |
| dizer | to say, to tell |
| seus | his/her/their (masculine plural possessive) |
| clientes | clients |
| cliente | client |
| estagiários | trainees, interns |
| estagiário | trainee, intern |
| si própria | herself |
| casos | cases |
| caso | case |
| difíceis | difficult (plural) |
| difícil | difficult |
| chegam | arrive (3rd person plural present of chegar) |
| chegar | to arrive |
| chama-se | is called (reflexive of chamar-se) |
| chamar-se | to be called |
| acusado | accused |
| fraude | fraud |
| financeira | financial (feminine) |
| desviou | diverted (3rd person singular past of desviar) |
| desviar | to divert, to embezzle |
| segundo | according to |
| acusação | prosecution, accusation |
| trezentos | three hundred |
| mil | thousand |
| euros | euros |
| associação | association |
| solidariedade | solidarity, charity |
| trabalhava | worked (3rd person singular imperfect of trabalhar) |
| trabalhar | to work |
| contabilista | accountant |
| aceita | accepts (3rd person singular present of aceitar) |
| aceitar | to accept |
| insiste | insists (3rd person singular present of insistir) |
| insistir | to insist |
| inocente | innocent |
| investigação | investigation |
| policial | police (adjective) |
| parece | seems (3rd person singular present of parecer) |
| parecer | to seem |
| apressado | rushed |
| há | there is/are; ago |
| lacuna | gap, flaw |
| lacunas | gaps, flaws (plural) |
| reais | real (plural) |
| processo | case file, legal proceedings |
| situação | situation |
| tecnicamente | technically |
| clara | clear (feminine) |
| eticamente | ethically |
| devastadora | devastating (feminine) |
| advogado | lawyer |
| pode | can (3rd person singular present of poder) |
| poder | to be able to, can |
| revelar | to reveal |
| confissões | confessions |
| segredo profissional | professional privilege / confidentiality |
| absoluto | absolute |
| também | also |
| continuar | to continue |
| apresentar | to present |
| verdade | truth |
| aquilo | that (demonstrative pronoun) |
| sabe | knows (3rd person singular present of saber) |
| saber | to know |
| falso | false |
| conhece | knows (3rd person singular present of conhecer) |
| conhecer | to know, to be familiar with |
| saída | way out, exit |
| direito | right (legal entitlement) |
| retirar-se | to withdraw |
| desde que | as long as, provided that |
| revele | reveals (3rd person singular present subjunctive of revelar) |
| motivo | reason, motive |
| legal | legal |
| ético | ethical |
| derrota | defeat |
| três | three |
| meses | months |
| depois | after, later |
| condenado | convicted |
| novo | new |
| contratou | hired (3rd person singular past of contratar) |
| contratar | to hire |
| lê | reads (3rd person singular present of ler) |
| ler | to read |
| notícia | news story |
| jornal | newspaper |
| sente | feels (3rd person singular present of sentir) |
| sentir | to feel |
| satisfação | satisfaction |
| nem | neither, nor |
| alívio | relief |
| apenas | only, just |
| peso | weight, burden |
| sistema | system |
| funciona | works, functions (3rd person singular present of funcionar) |
| funcionar | to work, to function |
| obriga | forces, obliges (3rd person singular present of obrigar) |
| obrigar | to force, to oblige |
| operadores | operators, practitioners |
| carregar | to carry, to bear |
| sozinhos | alone (masculine plural) |
| contradições | contradictions |
| próprio | own, itself |
| consegue | manages, can (3rd person singular present of conseguir) |
| conseguir | to manage, to succeed |
| resolver | to resolve, to solve |
| mentir | to lie |
| mentiste | you lied (2nd person singular past of mentir) |
| mentiu | lied (3rd person singular past of mentir) |
| mentiremos | we will lie (1st person plural future of mentir) |
| todo | all, whole |
| este | this (masculine) |
| tempo | time |
| offshore | offshore (financial) |
| julgamento | trial |
| quarto | fourth |
| dia | day |
| descobre | discovers (3rd person singular present of descobrir) |
| descobrir | to discover |
| faz | does (3rd person singular present of fazer) |
| fazer | to do, to make |
| confirmar | to confirm |
| informa | informs (3rd person singular present of informar) |
| informar | to inform |
| tribunal | court |
| retira | withdraws (3rd person singular present of retirar) |
| razões | reasons |
| pessoais | personal (plural) |
| sem | without |
| mais | more; further |
| detalhes | details |
| juiz | judge |
| fica | stays, remains (3rd person singular present of ficar) |
| ficar | to stay, to remain |
| olhar | to look; gaze |
| enquanto | while |
| recolhe | gathers (3rd person singular present of recolher) |
| recolher | to gather, to collect |
| papéis | papers, documents |
| devolve | returns (3rd person singular present of devolver) |
| devolver | to return, to give back |
| rua | street |
| seu | his/her (masculine singular possessive) |
| pergunta | asks (3rd person singular present of perguntar) |
| perguntar | to ask |
| aconteceu | happened (3rd person singular past of acontecer) |
| acontecer | to happen |
| às vezes | sometimes |
| trabalho | work, job |
| defender | to defend |
| parar | to stop |
| dia seguinte | the following day |
| seguinte | following, next |
| carregar com | to bear, to carry the burden of |
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