Dom Casmurro 115.2 · 115.2

O chá tardio

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— Nada?— Quase nada.— Então vale alguma coisa.— Para reforçar as razões que já temos vale menos que o chá que você vai tomar comigo.— É tarde para tomar chá.— Tomaremos depressa. Tomamos depressa.

— Nothing? — Almost nothing. — Then it is worth something. — To reinforce the reasons we already have, it is worth less than the tea you will take with me. — It is late for tea. — We will take it quickly. We take it quickly.

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NadaNAH-dahnothing?QuaseKWAH-zeealmostnadaNAH-dahnothing.Entãoen-TAHNGthenvaleVAH-leeis worthalgumaahl-GOO-mahsomecoisaKOY-zahthing.ParaPAH-rahtoreforçarheh-for-SAHRto reinforceasahstherazõeshah-ZOYNSreasonsquekeethatzhahalreadytemosTEH-mooswe havevaleVAH-leeis worthmenosMEH-nooslessquekeethanooothecháshahteaquekeethatvocêvoh-SEHyouvaivyegotomartoo-MAHRto takecomigokoo-MEE-goowith me.ÉehistardeTAHR-deelateparaPAH-rahfortomartoo-MAHRto takecháshahtea.Tomaremostoo-mah-REH-mooswe will takedepressadeh-PREH-sahquickly.Tomamostoo-MAH-mooswe takedepressadeh-PREH-sahquickly.

The setting

A brief dialogue about the value of something and an invitation for tea.

A note on this passage

A dialogue where one speaker downplays the value of something, and the other invites them for tea, insisting it can be done quickly.

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