A Room with a View — Page 7
The Pension Bertolini had decided, almost enthusiastically, that they would do.
La Pensión Bertolini había decidido, casi con entusiasmo, que ellos serían aceptables.
Whichever way they looked, kind ladies smiled and shouted at them.
Dondequiera que miraran, amables damas les sonreían y les gritaban.
And above all rose the voice of the clever lady, crying: "Prato! They must go to Prato.
Y por encima de todo se alzó la voz de la astuta dama, que exclamaba: «¡Prato! Tienen que ir a Prato.
That place is too sweetly squalid for words.
Ese lugar es tan deliciosamente sórdido que las palabras no alcanzan a describirlo.
I love it; I revel in shaking off the trammels of respectability, as you know."
Me encanta; me deleito en sacudirme las ataduras de la respetabilidad, como bien saben».
The young man named George glanced at the clever lady, and then returned moodily to his plate.
El joven llamado George lanzó una mirada a la astuta dama y luego volvió malhumorado a su plato.
Obviously he and his father did not do.
Era evidente que él y su padre no eran aceptables.
Lucy, in the midst of her success, found time to wish they did.
Lucy, en medio de su éxito, encontró tiempo para desear que lo fueran.
It gave her no extra pleasure that any one should be left in the cold; and when she rose to go, she turned back and gave the two outsiders a nervous little bow.
No le producía ningún placer adicional que alguien quedara excluido; y cuando se levantó para marcharse, se volvió y dedicó a los dos marginados una pequeña y nerviosa reverencia.
The father did not see it; the son acknowledged it, not by another bow, but by raising his eyebrows and smiling; he seemed to be smiling across something.
El padre no la vio; el hijo la reconoció, no con otra reverencia, sino levantando las cejas y sonriendo; parecía sonreír por encima de algo.
She hastened after her cousin, who had already disappeared through the curtains—curtains which smote one in the face, and seemed heavy with more than cloth.
Ella se apresuró a seguir a su prima, que ya había desaparecido tras las cortinas, unas cortinas que golpeaban en el rostro y parecían estar cargadas de algo más que tela.
Beyond them stood the unreliable Signora, bowing good-evening to her guests, and supported by 'Enery, her little boy, and Victorier, her daughter.
Más allá estaba la poco fiable Signora, saludando con una reverencia a sus huéspedes, y acompañada por 'Enery, su hijito, y Victorier, su hija.
It made a curious little scene, this attempt of the Cockney to convey the grace and geniality of the South.
Formaba una curiosa pequeña escena, este intento del cockney de transmitir la gracia y la cordialidad del Sur.
And even more curious was the drawing-room, which attempted to rival the solid comfort of a Bloomsbury boarding-house.
Y aún más curiosa era la sala de estar, que intentaba rivalizar con la sólida comodidad de una casa de huéspedes de Bloomsbury.
Vocabulary
- la
- The (feminine singular article)
- pensión
- Boarding house or guest house accommodation
- había
- Had (past tense of haber)
- decidido
- Decided; determined or resolute in manner
- casi
- Almost or nearly; approaching but not quite
- con
- With; indicating accompaniment or association
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm; keen interest or eager enjoyment
- que
- That; which; used in relative clauses
- ellos
- They; masculine plural personal pronoun
- serían
- Would be (conditional future tense)
- aceptables
- Acceptable; satisfactory or adequate in quality
- dondequiera
- Wherever; in or to any place at all
- miraran
- Looked; past subjunctive of mirar
- amables
- Kind; pleasant, friendly, and agreeable in manner
- damas
- Ladies; women of social importance or dignity
- les
- Them; indirect object pronoun for persons
- sonreían
- Smiled; past tense of sonreír
- gritaban
- Shouted or cried out loudly
- por
- By; for; through; indicating agency or cause
- encima
- Above or over; on top of something
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin
- todo
- All; everything; the whole amount or extent
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or themselves
- alzó
- Raised or lifted up; past tense of alzar
- voz
- Voice; sound produced in speech or song
- astuta
- Astute; clever, shrewd, and sharp in judgment
- dama
- Lady; woman of rank or social importance
- exclamaba
- Exclaimed; past tense of exclamar
- tienen
- Have; must; third person plural of tener
- ir
- To go; move from one place to another
- ese
- That; referring to something nearby or known
- lugar
- Place; location or specific position
- es
- Is; present tense of ser
- tan
- So; such; to such a degree or extent
- deliciosamente
- Deliciously; in a delightful or pleasing manner
- sórdido
- Sordid; morally corrupt or degrading in nature
- palabras
- Words; units of language with meaning
- no
- No; negation or denial of something
- alcanzan
- Reach or attain; suffice or be enough
- describirlo
- Describe it; infinitive with object pronoun
- me
- Me; object pronoun for first person
- encanta
- Enchants or delights; charms someone greatly
- deleito
- Delight; pleasure or satisfaction from something
- en
- In; at; indicating location or time
- sacudirme
- Shake off; remove by shaking
- ataduras
- Bonds or ties; things that bind or restrict
- respetabilidad
- Respectability; quality of being worthy of respect
- como
- As; like; in the manner of something
- bien
- Well; good; in satisfactory or proper manner
- saben
- Know; are aware of facts or information
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- joven
- Young; youthful or a young person
- llamado
- Called or named; having a specific name
- lanzó
- Threw or launched; past tense of lanzar
- una
- A; feminine singular indefinite article
- mirada
- Glance or look; act of looking at something
- luego
- Then; after that; subsequently or afterwards
- volvió
- Turned or returned; past tense of volver
- malhumorado
- Bad-tempered; irritable or in a foul mood
- su
- His; her; its; your; possessive adjective
- plato
- Plate; dish for serving or eating food
- era
- Was; past tense of ser
- evidente
- Evident or obvious; clearly perceptible to all
- él
- He; masculine singular personal pronoun
- padre
- Father; male parent or priest
- eran
- Were; plural past tense of ser
- medio
- Middle; half; average or partial in degree
- éxito
- Success; favorable outcome or accomplishment
- encontró
- Found or encountered; past tense of encontrar
- tiempo
- Time; duration or period; weather conditions
- para
- For; in order to; toward a destination
- desear
- To desire or wish; want something strongly
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun
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