A Study in Scarlet — Page 8

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

" he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit.

—dijo cordialmente, estrechando mi mano con una fuerza que apenas le hubiera atribuido.

"You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."

—Ha estado usted en Afganistán, según veo.

"How on earth did you know that?" I asked in astonishment.

—¿Cómo diablos lo sabe usted? —pregunté asombrado.

"Never mind," said he, chuckling to himself.

—No importa —dijo él, riendo entre dientes.

"The question now is about hæmoglobin.

—La cuestión ahora es la hemoglobina.

No doubt you see the significance of this discovery of mine?"

Sin duda verá usted la importancia de este descubrimiento mío.

"It is interesting, chemically, no doubt," I answered, "but practically——"

—Es interesante, químicamente, sin duda —respondí—, pero en la práctica...

"Why, man, it is the most practical medico-legal discovery for years.

—Pero, hombre, es el descubrimiento médico-legal más práctico de los últimos años.

Don't you see that it gives us an infallible test for blood stains.

¿No ve usted que nos proporciona una prueba infalible para las manchas de sangre?

Come over here now!"

¡Venga aquí ahora mismo!

He seized me by the coat-sleeve in his eagerness, and drew me over to the table at which he had been working.

Me agarró por la manga de la chaqueta con entusiasmo y me llevó hasta la mesa en la que había estado trabajando.

"Let us have some fresh blood," he said, digging a long bodkin into his finger, and drawing off the resulting drop of blood in a chemical pipette.

—Veamos algo de sangre fresca —dijo, clavándose un largo punzón en el dedo y extrayendo la gota de sangre resultante con una pipeta química.

"Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a litre of water.

—Ahora añado esta pequeña cantidad de sangre a un litro de agua.

You perceive that the resulting mixture has the appearance of pure water.

Observará usted que la mezcla resultante tiene el aspecto de agua pura.

The proportion of blood cannot be more than one in a million.

La proporción de sangre no puede ser superior a una en un millón.

I have no doubt, however, that we shall be able to obtain the characteristic reaction."

No tengo ninguna duda, sin embargo, de que podremos obtener la reacción característica.

As he spoke, he threw into the vessel a few white crystals, and then added some drops of a transparent fluid.

Mientras hablaba, arrojó al recipiente unos cuantos cristales blancos y luego añadió algunas gotas de un líquido transparente.

In an instant the contents assumed a dull mahogany colour, and a brownish dust was precipitated to the bottom of the glass jar.

En un instante el contenido adquirió un color caoba apagado y un polvo parduzco se precipitó al fondo del frasco de cristal.

"Ha!

—¡Ajá!

Vocabulary

dijo: Said; past tense of decir.
cordialmente: Cordially; in a warm and friendly manner.
estrechando: Shaking or squeezing; pressing firmly together.
mi: My; possessive adjective indicating ownership.
mano: Hand; the body part at end of arm.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
una: A; feminine indefinite article or number one.
fuerza: Force; strength or physical power.
que: That; relative pronoun or conjunction.
apenas: Hardly; scarcely or with difficulty.
le: Him/her/you; indirect or direct object pronoun.
hubiera: Would have; conditional past subjunctive of haber.
atribuido: Attributed; assigned or credited to someone.
Ha: Has; present perfect auxiliary verb.
estado: Been; past participle of estar.
usted: You; formal singular form of address.
en: In; preposition indicating location or time.
según: According to; as stated by someone.
veo: I see; present tense of ver.
Cómo: How; interrogative adverb asking manner.
lo: It/him; neuter or masculine direct object pronoun.
sabe: Know; present tense of saber.
pregunté: I asked; past tense of preguntar.
asombrado: Astonished; surprised or amazed.
No: No; negation or refusal.
importa: Matters; is important or significant.
él: He; masculine third person pronoun.
riendo: Laughing; present participle of reír.
entre: Between; preposition indicating position or time.
dientes: Teeth; plural of diente.
La: The; feminine definite article.
cuestión: Question; issue or matter of concern.
ahora: Now; at the present time.
es: Is; present tense of ser.
Sin: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
duda: Doubt; uncertainty or question.
verá: Will see; future tense of ver.
importancia: Importance; significance or consequence.
de: Of; preposition indicating possession or origin.
este: This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
descubrimiento: Discovery; finding or revelation.
mío: Mine; possessive pronoun or adjective.
Es: Is; present tense of ser.
interesante: Interesting; arousing curiosity or attention.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence.
respondí: I answered; past tense of responder.
pero: But; conjunction indicating contrast.
práctica: Practice; practical application or experience.
Pero: But; conjunction indicating contrast.
hombre: Man; adult male person.
el: The; masculine definite article.
médico: Doctor; physician or medical professional.
legal: Legal; relating to law or justice.
más: More; comparative or superlative marker.
práctico: Practical; useful or efficient in practice.
los: The; masculine plural definite article.
últimos: Last; most recent or final.
años: Years; periods of twelve months.
ve: Sees; present tense of ver.
nos: Us; first person plural object pronoun.
proporciona: Provides; furnishes or supplies.
prueba: Proof; evidence or test.
para: For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
las: The; feminine plural definite article.
manchas: Stains; marks or spots.
sangre: Blood; red liquid in veins.
Venga: Come; imperative form of venir.
aquí: Here; at this place or location.
mismo: Same; identical or very.
Me: Me; first person singular object pronoun.
agarró: Grabbed; seized or took hold of.
por: By; preposition indicating agent or manner.
manga: Sleeve; part of garment covering arm.
chaqueta: Jacket; short coat worn as outerwear.

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