A Study in Scarlet — Page 9

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

ha!" he cried, clapping his hands, and looking as delighted as a child with a new toy. "What do you think of that?"

¡ja!" —exclamó, dando palmadas y pareciendo tan encantado como un niño con un juguete nuevo—. "¿Qué le parece?"

"It seems to be a very delicate test," I remarked.

—Me parece una prueba muy delicada —observé.

"Beautiful! beautiful! The old Guiacum test was very clumsy and uncertain.

—¡Admirable! ¡admirable! La antigua prueba del guayaco era muy tosca e incierta.

So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.

Lo mismo ocurre con el examen microscópico de los glóbulos sanguíneos.

The latter is valueless if the stains are a few hours old.

Este último carece de valor si las manchas tienen unas pocas horas de antigüedad.

Now, this appears to act as well whether the blood is old or new.

Ahora bien, esta prueba parece funcionar igual de bien tanto si la sangre es antigua como si es reciente.

Had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes."

De haberse inventado esta prueba antes, habría cientos de hombres que hoy caminan por la tierra y que hace tiempo habrían pagado por sus crímenes.

"Indeed!" I murmured.

—¡Vaya! —murmuré.

"Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.

—Los casos criminales giran continuamente en torno a ese único punto.

A man is suspected of a crime months perhaps after it has been committed.

Se sospecha de un hombre por un crimen cometido quizás meses antes.

His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish stains discovered upon them.

Se examinan su ropa interior o sus prendas, y se descubren manchas parduscas en ellas.

Are they blood stains, or mud stains, or rust stains, or fruit stains, or what are they?

¿Son manchas de sangre, o de barro, o de óxido, o de fruta, o qué son?

That is a question which has puzzled many an expert, and why?

Esa es una pregunta que ha desconcertado a más de un experto, ¿y por qué?

Because there was no reliable test.

Porque no existía ninguna prueba fiable.

Now we have the Sherlock Holmes' test, and there will no longer be any difficulty."

Ahora tenemos la prueba de Sherlock Holmes, y ya no habrá ninguna dificultad.

His eyes fairly glittered as he spoke, and he put his hand over his heart and bowed as if to some applauding crowd conjured up by his imagination.

Sus ojos brillaban vivamente mientras hablaba, y se llevó la mano al corazón e hizo una reverencia como si saludara a una multitud que aplaudía, evocada por su imaginación.

"You are to be congratulated," I remarked, considerably surprised at his enthusiasm.

—Hay que felicitarle —observé, considerablemente sorprendido por su entusiasmo.

"There was the case of Von Bischoff at Frankfort last year.

—Está el caso de Von Bischoff en Fráncfort el año pasado.

Vocabulary

¡ja!: Exclamation expressing laughter or amusement.
exclamó: He/she exclaimed; said something suddenly and loudly.
dando: Giving; present participle of dar, to give.
palmadas: Claps or slaps made with the palm of the hand.
pareciendo: Seeming or appearing; present participle of parecer.
encantado: Delighted, enchanted, very pleased with something.
niño: Child, boy; a young male person.
juguete: Toy; an object children play with.
nuevo: New; recently made or acquired.
¿Qué le parece?: What do you think of it? Asking for an opinion.
prueba: Test, proof, or trial; evidence of something.
delicada: Delicate, sensitive, requiring careful handling.
observé: I observed; I remarked or noted something.
¡Admirable!: Admirable! Expressing great admiration or approval.
antigua: Old, ancient, former; existing for a long time.
tosca: Crude, rough, coarse; lacking refinement or precision.
incierta: Uncertain, unreliable; not giving definite results.
ocurre: Happens, occurs; takes place in a given situation.
examen: Examination, test, inspection of something carefully.
microscópico: Microscopic; visible only under a microscope.
glóbulos: Globules, blood cells; small spherical particles.
sanguíneos: Blood-related; pertaining to blood cells or vessels.
carece: Lacks; is without something necessary or useful.
manchas: Stains, spots; marks left by a substance.
antigüedad: Age, antiquity; the amount of time something has existed.
funcionar: To function, to work; to operate correctly.
reciente: Recent, fresh; having happened or been made lately.
inventado: Invented; created or discovered for the first time.
habría: There would have been; conditional form of haber.
habrían: They would have; third-person plural conditional of haber.
pagado: Paid; suffered consequences or settled a debt.
crímenes: Crimes; serious illegal acts committed by someone.
¡Vaya!: Wow, well; exclamation expressing surprise or emphasis.
murmuré: I murmured; I said something quietly or softly.
criminales: Criminal; relating to crime or those who commit crimes.
giran: They revolve, turn; rotate around a central point.
continuamente: Continuously; happening without interruption or pause.
torno: En torno a: around, surrounding a central issue.
sospecha: Suspicion; a feeling that someone may be guilty.
crimen: Crime; a serious illegal act or offense.
cometido: Committed; carried out an act, often a crime.
quizás: Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.
examinan: They examine; they inspect or analyze carefully.
ropa interior: Underwear; clothing worn beneath outer garments.
prendas: Garments, articles of clothing worn by a person.
descubren: They discover; they find or uncover something hidden.
parduscas: Brownish; having a dull, dark brown coloration.
barro: Mud, clay; wet earth or dirty brown substance.
óxido: Rust, oxide; reddish-brown coating formed on metal.
fruta: Fruit; edible produce from plants or trees.
desconcertado: Baffled, puzzled; thrown into confusion or uncertainty.
experto: Expert; a person highly skilled in a field.
fiable: Reliable, trustworthy; consistently producing accurate results.
dificultad: Difficulty; something hard to do or understand.
brillaban: They shone, sparkled; emitted or reflected bright light.
vivamente: Vividly, brightly; in a lively or animated manner.
hablaba: He/she was speaking; past continuous of hablar.
llevó: He/she brought or took; past tense of llevar.
corazón: Heart; the organ or symbol of emotion and feeling.
reverencia: Bow; a gesture of respect or deep admiration.
saludara: Were to greet or salute; past subjunctive of saludar.
multitud: Crowd, multitude; a large group of gathered people.
aplaudía: Was applauding; clapping hands to show appreciation.
evocada: Evoked, conjured; called up in the imagination.
imaginación: Imagination; the ability to form mental images or ideas.
felicitarle: To congratulate him/her; to express praise for achievement.
considerablemente: Considerably; to a notably large or significant degree.
sorprendido: Surprised; feeling astonishment at an unexpected event.
entusiasmo: Enthusiasm; intense interest or excitement about something.
caso: Case; an instance or situation under investigation.
pasado: Past, last; referring to a previous time or year.

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