Anna Karenina — Page 3

English → Spanish Chapter 1 Level 7/10

" And noticing a gleam of light peeping in beside one of the serge curtains, he cheerfully dropped his feet over the edge of the sofa, and felt about with them for his slippers, a present on his last birthday, worked for him by his wife on gold-colored morocco.

Y al notar un rayo de luz que se filtraba junto a una de las cortinas de sarga, alegremente dejó caer los pies por el borde del sofá, y los fue tanteando en busca de sus zapatillas, un regalo de su último cumpleaños, bordadas para él por su esposa sobre tafilete color dorado.

And, as he had done every day for the last nine years, he stretched out his hand, without getting up, towards the place where his dressing-gown always hung in his bedroom.

Y, como había hecho cada día durante los últimos nueve años, extendió la mano, sin levantarse, hacia el lugar donde su bata siempre colgaba en su dormitorio.

And thereupon he suddenly remembered that he was not sleeping in his wife's room, but in his study, and why: the smile vanished from his face, he knitted his brows.

Y entonces recordó de repente que no estaba durmiendo en el cuarto de su esposa, sino en su estudio, y por qué: la sonrisa desapareció de su rostro, frunció el ceño.

"Ah, ah, ah! Oo!..." he muttered, recalling everything that had happened.

«¡Ah, ah, ah! ¡Oh!...» murmuró, recordando todo lo que había sucedido.

And again every detail of his quarrel with his wife was present to his imagination, all the hopelessness of his position, and worst of all, his own fault.

Y de nuevo cada detalle de su pelea con su esposa se presentó ante su imaginación, toda la desesperanza de su situación, y lo peor de todo, su propia culpa.

"Yes, she won't forgive me, and she can't forgive me.

«Sí, ella no me perdonará, y no puede perdonarme.

And the most awful thing about it is that it's all my fault—all my fault, though I'm not to blame.

Y lo más terrible del asunto es que toda la culpa es mía, toda la culpa es mía, aunque yo no tenga la culpa.

That's the point of the whole situation," he reflected.

Ese es el quid de toda la situación», reflexionó.

"Oh, oh, oh!" he kept repeating in despair, as he remembered the acutely painful sensations caused him by this quarrel.

«¡Oh, oh, oh!» seguía repitiendo con desesperación, al recordar las agudas y dolorosas sensaciones que le había causado esta pelea.

Vocabulary

notar: To notice or perceive something with the senses.
rayo: A ray or beam of light; also a lightning bolt.
luz: Light, the natural agent that makes things visible.
filtraba: Was filtering or seeping through a narrow opening.
junto: Next to or beside something or someone.
cortinas: Curtains used to cover windows or doorways.
sarga: A type of twill-woven fabric used for curtains.
alegremente: Cheerfully or happily, in a joyful manner.
caer: To fall or drop downward under gravity.
pies: Feet, the lower extremities of the human body.
borde: Edge or rim of an object or surface.
sofá: A sofa or couch for sitting or lying.
tanteando: Feeling or groping around searching for something.
busca: Search or quest for a person or thing.
zapatillas: Slippers or soft shoes worn indoors at home.
regalo: A gift or present given to someone special.
último: Last or most recent in a series or sequence.
cumpleaños: Birthday, the annual anniversary of one's birth.
bordadas: Embroidered, decorated with needlework designs or patterns.
esposa: Wife, a woman in a marriage relationship.
tafilete: Morocco leather, a fine soft leather used decoratively.
color: Color, the visual property produced by light wavelengths.
dorado: Golden, having the color or appearance of gold.
cada: Each or every, referring to individual members of a group.
día: Day, a 24-hour period of time.
durante: During, throughout a period of time.
últimos: Last or most recent, plural masculine form.
años: Years, plural of año, a unit of time.
extendió: Extended or stretched out a limb or object.
mano: Hand, the body part at the end of the arm.
sin: Preposition meaning 'without', indicating absence or lack.
levantarse: To get up or rise from a lying or sitting position.
hacia: Toward, indicating direction of movement or orientation.
lugar: Place or location where something exists or happens.
donde: Where, a relative adverb indicating place or location.
bata: Robe or dressing gown worn at home.
siempre: Always, at all times without exception.
colgaba: Was hanging, suspended from a hook or support.
dormitorio: Bedroom, the room in a home for sleeping.
entonces: Then, at that moment or as a consequence.
recordó: Remembered or recalled something from the past.
repente: Used in 'de repente', meaning suddenly or all at once.
durmiendo: Sleeping, the present participle of 'dormir'.
cuarto: Room or bedroom; also the number four.
sino: But rather, used to introduce a contrasting alternative.
estudio: Study or home office, a room for working or reading.
sonrisa: Smile, a facial expression showing happiness or amusement.
desapareció: Disappeared or vanished from sight suddenly.
rostro: Face, the front part of the human head.
frunció: Furrowed or wrinkled, as in frowning one's brow.
ceño: Brow or frown; used in 'fruncir el ceño' to frown.
murmuró: Murmured or whispered something quietly to oneself.
recordando: Remembering or recalling events from the past.
todo: All or everything, referring to the whole of something.
sucedido: What had happened or occurred; past participle of 'suceder'.
nuevo: New or another; used in 'de nuevo' meaning again.
detalle: Detail, a small particular fact or element.
pelea: Fight, quarrel, or argument between people.
presentó: Presented itself or appeared before someone's mind.
ante: Before or in front of, spatially or figuratively.
imaginación: Imagination, the faculty of forming mental images.
desesperanza: Hopelessness or despair, the absence of hope.
situación: Situation or circumstances in which someone finds themselves.
peor: Worse or worst, comparative of 'malo' (bad).
propia: Own, belonging to oneself; one's very own.
culpa: Fault, blame, or guilt for something that went wrong.
perdonará: Will forgive, future tense of 'perdonar'.
perdonarme: To forgive me, infinitive with reflexive pronoun attached.
terrible: Terrible or dreadful, causing great fear or distress.
asunto: Matter, affair, or issue under consideration.
mía: Mine, feminine possessive pronoun indicating ownership.
aunque: Although or even though, expressing concession or contrast.
quid: The crux or key point of a matter.
reflexionó: Reflected or pondered deeply on a thought or problem.
seguía: Continued or kept on doing something repeatedly.
repitiendo: Repeating, saying or doing something over and over.
desesperación: Desperation or despair, a state of hopeless anguish.
recordar: To remember or recall something from the past.
agudas: Sharp or acute, used to describe intense sensations or pain.
dolorosas: Painful or distressing, causing emotional or physical suffering.
sensaciones: Sensations or feelings experienced through the senses.
causado: Caused or produced, past participle of 'causar'.

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