Anna Karenina — Page 3
He pulled up the blind and rang the bell loudly.
Subió la persiana y llamó al timbre con fuerza.
It was at once answered by the appearance of an old friend, his valet, Matvey, carrying his clothes, his boots, and a telegram.
Fue respondido de inmediato por la aparición de un viejo conocido, su ayuda de cámara, Matvey, que traía su ropa, sus botas y un telegrama.
Matvey was followed by the barber with all the necessaries for shaving.
Tras Matvey entró el barbero con todo lo necesario para el afeitado.
"Are there any papers from the office?" asked Stepan Arkadyevitch, taking the telegram and seating himself at the looking-glass.
—¿Hay algún papel de la oficina? —preguntó Stepan Arkadyevitch, tomando el telegrama y sentándose frente al espejo.
"On the table," replied Matvey, glancing with inquiring sympathy at his master; and, after a short pause, he added with a sly smile, "They've sent from the carriage-jobbers."
—Sobre la mesa —respondió Matvey, mirando a su amo con una simpatía inquisitiva; y, tras una breve pausa, añadió con una sonrisa astuta—: Han mandado recado de los del alquiler de coches.
Stepan Arkadyevitch made no reply, he merely glanced at Matvey in the looking-glass.
Stepan Arkadyevitch no respondió, simplemente miró a Matvey a través del espejo.
In the glance, in which their eyes met in the looking-glass, it was clear that they understood one another.
En esa mirada, en la que sus ojos se encontraron en el espejo, quedó claro que se entendían mutuamente.
Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes asked: "Why do you tell me that? don't you know?"
Los ojos de Stepan Arkadyevitch preguntaban: «¿Por qué me dices eso? ¿Acaso no lo sabes?»
Matvey put his hands in his jacket pockets, thrust out one leg, and gazed silently, good-humoredly, with a faint smile, at his master.
Matvey metió las manos en los bolsillos de su chaqueta, adelantó una pierna y miró a su amo en silencio, con buen humor y una leve sonrisa.
"I told them to come on Sunday, and till then not to trouble you or themselves for nothing," he said.
—Les dije que vinieran el domingo, y que hasta entonces no le molestaran a usted ni se molestaran ellos en vano —dijo.
He had obviously prepared the sentence beforehand.
Era evidente que había preparado la frase de antemano.
Stepan Arkadyevitch saw Matvey wanted to make a joke and attract attention to himself.
Stepan Arkadyevitch se dio cuenta de que Matvey quería hacer una broma y llamar la atención sobre sí mismo.
Tearing open the telegram, he read it through, guessing at the words, misspelt as they always are in telegrams, and his face brightened.
Abriendo el telegrama de un tirón, lo leyó de principio a fin, adivinando las palabras, mal escritas como siempre ocurre en los telegramas, y su rostro se iluminó.
Vocabulary
- Subió
- He/she went up or raised something
- persiana
- Venetian blind or window shutter
- llamó
- He/she rang or called out to someone
- timbre
- Doorbell or buzzer used to signal arrival
- fuerza
- Force, strength, or physical power
- Fue
- He/she/it was or went (past tense)
- respondido
- Answered or replied to something said
- inmediato
- Immediate, happening without any delay
- aparición
- Appearance or sudden arrival of someone
- viejo
- Old, referring to age or long familiarity
- conocido
- Acquaintance or someone previously known
- ayuda
- Help or assistance given to someone
- cámara
- Personal valet or chamber servant
- traía
- He/she was bringing something along
- ropa
- Clothing or garments worn by a person
- botas
- Boots, footwear covering the ankle or leg
- telegrama
- Telegram, a written message sent by telegraph
- Tras
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'behind'
- entró
- He/she entered or came into a place
- barbero
- Barber, a person who cuts hair and shaves
- todo
- Everything or all of something
- necesario
- Necessary, required for a particular purpose
- afeitado
- Shave, the act of removing facial hair
- Hay
- There is or there are (existential verb)
- algún
- Some or any, used before masculine nouns
- papel
- Paper, a material for writing or printing
- oficina
- Office, a place where administrative work occurs
- preguntó
- He/she asked a question to someone
- tomando
- Taking or grabbing hold of something
- sentándose
- Sitting down, taking a seat somewhere
- frente
- In front of, facing something or someone
- espejo
- Mirror, a reflective surface showing one's image
- Sobre
- On top of, or about a subject
- mesa
- Table, a piece of furniture with flat surface
- respondió
- He/she answered or replied to a question
- mirando
- Looking at or gazing toward something
- amo
- Master or employer, a person in authority
- simpatía
- Sympathy or warm friendly feeling toward someone
- inquisitiva
- Inquisitive, showing curiosity or eager questioning
- tras
- After or following an event or moment
- breve
- Brief or short in duration or length
- pausa
- Pause, a temporary stop in speech or action
- añadió
- He/she added something to what was said
- sonrisa
- Smile, a facial expression showing happiness
- astuta
- Cunning or clever in a sly manner
- Han
- They have (auxiliary verb, third person plural)
- mandado
- Sent or ordered someone to do something
- recado
- Message or errand sent through another person
- alquiler
- Rental or hire, cost of renting something
- coches
- Cars or carriages used for transportation
- simplemente
- Simply, in a plain or uncomplicated manner
- miró
- He/she looked at or glanced at something
- través
- Through or across, used in 'a través de'
- mirada
- Gaze or look directed at someone or something
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- encontraron
- They met or came across each other
- quedó
- It remained or became clear, stayed in place
- claro
- Clear or obvious, easy to understand
- entendían
- They understood each other well mutually
- mutuamente
- Mutually, in a way that is shared equally
- preguntaban
- They were asking questions of someone
- dices
- You say or tell something to someone
- Acaso
- Perhaps or maybe, expressing doubt or possibility
- sabes
- You know something, second person singular present
- metió
- He/she put or inserted something somewhere
- manos
- Hands, the body part at the end of arms
- bolsillos
- Pockets, small pouches sewn into clothing
- chaqueta
- Jacket, a short coat worn over clothing
- adelantó
- He/she moved forward or advanced a step
- pierna
- Leg, the lower limb of the human body
- silencio
- Silence, the complete absence of sound
- buen
- Good, used before masculine singular nouns
- humor
- Mood or humor, one's current emotional state
- leve
- Slight or mild, not strong or serious
- Les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them'
- dije
- I said or told something to someone
- vinieran
- That they come, subjunctive form of venir
- domingo
- Sunday, the seventh day of the week
- hasta
- Until or up to a point in time
- entonces
- Then, at that time or in that case
- molestaran
- That they bother or disturb someone (subjunctive)
- usted
- Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you'
- ni
- Nor or neither, used in negative constructions
- vano
- In vain, without success or useful result
- dijo
- He/she said something to someone
- Era
- It was, imperfect past tense of 'ser'
- evidente
- Evident or obvious, clearly apparent to all
- había
- There was or he/she had (imperfect auxiliary)
- preparado
- Prepared or ready, having made something ready
- frase
- Phrase or sentence, a unit of language
- antemano
- Beforehand, prepared in advance of an event
- dio
- He/she gave something or gave notice
- cuenta
- Account or realization; 'darse cuenta' means to realize
- quería
- He/she wanted or wished for something
- hacer
- To do or to make something
- broma
- Joke or prank intended to amuse others
- llamar
- To call or draw attention to something
- atención
- Attention, the focus directed toward something
- sobre
- About or on top of something
- sí
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun or 'yes'
- mismo
- Himself or same, used for emphasis or identity
- Abriendo
- Opening something, present participle of abrir
- tirón
- Tug or pull, a sudden forceful jerk
- leyó
- He/she read something written or printed
- principio
- Beginning or principle, the start of something
- fin
- End or finish, the conclusion of something
- adivinando
- Guessing or figuring out something unknown
- palabras
- Words, units of spoken or written language
- mal
- Badly or poorly, in an incorrect manner
- escritas
- Written, past participle of escribir (feminine plural)
- como
- As or like, used in comparisons
- siempre
- Always, at all times without exception
- ocurre
- It occurs or happens in a given situation
- telegramas
- Telegrams, written messages sent by telegraph
- rostro
- Face, the front part of a person's head
- iluminó
- It lit up or brightened, became radiant
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