Anna Karenina — Page 5
Then a good-humored and rather pitiful smile showed itself on his handsome face.
Entonces una sonrisa jovial y un tanto compasiva apareció en su apuesto rostro.
"Eh, Matvey?" he said, shaking his head.
—¿Eh, Matvey? —dijo, sacudiendo la cabeza.
"It's all right, sir; she will come round," said Matvey.
—Todo irá bien, señor; ella se calmará —dijo Matvey.
"Come round?"
—¿Se calmará?
"Yes, sir."
—Sí, señor.
"Do you think so? Who's there?" asked Stepan Arkadyevitch, hearing the rustle of a woman's dress at the door.
—¿Lo cree usted? ¿Quién está ahí? —preguntó Stepan Arkadyevitch, al oír el roce de un vestido de mujer en la puerta.
"It's I," said a firm, pleasant, woman's voice, and the stern, pockmarked face of Matrona Philimonovna, the nurse, was thrust in at the doorway.
—Soy yo —dijo una voz femenina firme y agradable, y el severo rostro picado de viruela de Matrona Philimonovna, la niñera, asomó por el umbral.
"Well, what is it, Matrona?" queried Stepan Arkadyevitch, going up to her at the door.
—Bien, ¿qué ocurre, Matrona? —preguntó Stepan Arkadyevitch, acercándose a ella en la puerta.
Although Stepan Arkadyevitch was completely in the wrong as regards his wife, and was conscious of this himself, almost everyone in the house (even the nurse, Darya Alexandrovna's chief ally) was on his side.
Aunque Stepan Arkadyevitch estaba completamente equivocado con respecto a su esposa, y él mismo era consciente de ello, casi todos en la casa (incluso la niñera, la principal aliada de Darya Alexandrovna) estaban de su parte.
"Well, what now?" he asked disconsolately.
—Bien, ¿qué sucede ahora? —preguntó con desconsuelo.
"Go to her, sir; own your fault again. Maybe God will aid you. She is suffering so, it's sad to see her; and besides, everything in the house is topsy-turvy. You must have pity, sir, on the children. Beg her forgiveness, sir. There's no help for it! One must take the consequences...."
—Vaya a verla, señor; reconozca su culpa de nuevo. Quizás Dios le ayude. Ella sufre tanto que da pena verla; y además, todo en la casa está patas arriba. Debe tener compasión, señor, de los niños. Pídale perdón, señor. ¡No hay más remedio! Hay que asumir las consecuencias...
"But she won't see me."
—Pero ella no querrá verme.
"You do your part. God is merciful; pray to God, sir, pray to God."
—Usted cumpla con su parte. Dios es misericordioso; rece a Dios, señor, rece a Dios.
"Come, that'll do, you can go," said Stepan Arkadyevitch, blushing suddenly.
—Vamos, está bien, puede retirarse —dijo Stepan Arkadyevitch, ruborizándose de repente.
"Well now, do dress me." He turned to Matvey and threw off his dressing-gown decisively.
—Bien, ahora vístame —se dirigió a Matvey y se quitó la bata con decisión.
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- Used to indicate consequence or sequence; meaning 'then' or 'so'
- sonrisa
- A smile; the expression of happiness on one's face
- jovial
- Cheerful, merry, and full of good humor
- tanto
- Meaning 'so much' or 'somewhat'; indicates degree or amount
- compasiva
- Compassionate, showing sympathy and concern for others
- apareció
- Past tense of aparecer; meaning 'appeared' or 'showed up'
- apuesto
- Handsome, good-looking; describing an attractive man
- rostro
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- dijo
- Past tense of decir; meaning 'said' or 'told'
- sacudiendo
- Gerund of sacudir; meaning 'shaking' as a continuous action
- cabeza
- Head; the uppermost part of the human body
- Todo
- Meaning 'everything' or 'all'; refers to the whole of something
- irá
- Future tense of ir; meaning 'will go' or 'will be'
- bien
- Meaning 'well' or 'good'; indicates something is satisfactory
- señor
- Respectful title for a man; meaning 'sir' or 'mister'
- calmará
- Future tense of calmar; meaning 'will calm down'
- cree
- Present tense of creer; meaning 'believes' or 'thinks'
- usted
- Formal second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- Quién
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'; asks about a person
- está
- Present tense of estar; meaning 'is' indicating state or location
- ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there'; indicates a nearby location
- preguntó
- Past tense of preguntar; meaning 'asked' a question
- oír
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to hear'; perceiving sound
- roce
- A rustling or brushing sound; light contact between surfaces
- vestido
- A dress or garment; clothing worn on the body
- mujer
- Woman; an adult female human being
- puerta
- Door; a movable barrier used to open or close an entrance
- Soy
- First-person singular of ser; meaning 'I am'
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking or singing
- femenina
- Feminine; relating to or characteristic of women
- firme
- Firm, steady, resolute; strong and unwavering in tone
- agradable
- Pleasant, agreeable; giving a sense of enjoyment or satisfaction
- severo
- Severe, stern; strict and uncompromising in manner
- picado
- Pitted or marked; here referring to pockmarks from smallpox
- viruela
- Smallpox; a serious infectious disease causing skin blisters
- niñera
- Nanny or nursemaid; a woman who cares for children
- asomó
- Past tense of asomar; meaning 'peeked' or 'appeared' briefly
- umbral
- Threshold; the strip at the bottom of a doorway
- Bien
- Meaning 'well' or 'good'; used as an affirmative interjection
- ocurre
- Present tense of ocurrir; meaning 'happens' or 'is going on'
- acercándose
- Gerund of acercarse; meaning 'approaching' or 'drawing near'
- Aunque
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'; concedes a point
- estaba
- Past imperfect of estar; meaning 'was' indicating a state
- completamente
- Adverb meaning 'completely' or 'entirely'; total degree
- equivocado
- Wrong, mistaken; having made an error in judgment
- respecto
- Respect or regard; used in phrases meaning 'with regard to'
- esposa
- Wife; a woman in relation to her husband
- mismo
- Meaning 'himself,' 'itself,' or 'same'; adds emphasis
- era
- Past imperfect of ser; meaning 'was' indicating identity or essence
- consciente
- Conscious, aware; having knowledge or realization of something
- ello
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'; refers to a previously mentioned idea
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'; close but not quite
- todos
- Meaning 'all' or 'everyone'; refers to the entirety of a group
- casa
- House or home; a building where people live
- incluso
- Adverb meaning 'even' or 'including'; adds emphasis to inclusion
- principal
- Principal, main; most important or primary in rank
- aliada
- Ally; a female person united with another for a common purpose
- estaban
- Past imperfect plural of estar; meaning 'were' indicating state
- parte
- Part or side; here used as 'on the side of' someone
- sucede
- Present tense of suceder; meaning 'happens' or 'occurs'
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now'; refers to the present moment
- desconsuelo
- Grief, distress; a deep feeling of sorrow and hopelessness
- Vaya
- Interjection expressing surprise; also subjunctive of ir meaning 'go'
- verla
- Infinitive ver plus pronoun la; meaning 'to see her'
- reconozca
- Subjunctive of reconocer; meaning 'acknowledge' or 'admit'
- culpa
- Guilt or fault; responsibility for a wrongdoing or mistake
- nuevo
- New; used in 'de nuevo' meaning 'again' or 'anew'
- Quizás
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'; expresses uncertainty
- Dios
- God; the supreme divine being in monotheistic religions
- ayude
- Subjunctive of ayudar; meaning 'may help' or 'will help'
- sufre
- Present tense of sufrir; meaning 'suffers' or 'is suffering'
- da
- Present tense of dar; meaning 'gives' or 'causes'
- pena
- Pity, sorrow, sadness; a feeling of grief or regret
- además
- Adverb meaning 'besides,' 'furthermore,' or 'in addition'
- todo
- Meaning 'everything' or 'all'; the totality of something
- patas
- Legs or paws; in 'patas arriba' means 'upside down' or chaos
- arriba
- Adverb meaning 'up' or 'above'; indicates upward direction
- Debe
- Present tense of deber; meaning 'must' or 'should'
- tener
- Infinitive meaning 'to have'; fundamental verb of possession
- compasión
- Compassion; deep sympathy and concern for others' suffering
- niños
- Children; young boys or kids in general
- Pídale
- Imperative of pedir plus pronoun; meaning 'ask him/her for'
- perdón
- Forgiveness or pardon; asking to be excused for wrongdoing
- hay
- Impersonal form of haber; meaning 'there is' or 'there are'
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more'; indicates greater quantity or degree
- remedio
- Remedy or choice; 'no hay más remedio' means 'no other option'
- Hay
- Impersonal form of haber; meaning 'there is' or 'one must'
- asumir
- To assume or accept; to take responsibility for something
- consecuencias
- Consequences; results or outcomes following an action
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrasting idea
- querrá
- Future tense of querer; meaning 'will want' or 'will wish'
- verme
- Infinitive ver plus pronoun me; meaning 'to see me'
- Usted
- Formal second-person singular pronoun; polite form of 'you'
- cumpla
- Subjunctive of cumplir; meaning 'fulfill,' 'do,' or 'carry out'
- misericordioso
- Merciful, compassionate; showing great kindness and forgiveness
- rece
- Subjunctive/imperative of rezar; meaning 'pray' as a command
- Vamos
- First-person plural of ir; meaning 'let's go' or 'come on'
- puede
- Present tense of poder; meaning 'can' or 'is able to'
- retirarse
- Reflexive infinitive; meaning 'to withdraw' or 'to retire'
- ruborizándose
- Gerund of ruborizarse; meaning 'blushing' as a continuous action
- repente
- Used in 'de repente' meaning 'suddenly' or 'all at once'
- vístame
- Imperative of vestir plus pronoun; meaning 'dress me'
- dirigió
- Past tense of dirigir; meaning 'directed' or 'turned toward'
- quitó
- Past tense of quitar; meaning 'removed' or 'took off'
- bata
- Robe or dressing gown; a loose garment worn at home
- decisión
- Decision; a conclusion reached after consideration
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →