Anne of Green Gables — Page 4

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

"He doesn't generally go to town this time of year and he _never_ visits; if he'd run out of turnip seed he wouldn't dress up and take the buggy to go for more; he wasn't driving fast enough to be going for a doctor.

«Él generalmente no va al pueblo en esta época del año y _nunca_ hace visitas; si se le hubiera acabado la semilla de nabo, no se vestiría elegante y tomaría el carruaje para ir a buscar más; no conducía lo bastante rápido como para ir a buscar a un médico.

Yet something must have happened since last night to start him off.

Sin embargo, algo debe de haber ocurrido desde anoche para que saliera.

I'm clean puzzled, that's what, and I won't know a minute's peace of mind or conscience until I know what has taken Matthew Cuthbert out of Avonlea today."

Estoy completamente desconcertada, eso es lo que estoy, y no tendré un minuto de paz en la mente ni en la conciencia hasta que sepa qué ha llevado a Matthew Cuthbert fuera de Avonlea hoy».

Accordingly after tea Mrs. Rachel set out; she had not far to go; the big, rambling, orchard-embowered house where the Cuthberts lived was a scant quarter of a mile up the road from Lynde's Hollow.

Así pues, después del té, la señora Rachel se puso en marcha; no tenía que ir muy lejos; la gran casa desordenada, rodeada de huertos, donde vivían los Cuthbert, estaba a escasamente un cuarto de milla carretera arriba desde el Hollow de Lynde.

To be sure, the long lane made it a good deal further.

Eso sí, el largo camino la hacía bastante más larga.

Matthew Cuthbert's father, as shy and silent as his son after him, had got as far away as he possibly could from his fellow men without actually retreating into the woods when he founded his homestead.

El padre de Matthew Cuthbert, tan tímido y silencioso como su hijo después de él, se había alejado todo lo posible de sus semejantes sin llegar a retirarse al bosque cuando fundó su hogar.

Green Gables was built at the furthest edge of his cleared land and there it was to this day, barely visible from the main road along which all the other Avonlea houses were so sociably situated.

Green Gables fue construida en el extremo más alejado de su tierra despejada y allí seguía hasta el día de hoy, apenas visible desde el camino principal a lo largo del cual todas las demás casas de Avonlea estaban tan sociablemente situadas.

Mrs. Rachel Lynde did not call living in such a place _living_ at all.

La señora Rachel Lynde no consideraba que vivir en semejante lugar fuera _vivir_ en absoluto.

"It's just _staying_, that's what," she said as she stepped along the deep-rutted, grassy lane bordered with wild rose bushes.

«Es simplemente _quedarse_, eso es lo que es», dijo mientras caminaba por el sendero de profundas roderas y cubierto de hierba, bordeado de rosales silvestres.

Vocabulary

Él: Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
generalmente: Usually or in most cases; generally speaking.
va: Third-person singular present of 'ir'; means 'goes'.
al: Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'.
pueblo: A small town or village community.
esta: Feminine singular demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'.
época: A period or era of time; a season.
año: A calendar year; twelve months of time.
_nunca_: Adverb meaning 'never'; at no time whatsoever.
hace: Third-person singular of 'hacer'; means 'makes' or 'does'.
visitas: Visits or calls paid to someone socially.
si: Conjunction meaning 'if', introducing a conditional clause.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or impersonal verbs.
le: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him', 'to her', 'to you'.
hubiera: Past subjunctive of 'haber'; used in hypothetical clauses.
acabado: Past participle of 'acabar'; meaning 'finished' or 'run out'.
semilla: A seed used for planting crops or plants.
nabo: A turnip; a root vegetable commonly grown in gardens.
vestiría: Conditional form of 'vestir'; would dress or wear clothes.
elegante: Stylish, refined, or fashionably well-dressed.
tomaría: Conditional form of 'tomar'; would take or board something.
carruaje: A horse-drawn carriage used for transportation.
para: Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'to'.
ir: Infinitive verb meaning 'to go' somewhere.
buscar: To search for, look for, or fetch something.
más: Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'.
conducía: Imperfect of 'conducir'; was driving or used to drive.
lo: Masculine direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'.
bastante: Enough; quite or sufficiently; a fair amount.
rápido: Fast, quick, or at high speed.
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like', 'as', or 'how'.
médico: A medical doctor or physician who treats patients.
Sin: Preposition meaning 'without'; lacking something.
embargo: Used in 'sin embargo', meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'.
algo: Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'.
debe: Third-person singular of 'deber'; must or ought to.
haber: Auxiliary verb meaning 'to have' in compound tenses.
ocurrido: Past participle of 'ocurrir'; meaning 'happened' or 'occurred'.
desde: Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from' a point in time.
anoche: Adverb meaning 'last night'; the previous evening.
saliera: Past subjunctive of 'salir'; that he/she would leave or go out.
Estoy: First-person singular present of 'estar'; I am (state).
completamente: Completely, entirely, or totally without exception.
desconcertada: Confused, puzzled, or thrown off balance; baffled.
eso: Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (thing).
estoy: First-person singular of 'estar'; I am in a state.
tendré: Future first-person singular of 'tener'; I will have.
minuto: A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
paz: Peace; a state of calm and freedom from worry.
mente: The mind; the seat of thought and consciousness.
ni: Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither'; not even.
conciencia: Conscience; moral awareness; also consciousness or awareness.
hasta: Preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'as far as'.
sepa: Present subjunctive of 'saber'; that one knows something.
qué: Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' in questions.
ha: Third-person singular present of 'haber'; has (auxiliary).
llevado: Past participle of 'llevar'; meaning 'taken' or 'carried'.
fuera: Outside; away from a place; out of somewhere.
hoy: Adverb meaning 'today'; on this present day.
Así: Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
pues: Conjunction meaning 'well', 'then', or 'therefore'.
después: Adverb meaning 'after', 'afterwards', or 'later'.
té: Tea; a hot beverage brewed from dried leaves.
señora: A polite title for a woman; Mrs. or madam.
puso: Preterite of 'poner'; put, placed, or set out.
marcha: Motion, movement; 'ponerse en marcha' means to set off.
tenía: Imperfect of 'tener'; had or used to have something.
muy: Adverb meaning 'very'; intensifying an adjective or adverb.
lejos: Far away; at a great distance from here.
gran: Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large'; placed before noun.
casa: A house or home where people live.
desordenada: Messy, disorderly, or untidy in appearance.
rodeada: Surrounded or encircled by something on all sides.
huertos: Orchards or vegetable gardens; cultivated plots of land.
donde: Relative adverb meaning 'where'; indicating a location.
vivían: Imperfect of 'vivir'; they used to live or were living.
estaba: Imperfect of 'estar'; was located or was in a state.
escasamente: Scarcely, barely, or hardly; just a small amount.
cuarto: A quarter; one fourth of a whole unit.
milla: A mile; unit of distance approximately 1.6 kilometers.
carretera: A road or highway used for vehicle travel.
arriba: Above, up, or further along in a direction.
Eso: Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (thing/fact).
sí: Affirmative adverb meaning 'yes'; confirms something stated.
largo: Long in extent or duration; not short.
camino: A road, path, or way from one place to another.
hacía: Imperfect of 'hacer'; made or caused something to happen.
larga: Feminine form of 'largo'; long in extent or duration.
padre: Father; a male parent of a child or family.
tan: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as'; used in comparisons.
tímido: Shy, timid, or bashful; reluctant to engage socially.
silencioso: Silent, quiet, or not given to speaking much.
su: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'their'.
hijo: Son; a male child in relation to his parents.
él: Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
había: Imperfect of 'haber'; had (auxiliary in past perfect).
alejado: Past participle of 'alejar'; moved away or distanced himself.
todo: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'every', or 'everything'.
posible: Possible; capable of happening or being achieved.
sus: Plural possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
semejantes: Fellow human beings; neighbors or similar people.
sin: Preposition meaning 'without'; lacking a particular thing.
llegar: To arrive or reach a place; to get to somewhere.
retirarse: To withdraw, retreat, or seclude oneself from others.
bosque: A forest or wood; an area densely covered with trees.
cuando: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when' in time clauses.
fundó: Preterite of 'fundar'; founded or established something new.
hogar: Home; the place where one lives and belongs.
fue: Preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'; was or went (past).
construida: Past participle of 'construir'; built or constructed somewhere.
extremo: An extreme end or far edge of a space or area.
tierra: Land, earth, or ground; also the planet Earth.
despejada: Clear or open; free from obstacles or vegetation.
allí: Adverb meaning 'there'; at or in that place.
seguía: Imperfect of 'seguir'; continued or kept on doing something.
día: Day; a 24-hour period of time.
apenas: Scarcely, hardly, or barely; just a small amount.
visible: Able to be seen; noticeable or perceivable to the eye.
principal: Main or principal; most important of a group.
cual: Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who' in clauses.
todas: Feminine plural of 'todo'; all or every (feminine).
demás: The rest or the others; remaining ones in a group.
casas: Plural of 'casa'; houses or homes where people live.
estaban: Imperfect plural of 'estar'; they were in a state or place.
sociablemente: Sociably; in a friendly and outgoing manner toward others.
situadas: Past participle of 'situar'; located or positioned somewhere.
consideraba: Imperfect of 'considerar'; considered or regarded something.
vivir: Infinitive meaning 'to live'; to be alive or reside.
semejante: Such a; similar; of that kind or nature.
lugar: A place, location, or spot in space.
_vivir_: Emphasized infinitive; 'to truly live' (used rhetorically here).
absoluto: Absolute, complete; used in 'en absoluto' meaning 'at all'.
simplemente: Simply, merely, or just; in a plain uncomplicated way.
_quedarse_: Emphasized reflexive verb; to stay or remain somewhere.
dijo: Preterite of 'decir'; said or told (past tense).
mientras: Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'.
caminaba: Imperfect of 'caminar'; was walking or used to walk.
por: Preposition meaning 'through', 'along', 'by', or 'for'.
sendero: A narrow path or trail through natural surroundings.
profundas: Deep; going far down or far in; profound.
roderas: Wheel ruts; grooves left in a path by carriage wheels.
cubierto: Covered; having a surface layer or overgrown with something.
hierba: Grass or herb; low green plants covering the ground.
bordeado: Bordered or lined along the edges by something.
rosales: Rose bushes; shrubs that produce roses.
silvestres: Wild; growing naturally without cultivation in the wild.

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