Anne of Green Gables — Page 10

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

Rachel prided herself on always speaking her mind; she proceeded to speak it now, having adjusted her mental attitude to this amazing piece of news.

Rachel se enorgullecía de decir siempre lo que pensaba; procedió a hacerlo ahora, habiendo ajustado su actitud mental ante esta asombrosa noticia.

"Well, Marilla, I'll just tell you plain that I think you're doing a mighty foolish thing--a risky thing, that's what.

—Mira, Marilla, te lo diré sin rodeos: creo que estás haciendo una cosa tremendamente tonta, una cosa arriesgada, eso es lo que es.

You don't know what you're getting.

No sabes lo que te estás metiendo.

You're bringing a strange child into your house and home and you don't know a single thing about him nor what his disposition is like nor what sort of parents he had nor how he's likely to turn out.

Vas a traer a un niño desconocido a tu casa y a tu hogar, y no sabes absolutamente nada de él, ni cómo es su carácter, ni qué clase de padres tuvo, ni cómo va a resultar.

Why, it was only last week I read in the paper how a man and his wife up west of the Island took a boy out of an orphan asylum and he set fire to the house at night--set it _on purpose_, Marilla--and nearly burnt them to a crisp in their beds.

Pues la semana pasada leí en el periódico que un hombre y su esposa del oeste de la Isla acogieron a un niño de un orfanato y este prendió fuego a la casa por la noche —lo hizo _a propósito_, Marilla— y casi los quemó vivos en sus camas.

And I know another case where an adopted boy used to suck the eggs--they couldn't break him of it.

Y conozco otro caso en el que un niño adoptado se chupaba los huevos; no había manera de quitarle esa costumbre.

If you had asked my advice in the matter--which you didn't do, Marilla--I'd have said for mercy's sake not to think of such a thing, that's what."

Si me hubieras pedido consejo al respecto —que no lo hiciste, Marilla—, te habría dicho que por el amor de Dios no pensaras en tal cosa, eso te habría dicho.

This Job's comforting seemed neither to offend nor to alarm Marilla.

Este consuelo de Job no pareció ofender ni alarmar a Marilla.

She knitted steadily on.

Ella siguió tejiendo tranquilamente.

"I don't deny there's something in what you say, Rachel.

—No niego que haya algo de razón en lo que dices, Rachel.

I've had some qualms myself.

Yo misma he tenido algunas dudas.

But Matthew was terrible set on it.

Pero Matthew estaba tremendamente empeñado en ello.

I could see that, so I gave in.

Podía verlo, así que cedí.

Vocabulary

se: Reflexive pronoun used with verbs in Spanish.
enorgullecía: Was proud of something; felt pride regularly.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in Spanish.
decir: To say or tell something to someone.
siempre: Always; at all times without exception.
lo: Neutral pronoun or direct object pronoun meaning 'it.'
que: Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'what.'
pensaba: Was thinking or used to think about something.
procedió: Proceeded or went ahead with doing something.
a: Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at' in Spanish.
hacerlo: To do it; infinitive with attached object pronoun.
ahora: Now; at the present moment in time.
habiendo: Having done something; gerund form of 'haber.'
ajustado: Adjusted or adapted something to fit circumstances.
su: Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their.'
actitud: Attitude; one's mental or emotional disposition.
mental: Mental; relating to the mind or intellect.
ante: Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in the face of.'
esta: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (feminine).
asombrosa: Amazing or astonishing; causing great surprise or wonder.
noticia: News or piece of information about recent events.
Mira: Look; imperative form of 'mirar,' used to get attention.
te: Second person singular indirect or direct object pronoun.
diré: I will tell; future tense first person of 'decir.'
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
rodeos: Roundabout ways; beating around the bush.
creo: I believe or I think; first person of 'creer.'
estás: You are; second person singular of 'estar.'
haciendo: Doing; present participle of the verb 'hacer.'
una: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine).
cosa: Thing; a general object or matter of concern.
tremendamente: Tremendously; to an extreme or very great degree.
tonta: Foolish or silly; lacking good sense or judgment.
arriesgada: Risky or daring; involving significant potential danger.
eso: That; neutral demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
es: Is; third person singular present tense of 'ser.'
No: No; negation or denial of a statement.
sabes: You know; second person singular of 'saber.'
metiendo: Putting in or inserting; present participle of 'meter.'
Vas: You are going; second person singular of 'ir.'
traer: To bring something or someone to a place.
un: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine).
niño: Child or boy; a young male person.
desconocido: Unknown or stranger; a person one does not know.
tu: Your; possessive adjective for second person singular.
casa: House or home; a building where people live.
y: And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together.
hogar: Home; a place of residence and belonging.
no: No or not; basic negation in Spanish.
absolutamente: Absolutely; completely or without any doubt.
nada: Nothing; not anything at all.
él: He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun.
ni: Nor; negative conjunction connecting two negated elements.
cómo: How; interrogative adverb asking about manner or way.
carácter: Character or personality; the nature of a person.
qué: What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification.
clase: Class or type; a category or kind of thing.
padres: Parents; father and mother of a child.
tuvo: Had; third person singular preterite of 'tener.'
va: Goes or is going; third person singular of 'ir.'
resultar: To turn out or result in a particular way.
Pues: Well; discourse marker expressing reasoning or continuation.
la: Definite article 'the' (feminine singular) in Spanish.
semana: Week; a period of seven consecutive days.
pasada: Last or past; referring to the previous time period.
leí: I read; first person singular preterite of 'leer.'
en: In or on; preposition indicating location or time.
el: Definite article 'the' (masculine singular) in Spanish.
periódico: Newspaper; a daily or weekly printed publication.
hombre: Man; an adult male human being.
esposa: Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband.
del: Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the.'
oeste: West; the cardinal direction opposite to east.
Isla: Island; a landmass surrounded by water on all sides.
acogieron: Took in or welcomed; third person plural preterite of 'acoger.'
orfanato: Orphanage; an institution housing children without parents.
este: This (masculine); demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
prendió: Lit or set fire to; preterite of 'prender.'
fuego: Fire; combustion producing heat, light, and flames.
por: By, for, or through; versatile Spanish preposition.
noche: Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise.
hizo: Did or made; third person singular preterite of 'hacer.'
propósito_: On purpose; intentionally and deliberately causing something.
casi: Almost; very nearly but not completely or entirely.
los: Definite article 'the' (masculine plural) in Spanish.
quemó: Burned; third person singular preterite of 'quemar.'
vivos: Alive; living and still breathing, not dead.
sus: Their or his/her; possessive adjective (plural form).
camas: Beds; furniture for sleeping or resting on.
Y: And; conjunction joining words, phrases, or clauses.
conozco: I know (a person/place); first person of 'conocer.'
otro: Another or other; referring to a different one.
caso: Case; a particular instance or situation to consider.
adoptado: Adopted; a child taken in legally by non-biological parents.
chupaba: Was sucking; imperfect tense of 'chupar.'
huevos: Eggs; oval objects laid by birds; also colloquial term.
había: There was/were; imperfect tense of 'haber.'
manera: Way or manner; a method of doing something.
quitarle: To remove from him/her; infinitive with indirect object pronoun.
esa: That (feminine); demonstrative adjective near the listener.
costumbre: Custom or habit; a regularly repeated behavior or practice.
Si: If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause.
me: Me; first person singular object pronoun in Spanish.
hubieras: You had (subjunctive); past subjunctive of 'haber.'
pedido: Asked for or requested; past participle of 'pedir.'
consejo: Advice; a recommendation about what one should do.
al: Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the.'
respecto: Regard or respect; concerning a particular matter.
hiciste: You did; second person singular preterite of 'hacer.'
habría: Would have; conditional tense of 'haber.'
dicho: Said; past participle of 'decir.'
amor: Love; deep affection for someone or something.
Dios: God; the supreme divine being in monotheistic religion.
pensaras: You thought; imperfect subjunctive of 'pensar.'
tal: Such; of that kind or degree mentioned.
Este: This (masculine); demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
consuelo: Comfort or consolation; relief given to someone suffering.
pareció: Seemed; third person singular preterite of 'parecer.'
ofender: To offend; to cause someone to feel hurt or insulted.
alarmar: To alarm or frighten; to cause anxiety or worry.
Ella: She; third person singular feminine subject pronoun.
siguió: Continued; third person singular preterite of 'seguir.'
tejiendo: Knitting or weaving; present participle of 'tejer.'
tranquilamente: Calmly; in a peaceful and undisturbed manner.
niego: I deny; first person singular present of 'negar.'
haya: There be; present subjunctive of 'haber.'
algo: Something; an unspecified thing or amount.
razón: Reason or being right; correctness in one's argument.
dices: You say; second person singular present of 'decir.'
Yo: I; first person singular subject pronoun in Spanish.
misma: Myself or herself; reflexive intensifier (feminine form).
he: I have; first person singular present of 'haber.'
tenido: Had; past participle of 'tener.'
algunas: Some; indefinite adjective indicating an unspecified few.
dudas: Doubts; feelings of uncertainty or lack of conviction.
Pero: But; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement.
estaba: Was; third person singular imperfect of 'estar.'
empeñado: Determined or insistent on doing something particular.
ello: It; neutral third person pronoun referring to an idea.
Podía: Could; third person singular imperfect of 'poder.'
verlo: To see it or him; infinitive with attached object pronoun.
así: So or thus; in this way or manner.
cedí: I gave in; first person singular preterite of 'ceder.'

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