Bleak House — Page 3
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But as it is wholesome that the parsimonious public should know what has been doing, and still is doing, in this connexion, I mention here that everything set forth in these pages concerning the Court of Chancery is substantially true, and within the truth.
Pero como es saludable que el público avaro sepa lo que se ha hecho, y se sigue haciendo, en este sentido, menciono aquí que todo lo expuesto en estas páginas respecto al Tribunal de la Cancillería es sustancialmente cierto, y dentro de la verdad.
The case of Gridley is in no essential altered from one of actual occurrence, made public by a disinterested person who was professionally acquainted with the whole of the monstrous wrong from beginning to end.
El caso de Gridley no ha sido alterado en ningún aspecto esencial respecto a uno de ocurrencia real, dado a conocer por una persona desinteresada que conocía profesionalmente todo el monstruoso agravio de principio a fin.
At the present moment (August, 1853) there is a suit before the court which was commenced nearly twenty years ago, in which from thirty to forty counsel have been known to appear at one time, in which costs have been incurred to the amount of seventy thousand pounds, which is A FRIENDLY SUIT, and which is (I am assured) no nearer to its termination now than when it was begun.
En el momento presente (agosto de 1853) hay un pleito ante el tribunal que se inició hace casi veinte años, en el que se sabe que de treinta a cuarenta abogados han llegado a comparecer al mismo tiempo, en el que se han incurrido en costas por un importe de setenta mil libras, que es UN PLEITO AMISTOSO, y que (según me aseguran) no está ahora más cerca de su conclusión que cuando comenzó.
There is another well-known suit in Chancery, not yet decided, which was commenced before the close of the last century and in which more than double the amount of seventy thousand pounds has been swallowed up in costs.
Hay otro pleito muy conocido en la Cancillería, aún no resuelto, que se inició antes del final del siglo pasado y en el que más del doble de la cantidad de setenta mil libras ha sido absorbida en costas.
If I wanted other authorities for Jarndyce and Jarndyce, I could rain them on these pages, to the shame of—a parsimonious public.
Si quisiera otras autoridades para el caso Jarndyce contra Jarndyce, podría lloverlas sobre estas páginas, para vergüenza de un público avaro.
There is only one other point on which I offer a word of remark.
Solo hay otro punto sobre el que ofrezco una breve observación.
The possibility of what is called spontaneous combustion has been denied since the death of Mr. Krook; and my good friend Mr.
La posibilidad de lo que se llama combustión espontánea ha sido negada desde la muerte del señor Krook; y mi buen amigo el señor
Vocabulary
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing contrast.
- como
- Meaning 'as' or 'how,' introducing comparison or manner.
- es
- Third person singular of 'ser,' meaning 'is.'
- saludable
- Adjective meaning healthy or beneficial to wellbeing.
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who.'
- público
- Noun or adjective meaning 'public' or general audience.
- avaro
- Adjective or noun meaning greedy or miserly person.
- sepa
- Subjunctive form of 'saber,' meaning 'may know.'
- lo
- Neuter pronoun or direct object pronoun meaning 'it.'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used in reflexive or passive constructions.
- ha
- Auxiliary verb 'has,' used in perfect tenses.
- hecho
- Past participle of 'hacer,' meaning 'done' or 'made.'
- sigue
- Third person singular of 'seguir,' meaning 'continues.'
- haciendo
- Gerund of 'hacer,' meaning 'doing' or 'making.'
- este
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' for masculine nouns.
- sentido
- Noun meaning 'sense,' 'direction,' or 'meaning.'
- menciono
- First person singular of 'mencionar,' meaning 'I mention.'
- aquí
- Adverb meaning 'here,' indicating a nearby location.
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'everything.'
- expuesto
- Past participle of 'exponer,' meaning 'exposed' or 'presented.'
- estas
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' for feminine nouns.
- páginas
- Noun meaning 'pages,' referring to written document sheets.
- respecto
- Noun meaning 'respect' or 'regard,' as in 'regarding.'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the.'
- Tribunal
- Noun meaning 'court' or 'tribunal,' a judicial body.
- Cancillería
- Noun meaning 'Chancery,' a type of court or chancellery.
- sustancialmente
- Adverb meaning 'substantially' or 'essentially,' to a large degree.
- cierto
- Adjective meaning 'certain,' 'true,' or 'a certain.'
- dentro
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'inside' or 'within.'
- verdad
- Noun meaning 'truth,' something factually accurate or real.
- caso
- Noun meaning 'case,' a legal matter or situation.
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser,' meaning 'been.'
- alterado
- Past participle meaning 'altered,' 'changed,' or 'modified.'
- ningún
- Adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any,' negating a noun.
- aspecto
- Noun meaning 'aspect,' 'feature,' or 'appearance.'
- esencial
- Adjective meaning 'essential,' fundamental or critically important.
- uno
- Number or pronoun meaning 'one' or 'someone.'
- ocurrencia
- Noun meaning 'occurrence,' an event that actually happened.
- real
- Adjective meaning 'real,' 'actual,' or 'royal.'
- dado
- Past participle of 'dar,' meaning 'given.'
- conocer
- Verb meaning 'to know' a person or place personally.
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through.'
- persona
- Noun meaning 'person,' an individual human being.
- desinteresada
- Adjective meaning 'disinterested,' impartial or without personal gain.
- conocía
- Imperfect of 'conocer,' meaning 'knew' or 'was acquainted with.'
- profesionalmente
- Adverb meaning 'professionally,' in a professional capacity.
- monstruoso
- Adjective meaning 'monstrous,' shockingly wrong or enormous.
- agravio
- Noun meaning 'grievance,' 'wrong,' or 'injustice' suffered.
- principio
- Noun meaning 'beginning,' 'principle,' or 'start.'
- fin
- Noun meaning 'end,' the conclusion or final point.
- momento
- Noun meaning 'moment,' a specific point in time.
- presente
- Adjective or noun meaning 'present,' current or now.
- agosto
- Noun meaning 'August,' the eighth month of the year.
- hay
- Impersonal form of 'haber,' meaning 'there is/are.'
- pleito
- Noun meaning 'lawsuit' or 'legal dispute' between parties.
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of.'
- tribunal
- Noun meaning 'court,' a legal or judicial authority.
- inició
- Preterite of 'iniciar,' meaning 'began' or 'started.'
- hace
- Used with time expressions meaning 'ago' or 'has been.'
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly,' close to a quantity.
- veinte
- Number meaning 'twenty,' the integer 20.
- años
- Noun meaning 'years,' units of time equal to 12 months.
- sabe
- Third person singular of 'saber,' meaning 'knows.'
- treinta
- Number meaning 'thirty,' the integer 30.
- cuarenta
- Number meaning 'forty,' the integer 40.
- abogados
- Noun meaning 'lawyers' or 'attorneys,' legal professionals.
- han
- Third person plural of 'haber,' auxiliary meaning 'have.'
- llegado
- Past participle of 'llegar,' meaning 'arrived' or 'come.'
- comparecer
- Verb meaning 'to appear' before a court or authority.
- mismo
- Adjective meaning 'same' or 'himself,' emphasizing identity.
- tiempo
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather,' a general temporal concept.
- incurrido
- Past participle of 'incurrir,' meaning 'incurred' or 'fallen into.'
- costas
- Noun meaning 'legal costs' or 'court fees' in litigation.
- importe
- Noun meaning 'amount' or 'total sum' of money.
- setenta
- Number meaning 'seventy,' the integer 70.
- mil
- Number meaning 'thousand,' the integer 1,000.
- libras
- Noun meaning 'pounds,' a unit of currency or weight.
- PLEITO
- Noun meaning 'lawsuit' or 'legal dispute' between parties.
- AMISTOSO
- Adjective meaning 'friendly' or 'amicable,' without hostility.
- según
- Preposition meaning 'according to' or 'depending on.'
- me
- First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me.'
- aseguran
- Third person plural of 'asegurar,' meaning 'they assure.'
- está
- Third person singular of 'estar,' meaning 'is' (state/location).
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now,' referring to the current moment.
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more,' indicating a greater degree.
- cerca
- Adverb meaning 'near' or 'close,' indicating proximity.
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'their.'
- conclusión
- Noun meaning 'conclusion,' the end or final resolution.
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when,' indicating time.
- comenzó
- Preterite of 'comenzar,' meaning 'began' or 'started.'
- Hay
- Impersonal form of 'haber,' meaning 'there is/are.'
- otro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'another' or 'other.'
- muy
- Adverb meaning 'very,' intensifying an adjective or adverb.
- conocido
- Adjective meaning 'well-known' or 'famous,' widely recognized.
- aún
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet,' indicating continuation.
- resuelto
- Past participle of 'resolver,' meaning 'resolved' or 'solved.'
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before,' referring to an earlier time.
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the.'
- final
- Noun or adjective meaning 'end' or 'final.'
- siglo
- Noun meaning 'century,' a period of one hundred years.
- pasado
- Adjective meaning 'past' or 'last,' referring to previous time.
- doble
- Adjective meaning 'double,' twice as much or two-fold.
- cantidad
- Noun meaning 'quantity' or 'amount,' a measurable sum.
- absorbida
- Past participle of 'absorber,' meaning 'absorbed' or 'consumed.'
- Si
- Conjunction meaning 'if,' introducing a conditional clause.
- quisiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'querer,' meaning 'would want.'
- otras
- Adjective meaning 'other' or 'another,' feminine plural form.
- autoridades
- Noun meaning 'authorities,' officials or sources of power.
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'toward.'
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against,' opposing or in conflict with.
- podría
- Conditional of 'poder,' meaning 'could' or 'would be able.'
- lloverlas
- Infinitive 'llover' plus pronoun, meaning 'to rain them down.'
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about.'
- vergüenza
- Noun meaning 'shame' or 'embarrassment,' a feeling of disgrace.
- Solo
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just,' limiting to one thing.
- punto
- Noun meaning 'point,' a specific topic or location.
- ofrezco
- First person singular of 'ofrecer,' meaning 'I offer.'
- breve
- Adjective meaning 'brief' or 'short,' of limited duration.
- observación
- Noun meaning 'observation,' a remark or act of noticing.
- posibilidad
- Noun meaning 'possibility,' something that may occur.
- llama
- Noun meaning 'flame' or third person of 'llamar,' 'calls.'
- combustión
- Noun meaning 'combustion,' the process of burning.
- espontánea
- Adjective meaning 'spontaneous,' occurring without external cause.
- negada
- Past participle of 'negar,' meaning 'denied' or 'refuted.'
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from,' indicating a starting point.
- muerte
- Noun meaning 'death,' the end of life.
- señor
- Noun meaning 'mister' or 'gentleman,' a respectful title.
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my,' indicating first person ownership.
- buen
- Adjective meaning 'good,' shortened form before masculine nouns.
- amigo
- Noun meaning 'friend,' a person one has affection for.
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