Bleak House — Page 4
Lewes (quite mistaken, as he soon found, in supposing the thing to have been abandoned by all authorities) published some ingenious letters to me at the time when that event was chronicled, arguing that spontaneous combustion could not possibly be.
Lewes (muy equivocado, como pronto descubrió, al suponer que el asunto había sido abandonado por todas las autoridades) me publicó algunas ingeniosas cartas en el momento en que ese evento fue registrado, argumentando que la combustión espontánea no podía ser posible.
I have no need to observe that I do not wilfully or negligently mislead my readers and that before I wrote that description I took pains to investigate the subject.
No necesito señalar que no engaño a mis lectores de manera deliberada o negligente, y que antes de escribir esa descripción me tomé el trabajo de investigar el tema.
There are about thirty cases on record, of which the most famous, that of the Countess Cornelia de Baudi Cesenate, was minutely investigated and described by Giuseppe Bianchini, a prebendary of Verona, otherwise distinguished in letters, who published an account of it at Verona in 1731, which he afterwards republished at Rome.
Hay alrededor de treinta casos registrados, de los cuales el más famoso, el de la Condesa Cornelia de Baudi Cesenate, fue minuciosamente investigado y descrito por Giuseppe Bianchini, un prebendado de Verona, también distinguido en las letras, quien publicó un relato del mismo en Verona en 1731, que posteriormente republicó en Roma.
The appearances, beyond all rational doubt, observed in that case are the appearances observed in Mr. Krook's case.
Las apariencias, más allá de toda duda racional, observadas en ese caso son las apariencias observadas en el caso del señor Krook.
The next most famous instance happened at Rheims six years earlier, and the historian in that case is Le Cat, one of the most renowned surgeons produced by France.
El siguiente caso más famoso ocurrió en Reims seis años antes, y el historiador en ese caso es Le Cat, uno de los cirujanos más renombrados que ha producido Francia.
The subject was a woman, whose husband was ignorantly convicted of having murdered her; but on solemn appeal to a higher court, he was acquitted because it was shown upon the evidence that she had died the death of which this name of spontaneous combustion is given.
La sujeto era una mujer, cuyo marido fue condenado por ignorancia por haberla asesinado; pero tras una solemne apelación a un tribunal superior, fue absuelto porque se demostró con las pruebas que ella había muerto la muerte a la que se le da este nombre de combustión espontánea.
I do not think it necessary to add to these notable facts, and that general reference to the authorities which will be found at page 30, vol. ii.
No creo necesario añadir nada a estos hechos notables, ni a esa referencia general a las autoridades que se encontrará en la página 30, vol. ii.
Vocabulary
- muy
- Very; adverb indicating high degree or intensity.
- equivocado
- Mistaken; wrong; incorrect in judgment or fact.
- como
- Like, as; used for comparison or manner.
- pronto
- Soon; quickly; in the near future.
- descubrió
- Discovered; past tense of descubrir.
- al
- To the; contraction of a + el.
- suponer
- To suppose; to assume or conjecture something.
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish.
- asunto
- Matter; subject; issue or topic of concern.
- había
- Had; past tense of haber; auxiliary verb.
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser verb.
- abandonado
- Abandoned; left behind; neglected or deserted.
- por
- By; for; preposition indicating agent or reason.
- todas
- All; every; feminine plural of todo.
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- autoridades
- Authorities; officials with power or responsibility.
- me
- Me; personal pronoun, direct or indirect object.
- publicó
- Published; past tense of publicar.
- algunas
- Some; a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective.
- ingeniosas
- Ingenious; clever; showing originality and intelligence.
- cartas
- Letters; written correspondence or epistle.
- en
- In; on; preposition indicating location or time.
- momento
- Moment; instant; brief period of time.
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- evento
- Event; occurrence; something that happens.
- fue
- Was; past tense of ser or ir.
- registrado
- Registered; recorded; documented officially.
- argumentando
- Arguing; presenting reasons or evidence for position.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- combustión
- Combustion; burning; rapid chemical oxidation process.
- espontánea
- Spontaneous; occurring naturally without external cause.
- no
- No; not; negation adverb.
- podía
- Could; was able to; past tense poder.
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb expressing existence.
- posible
- Possible; capable of happening or existing.
- No
- No; not; negation adverb (capitalized).
- necesito
- I need; first person singular of necesitar.
- señalar
- To point out; to indicate or mention.
- engaño
- Deception; fraud; trick or dishonest act.
- mis
- My; possessive adjective, plural or singular.
- lectores
- Readers; people who read written material.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- manera
- Manner; way; method of doing something.
- deliberada
- Deliberate; intentional; done on purpose consciously.
- negligente
- Negligent; careless; failing in duty or care.
- antes
- Before; prior; earlier in time.
- escribir
- To write; to compose written text.
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective.
- descripción
- Description; detailed account of something.
- tomé
- I took; first person past tense tomar.
- trabajo
- Work; labor; effort or employment.
- investigar
- To investigate; to examine or inquire into.
- tema
- Topic; theme; subject matter of discussion.
- Hay
- There is/are; third person singular of haber.
- alrededor
- Around; approximately; surrounding or near area.
- treinta
- Thirty; the number 30.
- casos
- Cases; instances; examples of specific situations.
- registrados
- Registered; recorded; officially documented or listed.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- cuales
- Which; relative pronoun for plural antecedent.
- más
- More; most; comparative and superlative adverb.
- famoso
- Famous; renowned; well-known widely.
- Condesa
- Countess; female title of nobility.
- minuciosamente
- Minutely; in great detail; thoroughly.
- investigado
- Investigated; examined; looked into thoroughly.
- descrito
- Described; portrayed; given a description of.
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- también
- Also; too; in addition besides.
- distinguido
- Distinguished; eminent; celebrated or notable.
- letras
- Letters; literature; written characters or scholarship.
- quien
- Who; whom; relative pronoun for persons.
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