Bleak House — Page 10
Tangle's learned friends, each armed with a little summary of eighteen hundred sheets, bob up like eighteen hammers in a pianoforte, make eighteen bows, and drop into their eighteen places of obscurity.
Los eruditos amigos de Tangle, cada uno armado con un pequeño resumen de mil ochocientas hojas, surgen como dieciocho martillos en un pianoforte, hacen dieciocho reverencias y caen en sus dieciocho lugares de oscuridad.
"We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight," says the Chancellor.
«Continuaremos con la vista el miércoles en quince días», dice el Canciller.
For the question at issue is only a question of costs, a mere bud on the forest tree of the parent suit, and really will come to a settlement one of these days.
Pues la cuestión en litigio es solo una cuestión de costas, un simple brote en el árbol frondoso del pleito principal, y realmente llegará a una resolución cualquier día de estos.
The Chancellor rises; the bar rises; the prisoner is brought forward in a hurry; the man from Shropshire cries, "My lord!"
El Canciller se levanta; el foro se levanta; el prisionero es traído apresuradamente; el hombre de Shropshire exclama: «¡Milord!»
Maces, bags, and purses indignantly proclaim silence and frown at the man from Shropshire.
Las mazas, los maletines y las bolsas proclaman indignados silencio y fruncen el ceño ante el hombre de Shropshire.
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor, still on Jarndyce and Jarndyce, "to the young girl—"
«En referencia», prosigue el Canciller, aún en el asunto de Jarndyce contra Jarndyce, «a la joven—»
"Begludship's pardon—boy," says Mr. Tangle prematurely.
«Con perdón de Su Señoría... niño», dice el señor Tangle precipitadamente.
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor with extra distinctness, "to the young girl and boy, the two young people"—Mr. Tangle crushed—"whom I directed to be in attendance to-day and who are now in my private room, I will see them and satisfy myself as to the expediency of making the order for their residing with their uncle."
«En referencia», prosigue el Canciller con particular claridad, «a la joven y al niño, los dos jóvenes»—el señor Tangle abatido—«a quienes ordené que estuvieran presentes hoy y que se encuentran ahora en mi despacho privado, los recibiré y me cercioraré de la conveniencia de dictar la orden para que residan con su tío».
Mr. Tangle on his legs again. "Begludship's pardon—dead."
El señor Tangle de pie de nuevo. «Con perdón de Su Señoría... fallecido».
"With their"—Chancellor looking through his double eye-glass at the papers on his desk—"grandfather."
«Con su»—el Canciller mirando a través de su lente doble los papeles sobre su escritorio—«abuelo».
"Begludship's pardon—victim of rash action—brains."
«Con perdón de Su Señoría... víctima de un acto imprudente... sesos».
Suddenly a very little counsel with a terrific bass voice arises, fully inflated, in the back settlements of the fog, and says, "Will your lordship allow me? I appear for him.
De repente surge un abogado muy pequeño con una voz de bajo formidable, completamente henchido, en los rincones más lejanos de la niebla, y dice: «¿Me permitirá Su Señoría? Yo lo represento.
Vocabulary
- Los
- The (masculine plural article)
- eruditos
- Scholars or learned people with deep knowledge
- amigos
- Friends or friendly companions
- de
- Of, from, or indicating possession or relationship
- cada
- Each or every individual item or person
- uno
- One or a single unit or person
- armado
- Armed or equipped with weapons or tools
- con
- With or accompanied by something else
- un
- A or an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- pequeño
- Small in size or minor in importance
- resumen
- Summary or brief overview of main points
- mil
- One thousand or multiple groups of thousand
- ochocientas
- Eight hundred (feminine plural number)
- hojas
- Leaves of plants or pages of documents
- surgen
- They emerge or appear suddenly from something
- como
- Like, as, or in the manner of something
- dieciocho
- Eighteen or the number between seventeen and nineteen
- martillos
- Hammers or tools for striking and driving
- en
- In, on, or at a specific location
- pianoforte
- Piano or keyboard instrument producing musical sounds
- hacen
- They make, do, or create something
- reverencias
- Bows or gestures of respect and deference
- caen
- They fall or drop downward due to gravity
- sus
- Their or his/her possessive adjective (plural)
- lugares
- Places, locations, or specific positions or spots
- oscuridad
- Darkness or absence of light or illumination
- Continuaremos
- We will continue or resume doing something
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- vista
- View, sight, or visual appearance of something
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- miércoles
- Wednesday or the fourth day of the week
- quince
- Fifteen or the number between fourteen and sixteen
- días
- Days or twenty-four hour periods of time
- dice
- He/she says or tells someone something
- Canciller
- Chancellor or high-ranking government official
- Pues
- Well, then, or so (introductory word)
- cuestión
- Question, issue, or matter under discussion
- litigio
- Lawsuit or legal dispute between two parties
- es
- Is or being in a particular state
- solo
- Only, alone, or single without others
- una
- A or an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- costas
- Costs or expenses of legal proceedings
- simple
- Simple, easy, or uncomplicated in nature
- brote
- Sprout or young growth from plant
- árbol
- Tree or large woody plant with branches
- frondoso
- Leafy or having abundant foliage and branches
- del
- Of the or from the (contraction)
- pleito
- Lawsuit, dispute, or legal controversy
- principal
- Principal, main, or most important element
- realmente
- Really, actually, or in genuine manner
- llegará
- It will arrive or reach a destination
- resolución
- Resolution, decision, or official determination
- cualquier
- Any or whichever one without specific selection
- día
- Day or twenty-four hour period of time
- estos
- These or this group (masculine plural)
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or passive voice indicator
- levanta
- He/she raises, lifts, or stands up
- foro
- Forum or public place for discussion
- prisionero
- Prisoner or person held in custody
- traído
- Brought or transported from one place
- apresuradamente
- Hastily or in a quick rushed manner
- hombre
- Man or adult male person or human
- exclama
- He/she exclaims or shouts out loudly
- Las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- mazas
- Clubs, maces, or heavy striking weapons
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- maletines
- Small bags, briefcases, or carrying cases
- bolsas
- Bags, purses, or containers for carrying
- proclaman
- They proclaim or declare something publicly
- indignados
- Indignant or angry about something unfair
- silencio
- Silence or absence of sound or noise
- fruncen
- They frown or wrinkle brow in displeasure
- ceño
- Brow or forehead area above the eyes
- ante
- Before, in front of, or facing
- En
- In, on, or at a specific location
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