Crime and Punishment — Page 10
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"I will bring you the interest for another month; wait a little."
«Le traeré los intereses de otro mes; espere un poco.»
"But that's for me to do as I please, my good sir, to wait or to sell your pledge at once."
«Pero eso es cosa mía, buen señor, esperar o vender su prenda de inmediato.»
"How much will you give me for the watch, Alyona Ivanovna?"
«¿Cuánto me dará por el reloj, Alyona Ivanovna?»
"You come with such trifles, my good sir, it's scarcely worth anything. I gave you two roubles last time for your ring and one could buy it quite new at a jeweler's for a rouble and a half."
«Usted viene con semejantes bagatelas, buen señor, esto casi no vale nada. La última vez le di dos rublos por su anillo, y uno podría comprarlo completamente nuevo en una joyería por rublo y medio.»
"Give me four roubles for it, I shall redeem it, it was my father's. I shall be getting some money soon."
«Deme cuatro rublos por él, lo rescataré, era de mi padre. Pronto recibiré algo de dinero.»
"A rouble and a half, and interest in advance, if you like!"
«¡Rublo y medio, y los intereses por adelantado, si gusta!»
"A rouble and a half!" cried the young man.
«¡Rublo y medio!», exclamó el joven.
"Please yourself"--and the old woman handed him back the watch.
«Como usted quiera»: y la anciana le devolvió el reloj.
The young man took it, and was so angry that he was on the point of going away; but checked himself at once, remembering that there was nowhere else he could go, and that he had had another object also in coming.
El joven lo tomó, y estaba tan furioso que estuvo a punto de marcharse; pero se contuvo de inmediato, recordando que no tenía adónde más ir, y que también había tenido otro propósito al venir.
"Hand it over," he said roughly.
«Dámelo», dijo él bruscamente.
The old woman fumbled in her pocket for her keys, and disappeared behind the curtain into the other room.
La anciana rebuscó en su bolsillo las llaves y desapareció tras la cortina hacia la otra habitación.
The young man, left standing alone in the middle of the room, listened inquisitively, thinking.
El joven, que se quedó de pie solo en medio de la habitación, escuchó con curiosidad, pensando.
He could hear her unlocking the chest of drawers.
Podía oírla abriendo con llave la cómoda.
"It must be the top drawer," he reflected.
«Debe de ser el cajón de arriba», reflexionó.
Vocabulary
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- traeré
- Future tense of traer: 'I will bring'
- los
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'
- intereses
- Interest payments on a loan or debt
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- otro
- Adjective meaning 'another' or 'other'
- mes
- Noun meaning 'month'
- espere
- Formal imperative of esperar: 'wait'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- poco
- Adverb meaning 'a little' or 'a bit'
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- eso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- es
- Third person singular of ser: 'is'
- cosa
- Noun meaning 'thing' or 'matter'
- mía
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine'
- buen
- Adjective meaning 'good'; used before masculine nouns
- señor
- Noun meaning 'sir,' 'mister,' or 'gentleman'
- esperar
- Verb meaning 'to wait' or 'to hope'
- o
- Conjunction meaning 'or'
- vender
- Verb meaning 'to sell'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- prenda
- Item given as collateral or pledge for a loan
- inmediato
- Adjective meaning 'immediate' or 'right away'
- Cuánto
- Interrogative meaning 'how much'
- me
- First person singular object pronoun: 'me'
- dará
- Future tense of dar: 'will give'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'in exchange for'
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the'
- reloj
- Noun meaning 'watch' or 'clock'
- Usted
- Formal second person singular pronoun: 'you'
- viene
- Third person singular of venir: 'comes'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- semejantes
- Adjective meaning 'such' or 'similar things'
- bagatelas
- Trifles or worthless, insignificant items
- esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- vale
- Third person singular of valer: 'is worth'
- nada
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing'
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- última
- Adjective meaning 'last' or 'most recent'
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' in the sense of 'occasion'
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- di
- First person singular preterite of dar: 'I gave'
- dos
- Number meaning 'two'
- rublos
- Plural of rublo; Russian currency unit
- anillo
- Noun meaning 'ring' worn on a finger
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- uno
- Number or pronoun meaning 'one'
- podría
- Conditional of poder: 'could' or 'would be able'
- comprarlo
- Infinitive comprar plus pronoun: 'to buy it'
- completamente
- Adverb meaning 'completely' or 'entirely'
- nuevo
- Adjective meaning 'new'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on'
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- joyería
- A jewelry store or shop selling jewels
- rublo
- Russian monetary unit; one ruble
- medio
- Adjective or noun meaning 'half' or 'middle'
- Deme
- Formal imperative of dar plus me: 'give me'
- cuatro
- Number meaning 'four'
- él
- Third person singular subject pronoun: 'he'
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- rescataré
- Future tense of rescatar: 'I will redeem/reclaim it'
- era
- Imperfect tense of ser: 'was' or 'used to be'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- padre
- Noun meaning 'father'
- Pronto
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'quickly'
- recibiré
- Future tense of recibir: 'I will receive'
- algo
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'some'
- dinero
- Noun meaning 'money'
- Rublo
- Russian monetary unit; one ruble
- adelantado
- Adjective meaning 'in advance' or 'upfront'
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if'
- gusta
- Third person singular of gustar: 'pleases' or 'likes'
- exclamó
- Preterite of exclamar: 'exclaimed'
- joven
- Noun or adjective meaning 'young person' or 'young'
- Como
- Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'however you wish'
- quiera
- Subjunctive of querer: 'wishes' or 'as you like'
- la
- Feminine definite article or pronoun: 'the' or 'her'
- anciana
- Noun meaning 'old woman' or 'elderly woman'
- devolvió
- Preterite of devolver: 'returned' or 'gave back'
- El
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- tomó
- Preterite of tomar: 'took' or 'grabbed'
- estaba
- Imperfect of estar: 'was' in a temporary state
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' used with adjectives
- furioso
- Adjective meaning 'furious' or 'enraged'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'who'
- estuvo
- Preterite of estar: 'was' at a moment in time
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'on the verge of'
- punto
- Noun meaning 'point'; a punto de means 'about to'
- marcharse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to leave' or 'to go away'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- contuvo
- Preterite of contenerse: 'restrained himself'
- recordando
- Gerund of recordar: 'remembering'
- tenía
- Imperfect of tener: 'had' or 'used to have'
- adónde
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'where' with direction
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'else'
- ir
- Infinitive meaning 'to go'
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'
- había
- Imperfect of haber: 'had' as auxiliary verb
- tenido
- Past participle of tener: 'had'
- propósito
- Noun meaning 'purpose,' 'intention,' or 'plan'
- al
- Contraction of a + el meaning 'to the' or 'upon'
- venir
- Infinitive meaning 'to come'
- Dámelo
- Informal imperative dar plus pronouns: 'give it to me'
- dijo
- Preterite of decir: 'said'
- bruscamente
- Adverb meaning 'brusquely' or 'sharply'
- rebuscó
- Preterite of rebuscar: 'rummaged through' or 'searched'
- bolsillo
- Noun meaning 'pocket' of a garment
- llaves
- Plural of llave; 'keys'
- desapareció
- Preterite of desaparecer: 'disappeared'
- tras
- Preposition meaning 'behind' or 'after'
- cortina
- Noun meaning 'curtain' or 'drape'
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- otra
- Feminine adjective meaning 'another' or 'other'
- habitación
- Noun meaning 'room' in a house or building
- quedó
- Preterite of quedar: 'remained' or 'stayed'
- pie
- Noun meaning 'foot'; de pie means 'standing up'
- solo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'alone' or 'only'
- escuchó
- Preterite of escuchar: 'listened' or 'heard'
- curiosidad
- Noun meaning 'curiosity'
- pensando
- Gerund of pensar: 'thinking'
- Podía
- Imperfect of poder: 'could' or 'was able to'
- oírla
- Infinitive oír plus pronoun: 'to hear her'
- abriendo
- Gerund of abrir: 'opening'
- llave
- Noun meaning 'key' used to open a lock
- cómoda
- Noun meaning 'dresser' or 'chest of drawers'
- Debe
- Third person singular of deber: 'must' or 'should'
- ser
- Infinitive meaning 'to be'
- cajón
- Noun meaning 'drawer' in furniture
- arriba
- Adverb meaning 'above' or 'up there'
- reflexionó
- Preterite of reflexionar: 'reflected' or 'pondered'
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