Crime and Punishment — Page 11
"So she carries the keys in a pocket on the right.
«Así que lleva las llaves en un bolsillo de la derecha.
All in one bunch on a steel ring....
Todas juntas en un manojo, en un aro de acero....
And there's one key there, three times as big as all the others, with deep notches;
Y hay una llave allí, tres veces más grande que todas las demás, con muescas profundas;
that can't be the key of the chest of drawers...
esa no puede ser la llave de la cómoda...
then there must be some other chest or strong-box... that's worth knowing.
entonces debe haber algún otro baúl o caja fuerte... eso vale la pena saber.
Strong-boxes always have keys like that...
Las cajas fuertes siempre tienen llaves así...
but how degrading it all is."
pero qué degradante es todo esto.»
The old woman came back.
La anciana regresó.
"Here, sir: as we say ten copecks the rouble a month, so I must take fifteen copecks from a rouble and a half for the month in advance.
«Aquí tiene, señor: como acordamos diez kopeks por rublo al mes, debo cobrarle quince kopeks por rublo y medio como adelanto del mes.
But for the two roubles I lent you before, you owe me now twenty copecks on the same reckoning in advance.
Pero por los dos rublos que le presté antes, me debe ahora veinte kopeks según el mismo cálculo, por adelantado.
That makes thirty-five copecks altogether.
Eso hace treinta y cinco kopeks en total.
So I must give you a rouble and fifteen copecks for the watch.
Así que debo darle un rublo y quince kopeks por el reloj.
Here it is."
Aquí lo tiene.»
"What! only a rouble and fifteen copecks now!"
«¡Cómo! ¡solo un rublo y quince kopeks!»
"Just so."
«Exactamente.»
The young man did not dispute it and took the money.
El joven no lo discutió y tomó el dinero.
He looked at the old woman, and was in no hurry to get away, as though there was still something he wanted to say or to do, but he did not himself quite know what.
Miró a la anciana, y no tenía prisa por marcharse, como si todavía hubiera algo que quería decir o hacer, pero él mismo no sabía bien qué.
"I may be bringing you something else in a day or two, Alyona Ivanovna--a valuable thing--silver--a cigarette-box, as soon as I get it back from a friend..."
«Puede que le traiga otra cosa en uno o dos días, Alyona Ivanovna, algo valioso, de plata, una pitillera, en cuanto me la devuelva un amigo...»
he broke off in confusion.
se interrumpió confundido.
"Well, we will talk about it then, sir.
«Bien, hablaremos de eso entonces, señor.
Vocabulary
- Así
- In this way; so; like this.
- que
- That; which; a common conjunction or relative pronoun.
- lleva
- Carries; wears; takes along with oneself.
- llaves
- Keys; metal instruments used to open locks.
- bolsillo
- Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing.
- derecha
- Right side; the direction opposite of left.
- Todas
- All; every one; feminine plural form of todo.
- juntas
- Together; united; feminine plural of junto.
- manojo
- Bunch; bundle of keys or items held together.
- aro
- Ring; hoop; circular metal or plastic object.
- acero
- Steel; strong metal alloy of iron and carbon.
- hay
- There is; there are; expresses existence of something.
- llave
- Key; metal instrument used to open a lock.
- allí
- There; in that place; indicates a distant location.
- veces
- Times; instances; plural of vez indicating repetition.
- más
- More; most; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
- grande
- Big; large; great in size or importance.
- todas
- All; every one; feminine plural of todo.
- demás
- The rest; the others; remaining ones in a group.
- muescas
- Notches; grooves; small cuts or indentations on keys.
- profundas
- Deep; profound; extending far below the surface.
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- puede
- Can; is able to; third person of poder.
- ser
- To be; essential infinitive expressing inherent qualities.
- cómoda
- Comfortable; providing ease and physical comfort.
- entonces
- Then; therefore; at that time or as a consequence.
- debe
- Must; should; owes; expresses obligation or probability.
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.
- algún
- Some; any; masculine singular indefinite adjective.
- otro
- Other; another; a different one from before.
- baúl
- Trunk; large chest used for storing belongings.
- caja
- Box; safe; container for storing objects or valuables.
- fuerte
- Strong; safe; a secure vault or strongbox.
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
- vale
- Is worth; costs; OK; expresses value or agreement.
- pena
- Sorrow; worth; effort; used in vale la pena.
- saber
- To know; to have knowledge of facts or information.
- cajas
- Boxes; safes; plural of caja.
- fuertes
- Safes; strongboxes; plural of fuerte used as noun.
- siempre
- Always; at all times; without exception.
- tienen
- Have; possess; third person plural of tener.
- así
- Like this; in this way; so.
- pero
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
- qué
- What; how; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun.
- degradante
- Degrading; humiliating; lowering one's dignity or status.
- todo
- Everything; all; the whole of something.
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.
- anciana
- Old woman; elderly female person.
- regresó
- Returned; came back; past tense of regresar.
- Aquí
- Here; in this place; nearby location adverb.
- tiene
- Have; here you are; third person of tener.
- señor
- Mister; sir; respectful form of address for men.
- como
- As; like; how; conjunction or adverb of comparison.
- acordamos
- We agreed; we arranged; past tense of acordar.
- por
- For; by; per; through; multifunctional Spanish preposition.
- mes
- Month; one of twelve periods in a year.
- debo
- I must; I owe; first person singular of deber.
- cobrarle
- To charge him/her; to collect payment from someone.
- medio
- Half; middle; half a unit of measurement.
- adelanto
- Advance; advance payment given before it is due.
- Pero
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
- le
- Him; her; you; indirect object pronoun in Spanish.
- presté
- I lent; I loaned; first person past of prestar.
- antes
- Before; previously; earlier in time.
- ahora
- Now; at this moment; currently.
- según
- According to; depending on; preposition expressing reference.
- mismo
- Same; himself; itself; used for emphasis or sameness.
- cálculo
- Calculation; computation; mathematical reckoning of amounts.
- adelantado
- Advanced; paid in advance; ahead of the due time.
- Eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.
- hace
- Makes; does; adds up to a total amount.
- total
- Total; overall sum; the complete combined amount.
- darle
- To give him/her; infinitive with indirect object pronoun.
- reloj
- Watch; clock; a device for measuring time.
- lo
- It; him; direct object pronoun for masculine nouns.
- Cómo
- How; in what way; interrogative or exclamatory adverb.
- solo
- Only; alone; just; by oneself without others.
- Exactamente
- Exactly; precisely; used to confirm something is correct.
- joven
- Young man; youth; a young person.
- discutió
- Argued; discussed; debated; past tense of discutir.
- tomó
- Took; grabbed; accepted; past tense of tomar.
- dinero
- Money; currency; funds used for transactions.
- Miró
- Looked at; glanced at; past tense of mirar.
- tenía
- Had; was having; imperfect past tense of tener.
- prisa
- Hurry; haste; urgency; feeling of needing to rush.
- marcharse
- To leave; to go away; reflexive verb of marchar.
- si
- If; whether; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis.
- todavía
- Still; yet; even now; continuing up to present.
- hubiera
- There were; had; past subjunctive of haber.
- algo
- Something; anything; an unspecified thing or matter.
- quería
- Wanted; loved; imperfect past tense of querer.
- decir
- To say; to tell; to express something verbally.
- hacer
- To do; to make; to carry out an action.
- sabía
- Knew; was aware of; imperfect past tense of saber.
- bien
- Well; good; correctly; in a proper or satisfactory manner.
- Puede
- Can; may; he/she is able to do something.
- traiga
- Bring; present subjunctive or command form of traer.
- otra
- Another; other; feminine singular form of otro.
- cosa
- Thing; object; an item or matter of any kind.
- días
- Days; plural of día; 24-hour periods of time.
- valioso
- Valuable; precious; worth a great deal of money.
- plata
- Silver; money; precious white metallic element.
- pitillera
- Cigarette case; small decorative container for carrying cigarettes.
- cuanto
- As soon as; how much; when; relative or quantity word.
- devuelva
- Returns; gives back; present subjunctive of devolver.
- amigo
- Friend; a person with whom one has a friendship.
- interrumpió
- Interrupted; cut off; past tense of interrumpir.
- confundido
- Confused; bewildered; mixed up; past participle of confundir.
- Bien
- Well; fine; good; expressing agreement or satisfaction.
- hablaremos
- We will talk; we will speak; future tense of hablar.
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