Dracula — Page 3
I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathians, as if it were the centre of some sort of imaginative whirlpool; if so my stay may be very interesting.
Leí que todas las supersticiones conocidas en el mundo se reúnen en la herradura de los Cárpatos, como si fuera el centro de una especie de torbellino imaginativo; si es así, mi estancia puede ser muy interesante.
(_Mem._, I must ask the Count all about them.)
(_Mem._, Debo preguntarle al Conde todo sobre ellas.)
I did not sleep well, though my bed was comfortable enough, for I had all sorts of queer dreams.
No dormí bien, aunque mi cama era lo bastante cómoda, pues tuve toda clase de sueños extraños.
There was a dog howling all night under my window, which may have had something to do with it; or it may have been the paprika, for I had to drink up all the water in my carafe, and was still thirsty.
Había un perro aullando toda la noche bajo mi ventana, lo cual puede haber tenido algo que ver; o puede haber sido el pimentón, pues tuve que beberme toda el agua de mi jarra, y aún tenía sed.
Towards morning I slept and was wakened by the continuous knocking at my door, so I guess I must have been sleeping soundly then.
Hacia la mañana me dormí y fui despertado por los continuos golpes en mi puerta, así que supongo que debía estar durmiendo profundamente en ese momento.
I had for breakfast more paprika, and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was "mamaliga," and egg-plant stuffed with forcemeat, a very excellent dish, which they call "impletata."
Desayuné más pimentón, y una especie de gachas de harina de maíz que dijeron era "mamaliga", y berenjena rellena de picadillo, un plato excelente que llaman "impletata".
(_Mem._, get recipe for this also.)
(_Mem._, conseguir también la receta de esto.)
I had to hurry breakfast, for the train started a little before eight, or rather it ought to have done so, for after rushing to the station at 7:30 I had to sit in the carriage for more than an hour before we began to move.
Tuve que apresurar el desayuno, pues el tren salía un poco antes de las ocho, o más bien debería haberlo hecho, pues tras correr a la estación a las 7:30 tuve que sentarme en el vagón durante más de una hora antes de que empezáramos a movernos.
It seems to me that the further east you go the more unpunctual are the trains.
Me parece que cuanto más al este se va, más impuntuales son los trenes.
What ought they to be in China?
¿Cómo serán en China?
Vocabulary
- Leí
- I read (past tense)
- que
- that; which; what (relative/subordinate conjunction)
- todas
- all (feminine plural)
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- supersticiones
- superstitions; beliefs not based on reason
- conocidas
- known; famous (feminine plural adjective)
- en
- in; on; at (preposition indicating location)
- el
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- mundo
- world; earth; global population
- se
- oneself; himself; herself (reflexive pronoun)
- reúnen
- they gather; they meet together
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- herradura
- horseshoe; curved metal shoe for horses
- de
- of; from; pertaining to (preposition)
- los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- como
- like; as; as if (comparison or manner)
- si
- if; whether (conditional conjunction)
- fuera
- were; would be (subjunctive past)
- centro
- center; middle point of something
- una
- a; an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- especie
- species; kind; type of thing
- imaginativo
- imaginative; creative; involving imagination
- es
- is (third person singular present)
- así
- thus; so; in this manner
- mi
- my (possessive adjective)
- estancia
- stay; sojourn; period spent somewhere
- puede
- can; is able to (third person singular)
- ser
- to be; to exist (infinitive)
- muy
- very; extremely; to a great degree
- interesante
- interesting; engaging; arousing curiosity
- Debo
- I must; I should; I owe
- preguntarle
- to ask him; to question him
- al
- to the; at the (contraction)
- Conde
- Count; nobleman of high rank
- todo
- everything; all; every single thing
- sobre
- about; on; over; regarding
- ellas
- they; them (feminine plural pronoun)
- No
- no; not; negation particle
- dormí
- I slept (past tense)
- bien
- well; good; in a satisfactory manner
- aunque
- although; even though; despite
- cama
- bed; sleeping furniture; layer
- era
- was; existed (imperfect past)
- lo
- it; the (masculine singular direct object)
- bastante
- enough; quite; rather; sufficient amount
- cómoda
- comfortable; convenient (feminine adjective)
- pues
- well; then; therefore; since
- tuve
- I had (past tense)
- toda
- all; every; entire (feminine singular)
- clase
- class; kind; type; category
- sueños
- dreams; sleep visions; fantasies
- extraños
- strange; weird; foreign (masculine plural)
- Había
- there was; there were (imperfect)
- un
- a; an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- perro
- dog; canine animal
- aullando
- howling; crying out; wailing
- noche
- night; period of darkness
- bajo
- under; beneath; below; low
- ventana
- window; opening in a wall
- cual
- which; what; whichever; that which
- haber
- to have; to possess (infinitive)
- tenido
- had; possessed (past participle)
- algo
- something; anything; some amount
- ver
- to see; to watch; to perceive
- sido
- been; existed (past participle of ser)
- beberme
- to drink me; drink for me
- agua
- water; liquid H2O
- jarra
- pitcher; jug; large drinking vessel
- aún
- still; yet; even; nevertheless
- tenía
- I had; I possessed (imperfect)
- sed
- thirst; desire to drink
- Hacia
- toward; about; approximately; near
- mañana
- tomorrow; morning; the next day
- me
- me; myself (direct/indirect object)
- fui
- I went; I was (past tense)
- despertado
- awakened; woke up; became conscious
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