Dracula — Page 9
If this book should ever reach Mina before I do, let it bring my good-bye.
Si este libro llegara alguna vez a Mina antes que yo, que le lleve mi despedida.
Here comes the coach!
¡Aquí viene el carruaje!
5 May. The Castle.--The grey of the morning has passed, and the sun is high over the distant horizon, which seems jagged, whether with trees or hills I know not, for it is so far off that big things and little are mixed.
5 de mayo. El Castillo.--El gris de la mañana ha pasado, y el sol está alto sobre el lejano horizonte, que parece dentado, si de árboles o colinas no lo sé, pues está tan lejos que las cosas grandes y pequeñas se mezclan.
I am not sleepy, and, as I am not to be called till I awake, naturally I write till sleep comes.
No tengo sueño, y, como no han de llamarme hasta que despierte, naturalmente escribo hasta que el sueño llegue.
There are many odd things to put down, and, lest who reads them may fancy that I dined too well before I left Bistritz, let me put down my dinner exactly.
Hay muchas cosas extrañas que anotar, y, para que quien las lea no piense que cené demasiado bien antes de salir de Bistritz, permítame anotar mi cena con exactitud.
I dined on what they called "robber steak"--bits of bacon, onion, and beef, seasoned with red pepper, and strung on sticks and roasted over the fire, in the simple style of the London cat's meat!
Cené lo que llamaban «filete de bandido»: trozos de tocino, cebolla y ternera, sazonados con pimiento rojo, ensartados en palos y asados al fuego, ¡al simple estilo de la carne para gatos de Londres!
The wine was Golden Mediasch, which produces a queer sting on the tongue, which is, however, not disagreeable.
El vino era Golden Mediasch, que produce un extraño picor en la lengua, que, sin embargo, no resulta desagradable.
I had only a couple of glasses of this, and nothing else.
Solo tomé un par de copas de este, y nada más.
When I got on the coach the driver had not taken his seat, and I saw him talking with the landlady.
Cuando subí al carruaje, el cochero no había ocupado su asiento, y lo vi hablando con la patrona.
Vocabulary
- Si
- Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' in Spanish
- este
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'
- libro
- A bound written or printed work; book
- llegara
- Past subjunctive of llegar; 'were to arrive/reach'
- alguna
- Feminine form of 'some' or 'any'
- vez
- A single occurrence or instance; time, turn
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously' in time
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- lleve
- Present subjunctive of llevar; 'carry' or 'bring'
- despedida
- A farewell, goodbye, or parting message
- Aquí
- Adverb of place meaning 'here' or 'right here'
- viene
- Third-person singular present of venir; 'comes'
- carruaje
- A horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for passengers; carriage
- mayo
- The fifth month of the year; May
- gris
- Adjective describing the color gray
- mañana
- The morning; also 'tomorrow' as an adverb
- pasado
- Past participle of pasar; 'passed' or 'gone by'
- sol
- The star at the center of our solar system; sun
- alto
- Adjective meaning tall or high; elevated in position
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'over,' 'above,' or 'about'
- lejano
- Adjective meaning distant, far away, or remote
- horizonte
- The line where earth and sky appear to meet; horizon
- parece
- Third-person singular of parecer; 'it seems/appears'
- dentado
- Adjective meaning jagged, toothed, or serrated
- si
- Conditional conjunction meaning 'if'; also musical note
- árboles
- Plural of árbol; woody perennial plants; trees
- colinas
- Plural of colina; rounded elevated landforms; hills
- sé
- First-person singular present of saber; 'I know'
- pues
- Conjunction or filler meaning 'well,' 'since,' or 'then'
- tan
- Adverb of degree meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons
- lejos
- Adverb meaning 'far away' or 'at a great distance'
- cosas
- Plural of cosa; objects, matters, or things in general
- grandes
- Plural of grande; large, big, or great in size
- pequeñas
- Feminine plural of pequeño; small or little in size
- mezclan
- Third-person plural of mezclar; 'they mix' or 'blend'
- tengo
- First-person singular of tener; 'I have' or 'I hold'
- sueño
- Drowsiness or the state of sleeping; sleep or dream
- como
- Conjunction meaning 'as/like'; also first-person 'I eat'
- llamarme
- Infinitive with pronoun; 'to call me' or 'to name me'
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'even'
- despierte
- Present subjunctive of despertar; 'wake up' naturally
- naturalmente
- Adverb meaning 'naturally,' 'of course,' or 'obviously'
- escribo
- First-person singular of escribir; 'I write'
- llegue
- Present subjunctive of llegar; 'arrive' or 'reach'
- Hay
- Impersonal form of haber meaning 'there is/are'
- muchas
- Feminine plural of mucho; 'many' or 'a lot of'
- extrañas
- Feminine plural of extraño; strange, odd, or unusual
- anotar
- To write down, note, or record something in writing
- quien
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whoever'
- lea
- Present subjunctive of leer; 'reads' or 'whoever reads'
- piense
- Present subjunctive of pensar; 'thinks' or 'may think'
- cené
- First-person singular preterite of cenar; 'I dined'
- demasiado
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'too much' or 'excessively'
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well,' 'good,' or satisfactorily
- salir
- Infinitive meaning 'to leave,' 'to go out,' or 'depart'
- permítame
- Imperative with pronoun; 'allow me' or 'permit me'
- cena
- The evening meal; dinner or supper
- exactitud
- Accuracy, precision, or exactness in detail
- Cené
- First-person singular preterite of cenar; 'I had dinner'
- llamaban
- Third-person plural imperfect of llamar; 'they called it'
- filete
- A cut of meat or fish; fillet or steak
- bandido
- An outlaw or criminal; bandit or robber
- trozos
- Plural of trozo; pieces, chunks, or bits of something
- tocino
- Cured or salted pork fat; bacon or lard
- cebolla
- A bulbous vegetable with pungent flavor; onion
- ternera
- Meat from a young cow; veal or young beef
- sazonados
- Past participle of sazonar; seasoned or flavored with spices
- pimiento
- A mild or hot pepper used in cooking; bell pepper
- rojo
- Adjective describing the color red
- ensartados
- Past participle of ensartar; threaded or skewered on a stick
- palos
- Plural of palo; sticks, rods, or wooden poles
- asados
- Past participle of asar; roasted or grilled over heat
- fuego
- Combustion producing heat and light; fire
- simple
- Adjective meaning plain, uncomplicated, or straightforward
- estilo
- A distinctive manner or way of doing something; style
- carne
- The edible flesh of animals used as food; meat
- gatos
- Plural of gato; small domesticated feline animals; cats
- vino
- An alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes; wine
- era
- Third-person singular imperfect of ser; 'it was'
- produce
- Third-person singular of producir; 'it produces' or 'causes'
- extraño
- Adjective meaning strange, odd, foreign, or unfamiliar
- picor
- A stinging or tingling sensation; itch or burning feeling
- lengua
- The muscular organ in the mouth; tongue or language
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without,' indicating absence or lack
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'nevertheless' or 'however'
- resulta
- Third-person singular of resultar; 'it turns out' or 'proves'
- desagradable
- Adjective meaning unpleasant, disagreeable, or distasteful
- Solo
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'only,' 'alone,' or 'just'
- tomé
- First-person singular preterite of tomar; 'I took/had'
- par
- A small number; a couple or pair of something
- copas
- Plural of copa; stemmed drinking glasses or goblets
- nada
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- más
- Adverb of quantity meaning 'more' or 'most'
- Cuando
- Temporal conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- subí
- First-person singular preterite of subir; 'I went up/boarded'
- cochero
- A person who drives a horse-drawn vehicle; coachman
- había
- Third-person singular imperfect of haber; 'there was/had'
- ocupado
- Past participle of ocupar; busy, occupied, or taken
- asiento
- A place where one sits; seat or chair
- vi
- First-person singular preterite of ver; 'I saw'
- hablando
- Present participle of hablar; 'speaking' or 'talking'
- patrona
- A female innkeeper, landlady, or proprietress of an establishment
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