Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 5
To some extent, though in a far less degree, assistance has been rendered by the authors of many useful and popular works, for which due acknowledgment must be made.
Hasta cierto punto, aunque en mucho menor grado, los autores de muchas obras útiles y populares han prestado su ayuda, por lo cual se debe hacer el debido reconocimiento.
Chief among these works are Dr. Kitchiner's "COOKS' ORACLE"; "THE COOK," in Houlston and Sons' Industrial Library; "THE SHOPKEEPER'S GUIDE;" "THE WIFE'S OWN COOKERY," "THE PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE," and many of the volumes of the "REASON WHY" series.
Entre estas obras destacan el «ORÁCULO DE LOS COCINEROS» del Dr. Kitchiner; «EL COCINERO», en la Biblioteca Industrial de Houlston e Hijos; «LA GUÍA DEL TENDERO»; «LA COCINA DE LA PROPIA ESPOSA», «EL AMA DE CASA PRÁCTICA», y muchos de los volúmenes de la serie «EL PORQUÉ DE LAS COSAS».
Lastly, as in everyday life it is found necessary at times to make a thorough inspection of house and home, and to carry out requisite repairs, alterations, and additions, this has been done in the recent editions of "ENQUIRE WITHIN," to which some hundreds of paragraphs have been added, while others have been remodelled and revised in accordance with the progress of the times in which we live.
Por último, así como en la vida cotidiana se hace necesario a veces realizar una inspección minuciosa del hogar y la casa, y llevar a cabo las reparaciones, modificaciones y añadidos pertinentes, esto se ha hecho en las ediciones recientes de «CONSULTE DENTRO», a las que se han añadido varios cientos de párrafos, mientras que otros han sido remodelados y revisados de acuerdo con el progreso de los tiempos en que vivimos.
Care, however, has been taken to alter nothing that needed no alteration, so that, practically, this Popular Favourite is still the old "ENQUIRE WITHIN;" improved, it is true, but in no way so changed as to place it beyond the recognition of those to whom it has been a BOOK OF CONSTANT REFERENCE since its first appearance.
Sin embargo, se ha tenido cuidado de no alterar nada que no necesitara alteración, de modo que, en la práctica, este Popular Favorito sigue siendo el antiguo «CONSULTE DENTRO»; mejorado, es cierto, pero de ningún modo tan cambiado como para resultar irreconocible para aquellos para quienes ha sido un LIBRO DE CONSULTA CONSTANTE desde su primera aparición.
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE TO THE SEVENTY-FIFTH EDITION.
PREFACIO DEL EDITOR A LA SEPTUAGÉSIMA QUINTA EDICIÓN.
The unparalleled success achieved by "ENQUIRE WITHIN UPON EVERYTHING" demands special mention from its Publishers at the present moment.
El éxito sin precedentes alcanzado por «CONSULTE DENTRO SOBRE TODO» exige una mención especial por parte de sus Editores en el momento presente.
Its prominent characteristics--varied usefulness and cheapness--have won for it universal esteem.
Sus características más destacadas —utilidad variada y bajo precio— le han granjeado una estima universal.
Vocabulary
- Hasta
- Up to, until; used to indicate a limit
- cierto
- Certain, true; used to affirm something
- punto
- Point, dot; a specific place or topic
- aunque
- Although, even though; introduces a concession
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition of location
- mucho
- Much, a lot; indicates a large quantity
- menor
- Lesser, smaller, minor; comparative of pequeño
- grado
- Degree, grade; level or extent of something
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- autores
- Authors; people who write books or works
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- muchas
- Many; feminine plural form of mucho
- obras
- Works, literary or artistic creations
- útiles
- Useful; things that serve a practical purpose
- populares
- Popular; well-known or liked by many people
- han
- Have; third person plural of haber
- prestado
- Lent, loaned; past participle of prestar
- su
- His, her, their, your; possessive pronoun
- ayuda
- Help, assistance; support given to someone
- por
- For, by, through; common preposition
- lo
- It, the; neuter article or object pronoun
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun referring to something
- se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun; oneself
- debe
- Must, should; obligation or duty
- hacer
- To do, to make; fundamental action verb
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- debido
- Due, proper, appropriate; as expected or owed
- reconocimiento
- Recognition, acknowledgment; giving credit to someone
- Entre
- Among, between; indicates a position or group
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun
- destacan
- Stand out, excel; to be notable among others
- ORÁCULO
- Oracle; source of wise or authoritative answers
- COCINEROS
- Cooks; people who prepare food professionally
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- Biblioteca
- Library; collection of books or publications
- Industrial
- Industrial; relating to industry or manufacture
- Hijos
- Sons, children; used in business names too
- GUÍA
- Guide; a reference or instructional resource
- TENDERO
- Shopkeeper; person who runs a small store
- COCINA
- Kitchen, cuisine; place or art of cooking
- PROPIA
- Own, one's own; belonging to oneself
- ESPOSA
- Wife; a married woman, female spouse
- AMA
- Mistress, housekeeper; female head of household
- CASA
- House, home; place where one lives
- PRÁCTICA
- Practice, practical; hands-on application of skills
- muchos
- Many; masculine plural form of mucho
- volúmenes
- Volumes; individual books in a series
- serie
- Series; a sequence of related books or items
- PORQUÉ
- The reason why; explanation or cause
- COSAS
- Things; objects or matters in general
- Por último
- Finally, lastly; used to introduce final point
- así como
- Just as, as well as; comparison or addition
- vida
- Life; existence or daily living experience
- cotidiana
- Daily, everyday; relating to routine daily life
- hace
- Makes, does; third person singular of hacer
- necesario
- Necessary; something that is required or needed
- a veces
- Sometimes; occurring on certain occasions
- realizar
- To carry out, to accomplish; to perform a task
- una
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- inspección
- Inspection; careful examination of something
- minuciosa
- Thorough, meticulous; paying close attention to details
- hogar
- Home, hearth; one's dwelling or household
- llevar a cabo
- To carry out; to complete or execute a task
- reparaciones
- Repairs; fixes made to restore something broken
- modificaciones
- Modifications; changes made to improve something
- añadidos
- Additions; things added to something existing
- pertinentes
- Relevant, pertinent; appropriate to the situation
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- ediciones
- Editions; published versions of a book
- recientes
- Recent; happening or published not long ago
- CONSULTE
- Consult; imperative urging to look something up
- DENTRO
- Inside, within; indicates interior position
- que
- That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- añadido
- Added; past participle of añadir, to add
- varios
- Several, various; more than two things
- cientos
- Hundreds; the number group from 100 upward
- párrafos
- Paragraphs; sections of written text
- mientras
- While, whereas; simultaneous or contrasting action
- otros
- Others; different or additional ones
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- remodelados
- Remodeled; restructured or redesigned significantly
- revisados
- Revised; reviewed and corrected or updated
- acuerdo
- Agreement; also used in de acuerdo, meaning okay
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- progreso
- Progress; advancement or improvement over time
- tiempos
- Times; periods or eras in history
- vivimos
- We live; first person plural of vivir
- Sin embargo
- However, nevertheless; introduces a contrasting idea
- tenido
- Had; past participle of tener
- cuidado
- Care, caution; attention given to avoid mistakes
- no
- No, not; negation word
- alterar
- To alter, to change; to modify something existing
- nada
- Nothing; absence of anything
- necesitara
- Needed; past subjunctive of necesitar
- alteración
- Alteration; a change made to something
- modo
- Way, manner, mode; how something is done
- Popular
- Popular; widely liked or commonly known
- Favorito
- Favorite; most preferred or beloved thing
- sigue
- Continues, follows; third person singular of seguir
- siendo
- Being; gerund of ser
- antiguo
- Old, ancient, former; of long existence
- mejorado
- Improved; made better than before
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast
- ningún
- No, none; negation before masculine nouns
- tan
- So, as; used in comparisons or emphasis
- cambiado
- Changed; past participle of cambiar
- para
- For, in order to; purpose or destination
- resultar
- To result, to turn out; outcome of something
- irreconocible
- Unrecognizable; so changed it cannot be identified
- aquellos
- Those; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- quienes
- Who, those who; relative pronoun for people
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- LIBRO
- Book; a written or printed publication
- CONSULTA
- Reference, consultation; act of looking something up
- CONSTANTE
- Constant; happening continuously without stopping
- desde
- Since, from; indicates starting point in time
- primera
- First; feminine ordinal number, earliest
- aparición
- Appearance, debut; first time something appeared
- PREFACIO
- Preface; introductory section of a book
- EDITOR
- Editor, publisher; person who prepares publications
- QUINTA
- Fifth; feminine ordinal number
- EDICIÓN
- Edition; a particular published version of a book
- éxito
- Success; positive result or achievement
- sin precedentes
- Unprecedented; never having happened before
- alcanzado
- Achieved, reached; past participle of alcanzar
- SOBRE TODO
- Above all, especially; used for emphasis
- exige
- Demands, requires; third person singular of exigir
- mención
- Mention; act of referring to something specifically
- especial
- Special; out of the ordinary, distinctive
- parte
- Part; a portion or role in something
- sus
- Their, his, her; plural possessive adjective
- Editores
- Editors, publishers; those who produce publications
- momento
- Moment; a specific point or instant in time
- presente
- Present; current time or something given as gift
- Sus
- Its, their, his, her; possessive adjective
- características
- Characteristics; defining features or qualities
- más
- More, most; indicates greater degree or quantity
- destacadas
- Outstanding, notable; most remarkable features
- utilidad
- Usefulness, utility; practical value of something
- variada
- Varied, diverse; containing many different elements
- bajo
- Low, under; small in degree or beneath
- precio
- Price; the cost of something for sale
- le
- To him, to her, to you; indirect object pronoun
- granjeado
- Earned, won; gained through effort or merit
- estima
- Esteem; high regard or respect from others
- universal
- Universal; relating to everyone or everything
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