Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11
I shall do nothing rashly: you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and considerateness whenever the safety of others is committed to my care.
No haré nada precipitadamente: me conoces lo suficiente como para confiar en mi prudencia y consideración siempre que la seguridad de los demás esté encomendada a mi cuidado.
I cannot describe to you my sensations on the near prospect of my undertaking.
No puedo describiros mis sensaciones ante la cercana perspectiva de mi empresa.
It is impossible to communicate to you a conception of the trembling sensation, half pleasurable and half fearful, with which I am preparing to depart.
Es imposible transmitiros una idea de la sensación de estremecimiento, mitad placentera y mitad temerosa, con la que me estoy preparando para partir.
I am going to unexplored regions, to "the land of mist and snow," but I shall kill no albatross; therefore do not be alarmed for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the "Ancient Mariner."
Voy hacia regiones inexploradas, hacia «la tierra de la niebla y la nieve», pero no mataré a ningún albatros; por lo tanto, no os alarméis por mi seguridad ni porque pueda regresar a vuestro lado tan agotado y afligido como el «Antiguo Marinero».
You will smile at my allusion, but I will disclose a secret.
Sonreiréis ante mi alusión, pero voy a revelaros un secreto.
I have often attributed my attachment to, my passionate enthusiasm for, the dangerous mysteries of ocean to that production of the most imaginative of modern poets.
Con frecuencia he atribuido mi apego y mi apasionado entusiasmo por los peligrosos misterios del océano a esa obra del más imaginativo de los poetas modernos.
There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand.
Hay algo obrando en mi alma que no comprendo.
I am practically industrious—painstaking, a workman to execute with perseverance and labour—but besides this there is a love for the marvellous, a belief in the marvellous, intertwined in all my projects, which hurries me out of the common pathways of men, even to the wild sea and unvisited regions I am about to explore.
Soy en la práctica laborioso —meticuloso, un trabajador que ejecuta con perseverancia y esfuerzo—, pero además de esto hay un amor por lo maravilloso, una creencia en lo maravilloso, entretejida en todos mis proyectos, que me aparta de los caminos comunes de los hombres, incluso hacia el mar salvaje y las regiones inexploradas que estoy a punto de descubrir.
But to return to dearer considerations.
Pero volviendo a consideraciones más queridas.
Shall I meet you again, after having traversed immense seas, and returned by the most southern cape of Africa or America?
¿Volveré a veros, después de haber atravesado inmensos mares y de haber regresado por el cabo más meridional de África o América?
Vocabulary
- haré
- First person singular future tense of 'hacer' (to do/make)
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- precipitadamente
- Hastily, recklessly, in a rushed or rash manner
- conoces
- You know (a person or thing) from experience
- suficiente
- Sufficient, enough, adequate for a purpose
- confiar
- To trust, rely on, have confidence in someone
- prudencia
- Prudence, caution, wise and careful judgment
- consideración
- Consideration, thoughtfulness, careful regard for others
- siempre
- Always, at all times, on every occasion
- seguridad
- Safety, security, the state of being protected
- demás
- The others, the rest of the people
- esté
- Subjunctive form of 'estar' meaning 'to be' (state/location)
- encomendada
- Entrusted, assigned, or committed to someone's care
- cuidado
- Care, caution; careful attention given to something or someone
- puedo
- I can, I am able to; first person singular of 'poder'
- describiros
- To describe to you (plural); infinitive with clitic pronoun
- sensaciones
- Sensations, feelings, physical or emotional impressions
- ante
- Before, in front of, faced with a situation
- cercana
- Near, close, nearby in space or time
- perspectiva
- Perspective, prospect, outlook or anticipated view
- empresa
- Enterprise, undertaking, venture or business endeavor
- imposible
- Impossible, not able to be done or achieved
- transmitiros
- To transmit or convey to you (plural); infinitive with clitic
- idea
- Idea, concept, thought or mental impression
- sensación
- Sensation, feeling, a physical or emotional impression
- estremecimiento
- Shudder, shiver, tremor of excitement or fear
- mitad
- Half, midpoint; one of two equal parts
- placentera
- Pleasant, pleasurable, agreeable and enjoyable in nature
- temerosa
- Fearful, timid, filled with fear or apprehension
- preparando
- Preparing, getting ready; gerund of 'preparar'
- partir
- To depart, leave, set off on a journey
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of; preposition of direction
- regiones
- Regions, areas, large geographical territories or zones
- inexploradas
- Unexplored, uncharted, not yet investigated or discovered
- tierra
- Land, earth, ground, soil or territory
- niebla
- Fog, mist; thick atmospheric vapor reducing visibility
- nieve
- Snow; frozen precipitation falling as white flakes
- mataré
- I will kill; first person singular future of 'matar'
- ningún
- No, none, not any; negative adjective before masculine noun
- albatros
- Albatross; large seabird associated with maritime omens
- tanto
- So much, therefore, so; indicates degree or consequence
- os
- You (plural); second person plural object pronoun in Spain
- alarméis
- You (plural) become alarmed; subjunctive of 'alarmarse'
- ni
- Nor, neither, not even; negative coordinating conjunction
- pueda
- Can, may; subjunctive form of 'poder'
- regresar
- To return, to come back to a place or person
- vuestro
- Your (plural); second person plural possessive adjective in Spain
- lado
- Side, beside; location or direction next to something
- tan
- So, as; used in comparisons of equality or degree
- agotado
- Exhausted, drained, worn out from effort or exertion
- afligido
- Afflicted, distressed, deeply saddened by grief or trouble
- Antiguo
- Ancient, old, former; adjective describing great age
- Marinero
- Sailor, mariner; a person who works on a ship
- Sonreiréis
- You (plural) will smile; future tense of 'sonreír'
- alusión
- Allusion, reference; indirect mention of something or someone
- revelaros
- To reveal to you (plural); infinitive with clitic pronoun
- secreto
- Secret; something hidden or known only to few
- frecuencia
- Frequency; how often something occurs or repeats
- atribuido
- Attributed, ascribed; assigned a cause or quality to something
- apego
- Attachment, fondness; strong emotional bond to something
- apasionado
- Passionate, fervent, intensely enthusiastic about something
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm, eagerness, intense and lively interest
- peligrosos
- Dangerous, hazardous, posing risk or threat of harm
- misterios
- Mysteries, secrets, things unknown or difficult to explain
- océano
- Ocean; vast body of salt water covering Earth's surface
- obra
- Work, literary or artistic creation, piece of work
- imaginativo
- Imaginative, creative, having a vivid and inventive mind
- poetas
- Poets; people who write poetry as an art form
- modernos
- Modern, contemporary, belonging to the present or recent era
- Hay
- There is, there are; impersonal form of 'haber'
- algo
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- obrando
- Working, acting, operating; gerund of 'obrar'
- alma
- Soul, spirit; the immaterial essence of a person
- comprendo
- I understand; first person singular present of 'comprender'
- práctica
- Practical, pragmatic; focused on real application and results
- laborioso
- Hardworking, industrious, diligently devoted to work
- meticuloso
- Meticulous, thorough, paying extreme attention to detail
- trabajador
- Worker, hardworking; a person who works diligently
- ejecuta
- Executes, carries out; performs a task or plan
- perseverancia
- Perseverance, persistence, continued effort despite difficulty
- esfuerzo
- Effort, exertion, energy applied to accomplish something
- además
- Furthermore, besides, in addition to what was mentioned
- hay
- There is, there are; impersonal form of 'haber'
- amor
- Love; deep affection or intense romantic feeling
- maravilloso
- Wonderful, marvelous, extraordinarily impressive or beautiful
- creencia
- Belief, conviction; something accepted as true or real
- entretejida
- Interwoven, intertwined, woven together into a unified whole
- todos
- All, everyone, every one without exception
- proyectos
- Projects, plans, organized undertakings aimed at a goal
- aparta
- Separates, sets apart, moves away from the ordinary
- caminos
- Paths, roads, ways or routes taken to reach somewhere
- comunes
- Common, ordinary, shared by or typical of most people
- hombres
- Men, people, human beings in general
- incluso
- Even, including; used to emphasize an addition or surprise
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water, smaller than ocean
- salvaje
- Wild, savage, untamed, not domesticated or civilized
- punto
- Point, spot, dot; a specific location or moment
- descubrir
- To discover, to find something previously unknown
- volviendo
- Returning, turning back; gerund of 'volver'
- consideraciones
- Considerations, reflections, matters carefully thought over
- queridas
- Dear, beloved; affectionate term addressing loved ones
- Volveré
- I will return; first person singular future of 'volver'
- veros
- To see you (plural); infinitive 'ver' with clitic pronoun
- después
- After, afterwards, later in time or sequence
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses
- atravesado
- Crossed, traversed, passed through a space or territory
- inmensos
- Immense, vast, enormous in size or extent
- mares
- Seas; plural of 'mar,' large bodies of salt water
- regresado
- Returned, come back; past participle of 'regresar'
- cabo
- Cape, headland; point of land projecting into water
- meridional
- Southern, meridional; relating to the south or southern regions
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