Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 3
Her father grew worse; her time was more entirely occupied in attending him; her means of subsistence decreased; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms, leaving her an orphan and a beggar.
Su padre empeoró; su tiempo estaba más enteramente ocupado en atenderle; sus medios de subsistencia disminuyeron; y en el décimo mes su padre murió en sus brazos, dejándola huérfana y mendiga.
This last blow overcame her, and she knelt by Beaufort's coffin weeping bitterly, when my father entered the chamber.
Este último golpe la abatió, y se arrodilló junto al ataúd de Beaufort llorando amargamente, cuando mi padre entró en la habitación.
He came like a protecting spirit to the poor girl, who committed herself to his care; and after the interment of his friend he conducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation.
Llegó como un espíritu protector para la pobre joven, quien se encomendó a su cuidado; y tras el entierro de su amigo la condujo a Ginebra y la puso bajo la protección de un pariente.
Two years after this event Caroline became his wife.
Dos años después de este acontecimiento, Caroline se convirtió en su esposa.
There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.
Había una diferencia considerable entre las edades de mis padres, pero esta circunstancia parecía unirlos aún más estrechamente en lazos de profundo afecto.
There was a sense of justice in my father's upright mind which rendered it necessary that he should approve highly to love strongly.
Había un sentido de la justicia en la íntegra mente de mi padre que hacía necesario que él aprobara profundamente para amar con intensidad.
Perhaps during former years he had suffered from the late-discovered unworthiness of one beloved and so was disposed to set a greater value on tried worth.
Quizás en años anteriores había sufrido por la tardíamente descubierta indignidad de algún ser querido y por ello estaba dispuesto a conceder mayor valor a la valía probada.
There was a show of gratitude and worship in his attachment to my mother, differing wholly from the doting fondness of age, for it was inspired by reverence for her virtues and a desire to be the means of, in some degree, recompensing her for the sorrows she had endured, but which gave inexpressible grace to his behaviour to her.
Había una muestra de gratitud y adoración en su apego a mi madre, que difería por completo de la empalagosa ternura de la vejez, pues estaba inspirado por la reverencia hacia sus virtudes y el deseo de ser el medio para, en cierta medida, compensarla por los pesares que había soportado, pero que otorgaba una gracia inexpresable a su comportamiento hacia ella.
Everything was made to yield to her wishes and her convenience.
Todo cedía ante sus deseos y su comodidad.
Vocabulary
- padre
- Father; male parent
- empeoró
- Worsened; became worse in condition or health
- tiempo
- Time; also weather depending on context
- estaba
- Was; past imperfect form of estar
- más
- More; used for comparisons or additions
- enteramente
- Entirely; completely; wholly occupied or consumed
- ocupado
- Occupied; busy; engaged in an activity
- atenderle
- To attend to him; to care for someone
- medios
- Means; resources; ways to achieve something
- subsistencia
- Subsistence; basic means needed to survive
- disminuyeron
- Decreased; diminished; became fewer or smaller
- décimo
- Tenth; ordinal number following ninth
- mes
- Month; one of twelve calendar divisions
- murió
- Died; past tense of morir, to die
- brazos
- Arms; the upper limbs of the human body
- dejándola
- Leaving her; abandoning her in a state
- huérfana
- Orphan girl; child without living parents
- mendiga
- Beggar woman; female who begs for necessities
- último
- Last; final; most recent in a sequence
- golpe
- Blow; strike; sudden hard impact or shock
- abatió
- Struck down; overwhelmed; brought low emotionally
- arrodilló
- Knelt down; got on one's knees
- junto
- Next to; beside; close to something
- ataúd
- Coffin; wooden box used to bury the dead
- llorando
- Crying; weeping; shedding tears in grief
- amargamente
- Bitterly; with great sorrow and anguish
- cuando
- When; at the time that something occurred
- entró
- Entered; came into a place or space
- habitación
- Room; enclosed space inside a building
- Llegó
- Arrived; came to a place; reached a destination
- como
- Like; as; used for comparisons
- espíritu
- Spirit; soul; supernatural or protective presence
- protector
- Protector; one who guards and defends another
- pobre
- Poor; lacking money or resources; unfortunate
- joven
- Young person; youth; someone of young age
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- encomendó
- Entrusted; handed over someone for care or protection
- cuidado
- Care; attention given to someone needing help
- tras
- After; following; behind in time or space
- entierro
- Burial; funeral; the act of burying the dead
- amigo
- Friend; a close and trusted companion
- condujo
- Led; drove; guided someone to a destination
- puso
- Put; placed; set something or someone somewhere
- bajo
- Under; beneath; below in position or authority
- protección
- Protection; shelter from danger or hardship
- pariente
- Relative; family member; a person related by blood
- Dos
- Two; the cardinal number after one
- años
- Years; periods of twelve months each
- después
- After; later; following a point in time
- acontecimiento
- Event; significant occurrence or happening
- convirtió
- Became; converted into; transformed into something
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman; female spouse
- Había
- There was/were; imperfect form of haber
- diferencia
- Difference; distinction between two things or people
- considerable
- Considerable; notably large in degree or amount
- entre
- Between; among; in the middle of two things
- edades
- Ages; the number of years someone has lived
- padres
- Parents; father and mother together
- pero
- But; however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
- circunstancia
- Circumstance; a condition or fact affecting a situation
- parecía
- Seemed; appeared to be a certain way
- unirlos
- To unite them; to join or bind them together
- aún
- Even; still; yet; used to intensify a comparison
- estrechamente
- Closely; tightly; in a near or intimate manner
- lazos
- Bonds; ties; connections between people or things
- profundo
- Deep; profound; of great intensity or depth
- afecto
- Affection; warm feeling of fondness toward someone
- sentido
- Sense; felt; deeply experienced emotion or meaning
- justicia
- Justice; fairness; the quality of being just
- íntegra
- Upright; honest; of complete moral integrity
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of thought and consciousness
- hacía
- Made; caused; imperfect tense of hacer
- necesario
- Necessary; required; essential for a purpose
- aprobara
- Approve; that he would sanction or endorse something
- profundamente
- Deeply; profoundly; with great intensity or feeling
- amar
- To love; to feel deep affection for someone
- intensidad
- Intensity; strength and depth of feeling or force
- Quizás
- Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty
- anteriores
- Previous; earlier; occurring before the present time
- había
- Had; auxiliary verb in past perfect constructions
- sufrido
- Suffered; endured pain, grief, or hardship
- tardíamente
- Belatedly; too late; discovered after the right moment
- descubierta
- Discovered; uncovered; revealed after being hidden
- indignidad
- Indignity; unworthiness; lack of moral integrity
- algún
- Some; any; an unspecified or indefinite person
- ser
- Being; a living entity; also infinitive to be
- querido
- Beloved; dear; loved and cherished by someone
- ello
- It; that; neuter pronoun referring to something mentioned
- dispuesto
- Disposed; inclined; ready or willing to do something
- conceder
- To grant; to concede; to give something to someone
- mayor
- Greater; larger; older; comparative of grande
- valor
- Value; worth; also courage in some contexts
- valía
- Worth; value; the quality of deserving esteem
- probada
- Proven; tested and confirmed through experience
- muestra
- Sample; sign; demonstration of a quality or feeling
- gratitud
- Gratitude; thankfulness for kindness received
- adoración
- Adoration; deep worship or loving devotion
- apego
- Attachment; strong emotional bond to someone
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- difería
- Differed; was unlike; varied from something else
- completo
- Complete; entire; total; fully done or fulfilled
- empalagosa
- Cloying; sickeningly sweet or overly sentimental
- ternura
- Tenderness; gentleness; warm and caring affection
- vejez
- Old age; the later stage of a person's life
- pues
- For; since; because; well; conjunctive connector
- inspirado
- Inspired; instilled a feeling or idea in someone
- reverencia
- Reverence; deep respect and admiration for someone
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of someone or something
- virtudes
- Virtues; good moral qualities or character traits
- deseo
- Desire; wish; strong longing for something
- medio
- Means; way; method to achieve a goal
- cierta
- Certain; particular; a specific but unspecified thing
- medida
- Measure; extent; degree to which something applies
- compensarla
- To compensate her; to make up for losses suffered
- pesares
- Sorrows; griefs; painful experiences endured over time
- soportado
- Endured; borne; tolerated hardship or suffering
- otorgaba
- Granted; bestowed; gave graciously to someone
- gracia
- Grace; elegance; also charm or divine favor
- inexpresable
- Inexpressible; too great or deep to put into words
- comportamiento
- Behavior; conduct; the way one acts toward others
- Todo
- Everything; all; the totality of things or matters
- cedía
- Yielded; gave way; submitted to another's wishes
- ante
- Before; in front of; in the presence of something
- deseos
- Desires; wishes; wants expressed by someone
- comodidad
- Comfort; ease; physical or emotional well-being
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