Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 5
My life had hitherto been remarkably secluded and domestic, and this had given me invincible repugnance to new countenances.
Mi vida había sido hasta entonces notablemente recluida y doméstica, y esto me había dado una invencible repugnancia hacia los rostros nuevos.
I loved my brothers, Elizabeth, and Clerval; these were "old familiar faces," but I believed myself totally unfitted for the company of strangers.
Amaba a mis hermanos, a Elizabeth y a Clerval; estos eran «rostros familiares y queridos», pero me creía totalmente inadecuado para la compañía de extraños.
Such were my reflections as I commenced my journey; but as I proceeded, my spirits and hopes rose.
Tales eran mis reflexiones cuando comencé mi viaje; pero a medida que avanzaba, mi ánimo y mis esperanzas se elevaban.
I ardently desired the acquisition of knowledge.
Deseaba ardientemente adquirir conocimiento.
I had often, when at home, thought it hard to remain during my youth cooped up in one place and had longed to enter the world and take my station among other human beings.
Con frecuencia, estando en casa, había pensado que era difícil permanecer durante mi juventud encerrado en un solo lugar, y había anhelado entrar en el mundo y ocupar mi lugar entre otros seres humanos.
Now my desires were complied with, and it would, indeed, have been folly to repent.
Ahora mis deseos se habían cumplido, y habría sido, en verdad, una locura arrepentirse.
I had sufficient leisure for these and many other reflections during my journey to Ingolstadt, which was long and fatiguing.
Tuve tiempo suficiente para estas y muchas otras reflexiones durante mi viaje a Ingolstadt, que fue largo y fatigoso.
At length the high white steeple of the town met my eyes.
Por fin el alto campanario blanco de la ciudad se presentó ante mis ojos.
I alighted and was conducted to my solitary apartment to spend the evening as I pleased.
Descendí y fui conducido a mi solitario apartamento para pasar la velada como me placiera.
The next morning I delivered my letters of introduction and paid a visit to some of the principal professors.
A la mañana siguiente entregué mis cartas de presentación y realicé una visita a algunos de los principales profesores.
Chance—or rather the evil influence, the Angel of Destruction, which asserted omnipotent sway over me from the moment I turned my reluctant steps from my father's door—led me first to M. Krempe, professor of natural philosophy.
El azar —o más bien la influencia maligna, el Ángel de la Destrucción, que ejerció un dominio omnipotente sobre mí desde el momento en que alejé mis renuentes pasos de la puerta de mi padre— me llevó primero al señor Krempe, profesor de filosofía natural.
He was an uncouth man, but deeply imbued in the secrets of his science.
Era un hombre tosco, pero profundamente imbuido en los secretos de su ciencia.
Vocabulary
- vida
- Life; the experience of being alive
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary verb 'had'
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser'; meaning 'been'
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that time'
- notablemente
- Adverb meaning 'notably' or 'remarkably'
- recluida
- Adjective meaning 'secluded' or 'shut away'
- doméstica
- Adjective meaning 'domestic' or 'home-centered'
- esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- dado
- Past participle of 'dar'; meaning 'given'
- invencible
- Adjective meaning 'invincible' or 'unconquerable'
- repugnancia
- Strong feeling of disgust or aversion
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'towards'
- rostros
- Faces; the front part of a person's head
- nuevos
- Adjective meaning 'new' or 'unfamiliar' (plural)
- Amaba
- Past imperfect of 'amar'; meaning 'loved'
- hermanos
- Siblings or brothers; family members
- estos
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' (masculine)
- eran
- Past imperfect of 'ser'; meaning 'they were'
- familiares
- Adjective or noun meaning 'familiar' or 'family members'
- queridos
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved' (plural)
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- creía
- Past imperfect of 'creer'; meaning 'believed'
- totalmente
- Adverb meaning 'totally' or 'completely'
- inadecuado
- Adjective meaning 'inadequate' or 'unsuitable'
- compañía
- Company; the presence or association of others
- extraños
- Strangers; people who are unknown or unfamiliar
- Tales
- Adjective meaning 'such' or 'such like'
- reflexiones
- Reflections; thoughts or meditations on a subject
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when'
- comencé
- First-person past of 'comenzar'; meaning 'I began'
- viaje
- A trip or journey from one place to another
- medida
- Measure; in phrase 'a medida que' meaning 'as'
- avanzaba
- Past imperfect of 'avanzar'; meaning 'was advancing'
- ánimo
- Spirit; mood or state of mind
- esperanzas
- Hopes; feelings of expectation and desire
- elevaban
- Past imperfect of 'elevar'; meaning 'were rising'
- Deseaba
- Past imperfect of 'desear'; meaning 'desired' or 'wished'
- ardientemente
- Adverb meaning 'ardently' or 'passionately'
- adquirir
- To acquire or obtain something desired
- conocimiento
- Knowledge; understanding gained through experience
- frecuencia
- Frequency; how often something occurs
- estando
- Gerund of 'estar'; meaning 'being' (temporary state)
- casa
- House; a building where people live
- pensado
- Past participle of 'pensar'; meaning 'thought'
- era
- Past imperfect of 'ser'; meaning 'was'
- difícil
- Adjective meaning 'difficult' or 'hard'
- permanecer
- To remain or stay in a place or condition
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout'
- juventud
- Youth; the period of being young
- encerrado
- Adjective meaning 'enclosed' or 'confined'
- solo
- Adjective meaning 'alone' or 'single'
- lugar
- Place; a particular location or spot
- anhelado
- Past participle of 'anhelar'; meaning 'longed for'
- entrar
- To enter or go into a place
- mundo
- World; the earth or human society
- ocupar
- To occupy or take up a place or position
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'among' or 'between'
- otros
- Adjective meaning 'other' (masculine plural)
- seres
- Beings; living creatures or entities
- humanos
- Adjective or noun meaning 'human' (plural)
- Ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- deseos
- Desires or wishes; strong feelings of wanting
- habían
- Third-person plural past perfect of 'haber'; 'had'
- cumplido
- Past participle of 'cumplir'; meaning 'fulfilled'
- habría
- Conditional of 'haber'; meaning 'there would be'
- verdad
- Truth; that which is true or factual
- locura
- Madness or folly; irrational or reckless behavior
- arrepentirse
- To regret or repent; feel sorry for something
- Tuve
- First-person past preterite of 'tener'; 'I had'
- tiempo
- Time; the indefinite continued progress of events
- suficiente
- Adjective meaning 'sufficient' or 'enough'
- estas
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' (feminine)
- muchas
- Adjective meaning 'many' (feminine plural)
- otras
- Adjective meaning 'other' (feminine plural)
- fue
- Third-person past preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'
- largo
- Adjective meaning 'long' in distance or duration
- fatigoso
- Adjective meaning 'tiring' or 'exhausting'
- fin
- End; used in 'por fin' meaning 'finally'
- alto
- Adjective meaning 'tall' or 'high'
- campanario
- Bell tower; a tower housing church bells
- blanco
- Adjective meaning 'white' in color
- ciudad
- City; a large human settlement or urban area
- presentó
- Third-person past preterite of 'presentar'; 'appeared'
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'
- ojos
- Eyes; organs used for seeing
- Descendí
- First-person past preterite of 'descender'; 'I descended'
- fui
- First-person past preterite of 'ir' or 'ser'
- conducido
- Past participle of 'conducir'; meaning 'led' or 'guided'
- solitario
- Adjective meaning 'solitary' or 'lonely'
- apartamento
- Apartment; a self-contained residential dwelling unit
- pasar
- To pass or spend time in a place
- velada
- Evening; a social gathering held in the evening
- como
- Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'how'
- placiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'placer'; meaning 'pleased'
- mañana
- Morning; the early part of the day
- siguiente
- Adjective meaning 'following' or 'next'
- entregué
- First-person past preterite of 'entregar'; 'I delivered'
- cartas
- Letters; written messages sent to someone
- presentación
- Introduction; the act of presenting or introducing
- realicé
- First-person past preterite of 'realizar'; 'I carried out'
- visita
- Visit; the act of going to see someone
- algunos
- Adjective meaning 'some' or 'a few' (masculine)
- principales
- Adjective meaning 'main' or 'principal' (plural)
- profesores
- Professors or teachers; academic instructors
- azar
- Chance or fate; random unpredictable occurrence
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or 'rather'
- influencia
- Influence; power to affect someone or something
- maligna
- Adjective meaning 'malignant' or 'evil' (feminine)
- Ángel
- Angel; a spiritual being or messenger
- Destrucción
- Destruction; the act of causing great damage
- ejerció
- Third-person past preterite of 'ejercer'; 'exerted'
- dominio
- Dominion; power or control over something
- omnipotente
- Adjective meaning 'omnipotent' or 'all-powerful'
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'over' or 'about'
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since'
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time
- alejé
- First-person past preterite of 'alejar'; 'I moved away'
- renuentes
- Adjective meaning 'reluctant' or 'unwilling' (plural)
- pasos
- Steps; movements made by lifting and placing feet
- puerta
- Door; an entrance to a building or room
- padre
- Father; a male parent
- llevó
- Third-person past preterite of 'llevar'; 'led' or 'took'
- primero
- Adjective meaning 'first' in order
- señor
- Mr. or sir; a respectful title for a man
- profesor
- Professor; a teacher at a university level
- filosofía
- Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions
- natural
- Adjective meaning 'natural' or 'of nature'
- Era
- Past imperfect of 'ser'; meaning 'was' (he/she/it)
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being
- tosco
- Adjective meaning 'crude,' 'rough,' or 'coarse'
- profundamente
- Adverb meaning 'deeply' or 'profoundly'
- imbuido
- Past participle of 'imbuir'; meaning 'imbued' or 'filled'
- secretos
- Secrets; things kept hidden or unknown
- ciencia
- Science; systematic study of the natural world
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