Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 12
If your wish is to become really a man of science and not merely a petty experimentalist, I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy, including mathematics."
Si su deseo es convertirse realmente en un hombre de ciencia y no meramente en un experimentador mediocre, le aconsejaría que se aplicara a cada rama de la filosofía natural, incluidas las matemáticas."
He then took me into his laboratory and explained to me the uses of his various machines, instructing me as to what I ought to procure and promising me the use of his own when I should have advanced far enough in the science not to derange their mechanism.
Luego me llevó a su laboratorio y me explicó los usos de sus diversas máquinas, instruyéndome sobre lo que debía procurarme y prometiéndome el uso de las suyas propias cuando hubiera avanzado lo suficiente en la ciencia como para no desarreglar su mecanismo.
He also gave me the list of books which I had requested, and I took my leave.
También me dio la lista de libros que había solicitado, y me despedí.
Thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny.
Así terminó un día memorable para mí; decidió mi destino futuro.
Vocabulary
- Si
- Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' in Spanish
- su
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- deseo
- Noun or verb meaning 'desire' or 'I desire'
- es
- Third-person singular form of 'ser,' meaning 'is'
- convertirse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to become' something
- realmente
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- hombre
- Noun meaning 'man' or 'human being'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- ciencia
- Noun meaning 'science' or 'knowledge'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses
- no
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- meramente
- Adverb meaning 'merely' or 'only'
- experimentador
- Noun meaning 'experimenter,' one who conducts experiments
- mediocre
- Adjective meaning 'mediocre,' of average or low quality
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'him,' 'her,' or 'you'
- aconsejaría
- Conditional form of 'aconsejar,' meaning 'I would advise'
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- aplicara
- Subjunctive past form of 'aplicar,' meaning 'to apply'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'toward'
- cada
- Determiner meaning 'each' or 'every'
- rama
- Noun meaning 'branch,' as of a discipline or tree
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine nouns
- filosofía
- Noun meaning 'philosophy,' the study of fundamental questions
- natural
- Adjective meaning 'natural,' relating to nature or science
- incluidas
- Past participle of 'incluir,' meaning 'included'
- las
- Definite article meaning 'the' for plural feminine nouns
- matemáticas
- Noun meaning 'mathematics,' the science of numbers
- Luego
- Adverb meaning 'then,' 'later,' or 'afterwards'
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- llevó
- Past tense of 'llevar,' meaning 'he/she took' or 'led'
- laboratorio
- Noun meaning 'laboratory,' a room for scientific experiments
- explicó
- Past tense of 'explicar,' meaning 'he/she explained'
- los
- Definite article meaning 'the' for plural masculine nouns
- usos
- Noun meaning 'uses' or 'applications' of something
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their'
- diversas
- Adjective meaning 'various' or 'diverse,' feminine plural
- máquinas
- Noun meaning 'machines' or 'devices,' plural form
- instruyéndome
- Gerund of 'instruir' meaning 'instructing me'
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about,' 'on,' or 'over'
- lo
- Neuter or masculine object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- debía
- Imperfect of 'deber,' meaning 'should' or 'ought to'
- procurarme
- Infinitive meaning 'to obtain' or 'to procure for myself'
- prometiéndome
- Gerund meaning 'promising me,' from 'prometer'
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- uso
- Noun meaning 'use' or 'usage' of something
- suyas
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his own,' 'hers,' feminine plural
- propias
- Adjective meaning 'own,' feminine plural form
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- hubiera
- Subjunctive past of 'haber,' meaning 'had' in conditionals
- avanzado
- Past participle of 'avanzar,' meaning 'advanced' or 'progressed'
- suficiente
- Adjective meaning 'sufficient' or 'enough'
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as,' 'like,' or 'how'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'to'
- desarreglar
- Verb meaning 'to disrupt,' 'disarrange,' or 'tamper with'
- mecanismo
- Noun meaning 'mechanism' or 'mechanical system'
- También
- Adverb meaning 'also,' 'too,' or 'as well'
- dio
- Past tense of 'dar,' meaning 'he/she gave'
- lista
- Noun meaning 'list,' a written record of items
- libros
- Noun meaning 'books,' plural of 'libro'
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber,' meaning 'there was' or 'had'
- solicitado
- Past participle of 'solicitar,' meaning 'requested' or 'applied for'
- despedí
- Past tense of 'despedirse,' meaning 'I said goodbye'
- Así
- Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'
- terminó
- Past tense of 'terminar,' meaning 'it ended' or 'finished'
- día
- Noun meaning 'day,' a unit of time
- memorable
- Adjective meaning 'memorable,' worth remembering
- mí
- Stressed pronoun meaning 'me,' used after prepositions
- decidió
- Past tense of 'decidir,' meaning 'it decided' or 'determined'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- destino
- Noun meaning 'destiny,' 'fate,' or 'destination'
- futuro
- Noun or adjective meaning 'future,' time yet to come
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