Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 5
Here I paused, I knew not why;
Aquí me detuve, sin saber por qué;
but I remained some minutes with my eyes fixed on a coach that was coming towards me from the other end of the street.
pero permanecí algunos minutos con los ojos fijos en un carruaje que se acercaba hacia mí desde el otro extremo de la calle.
As it drew nearer I observed that it was the Swiss diligence; it stopped just where I was standing, and on the door being opened, I perceived Henry Clerval, who, on seeing me, instantly sprung out.
A medida que se acercaba observé que era la diligencia suiza; se detuvo justo donde yo estaba, y al abrirse la puerta, distinguí a Henry Clerval, quien, al verme, saltó al instante fuera.
"My dear Frankenstein," exclaimed he, "how glad I am to see you! How fortunate that you should be here at the very moment of my alighting!"
«¡Mi querido Frankenstein!», exclamó, «¡cuánto me alegra verte! ¡Qué afortunado que estés aquí en el preciso momento en que desciendo!»
Nothing could equal my delight on seeing Clerval; his presence brought back to my thoughts my father, Elizabeth, and all those scenes of home so dear to my recollection.
Nada podría igualar mi alegría al ver a Clerval; su presencia trajo de vuelta a mis pensamientos a mi padre, a Elizabeth, y a todas aquellas escenas del hogar tan queridas para mi memoria.
I grasped his hand, and in a moment forgot my horror and misfortune; I felt suddenly, and for the first time during many months, calm and serene joy.
Estreché su mano, y en un instante olvidé mi horror y mi desdicha; sentí de repente, y por primera vez en muchos meses, una alegría tranquila y serena.
I welcomed my friend, therefore, in the most cordial manner, and we walked towards my college.
Recibí a mi amigo, por tanto, de la manera más cordial, y caminamos hacia mi universidad.
Clerval continued talking for some time about our mutual friends and his own good fortune in being permitted to come to Ingolstadt.
Clerval continuó hablando durante algún tiempo sobre nuestros amigos comunes y su propia buena fortuna al haber obtenido permiso para venir a Ingolstadt.
Vocabulary
- Aquí
- Here; in this place or location
- me
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- detuve
- I stopped; past tense of detener
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- saber
- To know; to have knowledge or information
- por
- For, by, through; versatile Spanish preposition
- qué
- What, why; used in questions and exclamations
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- permanecí
- I remained; past tense of permanecer, to stay
- algunos
- Some, a few; indefinite plural adjective or pronoun
- minutos
- Minutes; units of time equal to sixty seconds
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- fijos
- Fixed, steady; adjective meaning firmly set or focused
- en
- In, on, at; common Spanish preposition of location
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- carruaje
- Carriage; horse-drawn vehicle for transporting people
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; used for reflexive or passive constructions
- acercaba
- Was approaching; imperfect tense of acercarse
- hacia
- Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction
- mí
- Me; stressed first-person singular pronoun after prepositions
- desde
- From, since; preposition indicating origin or starting point
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish
- otro
- Other, another; adjective indicating a different one
- extremo
- End, extreme; far point or edge of something
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish
- calle
- Street; a road in a town or city
- A
- To, at; preposition used in various constructions
- medida
- Measure; used in 'a medida que' meaning as/while
- observé
- I observed; past tense of observar, to watch
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser, to be
- diligencia
- Stagecoach; historical horse-drawn public carriage
- suiza
- Swiss; adjective referring to Switzerland or its origin
- detuvo
- Stopped; third-person past tense of detener
- justo
- Just, exactly; precisely at a certain point
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating place or location
- yo
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar, to be
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- abrirse
- To open; reflexive infinitive of abrir
- puerta
- Door; an entrance or exit panel that opens
- distinguí
- I distinguished, recognized; past tense of distinguir
- a
- To, at; preposition with many uses in Spanish
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- verme
- To see me; infinitive ver combined with object pronoun
- saltó
- Jumped, leaped; past tense of saltar
- instante
- Instant, moment; a very brief period of time
- fuera
- Outside; adverb indicating exterior location
- Mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- querido
- Dear, beloved; affectionate adjective used in greetings
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; past tense of exclamar, to cry out
- cuánto
- How much; exclamatory or interrogative of quantity
- alegra
- Gladdens, pleases; third-person present of alegrar
- verte
- To see you; infinitive ver with object pronoun te
- Qué
- What, how; used in exclamations to express emotion
- afortunado
- Lucky, fortunate; adjective describing good fortune
- estés
- You be; present subjunctive of estar
- aquí
- Here; adverb indicating this specific location
- preciso
- Precise, exact; adjective meaning exactly right or necessary
- momento
- Moment; a brief or specific point in time
- desciendo
- I descend, get off; present tense of descender
- Nada
- Nothing; pronoun indicating the absence of anything
- podría
- Could; conditional tense of poder, to be able
- igualar
- To equal, match; to be equivalent to something
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- alegría
- Joy, happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- ver
- To see; infinitive of the verb meaning to perceive visually
- su
- His, her, their, your; third-person possessive adjective
- presencia
- Presence; the state of being present or nearby
- trajo
- Brought; past tense of traer, to bring
- vuelta
- Return, back; used in 'de vuelta' meaning back to
- mis
- My; plural first-person possessive adjective
- pensamientos
- Thoughts; ideas or reflections produced by the mind
- padre
- Father; a male parent
- todas
- All; feminine plural adjective meaning every one
- aquellas
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective indicating distant things
- escenas
- Scenes; specific situations or settings recalled visually
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- hogar
- Home; one's dwelling place or family household
- tan
- So, such; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- queridas
- Dear, beloved; feminine plural of querido
- para
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose or destination
- memoria
- Memory; the faculty of recalling past experiences
- Estreché
- I clasped, shook; past tense of estrechar
- mano
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- olvidé
- I forgot; past tense of olvidar, to forget
- horror
- Horror; intense fear or disgust
- desdicha
- Misfortune, unhappiness; a state of great sadness
- sentí
- I felt; past tense of sentir, to feel
- repente
- Sudden; used in 'de repente' meaning suddenly
- primera
- First; feminine ordinal adjective indicating initial order
- vez
- Time, instance; occurrence of an event
- muchos
- Many; plural adjective indicating a large number
- meses
- Months; plural of mes, units of time
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- tranquila
- Calm, peaceful; adjective describing a serene state
- serena
- Serene, tranquil; adjective meaning peacefully calm
- Recibí
- I received, welcomed; past tense of recibir
- amigo
- Friend; a person with whom one has a bond
- tanto
- So much, such; adverb or adjective of degree
- manera
- Manner, way; the method or style of doing something
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- cordial
- Cordial, warm; adjective describing friendly and sincere manner
- caminamos
- We walked; past tense of caminar, to walk
- universidad
- University; an institution of higher education
- continuó
- Continued; past tense of continuar, to continue
- hablando
- Speaking, talking; gerund of hablar
- durante
- During; preposition indicating a period of time
- algún
- Some, any; singular indefinite adjective before nouns
- tiempo
- Time, weather; duration or a period of existence
- sobre
- About, over, on; preposition with multiple uses
- nuestros
- Our; masculine plural first-person possessive adjective
- amigos
- Friends; plural of amigo, people one knows well
- comunes
- Common, mutual; adjective meaning shared by both parties
- propia
- Own; adjective emphasizing personal possession or identity
- buena
- Good; feminine adjective indicating positive quality
- fortuna
- Fortune, luck; favorable circumstances or fate
- haber
- To have; auxiliary infinitive used in perfect tenses
- obtenido
- Obtained; past participle of obtener, to get
- permiso
- Permission; authorization to do something
- venir
- To come; infinitive meaning to move toward speaker
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