Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 5
She wept when she quitted our house; she was much altered since the death of my aunt; grief had given softness and a winning mildness to her manners, which had before been remarkable for vivacity.
Lloró cuando abandonó nuestra casa; había cambiado mucho desde la muerte de mi tía; el dolor había dado suavidad y una dulzura cautivadora a sus modales, que antes habían sido notables por su vivacidad.
Nor was her residence at her mother's house of a nature to restore her gaiety.
Ni tampoco su residencia en la casa de su madre era de tal naturaleza como para restaurar su alegría.
The poor woman was very vacillating in her repentance.
La pobre mujer era muy vacilante en su arrepentimiento.
She sometimes begged Justine to forgive her unkindness, but much oftener accused her of having caused the deaths of her brothers and sister.
A veces le rogaba a Justine que le perdonara su crueldad, pero con mucha más frecuencia la acusaba de haber causado la muerte de sus hermanos y hermana.
Perpetual fretting at length threw Madame Moritz into a decline, which at first increased her irritability, but she is now at peace for ever.
La perpetua angustia terminó por sumir a Madame Moritz en una decadencia que al principio aumentó su irritabilidad, pero ahora descansa en paz para siempre.
She died on the first approach of cold weather, at the beginning of this last winter.
Murió con las primeras llegadas del frío, al comienzo de este último invierno.
Justine has just returned to us; and I assure you I love her tenderly.
Justine acaba de regresar con nosotros; y te aseguro que la quiero con ternura.
She is very clever and gentle, and extremely pretty; as I mentioned before, her mien and her expression continually remind me of my dear aunt.
Es muy inteligente y amable, y extremadamente bonita; como mencioné antes, su porte y su expresión me recuerdan continuamente a mi querida tía.
"I must say also a few words to you, my dear cousin, of little darling William.
"Debo decirte también algunas palabras, mi querida prima, sobre el adorable pequeño William.
I wish you could see him; he is very tall of his age, with sweet laughing blue eyes, dark eyelashes, and curling hair.
Ojalá pudieras verlo; es muy alto para su edad, con dulces ojos azules risueños, pestañas oscuras y cabello rizado.
When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health.
Cuando sonríe, aparecen dos pequeños hoyuelos en cada mejilla, que están sonrosadas de salud.
He has already had one or two little _wives,_ but Louisa Biron is his favourite, a pretty little girl of five years of age.
Ya ha tenido una o dos pequeñas _esposas_, pero Louisa Biron es su favorita, una niña bonita de cinco años de edad.
Vocabulary
- Lloró
- He/she cried, wept tears
- cuando
- When, at the time that
- abandonó
- He/she abandoned, left behind
- nuestra
- Our, belonging to us
- casa
- House, home, dwelling place
- había
- There had been, had (auxiliary verb)
- cambiado
- Changed, transformed over time
- mucho
- Much, a lot, greatly
- desde
- Since, from a point in time
- muerte
- Death, the end of life
- mi
- My, belonging to me
- tía
- Aunt, female relative, parent's sister
- dolor
- Pain, grief, suffering, sorrow
- dado
- Given, having granted or provided
- suavidad
- Softness, gentleness, smoothness of character
- dulzura
- Sweetness, gentleness, tender kindness
- cautivadora
- Captivating, charming, enchanting to observers
- sus
- His, her, their, your possessive adjective
- modales
- Manners, social behavior, polite conduct
- antes
- Before, previously, in earlier times
- habían
- They had, third person plural past auxiliary
- sido
- Been, past participle of ser
- notables
- Notable, remarkable, worthy of attention
- por
- For, by, because of, through
- su
- His, her, its, your possessive adjective
- vivacidad
- Vivacity, liveliness, energetic animated quality
- Ni
- Nor, neither, not even
- tampoco
- Neither, not either, also not
- residencia
- Residence, place of living, dwelling
- madre
- Mother, female parent
- era
- Was, he/she/it was (imperfect)
- tal
- Such, such a, of that kind
- naturaleza
- Nature, natural character, inherent quality
- como
- As, like, how, in the way
- para
- For, in order to, toward a purpose
- restaurar
- To restore, bring back to former state
- alegría
- Joy, happiness, cheerfulness, delight
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate, pitiable person
- mujer
- Woman, adult female person
- muy
- Very, extremely, highly
- vacilante
- Wavering, hesitant, uncertain in disposition
- arrepentimiento
- Repentance, remorse, regret for wrongdoing
- veces
- Times, occasions; a veces means sometimes
- le
- Him, her, to him/her (indirect pronoun)
- rogaba
- He/she begged, pleaded, implored repeatedly
- perdonara
- To forgive, pardon, excuse wrongdoing
- crueldad
- Cruelty, harshness, merciless treatment of others
- pero
- But, however, expressing contrast
- mucha
- Much, a great deal (feminine)
- más
- More, greater in quantity or degree
- frecuencia
- Frequency, rate of occurrence, regularity
- acusaba
- He/she accused, blamed, charged repeatedly
- haber
- To have (auxiliary infinitive verb)
- causado
- Caused, brought about, produced as result
- hermanos
- Brothers, siblings, male siblings
- hermana
- Sister, female sibling
- perpetua
- Perpetual, everlasting, never-ending suffering
- angustia
- Anguish, distress, deep emotional suffering
- terminó
- It ended, finished, concluded ultimately
- sumir
- To plunge, sink, submerge into a state
- decadencia
- Decline, decay, deterioration of health or status
- al
- To the, contraction of a + el
- principio
- Beginning, start, principle, first stage
- aumentó
- He/she/it increased, grew, intensified
- irritabilidad
- Irritability, tendency to become easily annoyed
- ahora
- Now, at this moment in time
- descansa
- He/she rests, relaxes, is at peace
- paz
- Peace, tranquility, calm state
- siempre
- Always, forever, at all times
- Murió
- He/she died, passed away
- primeras
- First (feminine plural), initial ones
- llegadas
- Arrivals, arrivals of something coming
- del
- Of the, contraction of de + el
- frío
- Cold, coldness, low temperature weather
- comienzo
- Beginning, start, onset of something
- este
- This (masculine), referring to nearby thing
- último
- Last, final, most recent
- invierno
- Winter, cold season of the year
- acaba
- Has just, finishes, just recently completed
- regresar
- To return, come back to a place
- nosotros
- We, us, first person plural pronoun
- te
- You (informal), reflexive/object pronoun
- aseguro
- I assure, guarantee, confirm to you
- quiero
- I love, I want, I care for
- ternura
- Tenderness, affection, gentle loving feeling
- inteligente
- Intelligent, smart, mentally capable
- amable
- Kind, amiable, friendly, pleasant person
- extremadamente
- Extremely, to a very high degree
- bonita
- Pretty, beautiful, attractive (feminine)
- mencioné
- I mentioned, brought up in conversation
- porte
- Bearing, posture, dignified manner of carrying
- expresión
- Expression, facial or verbal communication
- me
- Me, myself, first person object pronoun
- recuerdan
- They remind, recall to mind continuously
- continuamente
- Continuously, constantly, without stopping
- querida
- Dear, beloved, cherished (feminine)
- Debo
- I must, I should, I ought to
- decirte
- To tell you, inform you of something
- también
- Also, too, as well, additionally
- algunas
- Some, a few (feminine plural)
- palabras
- Words, spoken or written terms
- prima
- Female cousin, related female family member
- sobre
- About, on, concerning a topic
- adorable
- Adorable, lovable, delightfully charming
- pequeño
- Small, little, young (masculine)
- Ojalá
- Hopefully, I wish, God willing, expressing desire
- pudieras
- You could, you were able to (subjunctive)
- verlo
- To see him, to observe him
- alto
- Tall, high, of great height
- edad
- Age, period of life, how old
- dulces
- Sweet, gentle, pleasant (plural adjective)
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs of sight
- azules
- Blue (plural), of blue color
- risueños
- Smiling, cheerful, laughing, merry-looking
- pestañas
- Eyelashes, hairs on the eyelid
- oscuras
- Dark, darkened (feminine plural adjective)
- cabello
- Hair, head of hair on a person
- rizado
- Curly, having curls or waves
- Cuando
- When, at the time that (conjunction)
- sonríe
- He/she smiles, has a smile
- aparecen
- They appear, become visible, show up
- dos
- Two, the number two
- pequeños
- Small, little, tiny (masculine plural)
- hoyuelos
- Dimples, small indentations in cheeks
- cada
- Each, every, each individual one
- mejilla
- Cheek, side of the face
- están
- They are, third person plural of estar
- sonrosadas
- Rosy, pink-cheeked, flushed with color
- salud
- Health, well-being, physical condition
- Ya
- Already, now, at this point
- ha
- Has, third person singular present perfect
- tenido
- Had, having had, past participle of tener
- o
- Or, either, expressing an alternative
- _esposas_
- Wives, sweethearts (playfully used for children)
- favorita
- Favorite, most preferred (feminine)
- niña
- Girl, young female child
- cinco
- Five, the number five
- años
- Years, units of time (twelve months)
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