Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11
We passed a fortnight in these perambulations: my health and spirits had long been restored, and they gained additional strength from the salubrious air I breathed, the natural incidents of our progress, and the conversation of my friend.
Pasamos quince días en estas excursiones: mi salud y mi ánimo hacía tiempo que se habían restablecido, y ganaron fuerzas adicionales gracias al saludable aire que respiraba, los incidentes naturales de nuestro recorrido y la conversación de mi amigo.
Study had before secluded me from the intercourse of my fellow-creatures, and rendered me unsocial; but Clerval called forth the better feelings of my heart; he again taught me to love the aspect of nature, and the cheerful faces of children.
El estudio me había apartado anteriormente del trato con mis semejantes y me había vuelto insociable; pero Clerval despertó los mejores sentimientos de mi corazón; me enseñó de nuevo a amar el aspecto de la naturaleza y los alegres rostros de los niños.
Excellent friend! how sincerely you did love me, and endeavour to elevate my mind until it was on a level with your own.
¡Excelente amigo! cuán sinceramente me amabas y te esforzabas por elevar mi mente hasta ponerla a la altura de la tuya.
A selfish pursuit had cramped and narrowed me, until your gentleness and affection warmed and opened my senses; I became the same happy creature who, a few years ago, loved and beloved by all, had no sorrow or care.
Una búsqueda egoísta me había encogido y estrecho, hasta que tu dulzura y tu afecto calentaron y abrieron mis sentidos; me convertí en la misma criatura feliz que, pocos años atrás, amaba y era amada por todos, sin tristeza ni preocupación alguna.
When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations.
Cuando era feliz, la naturaleza inanimada tenía el poder de brindarme las sensaciones más deliciosas.
A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy.
Un cielo sereno y unos campos verdes me llenaban de éxtasis.
The present season was indeed divine; the flowers of spring bloomed in the hedges, while those of summer were already in bud.
La estación presente era verdaderamente divina; las flores de primavera florecían en los setos, mientras que las del verano ya estaban en capullo.
I was undisturbed by thoughts which during the preceding year had pressed upon me, notwithstanding my endeavours to throw them off, with an invincible burden.
No me perturbaban los pensamientos que durante el año anterior me habían acosado, a pesar de mis esfuerzos por deshacerme de ellos, como una carga invencible.
Henry rejoiced in my gaiety, and sincerely sympathised in my feelings: he exerted himself to amuse me, while he expressed the sensations that filled his soul.
Enrique se alegraba de mi jovialidad y simpatizaba sinceramente con mis sentimientos: se esforzaba por divertirme, mientras expresaba las sensaciones que llenaban su alma.
Vocabulary
- Pasamos
- We spent (time); first person plural preterite of pasar
- quince
- The number fifteen
- días
- Days; plural of día
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition of location
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- excursiones
- Excursions, outings, short trips
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- salud
- Health; physical or mental well-being
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- ánimo
- Spirit, mood, courage, state of mind
- hacía
- Was doing; imperfect of hacer, also used in time expressions
- tiempo
- Time; also weather; very common noun
- que
- That, which, who; subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- habían
- They had; third person plural imperfect of haber
- restablecido
- Restored, recovered; past participle of restablecer
- ganaron
- They gained, won; preterite of ganar
- fuerzas
- Strengths, forces, energy; plural of fuerza
- adicionales
- Additional, extra; adjective modifying a noun
- gracias
- Thanks; used in gracias a meaning thanks to
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- saludable
- Healthy, wholesome; adjective describing beneficial things
- aire
- Air; atmosphere or breeze one breathes
- respiraba
- Was breathing; imperfect tense of respirar
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- incidentes
- Incidents, events, occurrences along a journey
- naturales
- Natural; adjective describing things from nature
- de
- Of, from; very common preposition
- nuestro
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- recorrido
- Route, journey, tour, path traveled
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- conversación
- Conversation; spoken exchange between people
- amigo
- Friend; male companion or close acquaintance
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- estudio
- Study; academic work or dedicated intellectual pursuit
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- había
- Had; third person singular imperfect of haber
- apartado
- Separated, distanced, withdrawn; past participle of apartar
- anteriormente
- Previously, formerly, before a certain point in time
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- trato
- Contact, dealings, interaction with other people
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- mis
- My; first person plural possessive adjective
- semejantes
- Fellow human beings, peers, one's fellow creatures
- vuelto
- Returned, turned; past participle of volver
- insociable
- Unsociable, antisocial; unable to mix with others
- pero
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- despertó
- Awakened, stirred; preterite of despertar
- mejores
- Better, best; comparative/superlative plural of bueno
- sentimientos
- Feelings, emotions, sentiments; plural of sentimiento
- corazón
- Heart; seat of emotions and affection
- enseñó
- Taught, showed; preterite of enseñar
- nuevo
- New; also used in de nuevo meaning again
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- amar
- To love; infinitive expressing deep affection
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- aspecto
- Aspect, appearance, look of something
- naturaleza
- Nature; the natural world and its phenomena
- alegres
- Happy, cheerful, joyful; plural adjective
- rostros
- Faces; plural of rostro, human facial features
- niños
- Children, boys; plural of niño
- Excelente
- Excellent; expressing admiration or high praise
- cuán
- How; exclamatory adverb expressing degree or intensity
- sinceramente
- Sincerely, genuinely, with honesty and true feeling
- amabas
- You loved; second person singular imperfect of amar
- te
- You; second person singular reflexive or object pronoun
- esforzabas
- You strove, made efforts; imperfect of esforzarse
- por
- For, by, through; versatile preposition of cause or means
- elevar
- To elevate, raise, lift up to a higher level
- mente
- Mind; the intellectual or cognitive faculty
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as; preposition of limit
- ponerla
- To put it; infinitive with attached feminine object pronoun
- altura
- Height, level; standard or elevation of something
- tuya
- Yours; feminine singular possessive pronoun
- Una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- búsqueda
- Search, quest, pursuit of something desired
- egoísta
- Selfish, egotistical; focused only on oneself
- encogido
- Shrunk, shriveled, made smaller; past participle of encoger
- estrecho
- Narrow, tight, confined; adjective of limited scope
- tu
- Your; second person singular possessive adjective
- dulzura
- Sweetness, gentleness, tenderness of character
- afecto
- Affection, fondness, warm feeling toward someone
- calentaron
- They warmed; preterite of calentar
- abrieron
- They opened; preterite of abrir
- sentidos
- Senses; the five faculties of perception
- convertí
- I became, transformed; preterite of convertirse
- misma
- Same, herself; feminine reflexive intensifier
- criatura
- Creature, being; a living entity or person
- feliz
- Happy, joyful; adjective describing contentment
- pocos
- Few, a few; adjective indicating small quantity
- años
- Years; plural of año
- atrás
- Ago, behind, back; adverb of time or position
- amaba
- Loved; first or third person singular imperfect of amar
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser
- amada
- Loved, beloved; past participle of amar used as adjective
- todos
- All, everyone; masculine plural adjective or pronoun
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- tristeza
- Sadness, sorrow, melancholy feeling
- ni
- Nor, neither; negative coordinating conjunction
- preocupación
- Worry, concern, anxiety about something
- alguna
- Any, some; feminine singular indefinite adjective
- Cuando
- When; conjunction introducing temporal clauses
- inanimada
- Inanimate, lifeless; lacking life or vitality
- tenía
- Had; imperfect tense of tener
- poder
- Power, ability; also infinitive meaning to be able
- brindarme
- To offer me, provide me; infinitive with indirect object
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- sensaciones
- Sensations, feelings perceived through the senses
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb or adjective
- deliciosas
- Delicious, delightful; intensely pleasurable experiences
- Un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- cielo
- Sky, heaven; the expanse above the earth
- sereno
- Serene, calm, clear; adjective describing peaceful sky
- unos
- Some, a few; masculine plural indefinite article
- campos
- Fields, countryside; open rural land areas
- verdes
- Green; plural adjective describing color of fields
- llenaban
- Filled; third person plural imperfect of llenar
- éxtasis
- Ecstasy, rapture; state of overwhelming joy
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- estación
- Season; one of the four periods of the year
- presente
- Present, current; the current time or season
- verdaderamente
- Truly, really, genuinely; adverb of strong affirmation
- divina
- Divine, heavenly; of extraordinary beauty or quality
- flores
- Flowers; plural of flor
- primavera
- Spring; the season between winter and summer
- florecían
- Were blooming, blossoming; imperfect of florecer
- setos
- Hedges, hedgerows; shrubs forming garden borders
- mientras
- While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- verano
- Summer; the warmest season of the year
- ya
- Already, now, yet; adverb indicating timing
- estaban
- Were; third person plural imperfect of estar
- capullo
- Bud; a flower not yet fully opened
- No
- No, not; basic negation adverb
- perturbaban
- Were disturbing, troubling; imperfect of perturbar
- pensamientos
- Thoughts; plural of pensamiento
- durante
- During; preposition indicating time span
- año
- Year; a twelve-month period
- anterior
- Previous, prior, earlier; adjective of preceding time
- acosado
- Haunted, harassed, pursued; past participle of acosar
- pesar
- Grief, sorrow; also a pesar de meaning in spite of
- esfuerzos
- Efforts, attempts; plural of esfuerzo
- deshacerme
- To get rid of, undo; infinitive with reflexive pronoun
- ellos
- They, them; third person masculine plural pronoun
- como
- Like, as, how; comparison or manner conjunction
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- carga
- Burden, load, weight carried physically or emotionally
- invencible
- Invincible, unconquerable; impossible to overcome
- alegraba
- Cheered up, gladdened; imperfect of alegrar
- jovialidad
- Joviality, cheerfulness, good-humored liveliness
- simpatizaba
- Sympathized, empathized; imperfect of simpatizar
- esforzaba
- Made efforts, strove; imperfect of esforzarse
- divertirme
- To amuse me, entertain me; infinitive with pronoun
- expresaba
- Expressed; imperfect of expresar
- su
- His, her, its, their; third person possessive adjective
- alma
- Soul; the spiritual or inner essence of a person
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