Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 7
It was completely dark when I arrived in the environs of Geneva; the gates of the town were already shut; and I was obliged to pass the night at Secheron, a village at the distance of half a league from the city.
Era completamente de noche cuando llegué a los alrededores de Ginebra; las puertas de la ciudad ya estaban cerradas; y me vi obligado a pasar la noche en Secheron, un pueblo a media legua de distancia de la ciudad.
The sky was serene; and, as I was unable to rest, I resolved to visit the spot where my poor William had been murdered.
El cielo estaba sereno; y, como no podía descansar, resolví visitar el lugar donde mi pobre William había sido asesinado.
As I could not pass through the town, I was obliged to cross the lake in a boat to arrive at Plainpalais.
Como no podía atravesar la ciudad, me vi obligado a cruzar el lago en bote para llegar a Plainpalais.
During this short voyage I saw the lightning playing on the summit of Mont Blanc in the most beautiful figures.
Durante esta corta travesía vi los relámpagos jugando sobre la cima del Mont Blanc en las figuras más hermosas.
The storm appeared to approach rapidly, and, on landing, I ascended a low hill, that I might observe its progress.
La tormenta parecía acercarse rápidamente, y, al desembarcar, subí a una pequeña colina para poder observar su avance.
It advanced; the heavens were clouded, and I soon felt the rain coming slowly in large drops, but its violence quickly increased.
Avanzó; el cielo se nubló, y pronto sentí la lluvia cayendo lentamente en grandes gotas, pero su violencia aumentó rápidamente.
I quitted my seat, and walked on, although the darkness and storm increased every minute, and the thunder burst with a terrific crash over my head.
Abandoné mi lugar y seguí caminando, aunque la oscuridad y la tormenta aumentaban a cada minuto, y el trueno estalló con un estruendo terrible sobre mi cabeza.
It was echoed from Salêve, the Juras, and the Alps of Savoy; vivid flashes of lightning dazzled my eyes, illuminating the lake, making it appear like a vast sheet of fire; then for an instant every thing seemed of a pitchy darkness, until the eye recovered itself from the preceding flash.
El eco resonó desde Salêve, los Juras y los Alpes de Saboya; vívidos destellos de relámpagos deslumbraron mis ojos, iluminando el lago, haciéndolo parecer una vasta lámina de fuego; luego, por un instante, todo parecía una oscuridad profunda, hasta que los ojos se recuperaban del destello anterior.
The storm, as is often the case in Switzerland, appeared at once in various parts of the heavens.
La tormenta, como suele ocurrir en Suiza, apareció a la vez en distintas partes del cielo.
Vocabulary
- completamente
- Entirely, wholly, without exception
- noche
- The period of darkness; nighttime
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- llegué
- First-person past tense of llegar; I arrived
- alrededores
- The surrounding area or outskirts of a place
- puertas
- Plural of puerta; doors or gates
- ciudad
- An urban settlement; a city or town
- ya
- Adverb meaning already, now, or no longer
- cerradas
- Feminine plural past participle of cerrar; closed, shut
- obligado
- Forced or compelled to do something
- pasar
- To pass, spend time, or happen
- pueblo
- A small town or village community
- media
- Feminine form of half; half a unit
- legua
- Historical unit of distance, roughly three miles
- distancia
- The measured space between two points
- cielo
- The sky above or heaven in religious sense
- sereno
- Calm, clear, and undisturbed; serene
- descansar
- To rest, relax, or take a break
- resolví
- First-person preterite of resolver; I decided, resolved
- visitar
- To go to see a person or place
- lugar
- A specific spot, site, or location
- donde
- Relative or interrogative adverb meaning where
- pobre
- Poor, wretched, or deserving of pity
- asesinado
- Murdered, killed intentionally; past participle of asesinar
- atravesar
- To cross or pass through a space
- cruzar
- To cross from one side to the other
- lago
- A large inland body of standing water
- bote
- A small boat used for short water trips
- llegar
- To arrive at or reach a destination
- Durante
- Preposition meaning during a period of time
- corta
- Short in duration or length; brief
- travesía
- A crossing or journey across water or terrain
- relámpagos
- Plural of relámpago; flashes of lightning
- jugando
- Present participle of jugar; playing, dancing about
- sobre
- Preposition meaning over, above, or about
- cima
- The summit or highest point of a mountain
- figuras
- Shapes, figures, or forms visible to the eye
- hermosas
- Feminine plural of hermoso; beautiful, lovely, stunning
- tormenta
- A violent storm with thunder, lightning, and rain
- parecía
- Imperfect of parecer; seemed or appeared to be
- acercarse
- Reflexive verb meaning to approach or draw near
- rápidamente
- Quickly, swiftly, without delay
- desembarcar
- To disembark or go ashore from a boat
- subí
- First-person preterite of subir; I climbed, went up
- pequeña
- Feminine singular of pequeño; small, little in size
- colina
- A low, rounded elevation of land; a hill
- poder
- To be able to; can, to have ability
- observar
- To watch carefully or study something attentively
- avance
- Advance or forward movement of something approaching
- Avanzó
- Third-person preterite of avanzar; it advanced, moved forward
- nubló
- Preterite of nublarse; became cloudy or overcast
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, or without much delay
- sentí
- First-person preterite of sentir; I felt or sensed
- lluvia
- Water falling from clouds; rain
- cayendo
- Present participle of caer; falling downward
- lentamente
- Slowly, at a reduced or unhurried pace
- grandes
- Plural of grande; large, big, great in size
- gotas
- Plural of gota; drops of liquid, especially rain
- violencia
- Intense force or ferocity; violence or severity
- aumentó
- Preterite of aumentar; it increased or grew stronger
- Abandoné
- First-person preterite of abandonar; I abandoned, left behind
- seguí
- First-person preterite of seguir; I continued, kept going
- caminando
- Present participle of caminar; walking along a path
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning although, even though, or even if
- oscuridad
- The state of being dark; darkness or obscurity
- aumentaban
- Imperfect of aumentar; they were increasing progressively
- cada
- Distributive adjective meaning each or every
- minuto
- A unit of time equal to sixty seconds
- trueno
- The loud sound following lightning; thunder
- estalló
- Preterite of estallar; it burst out or exploded
- estruendo
- A loud, crashing noise or thunderous roar
- terrible
- Causing great fear or dread; terrifying, dreadful
- cabeza
- The uppermost part of the body; head
- eco
- A sound reflection repeated back; echo
- resonó
- Preterite of resonar; it echoed or reverberated loudly
- desde
- Preposition meaning from or since a point
- vívidos
- Intense, bright, and strikingly clear; vivid
- destellos
- Plural of destello; bright flashes or gleams of light
- deslumbraron
- Preterite of deslumbrar; they dazzled or blinded momentarily
- ojos
- Plural of ojo; eyes, organs of sight
- iluminando
- Present participle of iluminar; illuminating, lighting up
- parecer
- To seem, appear, or look like something
- vasta
- Vast, immense, or extremely wide in extent
- lámina
- A thin flat sheet of material; sheet, plate
- fuego
- Combustion producing heat and light; fire
- luego
- Adverb meaning then, afterward, or later
- instante
- A very brief moment or instant in time
- todo
- Everything, all, or the whole of something
- profunda
- Deep, intense, or of great depth or degree
- hasta
- Preposition meaning until, up to, or as far as
- recuperaban
- Imperfect of recuperar; they were recovering or regaining
- destello
- A brief, bright flash of light
- anterior
- Previous, prior, or coming before in time
- suele
- Third-person present of soler; usually does, tends to
- ocurrir
- To happen, take place, or occur
- Suiza
- Spanish name for the country Switzerland
- apareció
- Preterite of aparecer; it appeared or came into view
- vez
- Time or instance; una vez means once
- distintas
- Feminine plural of distinto; different, distinct, separate
- partes
- Plural of parte; parts, sections, or places
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