Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
The most violent storm hung exactly north of the town, over the part of the lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copêt.
La tormenta más violenta se cernía exactamente al norte de la ciudad, sobre la parte del lago que se extiende entre el promontorio de Belrive y el pueblo de Copêt.
Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes; and another darkened and sometimes disclosed the Môle, a peaked mountain to the east of the lake.
Otra tormenta iluminaba el Jura con débiles destellos; y otra oscurecía y a veces dejaba al descubierto el Môle, una montaña escarpada al este del lago.
While I watched the tempest, so beautiful yet terrific, I wandered on with a hasty step.
Mientras contemplaba la tempestad, tan bella como aterradora, seguí caminando con paso apresurado.
This noble war in the sky elevated my spirits; I clasped my hands, and exclaimed aloud, "William, dear angel! this is thy funeral, this thy dirge!"
Esta noble guerra en el cielo elevó mi ánimo; junté las manos y exclamé en voz alta: «¡William, querido ángel! ¡este es tu funeral, esta tu elegía!»
As I said these words, I perceived in the gloom a figure which stole from behind a clump of trees near me; I stood fixed, gazing intently: I could not be mistaken.
Al pronunciar estas palabras, percibí en la oscuridad una figura que se deslizaba desde detrás de un grupo de árboles cercano; me quedé inmóvil, mirando fijamente: no podía estar equivocado.
A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy dæmon, to whom I had given life.
Un relámpago iluminó la figura y me reveló claramente su forma; su estatura gigantesca y la deformidad de su aspecto, más horroroso que cualquier cosa propia de la humanidad, me indicaron al instante que era el miserable, el inmundo demonio, al que yo había dado vida.
What did he there? Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murderer of my brother?
¿Qué hacía allí? ¿Podría ser acaso (me estremecí ante la idea) el asesino de mi hermano?
No sooner did that idea cross my imagination, than I became convinced of its truth; my teeth chattered, and I was forced to lean against a tree for support.
Apenas cruzó esa idea por mi imaginación, me convencí de su veracidad; me castañetearon los dientes y me vi obligado a apoyarme en un árbol para no caer.
The figure passed me quickly, and I lost it in the gloom.
La figura pasó rápidamente junto a mí y la perdí en la oscuridad.
Nothing in human shape could have destroyed the fair child.
Nada con forma humana podría haber destruido a aquel hermoso niño.
_He_ was the murderer! I could not doubt it.
¡Él era el asesino! No podía dudarlo.
Vocabulary
- tormenta
- A violent storm with rain and thunder
- más
- More; used for comparisons or emphasis
- violenta
- Violent, intense, or forceful in nature
- cernía
- Hovered or loomed over a place threateningly
- exactamente
- Exactly, precisely, without deviation
- norte
- North, one of the four cardinal directions
- ciudad
- A city or large urban settlement
- sobre
- Over, above, or on top of something
- parte
- Part or portion of a larger whole
- lago
- A lake, a large body of still water
- extiende
- Extends or stretches across a space
- entre
- Between or among two or more things
- promontorio
- A promontory, a high point of land projecting outward
- pueblo
- A town or village, small community
- Otra
- Another, a different one of the same kind
- iluminaba
- Was illuminating or lighting up something
- débiles
- Weak, faint, lacking in strength or intensity
- destellos
- Flashes or glimmers of light
- otra
- Another, a different one of the same type
- oscurecía
- Was darkening or making something dark
- veces
- Times, occasions; 'a veces' means 'sometimes'
- dejaba
- Was leaving or allowing something to happen
- descubierto
- Uncovered, exposed, or revealed to view
- montaña
- A mountain, a large natural elevation of earth
- escarpada
- Steep, rugged, having sharply angled slopes
- este
- East, one of the four cardinal directions
- Mientras
- While, during the time that something happens
- contemplaba
- Was contemplating or gazing at something thoughtfully
- tempestad
- A tempest, a severe storm or violent weather
- tan
- So, as; used in comparisons of equality
- bella
- Beautiful, lovely, pleasing to the senses
- aterradora
- Terrifying, causing great fear or dread
- seguí
- I continued or kept doing something
- caminando
- Walking, moving on foot from place to place
- paso
- Step, pace; the movement of one foot forward
- apresurado
- Hurried, rushed, moving with haste
- noble
- Noble, grand, impressive, or of high quality
- guerra
- War, a conflict between opposing forces
- cielo
- Sky or heaven, the expanse above the earth
- elevó
- Elevated, lifted, or raised something upward
- ánimo
- Spirit, mood, or courage; inner emotional state
- junté
- I joined or clasped together
- manos
- Hands, the body parts at the end of arms
- exclamé
- I exclaimed or cried out loudly
- voz
- Voice, the sound produced when speaking or singing
- alta
- High, loud; 'en voz alta' means 'aloud'
- querido
- Dear, beloved, cherished person or thing
- ángel
- Angel, a divine or innocent spiritual being
- funeral
- A funeral, ceremony held after someone's death
- elegía
- An elegy, a mournful poem or song of mourning
- pronunciar
- To pronounce or utter words aloud clearly
- palabras
- Words, units of language used in communication
- percibí
- I perceived or noticed something with the senses
- oscuridad
- Darkness, absence of light in a space
- figura
- A figure, shape, or form of a person
- deslizaba
- Was sliding or gliding stealthily past something
- desde
- From, since; indicates a starting point
- detrás
- Behind, at the back of something
- grupo
- A group or cluster of people or things
- árboles
- Trees, tall woody plants with trunks and branches
- cercano
- Nearby, close in distance or proximity
- quedé
- I stayed or remained in a particular state
- inmóvil
- Motionless, completely still, not moving at all
- mirando
- Looking at, watching, or gazing at something
- fijamente
- Fixedly, steadily, with an unwavering gaze
- podía
- Could, was able to; imperfect tense of 'poder'
- estar
- To be; indicates state, condition, or location
- equivocado
- Mistaken, wrong, in error about something
- relámpago
- A lightning bolt or flash of lightning
- iluminó
- Illuminated or lit up something briefly
- reveló
- Revealed or disclosed something previously hidden
- claramente
- Clearly, in a way that is easy to see
- forma
- Form, shape, or outline of something or someone
- estatura
- Stature, height of a person's body
- gigantesca
- Gigantic, enormous, of very great size
- deformidad
- Deformity, an abnormality in shape or structure
- aspecto
- Aspect, appearance, or overall look of something
- horroroso
- Horrifying, hideous, causing horror or disgust
- cualquier
- Any, whichever; used before a noun
- cosa
- Thing, object, or matter of any kind
- propia
- Own, proper, belonging to or characteristic of
- humanidad
- Humanity, the quality of being human
- indicaron
- Indicated or showed something clearly to someone
- instante
- An instant or moment, a very brief time
- miserable
- Miserable, wretched, in a pitiable condition
- inmundo
- Filthy, unclean, vile, morally or physically impure
- demonio
- A demon, devil, or evil supernatural being
- dado
- Given; past participle of 'dar'
- vida
- Life, the state of being alive
- hacía
- Was doing; imperfect tense of 'hacer'
- allí
- There, in or at that place
- Podría
- Could, would be able to; conditional of 'poder'
- ser
- To be; indicates identity or permanent characteristics
- acaso
- Perhaps, maybe; used to express uncertainty
- estremecí
- I shuddered or trembled with fear or disgust
- ante
- Before, in front of, faced with something
- idea
- An idea, thought, or mental concept
- asesino
- An assassin or murderer, one who kills another
- hermano
- Brother, a male sibling in a family
- Apenas
- Hardly, scarcely, barely; just at the moment when
- cruzó
- Crossed or passed through something briefly
- imaginación
- Imagination, the ability to form mental images
- convencí
- I convinced myself of something's truth
- veracidad
- Veracity, truthfulness, the quality of being true
- castañetearon
- Chattered or clattered, as teeth do when cold or afraid
- dientes
- Teeth, the hard structures used for biting
- vi
- I saw; first-person singular preterite of 'ver'
- obligado
- Obliged, forced, compelled to do something
- apoyarme
- To lean or support myself against something
- árbol
- A tree, a tall woody perennial plant
- caer
- To fall, to drop down due to gravity
- pasó
- Passed by or went past a person or place
- rápidamente
- Quickly, rapidly, with great speed
- junto
- Next to, beside, close to something or someone
- perdí
- I lost something or lost sight of someone
- Nada
- Nothing, not anything; complete absence of something
- humana
- Human, relating to or characteristic of people
- podría
- Could, would be able to; conditional of 'poder'
- destruido
- Destroyed, completely ruined or demolished
- aquel
- That (over there); distal demonstrative adjective
- hermoso
- Beautiful, lovely, handsome in appearance
- niño
- Child, a young boy or young person
- dudarlo
- To doubt it; to question the truth of something
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