Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2
Yet she appeared confident in innocence and did not tremble, although gazed on and execrated by thousands, for all the kindness which her beauty might otherwise have excited was obliterated in the minds of the spectators by the imagination of the enormity she was supposed to have committed.
Sin embargo, ella parecía segura de su inocencia y no temblaba, aunque era observada y execrada por miles, pues toda la simpatía que su belleza podría haber despertado en otras circunstancias quedó borrada en la mente de los espectadores por la idea de la enormidad que se suponía había cometido.
She was tranquil, yet her tranquillity was evidently constrained; and as her confusion had before been adduced as a proof of her guilt, she worked up her mind to an appearance of courage.
Estaba tranquila, pero su tranquilidad era evidentemente forzada; y como su turbación había sido aducida anteriormente como prueba de su culpabilidad, se esforzó por aparentar valentía.
When she entered the court she threw her eyes round it and quickly discovered where we were seated.
Cuando entró en la sala lanzó una mirada a su alrededor y descubrió rápidamente dónde estábamos sentados.
A tear seemed to dim her eye when she saw us, but she quickly recovered herself, and a look of sorrowful affection seemed to attest her utter guiltlessness.
Una lágrima pareció nublar su mirada cuando nos vio, pero se recuperó rápidamente, y una expresión de afecto doloroso pareció atestiguar su absoluta inocencia.
The trial began, and after the advocate against her had stated the charge, several witnesses were called.
El juicio comenzó, y después de que el fiscal expusiera los cargos en su contra, se llamó a varios testigos.
Several strange facts combined against her, which might have staggered anyone who had not such proof of her innocence as I had.
Varios hechos extraños se combinaban en su contra, los cuales habrían desconcertado a cualquiera que no tuviera las pruebas de su inocencia que yo tenía.
She had been out the whole of the night on which the murder had been committed and towards morning had been perceived by a market-woman not far from the spot where the body of the murdered child had been afterwards found.
Había estado fuera durante toda la noche en que se cometió el asesinato y, hacia la madrugada, una vendedora del mercado la había visto no lejos del lugar donde posteriormente se encontró el cuerpo del niño asesinado.
The woman asked her what she did there, but she looked very strangely and only returned a confused and unintelligible answer.
La mujer le preguntó qué hacía allí, pero ella la miró de manera muy extraña y solo dio una respuesta confusa e ininteligible.
Vocabulary
- Sin
- Without; used to indicate absence or lack
- embargo
- Embargo; in 'sin embargo' means 'however, nevertheless'
- ella
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared; imperfect tense of parecer
- segura
- Sure, confident, secure; feminine adjective
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating possession or origin
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- inocencia
- Innocence; state of being free from guilt
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- no
- No, not; basic negation word
- temblaba
- Was trembling, shaking; imperfect tense of temblar
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser
- observada
- Observed, watched; past participle of observar
- por
- By, for, through; common multi-use preposition
- miles
- Thousands; plural of mil, indicating large number
- pues
- Well, since, then; causal or filler conjunction
- toda
- All, every, whole; feminine form of todo
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- simpatía
- Sympathy, liking, warmth toward someone
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- belleza
- Beauty; quality of being attractive or pleasing
- podría
- Could, would be able to; conditional of poder
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses
- despertado
- Awakened, aroused; past participle of despertar
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition of location or time
- otras
- Other, others; feminine plural of otro
- circunstancias
- Circumstances; conditions surrounding an event
- quedó
- Remained, stayed, became; preterite of quedar
- borrada
- Erased, wiped out; feminine past participle of borrar
- mente
- Mind; the seat of thought and consciousness
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- espectadores
- Spectators, onlookers, audience members watching event
- idea
- Idea, notion, thought in someone's mind
- enormidad
- Enormity; extreme seriousness or gravity of a crime
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- suponía
- Was supposed, assumed; imperfect of suponer
- había
- Had; imperfect of haber used as auxiliary verb
- cometido
- Committed; past participle of cometer, to commit
- Estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar, temporary state
- tranquila
- Calm, tranquil, peaceful; feminine adjective
- pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- tranquilidad
- Calmness, tranquility, serenity, peacefulness
- evidentemente
- Evidently, obviously, clearly; adverb of manner
- forzada
- Forced, strained, not natural; feminine adjective
- como
- As, like, since; comparative or causal conjunction
- turbación
- Agitation, disturbance, flustered state of mind
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- anteriormente
- Previously, before, earlier; adverb of time
- prueba
- Proof, evidence, test; noun indicating verification
- culpabilidad
- Guilt, culpability; state of being responsible for crime
- esforzó
- Strove, made an effort; preterite of esforzarse
- aparentar
- To appear, to feign, to pretend to have quality
- valentía
- Bravery, courage, valor in facing difficulty
- Cuando
- When; temporal conjunction introducing time clause
- entró
- Entered, went in; preterite of entrar
- sala
- Room, hall, chamber; large indoor space
- lanzó
- Threw, cast, launched; preterite of lanzar
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- mirada
- Look, glance, gaze directed at someone or something
- a
- To, at; preposition of direction or indirect object
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding; adverb or preposition of location
- descubrió
- Discovered, found, uncovered; preterite of descubrir
- rápidamente
- Quickly, rapidly, swiftly; adverb of speed
- dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb of location
- estábamos
- We were; imperfect of estar, first person plural
- sentados
- Seated, sitting; masculine plural past participle
- Una
- A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- lágrima
- Tear; drop of fluid from eye when crying
- pareció
- Seemed, appeared; preterite of parecer
- nublar
- To cloud over, blur, obscure; to make unclear
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- nos
- Us, to us; first person plural object pronoun
- vio
- Saw; preterite of ver, third person singular
- recuperó
- Recovered, regained; preterite of recuperar
- expresión
- Expression; look on face conveying feeling or emotion
- afecto
- Affection, fondness, warm feeling toward someone
- doloroso
- Painful, sorrowful, causing distress or suffering
- atestiguar
- To attest, testify, bear witness to something
- absoluta
- Absolute, complete, total; feminine adjective
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- juicio
- Trial, judgment, opinion; legal or mental process
- comenzó
- Began, started; preterite of comenzar
- después
- After, afterwards, later; adverb of time
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- fiscal
- Prosecutor; official who presents charges in court
- expusiera
- Had presented, exposed; imperfect subjunctive of exponer
- cargos
- Charges, accusations, counts in a legal case
- contra
- Against; preposition of opposition or conflict
- llamó
- Called; preterite of llamar, summoned or named
- varios
- Several, various, a number of; plural adjective
- testigos
- Witnesses; people who give testimony in court
- Varios
- Several, various; masculine plural adjective
- hechos
- Facts, deeds, events; plural of hecho
- extraños
- Strange, unusual, foreign; masculine plural adjective
- combinaban
- Combined, came together; imperfect of combinar
- cuales
- Which; relative pronoun used after preposition
- habrían
- Would have; conditional perfect auxiliary of haber
- desconcertado
- Disconcerted, baffled, confused, thrown off balance
- cualquiera
- Anyone, anyone at all; indefinite pronoun or adjective
- tuviera
- Had; imperfect subjunctive of tener
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- pruebas
- Proofs, evidence, tests; plural of prueba
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- tenía
- Had; imperfect of tener, first or third person
- Había
- Had been, there had been; imperfect of haber
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar, also means state
- fuera
- Outside, away; also subjunctive of ser/estar
- durante
- During, throughout; preposition indicating time span
- noche
- Night; the dark hours between sunset and sunrise
- cometió
- Committed; preterite of cometer, to carry out crime
- asesinato
- Murder, assassination; deliberate killing of a person
- hacia
- Toward, around; preposition of direction or approximation
- madrugada
- Early morning hours, dawn, small hours of night
- vendedora
- Female seller, vendor, saleswoman in marketplace
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el
- mercado
- Market; place where goods are bought and sold
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver
- lejos
- Far, distant, far away; adverb of distance
- lugar
- Place, location, spot; where something occurs
- donde
- Where; relative adverb of place
- posteriormente
- Subsequently, later, afterwards; adverb of sequence
- encontró
- Found, encountered; preterite of encontrar
- cuerpo
- Body; physical form of a person or animal
- niño
- Child, boy; young male person
- asesinado
- Murdered, assassinated; past participle of asesinar
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- mujer
- Woman, wife; adult female person
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- preguntó
- Asked, questioned; preterite of preguntar
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun or adjective
- hacía
- Was doing; imperfect of hacer
- allí
- There, over there; adverb of place
- miró
- Looked, gazed; preterite of mirar
- manera
- Manner, way, fashion; how something is done
- muy
- Very, quite; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- extraña
- Strange, odd, unusual; feminine adjective
- solo
- Only, alone, just; adverb or adjective
- dio
- Gave; preterite of dar, third person singular
- respuesta
- Answer, response, reply to a question
- confusa
- Confused, unclear, muddled; feminine adjective
- e
- And; variant of y used before i- or hi-
- ininteligible
- Unintelligible, incomprehensible, impossible to understand
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