Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 4
I had an obscure feeling that all was not over and that he would still commit some signal crime, which by its enormity should almost efface the recollection of the past.
Tenía un oscuro presentimiento de que todo no había terminado y de que él aún cometería algún crimen señalado, que por su enormidad casi borraría el recuerdo del pasado.
There was always scope for fear so long as anything I loved remained behind.
Siempre había motivo para el temor mientras quedara algo que yo amara.
My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.
Mi aborrecimiento hacia este demonio no puede concebirse.
When I thought of him I gnashed my teeth, my eyes became inflamed, and I ardently wished to extinguish that life which I had so thoughtlessly bestowed.
Cuando pensaba en él, rechinaba los dientes, mis ojos se encendían, y ardientemente deseaba extinguir aquella vida que tan irreflexivamente había otorgado.
When I reflected on his crimes and malice, my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation.
Cuando reflexionaba sobre sus crímenes y su malicia, mi odio y mi deseo de venganza rebasaban todo límite de moderación.
I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes, could I, when there, have precipitated him to their base.
Habría hecho una peregrinación hasta la cima más alta de los Andes, si pudiera, estando allí, haberlo precipitado hasta su base.
I wished to see him again, that I might wreak the utmost extent of abhorrence on his head and avenge the deaths of William and Justine.
Deseaba verlo de nuevo, para poder descargar sobre su cabeza el mayor grado de aborrecimiento y vengar las muertes de William y Justine.
Our house was the house of mourning.
Nuestra casa era la casa del duelo.
My father's health was deeply shaken by the horror of the recent events.
La salud de mi padre quedó profundamente quebrantada por el horror de los recientes acontecimientos.
Elizabeth was sad and desponding; she no longer took delight in her ordinary occupations; all pleasure seemed to her sacrilege toward the dead; eternal woe and tears she then thought was the just tribute she should pay to innocence so blasted and destroyed.
Elizabeth estaba triste y abatida; ya no encontraba placer en sus ocupaciones habituales; todo placer le parecía un sacrilegio hacia los muertos; el llanto y el dolor eternos eran, según pensaba entonces, el justo tributo que debía rendir a una inocencia tan devastada y destruida.
She was no longer that happy creature who in earlier youth wandered with me on the banks of the lake and talked with ecstasy of our future prospects.
Ya no era aquella feliz criatura que en su juventud más temprana vagaba conmigo por las orillas del lago y hablaba con éxtasis de nuestras perspectivas de futuro.
Vocabulary
- Tenía
- Past tense of tener; had or was experiencing something
- un
- Indefinite article meaning a or an
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure, or mysterious in nature
- presentimiento
- A premonition or foreboding feeling about future events
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning that or which
- todo
- Everything or all; entire amount or whole
- no
- Negation word meaning no or not
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary verb; had done something
- terminado
- Finished or ended; past participle of terminar
- y
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses
- él
- Third person singular pronoun meaning he
- aún
- Still or yet; indicating continuation of a state
- cometería
- Conditional tense of cometer; would commit a crime
- algún
- Some or any; indefinite adjective before masculine noun
- crimen
- A crime or serious criminal act
- señalado
- Notable, marked, or distinguished; outstanding in some way
- por
- Preposition meaning by, for, through, or because of
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, its, or their
- enormidad
- Enormity; the extreme seriousness or magnitude of something wrong
- casi
- Almost or nearly; very close to but not quite
- borraría
- Conditional of borrar; would erase or wipe out
- recuerdo
- Memory or recollection of a past event or person
- del
- Contraction of de and el meaning of the
- pasado
- The past; time or events that have already occurred
- Siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- motivo
- A motive, reason, or cause for action or feeling
- para
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or toward
- temor
- Fear or dread; an emotional response to danger
- mientras
- While or as long as; during the same time
- quedara
- Subjunctive of quedar; remained or stayed somewhere
- algo
- Something or anything; an unspecified thing
- yo
- First person singular pronoun meaning I
- amara
- Past subjunctive of amar; that I loved someone
- Mi
- First person possessive adjective meaning my
- aborrecimiento
- Hatred, abhorrence, or intense loathing toward someone
- hacia
- Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of
- este
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning this
- demonio
- A demon or devil; an evil supernatural being
- puede
- Third person singular of poder; can or is able
- concebirse
- To be conceived or imagined; understood in the mind
- Cuando
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause
- pensaba
- Imperfect of pensar; was thinking or used to think
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at
- rechinaba
- Imperfect of rechinar; grinding or gnashing repeatedly
- los
- Definite article or pronoun meaning the or them
- dientes
- Teeth; the hard structures used for biting and chewing
- mis
- Plural possessive adjective meaning my
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or impersonal verbs
- encendían
- Imperfect of encender; were lighting up or blazing
- ardientemente
- Ardently or fervently; with intense passion or eagerness
- deseaba
- Imperfect of desear; was wishing or longing for something
- extinguir
- To extinguish or put out; to end or destroy completely
- aquella
- Demonstrative adjective meaning that, referring to distant thing
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons or intensifiers
- irreflexivamente
- Thoughtlessly or recklessly; without careful consideration beforehand
- otorgado
- Granted or bestowed; past participle of otorgar
- reflexionaba
- Imperfect of reflexionar; was reflecting or meditating deeply
- sobre
- Preposition meaning about, on, or over something
- sus
- Plural possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- crímenes
- Crimes; plural of crimen, serious criminal acts
- malicia
- Malice; the intention to do harm to others
- mi
- First person singular possessive adjective meaning my
- odio
- Hatred; intense dislike or animosity toward someone
- deseo
- A desire or wish for something strongly wanted
- venganza
- Revenge or vengeance; retaliation for a perceived wrong
- rebasaban
- Imperfect of rebasar; surpassed or exceeded a limit
- límite
- A limit or boundary that should not be crossed
- moderación
- Moderation; the quality of avoiding excess or extremes
- Habría
- Conditional perfect auxiliary of haber; would have done
- hecho
- Done or made; past participle of hacer
- peregrinación
- A pilgrimage or long journey to a sacred place
- hasta
- Until, up to, or as far as a point
- cima
- Summit or peak; the top of a mountain
- más
- More or most; comparative or superlative intensifier
- alta
- High or tall; elevated in position or stature
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause
- pudiera
- Past subjunctive of poder; if I were able to
- estando
- Gerund of estar; being or while being somewhere
- allí
- There; at or in that place over there
- haberlo
- Infinitive haber with pronoun; to have him or it
- precipitado
- Hurled down or precipitated; thrown from a great height
- base
- Base or bottom; the lowest part of something
- Deseaba
- Imperfect of desear; was desiring or wishing for something
- verlo
- Infinitive ver with pronoun; to see him or it
- nuevo
- New or again; something recent or repeated
- poder
- To be able to; also means power or ability
- descargar
- To unload, discharge, or unleash something powerfully
- cabeza
- Head; the upper body part containing the brain
- mayor
- Greater, larger, or older; comparative of grande
- grado
- Degree or grade; level of intensity or extent
- vengar
- To avenge or take revenge for a wrongdoing
- muertes
- Deaths; plural of muerte, the end of life
- Nuestra
- Possessive adjective meaning our, first person plural
- casa
- House or home; the place where one lives
- era
- Imperfect of ser; was, describing a past state
- duelo
- Grief, mourning, or a duel; sorrow after loss
- salud
- Health; the general condition of the body or mind
- padre
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure
- quedó
- Preterite of quedar; remained or became in a state
- profundamente
- Profoundly or deeply; to a great or intense degree
- quebrantada
- Broken down or shattered; weakened by hardship or grief
- horror
- Horror or terror; intense fear or shock at something
- recientes
- Recent; having happened or occurred not long ago
- acontecimientos
- Events or happenings; notable occurrences or incidents
- estaba
- Imperfect of estar; was in a temporary state
- triste
- Sad or sorrowful; feeling or expressing unhappiness
- abatida
- Dejected or downcast; deeply discouraged and low in spirit
- ya
- Already, now, or no longer; indicating changed situation
- encontraba
- Imperfect of encontrar; was finding or encountering something
- placer
- Pleasure or enjoyment; a feeling of satisfaction or delight
- ocupaciones
- Occupations or activities; things one regularly does
- habituales
- Habitual or usual; done regularly as a custom
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, or you
- parecía
- Imperfect of parecer; seemed or appeared to be
- sacrilegio
- A sacrilege; treating something sacred with disrespect
- muertos
- The dead; plural of muerto, those who have died
- llanto
- Weeping or crying; the act of shedding tears
- dolor
- Pain or grief; physical or emotional suffering
- eternos
- Eternal or everlasting; lasting forever without end
- eran
- Imperfect plural of ser; were, describing a past state
- según
- According to or depending on; based on something
- entonces
- Then or at that time; referring to a past moment
- justo
- Just or fair; righteous and deserved in circumstance
- tributo
- A tribute or homage paid to honor someone
- debía
- Imperfect of deber; owed or was supposed to do
- rendir
- To render, pay, or yield; to give something due
- inocencia
- Innocence; the state of being free from guilt
- devastada
- Devastated or destroyed; severely damaged or ruined
- destruida
- Destroyed or demolished; completely ruined or broken down
- Ya
- Already or once; indicating a past or changed state
- feliz
- Happy or joyful; experiencing or showing contentment
- criatura
- A creature or being; also an infant or young child
- juventud
- Youth; the period of being young in one's life
- temprana
- Early; occurring at the beginning of a period
- vagaba
- Imperfect of vagar; was wandering or roaming aimlessly
- conmigo
- With me; prepositional phrase combining con and mí
- orillas
- Banks or shores; the edges of a body of water
- lago
- A lake; a large inland body of still water
- hablaba
- Imperfect of hablar; was speaking or used to speak
- con
- Preposition meaning with, alongside, or together
- éxtasis
- Ecstasy or rapture; an overwhelming feeling of delight
- nuestras
- Feminine plural possessive adjective meaning our
- perspectivas
- Perspectives or prospects; views or outlooks for the future
- futuro
- The future; time that is yet to come
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