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English → Spanish Chapter 17 Level 7/10

If I have no ties and no affections, hatred and vice must be my portion; the love of another will destroy the cause of my crimes, and I shall become a thing of whose existence everyone will be ignorant.

Si no tengo vínculos ni afectos, el odio y el vicio deben ser mi destino; el amor de otro destruirá la causa de mis crímenes, y me convertiré en un ser de cuya existencia nadie tendrá conocimiento.

My vices are the children of a forced solitude that I abhor, and my virtues will necessarily arise when I live in communion with an equal.

Mis vicios son hijos de una soledad forzada que aborrezco, y mis virtudes surgirán necesariamente cuando viva en comunión con un igual.

I shall feel the affections of a sensitive being and become linked to the chain of existence and events from which I am now excluded."

Sentiré los afectos de un ser sensible y quedaré unido a la cadena de la existencia y de los acontecimientos de los que ahora estoy excluido."

I paused some time to reflect on all he had related and the various arguments which he had employed.

Me detuve un tiempo a reflexionar sobre todo lo que había relatado y los diversos argumentos que había empleado.

I thought of the promise of virtues which he had displayed on the opening of his existence and the subsequent blight of all kindly feeling by the loathing and scorn which his protectors had manifested towards him.

Pensé en la promesa de virtudes que había mostrado al comienzo de su existencia y en el posterior marchitamiento de todo sentimiento bondadoso por el asco y el desprecio que sus protectores habían manifestado hacia él.

His power and threats were not omitted in my calculations; a creature who could exist in the ice-caves of the glaciers and hide himself from pursuit among the ridges of inaccessible precipices was a being possessing faculties it would be vain to cope with.

Su poder y sus amenazas no fueron omitidos en mis cálculos; una criatura que podía existir en las cuevas de hielo de los glaciares y ocultarse de sus perseguidores entre las crestas de precipicios inaccesibles era un ser dotado de facultades con las que sería inútil medirse.

After a long pause of reflection I concluded that the justice due both to him and my fellow creatures demanded of me that I should comply with his request.

Después de una larga pausa de reflexión, concluí que la justicia debida tanto a él como a mis semejantes me exigía que accediera a su petición.

Vocabulary

Si: Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether' in Spanish.
no: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
tengo: First person singular of 'tener'; means 'I have'.
vínculos: Bonds or ties connecting people or things together.
ni: Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor' in Spanish.
afectos: Affections or emotional attachments toward others.
el: Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine nouns.
odio: Strong feeling of hatred or intense dislike.
y: Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or phrases.
vicio: Vice or moral fault; a bad habit or corruption.
deben: Third person plural of 'deber'; means 'they must/should'.
ser: Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' in a permanent sense.
mi: Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' in Spanish.
destino: Destiny or fate; the predetermined course of events.
amor: Deep feeling of love or strong affection for someone.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in Spanish.
otro: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'another' or 'other'.
destruirá: Future tense of 'destruir'; means 'will destroy'.
la: Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine singular nouns.
causa: Cause or reason behind an action or event.
mis: Plural possessive pronoun meaning 'my' in Spanish.
crímenes: Crimes or serious offenses committed against law or morality.
me: Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'.
convertiré: Future tense of 'convertirse'; means 'I will become'.
en: Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'into'.
un: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for masculine nouns.
cuya: Relative possessive pronoun meaning 'whose' in Spanish.
existencia: Existence; the state or fact of living or being.
nadie: Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.
tendrá: Future tense of 'tener'; means 'will have'.
conocimiento: Knowledge or awareness; understanding of facts or information.
Mis: Plural possessive pronoun meaning 'my', capitalized here.
vicios: Plural of 'vicio'; vices or immoral habits and behaviors.
son: Third person plural of 'ser'; means 'they are'.
hijos: Children or sons; also figuratively 'offspring' of something.
una: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns.
soledad: Loneliness or solitude; state of being alone.
forzada: Forced or compelled; done against one's will.
que: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that', 'which', 'who'.
aborrezco: First person singular of 'aborrecer'; means 'I abhor/detest'.
virtudes: Virtues; positive moral qualities or admirable characteristics.
surgirán: Future tense of 'surgir'; means 'will arise/emerge'.
necesariamente: Adverb meaning 'necessarily' or 'inevitably' in Spanish.
cuando: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when' in Spanish.
viva: Subjunctive of 'vivir'; means 'live' or 'may live'.
comunión: Communion or fellowship; deep sharing between individuals.
con: Preposition meaning 'with' in Spanish.
igual: Equal; someone similar or of the same kind.
Sentiré: Future tense of 'sentir'; means 'I will feel'.
los: Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them' (masculine plural).
sensible: Sensitive; capable of feeling or responding emotionally.
quedaré: Future tense of 'quedar'; means 'I will remain/stay'.
unido: United or joined; connected to something or someone.
a: Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at' in Spanish.
cadena: Chain; a series of linked elements or events.
acontecimientos: Events or happenings; significant occurrences in the world.
ahora: Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'.
estoy: First person singular of 'estar'; means 'I am'.
excluido: Excluded or shut out; prevented from belonging or participating.
Me: Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'.
detuve: Preterite of 'detenerse'; means 'I stopped' or 'I paused'.
tiempo: Time or weather; a period or duration of moments.
reflexionar: To reflect or ponder; to think carefully about something.
sobre: Preposition meaning 'about', 'on', or 'over'.
todo: Pronoun or adjective meaning 'everything' or 'all'.
lo: Neuter pronoun meaning 'it' or used with adjectives as noun.
había: Imperfect of 'haber'; means 'had' as auxiliary verb.
relatado: Past participle of 'relatar'; means 'recounted' or 'narrated'.
diversos: Various or diverse; several different kinds of things.
argumentos: Arguments or reasoning; points made to support a position.
empleado: Past participle of 'emplear'; means 'used' or 'employed'.
Pensé: Preterite of 'pensar'; means 'I thought' or 'I considered'.
promesa: Promise; a commitment or pledge to do something.
mostrado: Past participle of 'mostrar'; means 'shown' or 'displayed'.
al: Contraction of 'a' and 'el'; means 'to the'.
comienzo: Beginning or start of something; the initial stage.
su: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'their'.
posterior: Subsequent or later; coming after something in time.
marchitamiento: Withering or fading; the process of wilting or decaying.
sentimiento: Feeling or emotion; an internal emotional state.
bondadoso: Kind or benevolent; showing goodness and generosity toward others.
por: Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', 'through', or 'because of'.
asco: Disgust or revulsion; feeling of strong repulsion.
desprecio: Contempt or disdain; a feeling of scorn toward someone.
sus: Plural possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
protectores: Protectors or guardians; those who shelter or defend others.
habían: Past perfect auxiliary; third person plural of 'haber'.
manifestado: Past participle of 'manifestar'; means 'shown' or 'expressed'.
hacia: Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'.
él: Subject pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him' in Spanish.
Su: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
poder: Power or ability; can also mean the verb 'to be able'.
amenazas: Threats; declarations of intent to cause harm.
fueron: Preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'; means 'were' or 'went'.
omitidos: Past participle of 'omitir'; means 'omitted' or 'left out'.
cálculos: Calculations or estimates; careful reasoning about possibilities.
criatura: Creature or being; a living entity, often non-human.
podía: Imperfect of 'poder'; means 'could' or 'was able to'.
existir: To exist; to live or have being in the world.
las: Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine plural nouns.
cuevas: Caves; natural underground hollow spaces in rock.
hielo: Ice; water frozen into a solid state.
glaciares: Glaciers; large slow-moving masses of ice and snow.
ocultarse: Reflexive verb meaning 'to hide oneself' or 'conceal oneself'.
perseguidores: Pursuers or persecutors; those who chase or harass others.
entre: Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among' in Spanish.
crestas: Crests or ridges; the top edges of mountains or waves.
precipicios: Precipices or cliffs; dangerously steep vertical rock faces.
inaccesibles: Inaccessible; impossible or very difficult to reach.
era: Imperfect of 'ser'; means 'was' or 'used to be'.
dotado: Gifted or endowed; naturally possessing certain abilities or qualities.
facultades: Faculties or abilities; mental or physical powers.
sería: Conditional of 'ser'; means 'would be'.
inútil: Useless or futile; serving no practical purpose.
medirse: Reflexive verb meaning 'to measure oneself' or 'to compete'.
Después: Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards' in Spanish.
larga: Adjective meaning 'long' in duration or physical length.
pausa: Pause; a temporary stop or break in activity.
reflexión: Reflection or contemplation; careful thinking about a subject.
concluí: Preterite of 'concluir'; means 'I concluded' or 'I decided'.
justicia: Justice; fairness or the principle of moral rightness.
debida: Due or owed; proper or appropriate in a given situation.
tanto: Adjective or adverb meaning 'so much' or 'as much'.
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
semejantes: Similar beings; fellow creatures or those alike to oneself.
exigía: Imperfect of 'exigir'; means 'demanded' or 'required'.
accediera: Imperfect subjunctive of 'acceder'; means 'agreed' or 'consented'.
petición: Petition or request; a formal appeal for something.

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