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English → Spanish Chapter 18 Level 7/10

"I have seen," he said, "the most beautiful scenes of my own country;

«He visto», dijo, «los paisajes más hermosos de mi propio país;

I have visited the lakes of Lucerne and Uri, where the snowy mountains descend almost perpendicularly to the water, casting black and impenetrable shades, which would cause a gloomy and mournful appearance

he visitado los lagos de Lucerna y Uri, donde las montañas nevadas descienden casi perpendicularmente hasta el agua, proyectando sombras negras e impenetrables, que darían un aspecto sombrío y lúgubre

were it not for the most verdant islands that relieve the eye by their gay appearance;

de no ser por las islas más verdes que deleitan la vista con su alegre apariencia;

I have seen this lake agitated by a tempest, when the wind tore up whirlwinds of water and gave you an idea of what the water-spout must be on the great ocean;

he visto este lago agitado por una tempestad, cuando el viento levantaba remolinos de agua y te daba una idea de lo que debe ser la tromba marina en el gran océano;

and the waves dash with fury the base of the mountain, where the priest and his mistress were overwhelmed by an avalanche and where their dying voices are still said to be heard amid the pauses of the nightly wind;

y las olas golpean con furia la base de la montaña, donde el sacerdote y su amante fueron sepultados por una avalancha y donde aún se dice que sus voces agonizantes se escuchan entre las pausas del viento nocturno;

I have seen the mountains of La Valais, and the Pays de Vaud;

he visto las montañas del Valais y el País de Vaud;

but this country, Victor, pleases me more than all those wonders.

pero este país, Víctor, me agrada más que todas esas maravillas.

The mountains of Switzerland are more majestic and strange, but there is a charm in the banks of this divine river that I never before saw equalled.

Las montañas de Suiza son más majestuosas y extrañas, pero hay un encanto en las orillas de este divino río que nunca antes había visto igualado.

Look at that castle which overhangs yon precipice; and that also on the island, almost concealed amongst the foliage of those lovely trees;

Mira ese castillo que se cierne sobre aquel precipicio; y ese otro también en la isla, casi oculto entre el follaje de esos hermosos árboles;

and now that group of labourers coming from among their vines; and that village half hid in the recess of the mountain.

y ahora ese grupo de labradores que emerge entre sus viñedos; y ese pueblo medio escondido en el recodo de la montaña.

Vocabulary

He: First person singular present of 'haber'; I have.
visto: Past participle of 'ver'; seen.
dijo: Third person singular preterite of 'decir'; he/she said.
paisajes: Landscapes; visual scenes of natural surroundings.
más: More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
hermosos: Beautiful; of great visual or aesthetic appeal.
propio: Own; belonging specifically to oneself.
país: Country; a nation or sovereign territory.
he: First person singular auxiliary 'haber'; I have.
visitado: Past participle of 'visitar'; visited.
lagos: Lakes; inland bodies of standing water.
donde: Where; relative adverb indicating a place.
montañas: Mountains; large natural elevations of the earth.
nevadas: Snow-covered; mountains or surfaces covered with snow.
descienden: They descend; to go or slope downward.
casi: Almost; very nearly but not completely.
perpendicularmente: Perpendicularly; at a right angle to a surface.
hasta: Until/up to; preposition indicating limit or extent.
agua: Water; the liquid essential to life.
proyectando: Projecting; casting outward, as shadows or light.
sombras: Shadows; dark areas caused by blocked light.
negras: Black; very dark in color.
impenetrables: Impenetrable; impossible to pass through or understand.
darían: They would give; conditional of 'dar'.
aspecto: Aspect/appearance; the way something looks overall.
sombrío: Gloomy; dark, shadowy, and lacking cheerfulness.
lúgubre: Lugubrious; mournful, dismal, or gloomy in appearance.
ser: To be; infinitive indicating permanent states or identity.
por: By/for/because of; preposition with multiple uses.
islas: Islands; land masses surrounded entirely by water.
verdes: Green; having the color of grass or leaves.
deleitan: They delight; to give great pleasure to someone.
vista: View/sight; what is seen from a particular point.
alegre: Cheerful; full of joy and lively energy.
apariencia: Appearance; the way something or someone looks outwardly.
este: This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
lago: Lake; a large inland body of water.
agitado: Agitated/rough; disturbed or stirred up forcefully.
tempestad: Storm/tempest; a violent weather disturbance.
cuando: When; conjunction or adverb indicating time.
viento: Wind; moving air currents in the atmosphere.
levantaba: Was raising/lifting; imperfect of 'levantar'.
remolinos: Whirlpools/whirlwinds; swirling circular movements of fluid.
te: You; second person singular direct/indirect object pronoun.
daba: Gave; imperfect tense of 'dar'.
idea: Idea; a thought or mental impression.
lo: It/him; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
debe: Must be/should be; third person of 'deber'.
tromba: Waterspout; a rotating column of water and air.
marina: Marine; relating to the sea or ocean.
gran: Great/large; shortened form of 'grande' before nouns.
océano: Ocean; a vast body of salt water.
olas: Waves; undulating movements on a water surface.
golpean: They beat/strike; to hit something with force repeatedly.
furia: Fury; intense, violent anger or force.
base: Base/foot; the lowest supporting part of something.
montaña: Mountain; a large natural elevation of earth's surface.
sacerdote: Priest; an ordained religious minister or clergyman.
amante: Lover; a person in a romantic or passionate relationship.
fueron: They were/went; preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'.
sepultados: Buried/entombed; covered over and interred in the ground.
avalancha: Avalanche; a mass of snow/ice sliding down a mountain.
aún: Still/yet; adverb indicating continuation up to now.
dice: Says/it is said; third person singular of 'decir'.
voces: Voices; sounds produced by human vocal cords.
agonizantes: Agonizing/dying; in the throes of death or pain.
escuchan: They listen/are heard; to perceive sound attentively.
entre: Between/among; preposition indicating position or interval.
pausas: Pauses; temporary stops or breaks in continuity.
nocturno: Nocturnal/nighttime; relating to or occurring at night.
País: Country; a nation or sovereign territory.
pero: But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast.
agrada: Pleases; to be pleasing or agreeable to someone.
todas: All; referring to the entirety of a group.
esas: Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective.
maravillas: Wonders/marvels; extraordinary and astonishing things.
son: They are; third person plural of 'ser'.
majestuosas: Majestic; having impressive beauty and grandeur.
extrañas: Strange/foreign; unusual or unfamiliar in nature.
hay: There is/there are; impersonal form of 'haber'.
encanto: Charm/enchantment; delightful and captivating quality.
orillas: Banks/shores; edges of a river or body of water.
divino: Divine; heavenly or of extraordinary beauty and perfection.
río: River; a large natural flowing body of water.
nunca: Never; at no time, not ever.
antes: Before; earlier in time or order.
había: There was/had; imperfect of 'haber'.
igualado: Equaled/matched; to reach the same level as something.
Mira: Look; imperative of 'mirar', directing attention somewhere.
ese: That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective.
castillo: Castle; a large medieval fortified building or structure.
cierne: Looms/hovers; to hang or rise threateningly above.
sobre: Over/above/on; preposition indicating position above something.
aquel: That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective for distant things.
precipicio: Precipice; a very steep cliff face or dangerous drop.
otro: Another/other; referring to a different one.
también: Also/too; adverb indicating addition or similarity.
isla: Island; a piece of land surrounded by water.
oculto: Hidden; concealed from view or knowledge.
follaje: Foliage; the leaves of a plant or tree collectively.
esos: Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective.
árboles: Trees; tall woody perennial plants with branches and leaves.
ahora: Now; at the present time or moment.
grupo: Group; a number of people or things together.
labradores: Laborers/farmers; agricultural workers who till the land.
emerge: Emerges; to come out or appear from within something.
viñedos: Vineyards; areas planted with grapevines for wine production.
pueblo: Village/town; a small community or settlement of people.
medio: Half/middle; partially or in the middle of something.
escondido: Hidden; concealed or tucked away out of sight.
recodo: Bend/curve; a sharp turn in a road or river.

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