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English → Spanish Chapter 21 Level 7/10

I instantly wrote to Geneva; nearly two months have elapsed since the departure of my letter.

Inmediatamente escribí a Ginebra; casi dos meses han transcurrido desde el envío de mi carta.

But you are ill; even now you tremble; you are unfit for agitation of any kind."

Pero usted está enfermo; incluso ahora tiembla; no está en condiciones de recibir ningún tipo de agitación."

"This suspense is a thousand times worse than the most horrible event; tell me what new scene of death has been acted, and whose murder I am now to lament?"

"Esta incertidumbre es mil veces peor que el acontecimiento más horrible; dígame qué nueva escena de muerte ha tenido lugar, y cuyo asesinato debo ahora lamentar."

"Your family is perfectly well," said Mr. Kirwin with gentleness; "and someone, a friend, is come to visit you."

"Su familia se encuentra perfectamente bien", dijo el señor Kirwin con suavidad; "y alguien, un amigo, ha venido a visitarle."

I know not by what chain of thought the idea presented itself, but it instantly darted into my mind that the murderer had come to mock at my misery and taunt me with the death of Clerval, as a new incitement for me to comply with his hellish desires.

No sé por qué cadena de pensamientos se me presentó la idea, pero de inmediato cruzó por mi mente que el asesino había venido a burlarse de mi desgracia y a provocarme con la muerte de Clerval, como nuevo incentivo para que yo accediera a sus diabólicos deseos.

I put my hand before my eyes, and cried out in agony,

Me cubrí los ojos con la mano y grité angustiado,

"Oh! Take him away! I cannot see him; for God's sake, do not let him enter!"

"¡Oh! ¡Sáquenlo de aquí! No puedo verle; por el amor de Dios, ¡no le dejen entrar!"

Mr. Kirwin regarded me with a troubled countenance.

El señor Kirwin me miró con semblante turbado.

He could not help regarding my exclamation as a presumption of my guilt and said in rather a severe tone,

No pudo evitar interpretar mi exclamación como una presunción de culpabilidad y dijo en un tono bastante severo,

"I should have thought, young man, that the presence of your father would have been welcome instead of inspiring such violent repugnance."

"Habría pensado, joven, que la presencia de su padre habría sido bienvenida en lugar de inspirar semejante violenta repugnancia."

"My father!" cried I, while every feature and every muscle was relaxed from anguish to pleasure.

"¡Mi padre!" exclamé, mientras cada rasgo y cada músculo se relajaba pasando de la angustia al placer.

"Is my father indeed come? How kind, how very kind!

"¿Ha venido realmente mi padre? ¡Qué bondadoso, qué enormemente bondadoso!

Vocabulary

Inmediatamente: At once, without any delay or hesitation.
escribí: I wrote; past tense of escribir.
a: To, at; common Spanish preposition.
casi: Almost, nearly; indicates something just short.
dos: Two; the number 2 in Spanish.
meses: Months; plural of mes, unit of time.
han: Have; third-person plural of haber auxiliary.
transcurrido: Elapsed, passed; referring to time going by.
desde: Since, from; indicating a starting point in time.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
envío: Sending, shipment; act of dispatching something.
de: Of, from; very common Spanish preposition.
mi: My; first-person singular possessive adjective.
carta: Letter; written message sent to someone.
Pero: But; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition.
usted: You; formal second-person singular pronoun.
está: Is; third-person singular of estar verb.
enfermo: Sick, ill; describing a person in poor health.
incluso: Even, including; used to emphasize or add something.
ahora: Now; at the present moment in time.
tiembla: Trembles, shakes; third-person singular of temblar.
no: No, not; basic Spanish negation word.
en: In, on, at; common Spanish preposition.
condiciones: Conditions; circumstances or state required for something.
recibir: To receive; to get or accept something given.
ningún: No, none, any; negative adjective before masculine noun.
tipo: Type, kind; category or sort of something.
agitación: Agitation; state of anxiety or emotional disturbance.
Esta: This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
incertidumbre: Uncertainty; state of not knowing what will happen.
es: Is; third-person singular present of ser.
mil: Thousand; the number 1000 in Spanish.
veces: Times; plural of vez, indicating repetition or comparison.
peor: Worse; comparative adjective indicating lower quality.
que: That, than, which; very common Spanish conjunction.
acontecimiento: Event, occurrence; a significant or notable happening.
más: More, most; used in comparisons and intensification.
horrible: Horrible, dreadful; causing fear or strong disgust.
dígame: Tell me; imperative form of decir with me.
qué: What; interrogative pronoun asking for information.
nueva: New; feminine adjective indicating something recently occurred.
escena: Scene; a particular situation or dramatic occurrence.
muerte: Death; the end of life of a person.
ha: Has; third-person singular of haber auxiliary verb.
tenido: Had, taken place; past participle of tener.
lugar: Place; also used in tener lugar meaning to occur.
y: And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish.
cuyo: Whose; relative possessive pronoun linking two clauses.
asesinato: Murder; the unlawful killing of a person.
debo: I must, I should; first-person singular of deber.
lamentar: To lament, mourn; to feel or express deep sorrow.
Su: Your, his, her, their; third-person possessive adjective.
familia: Family; group of related people living together.
se: Reflexive pronoun; third-person singular or plural.
encuentra: Is, finds itself; third-person singular of encontrarse.
perfectamente: Perfectly, completely; in an entirely satisfactory manner.
bien: Well, good; indicating a positive state or condition.
dijo: Said; third-person singular preterite of decir.
señor: Mister, sir; polite title used for a man.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
suavidad: Softness, gentleness; quality of being mild or smooth.
alguien: Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person.
un: A, an; masculine singular indefinite article.
amigo: Friend; a person one knows and likes well.
venido: Come; past participle of venir, to come.
visitarle: To visit him; infinitive with attached object pronoun.
No: No, not; Spanish negation word or response.
sé: I know; first-person singular present of saber.
por: By, for, through; versatile Spanish preposition.
cadena: Chain; series of linked things or thoughts.
pensamientos: Thoughts; ideas or reflections in the mind.
me: Me; first-person singular object or reflexive pronoun.
presentó: Presented, introduced; third-person preterite of presentar.
la: The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish.
idea: Idea; a thought or concept formed in the mind.
pero: But; conjunction showing contrast between two clauses.
inmediato: Immediate; happening or done without delay.
cruzó: Crossed; third-person singular preterite of cruzar.
mente: Mind; the faculty of thinking and reasoning.
asesino: Murderer, assassin; person who kills another intentionally.
había: There was, had; imperfect tense of haber.
burlarse: To mock, make fun; to ridicule or taunt someone.
desgracia: Misfortune, disgrace; a terrible or unfortunate situation.
provocarme: To provoke me; infinitive with first-person object pronoun.
como: As, like; used for comparisons or explanations.
nuevo: New; masculine adjective meaning recently created or additional.
incentivo: Incentive; something that motivates or encourages action.
para: For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or recipient.
yo: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
accediera: Would agree, yield; imperfect subjunctive of acceder.
sus: His, her, their, your; plural possessive adjective.
diabólicos: Diabolical, devilish; extremely wicked or evil desires.
deseos: Desires, wishes; strong feelings of wanting something.
Me: Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
cubrí: I covered; first-person singular preterite of cubrir.
los: The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish.
ojos: Eyes; the organs of sight on a face.
mano: Hand; the body part at the end of an arm.
grité: I screamed; first-person singular preterite of gritar.
angustiado: Distressed, anguished; overwhelmed by anxiety or anguish.
Oh: Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or strong emotion.
Sáquenlo: Take him out; imperative plural of sacar with pronoun.
aquí: Here; in or at this place or location.
puedo: I can; first-person singular present of poder.
verle: To see him; infinitive ver with attached object pronoun.
amor: Love; deep affection or devoted attachment to someone.
Dios: God; the supreme being in monotheistic religion.
le: Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun in Spanish.
dejen: Let them; third-person plural subjunctive of dejar.
entrar: To enter; to go or come into a place.
El: He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
miró: He looked; third-person singular preterite of mirar.
semblante: Countenance, face; a person's facial expression or appearance.
turbado: Troubled, disturbed; showing signs of confusion or upset.
pudo: Could, was able; third-person singular preterite of poder.
evitar: To avoid; to prevent or stay away from something.
interpretar: To interpret; to explain or understand the meaning of.
exclamación: Exclamation; a sudden cry or emphatic expression.
una: A, an; feminine singular indefinite article in Spanish.
presunción: Presumption; an assumption taken as likely or true.
culpabilidad: Guilt; state of being responsible for wrongdoing.
tono: Tone; quality of voice expressing mood or attitude.
bastante: Quite, enough, rather; indicating a considerable degree.
severo: Severe, stern; strict or harsh in manner or judgment.
Habría: Would have; conditional of haber auxiliary verb.
pensado: Thought; past participle of pensar, to think.
joven: Young; adjective or noun referring to a young person.
presencia: Presence; the state of being in a particular place.
su: His, her, your, their; third-person singular possessive adjective.
padre: Father; a male parent of a child.
habría: Would have; conditional form of haber auxiliary.
sido: Been; past participle of ser, to be.
bienvenida: Welcome; feminine adjective meaning received with gladness.
inspirar: To inspire; to fill someone with a strong feeling.
semejante: Such, similar; indicating likeness or a strong degree.
violenta: Violent; involving great force or intense emotion.
repugnancia: Repugnance; a strong feeling of disgust or aversion.
Mi: My; first-person singular possessive adjective in Spanish.
exclamé: I exclaimed; first-person singular preterite of exclamar.
mientras: While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
cada: Each, every; adjective referring to individual members.
rasgo: Feature, trait; a distinctive characteristic or facial feature.
músculo: Muscle; a body tissue that produces movement.
relajaba: Was relaxing; imperfect tense of relajar, to relax.
pasando: Passing, going; present participle of pasar.
angustia: Anguish, distress; intense emotional or physical pain.
al: To the; contraction of a and el in Spanish.
placer: Pleasure; a feeling of happiness or enjoyment.
Ha: Has; third-person singular of haber, auxiliary verb.
realmente: Really, truly; in actual fact or genuinely so.
Qué: What, how; used in exclamations to intensify meaning.
bondadoso: Kind, generous; having a good-natured and caring disposition.
enormemente: Enormously, greatly; to a very large or extreme degree.

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