Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 16
The past appeared to me in the light of a frightful dream;
El pasado se me aparecía a la luz de un espantoso sueño;
yet the vessel in which I was, the wind that blew me from the detested shore of Ireland, and the sea which surrounded me, told me too forcibly that I was deceived by no vision and that Clerval, my friend and dearest companion, had fallen a victim to me and the monster of my creation.
sin embargo, el barco en el que me encontraba, el viento que me alejaba de la detestada orilla de Irlanda, y el mar que me rodeaba, me decían con demasiada fuerza que no me engañaba ninguna visión y que Clerval, mi amigo y más querido compañero, había caído víctima de mí y del monstruo de mi creación.
I repassed, in my memory, my whole life; my quiet happiness while residing with my family in Geneva, the death of my mother, and my departure for Ingolstadt.
Repasé, en mi memoria, toda mi vida; mi tranquila felicidad mientras residía con mi familia en Ginebra, la muerte de mi madre, y mi partida hacia Ingolstadt.
I remembered, shuddering, the mad enthusiasm that hurried me on to the creation of my hideous enemy, and I called to mind the night in which he first lived.
Recordé, estremecido, el enloquecido entusiasmo que me impulsó a la creación de mi horrendo enemigo, y evoqué la noche en que cobró vida por primera vez.
I was unable to pursue the train of thought; a thousand feelings pressed upon me, and I wept bitterly.
Fui incapaz de continuar con ese hilo de pensamiento; mil sentimientos me oprimían, y lloré amargamente.
Ever since my recovery from the fever, I had been in the custom of taking every night a small quantity of laudanum, for it was by means of this drug only that I was enabled to gain the rest necessary for the preservation of life.
Desde mi recuperación de la fiebre, había adquirido la costumbre de tomar cada noche una pequeña cantidad de láudano, pues era solo mediante esta droga que me era posible conseguir el descanso necesario para la preservación de la vida.
Oppressed by the recollection of my various misfortunes, I now swallowed double my usual quantity and soon slept profoundly.
Oprimido por el recuerdo de mis diversas desgracias, tragué ahora el doble de mi cantidad habitual y pronto dormí profundamente.
But sleep did not afford me respite from thought and misery; my dreams presented a thousand objects that scared me.
Pero el sueño no me brindó alivio del pensamiento y la miseria; mis sueños me presentaban mil objetos que me aterraban.
Vocabulary
- pasado
- The past; referring to previous times or events.
- aparecía
- Was appearing; imperfect tense of aparecer, to appear.
- luz
- Light; the natural illumination from the sun or fire.
- espantoso
- Frightful, dreadful; causing horror or intense fear.
- sueño
- Dream; also means sleep or sleepiness in Spanish.
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without,' indicating absence of something.
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'nevertheless' or 'however'.
- barco
- Ship or boat; a vessel used for water transportation.
- encontraba
- Was finding or was located; imperfect tense of encontrar.
- viento
- Wind; the natural movement of air in the atmosphere.
- alejaba
- Was moving away; imperfect tense of alejar, to distance.
- detestada
- Detested, hated; something deeply despised or loathed.
- orilla
- Shore, bank, or edge of a body of water.
- mar
- The sea; a large body of saltwater covering Earth's surface.
- rodeaba
- Was surrounding; imperfect tense of rodear, to surround.
- decían
- Were saying; imperfect tense of decir, to say or tell.
- demasiada
- Too much; indicating an excessive amount of something feminine.
- fuerza
- Force or strength; physical or moral power or energy.
- engañaba
- Was deceiving; imperfect tense of engañar, to deceive.
- ninguna
- None, not any; negative adjective for feminine nouns.
- visión
- Vision or apparition; something seen, real or imagined.
- amigo
- Friend; a person with whom one has a close bond.
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree or quantity.
- querido
- Beloved, dear; deeply loved or cherished person or thing.
- compañero
- Companion or partner; someone who accompanies or shares experiences.
- había
- Had; auxiliary verb in past perfect tense from haber.
- caído
- Fallen; past participle of caer, to fall or collapse.
- víctima
- Victim; a person harmed or killed by another's actions.
- monstruo
- Monster; a frightening creature of terrifying or horrible appearance.
- creación
- Creation; something brought into existence by an act of making.
- Repasé
- I reviewed or went over; preterite of repasar, to review.
- memoria
- Memory; the mental faculty of recalling past experiences.
- toda
- All, entire; indicating the totality of something feminine.
- vida
- Life; the existence of a living being from birth onward.
- tranquila
- Calm, peaceful; free from disturbance or agitation, feminine form.
- felicidad
- Happiness; a state of great joy and contentment.
- mientras
- While; conjunction indicating simultaneous or ongoing actions.
- residía
- Was residing; imperfect tense of residir, to reside or live.
- familia
- Family; a group of related people sharing a household.
- muerte
- Death; the end of life for a living organism.
- madre
- Mother; the female parent of a child or offspring.
- partida
- Departure; the act of leaving a place or setting off.
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction or movement in space.
- Recordé
- I remembered; preterite tense of recordar, to remember.
- estremecido
- Shuddered, trembled; overcome with shaking from fear or emotion.
- enloquecido
- Maddened, driven crazy; made insane or frenzied by something.
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm; intense eagerness or passion for a pursuit.
- impulsó
- Drove, impelled; preterite of impulsar, to push or drive.
- horrendo
- Horrendous, hideous; extremely horrifying or dreadful in nature.
- enemigo
- Enemy; a person or force that is hostile or opposed.
- evoqué
- I evoked or recalled; preterite of evocar, to evoke.
- noche
- Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise.
- cobró
- Came to life or gained; preterite of cobrar, to acquire.
- primera
- First; ordinal adjective indicating something coming before others.
- vez
- Time or instance; used in expressions like 'por primera vez'.
- Fui
- I was or I went; preterite form of ser or ir.
- incapaz
- Incapable, unable; lacking the ability to do something.
- continuar
- To continue; to keep going or persisting in an action.
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective pointing to a nearby masculine noun.
- hilo
- Thread or train; as in 'hilo de pensamiento,' train of thought.
- pensamiento
- Thought; an idea or mental process formed in the mind.
- mil
- A thousand; the cardinal number 1,000.
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions; inner states of the mind and heart.
- oprimían
- Were oppressing or weighing down; imperfect of oprimir.
- lloré
- I cried or wept; preterite tense of llorar, to cry.
- amargamente
- Bitterly; in a manner full of sorrow, pain, or resentment.
- Desde
- Since or from; preposition indicating a starting point in time.
- recuperación
- Recovery; the process of regaining health after illness.
- fiebre
- Fever; an abnormally high body temperature due to illness.
- adquirido
- Acquired; past participle of adquirir, to acquire or obtain.
- costumbre
- Habit or custom; a regular practice or established tradition.
- tomar
- To take or drink; common verb for consuming liquids.
- cada
- Each or every; adjective indicating all individual members of a group.
- pequeña
- Small, little; adjective describing something of minimal size.
- cantidad
- Quantity or amount; a measured portion of something.
- láudano
- Laudanum; an opium-based tincture used historically as a sedative.
- pues
- Since, for, well; conjunction giving reason or continuing thought.
- solo
- Only or alone; indicating exclusivity or solitude.
- mediante
- By means of, through; preposition indicating the method used.
- esta
- This; demonstrative adjective for a nearby feminine singular noun.
- droga
- Drug; a substance used medicinally or for altering consciousness.
- posible
- Possible; capable of happening or being achieved.
- conseguir
- To achieve or obtain; to manage to get something desired.
- descanso
- Rest; a period of relaxation or relief from activity.
- necesario
- Necessary; required or essential for a particular purpose.
- preservación
- Preservation; the act of maintaining or protecting something intact.
- Oprimido
- Oppressed or weighed down; burdened heavily by distress.
- recuerdo
- Memory or recollection; a thought of something from the past.
- diversas
- Various, diverse; several different kinds of something feminine.
- desgracias
- Misfortunes, tragedies; unfortunate events causing suffering or loss.
- tragué
- I swallowed; preterite tense of tragar, to swallow.
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment or time.
- doble
- Double; twice the usual amount or quantity of something.
- habitual
- Usual, habitual; done regularly as a matter of habit.
- pronto
- Soon or quickly; in a short time or without delay.
- dormí
- I slept; preterite tense of dormir, to sleep.
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly; in a deep or intense manner.
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition between clauses.
- brindó
- Offered or provided; preterite of brindar, to offer or toast.
- alivio
- Relief; the lessening of pain, distress, or discomfort.
- miseria
- Misery; a state of great suffering, distress, or poverty.
- sueños
- Dreams; mental images and thoughts experienced during sleep.
- presentaban
- Were presenting or showing; imperfect tense of presentar.
- objetos
- Objects; things that can be perceived or that occupy space.
- aterraban
- Were terrifying; imperfect of aterrar, to terrify or frighten.
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