Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 15
The Alps here come closer to the lake, and we approached the amphitheatre of mountains which forms its eastern boundary.
Los Alpes aquí se acercan más al lago, y nos aproximamos al anfiteatro de montañas que forma su límite oriental.
The spire of Evian shone under the woods that surrounded it and the range of mountain above mountain by which it was overhung.
El campanario de Evian brillaba bajo los bosques que lo rodeaban y la cadena de montaña sobre montaña que se cernía sobre él.
The wind, which had hitherto carried us along with amazing rapidity, sank at sunset to a light breeze; the soft air just ruffled the water and caused a pleasant motion among the trees as we approached the shore, from which it wafted the most delightful scent of flowers and hay.
El viento, que hasta entonces nos había llevado con asombrosa rapidez, se redujo al atardecer a una suave brisa; el aire apacible apenas rizaba el agua y provocaba un agradable movimiento entre los árboles mientras nos acercábamos a la orilla, desde la cual nos traía el más delicioso aroma de flores y heno.
The sun sank beneath the horizon as we landed, and as I touched the shore I felt those cares and fears revive which soon were to clasp me and cling to me for ever.
El sol se hundió bajo el horizonte cuando desembarcamos, y al tocar la orilla sentí que resurgían aquellas preocupaciones y temores que pronto habrían de abrazarme y aferrarse a mí para siempre.
Vocabulary
- Alpes
- The Alps, a major European mountain range
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- acercan
- They approach, draw near to something
- más
- More, to a greater degree or extent
- lago
- Lake, a large body of water
- aproximamos
- We approach, we draw closer to something
- anfiteatro
- Amphitheater, a curved or circular open venue
- montañas
- Mountains, large natural elevations of earth
- forma
- Forms, shapes, or constitutes something
- límite
- Limit, boundary, or border of an area
- oriental
- Eastern, relating to the east direction
- campanario
- Bell tower, a tower housing church bells
- brillaba
- It shone, it sparkled or gleamed brightly
- bajo
- Below, under, beneath something
- bosques
- Forests, woods, areas dense with trees
- rodeaban
- They surrounded, they encircled something completely
- cadena
- Chain or range, as in a mountain range
- montaña
- Mountain, a large natural elevated landform
- sobre
- Over, above, on top of something
- cernía
- Hovered, loomed, or hung over something threateningly
- viento
- Wind, moving air currents in the atmosphere
- hasta
- Until, up to a certain point or time
- entonces
- Then, at that time or moment
- llevado
- Carried, taken, brought along by force or movement
- asombrosa
- Astonishing, amazing, causing great surprise or wonder
- rapidez
- Speed, swiftness, quickness of movement
- redujo
- Reduced, diminished, decreased in force or intensity
- atardecer
- Dusk, late afternoon, the time of sunset
- suave
- Gentle, soft, mild in nature or manner
- brisa
- Breeze, a light and gentle wind
- aire
- Air, the atmosphere surrounding the earth
- apacible
- Calm, peaceful, gentle and undisturbed
- apenas
- Barely, scarcely, only just managing something
- rizaba
- Rippled, ruffled the surface of water gently
- agua
- Water, the clear liquid essential for life
- provocaba
- Caused, provoked, produced a particular effect
- agradable
- Pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable to experience
- movimiento
- Movement, motion, the act of moving
- entre
- Between, among, in the middle of things
- árboles
- Trees, large woody plants with trunks
- mientras
- While, during the time that something happens
- acercábamos
- We were approaching, drawing nearer to something
- orilla
- Shore, bank, edge of a body of water
- desde
- From, since, indicating a starting point
- traía
- Brought, carried toward the speaker
- delicioso
- Delicious, delightful, extremely pleasant to senses
- aroma
- Aroma, fragrance, a pleasant distinctive smell
- flores
- Flowers, the blooms of plants
- heno
- Hay, dried grass used as animal feed
- sol
- Sun, the star at the center of our solar system
- hundió
- Sank, dipped below the horizon or surface
- horizonte
- Horizon, the line where earth meets the sky
- cuando
- When, at the time that something occurs
- desembarcamos
- We disembarked, we got off the boat
- tocar
- To touch, to make physical contact with something
- sentí
- I felt, I perceived or experienced an emotion
- resurgían
- They resurfaced, arose again after being suppressed
- aquellas
- Those, feminine plural demonstrative adjective referring to distant things
- preocupaciones
- Worries, concerns, anxious thoughts about something
- temores
- Fears, dreads, feelings of anxiety or apprehension
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, in a short amount of time
- abrazarme
- To embrace me, to wrap arms around me
- aferrarse
- To cling, to grip tightly and refuse to let go
- siempre
- Always, forever, at all times
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