Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 5
I attempted to accompany them and proceeded a short distance from the house, but my head whirled round, my steps were like those of a drunken man, I fell at last in a state of utter exhaustion; a film covered my eyes, and my skin was parched with the heat of fever.
Intenté acompañarlos y avancé una corta distancia desde la casa, pero mi cabeza daba vueltas, mis pasos eran como los de un hombre ebrio, caí por fin en un estado de agotamiento total; un velo cubría mis ojos, y mi piel estaba reseca por el calor de la fiebre.
In this state I was carried back and placed on a bed, hardly conscious of what had happened; my eyes wandered round the room as if to seek something that I had lost.
En este estado me llevaron de vuelta y me colocaron en una cama, apenas consciente de lo que había ocurrido; mis ojos vagaban por la habitación como si buscaran algo que había perdido.
After an interval I arose, and as if by instinct, crawled into the room where the corpse of my beloved lay.
Después de un intervalo me levanté y, como por instinto, me arrastré hasta la habitación donde yacía el cadáver de mi amada.
There were women weeping around; I hung over it and joined my sad tears to theirs; all this time no distinct idea presented itself to my mind, but my thoughts rambled to various subjects, reflecting confusedly on my misfortunes and their cause.
Había mujeres llorando a su alrededor; me incliné sobre él y uní mis tristes lágrimas a las suyas; durante todo ese tiempo ninguna idea clara se presentó a mi mente, sino que mis pensamientos vagaban por diversos asuntos, reflexionando confusamente sobre mis desgracias y su causa.
I was bewildered, in a cloud of wonder and horror.
Estaba aturdido, envuelto en una nube de asombro y horror.
The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly of my wife; even at that moment I knew not that my only remaining friends were safe from the malignity of the fiend; my father even now might be writhing under his grasp, and Ernest might be dead at his feet.
La muerte de William, la ejecución de Justine, el asesinato de Clerval, y por último el de mi esposa; incluso en ese momento no sabía si mis únicos amigos que quedaban estaban a salvo de la malignidad del demonio; mi padre incluso en ese momento podría estar retorciéndose bajo su dominio, y Ernest podría estar muerto a sus pies.
This idea made me shudder and recalled me to action.
Esta idea me hizo estremecerme y me devolvió a la acción.
I started up and resolved to return to Geneva with all possible speed.
Me levanté de un salto y resolví regresar a Ginebra con toda la rapidez posible.
Vocabulary
- Intenté
- I tried or attempted to do something
- acompañarlos
- To accompany them, go along with them
- avancé
- I advanced or moved forward a distance
- corta
- Short, brief, or small in length
- distancia
- Distance, the space between two points
- desde
- From or since a place or time
- cabeza
- Head, the uppermost part of the body
- daba
- Was giving or turning, imperfect of dar
- vueltas
- Turns or spins; daba vueltas means spinning
- pasos
- Steps or paces taken while walking
- eran
- Were, imperfect third-person plural of ser
- ebrio
- Drunk or intoxicated from alcohol consumption
- caí
- I fell down, preterite of caer
- fin
- End or finally; por fin means at last
- estado
- State or condition that someone is in
- agotamiento
- Exhaustion or extreme physical and mental fatigue
- total
- Total or complete, describing full extent
- velo
- Veil or haze obscuring one's perception
- cubría
- Was covering, imperfect tense of cubrir
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- piel
- Skin, the outer covering of the body
- reseca
- Very dry, parched, lacking moisture
- calor
- Heat or warmth felt on the body
- fiebre
- Fever, abnormally high body temperature
- llevaron
- They took or carried me somewhere
- vuelta
- Return or turn; de vuelta means back again
- colocaron
- They placed or put me somewhere carefully
- cama
- Bed, the furniture used for sleeping
- apenas
- Barely or scarcely, almost not at all
- consciente
- Conscious or aware of one's surroundings
- había
- Had, imperfect of haber used in past perfect
- ocurrido
- Occurred or happened, past participle of ocurrir
- vagaban
- Were wandering or roaming aimlessly around
- habitación
- Room, a space within a building
- buscaran
- They were searching for something, subjunctive of buscar
- algo
- Something, an indefinite pronoun
- perdido
- Lost, something that cannot be found
- Después
- After or afterward, indicating later time
- intervalo
- Interval or period of time between events
- levanté
- I got up or rose from bed
- instinto
- Instinct, an innate natural impulse or drive
- arrastré
- I dragged or crawled myself to somewhere
- hasta
- Until or up to a point or place
- donde
- Where, indicating a place or location
- yacía
- Was lying, imperfect of yacer, resting motionless
- cadáver
- Corpse or dead body of a person
- amada
- Beloved or loved one, a female cherished person
- Había
- There were, imperfect of haber expressing existence
- mujeres
- Women, plural of mujer
- llorando
- Crying or weeping, present participle of llorar
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding something or someone
- incliné
- I leaned or bent over toward something
- sobre
- On, over, or about, a preposition
- uní
- I joined or united my tears with others
- tristes
- Sad, feeling or expressing sorrow or grief
- lágrimas
- Tears, drops of liquid from crying
- suyas
- Hers or theirs, feminine possessive pronoun
- durante
- During or throughout a period of time
- todo
- All or entire, referring to a whole period
- tiempo
- Time or weather, a fundamental noun
- ninguna
- No or none, feminine singular negative adjective
- idea
- Idea or thought occurring in one's mind
- clara
- Clear or distinct, easy to understand
- presentó
- Presented itself or appeared, preterite of presentar
- mente
- Mind, the center of thought and consciousness
- sino
- But rather, used after a negative statement
- pensamientos
- Thoughts or ideas passing through one's mind
- diversos
- Various or diverse, several different kinds
- asuntos
- Matters, affairs, or subjects being considered
- reflexionando
- Reflecting or thinking deeply about something
- confusamente
- Confusedly, in a muddled or unclear manner
- desgracias
- Misfortunes or tragedies that have occurred
- causa
- Cause or reason behind an event or outcome
- aturdido
- Dazed or stunned, in a confused mental state
- envuelto
- Wrapped or enveloped in something surrounding
- nube
- Cloud, here used metaphorically for confusion
- asombro
- Astonishment or amazement at something shocking
- horror
- Horror or intense fear and revulsion
- muerte
- Death, the end of life
- ejecución
- Execution, the carrying out of a death sentence
- asesinato
- Murder or assassination of a person
- último
- Last or most recent in a series
- esposa
- Wife or spouse, a married female partner
- incluso
- Even or including, adding emphasis to statement
- momento
- Moment, a brief or specific point in time
- sabía
- Knew, imperfect tense of saber
- únicos
- Only or unique ones remaining in a group
- amigos
- Friends, people with a close relationship
- quedaban
- Remained or were left, imperfect of quedar
- salvo
- Safe or except; here meaning safe from harm
- malignidad
- Malignity or evil intent of a creature
- demonio
- Demon or devil, an evil supernatural being
- padre
- Father, a male parent
- podría
- Could or might, conditional of poder
- estar
- To be, referring to states or conditions
- retorciéndose
- Writhing or twisting in pain or torment
- bajo
- Under or beneath, a preposition
- dominio
- Power, dominion, or control over someone
- muerto
- Dead, having lost one's life
- pies
- Feet, the lowest parts of the legs
- hizo
- Made or caused, preterite of hacer
- estremecerme
- To make me shudder or tremble with fear
- devolvió
- Returned or restored, preterite of devolver
- acción
- Action or activity, doing something purposefully
- salto
- Jump or leap; here a sudden burst of energy
- resolví
- I resolved or decided firmly to do something
- regresar
- To return or go back to a place
- Ginebra
- Geneva, a city in Switzerland
- rapidez
- Speed or quickness in doing something
- posible
- Possible, capable of happening or being done
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