Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
I inquired of the inhabitants concerning the fiend and gained accurate information.
Pregunté a los habitantes sobre el demonio y obtuve información precisa.
A gigantic monster, they said, had arrived the night before, armed with a gun and many pistols, putting to flight the inhabitants of a solitary cottage through fear of his terrific appearance.
Un monstruo gigantesco, dijeron, había llegado la noche anterior, armado con un fusil y muchas pistolas, poniendo en fuga a los habitantes de una cabaña solitaria por el terror que inspiraba su terrible aspecto.
He had carried off their store of winter food, and placing it in a sledge, to draw which he had seized on a numerous drove of trained dogs, he had harnessed them, and the same night, to the joy of the horror-struck villagers, had pursued his journey across the sea in a direction that led to no land; and they conjectured that he must speedily be destroyed by the breaking of the ice or frozen by the eternal frosts.
Se había llevado sus provisiones de comida para el invierno, y colocándolas en un trineo, para tirar del cual se había apoderado de una numerosa manada de perros amaestrados, los había uncido, y esa misma noche, para alegría de los aldeanos aterrados, había continuado su viaje a través del mar en una dirección que no llevaba a ninguna tierra; y conjeturaban que pronto sería destruido por el resquebrajamiento del hielo o congelado por las heladas eternas.
On hearing this information I suffered a temporary access of despair.
Al escuchar esta información, sufrí un acceso temporal de desesperación.
He had escaped me, and I must commence a destructive and almost endless journey across the mountainous ices of the ocean, amidst cold that few of the inhabitants could long endure and which I, the native of a genial and sunny climate, could not hope to survive.
Se me había escapado, y debía emprender un viaje destructivo y casi interminable a través de los hielos montañosos del océano, en medio de un frío que pocos de los habitantes podrían soportar durante mucho tiempo y que yo, oriundo de un clima cálido y soleado, no podía esperar sobrevivir.
Yet at the idea that the fiend should live and be triumphant, my rage and vengeance returned, and like a mighty tide, overwhelmed every other feeling.
Sin embargo, ante la idea de que el demonio viviera y triunfara, mi rabia y mi sed de venganza regresaron, y como una marea poderosa, arrasaron con cualquier otro sentimiento.
After a slight repose, during which the spirits of the dead hovered round and instigated me to toil and revenge, I prepared for my journey.
Tras un breve descanso, durante el cual los espíritus de los muertos revolotearon a mi alrededor y me instaron a la fatiga y la venganza, me preparé para mi viaje.
Vocabulary
- Pregunté
- I asked or inquired of someone
- a
- To, at, or preposition marking indirect object
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- habitantes
- Inhabitants or residents of a place
- sobre
- About, on, or concerning a topic
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- demonio
- Demon or evil supernatural being
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- obtuve
- I obtained or received information or something
- información
- Information or data about a subject
- precisa
- Precise, exact, or accurate in detail
- Un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- monstruo
- Monster or frightening creature of great size
- gigantesco
- Gigantic or enormous in size and stature
- dijeron
- They said or stated something to someone
- había
- Had, auxiliary verb for past perfect tense
- llegado
- Arrived or reached a destination or place
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- noche
- Night or nighttime hours of darkness
- anterior
- Previous, prior, or before in time
- armado
- Armed or equipped with weapons
- con
- With, preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- fusil
- Rifle or military firearm with long barrel
- muchas
- Many or a large number of things
- pistolas
- Pistols or small handheld firearms
- poniendo
- Putting or placing something somewhere
- en
- In or on, a common preposition
- fuga
- Flight or escape from danger or pursuit
- de
- Of or from, a very common preposition
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- cabaña
- Cabin or small rustic dwelling in wilderness
- solitaria
- Solitary, lonely, or isolated from others
- por
- Because of, by, or through, a preposition
- terror
- Terror or extreme fear caused by something
- que
- That, which, or what, a common conjunction
- inspiraba
- Inspired or provoked a feeling in others
- su
- His, her, its, or their possessive adjective
- terrible
- Terrible or causing great fear and dread
- aspecto
- Appearance or aspect of a person or thing
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, or itself
- llevado
- Taken or carried away to another place
- sus
- Their or his/her plural possessive adjective
- provisiones
- Provisions or supplies of food and necessities
- comida
- Food or a meal consumed for nourishment
- para
- For or in order to, a preposition
- invierno
- Winter, the coldest season of the year
- colocándolas
- Placing or putting them in a specific spot
- trineo
- Sled or sleigh used to travel over snow
- tirar
- To pull, throw, or drag something along
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'
- cual
- Which, relative pronoun referring to prior noun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- apoderado
- Seized or taken possession of something forcefully
- numerosa
- Numerous or consisting of a large number
- manada
- Pack or herd of animals traveling together
- perros
- Dogs, domesticated canine animals
- amaestrados
- Trained or tamed animals taught to obey
- esa
- That, demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby
- misma
- Same, identical, or the very one mentioned
- alegría
- Joy or happiness expressed openly and freely
- aldeanos
- Villagers or inhabitants of a small village
- aterrados
- Terrified or filled with extreme fear
- continuado
- Continued or kept going without stopping
- viaje
- Journey or trip to a distant destination
- través
- Through or across, used in 'a través de'
- mar
- Sea or large body of saltwater
- dirección
- Direction or course toward a specific destination
- no
- No or not, a basic negation word
- llevaba
- Led or took toward or carried somewhere
- ninguna
- No or not any, a negative adjective
- tierra
- Land, earth, or ground as a surface
- pronto
- Soon or quickly in a short time
- sería
- Would be, conditional form of 'ser'
- destruido
- Destroyed or completely ruined beyond repair
- hielo
- Ice or frozen water in solid form
- o
- Or, a conjunction presenting alternatives
- congelado
- Frozen solid by extreme cold temperatures
- las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- heladas
- Frosts or freezing cold conditions outdoors
- eternas
- Eternal or lasting forever without end
- Al
- Upon or when, contraction of 'a' and 'el'
- escuchar
- To listen or hear something attentively
- esta
- This, feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- sufrí
- I suffered or endured pain or hardship
- acceso
- Access, fit, or sudden onset of something
- temporal
- Temporary or lasting only for a short time
- desesperación
- Desperation or complete loss of hope
- me
- Me, first person singular object pronoun
- escapado
- Escaped or fled from a place or situation
- debía
- Had to or owed, imperfect of 'deber'
- emprender
- To undertake or begin a task or journey
- destructivo
- Destructive or causing significant damage and harm
- casi
- Almost or nearly reaching a certain state
- interminable
- Interminable or seemingly endless and never-ending
- hielos
- Ice fields or large masses of frozen water
- montañosos
- Mountainous or resembling mountains in size
- océano
- Ocean or vast body of saltwater
- medio
- Middle, half, or means by which something occurs
- frío
- Cold or low temperature causing discomfort
- pocos
- Few or not many in number
- podrían
- They could or would be able to do
- soportar
- To endure, bear, or tolerate something difficult
- durante
- During or throughout a period of time
- mucho
- Much or a great deal of something
- tiempo
- Time or weather, a common Spanish noun
- yo
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- clima
- Climate or the typical weather of a region
- cálido
- Warm or having a pleasantly high temperature
- soleado
- Sunny or filled with bright sunlight
- podía
- Could or was able to do something
- esperar
- To hope, wait, or expect something to happen
- sobrevivir
- To survive or remain alive through hardship
- Sin
- Without, preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Embargo; in 'sin embargo' means nevertheless or however
- ante
- Before or faced with a situation or thing
- idea
- Idea or thought conceived in the mind
- viviera
- Lived, past subjunctive of 'vivir' meaning to live
- triunfara
- Triumphed, past subjunctive of 'triunfar'
- mi
- My, first person singular possessive adjective
- rabia
- Rage, fury, or intense anger toward someone
- sed
- Thirst or intense craving for something
- venganza
- Vengeance or revenge taken against an enemy
- regresaron
- They returned or came back to a place
- como
- Like, as, or how, a common comparison word
- marea
- Tide or rising and falling of the sea
- poderosa
- Powerful or having great strength and force
- arrasaron
- Swept away or razed everything completely
- cualquier
- Any or whichever, an indefinite adjective
- otro
- Other or another, referring to a different one
- sentimiento
- Feeling or emotion experienced by a person
- Tras
- After or behind, a preposition indicating sequence
- breve
- Brief or short in duration or length
- descanso
- Rest or break from activity or exertion
- espíritus
- Spirits or supernatural beings without physical form
- muertos
- Dead or deceased persons or beings
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding a person or object
- fatiga
- Fatigue or extreme tiredness from exertion
- preparé
- I prepared or got ready for something
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