Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 15
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Thus has a week passed away, while I have listened to the strangest tale that ever imagination formed.
Así ha pasado una semana, mientras he escuchado el relato más extraño que jamás formó la imaginación.
My thoughts and every feeling of my soul have been drunk up by the interest for my guest which this tale and his own elevated and gentle manners have created.
Mis pensamientos y cada sentimiento de mi alma han sido absorbidos por el interés hacia mi huésped que este relato y sus propios modales elevados y gentiles han despertado.
I wish to soothe him, yet can I counsel one so infinitely miserable, so destitute of every hope of consolation, to live?
Deseo consolarlo, pero ¿puedo aconsejar a alguien tan infinitamente desdichado, tan desprovisto de toda esperanza de consuelo, que siga viviendo?
Oh, no!
¡Oh, no!
The only joy that he can now know will be when he composes his shattered spirit to peace and death.
La única alegría que ahora puede conocer llegará cuando componga su espíritu destrozado en paz y muerte.
Yet he enjoys one comfort, the offspring of solitude and delirium; he believes that when in dreams he holds converse with his friends and derives from that communion consolation for his miseries or excitements to his vengeance, that they are not the creations of his fancy, but the beings themselves who visit him from the regions of a remote world.
Sin embargo, goza de un consuelo, fruto de la soledad y el delirio; cree que cuando en sueños conversa con sus amigos y extrae de esa comunión consuelo para sus miserias o estímulos para su venganza, estos no son creaciones de su imaginación, sino los propios seres que lo visitan desde las regiones de un mundo remoto.
This faith gives a solemnity to his reveries that render them to me almost as imposing and interesting as truth.
Esta fe otorga una solemnidad a sus ensoñaciones que las hace para mí casi tan imponentes e interesantes como la verdad.
Our conversations are not always confined to his own history and misfortunes.
Nuestras conversaciones no siempre se limitan a su propia historia y sus desgracias.
On every point of general literature he displays unbounded knowledge and a quick and piercing apprehension.
En todo ámbito de la literatura general demuestra un conocimiento ilimitado y una comprensión rápida y penetrante.
His eloquence is forcible and touching; nor can I hear him, when he relates a pathetic incident or endeavours to move the passions of pity or love, without tears.
Su elocuencia es poderosa y conmovedora; y no puedo escucharlo, cuando relata un incidente patético o se esfuerza por despertar las pasiones de la piedad o el amor, sin derramar lágrimas.
Vocabulary
- Así
- In this way; used to indicate manner or result
- ha
- Third-person singular present of haber; has
- pasado
- Past; elapsed time or previous period
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning one or a
- semana
- A period of seven days; week
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning while or during the time that
- he
- First-person singular present of haber; I have
- escuchado
- Past participle of escuchar; listened or heard
- relato
- A narrative or story told by someone
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning more or most
- extraño
- Strange, odd, or unusual in nature
- jamás
- Never; emphatic negative adverb of time
- formó
- Third-person past tense of formar; formed or shaped
- imaginación
- The faculty or ability to form mental images
- Mis
- First-person plural possessive adjective; my
- pensamientos
- Thoughts or ideas formed in the mind
- cada
- Adjective meaning each or every individual one
- sentimiento
- An emotional feeling or internal sensation
- mi
- First-person singular possessive adjective; my
- alma
- The spiritual or immaterial part of a being
- han
- Third-person plural present perfect of haber; have
- sido
- Past participle of ser; been
- absorbidos
- Absorbed or completely engrossed in something
- interés
- Curiosity or attention directed toward something
- hacia
- Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of
- huésped
- A guest or person hosted in one's space
- este
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning this
- sus
- Third-person plural possessive adjective; his, her, their
- propios
- Own; belonging to oneself specifically
- modales
- Manners or social behaviors exhibited by a person
- elevados
- Elevated, lofty, or noble in character
- gentiles
- Gentle or refined in manner and behavior
- despertado
- Past participle of despertar; awakened or stirred
- Deseo
- A strong wish or longing for something
- consolarlo
- To console or comfort him in distress
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but or however
- puedo
- First-person singular present of poder; I can
- aconsejar
- To advise or give counsel to someone
- tan
- Adverb meaning so or as, indicating degree
- infinitamente
- Infinitely; to an endless or boundless degree
- desdichado
- Unhappy, wretched, or deeply unfortunate person
- desprovisto
- Devoid or lacking something entirely
- toda
- Feminine adjective meaning all or every
- esperanza
- Hope or expectation for something positive
- consuelo
- Comfort or solace given in times of sorrow
- siga
- Subjunctive form of seguir; continue or keep going
- viviendo
- Present participle of vivir; living or being alive
- única
- Feminine adjective meaning only or sole
- alegría
- Joy or happiness felt deeply inside
- ahora
- Adverb meaning now or at this moment
- puede
- Third-person singular present of poder; can or may
- conocer
- To know or become acquainted with someone
- llegará
- Future tense of llegar; will arrive or come
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning when
- componga
- Subjunctive of componer; compose or settle peacefully
- espíritu
- Spirit or soul; inner essence of a person
- destrozado
- Destroyed, shattered, or broken into pieces
- paz
- Peace; state of tranquility or calm
- muerte
- Death; the end of life or existence
- Sin
- Preposition meaning without
- embargo
- Used in sin embargo meaning nevertheless or however
- goza
- Third-person singular of gozar; enjoys or experiences pleasure
- fruto
- Fruit or result produced by something
- soledad
- Loneliness or state of being alone
- delirio
- Delirium or wild excitement of the mind
- cree
- Third-person singular of creer; believes or thinks
- sueños
- Dreams experienced during sleep or as fantasies
- conversa
- Third-person singular of conversar; converses or talks
- amigos
- Friends or close companions
- extrae
- Third-person singular of extraer; extracts or draws out
- esa
- Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning that
- comunión
- Communion; a sharing of intimate thoughts or feelings
- miserias
- Miseries or states of great suffering and distress
- estímulos
- Stimuli or motivating factors that encourage action
- venganza
- Revenge or retaliation for a wrongdoing
- estos
- Plural masculine demonstrative pronoun meaning these
- son
- Third-person plural of ser; are
- creaciones
- Creations; things made or brought into existence
- sino
- Conjunction meaning but rather or but instead
- seres
- Beings or living entities of any kind
- lo
- Masculine singular direct object pronoun meaning him or it
- visitan
- Third-person plural of visitar; visit or come to see
- desde
- Preposition meaning from or since
- regiones
- Regions or distinct areas of space or land
- mundo
- The world or the earth as a whole
- remoto
- Remote or far away in distance or time
- Esta
- Feminine singular demonstrative adjective meaning this
- fe
- Faith or firm belief in something unseen
- otorga
- Third-person singular of otorgar; grants or bestows
- solemnidad
- Solemnity; seriousness or formal dignity of manner
- ensoñaciones
- Daydreams or pleasant fantasy reveries of the mind
- hace
- Third-person singular of hacer; makes or does
- mí
- First-person singular pronoun used after prepositions; me
- casi
- Adverb meaning almost or nearly
- imponentes
- Imposing or impressive in scale or appearance
- e
- Conjunction variant of y meaning and before i-sounds
- interesantes
- Interesting or engaging; arousing curiosity or attention
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning as or like
- verdad
- Truth or reality; something factually accurate
- Nuestras
- First-person plural feminine possessive adjective; our
- conversaciones
- Conversations or verbal exchanges between people
- siempre
- Adverb meaning always or at all times
- se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun used with verbs
- limitan
- Third-person plural of limitar; limit or restrict themselves
- propia
- Feminine adjective meaning own or one's own
- historia
- History or a personal story of events
- desgracias
- Misfortunes or unfortunate events causing suffering
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or every
- ámbito
- Scope, field, or sphere of knowledge or activity
- literatura
- Literature; written works of artistic or intellectual value
- general
- General; relating to the whole rather than specifics
- demuestra
- Third-person singular of demostrar; demonstrates or shows
- conocimiento
- Knowledge or understanding acquired through learning
- ilimitado
- Unlimited or having no boundaries or restrictions
- comprensión
- Comprehension or ability to understand something
- rápida
- Feminine adjective meaning quick or fast
- penetrante
- Penetrating or deeply perceptive in understanding
- Su
- Third-person possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- elocuencia
- Eloquence; fluent and persuasive use of language
- poderosa
- Feminine adjective meaning powerful or mighty
- conmovedora
- Moving or deeply touching emotionally
- escucharlo
- To listen to him; infinitive with pronoun
- relata
- Third-person singular of relatar; narrates or recounts
- incidente
- An incident or event that occurs
- patético
- Pathetic or evoking pity and sadness
- esfuerza
- Third-person singular of esforzarse; strives or makes effort
- despertar
- To awaken or arouse feelings in someone
- pasiones
- Passions or intense emotional feelings
- piedad
- Piety or compassionate mercy toward others
- amor
- Love; deep affection felt for someone
- sin
- Preposition meaning without
- derramar
- To spill or shed, as in shedding tears
- lágrimas
- Tears shed from the eyes due to emotion
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