Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 28
Over him hung a form which I cannot find words to describe—gigantic in stature, yet uncouth and distorted in its proportions.
Sobre él se cernía una forma que no encuentro palabras para describir: gigantesca en estatura, pero tosca y deforme en sus proporciones.
As he hung over the coffin, his face was concealed by long locks of ragged hair; but one vast hand was extended, in colour and apparent texture like that of a mummy.
Mientras se inclinaba sobre el ataúd, su rostro estaba oculto por largos mechones de cabello enmarañado; pero una enorme mano estaba extendida, de color y textura aparente semejantes a los de una momia.
When he heard the sound of my approach, he ceased to utter exclamations of grief and horror and sprung towards the window.
Cuando oyó el sonido de mi aproximación, dejó de proferir exclamaciones de dolor y horror y saltó hacia la ventana.
Never did I behold a vision so horrible as his face, of such loathsome yet appalling hideousness.
Jamás contemplé una visión tan horrible como su rostro, de una fealdad tan repugnante y a la vez tan aterradora.
I shut my eyes involuntarily and endeavoured to recollect what were my duties with regard to this destroyer.
Cerré los ojos involuntariamente e intenté recordar cuáles eran mis obligaciones con respecto a este destructor.
I called on him to stay.
Le ordené que se detuviera.
He paused, looking on me with wonder, and again turning towards the lifeless form of his creator, he seemed to forget my presence, and every feature and gesture seemed instigated by the wildest rage of some uncontrollable passion.
Se detuvo, mirándome con asombro, y volviéndose de nuevo hacia la forma inerte de su creador, pareció olvidar mi presencia, y cada rasgo y gesto parecía impulsado por la más desenfrenada furia de alguna pasión incontrolable.
"That is also my victim!" he exclaimed.
«¡Esa es también mi víctima!», exclamó.
"In his murder my crimes are consummated; the miserable series of my being is wound to its close!
«Con su asesinato mis crímenes quedan consumados; la miserable serie de mi existencia llega a su fin.
Oh, Frankenstein! Generous and self-devoted being! What does it avail that I now ask thee to pardon me?
¡Oh, Frankenstein! ¡Ser generoso y abnegado! ¿De qué sirve que ahora te pida que me perdones?
I, who irretrievably destroyed thee by destroying all thou lovedst.
Yo, que te destruí irremediablemente al destruir todo lo que amabas.
Alas! He is cold, he cannot answer me.
¡Ay! Está frío, no puede responderme.
Vocabulary
- Sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about'
- él
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- cernía
- Imperfect of cernirse; hovered or loomed threateningly
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine)
- forma
- Noun meaning 'form,' 'shape,' or 'manner'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- encuentro
- First-person singular of encontrar; I find or encounter
- palabras
- Plural noun meaning 'words'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'to'
- describir
- Infinitive meaning 'to describe' something
- gigantesca
- Adjective meaning 'gigantic' or 'enormous' (feminine)
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- estatura
- Noun meaning 'stature' or 'height' of a person
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' indicating contrast
- tosca
- Adjective meaning 'rough,' 'coarse,' or 'crude' (feminine)
- deforme
- Adjective meaning 'deformed' or 'misshapen'
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their'
- proporciones
- Plural noun meaning 'proportions' of shape or size
- Mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as' during an action
- inclinaba
- Imperfect of inclinar; was leaning or bending over
- ataúd
- Noun meaning 'coffin' or 'casket'
- rostro
- Noun meaning 'face' or 'countenance' of a person
- estaba
- Imperfect of estar; was (temporary state or condition)
- oculto
- Adjective meaning 'hidden,' 'concealed,' or 'obscured'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'through,' or 'because of'
- largos
- Adjective meaning 'long' (masculine plural)
- mechones
- Plural noun meaning 'locks' or 'strands' of hair
- cabello
- Noun meaning 'hair' of the head
- enmarañado
- Adjective meaning 'tangled,' 'matted,' or 'disheveled'
- enorme
- Adjective meaning 'enormous,' 'huge,' or 'vast'
- mano
- Noun meaning 'hand'
- extendida
- Adjective meaning 'extended,' 'stretched out' (feminine)
- color
- Noun meaning 'color' or 'hue'
- textura
- Noun meaning 'texture' or surface quality of something
- aparente
- Adjective meaning 'apparent,' 'seeming,' or 'visible'
- semejantes
- Adjective meaning 'similar,' 'resembling,' or 'alike'
- momia
- Noun meaning 'mummy,' a preserved dead body
- Cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when,' introducing a time clause
- oyó
- Preterite of oír; he/she heard a sound
- sonido
- Noun meaning 'sound' or 'noise'
- aproximación
- Noun meaning 'approach' or 'drawing near'
- dejó
- Preterite of dejar; stopped, left, or allowed something
- proferir
- Infinitive meaning 'to utter' or 'to let out' sounds
- exclamaciones
- Plural noun meaning 'exclamations' or 'outcries'
- dolor
- Noun meaning 'pain,' 'grief,' or 'sorrow'
- horror
- Noun meaning 'horror,' 'terror,' or 'dread'
- saltó
- Preterite of saltar; jumped or leaped suddenly
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- ventana
- Noun meaning 'window'
- Jamás
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever,' emphatic negation
- contemplé
- Preterite of contemplar; I beheld or gazed upon something
- visión
- Noun meaning 'vision,' 'sight,' or 'spectacle'
- horrible
- Adjective meaning 'horrible,' 'dreadful,' or 'awful'
- fealdad
- Noun meaning 'ugliness' or 'hideousness'
- repugnante
- Adjective meaning 'repugnant,' 'disgusting,' or 'revolting'
- aterradora
- Adjective meaning 'terrifying' or 'frightening' (feminine)
- Cerré
- Preterite of cerrar; I closed or shut something
- ojos
- Plural noun meaning 'eyes'
- involuntariamente
- Adverb meaning 'involuntarily' or 'unintentionally'
- intenté
- Preterite of intentar; I tried or attempted something
- recordar
- Infinitive meaning 'to remember' or 'to recall'
- cuáles
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'which ones'
- obligaciones
- Plural noun meaning 'obligations,' 'duties,' or 'responsibilities'
- respecto
- Noun meaning 'regard' or 'respect'; used in 'con respecto a'
- destructor
- Noun or adjective meaning 'destroyer' or 'destructive being'
- ordené
- Preterite of ordenar; I ordered or commanded someone
- detuviera
- Past subjunctive of detenerse; that he/she stop or halt
- detuvo
- Preterite of detenerse; he/she stopped or halted
- mirándome
- Gerund of mirar plus me; looking at me
- asombro
- Noun meaning 'astonishment,' 'amazement,' or 'surprise'
- volviéndose
- Gerund of volverse; turning around or toward something
- inerte
- Adjective meaning 'inert,' 'lifeless,' or 'motionless'
- creador
- Noun meaning 'creator' or 'maker'
- pareció
- Preterite of parecer; seemed or appeared a certain way
- olvidar
- Infinitive meaning 'to forget' something or someone
- presencia
- Noun meaning 'presence' or 'being present'
- rasgo
- Noun meaning 'feature,' 'trait,' or 'facial characteristic'
- gesto
- Noun meaning 'gesture,' 'expression,' or 'movement'
- parecía
- Imperfect of parecer; seemed or appeared (ongoing)
- impulsado
- Past participle of impulsar; driven or propelled by force
- desenfrenada
- Adjective meaning 'unbridled,' 'unrestrained,' or 'frenzied' (feminine)
- furia
- Noun meaning 'fury,' 'rage,' or 'violent anger'
- pasión
- Noun meaning 'passion' or 'intense emotion'
- incontrolable
- Adjective meaning 'uncontrollable' or 'impossible to restrain'
- víctima
- Noun meaning 'victim' of harm or crime
- exclamó
- Preterite of exclamar; he/she exclaimed or cried out
- asesinato
- Noun meaning 'murder' or 'assassination'
- crímenes
- Plural noun meaning 'crimes' or 'criminal acts'
- quedan
- Third-person plural of quedar; remain or are left over
- consumados
- Adjective meaning 'consummated,' 'completed,' or 'accomplished'
- miserable
- Adjective meaning 'miserable,' 'wretched,' or 'despicable'
- serie
- Noun meaning 'series' or 'sequence' of events
- existencia
- Noun meaning 'existence' or 'life'
- llega
- Third-person singular of llegar; arrives or reaches a point
- fin
- Noun meaning 'end,' 'conclusion,' or 'purpose'
- generoso
- Adjective meaning 'generous,' 'noble,' or 'magnanimous'
- abnegado
- Adjective meaning 'self-sacrificing,' 'selfless,' or 'devoted'
- sirve
- Third-person singular of servir; serves or is of use
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- pida
- Present subjunctive of pedir; that I ask or request
- perdones
- Present subjunctive of perdonar; that you forgive someone
- destruí
- Preterite of destruir; I destroyed something completely
- irremediablemente
- Adverb meaning 'irreparably' or 'beyond any remedy'
- destruir
- Infinitive meaning 'to destroy' or 'to ruin'
- amabas
- Imperfect of amar; you used to love or cherished
- frío
- Adjective meaning 'cold' or lacking warmth
- responderme
- Infinitive responder plus me; to answer or reply to me
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