Harrigan — Page 2
He carried a contradiction in his face.
Llevaba una contradicción en su rostro.
The heavy, hard-cut jaw, the massive cheekbones, the stiff, straight upper lip indicated merely brutal endurance and energy, but these qualities were tempered by possibilities of tenderness about the lips and by the singular lights forever changing in the blue eyes.
La mandíbula pesada y de corte duro, los pómulos macizos, el labio superior rígido y recto indicaban tan solo una resistencia y energía brutales, pero estas cualidades estaban atemperadas por posibilidades de ternura en torno a los labios y por las luces singulares que cambiaban eternamente en los ojos azules.
He would be hard for the shrewdest judge to understand, for the simple reason that he did not know himself.
Le resultaría difícil de entender hasta al juez más sagaz, por la simple razón de que él no se conocía a sí mismo.
In looking at McTee, one asked: "What is he?"
Al mirar a McTee, uno se preguntaba: «¿Qué es él?»
In looking at Harrigan, the question was: "What will he become?"
Al mirar a Harrigan, la pregunta era: «¿En qué se convertirá?»
"Stayin' in town long?" asked Harrigan, and his voice was a little wistful.
—¿Te quedas mucho tiempo en la ciudad? —preguntó Harrigan, y su voz tenía un deje de melancolía.
"I'm bound out tonight."
—Me voy esta noche.
"So long, then."
—Hasta luego, entonces.
"So long."
—Hasta luego.
They turned on their heels into opposite streets without further words, with no thanks given for service rendered, with no exchange of congratulations for the danger they had just escaped.
Se dieron media vuelta y tomaron calles opuestas sin más palabras, sin agradecimiento alguno por los servicios prestados, sin intercambiar felicitaciones por el peligro que acababan de escapar.
That parting proved them hardened knights of the road which leads across the world and never turns back home.
Aquella despedida los reveló como curtidos caballeros del camino que atraviesa el mundo y nunca regresa al hogar.
Harrigan strode on full of thought.
Harrigan avanzó a grandes zancadas, absorto en sus pensamientos.
His uncertain course brought him at last to the waterfront, and he idled along the black, odorous docks until he came to a pier where a ship was under steam, making ready to put out to sea.
Su rumbo incierto lo llevó finalmente al puerto, y deambuló a lo largo de los muelles oscuros y malolientes hasta llegar a un embarcadero donde un barco tenía el vapor encendido y se preparaba para hacerse a la mar.
The spur touched the heart of Harrigan.
El acicate tocó el corazón de Harrigan.
The urge never failed to prick him when he heard the scream of a steamer's horn as it put to sea.
El impulso nunca dejaba de aguijonearlo cuando escuchaba el bramido de la bocina de un vapor al hacerse a la mar.
It brought the thoughts of far lands and distant cities.
Le traía pensamientos de tierras lejanas y ciudades distantes.
Vocabulary
- Llevaba
- Was carrying or wearing; used to wear or carry
- una
- A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- contradicción
- Contradiction; inconsistency between two opposing things
- en
- In, on, at (preposition indicating location or time)
- su
- His, her, its, your (formal) possessive adjective
- rostro
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- mandíbula
- Jaw; lower bone structure of the face
- pesada
- Heavy; having considerable weight or mass
- de
- Of, from (preposition showing possession or origin)
- corte
- Cut; court; manner of cutting or style
- duro
- Hard; solid or difficult to compress or break
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- labio
- Lip; fleshy part forming the mouth edge
- superior
- Upper, superior; higher in position or rank
- rígido
- Rigid; stiff and not flexible or bending
- recto
- Straight; direct or without curves or bends
- indicaban
- Indicated, suggested; showed or pointed out clearly
- tan
- So, as; used to modify adjectives or adverbs
- solo
- Only; sole or just; alone without others
- resistencia
- Resistance; ability to withstand force or opposition
- energía
- Energy; power or vigor to act or work
- brutales
- Brutal; savage, cruel, or violent in nature
- pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast or opposition
- estas
- These (feminine plural demonstrative adjective)
- cualidades
- Qualities; characteristics or features of something
- estaban
- Were; past tense of estar (to be)
- por
- By, for, through (preposition of agency or cause)
- posibilidades
- Possibilities; potential options or chances for action
- ternura
- Tenderness; softness or gentleness in manner
- labios
- Lips; plural of labio, fleshy mouth parts
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- luces
- Lights; illumination or sources of brightness
- singulares
- Singular, unique; distinctive or unusual in nature
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun connecting clauses
- cambiaban
- Changed, were changing; altered or shifted appearance
- eternamente
- Eternally, forever; without end or permanently
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of vision for seeing things
- azules
- Blue; color of the sky or ocean
- Le
- Him, her, it (indirect object pronoun)
- resultaría
- Would result, would be; conditional of resultar
- difícil
- Difficult; hard or challenging to accomplish
- entender
- Understand; comprehend or grasp meaning clearly
- hasta
- Until, even; preposition of time or limit
- al
- To the; contraction of a + el
- juez
- Judge; official who presides over legal cases
- más
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- simple
- Simple; easy or uncomplicated in nature
- razón
- Reason; cause or explanation for something
- él
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- no
- Not; negation or denial of statement
- se
- Self, oneself; reflexive pronoun for verbs
- conocía
- Knew; past tense of conocer (to know)
- sí
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- mismo
- Same, self; identical or very same thing
- Al
- Upon, at the; contraction of a + el
- mirar
- Look, watch; gaze or observe something carefully
- uno
- One; number or indefinite pronoun reference
- preguntaba
- Asked, was asking; inquired or questioned something
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
- es
- Is; present tense of ser (to be)
- pregunta
- Question; inquiry or interrogative statement posed
- era
- Was; past tense of ser (to be)
- En
- In, on, at (preposition of location/time)
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun asking specifics
- convertirá
- Will become, will convert; future tense verb
- Te
- You; direct object pronoun, second person
- quedas
- Stay, remain; present tense of quedarse
- mucho
- Much, a lot; great quantity or degree
- tiempo
- Time; duration or period of temporal existence
- ciudad
- City; large urban settlement or municipality
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