Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 4
They say he is like Fielding: they talk of his wit, humour, comic powers.
Dicen que se parece a Fielding: hablan de su ingenio, su humor, sus dotes cómicas.
He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never does.
Se parece a Fielding como un águila a un buitre: Fielding podía rebajarse a la carroña, pero Thackeray jamás lo hace.
His wit is bright, his humour attractive, but both bear the same relation to his serious genius that the mere lambent sheet-lightning playing under the edge of the summer-cloud does to the electric death-spark hid in its womb.
Su ingenio es brillante, su humor atractivo, pero ambos guardan la misma relación con su genio serio que el mero relámpago difuso que juguetea bajo el borde de la nube estival con la chispa eléctrica mortal oculta en su seno.
Finally, I have alluded to Mr. Thackeray, because to him—if he will accept the tribute of a total stranger—I have dedicated this second edition of "JANE EYRE.
Por último, he aludido al señor Thackeray, porque a él —si acepta el tributo de una completa desconocida— he dedicado esta segunda edición de «JANE EYRE».
Vocabulary
- Dicen
- They say; third person plural of decir
- que
- That; common conjunction connecting clauses
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with many verb forms
- parece
- Resembles or seems; third person singular parecer
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or object
- hablan
- They speak; third person plural of hablar
- de
- Of or from; common Spanish preposition
- su
- His, her, or their; possessive pronoun
- ingenio
- Wit or ingenuity; clever mental sharpness
- humor
- Humor; sense of comedy or amusement
- sus
- His, her, or their; plural possessive adjective
- dotes
- Gifts or talents; natural abilities someone possesses
- cómicas
- Comic or funny; relating to comedy, feminine plural
- como
- Like or as; used in comparisons
- un
- A or an; masculine indefinite article
- águila
- Eagle; large predatory bird of the sky
- buitre
- Vulture; large scavenging bird feeding on carrion
- podía
- Could; imperfect past tense of poder
- rebajarse
- To lower oneself or stoop to something
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- carroña
- Carrion; decaying flesh of dead animals
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- jamás
- Never; emphatic negation meaning not ever
- lo
- It or him; masculine direct object pronoun
- hace
- Does or makes; third person singular of hacer
- Su
- His or her; possessive adjective singular
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- brillante
- Brilliant or bright; shining with exceptional intelligence
- atractivo
- Attractive or appealing; having charm or appeal
- ambos
- Both; referring to two things or people
- guardan
- They keep or maintain; third person plural guardar
- misma
- Same; feminine form indicating identical quality
- relación
- Relation or relationship; connection between two things
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- genio
- Genius; extraordinary intellectual or creative ability
- serio
- Serious; grave or earnest in nature
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- mero
- Mere; only or nothing more than
- relámpago
- Lightning flash; brief brilliant burst of light
- difuso
- Diffuse; spread out or scattered widely
- juguetea
- Plays or flickers; moves in a playful manner
- bajo
- Under or below; preposition indicating lower position
- borde
- Edge or border; the rim of something
- nube
- Cloud; mass of water vapor in sky
- estival
- Summery; relating or belonging to summer season
- chispa
- Spark; small fiery particle or flash
- eléctrica
- Electric; relating to electricity, feminine adjective form
- mortal
- Mortal or deadly; capable of causing death
- oculta
- Hidden or concealed; kept out of sight
- en
- In or on; common preposition of location
- seno
- Bosom or heart; innermost part of something
- Por
- By, for, or through; versatile Spanish preposition
- último
- Last or final; occurring at the end
- he
- I have; first person singular of haber
- aludido
- Alluded or referred; past participle of aludir
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- señor
- Mister or sir; respectful title for a man
- porque
- Because; conjunction giving reason or explanation
- él
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clause
- acepta
- Accepts; third person singular present of aceptar
- tributo
- Tribute; expression of respect or admiration given
- una
- A or an; feminine indefinite singular article
- completa
- Complete or total; fully done or entire
- desconocida
- Unknown or stranger; feminine form, not recognized
- dedicado
- Dedicated; past participle meaning devoted or inscribed
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- segunda
- Second; ordinal number, feminine form
- edición
- Edition; a published version of a book
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