Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 5

English → Spanish CHAPTER I Level 7/10

"It is well I drew the curtain," thought I; and I wished fervently he might not discover my hiding-place: nor would John Reed have found it out himself; he was not quick either of vision or conception; but Eliza just put her head in at the door, and said at once—

«Menos mal que corrí la cortina», pensé; y deseé fervientemente que no descubriera mi escondite: tampoco John Reed lo habría descubierto por sí mismo; no era perspicaz ni en visión ni en pensamiento; pero Eliza asomó la cabeza por la puerta y dijo de inmediato:

"She is in the window-seat, to be sure, Jack."

—Está en el asiento de la ventana, sin duda, Jack.

And I came out immediately, for I trembled at the idea of being dragged forth by the said Jack.

Y salí de inmediato, pues me estremecía ante la idea de ser arrastrada por el tal Jack.

"What do you want?" I asked, with awkward diffidence.

—¿Qué quieres? —pregunté, con torpe timidez.

"Say, 'What do you want, Master Reed?'" was the answer.

—Di: «¿Qué quieres, señorito Reed?» —fue la respuesta.

"I want you to come here;" and seating himself in an arm-chair, he intimated by a gesture that I was to approach and stand before him.

—Quiero que vengas aquí; —y sentándose en un sillón, me indicó con un gesto que debía acercarme y ponerme delante de él.

John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious visage, heavy limbs and large extremities.

John Reed era un colegial de catorce años; cuatro años mayor que yo, pues yo tenía apenas diez: grande y robusto para su edad, con una piel sucia y enfermiza; rasgos gruesos en un rostro amplio, miembros pesados y extremidades grandes.

He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.

Se atiborraba habitualmente en la mesa, lo que le volvía bilioso y le daba unos ojos apagados y legañosos y unas mejillas flácidas.

He ought now to have been at school; but his mama had taken him home for a month or two, "on account of his delicate health." Mr.

En ese momento debería haber estado en la escuela; pero su mamá lo había llevado a casa por uno o dos meses, «debido a su delicada salud». El señor

Vocabulary

Menos: Less or fewer; used in comparisons.
mal: Bad or evil; something negative or harmful.
que: That, which, or who; common conjunction and pronoun.
corrí: I ran; past tense of correr.
la: The; feminine definite article in Spanish.
cortina: A curtain used to cover a window or opening.
pensé: I thought; past tense of pensar.
y: And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish.
deseé: I wished or desired; past tense of desear.
fervientemente: Fervently; with great intensity or passion.
no: No or not; basic negation word in Spanish.
descubriera: That he/she would discover; subjunctive of descubrir.
mi: My; first-person singular possessive adjective.
escondite: A hiding place or hideout.
tampoco: Neither or not either; negative addition word.
lo: Him or it; masculine direct object pronoun.
habría: Would have; conditional of haber auxiliary verb.
descubierto: Discovered; past participle of descubrir.
por: By, for, or through; versatile Spanish preposition.
sí: Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun with accent.
mismo: Himself or itself; used for emphasis or reflexivity.
era: Was; imperfect past tense of ser.
perspicaz: Perceptive or shrewd; having keen insight or judgment.
ni: Neither or nor; negative conjunction in Spanish.
en: In or on; common Spanish preposition of location.
visión: Vision or sight; ability to see or perceive.
pensamiento: Thought or thinking; mental process or idea.
pero: But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
asomó: Peeked or stuck out; past tense of asomar.
cabeza: Head; the upper part of the human body.
puerta: Door; an entrance or exit of a room.
dijo: Said or told; past tense of decir.
de: Of or from; very common Spanish preposition.
inmediato: Immediate; happening right away without delay.
Está: Is; third-person present tense of estar.
el: The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish.
asiento: Seat or chair; a place to sit.
ventana: Window; an opening in a wall for light.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
duda: Doubt; uncertainty or lack of confidence.
Y: And; coordinating conjunction beginning a sentence.
salí: I left or went out; past tense of salir.
pues: Well or then; filler or connective word in speech.
me: Me or myself; first-person reflexive or object pronoun.
estremecía: I shuddered; imperfect past tense of estremecerse.
ante: Before or in front of; preposition of position.
idea: Idea or thought; a concept in the mind.
ser: To be; infinitive of fundamental Spanish verb.
arrastrada: Dragged; past participle of arrastrar, to drag.
tal: Such or such a; adjective indicating a type.
Qué: What; interrogative pronoun used in questions.
quieres: You want; second-person present of querer.
pregunté: I asked; past tense of preguntar.
con: With; preposition expressing accompaniment or manner.
torpe: Clumsy or awkward; lacking grace or skill.
timidez: Shyness or timidity; lack of confidence or boldness.
Di: Say or tell; imperative form of decir.
señorito: Young master; diminutive addressing a young nobleman.
fue: Was or went; past tense of ser or ir.
respuesta: Answer or response; a reply to a question.
Quiero: I want; first-person present of querer.
vengas: That you come; subjunctive form of venir.
aquí: Here; adverb indicating this place or location.
sentándose: Sitting down; present participle of sentarse reflexive.
un: A or an; masculine indefinite article in Spanish.
sillón: Armchair; a large comfortable upholstered chair.
indicó: Indicated or pointed out; past tense of indicar.
gesto: Gesture; a movement expressing meaning or instruction.
debía: Should or had to; imperfect past of deber.
acercarme: To approach or come closer to someone.
ponerme: To place myself; reflexive infinitive of poner.
delante: In front of; adverb indicating forward position.
él: He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
colegial: Schoolboy; a student attending school or college.
catorce: Fourteen; the number 14 in Spanish.
años: Years; plural of año, used for age or time.
cuatro: Four; the number 4 in Spanish.
mayor: Older or greater; comparative adjective in Spanish.
yo: I; first-person singular subject pronoun in Spanish.
tenía: Had; imperfect past tense of tener.
apenas: Barely or just; adverb indicating a small degree.
diez: Ten; the number 10 in Spanish.
grande: Big or large; adjective describing size.
robusto: Robust or sturdy; strong and well-built physically.
para: For or in order to; common Spanish preposition.
su: His, her, or their; third-person possessive adjective.
edad: Age; the number of years someone has lived.
una: A or an; feminine indefinite article in Spanish.
piel: Skin; the outer covering of the human body.
sucia: Dirty or unclean; feminine form of sucio.
enfermiza: Sickly or unhealthy; prone to illness or weakness.
rasgos: Features or traits; facial characteristics of a person.
gruesos: Thick or coarse; plural of grueso describing size.
rostro: Face; the front part of a person's head.
amplio: Wide or broad; describing something spacious or large.
miembros: Limbs or members; parts of the body or group.
pesados: Heavy; plural adjective describing weight or burden.
extremidades: Extremities; the hands, feet, and outer limbs.
grandes: Large or big; plural form of grande.
Se: Himself or itself; reflexive pronoun in Spanish.
atiborraba: Stuffed himself; imperfect past of atiborrar, to stuff.
habitualmente: Usually or habitually; on a regular basis.
mesa: Table; a flat surface used for eating or working.
le: Him, her, or you; indirect object pronoun in Spanish.
volvía: Made him become; imperfect past of volver.
bilioso: Bilious; suffering from or caused by excess bile.
daba: Gave or caused; imperfect past tense of dar.
unos: Some or a few; masculine plural indefinite article.
ojos: Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
apagados: Dull or lifeless; describing eyes without brightness.
legañosos: Bleary or crusty-eyed; having discharge around the eyes.
unas: Some; feminine plural form of the indefinite article.
mejillas: Cheeks; the fleshy sides of a person's face.
flácidas: Flabby or flaccid; lacking firmness in the flesh.
En: In or at; preposition indicating time or location.
ese: That; masculine demonstrative adjective near the listener.
momento: Moment; a very short period of time.
debería: Should; conditional tense of deber expressing obligation.
haber: To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses.
estado: Been; past participle of estar, to be.
escuela: School; an institution for learning and education.
mamá: Mom or mother; informal term for one's mother.
había: Had; imperfect past tense of haber auxiliary.
llevado: Brought or taken; past participle of llevar.
a: To or at; very common Spanish preposition.
casa: Home or house; a place where someone lives.
o: Or; disjunctive conjunction offering an alternative.
dos: Two; the number 2 in Spanish.
meses: Months; plural of mes, a unit of time.
debido: Due to or owing to; past participle of deber.
delicada: Delicate or fragile; sensitive in health or constitution.
salud: Health; the general condition of the body.
El: The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish.
señor: Mister or sir; respectful title for an adult man.

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