Leviathan — Page 2

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. OF SENSE Level 9/10

And this Seeming, or Fancy, is that which men call sense; and consisteth, as to the Eye, in a Light, or Colour Figured; To the Eare, in a Sound; To the Nostrill, in an Odour; To the Tongue and Palat, in a Savour; and to the rest of the body, in Heat, Cold, Hardnesse, Softnesse, and such other qualities, as we discern by Feeling.

Y esta Apariencia, o Fantasía, es lo que los hombres llaman sentido; y consiste, en cuanto al Ojo, en una Luz, o Color Figurado; al Oído, en un Sonido; a la Nariz, en un Olor; a la Lengua y el Paladar, en un Sabor; y al resto del cuerpo, en Calor, Frío, Dureza, Suavidad, y otras cualidades semejantes, que discernimos mediante el Tacto.

All which qualities called Sensible, are in the object that causeth them, but so many several motions of the matter, by which it presseth our organs diversly.

Todas estas cualidades llamadas Sensibles están en el objeto que las causa, pero no son sino múltiples y diversos movimientos de la materia, por medio de los cuales ésta presiona nuestros órganos de distintas maneras.

Neither in us that are pressed, are they anything els, but divers motions; (for motion, produceth nothing but motion.)

Ni en nosotros, que somos presionados, son otra cosa que diversos movimientos; (pues el movimiento no produce nada más que movimiento.)

But their apparence to us is Fancy, the same waking, that dreaming.

Pero su apariencia ante nosotros es Fantasía, la misma estando despiertos que soñando.

And as pressing, rubbing, or striking the Eye, makes us fancy a light; and pressing the Eare, produceth a dinne; so do the bodies also we see, or hear, produce the same by their strong, though unobserved action,

Y así como presionar, frotar o golpear el Ojo nos hace imaginar una luz; y presionar el Oído produce un zumbido; del mismo modo los cuerpos que vemos o escuchamos producen lo mismo mediante su acción intensa, aunque inadvertida,

For if those Colours, and Sounds, were in the Bodies, or Objects that cause them, they could not bee severed from them, as by glasses, and in Ecchoes by reflection, wee see they are; where we know the thing we see, is in one place; the apparence, in another.

Pues si esos Colores y Sonidos estuvieran en los Cuerpos u Objetos que los causan, no podrían ser separados de ellos, como vemos que ocurre mediante espejos, y en los Ecos por reflexión; donde sabemos que la cosa que vemos está en un lugar, y la apariencia, en otro.

And though at some certain distance, the reall, and very object seem invested with the fancy it begets in us; Yet still the object is one thing, the image or fancy is another.

Y aunque a cierta distancia el objeto real y verdadero parezca revestido de la fantasía que engendra en nosotros, con todo, el objeto es una cosa, y la imagen o fantasía es otra.

Vocabulary

esta: Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this'.
Apariencia: Outward appearance or seeming aspect of something.
Fantasía: Fantasy or imagination; something unreal or imagined.
lo: Neuter pronoun or article referring to a concept or thing.
hombres: Men; adult male human beings.
llaman: Third-person plural of 'llamar'; they call or name something.
sentido: Sense; a faculty by which the body perceives stimuli.
consiste: Third-person singular of 'consistir'; consists or is composed of.
cuanto: As much as; in relation to a particular aspect.
Ojo: Eye; the organ of sight in humans and animals.
Luz: Light; electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye.
Color: Color; visual property produced by different wavelengths of light.
Figurado: Figurative; representing something in a non-literal symbolic way.
Oído: Ear or hearing; the sense organ that detects sound.
Sonido: Sound; vibrations that travel through air and are heard.
Nariz: Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing.
Olor: Smell or odor; a scent perceived by the nose.
Lengua: Tongue or language; the muscular organ used for taste.
Paladar: Palate; the roof of the mouth associated with taste.
Sabor: Flavor or taste; sensation perceived through the palate.
resto: Rest or remainder; what is left of something.
cuerpo: Body; the physical structure of a human or animal.
Calor: Heat or warmth; the quality of being warm or hot.
Frío: Cold; the sensation or quality of low temperature.
Dureza: Hardness; the quality of being firm or resistant to pressure.
Suavidad: Softness or smoothness; the quality of being gentle or soft.
cualidades: Qualities or characteristics; attributes that define something.
semejantes: Similar or alike; sharing common features or characteristics.
discernimos: We discern; we perceive or distinguish through the senses.
mediante: By means of; through the use of something.
Tacto: Touch; the sense by which physical contact is perceived.
llamadas: Called or named; past participle referring to something designated.
Sensibles: Sensible or perceptible; capable of being detected by senses.
objeto: Object; a material thing that can be perceived or touched.
causa: Cause; something that produces an effect or result.
sino: But rather; used to introduce a corrective alternative.
múltiples: Multiple; many in number or variety.
diversos: Diverse or various; differing from one another.
movimientos: Movements; acts of moving or changing position.
materia: Matter; physical substance that occupies space and has mass.
medio: Means or middle; a method or way of doing something.
cuales: Which; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned things.
ésta: This one; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun.
presiona: Presses or applies pressure; third-person singular of 'presionar'.
órganos: Organs; body parts performing specific biological functions.
distintas: Distinct or different; feminine plural adjective indicating variety.
maneras: Ways or manners; methods or modes of doing something.
Ni: Nor or neither; used to continue a negative statement.
presionados: Pressed or pressured; past participle indicating applied force.
cosa: Thing; a general term for any object or matter.
pues: Well or since; conjunction indicating cause or elaboration.
movimiento: Movement; the act of moving or changing physical position.
produce: Produces; third-person singular of 'producir', to generate.
nada: Nothing; not anything; the absence of something.
apariencia: Appearance; the outward look or impression of something.
ante: Before or in front of; a preposition indicating position.
misma: Same or herself; feminine singular adjective for identity or emphasis.
estando: Being; gerund of 'estar', indicating a state or condition.
despiertos: Awake; in a conscious, alert state and not sleeping.
soñando: Dreaming; gerund of 'soñar', experiencing dreams during sleep.
así: Thus or so; in this or that way.
presionar: To press; to apply force or pressure to something.
frotar: To rub; to move something back and forth against a surface.
golpear: To hit or strike; to apply a sudden forceful blow.
imaginar: To imagine; to form a mental picture or concept.
luz: Light; the natural electromagnetic radiation visible to the eye.
zumbido: Buzz or hum; a continuous low droning sound.
mismo: Same; masculine singular adjective indicating identity or similarity.
modo: Mode or way; a manner or method of doing something.
cuerpos: Bodies; plural of 'cuerpo', physical structures of beings or objects.
vemos: We see; first-person plural of 'ver', to perceive visually.
escuchamos: We hear or listen; first-person plural of 'escuchar'.
producen: They produce; third-person plural of 'producir', to generate.
acción: Action; the process of doing something or exerting force.
intensa: Intense; of extreme strength, degree, or concentration.
aunque: Although or even though; introducing a concessive clause.
inadvertida: Unnoticed or inadvertent; not perceived or intentionally done.
Pues: Well or then; used to introduce reasoning or continuation.
esos: Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective referring to distant things.
Colores: Colors; plural of 'color', visual properties perceived by sight.
Sonidos: Sounds; plural of 'sonido', vibrations perceived by hearing.
estuvieran: Were; past subjunctive of 'estar', indicating hypothetical state.
Cuerpos: Bodies or objects; physical material entities in space.
Objetos: Objects; material things that can be seen or touched.
causan: They cause; third-person plural of 'causar', to bring about.
podrían: They could; conditional of 'poder', indicating possibility.
separados: Separated; past participle meaning set apart or detached.
ocurre: Occurs or happens; third-person singular of 'ocurrir'.
espejos: Mirrors; reflective surfaces that produce images of objects.
Ecos: Echoes; sounds reflected back after hitting a surface.
reflexión: Reflection; the return of light or sound from a surface.
donde: Where; relative adverb indicating a place or location.
sabemos: We know; first-person plural of 'saber', to have knowledge.
lugar: Place or location; a specific area or position in space.
cierta: Certain; feminine singular adjective meaning sure or particular.
distancia: Distance; the extent of space between two points or objects.
real: Real; actually existing and not imaginary or apparent.
verdadero: True or genuine; actually being what it is claimed to be.
parezca: Seems or appears; present subjunctive of 'parecer'.
revestido: Covered or coated; past participle meaning wrapped or dressed in.
fantasía: Fantasy or illusion; something imagined rather than real.
engendra: Engenders or produces; third-person singular of 'engendrar'.
todo: All or everything; the complete amount or entirety.
imagen: Image; a visual representation or mental picture of something.

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