Middlemarch — Page 10
" She pressed her hands against the sides of her head and seemed to despair of her memory.
Ella presionó sus manos contra los lados de su cabeza y pareció desesperar de su memoria.
"They are here," said Celia, with whom this explanation had been long meditated and prearranged.
«Están aquí», dijo Celia, con quien esta explicación había sido largamente meditada y preparada de antemano.
"Pray open the large drawer of the cabinet and get out the jewel-box."
«Por favor, abra el cajón grande del armario y saque el joyero.»
The casket was soon open before them, and the various jewels spread out, making a bright parterre on the table.
El cofre pronto estuvo abierto ante ellas, y las diversas joyas se desplegaron, formando un brillante parterre sobre la mesa.
It was no great collection, but a few of the ornaments were really of remarkable beauty, the finest that was obvious at first being a necklace of purple amethysts set in exquisite gold work, and a pearl cross with five brilliants in it.
No era una gran colección, pero algunas de las joyas eran realmente de notable belleza, siendo la más evidente a primera vista un collar de amatistas moradas engarzadas en exquisita labor de oro, y una cruz de perlas con cinco brillantes.
Dorothea immediately took up the necklace and fastened it round her sister's neck, where it fitted almost as closely as a bracelet; but the circle suited the Henrietta-Maria style of Celia's head and neck, and she could see that it did, in the pier-glass opposite.
Dorothea tomó inmediatamente el collar y lo abrochó alrededor del cuello de su hermana, donde encajaba casi tan ajustado como una pulsera; pero el círculo favorecía el estilo Enriqueta María de la cabeza y el cuello de Celia, y ella podía verlo así en el espejo de la pared de enfrente.
"There, Celia! you can wear that with your Indian muslin. But this cross you must wear with your dark dresses."
«¡Ahí está, Celia! puedes llevar ese collar con tu muselina india. Pero esta cruz debes llevarla con tus vestidos oscuros.»
Celia was trying not to smile with pleasure. "O Dodo, you must keep the cross yourself."
Celia intentaba no sonreír de placer. «Oh, Dodo, debes quedarte tú misma con la cruz.»
"No, no, dear, no," said Dorothea, putting up her hand with careless deprecation.
«No, no, querida, no», dijo Dorothea, levantando la mano con despreocupada deprecación.
"Yes, indeed you must; it would suit you—in your black dress, now," said Celia, insistingly. "You _might_ wear that."
«Sí, en verdad debes hacerlo; te quedaría bien—con tu vestido negro, ahora», dijo Celia, con insistencia. «Podrías llevar eso.»
"Not for the world, not for the world. A cross is the last thing I would wear as a trinket." Dorothea shuddered slightly.
«Por nada del mundo, por nada del mundo. Una cruz es lo último que llevaría como adorno.» Dorothea se estremeció levemente.
Vocabulary
- presionó
- Past tense of presionar; pressed or pushed firmly.
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against' indicating opposition or contact.
- lados
- Plural of lado; sides or lateral parts of something.
- cabeza
- The head, uppermost part of the human body.
- pareció
- Past tense of parecer; seemed or appeared a certain way.
- desesperar
- To despair or lose hope entirely.
- memoria
- Memory; the mental faculty of recalling past events.
- explicación
- An explanation or clarification given to someone.
- largamente
- Adverb meaning 'lengthily' or 'for a long time'.
- meditada
- Feminine past participle of meditar; carefully thought over or pondered.
- preparada
- Feminine past participle of preparar; prepared or made ready.
- antemano
- Beforehand; used in phrase de antemano meaning in advance.
- abra
- Imperative form of abrir; open something.
- cajón
- A drawer inside a piece of furniture.
- armario
- A wardrobe or large closet for storing clothes.
- saque
- Imperative of sacar; take out or remove something.
- joyero
- A jewelry box used for storing jewels or accessories.
- cofre
- A chest or box, often decorative, for storing valuables.
- pronto
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'quickly'.
- abierto
- Past participle of abrir; open or opened.
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'.
- diversas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'various' or 'diverse'.
- joyas
- Plural of joya; jewels or pieces of jewelry.
- desplegaron
- Past tense of desplegar; spread out or unfolded across a surface.
- formando
- Gerund of formar; forming or creating a shape or pattern.
- brillante
- Adjective meaning 'brilliant' or 'shining'; also a diamond.
- parterre
- An ornamental flower bed arrangement; a decorative display.
- colección
- A collection or assembled group of related objects.
- realmente
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly', emphasizing degree.
- notable
- Adjective meaning 'notable' or 'remarkable' in quality.
- belleza
- Beauty; the quality of being aesthetically pleasing.
- evidente
- Adjective meaning 'evident' or 'obvious' to observers.
- vista
- Sight or view; also past participle of ver meaning seen.
- collar
- A necklace worn around the neck as jewelry.
- amatistas
- Plural of amatista; amethysts, purple semiprecious gemstones.
- moradas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'purple' in color.
- engarzadas
- Past participle of engarzar; set or mounted in a frame or setting.
- exquisita
- Feminine adjective meaning 'exquisite' or 'extraordinarily fine'.
- labor
- Work or craftsmanship; skillful handiwork or needlework.
- oro
- Gold, a precious yellow metal used in jewelry.
- cruz
- A cross shape; also a cross-shaped piece of jewelry.
- perlas
- Plural of perla; pearls, lustrous gems from mollusks.
- brillantes
- Plural noun for diamonds or brilliant gems; also shining things.
- inmediatamente
- Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at once'.
- abrochó
- Past tense of abrochar; fastened or clasped something closed.
- alrededor
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'around' surrounding something.
- cuello
- The neck of a person or the collar of a garment.
- encajaba
- Past imperfect of encajar; fit or matched snugly in place.
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
- ajustado
- Adjective meaning 'tight', 'fitted', or 'snug' in fit.
- pulsera
- A bracelet worn around the wrist as jewelry.
- círculo
- A circle or circular shape.
- favorecía
- Past imperfect of favorecer; suited or was flattering to someone.
- estilo
- Style; a particular manner, design, or aesthetic approach.
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
- espejo
- A mirror used to see one's own reflection.
- pared
- A wall, vertical surface of a room or building.
- enfrente
- Adverb meaning 'opposite' or 'in front', across from something.
- Ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a nearby or pointed location.
- llevar
- To wear or carry; to take or bring something somewhere.
- muselina
- Muslin; a lightweight, finely woven cotton fabric.
- india
- Adjective meaning 'Indian'; here referring to Indian muslin cloth.
- debes
- Second person singular of deber; you must or should do something.
- vestidos
- Plural of vestido; dresses or garments worn by women.
- oscuros
- Masculine plural adjective meaning 'dark' in color or shade.
- intentaba
- Past imperfect of intentar; was trying or attempting to do something.
- sonreír
- To smile; to show a happy expression on one's face.
- placer
- Pleasure or enjoyment derived from something agreeable.
- quedarte
- Reflexive infinitive of quedar; to keep something for yourself.
- misma
- Reflexive adjective meaning 'yourself' or 'herself' (feminine).
- querida
- Feminine adjective meaning 'dear' or 'darling', term of endearment.
- levantando
- Gerund of levantar; raising or lifting something upward.
- despreocupada
- Feminine adjective meaning 'carefree' or 'unconcerned'.
- deprecación
- A gesture of deprecation or dismissal; a disclaiming motion.
- verdad
- Truth; something that is true or correct.
- quedaría
- Conditional of quedar; would suit or would look good on someone.
- vestido
- A dress or garment; also past participle of vestir meaning dressed.
- negro
- Adjective meaning 'black' in color.
- insistencia
- Insistence; the act of persisting or pressing a point firmly.
- Podrías
- Conditional of poder; you could or would be able to do something.
- nada
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing' or 'not at all'.
- mundo
- The world; all people and places on Earth.
- último
- Adjective meaning 'last' or 'final' in a sequence.
- llevaría
- Conditional of llevar; would wear or would carry something.
- adorno
- An ornament or decoration worn or displayed for beauty.
- estremeció
- Past tense of estremecer; shuddered or trembled slightly.
- levemente
- Adverb meaning 'slightly' or 'lightly', to a small degree.
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