Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 5
le Cardinal de Bourbon, who, for the sake of pleasing the king, had been obliged to assume an amiable mien towards this whole rustic rabble of Flemish burgomasters, and to regale them at his Hôtel de Bourbon, with a very "pretty morality, allegorical satire, and farce," while a driving rain drenched the magnificent tapestries at his door.
el Cardinal de Bourbon, quien, con el fin de complacer al rey, se había visto obligado a adoptar un semblante afable hacia toda esta rústica turba de burgomaestres flamencos, y a agasajarlos en su Hôtel de Bourbon, con una muy "bella moralidad, sátira alegórica y farsa", mientras una lluvia torrencial empapaba los magníficos tapices de su puerta.
What put the "whole population of Paris in commotion," as Jehan de Troyes expresses it, on the sixth of January, was the double solemnity, united from time immemorial, of the Epiphany and the Feast of Fools.
Lo que puso a "toda la población de París en conmoción", como lo expresa Jehan de Troyes, el seis de enero, fue la doble solemnidad, unida desde tiempos inmemoriales, de la Epifanía y la Fiesta de los Locos.
On that day, there was to be a bonfire on the Place de Grève, a maypole at the Chapelle de Braque, and a mystery at the Palais de Justice.
En ese día, debía haber una hoguera en la Place de Grève, un mayo en la Chapelle de Braque, y un misterio en el Palais de Justice.
It had been cried, to the sound of the trumpet, the preceding evening at all the cross roads, by the provost's men, clad in handsome, short, sleeveless coats of violet camelot, with large white crosses upon their breasts.
Había sido pregonado, al son de la trompeta, la tarde anterior en todos los cruces de caminos, por los hombres del preboste, vestidos con hermosas y cortas casacas sin mangas de camelote violeta, con grandes cruces blancas sobre sus pechos.
So the crowd of citizens, male and female, having closed their houses and shops, thronged from every direction, at early morn, towards some one of the three spots designated.
Así pues, la muchedumbre de ciudadanos, hombres y mujeres, habiendo cerrado sus casas y tiendas, se agolpó desde todas direcciones, a primeras horas de la mañana, hacia alguno de los tres lugares designados.
Each had made his choice; one, the bonfire; another, the maypole; another, the mystery play.
Cada uno había hecho su elección; uno, la hoguera; otro, el mayo; otro, el misterio.
Vocabulary
- Cardinal
- High-ranking Catholic Church official below the Pope.
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whom'.
- fin
- Noun meaning 'end,' 'goal,' or 'purpose.'
- complacer
- To please or satisfy someone's desires or wishes.
- rey
- Noun meaning 'king,' a male monarch.
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary 'had,' third person singular.
- visto
- Past participle of 'ver,' meaning 'seen.'
- obligado
- Adjective or participle meaning 'obligated' or 'forced.'
- adoptar
- To adopt or take on a behavior, stance, or identity.
- semblante
- Noun meaning 'facial expression' or 'countenance.'
- afable
- Adjective meaning 'affable,' friendly, and easy to approach.
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'towards.'
- rústica
- Adjective meaning 'rustic,' rural, or unrefined.
- turba
- Noun meaning 'mob' or 'crowd' of disorderly people.
- burgomaestres
- Plural noun for 'burgomasters,' mayors of Flemish towns.
- flamencos
- Adjective or noun referring to Flemish people or things.
- agasajarlos
- To lavish attention or hospitality upon them as guests.
- Hôtel
- French loanword for a large private mansion or residence.
- bella
- Adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely' (feminine).
- moralidad
- Noun meaning 'morality' or a morality play.
- sátira
- Noun meaning 'satire,' a work mocking or criticizing society.
- alegórica
- Adjective meaning 'allegorical,' using symbolic representation.
- farsa
- Noun meaning 'farce,' a comic or absurd dramatic work.
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas.'
- lluvia
- Noun meaning 'rain,' water falling from the sky.
- torrencial
- Adjective meaning 'torrential,' describing extremely heavy rain.
- empapaba
- Imperfect tense of 'empapar,' meaning 'was soaking' thoroughly.
- magníficos
- Adjective meaning 'magnificent,' splendid, or impressive (plural).
- tapices
- Plural noun for 'tapestries,' decorative woven wall hangings.
- puerta
- Noun meaning 'door' or 'gate.'
- puso
- Preterite of 'poner,' meaning 'put' or 'placed.'
- población
- Noun meaning 'population' or 'inhabitants' of a place.
- conmoción
- Noun meaning 'commotion,' uproar, or great disturbance.
- expresa
- Third person singular of 'expresar,' meaning 'expresses.'
- seis
- Number meaning 'six.'
- enero
- Noun meaning 'January,' the first month of the year.
- fue
- Preterite of 'ser' or 'ir,' meaning 'was' or 'went.'
- doble
- Adjective meaning 'double' or 'dual,' consisting of two parts.
- solemnidad
- Noun meaning 'solemnity,' a formal or serious ceremony.
- unida
- Adjective or participle meaning 'united' or 'joined' (feminine).
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from' a point in time.
- tiempos
- Plural noun meaning 'times' or 'eras.'
- inmemoriales
- Adjective meaning 'immemorial,' beyond the reach of memory.
- Epifanía
- Noun meaning 'Epiphany,' Christian feast on January sixth.
- Fiesta
- Noun meaning 'festival,' 'celebration,' or 'holiday.'
- Locos
- Plural noun or adjective meaning 'fools' or 'madmen.'
- día
- Noun meaning 'day.'
- debía
- Imperfect of 'deber,' meaning 'should' or 'was supposed to.'
- haber
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'to have' (used in compound tenses).
- hoguera
- Noun meaning 'bonfire' or 'large fire.'
- mayo
- Noun meaning 'May,' the fifth month of the year.
- misterio
- Noun meaning 'mystery' or a medieval religious mystery play.
- Había
- Imperfect of 'haber,' meaning 'there had been' or 'there was.'
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser,' meaning 'been.'
- pregonado
- Past participle of 'pregonar,' meaning 'proclaimed' or 'announced.'
- trompeta
- Noun meaning 'trumpet,' a brass musical instrument.
- tarde
- Noun or adverb meaning 'afternoon' or 'late.'
- anterior
- Adjective meaning 'previous,' 'prior,' or 'preceding.'
- cruces
- Plural noun meaning 'crosses' or 'intersections.'
- caminos
- Plural noun meaning 'roads,' 'paths,' or 'ways.'
- hombres
- Plural noun meaning 'men.'
- preboste
- Noun meaning 'provost,' a local administrative or judicial official.
- vestidos
- Plural noun or participle meaning 'dressed' or 'garments.'
- hermosas
- Adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely' (feminine plural).
- cortas
- Adjective meaning 'short' (feminine plural).
- casacas
- Plural noun meaning 'dress coats' or 'frock coats.'
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without.'
- mangas
- Plural noun meaning 'sleeves' of a garment.
- camelote
- Noun meaning 'camlet,' a type of mixed fabric cloth.
- violeta
- Adjective or noun meaning 'violet,' a purple color.
- blancas
- Adjective meaning 'white' (feminine plural).
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'above,' or 'over.'
- pechos
- Plural noun meaning 'chests' or 'breasts.'
- Así
- Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way.'
- pues
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'then,' 'so,' or 'therefore.'
- muchedumbre
- Noun meaning 'crowd,' a large gathering of people.
- ciudadanos
- Plural noun meaning 'citizens' or 'townspeople.'
- mujeres
- Plural noun meaning 'women.'
- habiendo
- Gerund of 'haber,' meaning 'having' (auxiliary in compound forms).
- cerrado
- Past participle of 'cerrar,' meaning 'closed.'
- casas
- Plural noun meaning 'houses' or 'homes.'
- tiendas
- Plural noun meaning 'shops' or 'stores.'
- agolpó
- Preterite of 'agolparse,' meaning 'crowded together' or 'flocked.'
- direcciones
- Plural noun meaning 'directions' or 'addresses.'
- primeras
- Adjective meaning 'first' (feminine plural).
- horas
- Plural noun meaning 'hours.'
- mañana
- Noun or adverb meaning 'morning' or 'tomorrow.'
- alguno
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'some' or 'any' (masculine).
- tres
- Number meaning 'three.'
- lugares
- Plural noun meaning 'places' or 'locations.'
- designados
- Past participle of 'designar,' meaning 'designated' or 'appointed.'
- Cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every.'
- hecho
- Past participle of 'hacer,' meaning 'done' or 'made.'
- elección
- Noun meaning 'choice,' 'election,' or 'selection.'
- otro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another.'
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