Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 9

English → Spanish Full Text Level 8/10

Around the hall, along the lofty wall, between the doors, between the windows, between the pillars, the interminable row of all the kings of France, from Pharamond down: the lazy kings, with pendent arms and downcast eyes; the valiant and combative kings, with heads and arms raised boldly heavenward.

Alrededor de la sala, a lo largo de la elevada pared, entre las puertas, entre las ventanas, entre los pilares, la interminable hilera de todos los reyes de Francia, desde Pharamond hasta abajo: los reyes perezosos, con los brazos caídos y los ojos bajos; los reyes valientes y combativos, con las cabezas y los brazos alzados audazmente hacia el cielo.

Then in the long, pointed windows, glass of a thousand hues; at the wide entrances to the hall, rich doors, finely sculptured; and all, the vaults, pillars, walls, jambs, panelling, doors, statues, covered from top to bottom with a splendid blue and gold illumination, which, a trifle tarnished at the epoch when we behold it, had almost entirely disappeared beneath dust and spiders in the year of grace, 1549, when du Breul still admired it from tradition.

Luego, en las largas y apuntadas ventanas, vidrios de mil colores; en las amplias entradas de la sala, ricas puertas finamente esculpidas; y todo, las bóvedas, los pilares, las paredes, las jambas, los paneles, las puertas, las estatuas, cubiertos de arriba a abajo con una espléndida iluminación de azul y oro que, algo deslucida en la época en que la contemplamos, había desaparecido casi por completo bajo el polvo y las arañas en el año de gracia de 1549, cuando du Breul aún la admiraba por tradición.

Let the reader picture to himself now, this immense, oblong hall, illuminated by the pallid light of a January day, invaded by a motley and noisy throng which drifts along the walls, and eddies round the seven pillars, and he will have a confused idea of the whole effect of the picture, whose curious details we shall make an effort to indicate with more precision.

Que el lector se imagine ahora esta inmensa sala oblonga, iluminada por la pálida luz de un día de enero, invadida por una multitud variopinta y ruidosa que se desliza a lo largo de las paredes y forma remolinos alrededor de los siete pilares, y tendrá una idea confusa del efecto general del cuadro, cuyos curiosos detalles nos esforzaremos por indicar con mayor precisión.

It is certain, that if Ravaillac had not assassinated Henri IV.

Es cierto que si Ravaillac no hubiera asesinado a Enrique IV.

Vocabulary

Alrededor: Around or surrounding a place or object
sala: A room or hall in a building
largo: Long in length or duration
elevada: Raised or elevated to a higher position
pared: A wall of a room or building
entre: Preposition meaning between or among
puertas: Doors providing entry to a space
ventanas: Windows allowing light into a building
pilares: Pillars or columns supporting a structure
interminable: Endless or seemingly without end
hilera: A row or line of objects or people
todos: All or every one of a group
reyes: Kings or monarchs of a kingdom
Francia: The country of France in Western Europe
desde: Preposition meaning from or since a point
hasta: Preposition meaning until or up to
abajo: Below or down in a lower position
perezosos: Lazy or idle, lacking energy or effort
brazos: Arms as body parts from shoulder to hand
caídos: Fallen or hanging down limply
ojos: Eyes used for seeing and visual perception
bajos: Low or downward in position or height
valientes: Brave or courageous in facing danger
combativos: Combative or eager to fight and argue
cabezas: Heads as the uppermost part of the body
alzados: Raised or lifted upward boldly
audazmente: Boldly or daringly with great confidence
hacia: Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of
cielo: The sky or heaven above the earth
Luego: Then or afterward, indicating sequence in time
largas: Long or extended in length, feminine plural
apuntadas: Pointed or tapering to a sharp end
vidrios: Glass panes used in windows or structures
mil: One thousand as a numerical quantity
colores: Colors or hues visible to the human eye
amplias: Wide or spacious, having great breadth
entradas: Entrances or entry points into a space
ricas: Rich or elaborate in detail and ornamentation
finamente: Finely or delicately with great precision
esculpidas: Sculpted or carved with artistic craftsmanship
todo: Everything or all of something entirely
bóvedas: Vaulted ceilings or arched architectural structures
paredes: Walls forming the sides of a room
paneles: Panels or flat decorative sections on walls
estatuas: Statues or sculpted figures of people or things
cubiertos: Covered or coated over a surface completely
arriba: Above or up in a higher position
espléndida: Splendid or magnificent in appearance and beauty
iluminación: Illumination or lighting of a space
azul: The color blue in Spanish
oro: Gold as a precious metal or color
algo: Something or somewhat, a vague quantity
deslucida: Faded or tarnished, having lost its brilliance
época: Era or period of historical time
contemplamos: We contemplate or observe something attentively
había: There was or had, imperfect of haber
desaparecido: Disappeared or vanished from sight completely
casi: Almost or nearly but not quite completely
completo: Complete or entire, fully finished or whole
bajo: Under or beneath something in position
polvo: Dust or powder accumulated on surfaces
arañas: Spiders, small arachnids that spin webs
año: Year as a unit of time measurement
gracia: Grace or favor, used in the phrase year of grace
cuando: When, referring to a point in time
aún: Still or yet, continuing up to now
admiraba: Admired or marveled at something with appreciation
tradición: Tradition or custom passed down through generations
lector: Reader or one who reads a text
imagine: Imagine or picture something in the mind
ahora: Now or at the present moment in time
inmensa: Immense or vast in size and scale
oblonga: Oblong or elongated in a rectangular shape
iluminada: Illuminated or lit up with light
pálida: Pale or faint in color or light
luz: Light as a form of illumination or brightness
día: Day as a unit of time spanning 24 hours
enero: January, the first month of the year
invadida: Invaded or filled overwhelmingly by something
multitud: A multitude or large crowd of people
variopinta: Colorful or varied, of diverse types and kinds
ruidosa: Noisy or loud, making a lot of noise
desliza: Slides or glides smoothly across a surface
forma: Form or shape of something; also forms as a verb
remolinos: Whirlpools or swirling eddies of movement
alrededor: Around or surrounding a central point
siete: The number seven in Spanish
tendrá: Will have, future tense of tener
idea: An idea or notion formed in the mind
confusa: Confused or unclear, lacking clarity
efecto: Effect or result produced by a cause
general: General or overall, relating to the whole
cuadro: A picture, painting, or overall scene depicted
cuyos: Whose, relative possessive pronoun in Spanish
curiosos: Curious or interesting, arousing attention and interest
detalles: Details or particular features of something described
esforzaremos: We will strive or make an effort to do
indicar: To indicate or point out something clearly
mayor: Greater or larger in size, degree, or importance
precisión: Precision or accuracy in describing details clearly
cierto: Certain or true, confirmed as a fact
si: If, conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause
hubiera: Had, past subjunctive of haber in conditionals
asesinado: Assassinated or murdered, especially a prominent person

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