Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 11
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Whatever may be thought of this triple explanation, political, physical, and poetical, of the burning of the law courts in 1618, the unfortunate fact of the fire is certain.
Sea lo que fuere lo que se piense de esta triple explicación, política, física y poética, del incendio del palacio de justicia en 1618, el desafortunado hecho del incendio es cierto.
Very little to-day remains, thanks to this catastrophe,—thanks, above all, to the successive restorations which have completed what it spared,—very little remains of that first dwelling of the kings of France,—of that elder palace of the Louvre, already so old in the time of Philip the Handsome, that they sought there for the traces of the magnificent buildings erected by King Robert and described by Helgaldus.
Muy poco queda hoy, gracias a esta catástrofe —gracias, sobre todo, a las sucesivas restauraciones que han completado lo que ella perdonó—, muy poco queda de aquella primera morada de los reyes de Francia, de aquel antiguo palacio del Louvre, ya tan viejo en tiempos de Felipe el Hermoso, que allí se buscaban las huellas de los magníficos edificios erigidos por el rey Roberto y descritos por Helgaldo.
Nearly everything has disappeared.
Casi todo ha desaparecido.
What has become of the chamber of the chancellery, where Saint Louis consummated his marriage?
¿Qué ha sido de la sala de la cancillería, donde San Luis consumó su matrimonio?
the garden where he administered justice, "clad in a coat of camelot, a surcoat of linsey-woolsey, without sleeves, and a sur-mantle of black sandal, as he lay upon the carpet with Joinville?"
¿el jardín donde impartía justicia, «vestido con un gabán de camelote, una sobreveste de estameña sin mangas, y un sobremanto de sandal negro, mientras yacía sobre la alfombra con Joinville»?
Where is the chamber of the Emperor Sigismond?
¿Dónde está la cámara del emperador Segismundo?
and that of Charles IV.?
¿y la de Carlos IV?
that of Jean the Landless?
¿la de Juan sin Tierra?
Where is the staircase, from which Charles VI. promulgated his edict of pardon?
¿Dónde está la escalera desde la cual Carlos VI promulgó su edicto de perdón?
the slab where Marcel cut the throats of Robert de Clermont and the Marshal of Champagne, in the presence of the dauphin?
¿la losa donde Marcel degolló a Roberto de Clermont y al mariscal de Champaña, en presencia del delfín?
the wicket where the bulls of Pope Benedict were torn, and whence those who had brought them departed decked out, in derision, in copes and mitres, and making an apology through all Paris?
¿la cancela donde fueron rasgadas las bulas del papa Benedicto, y desde donde quienes las habían traído partieron ataviados, en son de burla, con capas pluviales y mitras, pidiendo disculpas por todo París?
Vocabulary
- Sea
- Subjunctive of 'ser'; may be, let it be
- lo
- Neuter article or direct object pronoun meaning 'it'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- piense
- Subjunctive of 'pensar'; to think or believe
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- esta
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- triple
- Adjective meaning threefold or triple
- explicación
- Noun meaning explanation or clarification
- política
- Adjective or noun meaning political or politics
- física
- Adjective or noun meaning physical or physics
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- poética
- Adjective meaning poetic; relating to poetry
- del
- Contraction of 'de el' meaning 'of the'
- incendio
- Noun meaning fire or conflagration
- palacio
- Noun meaning palace or large official building
- justicia
- Noun meaning justice or fairness
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine)
- desafortunado
- Adjective meaning unfortunate or unlucky
- hecho
- Noun or past participle meaning fact or done
- es
- Third person singular present of 'ser'; means 'is'
- cierto
- Adjective meaning certain or true
- Muy
- Adverb meaning very or extremely
- poco
- Adjective or adverb meaning little or few
- queda
- Third person singular of 'quedar'; remains or stays
- hoy
- Adverb meaning today or nowadays
- gracias
- Noun meaning thanks; used to express gratitude
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- catástrofe
- Noun meaning catastrophe or disaster
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about,' 'over,' or 'on'
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everything
- las
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural)
- sucesivas
- Adjective meaning successive or consecutive
- restauraciones
- Noun meaning restorations or renovations
- han
- Third person plural auxiliary verb 'haber'; have
- completado
- Past participle of 'completar'; completed or finished
- ella
- Personal pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'
- perdonó
- Past tense of 'perdonar'; forgave or spared
- aquella
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (feminine, distant)
- primera
- Adjective meaning first (feminine form)
- morada
- Noun meaning dwelling, abode, or residence
- los
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- reyes
- Noun meaning kings or monarchs
- Francia
- Proper noun meaning France
- aquel
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (masculine, distant)
- antiguo
- Adjective meaning ancient, old, or former
- ya
- Adverb meaning already, now, or soon
- tan
- Adverb meaning so or as (used in comparisons)
- viejo
- Adjective meaning old or aged
- tiempos
- Noun meaning times or periods
- Hermoso
- Adjective meaning handsome or beautiful
- allí
- Adverb meaning there or in that place
- buscaban
- Imperfect tense of 'buscar'; they were looking for
- huellas
- Noun meaning traces, footprints, or marks
- magníficos
- Adjective meaning magnificent or splendid
- edificios
- Noun meaning buildings or structures
- erigidos
- Past participle of 'erigir'; erected or built
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- rey
- Noun meaning king or monarch
- descritos
- Past participle of 'describir'; described or depicted
- Casi
- Adverb meaning almost or nearly
- ha
- Third person singular auxiliary 'haber'; has
- desaparecido
- Past participle of 'desaparecer'; disappeared or vanished
- Qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser'; been
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- sala
- Noun meaning room, hall, or chamber
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- San
- Adjective meaning saint (used before male names)
- consumó
- Past tense of 'consumar'; consummated or completed
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- matrimonio
- Noun meaning marriage or matrimony
- jardín
- Noun meaning garden or yard
- impartía
- Imperfect tense of 'impartir'; was dispensing justice
- vestido
- Noun or past participle meaning dressed or clothing
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine)
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- mangas
- Noun meaning sleeves of a garment
- negro
- Adjective meaning black (color)
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning while or whereas
- yacía
- Imperfect of 'yacer'; was lying down or reclining
- alfombra
- Noun meaning carpet or rug
- Dónde
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- está
- Third person singular of 'estar'; is located or is
- cámara
- Noun meaning chamber, room, or camera
- emperador
- Noun meaning emperor or ruler of an empire
- Tierra
- Noun meaning earth, land, or ground
- escalera
- Noun meaning staircase, ladder, or stairs
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since'
- cual
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'
- promulgó
- Past tense of 'promulgar'; issued or proclaimed officially
- edicto
- Noun meaning edict or official decree
- perdón
- Noun meaning pardon, forgiveness, or mercy
- al
- Contraction of 'a el' meaning 'to the'
- presencia
- Noun meaning presence or attendance
- delfín
- Noun meaning dauphin (French crown prince) or dolphin
- fueron
- Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'; were or went
- rasgadas
- Past participle of 'rasgar'; torn or ripped apart
- papa
- Noun meaning pope or father (colloquial)
- quienes
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'those who'
- habían
- Past perfect auxiliary of 'haber'; had (plural)
- traído
- Past participle of 'traer'; brought or carried
- partieron
- Past tense of 'partir'; they departed or left
- son
- Third person plural of 'ser'; they are
- burla
- Noun meaning mockery, jest, or ridicule
- capas
- Noun meaning capes or layers
- pidiendo
- Present participle of 'pedir'; asking for or requesting
- disculpas
- Noun meaning apologies or excuses
- París
- Proper noun; capital city of France
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