Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age.
El hijo, un joven formal y respetable, estaba ampliamente provisto por la fortuna de su madre, que había sido considerable, y la mitad de la cual recayó en él al llegar a la mayoría de edad.
By his own marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth.
Por su propio matrimonio, asimismo, que tuvo lugar poco después, aumentó su riqueza.
To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but small.
Para él, por tanto, la sucesión de la propiedad de Norland no era tan verdaderamente importante como para sus hermanas; pues la fortuna de estas, independientemente de lo que pudiera corresponderles por la herencia de dicha propiedad por parte de su padre, no podía ser sino escasa.
Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it.
Su madre no tenía nada, y su padre solo disponía libremente de siete mil libras; pues la mitad restante de la fortuna de su primera esposa estaba igualmente asegurada para su hijo, y él solo tenía un usufructo vitalicio sobre ella.
The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure.
El anciano caballero falleció: se leyó su testamento y, como casi todos los testamentos, causó tanta decepción como satisfacción.
He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;—but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest.
No era tan injusto ni tan desagradecido como para dejar su propiedad al margen de su sobrino; pero se la dejó en términos tales que destruían la mitad del valor del legado.
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Vocabulary
- hijo
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- joven
- Young person; someone of youth
- formal
- Formal; serious and proper in manner
- respetable
- Respectable; worthy of respect and admiration
- estaba
- Was; past tense of 'estar' (temporary state)
- ampliamente
- Amply; generously or broadly provided with something
- provisto
- Provided; supplied or furnished with something
- fortuna
- Fortune; wealth or good luck inherited or earned
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- había
- Had been; past perfect auxiliary form of 'haber'
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser'
- considerable
- Considerable; large or significant in amount or size
- mitad
- Half; one of two equal parts of something
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned noun
- recayó
- Fell to; passed or reverted to someone by inheritance
- llegar
- To arrive; to reach a destination or age
- mayoría
- Majority; majority of age meaning legal adulthood
- edad
- Age; the number of years a person has lived
- propio
- Own; belonging specifically to oneself
- matrimonio
- Marriage; legal union between two people
- asimismo
- Likewise; also or in the same manner
- tuvo
- Had; past tense of 'tener' meaning to have
- lugar
- Place; also used in 'tener lugar' meaning to take place
- poco
- Little; a small amount or shortly after
- después
- After; later in time or sequence
- aumentó
- Increased; grew larger in amount or degree
- riqueza
- Wealth; abundance of money or valuable possessions
- tanto
- So much; to such a degree or extent
- sucesión
- Succession; inheritance or sequence of ownership transfer
- propiedad
- Property; land or estate owned by someone
- era
- Was; imperfect past tense of 'ser'
- tan
- So; as; used in comparisons or intensifying adjectives
- verdaderamente
- Truly; genuinely or in a real sense
- importante
- Important; significant or of great consequence
- hermanas
- Sisters; female siblings
- pues
- For; since; conjunction indicating reason or consequence
- independientemente
- Independently; apart from or regardless of something else
- pudiera
- Could; subjunctive past form of 'poder' (to be able)
- corresponderles
- To correspond to them; to be owed or assigned to them
- herencia
- Inheritance; property or money received after someone's death
- dicha
- Said; aforementioned; also means happiness or bliss
- parte
- Part; portion or share of something larger
- padre
- Father; male parent
- podía
- Could; imperfect past tense of 'poder' (to be able)
- ser
- To be; infinitive of 'ser' indicating permanent states
- sino
- But rather; conjunction used after negation for contrast
- escasa
- Scarce; meager or insufficient in quantity
- tenía
- Had; imperfect past tense of 'tener'
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- solo
- Only; alone; solely or just
- disponía
- Had available; could freely use or dispose of
- libremente
- Freely; without restriction or constraint
- siete
- Seven; the number 7
- mil
- Thousand; the number 1,000
- libras
- Pounds; British currency unit or unit of weight
- restante
- Remaining; what is left over after a portion is taken
- primera
- First; feminine form of ordinal number 'primero'
- esposa
- Wife; female spouse in a marriage
- igualmente
- Equally; likewise; in the same manner or degree
- asegurada
- Secured; guaranteed or protected for use
- usufructo
- Usufruct; legal right to use another's property temporarily
- vitalicio
- Lifelong; lasting for the duration of one's life
- sobre
- On; over; about; preposition indicating position or topic
- anciano
- Elderly man; an old gentleman
- caballero
- Gentleman; a man of good breeding and manners
- falleció
- Died; passed away; formal word for death
- leyó
- Read; past tense of 'leer' (to read)
- testamento
- Will; legal document stating how property is distributed at death
- casi
- Almost; nearly; very close to but not quite
- todos
- All; every; everyone or everything included
- testamentos
- Wills; plural of testamento; legal inheritance documents
- causó
- Caused; brought about a result or reaction
- tanta
- So much; such a great amount (feminine singular form)
- decepción
- Disappointment; feeling of dissatisfaction when expectations aren't met
- satisfacción
- Satisfaction; feeling of fulfillment or contentment
- injusto
- Unjust; unfair or not conforming to justice
- ni
- Nor; neither; negative conjunction connecting elements
- desagradecido
- Ungrateful; not showing thanks for benefits received
- dejar
- To leave; to allow or to bequeath something to someone
- margen
- Margin; leeway; space left outside main obligation
- sobrino
- Nephew; son of one's sibling
- dejó
- Left; past tense of 'dejar' meaning to leave or bequeath
- términos
- Terms; conditions or stipulations of an agreement
- tales
- Such; of that kind or nature
- destruían
- Destroyed; imperfect past tense of 'destruir'
- valor
- Value; worth; importance or monetary worth of something
- legado
- Legacy; bequest; something left to someone in a will
- Sr
- Mr.; abbreviation of 'Señor,' a title for a man
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