Sense and Sensibility — Page 7
She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent.
Era generosa, amable, interesante: era todo menos prudente.
The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great.
El parecido entre ella y su madre era sorprendentemente grande.
Elinor saw, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and cherished.
Elinor veía, con preocupación, el exceso de sensibilidad de su hermana; pero la señora Dashwood lo valoraba y apreciaba.
They encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction.
Ahora se alentaban mutuamente en la violencia de su aflicción.
The agony of grief which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and again.
La agonía del dolor que las dominó al principio fue renovada voluntariamente, fue buscada, fue creada una y otra vez.
They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future.
Se entregaron por completo a su pena, buscando acrecentar su miseria en cada reflexión que pudiera ofrecérsela, y se negaron a admitir consuelo alguno en el futuro.
Elinor, too, was deeply afflicted; but still she could struggle, she could exert herself.
Elinor también estaba profundamente afligida; pero aún podía luchar, podía esforzarse.
She could consult with her brother, could receive her sister-in-law on her arrival, and treat her with proper attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar exertion, and encourage her to similar forbearance.
Podía consultar con su hermano, podía recibir a su cuñada a su llegada y tratarla con la debida atención; y podía esforzarse por despertar en su madre una actitud semejante, y animarla a una paciencia similar.
Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl; but as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life.
Margaret, la otra hermana, era una chica de buen humor y buena disposición; pero como ya había absorbido bastante del romanticismo de Marianne, sin tener mucho de su sensatez, a los trece años no prometía igualar a sus hermanas en una etapa más avanzada de la vida.
Vocabulary
- Era
- Was; third person singular past tense of 'ser'
- generosa
- Generous; giving freely to others
- amable
- Kind, friendly, pleasant in manner
- interesante
- Interesting; capturing attention or curiosity
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of 'ser', describing past states
- todo
- Everything, all; referring to the whole amount
- menos
- Less, except; indicating reduction or exclusion
- prudente
- Prudent, wise; showing careful good judgment
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- parecido
- Resemblance, similarity; likeness between two things
- entre
- Between, among; indicating a position or relationship
- ella
- She, her; third person singular feminine pronoun
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- su
- Her, his, their; possessive adjective indicating ownership
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- sorprendentemente
- Surprisingly; in a way that causes surprise
- grande
- Large, great; of considerable size or degree
- veía
- Saw, watched; imperfect tense of 'ver'
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- preocupación
- Worry, concern; a feeling of anxiety about something
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- exceso
- Excess; an amount beyond what is normal or necessary
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- sensibilidad
- Sensitivity; capacity for deep emotional feeling
- hermana
- Sister; female sibling
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- señora
- Mrs., woman, lady; respectful title for a woman
- lo
- It, him; third person singular masculine object pronoun
- valoraba
- Valued, appreciated; imperfect tense of 'valorar'
- apreciaba
- Appreciated, esteemed; imperfect tense of 'apreciar'
- Ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- se
- Themselves, each other; reflexive or reciprocal pronoun
- alentaban
- Encouraged; imperfect tense of 'alentar', to encourage
- mutuamente
- Mutually; in a way that is shared between two parties
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location or manner
- violencia
- Violence; extreme force or intense emotional intensity
- aflicción
- Affliction, grief; deep distress or sorrow
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- agonía
- Agony; extreme physical or emotional suffering
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'el'
- dolor
- Pain, grief; physical or emotional suffering
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- las
- Them, the; feminine plural definite article or pronoun
- dominó
- Dominated, overwhelmed; past tense of 'dominar'
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'
- principio
- Beginning, principle; the start of something
- fue
- Was, went; preterite tense of 'ser' or 'ir'
- renovada
- Renewed; restored or brought back to a previous state
- voluntariamente
- Voluntarily; done willingly without being forced
- buscada
- Sought, searched for; past participle of 'buscar'
- creada
- Created; brought into existence, past participle of 'crear'
- una
- One, a; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- otra
- Another, other; referring to a different one
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance of an occurrence
- Se
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- entregaron
- Surrendered, gave themselves over; preterite of 'entregar'
- por
- For, by, through; preposition with many meanings
- completo
- Complete, full; total or entire without omission
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or recipient
- pena
- Sorrow, grief, pity; deep sadness or penalty
- buscando
- Seeking, looking for; present participle of 'buscar'
- acrecentar
- To increase, augment; to make something greater
- miseria
- Misery, wretchedness; extreme unhappiness or poverty
- cada
- Each, every; referring to all members individually
- reflexión
- Reflection; careful thought or contemplation
- pudiera
- Could, might; imperfect subjunctive of 'poder'
- ofrecérsela
- To offer it to them; infinitive with attached pronouns
- negaron
- Refused, denied; preterite tense of 'negar'
- admitir
- To admit, accept; to acknowledge something as true
- consuelo
- Comfort, consolation; relief from grief or distress
- alguno
- Any, some; referring to an unspecified member
- futuro
- Future; time that is yet to come
- también
- Also, too; indicating addition of another element
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of 'estar', describing a state
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly; to a great or intense degree
- afligida
- Afflicted, grieved; deeply distressed emotionally
- aún
- Still, yet; indicating something continues or remains
- podía
- Could, was able to; imperfect tense of 'poder'
- luchar
- To struggle, fight; to make a strenuous effort
- esforzarse
- To strive, make an effort; to try hard at something
- Podía
- Could; imperfect tense of 'poder', ability in past
- consultar
- To consult, seek advice; to ask for guidance
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- recibir
- To receive, welcome; to accept something given
- cuñada
- Sister-in-law; spouse's sister or sibling's wife
- llegada
- Arrival; the act of reaching a destination
- tratarla
- To treat her; infinitive 'tratar' with attached pronoun
- debida
- Due, proper; appropriate or owed in a situation
- atención
- Attention, care; focused notice or consideration
- despertar
- To awaken, arouse; to cause something to become active
- actitud
- Attitude; a settled way of thinking or feeling
- semejante
- Similar, such; of the same or like nature
- animarla
- To encourage her; 'animar' with attached object pronoun
- paciencia
- Patience; calm ability to wait or endure difficulty
- similar
- Similar; nearly the same as something else
- chica
- Girl, young woman; informal term for a female
- buen
- Good; shortened form of 'bueno' before a noun
- humor
- Humor, mood; one's emotional state or sense of fun
- buena
- Good; feminine form of 'bueno', positive quality
- disposición
- Disposition, temperament; natural tendency or arrangement
- como
- As, like, how; conjunction or preposition of comparison
- ya
- Already, now; indicating something has occurred
- había
- Had; imperfect tense of 'haber', auxiliary verb
- absorbido
- Absorbed; taken in or assimilated, past participle
- bastante
- Enough, quite; a sufficient or considerable amount
- romanticismo
- Romanticism; idealistic or imaginative emotional thinking
- sin
- Without; indicating the absence of something
- tener
- To have; to possess or hold something
- mucho
- Much, a lot; a large quantity or degree
- sensatez
- Good sense, wisdom; quality of showing sound judgment
- los
- The, them; masculine plural definite article or pronoun
- trece
- Thirteen; the number 13
- años
- Years; units of time equal to twelve months
- no
- No, not; negation word used to deny or refuse
- prometía
- Promised, showed promise; imperfect tense of 'prometer'
- igualar
- To equal, match; to reach the same level as another
- sus
- Her, his, their; plural possessive adjective
- hermanas
- Sisters; plural of 'hermana', female siblings
- etapa
- Stage, phase; a distinct period or step in a process
- más
- More, most; indicating a greater degree or quantity
- avanzada
- Advanced; far along in development or progress
- vida
- Life; the existence of a living being
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