Sense and Sensibility — Page 7
The assistance he thought of, I dare say, was only such as might be reasonably expected of you; for instance, such as looking out for a comfortable small house for them, helping them to move their things, and sending them presents of fish and game, and so forth, whenever they are in season.
La ayuda que él tenía en mente, me atrevo a decir, era solo la que razonablemente podría esperarse de usted; por ejemplo, buscarles una casa pequeña y cómoda, ayudarles a trasladar sus cosas, y enviarles regalos de pescado y caza, y demás, siempre que sea la temporada apropiada.
I'll lay my life that he meant nothing farther; indeed, it would be very strange and unreasonable if he did.
Apostaría mi vida a que no pretendía nada más; de hecho, sería muy extraño e irrazonable de su parte si así fuera.
Do but consider, my dear Mr. Dashwood, how excessively comfortable your mother-in-law and her daughters may live on the interest of seven thousand pounds, besides the thousand pounds belonging to each of the girls, which brings them in fifty pounds a year a-piece, and, of course, they will pay their mother for their board out of it.
Considere usted, mi querido señor Dashwood, cuán sumamente cómodamente pueden vivir su suegra y sus hijas con los intereses de siete mil libras, además de las mil libras que corresponden a cada una de las jóvenes, lo que les reporta cincuenta libras al año cada una, y, naturalmente, pagarán a su madre la pensión con ese dinero.
Altogether, they will have five hundred a-year amongst them, and what on earth can four women want for more than that?—They will live so cheap!
En total, tendrán quinientas libras al año entre todas, ¿y qué demonios pueden necesitar cuatro mujeres más que eso? ¡Vivirán de manera muy económica!
Their housekeeping will be nothing at all.
Sus gastos domésticos serán mínimos.
They will have no carriage, no horses, and hardly any servants; they will keep no company, and can have no expenses of any kind!
No tendrán carruaje, ni caballos, y apenas tendrán criados; no recibirán visitas, ¡y no podrán tener gastos de ningún tipo!
Only conceive how comfortable they will be!
¡Solo imagínese qué cómodamente vivirán!
Five hundred a year!
¡Quinientas libras al año!
I am sure I cannot imagine how they will spend half of it; and as to your giving them more, it is quite absurd to think of it.
Estoy segura de que no puedo imaginar cómo gastarán ni la mitad; y en cuanto a que usted les dé más, es completamente absurdo pensarlo siquiera.
They will be much more able to give _you_ something."
Ellas estarán en mucho mejor posición de darle algo a _usted_."
"Upon my word," said Mr. Dashwood, "I believe you are perfectly right.
«Bajo mi palabra», dijo el señor Dashwood, «creo que tiene usted toda la razón.
Vocabulary
- ayuda
- Help or assistance provided to someone
- tenía
- Past imperfect of tener; 'he/she had'
- mente
- The mind or intellect of a person
- atrevo
- First person of atreverse; to dare to do something
- decir
- To say or to tell something to someone
- era
- Past imperfect of ser; 'it was'
- solo
- Only, alone, or by oneself
- razonablemente
- In a reasonable manner; reasonably
- podría
- Conditional of poder; 'could' or 'would be able'
- esperarse
- To be expected of someone or something
- ejemplo
- An example or illustrative instance of something
- buscarles
- To look for or find something for them
- casa
- A house or home where people live
- pequeña
- Small or little in size or extent
- cómoda
- Comfortable or convenient for everyday use
- ayudarles
- To help or assist them with something
- trasladar
- To move or transfer belongings from one place
- cosas
- Things or belongings owned by someone
- enviarles
- To send something to them as a gift
- regalos
- Gifts or presents given to other people
- pescado
- Fish, especially as food that is eaten
- caza
- Game or hunted animals used as food
- demás
- The rest or the others; other things
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- sea
- Subjunctive of ser; 'be' or 'may be'
- temporada
- Season or period of time for specific activities
- apropiada
- Appropriate or suitable for a given situation
- Apostaría
- Conditional of apostar; 'I would bet'
- vida
- Life; one's existence or way of living
- pretendía
- Past imperfect of pretender; intended or aimed at something
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- hecho
- Fact or something that has actually happened
- sería
- Conditional of ser; 'it would be'
- extraño
- Strange, odd, or unusual in character or behavior
- irrazonable
- Unreasonable; not based on good judgment
- parte
- Part, side, or behalf of someone or something
- así
- Thus, so, or in this/that way
- fuera
- Subjunctive of ser/ir; 'were' or 'would be'
- Considere
- Formal imperative of considerar; 'please consider'
- querido
- Dear or beloved; used as affectionate address
- señor
- Mister or sir; formal title for a man
- cuán
- How; used in exclamatory or interrogative sentences
- sumamente
- Extremely or to the highest degree possible
- cómodamente
- Comfortably; in a comfortable or convenient manner
- pueden
- Third person plural of poder; 'they can'
- vivir
- To live or to reside somewhere
- suegra
- Mother-in-law; husband's or wife's mother
- hijas
- Daughters; female children of someone
- intereses
- Interest earned on a sum of money
- siete
- The number seven
- mil
- One thousand; a numerical quantity
- libras
- Pounds; British currency or unit of weight
- además
- Furthermore; in addition to what has been said
- corresponden
- They correspond to or belong to someone
- cada
- Each or every individual item or person
- jóvenes
- Young people; youth or young men and women
- reporta
- To yield or produce an amount of money
- cincuenta
- The number fifty
- año
- Year; a period of twelve months
- naturalmente
- Naturally or of course; in an expected manner
- pagarán
- Future tense of pagar; 'they will pay'
- madre
- Mother; a female parent
- pensión
- Pension or allowance paid regularly to someone
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'that'
- dinero
- Money; currency used for transactions
- total
- Total; the overall sum of all amounts combined
- tendrán
- Future tense of tener; 'they will have'
- quinientas
- Five hundred; a numerical quantity
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- todas
- All of them; feminine plural of todo
- demonios
- Devils; used as an exclamatory expression of emphasis
- necesitar
- To need or require something essential
- cuatro
- The number four
- mujeres
- Women; adult female people
- eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- Vivirán
- Future tense of vivir; 'they will live'
- manera
- Manner or way of doing something
- económica
- Economical or frugal in spending money
- gastos
- Expenses or costs incurred in daily living
- domésticos
- Domestic or household-related in nature
- serán
- Future tense of ser; 'they will be'
- mínimos
- Minimal or very small in amount or degree
- carruaje
- Carriage; a horse-drawn vehicle for transportation
- ni
- Nor; used to join negative alternatives
- caballos
- Horses; large animals used for riding or work
- apenas
- Hardly or scarcely; almost not at all
- criados
- Servants or domestic workers in a household
- recibirán
- Future tense of recibir; 'they will receive'
- visitas
- Visits or visitors coming to see someone
- podrán
- Future tense of poder; 'they will be able'
- tener
- To have or to possess something
- ningún
- No, not any; used before masculine singular nouns
- tipo
- Type or kind of something or someone
- Solo
- Only or just; used to limit a statement
- imagínese
- Formal imperative of imaginarse; 'just imagine'
- vivirán
- Future tense of vivir; 'they will live'
- Quinientas
- Five hundred; a numerical quantity
- segura
- Sure or certain about something; confident
- puedo
- First person of poder; 'I can'
- imaginar
- To imagine or picture something in one's mind
- cómo
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'how'
- gastarán
- Future tense of gastar; 'they will spend'
- mitad
- Half; one of two equal parts of something
- cuanto
- As much as; referring to an amount or quantity
- dé
- Subjunctive of dar; 'give' or 'may give'
- completamente
- Completely or entirely; in a total manner
- absurdo
- Absurd or ridiculous; contrary to reason or logic
- pensarlo
- To think about it or consider the matter
- siquiera
- Even; used to reinforce a negative statement
- estarán
- Future tense of estar; 'they will be'
- mucho
- Much or a lot; a great quantity or degree
- mejor
- Better; of a higher quality or more favorable
- posición
- Position or situation someone finds themselves in
- darle
- To give to him, her, or you something
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or amount
- Bajo
- Upon; under; used in oaths or formal expressions
- palabra
- Word; a unit of language or a pledge given
- dijo
- Preterite of decir; 'he/she said'
- creo
- First person of creer; 'I believe' or 'I think'
- tiene
- Third person singular of tener; 'he/she has'
- toda
- All or entire; the whole of something
- razón
- Reason or right; as in 'being correct'
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