The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 8

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'Remarkable as being the scene of the death of Wallenstein, and for its numerous glass-factories and paper-mills.'

'Notable por ser el lugar de la muerte de Wallenstein, y por sus numerosas fábricas de vidrio y molinos de papel.'

Ha, ha, my boy, what do you make of that?"

Ja, ja, muchacho, ¿qué te parece eso?"

His eyes sparkled, and he sent up a great blue triumphant cloud from his cigarette.

Sus ojos brillaron, y exhaló una gran nube azul y triunfal de su cigarrillo.

"The paper was made in Bohemia," I said.

"El papel fue fabricado en Bohemia", dije.

"Precisely.

"Exactamente.

And the man who wrote the note is a German.

Y el hombre que escribió la nota es alemán.

Do you note the peculiar construction of the sentence—'This account of you we have from all quarters received.'

¿Nota usted la peculiar construcción de la frase: 'Esta información sobre usted la hemos recibido de todas partes'?

A Frenchman or Russian could not have written that.

Un francés o un ruso no podría haber escrito eso.

It is the German who is so uncourteous to his verbs.

Es el alemán quien trata con tan poca cortesía a sus verbos.

It only remains, therefore, to discover what is wanted by this German who writes upon Bohemian paper and prefers wearing a mask to showing his face.

Solo queda, por lo tanto, descubrir qué desea este alemán que escribe en papel bohemio y prefiere llevar una máscara antes que mostrar su rostro.

And here he comes, if I am not mistaken, to resolve all our doubts."

Y aquí viene, si no me equivoco, a resolver todas nuestras dudas."

As he spoke there was the sharp sound of horses' hoofs and grating wheels against the curb, followed by a sharp pull at the bell.

Mientras hablaba, se oyó el agudo sonido de cascos de caballos y ruedas rechinando contra el bordillo, seguido de un fuerte tirón del timbre.

Holmes whistled.

Holmes silbó.

"A pair, by the sound," said he.

"Una pareja, por el sonido", dijo.

"Yes," he continued, glancing out of the window.

"Sí", continuó, mirando por la ventana.

"A nice little brougham and a pair of beauties.

"Un bonito pequeño cupé y una pareja de hermosos caballos.

A hundred and fifty guineas apiece.

Ciento cincuenta guineas cada uno.

There's money in this case, Watson, if there is nothing else."

Hay dinero en este asunto, Watson, si no hay nada más."

"I think that I had better go, Holmes."

"Creo que será mejor que me vaya, Holmes."

"Not a bit, Doctor.

"En absoluto, doctor.

Stay where you are.

Quédese donde está.

I am lost without my Boswell.

Estoy perdido sin mi Boswell.

And this promises to be interesting.

Y esto promete ser interesante.

It would be a pity to miss it.

Sería una lástima perdérselo.

Vocabulary

Notable: Worthy of attention; remarkable or distinguished.
por: Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through.'
ser: To be; permanent or inherent states of being.
el: Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns.
lugar: Place, location, or site.
de: Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about.'
la: Definite article 'the' for feminine nouns.
muerte: Death; the end of life.
numerosas: Numerous; many in quantity, feminine plural form.
fábricas: Factories; industrial buildings for manufacturing goods.
vidrio: Glass; transparent material used in windows and containers.
molinos: Mills; machines or buildings for grinding or processing.
papel: Paper; thin material used for writing or printing.
muchacho: Boy or young man; informal term for a youth.
qué: What; interrogative pronoun used in questions.
te: You; second-person singular indirect or direct pronoun.
parece: Seems or appears; third-person singular of parecer.
eso: That; neutral demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
Sus: His, her, their, or your; possessive adjective, plural.
ojos: Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
brillaron: They shone or sparkled; past tense of brillar.
exhaló: Exhaled or breathed out; past tense of exhalar.
una: A or an; indefinite article for feminine nouns.
gran: Great or large; adjective indicating size or importance.
nube: Cloud; mass of water vapor in the sky.
azul: Blue; the color of sky and water.
triunfal: Triumphant; relating to or celebrating a victory.
su: His, her, its, or your; singular possessive adjective.
cigarrillo: Cigarette; small rolled tobacco product for smoking.
fue: Was or went; past tense of ser or ir.
fabricado: Manufactured or made; past participle of fabricar.
en: In or on; preposition indicating location or time.
dije: I said; first-person singular past tense of decir.
Exactamente: Exactly; used to express complete agreement or precision.
hombre: Man; adult male human being.
que: That or who; relative pronoun or conjunction.
escribió: He/she wrote; past tense third-person singular of escribir.
nota: Note; brief written message or musical tone.
alemán: German; relating to Germany or the German language.
Nota: Note; brief written message or musical tone.
usted: You; formal second-person singular pronoun.
peculiar: Peculiar; strange, unusual, or distinctive in nature.
construcción: Construction; the way something is built or structured.
frase: Phrase or sentence; group of words expressing meaning.
información: Information; facts or knowledge about a subject.
sobre: About, over, or on; preposition indicating topic or position.
hemos: We have; first-person plural of haber.
recibido: Received; past participle of recibir.
todas: All; feminine plural adjective meaning every or all.
partes: Parts or places; plural of parte.
francés: French; relating to France or the French language.
ruso: Russian; relating to Russia or the Russian language.
no: No or not; negation word.
podría: Could; conditional tense of poder.
haber: To have; auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.
escrito: Written; past participle of escribir.
Es: Is; third-person singular present tense of ser.
quien: Who; relative pronoun referring to a person.
trata: Treats or deals with; third-person singular of tratar.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
tan: So or as; adverb of degree used in comparisons.
poca: Little or few; feminine adjective indicating small amount.
cortesía: Courtesy; politeness and respectful behavior toward others.
verbos: Verbs; words that express actions or states.
Solo: Only or alone; adverb or adjective of exclusivity.
queda: Remains or stays; third-person singular of quedar.
lo: It or him; neuter or masculine direct object pronoun.
tanto: So much or as much; adverb or pronoun of quantity.
descubrir: To discover or uncover something previously unknown.
desea: Desires or wishes; third-person singular of desear.
este: This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
escribe: Writes; third-person singular present tense of escribir.
prefiere: Prefers; third-person singular present tense of preferir.
llevar: To carry, wear, or take someone or something.
máscara: Mask; covering worn over the face for disguise.
antes: Before; adverb indicating prior time or order.
mostrar: To show or display something to someone.
rostro: Face; the front part of a person's head.
aquí: Here; adverb indicating this place or location.
viene: Comes; third-person singular present tense of venir.
si: If; conditional conjunction used in hypothetical statements.
me: Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
equivoco: I am mistaken; first-person singular of equivocarse.
resolver: To resolve or solve a problem or question.
nuestras: Our; feminine plural possessive adjective.
dudas: Doubts; uncertainties or questions about something.
Mientras: While or meanwhile; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
hablaba: Was speaking; imperfect tense of hablar.
se: Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, or themselves.
oyó: Heard; third-person singular preterite of oír.
agudo: Sharp or shrill; acute in sound or perception.
sonido: Sound; vibration perceived by the sense of hearing.
cascos: Hooves; hard coverings on horses' feet.
caballos: Horses; large domesticated animals used for riding.
ruedas: Wheels; circular objects enabling vehicles to move.
rechinando: Screeching or grinding; present participle of rechinar.
contra: Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact.
bordillo: Curb; raised edge bordering a pavement or street.
seguido: Followed; past participle of seguir, meaning followed or continued.
fuerte: Strong, loud, or hard; adjective with multiple meanings.
tirón: Tug or pull; sudden sharp pulling motion.
del: Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'el.'
timbre: Doorbell or stamp; ringing device or tone quality.
silbó: Whistled; third-person singular preterite of silbar.
pareja: Couple or pair; two people or things together.
dijo: Said or told; third-person singular preterite of decir.
continuó: Continued; third-person singular preterite of continuar.
mirando: Looking or watching; present participle of mirar.
ventana: Window; opening in a wall fitted with glass.
bonito: Pretty or nice; adjective describing something pleasing.
pequeño: Small or little; adjective describing size.
hermosos: Beautiful or handsome; masculine plural adjective.
Ciento: One hundred; the number 100.
cincuenta: Fifty; the number 50.
cada: Each or every; adjective indicating individual items.
uno: One; number or indefinite pronoun meaning one.
Hay: There is or there are; impersonal form of haber.
dinero: Money; currency used for buying and selling.
asunto: Matter or affair; subject or issue being dealt with.
hay: There is or there are; impersonal form of haber.
nada: Nothing; absence of anything.
más: More; comparative adverb or adjective indicating addition.
Creo: I believe or think; first-person singular of creer.
será: Will be; future tense third-person singular of ser.
mejor: Better or best; comparative adjective or adverb.
vaya: Go; subjunctive or imperative form of ir.
En: In or on; preposition indicating location or time.
absoluto: Absolute; complete or total, used in 'en absoluto' (not at all).
doctor: Doctor; person with a medical or doctoral degree.
Quédese: Stay; formal imperative of quedarse meaning remain here.
donde: Where; relative adverb indicating place or location.
está: Is; third-person singular present tense of estar.
Estoy: I am; first-person singular present tense of estar.
perdido: Lost; past participle of perder, meaning lost or confused.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
mi: My; first-person singular possessive adjective.
esto: This; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.
promete: Promises or looks promising; third-person singular of prometer.
interesante: Interesting; arousing curiosity or holding attention.
Sería: Would be; conditional tense of ser.
lástima: Pity or shame; feeling of sadness for misfortune.
perdérselo: To miss it; reflexive infinitive meaning to miss something.

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