The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 10
From the lower part of the face he appeared to be a man of strong character, with a thick, hanging lip, and a long, straight chin suggestive of resolution pushed to the length of obstinacy.
Por la parte inferior del rostro parecía ser un hombre de carácter fuerte, con un labio grueso y caído, y una barbilla larga y recta que sugería una resolución llevada hasta el extremo de la obstinación.
"You had my note?" he asked with a deep harsh voice and a strongly marked German accent.
«¿Recibió mi nota?», preguntó con una voz grave y áspera y un marcado acento alemán.
"I told you that I would call."
«Le dije que vendría.»
He looked from one to the other of us, as if uncertain which to address.
Nos miró alternativamente, como si no supiera a cuál de los dos dirigirse.
"Pray take a seat," said Holmes.
«Tome asiento, por favor», dijo Holmes.
"This is my friend and colleague, Dr. Watson, who is occasionally good enough to help me in my cases.
«Este es mi amigo y colega, el Dr. Watson, quien tiene la amabilidad de ayudarme ocasionalmente en mis casos.
Whom have I the honour to address?"
¿Con quién tengo el honor de hablar?»
"You may address me as the Count Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman.
«Puede dirigirse a mí como el Conde Von Kramm, un noble bohemio.
I understand that this gentleman, your friend, is a man of honour and discretion, whom I may trust with a matter of the most extreme importance.
Entiendo que este caballero, su amigo, es un hombre de honor y discreción, en quien puedo confiar un asunto de la más extrema importancia.
If not, I should much prefer to communicate with you alone."
De no ser así, preferiría con mucho comunicarme con usted a solas.»
I rose to go, but Holmes caught me by the wrist and pushed me back into my chair.
Me levanté para irme, pero Holmes me agarró por la muñeca y me empujó de vuelta a mi silla.
"It is both, or none," said he.
«Los dos, o ninguno», dijo él.
"You may say before this gentleman anything which you may say to me."
«Puede decir delante de este caballero cualquier cosa que me diría a mí.»
The Count shrugged his broad shoulders.
El Conde se encogió de sus anchos hombros.
"Then I must begin," said he, "by binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years; at the end of that time the matter will be of no importance.
«Entonces debo comenzar», dijo él, «por comprometerles a ambos a un secreto absoluto durante dos años; al cabo de ese tiempo el asunto no tendrá ninguna importancia.
Vocabulary
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- parte
- Part or portion of something
- inferior
- Lower or beneath in position or rank
- rostro
- Face or countenance of a person
- parecía
- Appeared or seemed to be something
- ser
- To be permanently or essentially something
- hombre
- Man or adult male person
- carácter
- Character or personality traits of a person
- fuerte
- Strong, powerful, or intense
- labio
- Lip, part of the mouth
- grueso
- Thick, fat, or large in size
- caído
- Fallen or drooping downward
- barbilla
- Chin, the lower part of the face
- larga
- Long in length or duration
- recta
- Straight, not curved or bent
- sugería
- Suggested or implied something indirectly
- resolución
- Resolution or firm determination to act
- llevada
- Carried or taken to a point or extreme
- hasta
- Until or up to a point
- extremo
- Extreme end or utmost degree of something
- obstinación
- Stubbornness or persistent refusal to change
- Recibió
- Received or got something from someone
- nota
- Note or short written message
- preguntó
- Asked a question to someone
- voz
- Voice or sound produced when speaking
- grave
- Deep, low-pitched voice or serious matter
- áspera
- Rough, harsh, or coarse in texture or sound
- marcado
- Marked or pronounced; noticeable
- acento
- Accent or manner of pronunciation
- alemán
- German; relating to Germany or its language
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'him,' 'her,' or 'you'
- dije
- Said or told something to someone
- vendría
- Would come at a future or conditional time
- Nos
- Us or ourselves; first person plural pronoun
- miró
- Looked at or gazed upon someone
- alternativamente
- Alternately, switching between two or more things
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'
- supiera
- Knew; past subjunctive of 'saber'
- cuál
- Which one; interrogative or relative pronoun
- dirigirse
- To address or direct oneself toward someone
- Tome
- Take; imperative form of 'tomar'
- asiento
- Seat or chair for sitting down
- por favor
- Please; polite expression used when requesting
- dijo
- Said; past tense of 'decir'
- Este
- This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby masculine noun
- amigo
- Friend or close acquaintance
- colega
- Colleague or professional associate
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- tiene
- Has; third person singular of 'tener'
- amabilidad
- Kindness or friendliness toward others
- ayudarme
- To help me; infinitive with attached pronoun
- ocasionalmente
- Occasionally, sometimes but not regularly
- casos
- Cases or instances; plural of 'caso'
- quién
- Whom; interrogative pronoun asking about a person
- tengo
- I have; first person singular of 'tener'
- honor
- Honor or privilege of doing something
- hablar
- To speak or talk with someone
- Puede
- Can or may; third person of 'poder'
- mí
- Me; stressed form of first person pronoun
- Conde
- Count; a European aristocratic title
- noble
- Noble; belonging to the aristocracy or upper class
- bohemio
- Bohemian; from the historical region of Bohemia
- Entiendo
- I understand; first person of 'entender'
- este
- This; demonstrative adjective for masculine nouns
- caballero
- Gentleman or knight; a man of refined manners
- discreción
- Discretion or ability to keep secrets carefully
- puedo
- I can; first person singular of 'poder'
- confiar
- To trust or have confidence in someone
- asunto
- Matter, affair, or issue to be dealt with
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- extrema
- Extreme or utmost; feminine form of 'extremo'
- importancia
- Importance or significance of something
- así
- So or thus; in this way or manner
- preferiría
- Would prefer; conditional tense of 'preferir'
- mucho
- Much or a lot; indicating great quantity
- comunicarme
- To communicate with me; infinitive with pronoun
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- solas
- Alone; feminine plural, just by ourselves
- levanté
- I got up or stood up from a seat
- para
- For or in order to; indicates purpose
- irme
- To leave or go away; reflexive infinitive
- agarró
- Grabbed or seized hold of someone
- muñeca
- Wrist or doll; part of the arm
- empujó
- Pushed or shoved someone or something
- vuelta
- Back or return; pushed back into place
- silla
- Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting
- ninguno
- None or neither; negative indefinite pronoun
- decir
- To say or tell something to someone
- delante
- In front of or ahead of something
- cualquier
- Any or whatever; indefinite adjective
- cosa
- Thing or object; something in general
- diría
- Would say; conditional tense of 'decir'
- encogió
- Shrugged or shrank; contracted or drew inward
- anchos
- Wide or broad; plural masculine adjective
- hombros
- Shoulders; plural of 'hombro'
- Entonces
- Then or so; indicating sequence or consequence
- debo
- I must or I owe; first person of 'deber'
- comenzar
- To begin or start doing something
- comprometerles
- To commit or bind them to something
- ambos
- Both; referring to two people or things
- secreto
- Secret; something kept hidden from others
- absoluto
- Absolute or total; unconditional and complete
- durante
- During or for the duration of a period
- años
- Years; plural of 'año'
- cabo
- End or conclusion; 'al cabo de' means 'after'
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective for masculine noun
- tiempo
- Time or weather; a period or duration
- tendrá
- Will have; future tense of 'tener'
- ninguna
- None or no; feminine form of 'ninguno'
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