The Brothers Karamazov — Page 3
And a pliable imagination persuaded her, we must suppose, for a brief moment, that Fyodor Pavlovitch, in spite of his parasitic position, was one of the bold and ironical spirits of that progressive epoch, though he was, in fact, an ill-natured buffoon and nothing more.
Y una imaginación dócil la persuadió, debemos suponer, por un breve momento, de que Fiódor Pavlovich, a pesar de su posición parasitaria, era uno de los espíritus audaces e irónicos de aquella época progresista, aunque en realidad no era más que un bufón malicioso y nada más.
What gave the marriage piquancy was that it was preceded by an elopement, and this greatly captivated Adelaïda Ivanovna's fancy.
Lo que le daba picante al matrimonio era que había sido precedido por una fuga, y esto cautivó enormemente la fantasía de Adelaïda Ivanovna.
Fyodor Pavlovitch's position at the time made him specially eager for any such enterprise, for he was passionately anxious to make a career in one way or another.
La posición de Fiódor Pavlovich en aquel momento lo hacía especialmente ávido de cualquier empresa semejante, pues deseaba con vehemencia hacer carrera de una manera u otra.
To attach himself to a good family and obtain a dowry was an alluring prospect.
Unirse a una buena familia y obtener una dote era una perspectiva muy tentadora.
As for mutual love it did not exist apparently, either in the bride or in him, in spite of Adelaïda Ivanovna's beauty.
En cuanto al amor mutuo, al parecer no existía ni en la novia ni en él, a pesar de la belleza de Adelaïda Ivanovna.
This was, perhaps, a unique case of the kind in the life of Fyodor Pavlovitch, who was always of a voluptuous temper, and ready to run after any petticoat on the slightest encouragement.
Este fue, quizás, un caso único de su clase en la vida de Fiódor Pavlovich, quien siempre tuvo un temperamento voluptuoso y estaba dispuesto a correr tras cualquier falda con el más mínimo estímulo.
She seems to have been the only woman who made no particular appeal to his senses.
Ella parece haber sido la única mujer que no despertó ningún atractivo particular en sus sentidos.
Immediately after the elopement Adelaïda Ivanovna discerned in a flash that she had no feeling for her husband but contempt.
Inmediatamente después de la fuga, Adelaïda Ivanovna advirtió de golpe que no sentía por su marido nada más que desprecio.
The marriage accordingly showed itself in its true colors with extraordinary rapidity.
El matrimonio, por tanto, mostró su verdadero rostro con extraordinaria rapidez.
Although the family accepted the event pretty quickly and apportioned the runaway bride her dowry, the husband and wife began to lead a most disorderly life, and there were everlasting scenes between them.
Aunque la familia aceptó el hecho con bastante rapidez y entregó a la novia fugada su dote, los esposos comenzaron a llevar una vida de lo más desordenada, y entre ellos se sucedían interminables escenas.
Vocabulary
- imaginación
- The faculty of forming mental images; imagination
- dócil
- Easily taught or trained; docile and obedient
- persuadió
- Third person singular past tense of persuadir; persuaded
- debemos
- First person plural present of deber; we must
- suponer
- To assume or suppose something to be true
- breve
- Short in duration or length; brief
- momento
- A short period of time; a moment
- pesar
- To weigh; also means sorrow or grief
- posición
- A place or situation; position or stance
- parasitaria
- Relating to parasites; parasitic in nature
- espíritus
- Plural of espíritu; spirits or souls
- audaces
- Plural of audaz; bold or daring individuals
- irónicos
- Plural of irónico; given to irony or sarcasm
- aquella
- Feminine demonstrative adjective; that (distant)
- época
- A period of time; an era or age
- progresista
- Relating to progress; progressive or reformist
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning even though; although
- realidad
- The quality of being real; reality
- bufón
- A person who makes jokes; a buffoon
- malicioso
- Characterized by malice; malicious or spiteful
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- daba
- Third person singular imperfect of dar; gave
- picante
- Having a spicy flavor; sharp or piquant
- matrimonio
- The state of being married; marriage
- precedido
- Past participle of preceder; preceded or went before
- fuga
- An escape or flight; also a musical form
- cautivó
- Third person singular past of cautivar; captivated
- enormemente
- Adverb form; greatly, enormously, or very much
- fantasía
- An imaginative or creative work; fantasy
- aquel
- Masculine demonstrative adjective; that (distant)
- hacía
- Third person singular imperfect of hacer; made
- especialmente
- Adverb; in a special manner; especially
- ávido
- Greedy or keen for something; avid
- cualquier
- Any; whichever one of several options
- empresa
- A business venture or undertaking; enterprise
- semejante
- Similar or alike; resembling something else
- pues
- Conjunction; well, then, therefore
- deseaba
- Third person singular imperfect of desear; desired
- vehemencia
- Intense or passionate feeling; vehemence
- hacer
- To make or do; infinitive form of hacer
- carrera
- A career or race; professional pursuit
- manera
- A way or manner of doing something
- otra
- Feminine form of otro; another or different
- Unirse
- To join or unite with; to combine
- buena
- Feminine form of bueno; good or well
- familia
- A group of related persons; family
- obtener
- To get or acquire something; to obtain
- dote
- A sum of money brought to marriage; dowry
- perspectiva
- A view or prospect; outlook or perspective
- tentadora
- Feminine form; tempting or alluring appeal
- cuanto
- As for; how much; in the capacity
- amor
- Affection or love; romantic attachment to someone
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