The Brothers Karamazov — Page 4
It was said that the young wife showed incomparably more generosity and dignity than Fyodor Pavlovitch, who, as is now known, got hold of all her money up to twenty-five thousand roubles as soon as she received it, so that those thousands were lost to her for ever.
Se decía que la joven esposa mostró una generosidad y una dignidad incomparablemente mayores que las de Fyodor Pavlovitch, quien, como se sabe ahora, se apoderó de todo su dinero, hasta veinticinco mil rublos, en cuanto ella lo recibió, de modo que esos miles se perdieron para ella para siempre.
The little village and the rather fine town house which formed part of her dowry he did his utmost for a long time to transfer to his name, by means of some deed of conveyance.
La pequeña aldea y la casa urbana bastante elegante que formaban parte de su dote, él hizo todo lo posible durante mucho tiempo para transferirlas a su nombre, mediante alguna escritura de traspaso.
He would probably have succeeded, merely from her moral fatigue and desire to get rid of him, and from the contempt and loathing he aroused by his persistent and shameless importunity.
Probablemente lo habría logrado, simplemente por el cansancio moral de ella y su deseo de deshacerse de él, y por el desprecio y la repulsión que él despertaba con su persistente y desvergonzada importunidad.
But, fortunately, Adelaïda Ivanovna's family intervened and circumvented his greediness.
Pero, afortunadamente, la familia de Adelaïda Ivanovna intervino y frustró su codicia.
It is known for a fact that frequent fights took place between the husband and wife, but rumor had it that Fyodor Pavlovitch did not beat his wife but was beaten by her, for she was a hot-tempered, bold, dark-browed, impatient woman, possessed of remarkable physical strength.
Es un hecho conocido que entre el marido y la esposa tenían lugar frecuentes peleas, pero se rumoreaba que Fyodor Pavlovitch no golpeaba a su esposa sino que era golpeado por ella, pues era una mujer de temperamento fogoso, audaz, de cejas oscuras e impaciente, dotada de una notable fuerza física.
Finally, she left the house and ran away from Fyodor Pavlovitch with a destitute divinity student, leaving Mitya, a child of three years old, in her husband's hands.
Finalmente, abandonó la casa y huyó de Fyodor Pavlovitch con un estudiante de teología indigente, dejando a Mitya, un niño de tres años, en manos de su marido.
Immediately Fyodor Pavlovitch introduced a regular harem into the house, and abandoned himself to orgies of drunkenness.
Inmediatamente, Fyodor Pavlovitch instaló un verdadero harén en la casa y se entregó a orgías de embriaguez.
Vocabulary
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used in impersonal or passive constructions.
- decía
- Past imperfect of decir; it was said or told.
- joven
- Young person; adjective or noun meaning young.
- esposa
- Wife; female spouse in a marriage.
- mostró
- Past tense of mostrar; showed or demonstrated something.
- generosidad
- Generosity; willingness to give or share freely.
- dignidad
- Dignity; quality of being worthy of honor or respect.
- incomparablemente
- Incomparably; beyond comparison, to an unmatched degree.
- mayores
- Greater or larger; plural comparative form of grande.
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning who, referring to a person.
- sabe
- Present tense of saber; knows a fact or information.
- ahora
- Adverb meaning now, at the present moment.
- apoderó
- Past tense of apoderarse; seized or took possession of something.
- todo
- All or everything; refers to the entirety of something.
- dinero
- Money; currency used for financial transactions.
- hasta
- Preposition meaning until, up to, or as far as.
- veinticinco
- The number twenty-five.
- mil
- The number one thousand.
- cuanto
- As soon as; used in en cuanto meaning as soon as.
- recibió
- Past tense of recibir; received or obtained something.
- modo
- Way or manner; how something is done.
- esos
- Demonstrative adjective, masculine plural, meaning those.
- miles
- Thousands; plural of mil referring to large quantities.
- perdieron
- Past tense of perder; they lost something permanently.
- siempre
- Always; at all times, on every occasion.
- pequeña
- Small or little; feminine adjective describing size.
- aldea
- Village; small rural settlement of people.
- casa
- House or home; a building where people live.
- urbana
- Urban; relating to or located in a city.
- bastante
- Quite or enough; sufficient or fairly large amount.
- elegante
- Elegant; stylish and graceful in appearance or manner.
- formaban
- Past imperfect of formar; they formed or constituted something.
- parte
- Part or portion; a section of a larger whole.
- dote
- Dowry; property a bride brings to her marriage.
- hizo
- Past tense of hacer; he did or made something.
- posible
- Possible; able to happen or be done.
- durante
- Preposition meaning during or throughout a period of time.
- mucho
- Much or a lot; large quantity or degree.
- tiempo
- Time or weather; duration or a period of time.
- transferirlas
- To transfer them; move ownership or possession to another.
- nombre
- Name; word by which a person or thing is called.
- mediante
- By means of; through the use of something.
- alguna
- Some or any; feminine indefinite adjective.
- escritura
- Deed or writing; legal document or act of writing.
- traspaso
- Transfer or conveyance; legal transfer of property rights.
- Probablemente
- Probably; with a high likelihood or strong possibility.
- habría
- Conditional of haber; would have, used in hypotheticals.
- logrado
- Past participle of lograr; achieved or accomplished something.
- simplemente
- Simply; in a straightforward or uncomplicated manner.
- cansancio
- Tiredness or fatigue; state of feeling worn out.
- moral
- Moral; relating to principles of right and wrong behavior.
- deseo
- Desire or wish; strong feeling of wanting something.
- deshacerse
- To get rid of; to free oneself from something unwanted.
- desprecio
- Contempt or scorn; feeling that someone is worthless.
- repulsión
- Repulsion; strong feeling of disgust or aversion.
- despertaba
- Past imperfect of despertar; was awakening or arousing feelings.
- persistente
- Persistent; continuing firmly despite difficulty or opposition.
- desvergonzada
- Shameless; without shame or embarrassment, brazen.
- importunidad
- Importunity; persistent and annoying requests or demands.
- afortunadamente
- Fortunately; luckily, in a favorable or lucky manner.
- familia
- Family; group of related people living or connected together.
- intervino
- Past tense of intervenir; intervened or stepped in to act.
- frustró
- Past tense of frustrar; frustrated or thwarted someone's plans.
- codicia
- Greed or avarice; excessive desire for wealth or gain.
- hecho
- Fact or deed; something done or established as true.
- conocido
- Known or well-known; widely recognized or familiar.
- entre
- Preposition meaning between or among.
- marido
- Husband; male spouse in a marriage.
- tenían
- Past imperfect of tener; they used to have something.
- lugar
- Place or location; also tener lugar means to take place.
- frecuentes
- Frequent; happening often or at short intervals.
- peleas
- Fights or quarrels; heated arguments or physical altercations.
- rumoreaba
- Past imperfect of rumorear; it was being rumored or gossiped.
- golpeaba
- Past imperfect of golpear; was hitting or beating someone.
- sino
- Conjunction meaning but rather; used after a negation.
- era
- Past imperfect of ser; was, describing a past state.
- golpeado
- Past participle of golpear; hit or beaten by someone.
- pues
- Conjunction meaning since, because, or well then.
- mujer
- Woman or wife; adult female person.
- temperamento
- Temperament; a person's nature affecting their behavior.
- fogoso
- Fiery or passionate; having intense emotion or spirit.
- audaz
- Bold or daring; showing courage and willingness to take risks.
- cejas
- Eyebrows; the arched strips of hair above the eyes.
- oscuras
- Dark; lacking light or having a deep, dark color.
- e
- Conjunction meaning and, used before words starting with i.
- impaciente
- Impatient; unable to wait calmly or tolerate delays.
- dotada
- Gifted or endowed; naturally provided with a talent or quality.
- notable
- Notable or remarkable; worthy of attention or comment.
- fuerza
- Strength or force; physical power or energy.
- física
- Physical; relating to the body rather than the mind.
- Finalmente
- Finally; at the end or last of a sequence of events.
- abandonó
- Past tense of abandonar; abandoned or left someone behind.
- huyó
- Past tense of huir; fled or ran away from something.
- estudiante
- Student; person who is studying at a school or university.
- teología
- Theology; study of the nature of God and religion.
- indigente
- Indigent; very poor, lacking basic necessities of life.
- dejando
- Gerund of dejar; leaving or allowing something to remain.
- niño
- Child or boy; a young male person.
- tres
- The number three.
- años
- Years; plural of año, unit of time measurement.
- manos
- Hands; plural of mano, the body part at the wrist.
- Inmediatamente
- Immediately; at once, without any delay.
- instaló
- Past tense of instalar; set up or established something.
- verdadero
- True or real; genuine, not false or imitation.
- entregó
- Past tense of entregarse; surrendered or gave oneself over to.
- embriaguez
- Drunkenness or intoxication; state of being heavily intoxicated.
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