The Brothers Karamazov — Page 2
He lived for many years afterwards abroad, but was at that time quite a young man, and distinguished among the Miüsovs as a man of enlightened ideas and of European culture, who had been in the capitals and abroad.
Vivió muchos años después en el extranjero, pero en aquel tiempo era un hombre bastante joven, y destacado entre los Miüsov como un hombre de ideas ilustradas y de cultura europea, que había estado en las capitales y en el extranjero.
Towards the end of his life he became a Liberal of the type common in the forties and fifties.
Hacia el final de su vida se convirtió en un Liberal del tipo común en los años cuarenta y cincuenta.
In the course of his career he had come into contact with many of the most Liberal men of his epoch, both in Russia and abroad.
En el transcurso de su carrera había entrado en contacto con muchos de los hombres más Liberales de su época, tanto en Rusia como en el extranjero.
He had known Proudhon and Bakunin personally, and in his declining years was very fond of describing the three days of the Paris Revolution of February 1848, hinting that he himself had almost taken part in the fighting on the barricades.
Había conocido personalmente a Proudhon y a Bakunin, y en sus últimos años era muy aficionado a describir los tres días de la Revolución de París de febrero de 1848, insinuando que él mismo casi había tomado parte en los combates en las barricadas.
This was one of the most grateful recollections of his youth.
Este era uno de los recuerdos más gratos de su juventud.
He had an independent property of about a thousand souls, to reckon in the old style.
Tenía una propiedad independiente de aproximadamente mil almas, contando al antiguo estilo.
His splendid estate lay on the outskirts of our little town and bordered on the lands of our famous monastery, with which Pyotr Alexandrovitch began an endless lawsuit, almost as soon as he came into the estate, concerning the rights of fishing in the river or wood-cutting in the forest, I don't know exactly which.
Su espléndida finca se encontraba en las afueras de nuestra pequeña ciudad y lindaba con las tierras de nuestro famoso monasterio, con el cual Piotr Alexandrovich inició un interminable pleito, casi tan pronto como tomó posesión de la finca, sobre los derechos de pesca en el río o de tala de madera en el bosque, no sé exactamente cuál de los dos.
He regarded it as his duty as a citizen and a man of culture to open an attack upon the "clericals.
Consideraba que era su deber como ciudadano y hombre de cultura lanzar un ataque contra los "clericales.
Vocabulary
- Vivió
- He/she lived, past tense of vivir
- muchos
- Many, referring to a large number
- años
- Years, units of time
- después
- Afterwards, later in time
- en
- In, at, on; common preposition
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- extranjero
- Foreign country or foreigner abroad
- pero
- But, used to introduce a contrast
- aquel
- That, demonstrative adjective for distant things
- tiempo
- Time or weather, common noun
- era
- Was, imperfect tense of ser
- un
- A, masculine singular indefinite article
- hombre
- Man, adult male person
- bastante
- Quite, rather, sufficiently
- joven
- Young, of relatively few years
- y
- And, basic coordinating conjunction
- destacado
- Distinguished, outstanding, or prominent person
- entre
- Among, between two or more things
- los
- The, masculine plural definite article
- como
- Like, as; used for comparisons
- de
- Of, from; very common preposition
- ideas
- Ideas, thoughts or intellectual concepts
- ilustradas
- Enlightened, educated, cultured in outlook
- cultura
- Culture, collective knowledge and traditions
- europea
- European, relating to Europe
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- había
- Had, past perfect auxiliary verb haber
- estado
- Been, past participle of estar
- las
- The, feminine plural definite article
- capitales
- Capitals, major cities of countries
- Hacia
- Toward, around; preposition indicating direction or time
- final
- End, final point of something
- su
- His, her, their, your possessive adjective
- vida
- Life, one's existence or lifetime
- se
- Reflexive pronoun, himself/herself/itself
- convirtió
- Became, converted; past tense of convertirse
- Liberal
- Liberal, person with progressive political views
- del
- Of the, contraction of de and el
- tipo
- Type, kind, or sort of person
- común
- Common, ordinary, typical
- cuarenta
- Forty, the number 40
- cincuenta
- Fifty, the number 50
- En
- In, at; preposition of location or time
- transcurso
- Course, passage of time or events
- carrera
- Career, profession, or race
- entrado
- Entered, come into contact with
- contacto
- Contact, connection with someone or something
- con
- With, together or associated with
- hombres
- Men, plural of hombre
- más
- More, greater in number or degree
- Liberales
- Liberals, people with progressive political beliefs
- época
- Era, epoch, historical period of time
- tanto
- As much, so much, both
- Había
- There had been; past perfect of haber
- conocido
- Known, met; past participle of conocer
- personalmente
- Personally, in person, firsthand
- a
- To, at; preposition with many uses
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- últimos
- Last, final ones; plural of último
- muy
- Very, extremely; adverb of degree
- aficionado
- Fond of, enthusiast, amateur fan
- describir
- To describe, to explain in detail
- tres
- Three, the number 3
- días
- Days, plural of día
- la
- The, feminine singular definite article
- Revolución
- Revolution, major political or social upheaval
- febrero
- February, second month of the year
- insinuando
- Hinting, implying subtly without stating directly
- él
- He, third person singular masculine pronoun
- mismo
- Himself, same; used for emphasis
- casi
- Almost, nearly, not quite
- tomado
- Taken, participated; past participle of tomar
- parte
- Part, portion, role in something
- combates
- Battles, fights, armed confrontations
- barricadas
- Barricades, barriers built during street fighting
- Este
- This, masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- uno
- One, masculine singular number or pronoun
- recuerdos
- Memories, souvenirs, recollections of the past
- gratos
- Pleasant, agreeable, pleasing memories or things
- juventud
- Youth, the period of being young
- Tenía
- Had, owned; imperfect tense of tener
- una
- A, feminine singular indefinite article
- propiedad
- Property, estate, ownership of land
- independiente
- Independent, self-sufficient, not dependent on others
- aproximadamente
- Approximately, roughly, about a certain amount
- mil
- Thousand, the number 1000
- almas
- Souls, referring to serfs in old Russia
- contando
- Counting, reckoning in old-fashioned style
- al
- To the, contraction of a and el
- antiguo
- Old, ancient, former; referring to old ways
- estilo
- Style, manner, way of doing things
- Su
- His, her, its; singular possessive adjective
- espléndida
- Splendid, magnificent, beautiful and impressive
- finca
- Estate, rural property or country house
- encontraba
- Was located, found; imperfect of encontrarse
- afueras
- Outskirts, suburbs, edge of a town
- nuestra
- Our, feminine singular possessive adjective
- pequeña
- Small, little; feminine adjective
- ciudad
- City, town, urban settlement
- lindaba
- Bordered on, was adjacent to
- tierras
- Lands, grounds, territories or soil
- nuestro
- Our, masculine singular possessive adjective
- famoso
- Famous, well-known, renowned
- monasterio
- Monastery, building where monks live
- cual
- Which, that; relative pronoun
- inició
- Initiated, started; past tense of iniciar
- interminable
- Endless, interminable, never-ending
- pleito
- Lawsuit, legal dispute between parties
- tan
- So, as; adverb used in comparisons
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, right away
- tomó
- Took, seized; past tense of tomar
- posesión
- Possession, ownership or taking control
- sobre
- About, over, on top of
- derechos
- Rights, entitlements or legal privileges
- pesca
- Fishing, the activity of catching fish
- río
- River, large natural flowing waterway
- o
- Or, disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- tala
- Felling, cutting down of trees
- madera
- Wood, timber from trees
- bosque
- Forest, woods, area with many trees
- no
- No, not; basic negation word
- sé
- I know; first person of saber
- exactamente
- Exactly, precisely, with no error
- cuál
- Which one, what; interrogative pronoun
- dos
- Two, the number 2
- Consideraba
- Considered, regarded; imperfect of considerar
- deber
- Duty, obligation; or to owe something
- ciudadano
- Citizen, member of a city or state
- lanzar
- To launch, throw, or start an attack
- ataque
- Attack, assault against someone or something
- contra
- Against, in opposition to
- clericales
- Clericals, relating to church clergy and power
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