The Brothers Karamazov — Page 3

English → Spanish Chapter II. Level 8/10

" Hearing all about Adelaïda Ivanovna, whom he, of course, remembered, and in whom he had at one time been interested, and learning of the existence of Mitya, he intervened, in spite of all his youthful indignation and contempt for Fyodor Pavlovitch.

Al enterarse de todo lo referente a Adelaïda Ivanovna, a quien, por supuesto, recordaba, y por quien había sentido interés en otro tiempo, y al conocer la existencia de Mitya, intervino, a pesar de toda su juvenil indignación y desprecio hacia Fyodor Pavlovitch.

He made the latter's acquaintance for the first time, and told him directly that he wished to undertake the child's education.

Hizo la acquaintance del segundo por primera vez, y le dijo directamente que deseaba encargarse de la educación del niño.

He used long afterwards to tell as a characteristic touch, that when he began to speak of Mitya, Fyodor Pavlovitch looked for some time as though he did not understand what child he was talking about, and even as though he was surprised to hear that he had a little son in the house.

Solía contar mucho después, como rasgo característico, que cuando comenzó a hablar de Mitya, Fyodor Pavlovitch estuvo un tiempo mirándole como si no entendiera de qué niño le estaba hablando, e incluso como si le sorprendiera saber que tenía un hijito en casa.

The story may have been exaggerated, yet it must have been something like the truth.

La historia puede haber sido exagerada, pero debía de tener algo de verdad.

Fyodor Pavlovitch was all his life fond of acting, of suddenly playing an unexpected part, sometimes without any motive for doing so, and even to his own direct disadvantage, as, for instance, in the present case.

Fyodor Pavlovitch fue aficionado toda su vida a actuar, a representar de repente un papel inesperado, a veces sin ningún motivo para ello, e incluso en detrimento directo de sus propios intereses, como, por ejemplo, en el presente caso.

This habit, however, is characteristic of a very great number of people, some of them very clever ones, not like Fyodor Pavlovitch.

Este hábito, sin embargo, es característico de un gran número de personas, algunas de ellas muy inteligentes, nada parecidas a Fyodor Pavlovitch.

Pyotr Alexandrovitch carried the business through vigorously, and was appointed, with Fyodor Pavlovitch, joint guardian of the child, who had a small property, a house and land, left him by his mother.

Pyotr Alexandrovitch llevó el asunto con vigor, y fue nombrado, junto con Fyodor Pavlovitch, tutor conjunto del niño, quien tenía una pequeña propiedad, una casa y unas tierras que le había dejado su madre.

Vocabulary

enterarse: To find out or become aware of something.
todo: Everything or all; used broadly in Spanish.
referente: Relating or referring to a particular subject.
quien: Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whom'.
supuesto: Assumed or supposed; used in 'por supuesto' meaning 'of course'.
recordaba: He/she remembered; past imperfect of 'recordar'.
sentido: Felt; past participle of 'sentir', to feel.
interés: Interest; curiosity or concern about something.
otro: Another or other; indicating a different one.
tiempo: Time or weather; a common Spanish noun.
conocer: To know or meet someone; to become acquainted.
existencia: Existence; the fact of being or existing.
intervino: Intervened; past tense of 'intervenir', to intervene.
pesar: Sorrow or regret; used in 'a pesar de' meaning 'despite'.
toda: All or entire; feminine form of 'todo'.
juvenil: Youthful; relating to youth or young people.
indignación: Indignation; strong anger caused by something unjust.
desprecio: Contempt or scorn toward someone or something.
hacia: Toward; preposition indicating direction or attitude.
Hizo: He/she did or made; past tense of 'hacer'.
segundo: Second; ordinal number indicating position or order.
primera: First; feminine ordinal indicating initial position.
vez: Time or instance; used in phrases like 'a veces'.
dijo: He/she said; past tense of 'decir', to say.
directamente: Directly; in a straightforward or immediate manner.
deseaba: He/she desired or wished; imperfect of 'desear'.
encargarse: To take charge of or be responsible for something.
educación: Education; the process of teaching and learning.
niño: Child or boy; a young male person.
Solía: He/she used to; imperfect of 'soler', habitual action.
contar: To count or tell; to narrate a story.
mucho: Much or a lot; indicating a large quantity.
después: Afterward or later; indicating subsequent time.
como: As or like; used for comparison or manner.
rasgo: Trait or feature; a characteristic detail of someone.
característico: Characteristic; typical feature of a person or thing.
cuando: When; conjunction indicating time of an event.
comenzó: He/she began; past tense of 'comenzar', to start.
hablar: To speak or talk; a common Spanish verb.
estuvo: He/she was; past tense of 'estar', to be.
mirándole: Looking at him; gerund of 'mirar' with pronoun.
si: If; conditional conjunction in Spanish sentences.
entendiera: He/she understood; subjunctive of 'entender'.
qué: What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun.
estaba: He/she was; imperfect tense of 'estar'.
hablando: Talking or speaking; gerund form of 'hablar'.
incluso: Even or including; used to add emphasis.
sorprendiera: Would surprise; subjunctive of 'sorprender'.
saber: To know a fact or have knowledge of something.
tenía: He/she had; imperfect tense of 'tener'.
hijito: Little son; diminutive of 'hijo', showing affection.
casa: House or home; a place where someone lives.
historia: History or story; a narrative or account of events.
puede: He/she can or may; present tense of 'poder'.
haber: To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses.
sido: Been; past participle of 'ser', to be.
exagerada: Exaggerated; overstated beyond what is accurate.
pero: But; conjunction showing contrast between ideas.
debía: Had to or must have; imperfect of 'deber'.
tener: To have; one of the most common Spanish verbs.
algo: Something; an unspecified thing or amount.
verdad: Truth; something that is true or accurate.
fue: He/she was or went; past tense of 'ser'/'ir'.
aficionado: Fan or enthusiast; someone fond of an activity.
vida: Life; the existence or experience of living.
actuar: To act or perform; to behave in a certain way.
representar: To represent or perform; to act out a role.
repente: Sudden; used in 'de repente' meaning 'suddenly'.
papel: Paper or role; a part played in a situation.
inesperado: Unexpected; something that was not anticipated.
veces: Times; plural of 'vez', used in 'a veces'.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
ningún: No or none; adjective indicating absence before noun.
motivo: Reason or motive; cause behind an action.
para: For or in order to; preposition of purpose.
ello: It; neuter pronoun referring to a concept.
detrimento: Detriment; harm or damage caused to something.
directo: Direct; straightforward without detour or mediation.
propios: Own; belonging to oneself, emphasizing possession.
intereses: Interests; personal concerns or financial stakes.
ejemplo: Example; an instance used to illustrate a point.
presente: Present; current or the current moment in time.
caso: Case or situation; a particular instance or matter.
Este: This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing.
hábito: Habit; a regular practice or customary behavior.
embargo: Embargo; used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'however'.
gran: Great or large; adjective indicating size or importance.
número: Number; a quantity or numerical value.
personas: People or persons; individuals considered as a group.
algunas: Some; indefinite pronoun indicating an unspecified group.
muy: Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
inteligentes: Intelligent; having or showing high mental ability.
nada: Nothing; used to indicate complete absence.
parecidas: Similar; resembling or alike in some way.
llevó: He/she carried or took; past tense of 'llevar'.
asunto: Matter or affair; an issue requiring attention.
vigor: Vigor; active strength or energy in action.
nombrado: Named or appointed; past participle of 'nombrar'.
junto: Together or next to; indicating proximity or togetherness.
tutor: Tutor or guardian; one who oversees another's welfare.
conjunto: Set or ensemble; a group of things considered together.
pequeña: Small or little; feminine adjective indicating size.
propiedad: Property; something owned, such as land or assets.
tierras: Lands or grounds; areas of soil or territory.
dejado: Left or abandoned; past participle of 'dejar'.
madre: Mother; a female parent.

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