The Brothers Karamazov — Page 4
Mitya did, in fact, pass into this cousin's keeping, but as the latter had no family of his own, and after securing the revenues of his estates was in haste to return at once to Paris, he left the boy in charge of one of his cousins, a lady living in Moscow.
Mitya pasó, de hecho, a cargo de este primo, pero como este último no tenía familia propia, y tras asegurarse las rentas de sus propiedades tenía prisa por regresar de inmediato a París, dejó al niño al cuidado de una de sus primas, una dama que vivía en Moscú.
It came to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he, too, forgot the child, especially when the Revolution of February broke out, making an impression on his mind that he remembered all the rest of his life.
Ocurrió que, al instalarse definitivamente en París, él también olvidó al niño, especialmente cuando estalló la Revolución de Febrero, dejando en su mente una impresión que recordó durante el resto de su vida.
The Moscow lady died, and Mitya passed into the care of one of her married daughters.
La dama de Moscú murió, y Mitya pasó al cuidado de una de sus hijas casadas.
I believe he changed his home a fourth time later on.
Creo que cambió de hogar una cuarta vez más adelante.
I won't enlarge upon that now, as I shall have much to tell later of Fyodor Pavlovitch's firstborn, and must confine myself now to the most essential facts about him, without which I could not begin my story.
No me extenderé sobre eso ahora, ya que tendré mucho que contar más adelante sobre el primogénito de Fyodor Pavlovitch, y debo limitarme ahora a los hechos más esenciales sobre él, sin los cuales no podría comenzar mi historia.
In the first place, this Mitya, or rather Dmitri Fyodorovitch, was the only one of Fyodor Pavlovitch's three sons who grew up in the belief that he had property, and that he would be independent on coming of age.
En primer lugar, este Mitya, o más bien Dmitri Fyodorovitch, era el único de los tres hijos de Fyodor Pavlovitch que creció con la convicción de que tenía bienes propios y de que sería independiente al llegar a la mayoría de edad.
He spent an irregular boyhood and youth.
Tuvo una infancia y una juventud irregulares.
He did not finish his studies at the gymnasium, he got into a military school, then went to the Caucasus, was promoted, fought a duel, and was degraded to the ranks, earned promotion again, led a wild life, and spent a good deal of money.
No terminó sus estudios en el gimnasio, ingresó en una escuela militar, luego fue al Cáucaso, fue ascendido, participó en un duelo y fue degradado a los rangos inferiores, volvió a ganarse un ascenso, llevó una vida disipada y gastó una considerable suma de dinero.
Vocabulary
- pasó
- It happened or passed; third person singular preterite
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- hecho
- Fact or deed; also past participle of hacer
- a
- Preposition meaning to, at, or toward
- cargo
- Responsibility, charge, or position of care
- este
- Demonstrative adjective meaning this particular one
- primo
- Male cousin, relative of the same generation
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but, introducing a contrast
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning as, like, or since
- último
- Last or final in a sequence or order
- no
- Negation word meaning no or not
- tenía
- Had; imperfect tense of tener, to have
- familia
- Family; group of related people living together
- propia
- Own; belonging specifically to oneself, feminine form
- y
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses
- tras
- Preposition meaning after or behind in time
- asegurarse
- To make sure or secure something for oneself
- las
- Definite article, feminine plural meaning the
- rentas
- Rents or income, especially from owned properties
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- propiedades
- Properties or estates owned by a person
- prisa
- Hurry or haste; urgency to do something quickly
- por
- Preposition meaning for, by, through, or because of
- regresar
- To return or go back to a previous place
- inmediato
- Immediate; happening without delay or hesitation
- dejó
- Left or allowed; third person singular preterite of dejar
- al
- Contraction of a and el, meaning to the
- niño
- Child or young boy, male youth
- cuidado
- Care or caution; act of looking after someone
- una
- Indefinite article, feminine singular meaning a or an
- primas
- Female cousins; feminine plural of primo
- dama
- Lady or noblewoman of high social standing
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning that or who
- vivía
- Lived; imperfect tense of vivir, to live
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at a place
- Ocurrió
- It occurred or happened; preterite of ocurrir
- instalarse
- To settle or establish oneself in a new place
- definitivamente
- Definitively or permanently, without plan to leave
- él
- He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun
- también
- Also or too; indicating addition or similarity
- olvidó
- Forgot; third person singular preterite of olvidar
- especialmente
- Especially or particularly, with notable emphasis
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction linking two events
- estalló
- Broke out or exploded; preterite of estallar
- la
- Definite article, feminine singular meaning the
- Revolución
- Revolution; major political or social uprising
- Febrero
- February; the second month of the year
- dejando
- Leaving or allowing; gerund of dejar
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, your, or their
- mente
- Mind; the thinking and feeling part of a person
- impresión
- Impression; effect or impact left on someone's mind
- recordó
- Remembered or recalled; preterite of recordar
- durante
- During; throughout the time of an event
- el
- Definite article, masculine singular meaning the
- resto
- Rest or remainder of something not yet used
- vida
- Life; the existence of a living person
- La
- Definite article, feminine singular meaning the
- murió
- Died; third person singular preterite of morir
- hijas
- Daughters; female children of a parent
- casadas
- Married women; feminine plural past participle of casar
- Creo
- I believe or I think; first person of creer
- cambió
- Changed or switched; preterite of cambiar
- hogar
- Home or household; place where one lives
- cuarta
- Fourth; ordinal number, feminine form of cuarto
- vez
- Time or instance; occurrence of an action
- más
- More or most; comparative adverb of quantity
- adelante
- Ahead or later; forward in time or space
- No
- No or not; negation word in Spanish
- me
- Me or myself; first person reflexive pronoun
- extenderé
- I will extend or elaborate; future of extenderse
- sobre
- About, on, or over; preposition indicating topic
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- ya
- Already or soon; indicates completed or upcoming action
- tendré
- I will have; future tense first person of tener
- mucho
- Much or a lot; large quantity of something
- contar
- To tell or count; narrate events or stories
- primogénito
- Firstborn child; eldest son of a family
- debo
- I must or I owe; first person of deber
- limitarme
- To limit myself; restrict oneself to specific content
- los
- Definite article, masculine plural meaning the
- hechos
- Facts or deeds; plural of hecho
- esenciales
- Essential or fundamental; critically important facts
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- cuales
- Which; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned items
- podría
- Could or would be able; conditional of poder
- comenzar
- To begin or start something from the beginning
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- historia
- History or story; narrative account of events
- En
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at a location
- primer
- First; shortened masculine ordinal adjective before nouns
- lugar
- Place or location; also used in en primer lugar
- o
- Or; conjunction indicating an alternative choice
- bien
- Well or good; adverb indicating quality or correctness
- era
- Was; imperfect tense third person of ser
- único
- Only or unique; the sole one of its kind
- tres
- Three; the cardinal number between two and four
- hijos
- Sons or children; plural of hijo
- creció
- Grew up; third person singular preterite of crecer
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- convicción
- Conviction or firm belief held with certainty
- bienes
- Goods or assets; material possessions or property
- propios
- Own; belonging to oneself, masculine plural form
- sería
- Would be; conditional tense third person of ser
- independiente
- Independent; free from control or reliance on others
- llegar
- To arrive or reach a destination or stage
- mayoría
- Majority; majority of age means legal adulthood
- edad
- Age; the number of years a person has lived
- Tuvo
- Had; third person singular preterite of tener
- infancia
- Childhood or infancy; early years of a person's life
- juventud
- Youth; the period of being young and growing up
- irregulares
- Irregular or unsettled; not following a normal pattern
- terminó
- Finished or ended; preterite of terminar
- estudios
- Studies or education; academic coursework pursued formally
- gimnasio
- Gymnasium; European-style secondary school for academics
- ingresó
- Entered or enrolled; preterite of ingresar
- escuela
- School; institution for education and learning
- militar
- Military; relating to armed forces or soldiers
- luego
- Then or later; indicating sequence of events in time
- fue
- Went or was; preterite of ir or ser
- ascendido
- Promoted or elevated in military rank or position
- participó
- Participated or took part; preterite of participar
- un
- Indefinite article, masculine singular meaning a or an
- duelo
- Duel; formal combat between two people for honor
- degradado
- Degraded or demoted in rank or social standing
- rangos
- Ranks or grades; levels in a hierarchy or military
- inferiores
- Lower or inferior; of lesser rank or quality
- volvió
- Returned or came back; preterite of volver
- ganarse
- To earn for oneself; obtain through effort or merit
- ascenso
- Promotion or advancement in rank or position
- llevó
- Led or carried; preterite of llevar
- disipada
- Dissipated or dissolute; reckless and wasteful lifestyle
- gastó
- Spent or used up; preterite of gastar
- considerable
- Considerable; notably large in amount or degree
- suma
- Sum or amount; a total of money or numbers
- dinero
- Money; currency used for buying and selling things
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