The Brothers Karamazov — Page 5
He did not begin to receive any income from Fyodor Pavlovitch until he came of age, and until then got into debt.
No empezó a recibir ningún ingreso de Fyodor Pavlovitch hasta que alcanzó la mayoría de edad, y hasta entonces se endeudó.
He saw and knew his father, Fyodor Pavlovitch, for the first time on coming of age, when he visited our neighborhood on purpose to settle with him about his property.
Vio y conoció a su padre, Fyodor Pavlovitch, por primera vez al alcanzar la mayoría de edad, cuando visitó nuestro vecindario expresamente para arreglar con él el asunto de su herencia.
He seems not to have liked his father.
Parece que su padre no le agradó.
He did not stay long with him, and made haste to get away, having only succeeded in obtaining a sum of money, and entering into an agreement for future payments from the estate, of the revenues and value of which he was unable (a fact worthy of note), upon this occasion, to get a statement from his father.
No se quedó mucho tiempo con él y se apresuró a marcharse, habiendo logrado únicamente obtener una suma de dinero y llegar a un acuerdo sobre pagos futuros procedentes de la herencia, de cuyos ingresos y valor no pudo (hecho digno de mención), en aquella ocasión, obtener un balance de su padre.
Fyodor Pavlovitch remarked for the first time then (this, too, should be noted) that Mitya had a vague and exaggerated idea of his property.
Fyodor Pavlovitch observó entonces por primera vez (esto también debe señalarse) que Mitya tenía una idea vaga y exagerada de su herencia.
Fyodor Pavlovitch was very well satisfied with this, as it fell in with his own designs.
Fyodor Pavlovitch quedó muy satisfecho con esto, pues encajaba perfectamente con sus propios planes.
He gathered only that the young man was frivolous, unruly, of violent passions, impatient, and dissipated, and that if he could only obtain ready money he would be satisfied, although only, of course, for a short time.
Dedujo únicamente que el joven era frívolo, indisciplinado, de pasiones violentas, impaciente y disoluto, y que si lograba obtener dinero en efectivo quedaría satisfecho, aunque solo, naturalmente, por poco tiempo.
So Fyodor Pavlovitch began to take advantage of this fact, sending him from time to time small doles, installments.
Así pues, Fyodor Pavlovitch comenzó a aprovecharse de este hecho, enviándole de vez en cuando pequeñas limosnas, a plazos.
Vocabulary
- empezó
- Third person singular past tense of 'empezar,' to begin.
- recibir
- To receive or accept something given.
- ningún
- Adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any' before noun.
- ingreso
- Income or money received regularly.
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'.
- alcanzó
- Past tense of 'alcanzar,' meaning to reach or attain.
- mayoría
- Majority; used in 'mayoría de edad' meaning legal adulthood.
- edad
- Age, referring to how old someone is.
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that time'.
- endeudó
- Past tense of 'endeudarse,' meaning to go into debt.
- Vio
- Past tense of 'ver,' meaning he or she saw.
- conoció
- Past tense of 'conocer,' meaning met or got to know.
- padre
- Father, a male parent.
- primera
- Feminine form of 'first' in ordinal numbering.
- vez
- Time or instance; 'primera vez' means first time.
- alcanzar
- To reach, attain, or achieve something.
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
- visitó
- Past tense of 'visitar,' meaning he or she visited.
- nuestro
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our'.
- vecindario
- Neighborhood or surrounding community area.
- expresamente
- Adverb meaning expressly, specifically, or on purpose.
- arreglar
- To arrange, fix, or settle a matter.
- asunto
- Matter, issue, or affair to be dealt with.
- herencia
- Inheritance; property or money received after death.
- Parece
- Third person singular of 'parecer,' meaning it seems.
- agradó
- Past tense of 'agradar,' meaning pleased or was pleasing.
- quedó
- Past tense of 'quedar,' meaning stayed or remained.
- mucho
- Much or a lot; indicating large quantity or degree.
- tiempo
- Time or weather, depending on context.
- apresuró
- Past tense of 'apresurarse,' meaning hurried or rushed.
- marcharse
- Reflexive verb meaning to leave or go away.
- habiendo
- Gerund of 'haber,' meaning having done something.
- logrado
- Past participle of 'lograr,' meaning achieved or managed.
- únicamente
- Adverb meaning only, solely, or exclusively.
- obtener
- To obtain, get, or acquire something.
- suma
- Sum or total amount of money.
- dinero
- Money, currency used for transactions.
- llegar
- To arrive or reach a place or agreement.
- acuerdo
- Agreement or accord between parties.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about,' 'on,' or 'over'.
- pagos
- Payments; plural of 'pago,' money paid out.
- futuros
- Plural adjective meaning future or upcoming.
- procedentes
- Adjective meaning coming from or originating from.
- cuyos
- Relative possessive pronoun meaning 'whose' or 'of which'.
- ingresos
- Income or earnings; plural of 'ingreso'.
- valor
- Value, worth, or bravery depending on context.
- pudo
- Past tense of 'poder,' meaning was able to or could.
- hecho
- Fact or deed; past participle of 'hacer,' meaning done.
- digno
- Worthy or deserving of mention or respect.
- mención
- Mention; the act of referring to something.
- aquella
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (distant feminine).
- ocasión
- Occasion, opportunity, or particular moment in time.
- balance
- Balance or assessment of a financial or general situation.
- observó
- Past tense of 'observar,' meaning observed or noticed.
- esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (neutral).
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'.
- debe
- Third person singular of 'deber,' meaning must or should.
- señalarse
- Reflexive form of 'señalar,' meaning to be noted or pointed out.
- tenía
- Imperfect past tense of 'tener,' meaning had or used to have.
- idea
- Idea or notion about something.
- vaga
- Vague or unclear; lacking precision or detail.
- exagerada
- Exaggerated; overstated beyond the actual reality.
- satisfecho
- Satisfied or content with a result or situation.
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'well then'.
- encajaba
- Imperfect tense of 'encajar,' meaning fit or matched perfectly.
- perfectamente
- Adverb meaning perfectly or completely well.
- propios
- Adjective meaning own or one's own personal plans.
- planes
- Plans; plural of 'plan,' intended course of action.
- Dedujo
- Past tense of 'deducir,' meaning deduced or concluded.
- joven
- Young person or adjective meaning young.
- era
- Imperfect past tense of 'ser,' meaning was or used to be.
- frívolo
- Frivolous; lacking seriousness or sense of responsibility.
- indisciplinado
- Undisciplined; lacking self-control or obedience to rules.
- pasiones
- Passions; strong emotions or intense desires.
- violentas
- Violent or intense; forceful and uncontrolled.
- impaciente
- Impatient; unable to wait calmly for something.
- disoluto
- Dissolute; indulging in immoral or reckless behavior.
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if,' introducing a conditional clause.
- lograba
- Imperfect tense of 'lograr,' meaning managed or succeeded.
- efectivo
- Cash or effective; here meaning liquid money available.
- quedaría
- Conditional tense of 'quedar,' meaning would remain or stay.
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning 'although,' 'even though,' or 'even if'.
- solo
- Alone or only; by oneself without others.
- naturalmente
- Adverb meaning naturally or of course.
- poco
- Little; a small amount or degree of something.
- Así
- Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'.
- comenzó
- Past tense of 'comenzar,' meaning began or started.
- aprovecharse
- Reflexive verb meaning to take advantage of someone.
- este
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'.
- enviándole
- Gerund of 'enviar' with pronoun, meaning sending him or her.
- pequeñas
- Small or little; feminine plural adjective.
- limosnas
- Alms or small charitable sums of money given.
- plazos
- Installments or payment periods over time.
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