The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2

English → Spanish SIR, Level 8/10

Then there have been so many letters upon travels lately published--What between Smollett's, Sharp's, Derrick's, Thicknesse's, Baltimore's, and Baretti's, together with Shandy's Sentimental Travels, the public seems to be cloyed with that kind of entertainment--Nevertheless, I will, if you please, run the risque of printing and publishing, and you shall have half the profits of the impression--You need not take the trouble to bring up your sermons on my account--No body reads sermons but Methodists and Dissenters--Besides, for my own part, I am quite a stranger to that sort of reading; and the two persons, whose judgment I depended upon in those matters, are out of the way; one is gone abroad, carpenter of a man of war; and the other, has been silly enough to abscond, in order to avoid a prosecution for blasphemy--I'm a great loser by his going off--He has left a manual of devotion half finished on my hands, after having received money for the whole copy--He was the soundest divine, and had the most orthodox pen of all my people; and I never knew his judgment fail, but in flying from his bread and butter on this occasion.

Han sido publicadas tantas cartas sobre viajes últimamente--Que entre las de Smollett, Sharp, Derrick, Thicknesse, Baltimore y Baretti, junto con los Viajes Sentimentales de Shandy, el público parece estar hastiado de ese tipo de entretenimiento--Sin embargo, si le parece bien, correré el riesgo de imprimir y publicar, y usted tendrá la mitad de las ganancias de la edición--No necesita tomarse la molestia de traer sus sermones por mi cuenta--Nadie lee sermones salvo los metodistas y los disidentes--Además, por mi parte, soy completamente ajeno a ese tipo de lectura; y las dos personas de cuyo juicio dependía en esos asuntos, están fuera de alcance; una se ha ido al extranjero, como carpintero de un navío de guerra; y la otra ha sido lo bastante necia como para fugarse, con el fin de evitar un proceso por blasfemia--Soy un gran perdedor por su huida--Me ha dejado entre manos un manual de devoción a medio terminar, después de haber recibido dinero por la copia completa--Era el teólogo más sólido y tenía la pluma más ortodoxa de toda mi gente; y nunca vi fallar su juicio, salvo al huir de su sustento en esta ocasión.

By owning you was not put in bodily fear by Lismahago, you preclude yourself from the benefit of a good plea, over and above the advantage of binding him over.

Al reconocer que Lismahago no le infundió temor corporal, usted se priva del beneficio de una buena defensa, además de la ventaja de obligarle a comparecer ante la justicia.

In the late war, I inserted in my evening paper, a paragraph that came by the post, reflecting upon the behaviour of a certain regiment in battle.

En la última guerra, inserté en mi periódico vespertino un párrafo que llegó por correo, que comentaba el comportamiento de cierto regimiento en batalla.

Vocabulary

sido: Past participle of 'ser'; meaning 'been'
publicadas: Published; past participle of publicar, feminine plural
tantas: So many; feminine plural form of tanto
cartas: Letters; written messages sent to someone
sobre: About; concerning a particular topic or subject
viajes: Travels; journeys made to different places
últimamente: Lately; recently, in the most recent period of time
entre: Among; between two or more things or people
junto: Together; alongside or combined with something else
Sentimentales: Sentimental; relating to emotions or tender feelings
público: The public; general audience or population of readers
parece: Seems; appears to be a certain way or condition
estar: To be; verb indicating state or condition
hastiado: Weary; fed up or disgusted with something repeated
ese: That; demonstrative adjective pointing to something nearby
tipo: Type; kind or category of something
entretenimiento: Entertainment; activity providing amusement or enjoyment
Sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something
embargo: Used in 'sin embargo' meaning however or nevertheless
si: If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause
bien: Well; adverb indicating something done in good manner
correré: I will run; future tense of correr, to run
riesgo: Risk; possibility of danger or negative outcome
imprimir: To print; to produce text or images on paper
publicar: To publish; to make written work available publicly
usted: You; formal second-person singular pronoun in Spanish
tendrá: Will have; future tense of tener, to have
mitad: Half; one of two equal parts of something
ganancias: Profits; money earned from a business or sale
edición: Edition; a particular version of a published work
necesita: Needs; requires something as necessary or essential
tomarse: To take upon oneself; reflexive form of tomar
molestia: Trouble; bother or inconvenience caused by something
traer: To bring; to carry something to a place
sermones: Sermons; religious speeches delivered during church services
por: For/by; preposition indicating cause, means, or exchange
cuenta: Account; responsibility or cost borne by someone
Nadie: Nobody; no person at all reads or does something
lee: Reads; third-person singular present of leer, to read
salvo: Except; excluding a particular group or individual
metodistas: Methodists; members of the Methodist Christian denomination
disidentes: Dissenters; people who oppose official doctrine or authority
Además: Furthermore; in addition to what was already stated
parte: Part; a portion or section of something larger
soy: I am; first-person singular present of ser, to be
completamente: Completely; totally or entirely without exception
ajeno: Unrelated; foreign or belonging to someone else
lectura: Reading; the activity of reading written material
personas: Persons; individual human beings or people
cuyo: Whose; relative possessive pronoun indicating belonging
juicio: Judgment; the ability to make considered decisions
dependía: Depended; relied upon someone for something important
esos: Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
asuntos: Matters; affairs or subjects requiring attention
están: Are; third-person plural present of estar, to be
fuera: Outside; beyond reach or outside a particular place
alcance: Reach; the extent to which something can be accessed
ido: Gone; past participle of ir, meaning to go
extranjero: Abroad; foreign country or land outside one's own
como: As/like; conjunction indicating comparison or role
carpintero: Carpenter; craftsman who works with wood professionally
navío: Ship; a large sailing vessel used at sea
guerra: War; armed conflict between nations or groups
otra: Another; a different or additional feminine person or thing
bastante: Enough; sufficiently or quite a considerable amount
necia: Foolish; lacking good sense or acting stupidly
para: In order to; preposition indicating purpose or destination
fugarse: To flee; to escape or run away from something
fin: End; the final purpose or conclusion of something
evitar: To avoid; to prevent or stay away from something
proceso: Trial; legal proceedings brought against an individual
blasfemia: Blasphemy; speech considered disrespectful toward sacred things
gran: Great; large or significant in degree or extent
perdedor: Loser; one who suffers a loss or defeat
huida: Flight; act of running away or escaping quickly
dejado: Left; past participle of dejar, meaning to leave
manos: Hands; the body parts at the end of arms
manual: Manual; a handbook or guide for a specific topic
devoción: Devotion; deep dedication especially of a religious nature
medio: Half; in the middle or partially completed state
terminar: To finish; to complete or bring to an end
después: After; following a particular event or point in time
haber: To have; auxiliary infinitive used in compound tenses
recibido: Received; past participle of recibir, to receive
dinero: Money; currency used to purchase goods and services
copia: Copy; a duplicate or reproduction of a written document
completa: Complete; whole or finished without missing any parts
Era: Was; third-person singular imperfect of ser, to be
teólogo: Theologian; a scholar who studies religious doctrine professionally
más: More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree or quantity
sólido: Solid; firm, reliable, or well-founded in knowledge
tenía: Had; third-person singular imperfect of tener, to have
pluma: Pen/quill; writing instrument, also means feather
ortodoxa: Orthodox; conforming to established religious or doctrinal beliefs
toda: All; the entirety of a group or category
gente: People; a group of human beings collectively
nunca: Never; at no time or not on any occasion
vi: I saw; first-person singular preterite of ver, to see
fallar: To fail; to not succeed or to malfunction
huir: To flee; to run away quickly from danger
sustento: Sustenance; means of support or livelihood for someone
ocasión: Occasion; a particular time or opportunity for something
Al: Upon; contraction used before infinitive meaning 'upon doing'
reconocer: To acknowledge; to admit or recognize something as true
infundió: Instilled; caused a feeling or quality in someone
temor: Fear; a feeling of dread or apprehension about something
corporal: Corporal; relating to the physical body of a person
priva: Deprives; takes away something from someone unjustly
beneficio: Benefit; advantage or gain obtained from something
buena: Good; having positive qualities or being favorable
defensa: Defense; protection or argument made against accusation
ventaja: Advantage; a favorable condition or superior position
obligarle: To oblige him; to force someone to do something
comparecer: To appear; to present oneself before a court legally
ante: Before; in front of or in the presence of
justicia: Justice; the legal system or fairness in law
última: Last; the most recent or final in a series
inserté: I inserted; first-person preterite of insertar, to insert
periódico: Newspaper; a daily or weekly printed news publication
vespertino: Evening; relating to the evening or afternoon time
párrafo: Paragraph; a section of writing on a single topic
llegó: Arrived; third-person singular preterite of llegar, to arrive
correo: Mail; postal correspondence or a post office service
comentaba: Commented; was commenting on something in written form
comportamiento: Behavior; the way a person or group acts
cierto: Certain; a particular or specific but unnamed entity
regimiento: Regiment; a military unit consisting of several battalions
batalla: Battle; a fight between armed forces during war

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