The Great Gatsby — Page 10

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We walked through a high hallway into a bright rosy-coloured space, fragilely bound into the house by French windows at either end.

Atravesamos un vestíbulo alto y entramos en un espacio luminoso de color rosado, débilmente unido a la casa por ventanas francesas en cada extremo.

The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house.

Las ventanas estaban entornadas y relucían blancas contra el césped fresco del exterior, que parecía extenderse un poco hacia el interior de la casa.

A breeze blew through the room, blew curtains in at one end and out the other like pale flags, twisting them up toward the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling, and then rippled over the wine-coloured rug, making a shadow on it as wind does on the sea.

Una brisa soplaba por la habitación, agitaba las cortinas por un extremo y las sacaba por el otro como pálidas banderas, retorciéndolas hacia el techo escarchado con aspecto de pastel de bodas, y luego ondeaba sobre la alfombra color vino, proyectando sobre ella una sombra como la que hace el viento en el mar.

The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon.

El único objeto completamente inmóvil en la habitación era un enorme sofá sobre el que dos jóvenes mujeres flotaban como si estuvieran sobre un globo anclado.

They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house.

Ambas vestían de blanco, y sus vestidos ondeaban y revoloteaban como si acabaran de ser empujadas de regreso tras un breve vuelo alrededor de la casa.

I must have stood for a few moments listening to the whip and snap of the curtains and the groan of a picture on the wall.

Debo de haber permanecido de pie unos momentos escuchando el chasquido y el restallido de las cortinas y el crujido de un cuadro en la pared.

Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out about the room, and the curtains and the rugs and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor.

Luego se oyó un estampido cuando Tom Buchanan cerró las ventanas traseras y el viento atrapado se fue apagando por la habitación, y las cortinas, las alfombras y las dos jóvenes mujeres descendieron lentamente como globos hasta el suelo.

The younger of the two was a stranger to me.

La más joven de las dos me era desconocida.

Vocabulary

Atravesamos: We crossed or passed through a place together.
vestíbulo: Entrance hall or lobby of a building.
alto: Tall or high in size or stature.
entramos: We entered or went into a place.
espacio: Space or area, open or enclosed.
luminoso: Bright, full of light, or glowing.
rosado: Pink or rose-colored in appearance.
débilmente: Weakly or faintly, without much strength.
unido: Connected or joined to something else.
ventanas: Windows, openings in walls for light.
francesas: French; here referring to French doors or windows.
cada: Each or every, referring to individual items.
extremo: End or extreme point of something.
estaban: They were; past imperfect form of 'estar'.
entornadas: Slightly open or ajar, as doors or windows.
relucían: They gleamed or shone brightly.
contra: Against or contrasted with something.
césped: Lawn or grass covering outdoor ground.
fresco: Fresh or cool, often describing air or nature.
exterior: Outside or outer part of a place.
parecía: It seemed or appeared to be something.
extenderse: To stretch out or spread across an area.
poco: A little or slightly, small amount.
hacia: Toward or in the direction of something.
interior: Inside or inner part of a space.
brisa: Breeze, a light and gentle wind.
soplaba: It was blowing, as wind moves through air.
habitación: Room inside a house or building.
agitaba: It stirred or shook something gently.
cortinas: Curtains or drapes hanging over windows.
sacaba: It pulled out or drew something outward.
pálidas: Pale or faint in color, feminine plural.
banderas: Flags or banners waving in the air.
retorciéndolas: Twisting or wringing them around repeatedly.
techo: Ceiling or roof of a room or building.
escarchado: Frosted or covered with a frost-like texture.
aspecto: Appearance or look of something or someone.
pastel: Cake; also pastel soft color shade.
bodas: Wedding or marriage celebration ceremony.
luego: Then or later, indicating sequence of events.
ondeaba: It rippled or waved gently in motion.
sobre: Over or above something, preposition of position.
alfombra: Carpet or rug covering a floor surface.
vino: It came; past tense of 'venir,' to come.
proyectando: Projecting or casting light or shadow outward.
sombra: Shadow or shade cast by blocking light.
hace: It makes or does; also 'ago' with time.
viento: Wind, moving air outdoors or indoors.
mar: Sea or ocean, large body of saltwater.
único: Only or unique, one single thing or person.
objeto: Object or thing, a physical item.
completamente: Completely or entirely, without exception.
inmóvil: Motionless or still, not moving at all.
era: It was; past imperfect tense of 'ser'.
enorme: Enormous or very large in size.
sofá: Sofa or couch, upholstered seating furniture.
jóvenes: Young people or youth, plural of joven.
mujeres: Women, adult female persons, plural.
flotaban: They were floating or drifting lightly.
si: If, conjunction introducing a conditional clause.
estuvieran: They were; past subjunctive of 'estar'.
globo: Balloon or globe, a round floating object.
anclado: Anchored or secured to prevent drifting away.
Ambas: Both, referring to two feminine nouns together.
vestían: They were dressed or wore certain clothing.
vestidos: Dresses or garments worn by women.
revoloteaban: They fluttered or hovered about lightly.
acabaran: They had just finished; subjunctive of 'acabar'.
ser: To be; fundamental Spanish verb of existence.
empujadas: Pushed or shoved back by an external force.
regreso: Return or coming back to a place.
tras: After or behind, indicating sequence or position.
breve: Brief or short in duration or length.
vuelo: Flight or the act of flying through air.
alrededor: Around or surrounding a place or object.
Debo: I must or I should, expressing obligation.
haber: To have, auxiliary verb used in compound tenses.
permanecido: Remained or stayed in a place or state.
pie: Foot; 'de pie' means standing upright.
momentos: Moments or brief periods of time.
escuchando: Listening to sounds or someone speaking.
chasquido: Snap or click sound made suddenly.
restallido: Crack or sharp cracking sound produced suddenly.
crujido: Creak or crunch sound from pressure or movement.
cuadro: Picture or painting hanging on a wall.
pared: Wall, interior vertical surface of a room.
Luego: Then or afterward, indicating what happened next.
oyó: Heard; past tense of 'oír,' to hear.
estampido: Bang or loud explosive sound heard suddenly.
cuando: When, conjunction introducing a time clause.
cerró: He closed or shut something firmly.
traseras: Rear or back, referring to back windows or doors.
atrapado: Trapped or caught, unable to escape.
fue: It was or went; past tense of 'ser'/'ir'.
apagando: Dying down or extinguishing, fading gradually.
alfombras: Carpets or rugs covering floors, plural.
descendieron: They descended or came down from above.
lentamente: Slowly, in an unhurried or gradual manner.
globos: Balloons or globes floating in the air.
hasta: Until or up to a point in space or time.
suelo: Floor or ground, the surface one walks on.
más: More or most, comparative or superlative adverb.
joven: Young person or youth, singular form.
desconocida: Unknown or unfamiliar woman, a stranger.

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