The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 1
The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.
El estudio estaba lleno del rico aroma de las rosas, y cuando la suave brisa de verano se agitaba entre los árboles del jardín, llegaba por la puerta abierta el intenso perfume de la lila, o la más delicada fragancia del espino de flores rosadas.
From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flamelike as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid, jade-faced painters of Tokyo who, through the medium of an art that is necessarily immobile, seek to convey the sense of swiftness and motion.
Desde el rincón del diván de alforjas persas en el que estaba recostado, fumando, como era su costumbre, innumerables cigarrillos, Lord Henry Wotton apenas podía percibir el destello de las flores dulces como la miel y del color de la miel de un laburno, cuyas trémulas ramas parecían apenas capaces de soportar la carga de una belleza tan ardiente como la suya; y de vez en cuando las fantásticas sombras de pájaros en vuelo cruzaban veloces las largas cortinas de seda tussor extendidas ante el enorme ventanal, produciendo una especie de efecto japonés momentáneo, y haciéndole pensar en aquellos pálidos pintores de rostro de jade de Tokio que, a través del medio de un arte necesariamente inmóvil, buscan transmitir la sensación de rapidez y movimiento.
The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through the long unmown grass, or circling with monotonous insistence round the dusty gilt horns of the straggling woodbine, seemed to make the stillness more oppressive.
El hosco murmullo de las abejas abriéndose paso entre la alta hierba sin segar, o dando vueltas con monótona insistencia alrededor de los polvorientos cuernos dorados de la madreselva dispersa, parecía hacer el silencio más opresivo.
The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.
El sordo estruendo de Londres era como la nota bordón de un órgano lejano.
Vocabulary
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- estudio
- Study; studio; office or workplace
- estaba
- Was (imperfect tense of estar)
- lleno
- Full; filled; complete
- del
- Of the; from the (contraction)
- rico
- Rich; wealthy; delicious or delightful
- aroma
- Aroma; fragrance; pleasant smell
- de
- Of; from; about; made of
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- rosas
- Roses (plural of rosa)
- cuando
- When; during the time that
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- suave
- Soft; gentle; smooth; mild
- brisa
- Breeze; light wind
- verano
- Summer season
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; itself
- agitaba
- Shook; stirred; moved back and forth
- entre
- Between; among; in the middle of
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- árboles
- Trees (plural of árbol)
- jardín
- Garden; yard; outdoor green space
- llegaba
- Arrived; came; reached (imperfect)
- por
- By; through; for; per; because of
- puerta
- Door; gate; entrance to a place
- abierta
- Open; opened (feminine form)
- intenso
- Intense; strong; vivid; deep
- perfume
- Perfume; fragrance; scent
- lila
- Lilac; lilac-colored flower or shrub
- más
- More; most; plus; greater amount
- delicada
- Delicate; tender; refined; fragile
- fragancia
- Fragrance; sweet smell; pleasant odor
- espino
- Hawthorn; thorn; prickly shrub or bush
- flores
- Flowers (plural of flor)
- rosadas
- Pink; rosy (feminine plural form)
- Desde
- From; since; starting at a place
- rincón
- Corner; nook; secluded small space
- diván
- Divan; sofa; couch for resting
- persas
- Persian (feminine plural); from Persia
- recostado
- Reclining; leaning back; lying down
- fumando
- Smoking; present participle of fumar
- era
- Was; used to be (imperfect)
- su
- His; her; its; your (formal)
- costumbre
- Habit; custom; usual practice
- innumerables
- Innumerable; countless; very many
- cigarrillos
- Cigarettes (plural of cigarrillo)
- apenas
- Hardly; scarcely; barely; just
- podía
- Could; was able to (imperfect)
- percibir
- Perceive; notice; detect; sense
- destello
- Sparkle; glimmer; flash of light
- dulces
- Sweet; sugary; pleasant; candies
- miel
- Honey; sweet substance made by bees
- color
- Color; hue; shade; appearance
- un
- A; an (masculine singular article)
- cuyas
- Whose; which; of which (feminine)
- trémulas
- Trembling; quivering; shaking (feminine)
- ramas
- Branches; limbs of trees
- parecían
- Seemed; appeared; looked like (plural)
- capaces
- Capable; able; competent; qualified
- soportar
- Support; bear; endure; withstand
- carga
- Load; burden; cargo; charge
- una
- A; an (feminine singular article)
- belleza
- Beauty; loveliness; attractive quality
- tan
- So; as; such; so much
- ardiente
- Burning; passionate; hot; fervent
- suya
- His; hers; its; yours (formal)
- vez
- Time; occasion; turn; instance
- fantásticas
- Fantastic; imaginary; wonderful (feminine)
- sombras
- pájaros
- Birds (plural of pájaro)
- vuelo
- Flight; flying; soaring through air
- cruzaban
- Crossed; went across; traversed (imperfect)
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