The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 3
Lord Henry elevated his eyebrows and looked at him in amazement through the thin blue wreaths of smoke that curled up in such fanciful whorls from his heavy, opium-tainted cigarette.
Lord Henry arqueó las cejas y lo miró con asombro a través de las delgadas espirales azules de humo que se enrollaban en tan caprichosos remolinos desde su pesado cigarrillo impregnado de opio.
"Not send it anywhere? My dear fellow, why?
«¿No enviarlo a ningún lugar? Mi querido amigo, ¿por qué?
Have you any reason?
¿Tienes alguna razón?
What odd chaps you painters are!
¡Qué tipos tan extraños sois los pintores!
You do anything in the world to gain a reputation.
Haríais cualquier cosa en el mundo para ganar una reputación.
As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away.
En cuanto la tenéis, parecéis querer tirarla por la borda.
It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Es una tontería de vuestra parte, pues solo hay una cosa en el mundo peor que ser objeto de habladurías, y es no serlo.
A portrait like this would set you far above all the young men in England, and make the old men quite jealous, if old men are ever capable of any emotion."
Un retrato como este te colocaría muy por encima de todos los jóvenes de Inglaterra, y pondría bastante celosos a los viejos, si es que los viejos son capaces alguna vez de sentir alguna emoción.»
"I know you will laugh at me," he replied, "but I really can't exhibit it.
«Sé que te reirás de mí», respondió, «pero realmente no puedo exponerlo.
I have put too much of myself into it."
He puesto demasiado de mí mismo en él.»
Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.
Lord Henry se recostó en el diván y se rió.
"Yes, I knew you would; but it is quite true, all the same."
«Sí, sabía que lo harías; pero es del todo cierto, a pesar de todo.»
"Too much of yourself in it! Upon my word, Basil, I didn't know you were so vain; and I really can't see any resemblance between you, with your rugged strong face and your coal-black hair, and this young Adonis, who looks as if he was made out of ivory and rose-leaves.
«¡Demasiado de ti mismo en él! A fe mía, Basil, no sabía que fueras tan vanidoso; y realmente no puedo ver ningún parecido entre tú, con tu rostro robusto y fuerte y tu cabello negro como el carbón, y este joven Adonis, que parece estar hecho de marfil y pétalos de rosa.
Vocabulary
- Lord
- A nobleman or person of high rank and authority.
- arqueó
- Past tense of arquear: to arch or curve upward.
- las
- Feminine plural definite article; the.
- cejas
- Plural of ceja: eyebrows above the eyes.
- lo
- Masculine singular neutral pronoun; it, him, or that which.
- miró
- Past tense of mirar: looked or observed something.
- con
- Preposition meaning with or accompanied by.
- asombro
- Noun meaning surprise, amazement, or wonder.
- través
- Noun meaning across; used in phrase a través de.
- de
- Preposition indicating possession, origin, or composition.
- delgadas
- Adjective meaning thin, slender, or delicate.
- espirales
- Plural of espiral: spiral shapes or coils.
- azules
- Plural of azul: blue color or shades.
- humo
- Noun meaning smoke from fire or cigarettes.
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning that or which.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun indicating action performed on oneself.
- enrollaban
- Past tense of enrollar: wound or rolled up.
- en
- Preposition indicating location, time, or manner.
- tan
- Adverb meaning so or such a degree.
- caprichosos
- Adjective meaning whimsical, capricious, or unpredictable.
- remolinos
- Plural of remolino: whirlpools or swirls.
- desde
- Preposition meaning from or since a point.
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their.
- pesado
- Adjective meaning heavy, burdensome, or tedious.
- cigarrillo
- Noun meaning a cigarette for smoking.
- impregnado
- Adjective meaning soaked, saturated, or filled with.
- No
- Adverb meaning no or not negating.
- enviarlo
- Infinitive phrase meaning to send it away.
- ningún
- Adjective meaning no, not any, or none.
- lugar
- Noun meaning place, location, or spot.
- Mi
- Possessive adjective meaning my or belonging to me.
- querido
- Adjective meaning dear, beloved, or cherished.
- amigo
- Noun meaning friend or companion.
- por
- Preposition meaning for, by, or through.
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun or adjective meaning what or why.
- Tienes
- Second person singular of tener: you have.
- alguna
- Feminine adjective meaning some, any, or a certain.
- razón
- Noun meaning reason, cause, or rationale.
- Qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning what or which things.
- tipos
- Plural of tipo: types, kinds, or fellows.
- extraños
- Adjective meaning strange, odd, or unusual.
- sois
- Second person plural of ser: you are.
- los
- Masculine plural definite article; the.
- pintores
- Plural of pintor: painters or artists.
- Haríais
- Conditional second person plural of hacer: would do.
- cualquier
- Adjective meaning any or whatever kind.
- cosa
- Noun meaning thing, matter, or object.
- el
- Masculine singular definite article; the.
- mundo
- Noun meaning world or all people.
- para
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or towards.
- ganar
- Infinitive verb meaning to earn, win, or gain.
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article; a or one.
- reputación
- Noun meaning reputation, fame, or standing.
- En
- Preposition meaning in, at, or on.
- cuanto
- Conjunction meaning as soon as or when.
- tenéis
- Second person plural of tener: you all have.
- parecéis
- Second person plural of parecer: you seem or appear.
- querer
- Infinitive verb meaning to want, wish, or desire.
- tirarla
- Infinitive phrase meaning to throw it away.
- Es
- Third person singular of ser: is or it is.
- tontería
- Noun meaning foolishness, nonsense, or stupidity.
- vuestra
- Possessive adjective meaning your belonging to you all.
- parte
- Noun meaning part, portion, or side.
- pues
- Conjunction or adverb meaning since, well, or then.
- solo
- Adjective meaning alone, solitary, or only.
- hay
- Third person singular of haber: there is or exists.
- peor
- Adjective meaning worse or worst in comparison.
- ser
- Infinitive verb meaning to be or exist.
- objeto
- Noun meaning object, target, or purpose.
- habladurías
- Plural noun meaning gossip, rumors, or talk.
- es
- Third person singular of ser: is or it is.
- no
- Adverb meaning not or negating statement.
- serlo
- Infinitive phrase meaning to be it or that.
- Un
- Masculine singular indefinite article; a or one.
- retrato
- Noun meaning portrait, picture, or depiction.
- como
- Conjunction or preposition meaning like, as, or such.
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