The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 6

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

It is a silly habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one's life.

Es un hábito tonto, me atrevo a decir, pero de algún modo parece traer una gran cantidad de romance a la vida de uno.

I suppose you think me awfully foolish about it?"

Supongo que te parece que soy terriblemente tonto al respecto, ¿verdad?"

"Not at all," answered Lord Henry, "not at all, my dear Basil.

"En absoluto", respondió Lord Henry, "en absoluto, mi querido Basil.

You seem to forget that I am married, and the one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.

Pareces olvidar que estoy casado, y el único encanto del matrimonio es que hace que una vida de engaño sea absolutamente necesaria para ambas partes.

I never know where my wife is, and my wife never knows what I am doing.

Yo nunca sé dónde está mi esposa, y mi esposa nunca sabe qué estoy haciendo.

When we meet—we do meet occasionally, when we dine out together, or go down to the Duke's—we tell each other the most absurd stories with the most serious faces.

Cuando nos encontramos —nos encontramos de vez en cuando, cuando cenamos juntos fuera, o vamos a casa del Duque— nos contamos las historias más absurdas con las caras más serias.

My wife is very good at it—much better, in fact, than I am.

Mi esposa es muy buena en eso —mucho mejor, de hecho, que yo.

She never gets confused over her dates, and I always do.

Ella nunca se confunde con sus fechas, y yo siempre lo hago.

But when she does find me out, she makes no row at all.

Pero cuando me descubre, no arma ningún escándalo.

I sometimes wish she would; but she merely laughs at me."

A veces desearía que lo hiciera; pero simplemente se ríe de mí."

"I hate the way you talk about your married life, Harry," said Basil Hallward, strolling towards the door that led into the garden.

"Odio la forma en que hablas de tu vida matrimonial, Harry", dijo Basil Hallward, paseando hacia la puerta que llevaba al jardín.

"I believe that you are really a very good husband, but that you are thoroughly ashamed of your own virtues.

"Creo que en realidad eres un muy buen esposo, pero que estás completamente avergonzado de tus propias virtudes.

You are an extraordinary fellow.

Eres un tipo extraordinario.

You never say a moral thing, and you never do a wrong thing.

Nunca dices nada moral, y nunca haces nada malo.

Your cynicism is simply a pose.

Tu cinismo es simplemente una pose.

Vocabulary

Es: Third person singular present of 'ser' (to be).
un: Indefinite article; a, an.
hábito: A habit or custom practiced regularly.
tonto: Silly, foolish, or stupid.
me: Direct or indirect object pronoun; me.
atrevo: First person singular of 'atreverse' (to dare).
decir: To say or tell.
pero: But; however; conjunction.
de: Of; from; preposition indicating possession.
algún: Some; any; apocopated form of alguno.
modo: Mode, manner, or way of doing something.
parece: Third person singular of 'parecer' (to seem).
traer: To bring or carry.
una: Feminine indefinite article; a, an.
gran: Great; large; apocopated form of grande.
cantidad: Quantity; amount; number.
romance: Romance; love affair; Spanish language.
la: Feminine singular definite article; the.
vida: Life; existence.
uno: One; a person; number one.
Supongo: First person singular of 'suponer' (to suppose).
que: That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction.
te: Direct or indirect object pronoun; you.
soy: First person singular of 'ser' (to be).
terriblemente: Terribly; awfully; in a terrible manner.
al: Contraction of 'a' and 'el'; to the.
respecto: Respect; regard; concerning or with respect to.
verdad: Truth; fact; true statement.
En: In; on; preposition indicating location or time.
absoluto: Absolute; complete; not at all.
respondió: Third person singular preterite of 'responder' (to respond).
en: In; on; preposition indicating location or time.
mi: My; possessive adjective.
querido: Dear; beloved; loved one.
Pareces: Second person singular of 'parecer' (to seem).
olvidar: To forget.
estoy: First person singular of 'estar' (to be).
casado: Married; past participle of casar.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
único: Only; sole; unique; single.
encanto: Charm; enchantment; delight.
del: Contraction of 'de' and 'el'; of the.
matrimonio: Marriage; matrimony; married couple.
hace: Third person singular present of 'hacer' (to make/do).
engaño: Deception; fraud; trick.
sea: Third person singular present subjunctive of 'ser'.
absolutamente: Absolutely; completely; in absolute terms.
necesaria: Necessary; required; essential.
para: For; in order to; toward; by.
ambas: Both; feminine plural of ambos.
partes: Parts; portions; parties; sides.
Yo: I; first person singular pronoun.
nunca: Never; not ever.
sé: First person singular present of 'saber' (to know).
dónde: Where; interrogative adverb indicating location.
está: Third person singular present of 'estar' (to be).
esposa: Wife; spouse; married woman.
sabe: Third person singular present of 'saber' (to know).
qué: What; interrogative pronoun.
haciendo: Doing; making; present participle of hacer.
Cuando: When; temporal conjunction.
nos: Us; ourselves; reflexive or dative pronoun.
encontramos: We meet; first person plural present of encontrar.
vez: Time; occasion; instance.
cuando: When; temporal conjunction.
cenamos: We dine; first person plural present of cenar.
juntos: Together; jointly; in company.
fuera: Outside; out; exterior location.
vamos: We go; first person plural present of ir.
casa: House; home; residence.
Duque: Duke; nobleman; high-ranking title.
contamos: We tell/count; first person plural of contar.
las: The; feminine plural definite article.
historias: Stories; histories; narratives.
más: More; most; additional.
absurdas: Absurd; ridiculous; nonsensical; feminine plural.

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