The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 12

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

Neither of us could help laughing, and we became friends at once."

Ninguno de los dos pudo evitar reírse, y nos hicimos amigos de inmediato."

"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one," said the young lord, plucking another daisy.

"La risa no es en absoluto un mal comienzo para una amistad, y es con mucho el mejor final para ella", dijo el joven lord, arrancando otra margarita.

Hallward shook his head.

Hallward sacudió la cabeza.

"You don't understand what friendship is, Harry," he murmured—"or what enmity is, for that matter.

"No entiendes lo que es la amistad, Harry", murmuró—"ni lo que es la enemistad, para el caso.

You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one."

Te agrada todo el mundo; es decir, eres indiferente a todo el mundo."

"How horribly unjust of you!" cried Lord Henry, tilting his hat back and looking up at the little clouds that, like ravelled skeins of glossy white silk, were drifting across the hollowed turquoise of the summer sky.

"¡Qué horriblemente injusto de tu parte!" exclamó Lord Henry, echando el sombrero hacia atrás y mirando hacia las pequeñas nubes que, como madejas enredadas de seda blanca brillante, se desplazaban por el hueco turquesa del cielo veraniego.

"Yes; horribly unjust of you.

"Sí; horriblemente injusto de tu parte.

I make a great difference between people.

Yo establezco una gran diferencia entre las personas.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.

Elijo a mis amigos por su buena apariencia, a mis conocidos por su buen carácter, y a mis enemigos por su buena inteligencia.

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Un hombre nunca puede ser demasiado cuidadoso en la elección de sus enemigos.

I have not got one who is a fool.

No tengo ninguno que sea un necio.

They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.

Todos son hombres de cierto poder intelectual, y en consecuencia todos me aprecian.

Is that very vain of me?

¿Es eso muy vanidoso de mi parte?

I think it is rather vain."

Creo que es bastante vanidoso."

"I should think it was, Harry.

"Eso me parece, Harry.

But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance."

Pero según tu categoría debo ser simplemente un conocido."

"My dear old Basil, you are much more than an acquaintance."

"Mi querido y viejo Basil, eres mucho más que un conocido."

"And much less than a friend.

"Y mucho menos que un amigo.

A sort of brother, I suppose?"

Una especie de hermano, supongo."

"Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers.

"¡Oh, los hermanos! Los hermanos no me importan.

Vocabulary

Ninguno: Neither, none; refers to no one or nothing.
de: Of, from; common preposition linking words.
los: The; masculine plural definite article.
dos: Two; the number 2.
pudo: Could, was able to; past tense of poder.
evitar: To avoid, to prevent something from happening.
reírse: To laugh; reflexive form of reír.
y: And; basic coordinating conjunction.
nos: Us, ourselves; first person plural object pronoun.
hicimos: We made, we did; past tense of hacer.
amigos: Friends; plural of amigo.
inmediato: Immediate, instant; happening right away.
La: The; feminine singular definite article.
risa: Laughter, a laugh; the act of laughing.
no: No, not; basic negation word.
es: Is; third person singular present of ser.
en: In, on, at; common preposition of location.
absoluto: Absolute; in expressions like en absoluto, not at all.
un: A, an; masculine singular indefinite article.
mal: Bad, poor; describing something negative or wrong.
comienzo: Beginning, start; the initial part of something.
para: For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose.
una: A, an; feminine singular indefinite article.
amistad: Friendship; a close relationship between friends.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion.
mucho: Much, a lot; indicates a large quantity or degree.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
mejor: Better, best; comparative or superlative of bueno.
final: End, final; the last part or conclusion.
ella: She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun.
dijo: Said, told; third person past tense of decir.
joven: Young, youth; describing someone of a young age.
arrancando: Pulling off, tearing away; gerund of arrancar.
otra: Another, other; feminine form of otro.
margarita: Daisy; a common white and yellow flower.
sacudió: Shook; third person past tense of sacudir.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
cabeza: Head; the upper part of the human body.
No: No, not; basic negation word.
entiendes: You understand; second person present of entender.
lo: It, him; masculine singular object pronoun.
que: That, what, which; versatile conjunction or pronoun.
murmuró: Murmured, whispered; past tense of murmurar.
ni: Nor, neither; conjunction linking negative alternatives.
enemistad: Enmity, hostility; a state of being enemies.
caso: Case, instance; also used in hacer caso, to pay attention.
Te: You, yourself; second person singular object pronoun.
agrada: Pleases, is pleasing to; third person of agradar.
todo: Everything, all; refers to the whole or everyone.
mundo: World, everyone; used in todo el mundo, everyone.
decir: To say, to tell; common verb of communication.
eres: You are; second person singular present of ser.
indiferente: Indifferent, uncaring; showing no preference or feeling.
a: To, at; basic preposition of direction or purpose.
Qué: What, how; used in exclamations and questions.
horriblemente: Horribly, dreadfully; adverb meaning in a horrible way.
injusto: Unjust, unfair; describing something morally wrong.
tu: Your; second person singular possessive adjective.
parte: Part, side; portion or role in something.
exclamó: Exclaimed; third person past tense of exclamar.
echando: Throwing, pushing back; gerund of echar.
sombrero: Hat; a head covering worn outdoors.
hacia: Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction.
atrás: Back, behind; adverb indicating backward direction.
mirando: Looking at, watching; gerund of mirar.
las: The; feminine plural definite article.
pequeñas: Small, little; feminine plural of pequeño.
nubes: Clouds; white masses floating in the sky.
como: Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison.
madejas: Skeins, hanks; loosely coiled bundles of thread or yarn.
enredadas: Tangled, entangled; feminine plural of enredado.
seda: Silk; a smooth, luxurious natural fabric.
blanca: White; feminine form of the color blanco.
brillante: Brilliant, shining; something that glows or shines brightly.
se: Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
desplazaban: Were moving, drifting; imperfect past of desplazarse.
por: Through, by, for; preposition with multiple uses.
hueco: Hollow, gap, expanse; an empty or open space.
turquesa: Turquoise; a blue-green color like the gemstone.
del: Of the; contraction of de and el.
cielo: Sky, heaven; the space above the earth.
veraniego: Summery, of summer; adjective relating to summer.
Sí: Yes; affirmative response or agreement.
Yo: I; first person singular subject pronoun.
establezco: I establish, I make; first person present of establecer.
gran: Great, big; shortened form of grande before nouns.
diferencia: Difference; a distinction between two or more things.
entre: Between, among; preposition indicating position or choice.
personas: People, persons; plural of persona.
Elijo: I choose, I select; first person present of elegir.
mis: My; first person plural possessive adjective.
su: His, her, their, your; third person possessive adjective.
buena: Good; feminine form of the adjective bueno.
apariencia: Appearance, looks; the way someone looks outwardly.
conocidos: Acquaintances; people one knows but not close friends.
buen: Good; shortened form of bueno before masculine nouns.
carácter: Character, personality; a person's nature and qualities.
enemigos: Enemies; people who are hostile or opposed to one.
inteligencia: Intelligence; the ability to learn and understand things.
Un: A, an; masculine singular indefinite article.
hombre: Man; an adult male human being.
nunca: Never; at no time, not ever.
puede: Can, is able to; third person present of poder.
ser: To be; fundamental verb expressing identity or essence.
demasiado: Too, too much; more than necessary or desired.
cuidadoso: Careful, cautious; taking great care in actions.
elección: Choice, selection; the act of choosing between options.
sus: His, her, their; plural possessive adjective.
tengo: I have; first person singular present of tener.
ninguno: None, not one; indicating the absence of any.
sea: Be; subjunctive form of ser expressing doubt or desire.
necio: Foolish, stupid; someone who lacks good sense.
Todos: All, everyone; referring to the whole group.
son: Are; third person plural present of ser.
hombres: Men; plural of hombre, adult male humans.
cierto: Certain, some; indicating a specific but unnamed quality.
poder: Power, ability; also the infinitive to be able to.
intelectual: Intellectual; relating to the intellect or mental ability.
consecuencia: Consequence, result; something that follows from a cause.
todos: All, everyone; plural form referring to a whole group.
me: Me, myself; first person singular object pronoun.
aprecian: They appreciate, value; third person plural of apreciar.
Es: Is; third person singular present of ser.
eso: That; neuter demonstrative pronoun for a concept.
muy: Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or other adverbs.
vanidoso: Vain, conceited; excessively proud of one's appearance.
mi: My; first person singular possessive adjective.
Creo: I think, I believe; first person present of creer.
bastante: Quite, rather, enough; indicating a sufficient degree.
Eso: That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to an idea.
parece: It seems, it appears; third person present of parecer.
Pero: But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast.
según: According to, depending on; preposition of reference.
categoría: Category, class; a group or classification of things.
debo: I must, I should; first person present of deber.
simplemente: Simply, just; adverb meaning in a simple manner.
conocido: Acquaintance, known; someone one knows but not closely.
Mi: My; first person singular possessive adjective.
querido: Dear, beloved; affectionate term for someone close.
viejo: Old, old friend; adjective or informal term of address.
más: More, most; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
Y: And; basic coordinating conjunction.
menos: Less, fewer; comparative adverb indicating lesser degree.
amigo: Friend; a person with whom one has a close bond.
Una: A, an; feminine singular indefinite article.
especie: Kind, sort, species; a type or category of something.
hermano: Brother; a male sibling or close male companion.
supongo: I suppose, I guess; first person present of suponer.
hermanos: Brothers, siblings; plural of hermano.
Los: The; masculine plural definite article.
importan: They matter, they are important; third plural of importar.

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