The Prince — Page 3
His youth was concurrent with the greatness of Florence as an Italian power under the guidance of Lorenzo de' Medici, Il Magnifico.
Su juventud fue contemporánea a la grandeza de Florencia como potencia italiana bajo la dirección de Lorenzo de' Medici, Il Magnifico.
The downfall of the Medici in Florence occurred in 1494, in which year Machiavelli entered the public service.
La caída de los Medici en Florencia ocurrió en 1494, año en que Maquiavelo entró al servicio público.
During his official career Florence was free under the government of a Republic, which lasted until 1512, when the Medici returned to power, and Machiavelli lost his office.
Durante su carrera oficial, Florencia fue libre bajo el gobierno de una República, que duró hasta 1512, cuando los Medici regresaron al poder y Maquiavelo perdió su cargo.
The Medici again ruled Florence from 1512 until 1527, when they were once more driven out.
Los Medici gobernaron Florencia nuevamente desde 1512 hasta 1527, cuando fueron expulsados una vez más.
This was the period of Machiavelli's literary activity and increasing influence; but he died, within a few weeks of the expulsion of the Medici, on 22nd June 1527, in his fifty-eighth year, without having regained office.
Este fue el período de la actividad literaria y creciente influencia de Maquiavelo; pero murió, pocas semanas después de la expulsión de los Medici, el 22 de junio de 1527, a sus cincuenta y ocho años, sin haber recuperado su cargo.
YOUTH — Æt. 1-25—1469-94
JUVENTUD — Æt. 1-25—1469-94
Although there is little recorded of the youth of Machiavelli, the Florence of those days is so well known that the early environment of this representative citizen may be easily imagined.
Aunque poco se ha registrado sobre la juventud de Maquiavelo, la Florencia de aquellos días es tan bien conocida que el entorno temprano de este ciudadano representativo puede imaginarse fácilmente.
Florence has been described as a city with two opposite currents of life, one directed by the fervent and austere Savonarola, the other by the splendour-loving Lorenzo.
Florencia ha sido descrita como una ciudad con dos corrientes de vida opuestas, una dirigida por el ferviente y austero Savonarola, la otra por el amante del esplendor Lorenzo.
Savonarola's influence upon the young Machiavelli must have been slight, for although at one time he wielded immense power over the fortunes of Florence, he only furnished Machiavelli with a subject of a gibe in The Prince, where he is cited as an example of an unarmed prophet who came to a bad end.
La influencia de Savonarola sobre el joven Maquiavelo debió de haber sido escasa, pues aunque en un momento ejerció un inmenso poder sobre los destinos de Florencia, solo le proporcionó a Maquiavelo el tema de una burla en El Príncipe, donde es citado como ejemplo de un profeta desarmado que tuvo un mal fin.
Vocabulary
- juventud
- Youth; the period of being young
- fue
- Was or went; past tense of ser/ir
- contemporánea
- Contemporary; existing or occurring at the same time
- grandeza
- Greatness; the quality of being grand or magnificent
- Florencia
- Florence; major Italian Renaissance city
- potencia
- Power; a state or force of great influence
- italiana
- Italian; relating to Italy, feminine form
- bajo
- Under; beneath the authority or direction of
- dirección
- Direction; leadership or guidance of an organization
- caída
- Fall; the collapse or downfall of a power
- ocurrió
- Occurred; happened at a specific moment
- año
- Year; a period of twelve months
- entró
- Entered; began participation in something
- servicio
- Service; work performed for a government or employer
- público
- Public; relating to the state or community
- Durante
- During; throughout a period of time
- carrera
- Career; a professional course of employment
- oficial
- Official; relating to an authorized public position
- libre
- Free; independent, not under control
- gobierno
- Government; the ruling body of a state
- República
- Republic; a government system without a monarch
- duró
- Lasted; continued for a period of time
- hasta
- Until, up to; indicates a limit in time
- cuando
- When; at the time that something happened
- regresaron
- They returned; came back to a former position
- poder
- Power; authority to govern or control others
- perdió
- Lost; was deprived of something previously held
- cargo
- Post, office; an official position or charge
- gobernaron
- They governed; ruled over a territory or people
- nuevamente
- Again; once more, anew
- desde
- From, since; indicates starting point in time
- fueron
- They were or went; past tense of ser/ir
- expulsados
- Expelled; forcibly removed from a place or position
- vez
- Time, instance; an occurrence of something
- más
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- período
- Period; a stretch or span of time
- actividad
- Activity; the state of being active or busy
- literaria
- Literary; relating to literature or writing
- creciente
- Growing, increasing; expanding in size or influence
- influencia
- Influence; the power to affect others' actions
- pero
- But; conjunction introducing a contrast
- murió
- Died; ceased to live at a specific time
- pocas
- Few; a small number of something
- semanas
- Weeks; periods of seven days each
- después
- After, afterward; following in time or order
- expulsión
- Expulsion; the act of forcing someone out
- junio
- June; the sixth month of the year
- cincuenta
- Fifty; the number 50
- ocho
- Eight; the number 8
- años
- Years; plural of año, periods of twelve months
- sin
- Without; lacking or not having something
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses
- recuperado
- Recovered; regained something previously lost
- JUVENTUD
- Youth; capitalized section heading about early life
- Aunque
- Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause
- poco
- Little, few; a small amount of something
- registrado
- Recorded; documented or officially noted
- sobre
- About, on; concerning a topic or subject
- aquellos
- Those; demonstrative adjective for distant things
- días
- Days; plural of día, twenty-four hour periods
- tan
- So, as; used in comparisons of equality
- bien
- Well; in a good or satisfactory manner
- conocida
- Known; familiar or recognized by many people
- entorno
- Environment, surroundings; the context around someone
- temprano
- Early; at an early stage or time
- ciudadano
- Citizen; a member of a city or state
- representativo
- Representative; typical of a group or era
- puede
- Can, is able to; third person of poder
- imaginarse
- To imagine oneself; to picture or envision mentally
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser, to be
- descrita
- Described; characterized or depicted in detail
- ciudad
- City; a large urban populated settlement
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- corrientes
- Currents, trends; prevailing movements or tendencies
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- opuestas
- Opposed, opposite; contrasting or conflicting tendencies
- dirigida
- Led, directed; guided by a particular person
- ferviente
- Fervent; intensely passionate or zealous
- austero
- Austere; severely strict and self-denying in lifestyle
- otra
- Other, another; a different one of two
- amante
- Lover; one who loves or is fond of
- esplendor
- Splendor; brilliant display of richness or beauty
- joven
- Young; at an early stage of life
- debió
- Must have; expresses probability about past events
- escasa
- Scarce, meager; insufficient in quantity or degree
- pues
- Since, well; causal or filler conjunction
- aunque
- Although; even if, despite the fact that
- momento
- Moment; a brief period or point in time
- ejerció
- Exercised, exerted; wielded power or influence
- inmenso
- Immense; extremely large or great in degree
- destinos
- Destinies, fates; predetermined courses of events
- solo
- Only, alone; merely or exclusively
- proporcionó
- Provided, furnished; supplied something to someone
- tema
- Theme, topic; a subject of discussion or writing
- burla
- Mockery, jest; an act of ridiculing someone
- Príncipe
- The Prince; Machiavelli's famous political treatise
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating place
- citado
- Cited, quoted; referenced as an example
- ejemplo
- Example; an instance illustrating a general rule
- profeta
- Prophet; one who proclaims or predicts future events
- desarmado
- Unarmed; without weapons or means of defense
- tuvo
- Had; past tense of tener, to have
- mal
- Bad, ill; unfavorable or negative outcome
- fin
- End; the final point or conclusion
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