The Prince — Page 9
This result was attained in the battle of Vaila, when Venice lost in one day all that she had won in eight hundred years.
Este resultado se logró en la batalla de Vaila, cuando Venecia perdió en un día todo lo que había ganado en ochocientos años.
Florence had a difficult part to play during these events, complicated as they were by the feud which broke out between the pope and the French, because friendship with France had dictated the entire policy of the Republic.
Florencia tuvo un papel difícil que desempeñar durante estos acontecimientos, complicados como estaban por la enemistad que estalló entre el papa y los franceses, porque la amistad con Francia había dictado toda la política de la República.
When, in 1511, Julius II finally formed the Holy League against France, and with the assistance of the Swiss drove the French out of Italy, Florence lay at the mercy of the Pope, and had to submit to his terms, one of which was that the Medici should be restored.
Cuando, en 1511, Julio II formó finalmente la Liga Santa contra Francia, y con la ayuda de los suizos expulsó a los franceses de Italia, Florencia quedó a merced del Papa, y tuvo que someterse a sus condiciones, una de las cuales era que los Médici debían ser restaurados.
The return of the Medici to Florence on 1st September 1512, and the consequent fall of the Republic, was the signal for the dismissal of Machiavelli and his friends, and thus put an end to his public career, for, as we have seen, he died without regaining office.
El regreso de los Médici a Florencia el 1 de septiembre de 1512, y la consiguiente caída de la República, fue la señal para la destitución de Maquiavelo y sus amigos, y puso así fin a su carrera pública, pues, como hemos visto, murió sin recuperar el cargo.
LITERATURE AND DEATH — Æt. 43-58—1512-27
LITERATURA Y MUERTE — Æt. 43-58—1512-27
On the return of the Medici, Machiavelli, who for a few weeks had vainly hoped to retain his office under the new masters of Florence, was dismissed by decree dated 7th November 1512.
Con el regreso de los Médici, Maquiavelo, que durante algunas semanas había esperado en vano conservar su cargo bajo los nuevos señores de Florencia, fue destituido por decreto con fecha del 7 de noviembre de 1512.
Shortly after this he was accused of complicity in an abortive conspiracy against the Medici, imprisoned, and put to the question by torture.
Poco después fue acusado de complicidad en una conspiración fallida contra los Médici, encarcelado y sometido a interrogatorio mediante tortura.
The new Medicean pope, Leo X, procured his release, and he retired to his small property at San Casciano, near Florence, where he devoted himself to literature.
El nuevo papa mediceo, León X, logró su liberación, y él se retiró a su pequeña propiedad en San Casciano, cerca de Florencia, donde se dedicó a la literatura.
Vocabulary
- Este
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'
- resultado
- Result or outcome of an action or event
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with many Spanish verbs
- logró
- Achieved or accomplished a goal or objective
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- batalla
- A battle or military combat between opposing forces
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when', introducing temporal clauses
- Venecia
- Venice, a major Italian city and historical republic
- perdió
- Lost something previously held or possessed
- día
- A day, a unit of time spanning 24 hours
- todo
- Everything or all of something
- lo
- Neuter pronoun referring to previously mentioned things
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- había
- Imperfect form of 'haber', meaning 'had' (auxiliary)
- ganado
- Past participle of ganar; earned, won, or gained
- ochocientos
- The number eight hundred
- años
- Years, plural of año
- tuvo
- Past tense of tener; had or possessed something
- papel
- Role or part played in a situation; also paper
- difícil
- Difficult or hard to do or understand
- desempeñar
- To perform, carry out, or fulfill a role
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time
- estos
- Plural demonstrative adjective meaning 'these'
- acontecimientos
- Events or happenings, often of historical significance
- complicados
- Complicated or complex in nature
- como
- Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'since'; also 'like'
- estaban
- Imperfect past tense of estar; 'they were'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'because of', or 'through'
- enemistad
- Enmity or hostile relationship between parties
- estalló
- Broke out or erupted, as conflict or war does
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- papa
- The Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church
- franceses
- The French people or things relating to France
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because', giving a reason
- amistad
- Friendship or amicable relationship between people
- Francia
- France, a major Western European country
- dictado
- Dictated or determined; something imposed upon others
- toda
- All or entire, feminine form of todo
- política
- Policy or politics governing decisions and actions
- República
- Republic, a form of government with elected leaders
- Julio
- Julius, a proper name; also the month July
- formó
- Formed or established a group or organization
- finalmente
- Finally or ultimately, after a long time
- Liga
- League or alliance formed among groups or nations
- Santa
- Holy or saint, feminine form of santo
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against' in opposition to
- ayuda
- Help or assistance given to someone in need
- suizos
- Swiss people or things relating to Switzerland
- expulsó
- Expelled or drove out a person or group
- Italia
- Italy, a country in southern Europe
- quedó
- Remained or was left in a certain state
- merced
- Mercy or grace; 'a merced de' means 'at the mercy of'
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- someterse
- To submit or yield to another's authority
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- condiciones
- Conditions or terms imposed in an agreement
- cuales
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who' (plural)
- era
- Imperfect past of ser; 'was' describing a state
- debían
- Imperfect of deber; were obligated or supposed to
- ser
- Infinitive of 'to be', indicating permanent states
- restaurados
- Restored to a previous position or state
- regreso
- Return to a place previously left or departed from
- septiembre
- September, the ninth month of the year
- consiguiente
- Consequent or resulting; 'por consiguiente' means therefore
- caída
- Fall or downfall of a person, regime, or structure
- fue
- Preterite of ser or ir; 'was' or 'went'
- señal
- Signal or sign indicating something is about to happen
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'by'
- destitución
- Dismissal or removal from an official position
- amigos
- Friends, people with whom one has a close relationship
- puso
- Put or placed; preterite of poner
- así
- Thus or in this way, indicating manner or result
- fin
- End or conclusion of something
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'
- carrera
- Career, profession, or course of professional life
- pública
- Public, relating to the community or government
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'since', 'well', or 'therefore'
- hemos
- Present perfect auxiliary 'we have' from haber
- visto
- Past participle of ver; seen or observed something
- murió
- Died; preterite of morir
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- recuperar
- To recover or regain something previously lost
- cargo
- Position, office, or charge of responsibility
- LITERATURA
- Literature, written works of artistic or scholarly value
- MUERTE
- Death, the end of life
- algunas
- Some or a few, feminine plural of alguno
- semanas
- Weeks, units of time consisting of seven days
- esperado
- Waited or hoped; past participle of esperar
- vano
- Vain or futile; 'en vano' means in vain
- conservar
- To preserve, keep, or maintain something intact
- bajo
- Under or beneath; also low in position or rank
- nuevos
- New, plural masculine adjective describing recent things
- señores
- Lords or masters; plural of señor in authority context
- destituido
- Dismissed or removed from an official position
- decreto
- Decree or official order issued by an authority
- fecha
- Date indicating a specific day on the calendar
- noviembre
- November, the eleventh month of the year
- Poco
- Little or a small amount; 'poco después' means shortly after
- después
- After or afterward, indicating sequence in time
- acusado
- Accused of a crime or wrongdoing
- complicidad
- Complicity or involvement in a wrongdoing with others
- conspiración
- Conspiracy or secret plot against an authority
- fallida
- Failed or unsuccessful in its intended purpose
- encarcelado
- Imprisoned or jailed, confined to a prison cell
- sometido
- Subjected to something; made to undergo a process
- interrogatorio
- Interrogation or questioning, often by authorities
- mediante
- By means of or through a particular method
- tortura
- Torture, inflicting severe pain to extract information
- nuevo
- New or recently introduced; masculine singular adjective
- León
- Leo, a proper name; also the Spanish word for lion
- liberación
- Liberation or release from captivity or oppression
- él
- Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he'
- retiró
- Withdrew or retired to a quieter place or life
- pequeña
- Small or little, feminine form of pequeño
- propiedad
- Property or estate owned by someone
- San
- Saint, used before male saints' names
- cerca
- Near or close to a place
- donde
- Where, a relative adverb indicating location
- dedicó
- Dedicated himself to an activity or pursuit
- literatura
- Literature, the body of written creative or scholarly works
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