The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 1
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
por Robert Louis Stevenson
Contents
Contenido
STORY OF THE DOOR
HISTORIA DE LA PUERTA
SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE
BÚSQUEDA DEL SR. HYDE
DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
EL DR. JEKYLL ESTABA BASTANTE TRANQUILO
THE CAREW MURDER CASE
EL CASO DEL ASESINATO DE CAREW
INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
INCIDENTE DE LA CARTA
INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON
INCIDENTE DEL DR. LANYON
INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW
INCIDENTE EN LA VENTANA
THE LAST NIGHT
LA ÚLTIMA NOCHE
DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
NARRATIVA DEL DR. LANYON
HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
DECLARACIÓN COMPLETA DEL CASO DE HENRY JEKYLL
Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable.
El Sr. Utterson, el abogado, era un hombre de semblante rudo que nunca se iluminaba con una sonrisa; frío, parco y cohibido en el discurso; retraído en sentimientos; delgado, alto, polvoriento, lúgubre y sin embargo de algún modo entrañable.
At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.
En reuniones amistosas, y cuando el vino era de su agrado, algo eminentemente humano brillaba desde su mirada; algo que ciertamente nunca encontraba lugar en su conversación, pero que hablaba no solo en estos símbolos silenciosos del rostro después de cenar, sino más a menudo y con más fuerza en los actos de su vida.
He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years.
Era austero consigo mismo; bebía ginebra cuando estaba solo, para mortificar su gusto por los vinos añejos; y aunque disfrutaba del teatro, no había cruzado las puertas de uno en veinte años.
But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.
Pero tenía una reconocida tolerancia hacia los demás; a veces preguntándose, casi con envidia, por la gran intensidad de ánimo involucrada en sus fechorías; y en cualquier extremo inclinado a ayudar antes que a reprobar.
"I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
"Me inclino por la herejía de Caín", solía decir con curiosidad: "Dejo que mi hermano se vaya al diablo a su manera.
Vocabulary
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- extraño
- Strange, odd, unusual; foreigner, stranger
- caso
- Case, matter, situation, instance
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction of de + el)
- Dr.
- Doctor (abbreviated title)
- y
- And (conjunction)
- Mr.
- Mister (abbreviated title)
- por
- By, for, through, along
- Contenido
- Content, contents, table of contents
- HISTORIA
- Story, history, tale
- DE
- Of, from (preposition)
- LA
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- PUERTA
- Door, gate, entrance
- BÚSQUEDA
- Search, quest, pursuit
- DEL
- Of the, from the (contraction of de + el)
- SR.
- Sir, Mr. (abbreviated title for Señor)
- EL
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- DR.
- Doctor (abbreviated title)
- ESTABA
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense of estar)
- BASTANTE
- Quite, enough, rather, fairly
- TRANQUILO
- Calm, peaceful, quiet, tranquil
- CASO
- Case, matter, situation, instance
- ASESINATO
- Murder, assassination, homicide
- INCIDENTE
- Incident, event, occurrence
- CARTA
- Letter, card, menu, chart
- EN
- In, on, at (preposition)
- VENTANA
- Window
- ÚLTIMA
- Last, final, latest (feminine)
- NOCHE
- Night, evening
- NARRATIVA
- Narrative, account, story
- DECLARACIÓN
- Statement, declaration, testimony
- COMPLETA
- Complete, full, entire (feminine)
- Sr.
- Mr., Sir (abbreviated title for Señor)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, advocate
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense of ser)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- hombre
- Man, human being
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- semblante
- Face, countenance, expression, appearance
- rudo
- Rough, harsh, rude, coarse
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- nunca
- Never, not ever
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- iluminaba
- Lit up, illuminated (imperfect tense)
- con
- With (preposition)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- sonrisa
- Smile
- frío
- Cold, cool, chilly
- parco
- Sparing, frugal, moderate, terse
- cohibido
- Inhibited, constrained, self-conscious, shy
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- discurso
- Speech, discourse, talk
- retraído
- Withdrawn, reserved, shy, reclusive
- sentimientos
- Feelings, emotions, sentiments
- delgado
- Thin, slim, slender
- alto
- Tall, high
- polvoriento
- Dusty, covered in dust
- lúgubre
- Gloomy, dismal, dreary, lugubrious
- sin
- Without (preposition)
- embargo
- However, nevertheless (in phrase sin embargo)
- algún
- Some, any (masculine form before noun)
- modo
- Way, manner, mode, method
- entrañable
- Endearing, affectionate, dear, lovable
- En
- In, on, at (preposition)
- reuniones
- Meetings, gatherings, reunions
- amistosas
- Friendly, amicable (feminine plural)
- cuando
- When (conjunction or adverb)
- vino
- Wine; came (preterite of venir)
- su
- His, her, its, their, your (possessive)
- agrado
- Pleasure, liking, taste, satisfaction
- algo
- Something, somewhat, anything
- eminentemente
- Eminently, highly, notably
- humano
- Human, humane
- brillaba
- Shone, gleamed (imperfect tense of brillar)
- desde
- From, since (preposition)
- mirada
- Look, gaze, glance, stare
- ciertamente
- Certainly, surely, definitely
- encontraba
- Found, met (imperfect tense of encontrar)
- lugar
- Place, location, spot
- conversación
- Conversation, talk
- pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- hablaba
- Spoke, talked (imperfect tense of hablar)
- no
- No, not (negation)
- solo
- Only, alone, single
- estos
- These (masculine plural demonstrative)
- símbolos
- Symbols, signs
- silenciosos
- Silent, quiet, noiseless (masculine plural)
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- cenar
- To dine, to have dinner
- sino
- But rather, except (conjunction)
- más
- More, most, plus
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- menudo
- Often, frequently (in phrase a menudo)
- fuerza
- Force, strength, power
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- actos
- Acts, deeds, actions
- vida
- Life
- Era
- Was, used to be (imperfect of ser); era
- austero
- Austere, severe, strict, plain
- consigo
- With himself, herself, itself, themselves
- mismo
- Same, self, very (emphatic)
- bebía
- Drank, used to drink (imperfect of beber)
- ginebra
- Gin (alcoholic beverage); Geneva
- estaba
- Was, used to be (imperfect of estar)
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- mortificar
- To mortify, to torment, to humiliate
- gusto
- Taste, liking, pleasure
- vinos
- Wines
- añejos
- Aged, old, vintage (masculine plural)
- aunque
- Although, though, even though (conjunction)
- disfrutaba
- Enjoyed (imperfect tense of disfrutar)
- teatro
- Theater, theatre, drama
- había
- There was, there were; had (imperfect of haber)
- cruzado
- Crossed, passed through (past participle)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- puertas
- Doors, gates, entrances
- uno
- One (masculine)
- veinte
- Twenty
- años
- Years
- Pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- tenía
- Had, possessed (imperfect tense of tener)
- reconocida
- Recognized, acknowledged (feminine past participle)
- tolerancia
- Tolerance, toleration
- hacia
- Toward, towards (preposition)
- demás
- Others, rest, remaining
- veces
- Times, occasions (plural of vez)
- preguntándose
- Wondering, asking oneself (present participle reflexive)
- casi
- Almost, nearly
- envidia
- Envy, jealousy
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article); her, it
- gran
- Great, large, grand (apocopated form of grande)
- intensidad
- Intensity, strength, depth
- ánimo
- Spirit, mood, courage, mind
- involucrada
- Involved, engaged (feminine past participle)
- sus
- His, her, its, their, your (plural possessive)
- fechorías
- Misdeeds, wrongdoings, mischief
- cualquier
- Any, whatever, whichever
- extremo
- Extreme, end, utmost
- inclinado
- Inclined, disposed, leaning (past participle)
- ayudar
- To help, to aid, to assist
- antes
- Before, earlier, previously
- reprobar
- To reprove, to condemn, to fail
- Me
- Me, myself (object pronoun)
- inclino
- I incline, I lean (present tense of inclinar)
- herejía
- Heresy
- solía
- Used to, was accustomed to (imperfect of soler)
- decir
- To say, to tell
- curiosidad
- Curiosity, inquisitiveness
- Dejo
- I leave, I let (present tense of dejar)
- mi
- My (singular possessive)
- hermano
- Brother, sibling
- vaya
- Go, may go (subjunctive of ir)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- diablo
- Devil, demon
- manera
- Way, manner, fashion, mode
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