The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 14
The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.
La cordialidad, como era característico del hombre, resultaba algo teatral a la vista; pero se basaba en un sentimiento genuino.
For these two were old friends, old mates both at school and college, both thorough respectors of themselves and of each other, and what does not always follow, men who thoroughly enjoyed each other's company.
Pues estos dos eran viejos amigos, viejos compañeros tanto en la escuela como en la universidad, ambos respetuosos de sí mismos y del otro, y lo que no siempre ocurre, hombres que disfrutaban completamente de la compañía mutua.
After a little rambling talk, the lawyer led up to the subject which so disagreeably preoccupied his mind.
Después de una breve conversación dispersa, el abogado condujo hacia el tema que tan desagradablemente preocupaba su mente.
"I suppose, Lanyon," said he, "you and I must be the two oldest friends that Henry Jekyll has?"
—Supongo, Lanyon —dijo él—, que usted y yo debemos ser los dos amigos más antiguos que tiene Henry Jekyll.
"I wish the friends were younger," chuckled Dr. Lanyon.
—Ojalá los amigos fueran más jóvenes —se rió el Dr. Lanyon.
"But I suppose we are. And what of that? I see little of him now."
—Pero supongo que lo somos. ¿Y qué importa eso? Ahora lo veo poco.
"Indeed?" said Utterson.
—¿De veras? —dijo Utterson.
"I thought you had a bond of common interest."
—Pensé que tenían un vínculo de interés común.
"We had," was the reply.
—Lo teníamos —fue la respuesta.
"But it is more than ten years since Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me.
—Pero hace más de diez años que Henry Jekyll se volvió demasiado fantasioso para mí.
He began to go wrong, wrong in mind; and though of course I continue to take an interest in him for old sake's sake, as they say, I see and I have seen devilish little of the man.
Comenzó a desviarse, a desviarse mentalmente; y aunque por supuesto continúo interesándome en él por los viejos tiempos, como dicen, veo y he visto condenadamente poco del hombre.
Such unscientific balderdash," added the doctor, flushing suddenly purple, "would have estranged Damon and Pythias."
Semejante disparate anticientífico —añadió el doctor, sonrojándose repentinamente de color púrpura— habría distanciado a Damón y Pitias.
This little spirit of temper was somewhat of a relief to Mr. Utterson.
Este pequeño arranque de temperamento fue en cierto modo un alivio para el Sr. Utterson.
Vocabulary
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- cordialidad
- Cordiality, warmth, friendliness in manner
- como
- As, like, how
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense of ser)
- característico
- Characteristic, typical, distinctive
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- hombre
- Man, human being
- resultaba
- Turned out, resulted, seemed (imperfect tense)
- algo
- Something, somewhat, a bit
- teatral
- Theatrical, dramatic, stagey
- a
- To, at, in (preposition)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- vista
- Sight, view, vision
- pero
- But, however
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- basaba
- Was based, was founded (imperfect tense)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- sentimiento
- Feeling, sentiment, emotion
- genuino
- Genuine, authentic, real
- Pues
- Well, then, since, because
- estos
- These (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)
- dos
- Two
- eran
- Were, used to be (imperfect plural)
- viejos
- Old, elderly, aged
- amigos
- Friends
- compañeros
- Companions, classmates, colleagues
- tanto
- So much, as much, both
- escuela
- School
- universidad
- University, college
- ambos
- Both, the two
- respetuosos
- Respectful, courteous
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- sí
- Oneself, himself, herself, themselves (reflexive)
- mismos
- Same, themselves, selves
- y
- And
- otro
- Other, another
- lo
- It, him, the (masculine direct object)
- que
- That, which, what (relative pronoun)
- no
- No, not
- siempre
- Always, forever
- ocurre
- Happens, occurs, takes place
- hombres
- Men, people
- disfrutaban
- Enjoyed, were enjoying (imperfect tense)
- completamente
- Completely, fully, entirely
- compañía
- Company, companionship, business
- mutua
- Mutual, reciprocal, shared
- Después
- After, afterwards, later
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular)
- breve
- Brief, short, concise
- conversación
- Conversation, talk, discussion
- dispersa
- Scattered, dispersed, rambling
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney
- condujo
- Led, drove, conducted (preterite tense)
- hacia
- Toward, to, around (preposition)
- tema
- Topic, theme, subject
- tan
- So, such, as (adverb)
- desagradablemente
- Unpleasantly, disagreeably
- preocupaba
- Worried, concerned, preoccupied (imperfect tense)
- su
- His, her, its, your (possessive)
- mente
- Mind, intellect
- Supongo
- I suppose, I assume, I guess
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite tense)
- él
- He, him
- usted
- You (formal singular)
- yo
- I (subject pronoun)
- debemos
- We must, we should, we ought to
- ser
- To be (permanent state, essence)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- más
- More, most, plus
- antiguos
- Old, ancient, oldest, longest-standing
- tiene
- Has, have (third person singular)
- Ojalá
- I wish, hopefully, if only
- fueran
- Were, would be (imperfect subjunctive)
- jóvenes
- Young, youth, young people
- rió
- Laughed (preterite tense)
- Dr
- Dr., Doctor (abbreviation)
- Pero
- But, however
- supongo
- I suppose, I assume, I guess
- somos
- We are (first person plural)
- Y
- And
- qué
- What, which (interrogative or exclamatory)
- importa
- Matters, is important, cares
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- Ahora
- Now, right now, nowadays
- veo
- I see, I watch
- poco
- Little, few, not much
- De
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- veras
- Really, truly, seriously (de veras phrase)
- Pensé
- I thought (preterite tense)
- tenían
- Had, used to have (imperfect plural)
- vínculo
- Link, bond, tie, connection
- interés
- Interest, concern, benefit
- común
- Common, shared, ordinary
- Lo
- It, the (neuter direct object)
- teníamos
- We had, we used to have
- fue
- Was, went (preterite of ser/ir)
- respuesta
- Answer, response, reply
- hace
- Makes, does, ago (time expression)
- diez
- Ten
- años
- Years
- volvió
- Returned, turned, became (preterite)
- demasiado
- Too much, too, excessively
- fantasioso
- Fanciful, whimsical, unrealistic
- para
- For, to, in order to
- mí
- Me (prepositional pronoun)
- Comenzó
- Began, started (preterite tense)
- desviarse
- To deviate, to stray, to veer off
- mentalmente
- Mentally, in the mind
- aunque
- Although, though, even though
- por
- By, for, through, because of
- supuesto
- Of course, naturally, supposed
- continúo
- I continue, continuous, continual
- interesándome
- Interesting myself, taking interest
- tiempos
- Times, periods, weather
- dicen
- They say, people say
- he
- I have (auxiliary verb for perfect tenses)
- visto
- Seen, viewed (past participle)
- Semejante
- Such, similar, like that
- disparate
- Nonsense, absurdity, foolishness
- anticientífico
- Unscientific, anti-scientific
- añadió
- Added, said additionally (preterite)
- doctor
- Doctor, physician
- sonrojándose
- Blushing, turning red, flushing
- repentinamente
- Suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
- color
- Color, hue
- púrpura
- Purple, crimson
- habría
- Would have, there would be (conditional)
- distanciado
- Distanced, estranged, separated (past participle)
- Este
- This (masculine demonstrative)
- pequeño
- Small, little, young
- arranque
- Outburst, fit, start, impulse
- temperamento
- Temperament, temper, disposition
- cierto
- Certain, sure, true, a certain
- modo
- Way, manner, mode, method
- alivio
- Relief, alleviation, comfort
- Sr
- Mr., sir (abbreviation of Señor)
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