The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 20
"And now," said the other, "how did you know me?"
"Y ahora", dijo el otro, "¿cómo me conoció?"
"By description," was the reply.
"Por descripción", fue la respuesta.
"Whose description?"
"¿Descripción de quién?"
"We have common friends," said Mr. Utterson.
"Tenemos amigos comunes", dijo el señor Utterson.
"Common friends," echoed Mr. Hyde, a little hoarsely.
"Amigos comunes", repitió el señor Hyde, un poco roncamente.
"Who are they?"
"¿Quiénes son?"
"Jekyll, for instance," said the lawyer.
"Jekyll, por ejemplo", dijo el abogado.
"He never told you," cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger.
"Él nunca se lo dijo", exclamó el señor Hyde, con un arrebato de ira.
"I did not think you would have lied."
"No pensé que usted habría mentido."
"Come," said Mr. Utterson, "that is not fitting language."
"Vamos", dijo el señor Utterson, "ese no es un lenguaje apropiado."
The other snarled aloud into a savage laugh; and the next moment, with extraordinary quickness, he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house.
El otro gruñó en voz alta con una risa salvaje; y al momento siguiente, con extraordinaria rapidez, había abierto la puerta y desaparecido dentro de la casa.
The lawyer stood awhile when Mr. Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude.
El abogado permaneció un rato cuando el señor Hyde lo hubo dejado, la imagen de la inquietud.
Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow like a man in mental perplexity.
Luego comenzó lentamente a subir la calle, deteniéndose cada uno o dos pasos y llevándose la mano a la frente como un hombre en perplejidad mental.
The problem he was thus debating as he walked, was one of a class that is rarely solved.
El problema que estaba así debatiendo mientras caminaba, era uno de una clase que raramente se resuelve.
Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him.
El señor Hyde era pálido y enano, daba una impresión de deformidad sin ninguna malformación nombrable, tenía una sonrisa desagradable, se había comportado ante el abogado con una especie de mezcla asesina de timidez y audacia, y hablaba con una voz ronca, susurrante y algo quebrada; todos estos eran puntos en su contra, pero no todos estos juntos podían explicar el hasta entonces desconocido disgusto, repugnancia y miedo con que el señor Utterson lo consideraba.
"There must be something else," said the perplexed gentleman.
"Debe haber algo más", dijo el caballero perplejo.
Vocabulary
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses
- ahora
- Now; at the present time or moment
- dijo
- Said; past tense of verb 'to say'
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- otro
- Other; another person or thing
- cómo
- How; in what way or manner
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- conoció
- Met; knew; past tense of 'conocer'
- Por
- By; for; through; preposition indicating means or cause
- descripción
- Description; detailed account or portrayal of something
- fue
- Was; went; past tense of ser/ir
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- respuesta
- Answer; reply; response to a question
- Descripción
- Description; detailed account or portrayal of something
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- quién
- Who; whom; interrogative pronoun asking about person
- Tenemos
- We have; first person plural present of 'tener'
- amigos
- Friends; plural of friend
- comunes
- Common; mutual; shared by multiple people
- señor
- Mister; sir; gentleman; formal address for men
- Amigos
- Friends; plural of friend
- repitió
- Repeated; past tense of 'repetir', to say again
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- poco
- Little; few; small amount of something
- Quiénes
- Who; plural form asking about multiple people
- son
- Are; third person plural present of 'ser'
- por
- For; by; through; preposition with multiple meanings
- ejemplo
- Example; instance illustrating a general rule
- abogado
- Lawyer; attorney; legal professional
- Él
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- nunca
- Never; not ever; at no time
- se
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun, various uses
- lo
- It; him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; cried out; past tense of 'exclamar'
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- ira
- Anger; rage; wrath; strong displeasure
- No
- No; not; negative adverb
- pensé
- Thought; first person past tense of 'pensar'
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- habría
- Would have; conditional tense of 'haber'
- mentido
- Lied; past participle of 'mentir', to lie
- Vamos
- Let's go; come on; first person plural imperative
- ese
- That; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- no
- No; not; negative adverb
- es
- Is; third person singular present of 'ser'
- lenguaje
- Language; manner of speaking or expression
- apropiado
- Appropriate; suitable; proper for the situation
- El
- The; he; masculine singular article or pronoun
- en
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location
- voz
- Voice; sound produced when speaking or singing
- alta
- High; loud; tall; feminine adjective
- una
- A; an; one; feminine singular indefinite article
- risa
- Laugh; laughter; expression of amusement
- salvaje
- Wild; savage; untamed or fierce
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' plus 'el'
- momento
- Moment; instant; brief period of time
- siguiente
- Following; next; coming after in sequence
- extraordinaria
- Extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional or unusual
- rapidez
- Speed; rapidity; quickness of movement
- había
- Had; there was; imperfect tense of 'haber'
- abierto
- Opened; open; past participle of 'abrir'
- puerta
- Door; entrance or exit in a building
- desaparecido
- Disappeared; vanished; past participle of 'desaparecer'
- dentro
- Inside; within; in the interior
- casa
- House; home; dwelling place
- permaneció
- Remained; stayed; past tense of 'permanecer'
- rato
- While; moment; short period of time
- cuando
- When; at the time that; conjunction
- hubo
- There was; past tense of 'haber'
- dejado
- Left; allowed; past participle of 'dejar'
- imagen
- Image; picture; visual representation
- inquietud
- Unease; worry; restlessness or anxiety
- Luego
- Then; later; afterwards; subsequently
- comenzó
- Began; started; past tense of 'comenzar'
- lentamente
- Slowly; in a slow manner
- a
- To; at; preposition with multiple uses
- subir
- To go up; to climb; to ascend
- calle
- Street; road in a town or city
- deteniéndose
- Stopping; halting; present participle of 'detenerse'
- cada
- Each; every; indicating individual members of group
- uno
- One; a single unit or person
- o
- Or; conjunction indicating an alternative
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- pasos
- Steps; paces; plural of 'paso'
- llevándose
- Taking; carrying; reflexive form of 'llevar'
- mano
- Hand; body part at end of arm
- frente
- Forehead; front; facing part
- como
- Like; as; how; conjunction or adverb
- hombre
- Man; male human being
- mental
- Mental; relating to the mind
- problema
- Problem; difficulty; issue requiring solution
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of 'estar'
- así
- Thus; so; in this way
- debatiendo
- Debating; discussing; present participle of 'debatir'
- mientras
- While; whereas; during the time that
- caminaba
- Was walking; imperfect tense of 'caminar'
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of 'ser'
- clase
- Class; kind; type; category
- raramente
- Rarely; seldom; not often
- resuelve
- Solves; resolves; present tense of 'resolver'
- pálido
- Pale; having little color in face
- daba
- Gave; was giving; imperfect tense of 'dar'
- impresión
- Impression; feeling; effect on the mind
- sin
- Without; lacking; preposition indicating absence
- ninguna
- No; none; not any; feminine negative adjective
- tenía
- Had; possessed; imperfect tense of 'tener'
- sonrisa
- Smile; facial expression showing pleasure
- desagradable
- Unpleasant; disagreeable; not pleasing
- comportado
- Behaved; conducted; past participle of 'comportarse'
- ante
- Before; in front of; preposition
- especie
- Species; kind; type; sort
- mezcla
- Mixture; blend; combination of things
- timidez
- Timidity; shyness; lack of confidence
- hablaba
- Spoke; was speaking; imperfect tense of 'hablar'
- algo
- Something; somewhat; a little
- quebrada
- Broken; cracked; fractured; feminine adjective
- todos
- All; everyone; every one of group
- estos
- These; plural masculine demonstrative pronoun
- eran
- Were; imperfect tense of 'ser'
- puntos
- Points; items; elements in a list
- su
- His; her; their; possessive adjective
- contra
- Against; opposing; preposition
- pero
- But; however; conjunction indicating contrast
- juntos
- Together; jointly; in union
- podían
- Could; were able; imperfect tense of 'poder'
- explicar
- To explain; to clarify; to make clear
- hasta
- Until; up to; even; preposition
- entonces
- Then; at that time; in that case
- desconocido
- Unknown; unfamiliar; not known
- disgusto
- Disgust; displeasure; annoyance or distaste
- miedo
- Fear; fright; feeling of being afraid
- consideraba
- Considered; was considering; imperfect of 'considerar'
- Debe
- Must; should; present tense of 'deber'
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb; to exist
- más
- More; plus; additional quantity
- caballero
- Gentleman; knight; well-mannered man
- perplejo
- Perplexed; puzzled; confused or bewildered
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