The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 21
"There _is_ something more, if I could find a name for it.
"Hay algo más, si pudiera encontrar un nombre para ello.
God bless me, the man seems hardly human!
Dios me bendiga, el hombre apenas parece humano!
Something troglodytic, shall we say? or can it be the old story of Dr. Fell? or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures, its clay continent?
Algo troglodítico, ¿diremos? ¿o puede ser la vieja historia del Dr. Fell? ¿o es el mero resplandor de un alma vil que así transpira a través de, y transfigura, su continente de arcilla?
The last, I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend."
Lo último, creo; pues, oh mi pobre y viejo Harry Jekyll, si alguna vez leí la firma de Satanás sobre un rostro, es en el de tu nuevo amigo."
Round the corner from the by-street, there was a square of ancient, handsome houses, now for the most part decayed from their high estate and let in flats and chambers to all sorts and conditions of men; map-engravers, architects, shady lawyers and the agents of obscure enterprises.
A la vuelta de la esquina de la calle lateral, había una plaza de casas antiguas y hermosas, ahora en su mayor parte deterioradas de su alta condición y alquiladas en pisos y habitaciones a toda clase y condición de hombres; grabadores de mapas, arquitectos, abogados turbios y agentes de empresas oscuras.
One house, however, second from the corner, was still occupied entire; and at the door of this, which wore a great air of wealth and comfort, though it was now plunged in darkness except for the fanlight, Mr. Utterson stopped and knocked.
Una casa, sin embargo, la segunda desde la esquina, todavía estaba ocupada por completo; y en la puerta de ésta, que mostraba un gran aire de riqueza y comodidad, aunque ahora estaba sumida en la oscuridad excepto por el montante, el Sr. Utterson se detuvo y llamó.
A well-dressed, elderly servant opened the door.
Un sirviente anciano y bien vestido abrió la puerta.
"Is Dr. Jekyll at home, Poole?" asked the lawyer.
"¿Está el Dr. Jekyll en casa, Poole?" preguntó el abogado.
"I will see, Mr. Utterson," said Poole, admitting the visitor, as he spoke, into a large, low-roofed, comfortable hall paved with flags, warmed (after the fashion of a country house) by a bright, open fire, and furnished with costly cabinets of oak.
"Veré, Sr. Utterson," dijo Poole, admitiendo al visitante, mientras hablaba, en un gran vestíbulo confortable de techo bajo pavimentado con losas, calentado (a la manera de una casa de campo) por un fuego brillante y abierto, y amueblado con costosos gabinetes de roble.
"Will you wait here by the fire, sir? or shall I give you a light in the dining-room?
"¿Esperará aquí junto al fuego, señor? ¿o le doy una luz en el comedor?
Vocabulary
- Hay
- There is, there are (impersonal verb form)
- algo
- Something, somewhat, a bit
- más
- More, plus, most
- si
- If, whether (conditional conjunction)
- pudiera
- Could, might (imperfect subjunctive of poder)
- encontrar
- To find, to encounter, to meet
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- nombre
- Name, noun, reputation
- para
- For, to, in order to
- ello
- It, that (neuter pronoun for abstract things)
- Dios
- God, deity
- me
- Me, myself (first person object pronoun)
- bendiga
- Bless (subjunctive form of bendecir)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- hombre
- Man, human being, mankind
- apenas
- Barely, hardly, scarcely, just
- parece
- Seems, appears (third person singular of parecer)
- humano
- Human, humane
- Algo
- Something, somewhat (capitalized)
- diremos
- We will say (future tense of decir)
- o
- Or (conjunction)
- puede
- Can, is able to (third person singular poder)
- ser
- To be (essential/permanent characteristics)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- vieja
- Old, elderly (feminine form)
- historia
- Story, history, tale
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- Dr
- Doctor (abbreviated title)
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- mero
- Mere, simple, just, pure
- resplandor
- Radiance, glow, brilliance, splendor
- de
- Of, from, about
- alma
- Soul, spirit, heart
- vil
- Vile, base, despicable, mean
- que
- That, which, who, what
- así
- Thus, so, like this, this way
- transpira
- Transpires, perspires, shows through
- a
- To, at, towards (preposition)
- través
- Through (used in phrase a través de)
- y
- And (conjunction)
- transfigura
- Transfigures, transforms the appearance of
- su
- His, her, its, their (possessive adjective)
- continente
- Continent, countenance, container
- arcilla
- Clay, earthenware material
- Lo
- It, the (neuter article or pronoun)
- último
- Last, latest, latter, ultimate
- creo
- I believe, I think (first person creer)
- pues
- Well, then, since, because
- mi
- My (possessive adjective before singular noun)
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate, needy
- viejo
- Old, elderly, aged (masculine form)
- alguna
- Some, any (feminine form)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- leí
- I read (preterite first person of leer)
- firma
- Signature, firm, company
- sobre
- On, over, about, upon
- rostro
- Face, countenance, visage
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- tu
- Your (informal possessive adjective)
- nuevo
- New, novel, fresh
- amigo
- Friend (masculine)
- A
- To, at (preposition, capitalized)
- vuelta
- Turn, return, lap, revolution
- esquina
- Corner (of a street or building)
- calle
- Street, road
- lateral
- Lateral, side, sideways
- había
- There was, there were (imperfect of haber)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- plaza
- Square, plaza, marketplace
- casas
- Houses, homes (plural of casa)
- antiguas
- Ancient, old, antique (feminine plural)
- hermosas
- Beautiful, lovely (feminine plural)
- ahora
- Now, at present, nowadays
- mayor
- Greater, older, major, main
- parte
- Part, portion, share, side
- deterioradas
- Deteriorated, run-down (feminine plural)
- alta
- High, tall, upper (feminine)
- condición
- Condition, status, state, stipulation
- alquiladas
- Rented, leased (feminine plural participle)
- pisos
- Floors, apartments, flats
- habitaciones
- Rooms, bedrooms, chambers
- toda
- All, every, whole (feminine)
- clase
- Class, kind, type, lesson
- hombres
- Men, people (plural of hombre)
- mapas
- Maps, charts
- arquitectos
- Architects (plural)
- abogados
- Lawyers, attorneys (plural)
- turbios
- Murky, shady, dubious, turbid
- agentes
- Agents, representatives
- empresas
- Companies, enterprises, businesses
- oscuras
- Dark, obscure, dim (feminine plural)
- Una
- A, an, one (feminine, capitalized)
- casa
- House, home
- sin
- Without, with no
- embargo
- However, nevertheless (used in sin embargo)
- segunda
- Second (feminine ordinal number)
- desde
- From, since, after
- todavía
- Still, yet, even, nevertheless
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect of estar)
- ocupada
- Occupied, busy, engaged (feminine)
- por
- By, for, through, per
- completo
- Complete, entire, full, whole
- puerta
- Door, gate, doorway
- ésta
- This one, this (feminine demonstrative pronoun)
- mostraba
- Showed, displayed (imperfect of mostrar)
- gran
- Great, large, big (shortened form)
- aire
- Air, appearance, look, demeanor
- riqueza
- Wealth, richness, riches
- comodidad
- Comfort, convenience, ease
- aunque
- Although, though, even though
- sumida
- Sunken, plunged, immersed (feminine)
- oscuridad
- Darkness, obscurity, dimness
- excepto
- Except, except for, excluding
- Sr
- Mr. (abbreviation for Señor)
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- detuvo
- Stopped, halted (preterite of detener)
- llamó
- Called, knocked, phoned (preterite of llamar)
- Un
- A, an (masculine, capitalized)
- sirviente
- Servant, domestic worker
- anciano
- Elderly, old, aged person
- bien
- Well, good, very, fine
- vestido
- Dressed, clothed, dress, outfit
- abrió
- Opened (preterite of abrir)
- Está
- Is (third person estar, capitalized)
- preguntó
- Asked, questioned (preterite of preguntar)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, advocate
- Veré
- I will see (future tense of ver)
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- admitiendo
- Admitting, accepting (gerund of admitir)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- visitante
- Visitor, guest, caller
- mientras
- While, whereas, meanwhile
- hablaba
- Spoke, was speaking (imperfect of hablar)
- vestíbulo
- Vestibule, hall, lobby, foyer
- confortable
- Comfortable, cozy
- techo
- Ceiling, roof
- bajo
- Low, short, under, beneath
- con
- With, in the company of
- calentado
- Heated, warmed (past participle)
- manera
- Manner, way, fashion, style
- campo
- Field, countryside, camp, domain
- fuego
- Fire, flame, blaze
- brillante
- Brilliant, bright, shiny, sparkling
- abierto
- Open, opened, frank
- amueblado
- Furnished, equipped with furniture
- costosos
- Costly, expensive (masculine plural)
- gabinetes
- Cabinets, offices, display cases
- Esperará
- Will wait (future tense of esperar)
- aquí
- Here, over here, in this place
- junto
- Together, next to, beside
- señor
- Sir, Mr., gentleman, lord
- le
- Him, her, you (formal object pronoun)
- doy
- I give (first person present of dar)
- luz
- Light, electricity, enlightenment
- comedor
- Dining room, dining hall
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