The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 52
Utterson's only answer was to rise and get his hat and greatcoat; but he observed with wonder the greatness of the relief that appeared upon the butler's face, and perhaps with no less, that the wine was still untasted when he set it down to follow.
La única respuesta de Utterson fue levantarse y tomar su sombrero y abrigo; pero observó con asombro la grandeza del alivio que apareció en el rostro del mayordomo, y quizás con no menos sorpresa, que el vino aún estaba intacto cuando lo dejó para seguirlo.
It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her, and flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture.
Era una noche salvaje, fría y propia de marzo, con una luna pálida, tendida de espaldas como si el viento la hubiera inclinado, y jirones voladores de la textura más diáfana y vaporosa.
The wind made talking difficult, and flecked the blood into the face.
El viento dificultaba hablar y salpicaba la sangre en el rostro.
It seemed to have swept the streets unusually bare of passengers, besides; for Mr. Utterson thought he had never seen that part of London so deserted.
Parecía, además, haber barrido las calles dejándolas inusualmente desprovistas de transeúntes; pues el señor Utterson pensó que nunca había visto esa parte de Londres tan desierta.
He could have wished it otherwise; never in his life had he been conscious of so sharp a wish to see and touch his fellow-creatures; for struggle as he might, there was borne in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity.
Hubiera deseado que fuera de otro modo; nunca en su vida había sido consciente de un deseo tan agudo de ver y tocar a sus semejantes; pues por más que luchara, se imponía en su mente una aplastante anticipación de calamidad.
The square, when they got there, was full of wind and dust, and the thin trees in the garden were lashing themselves along the railing.
La plaza, cuando llegaron allí, estaba llena de viento y polvo, y los árboles delgados del jardín se azotaban contra la verja.
Poole, who had kept all the way a pace or two ahead, now pulled up in the middle of the pavement, and in spite of the biting weather, took off his hat and mopped his brow with a red pocket-handkerchief.
Poole, quien había mantenido todo el camino un paso o dos adelante, ahora se detuvo en medio de la acera, y a pesar del clima cortante, se quitó el sombrero y se secó la frente con un pañuelo rojo de bolsillo.
Vocabulary
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- única
- Only, unique, sole (feminine)
- respuesta
- Answer, response, reply
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- fue
- Was, went (preterite of ser/ir)
- levantarse
- To get up, stand up, rise
- y
- And (conjunction)
- tomar
- To take, drink, grab
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive)
- sombrero
- Hat
- abrigo
- Coat, overcoat
- pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- observó
- Observed, noticed, watched (preterite)
- con
- With (preposition)
- asombro
- Astonishment, amazement, wonder
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- grandeza
- Greatness, grandeur, magnitude
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el)
- alivio
- Relief, alleviation
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun/conjunction)
- apareció
- Appeared, showed up (preterite)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- mayordomo
- Butler, steward, majordomo
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- no
- No, not (negation)
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus
- sorpresa
- Surprise, astonishment
- vino
- Came, wine (preterite of venir or noun)
- aún
- Still, yet, even
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect of estar)
- intacto
- Intact, untouched, whole
- cuando
- When (conjunction)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- dejó
- Left, quit, allowed (preterite of dejar)
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- seguirlo
- To follow him/it
- Era
- Was, were (imperfect of ser)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- noche
- Night, evening
- salvaje
- Wild, savage, fierce
- fría
- Cold (feminine adjective)
- propia
- Own, proper, characteristic (feminine)
- marzo
- March (month)
- luna
- Moon
- pálida
- Pale, pallid (feminine)
- tendida
- Stretched out, lying down, extended (feminine)
- espaldas
- Back, shoulders (plural)
- como
- Like, as, how
- si
- If, whether (conjunction)
- viento
- Wind
- hubiera
- Had (imperfect subjunctive of haber)
- inclinado
- Inclined, tilted, leaned
- textura
- Texture, weave
- más
- More, most, plus
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- dificultaba
- Made difficult, hindered (imperfect)
- hablar
- To speak, talk
- sangre
- Blood
- Parecía
- Seemed, appeared (imperfect of parecer)
- además
- Besides, moreover, furthermore
- haber
- To have (auxiliary verb), there to be
- barrido
- Swept, scanned (past participle)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- calles
- Streets (plural)
- dejándolas
- Leaving them (feminine plural gerund)
- inusualmente
- Unusually, uncommonly
- transeúntes
- Pedestrians, passersby (plural)
- pues
- For, since, because, well
- señor
- Sir, mister, gentleman, lord
- pensó
- Thought, believed (preterite of pensar)
- nunca
- Never, ever
- había
- Had, there was/were (imperfect of haber)
- visto
- Seen (past participle of ver)
- esa
- That (feminine demonstrative)
- parte
- Part, portion, side
- tan
- So, as, such
- desierta
- Deserted, empty, desolate (feminine)
- Hubiera
- Had, would have (imperfect subjunctive of haber)
- deseado
- Desired, wished (past participle)
- fuera
- Were, outside (imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir)
- otro
- Other, another (masculine)
- modo
- Way, manner, mode
- vida
- Life
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- consciente
- Conscious, aware
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- deseo
- Desire, wish
- agudo
- Acute, sharp, keen
- ver
- To see, watch
- tocar
- To touch, play (an instrument)
- a
- To, at, on (preposition)
- sus
- His, her, its, your, their (plural possessive)
- semejantes
- Fellow beings, similar people, peers
- por
- By, for, through, because of (preposition)
- luchara
- Fought, struggled (imperfect subjunctive of luchar)
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- imponía
- Imposed, prevailed (imperfect of imponer)
- mente
- Mind, mentally (noun or adverb suffix)
- anticipación
- Anticipation, expectation
- plaza
- Square, plaza, place
- llegaron
- Arrived, reached (preterite of llegar)
- allí
- There, over there
- llena
- Full, filled (feminine)
- polvo
- Dust, powder
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- árboles
- Trees (plural)
- delgados
- Thin, slender, skinny (plural)
- jardín
- Garden, yard
- contra
- Against, versus (preposition)
- quien
- Who, whom (relative pronoun)
- mantenido
- Maintained, kept (past participle)
- todo
- All, every, whole
- camino
- Road, path, way
- paso
- Step, pace, passage
- o
- Or (conjunction)
- dos
- Two (number)
- adelante
- Forward, ahead, onward
- ahora
- Now, right now
- detuvo
- Stopped, detained (preterite of detener)
- medio
- Half, middle, medium, means
- acera
- Sidewalk, pavement
- pesar
- Despite, to weigh, regret
- clima
- Climate, weather
- cortante
- Cutting, sharp, biting
- quitó
- Removed, took off (preterite of quitar)
- secó
- Dried, wiped (preterite of secar)
- frente
- Forehead, front, face
- pañuelo
- Handkerchief, scarf
- rojo
- Red (adjective/noun)
- bolsillo
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