The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 53
But for all the hurry of his coming, these were not the dews of exertion that he wiped away, but the moisture of some strangling anguish; for his face was white and his voice, when he spoke, harsh and broken.
Pero a pesar de toda la prisa de su llegada, no era el sudor del esfuerzo lo que se enjugaba, sino la humedad de una angustia asfixiante; pues su rostro estaba pálido y su voz, cuando habló, ronca y quebrada.
"Well, sir," he said, "here we are, and God grant there be nothing wrong."
"Bien, señor", dijo, "aquí estamos, y Dios quiera que no haya nada malo".
"Amen, Poole," said the lawyer.
"Amén, Poole", dijo el abogado.
Thereupon the servant knocked in a very guarded manner; the door was opened on the chain; and a voice asked from within, "Is that you, Poole?"
Entonces el sirviente llamó de manera muy cautelosa; la puerta se abrió con la cadena puesta; y una voz preguntó desde dentro, "¿Eres tú, Poole?"
"It's all right," said Poole.
"Está bien", dijo Poole.
"Open the door."
"Abre la puerta".
The hall, when they entered it, was brightly lighted up; the fire was built high; and about the hearth the whole of the servants, men and women, stood huddled together like a flock of sheep.
El vestíbulo, cuando entraron en él, estaba brillantemente iluminado; el fuego ardía alto; y alrededor de la chimenea todos los sirvientes, hombres y mujeres, estaban apiñados juntos como un rebaño de ovejas.
At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering; and the cook, crying out "Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson," ran forward as if to take him in her arms.
Al ver al señor Utterson, la criada rompió en llanto histérico; y la cocinera, gritando "¡Bendito sea Dios! es el señor Utterson", corrió hacia adelante como para tomarlo en sus brazos.
"What, what? Are you all here?" said the lawyer peevishly.
"¿Qué, qué? ¿Están todos aquí?", dijo el abogado malhumorado.
"Very irregular, very unseemly; your master would be far from pleased."
"Muy irregular, muy impropio; su amo estaría lejos de estar complacido".
"They're all afraid," said Poole.
"Todos tienen miedo", dijo Poole.
Blank silence followed, no one protesting; only the maid lifted her voice and now wept loudly.
Siguió un silencio absoluto, nadie protestó; solo la criada alzó su voz y ahora lloraba en voz alta.
"Hold your tongue!
"¡Cállate!
Vocabulary
- Pero
- But, however; used to introduce contrast or exception
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- pesar
- To weigh; regret, sorrow; despite (a pesar de)
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- toda
- All, every, whole; feminine singular form of todo
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- prisa
- Hurry, haste, rush; urgency in doing something
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- llegada
- Arrival, coming; the act of reaching a destination
- no
- No, not; negation word
- era
- Was, used to be; imperfect tense of ser
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- sudor
- Sweat, perspiration; fluid secreted through skin
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction of de+el
- esfuerzo
- Effort, exertion; physical or mental energy expended
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- que
- That, which, what; relative pronoun or conjunction
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- enjugaba
- Wiped, dried; imperfect tense of enjugar
- sino
- But, rather; used after negative to introduce contrast
- humedad
- Humidity, moisture, dampness; water vapor in air
- una
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- angustia
- Anguish, distress, anxiety; extreme psychological suffering
- asfixiante
- Suffocating, asphyxiating, stifling; causing inability to breathe
- pues
- Well, then, because; conjunction indicating cause or continuation
- rostro
- Face, countenance; front part of the head
- estaba
- Was, were; imperfect tense of estar
- pálido
- Pale, pallid; lacking color or vitality
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- voz
- Voice, sound produced by speaking or singing
- cuando
- When, whenever; conjunction indicating time
- habló
- Spoke, talked; preterite tense of hablar
- ronca
- Hoarse, husky; rough or harsh sounding voice
- quebrada
- Broken, cracked; fractured or interrupted
- Bien
- Well, good, fine; satisfactorily or in good manner
- señor
- Sir, mister, lord; respectful form of address
- dijo
- Said, told; preterite tense of decir
- aquí
- Here, in this place or location
- estamos
- We are; present tense of estar
- Dios
- God; supreme being in monotheistic religions
- quiera
- May want, wishes; present subjunctive of querer
- haya
- There is/are, has/have; present subjunctive of haber
- nada
- Nothing, anything; absence of something
- malo
- Bad, evil, wrong; not good or undesirable
- Amén
- Amen; expression of agreement or conclusion of prayer
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney; legal professional representing clients
- Entonces
- Then, so, at that time or moment
- sirviente
- Servant, domestic worker; person employed for household tasks
- llamó
- Called, knocked, phoned; preterite tense of llamar
- manera
- Manner, way, method; mode of doing something
- muy
- Very, quite; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- cautelosa
- Cautious, careful, wary; exercising prudence and care
- puerta
- Door, gate; entrance or exit opening
- abrió
- Opened; preterite tense of abrir
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- cadena
- Chain, series; connected links of metal or sequence
- puesta
- Set, placed, put; past participle of poner
- preguntó
- Asked, questioned; preterite tense of preguntar
- desde
- From, since; preposition indicating starting point or time
- dentro
- Inside, within; interior location or area
- Eres
- You are; second person singular of ser
- tú
- You; informal second person singular pronoun
- Está
- Is, it is; third person singular of estar
- bien
- Well, fine, good; satisfactory state or condition
- Abre
- Open; imperative command form of abrir
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- vestíbulo
- Vestibule, hall, lobby; entrance area of building
- entraron
- Entered, went in; preterite tense of entrar
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location
- él
- He, him, it; masculine third person pronoun
- brillantemente
- Brilliantly, brightly; in a luminous or shining manner
- iluminado
- Illuminated, lit up; provided with light
- fuego
- Fire, flame; combustion producing heat and light
- ardía
- Burned, blazed; imperfect tense of arder
- alto
- High, tall, loud; elevated in position or volume
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding; in the vicinity or circumference
- chimenea
- Chimney, fireplace; structure for venting smoke
- todos
- All, everyone, every; plural masculine form of todo
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- sirvientes
- Servants, domestic workers; plural of sirviente
- hombres
- Men, males; adult human males
- mujeres
- Women, females; adult human females
- estaban
- Were, they were; imperfect tense of estar
- apiñados
- Crowded, huddled, packed together; crammed into space
- juntos
- Together, united; in proximity or association
- como
- Like, as, how; comparison or manner
- un
- A, an, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- rebaño
- Flock, herd; group of animals together
- ovejas
- Sheep; plural of oveja, woolly domesticated animals
- Al
- Upon, when; contraction of a + el
- ver
- To see, view, watch; perceive with eyes
- al
- To the, at the; contraction of a+el
- criada
- Maid, servant girl; female domestic worker
- rompió
- Broke, burst into; preterite tense of romper
- llanto
- Crying, weeping, tears; act of shedding tears
- histérico
- Hysterical, frantic; uncontrolled emotional state
- cocinera
- Cook, female chef; woman who prepares food
- gritando
- Shouting, yelling, screaming; present participle of gritar
- Bendito
- Blessed, holy; consecrated or favored by God
- sea
- Is, be, may be; present subjunctive of ser
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- corrió
- Ran, rushed; preterite tense of correr
- hacia
- Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction
- adelante
- Forward, ahead, onward; in front or advancing
- para
- For, to, in order to; purpose or destination
- tomarlo
- To take him/it; infinitive tomar plus pronoun lo
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- brazos
- Arms; plural of brazo, upper limbs
- Qué
- What, how; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- Están
- They are, you all are; present tense of estar
- malhumorado
- Bad-tempered, grumpy, moody; in ill humor
- Muy
- Very, quite, extremely; intensifying adverb
- irregular
- Irregular, abnormal, uneven; not regular or proper
- impropio
- Improper, inappropriate, unsuitable; not fitting or correct
- amo
- Master, owner, boss; person in authority
- estaría
- Would be; conditional tense of estar
- lejos
- Far, distant, far away; at great distance
- estar
- To be; verb indicating state or location
- complacido
- Pleased, satisfied, gratified; content or happy
- Todos
- All, everyone, everybody; plural of todo
- tienen
- They have, you all have; present tense of tener
- miedo
- Fear, fright; feeling of being afraid
- Siguió
- Followed, continued; preterite tense of seguir
- silencio
- Silence, quiet; absence of sound or noise
- absoluto
- Absolute, complete, total; without limitation or exception
- nadie
- Nobody, no one; not any person
- protestó
- Protested, objected; preterite tense of protestar
- solo
- Only, alone, just; exclusively or without company
- alzó
- Raised, lifted; preterite tense of alzar
- ahora
- Now, at present; current moment in time
- lloraba
- Cried, was crying; imperfect tense of llorar
- alta
- High, loud, tall; elevated or intense feminine form
- Cállate
- Be quiet, shut up; imperative command of callarse
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