The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 56
"All this last week (you must know) him, or it, whatever it is that lives in that cabinet, has been crying night and day for some sort of medicine and cannot get it to his mind.
"Toda esta última semana (debe usted saber) él, o eso, sea lo que sea que vive en ese gabinete, ha estado pidiendo a gritos noche y día algún tipo de medicina y no puede conseguirla a su gusto.
It was sometimes his way—the master's, that is—to write his orders on a sheet of paper and throw it on the stair.
A veces era su costumbre —la del amo, quiero decir— escribir sus órdenes en una hoja de papel y arrojarla a la escalera.
We've had nothing else this week back; nothing but papers, and a closed door, and the very meals left there to be smuggled in when nobody was looking.
No hemos tenido nada más en toda esta semana; nada excepto papeles, y una puerta cerrada, y las mismas comidas dejadas allí para ser introducidas a escondidas cuando nadie miraba.
Well, sir, every day, ay, and twice and thrice in the same day, there have been orders and complaints, and I have been sent flying to all the wholesale chemists in town.
Pues bien, señor, cada día, sí, y dos y tres veces en el mismo día, ha habido órdenes y quejas, y me han enviado volando a todas las farmacias mayoristas de la ciudad.
Every time I brought the stuff back, there would be another paper telling me to return it, because it was not pure, and another order to a different firm.
Cada vez que traía el producto de vuelta, había otro papel diciéndome que lo devolviera, porque no era puro, y otra orden a una firma diferente.
This drug is wanted bitter bad, sir, whatever for."
Esta droga se necesita desesperadamente, señor, sea para lo que sea."
"Have you any of these papers?" asked Mr. Utterson.
"¿Tiene usted alguno de esos papeles?" preguntó el señor Utterson.
Poole felt in his pocket and handed out a crumpled note, which the lawyer, bending nearer to the candle, carefully examined.
Poole buscó en su bolsillo y entregó una nota arrugada, que el abogado, inclinándose más cerca de la vela, examinó cuidadosamente.
Its contents ran thus: "Dr. Jekyll presents his compliments to Messrs. Maw.
Su contenido decía así: "El Dr. Jekyll presenta sus saludos a los Sres. Maw.
He assures them that their last sample is impure and quite useless for his present purpose.
Les asegura que su última muestra es impura y completamente inútil para su propósito actual.
In the year 18—, Dr. J. purchased a somewhat large quantity from Messrs. M.
En el año 18—, el Dr. J. compró una cantidad bastante grande a los Sres. M.
Vocabulary
- Toda
- All, entire, whole (feminine)
- esta
- This (feminine)
- última
- Last, final (feminine)
- semana
- Week
- debe
- Must, should, ought to (third person singular)
- usted
- You (formal)
- saber
- To know (information or facts)
- él
- He, him
- o
- Or
- eso
- That (neuter pronoun)
- sea
- Be (subjunctive form of ser)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- que
- That, which, what
- vive
- Lives, resides (third person singular)
- en
- In, on, at
- ese
- That (masculine)
- gabinete
- Cabinet, office, study room
- ha
- Has (auxiliary verb, third person singular)
- estado
- Been, state (past participle of estar)
- pidiendo
- Asking for, requesting (gerund)
- a
- To, at, for
- gritos
- Shouts, screams, yells
- noche
- Night, evening
- y
- And
- día
- Day
- algún
- Some, any (masculine, before noun)
- tipo
- Type, kind, guy
- de
- Of, from, about
- medicina
- Medicine, medication
- no
- No, not
- puede
- Can, is able to (third person singular)
- conseguirla
- Get it, obtain it (feminine object)
- su
- His, her, its, your (formal)
- gusto
- Pleasure, liking, taste
- A
- To, at (variant of 'a')
- veces
- Times, occasions (plural of vez)
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense)
- costumbre
- Habit, custom, tradition
- la
- The (feminine)
- del
- Of the (contraction: de + el)
- amo
- Master, owner, boss
- quiero
- I want, I love
- decir
- To say, to tell, to mean
- escribir
- To write
- sus
- His, her, their, your (formal plural)
- órdenes
- Orders, commands
- una
- A, an, one (feminine)
- hoja
- Sheet, leaf, page
- papel
- Paper, document, role
- arrojarla
- Throw it, toss it (feminine object)
- escalera
- Stairs, staircase, ladder
- No
- No, not
- hemos
- We have (auxiliary verb)
- tenido
- Had (past participle of tener)
- nada
- Nothing, anything (in negative contexts)
- más
- More, most, else
- toda
- All, entire, whole (feminine)
- excepto
- Except, besides, apart from
- papeles
- Papers, documents
- puerta
- Door
- cerrada
- Closed, shut (feminine)
- las
- The (feminine plural)
- mismas
- Same (feminine plural)
- comidas
- Meals, foods
- dejadas
- Left, abandoned (feminine plural, past participle)
- allí
- There, over there
- para
- For, to, in order to
- ser
- To be (permanent or essential characteristics)
- introducidas
- Introduced, inserted (feminine plural, past participle)
- escondidas
- Hidden, concealed (feminine plural)
- cuando
- When, whenever
- nadie
- Nobody, no one
- miraba
- Was looking, looked (imperfect tense)
- Pues
- Well, then, so
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- señor
- Sir, mister, gentleman
- cada
- Each, every
- sí
- Yes, indeed (affirmative)
- dos
- Two
- tres
- Three
- el
- The (masculine)
- mismo
- Same, itself, himself
- habido
- Had, been (past participle of haber)
- quejas
- Complaints, grievances
- me
- Me, to me, myself
- han
- Have (auxiliary verb, third person plural)
- enviado
- Sent (past participle of enviar)
- volando
- Flying, in a hurry (gerund)
- todas
- All (feminine plural)
- farmacias
- Pharmacies, drugstores
- mayoristas
- Wholesalers, wholesale
- ciudad
- City
- Cada
- Each, every
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- traía
- Brought, was bringing (imperfect tense)
- producto
- Product
- vuelta
- Return, turn, change (money)
- había
- There was, there were (imperfect tense)
- otro
- Other, another (masculine)
- diciéndome
- Telling me (gerund with pronoun)
- devolviera
- Return, give back (imperfect subjunctive)
- porque
- Because, for, since
- puro
- Pure, mere, sheer
- otra
- Other, another (feminine)
- orden
- Order, command
- firma
- Signature, firm, company
- diferente
- Different
- Esta
- This (feminine)
- droga
- Drug, medication
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- necesita
- Needs, is needed (third person singular)
- desesperadamente
- Desperately, urgently
- Tiene
- Has, have (third person singular or formal)
- alguno
- Some, any, someone
- esos
- Those (masculine plural)
- preguntó
- Asked (preterite tense, third person)
- buscó
- Searched, looked for (preterite tense)
- bolsillo
- entregó
- Delivered, handed over (preterite tense)
- nota
- Note, grade, mark
- arrugada
- Wrinkled, crumpled (feminine)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney
- inclinándose
- Leaning, bending over (gerund with reflexive)
- cerca
- Near, close, nearby
- vela
- Candle, sail
- examinó
- Examined (preterite tense)
- cuidadosamente
- Carefully, cautiously
- Su
- His, her, its, your (formal)
- contenido
- Content, contents
- decía
- Said, was saying (imperfect tense)
- así
- Thus, like this, so
- El
- The (masculine)
- Dr
- Doctor (abbreviated title)
- presenta
- Presents, introduces (third person singular)
- saludos
- Greetings, regards
- los
- The (masculine plural)
- Sres
- Messrs., gentlemen (abbreviation for señores)
- Les
- To them, for them (indirect object)
- asegura
- Assures, ensures (third person singular)
- muestra
- Sample, shows (noun or verb)
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- impura
- Impure, contaminated (feminine)
- completamente
- Completely, entirely
- inútil
- Useless, pointless
- propósito
- Purpose, intention, aim
- actual
- Current, present, actual
- En
- In, on, at
- año
- Year
- compró
- Bought (preterite tense)
- cantidad
- Quantity, amount
- bastante
- Enough, quite, rather
- grande
- Big, large, great
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