The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 107
In short, from that day forth it seemed only by a great effort as of gymnastics, and only under the immediate stimulation of the drug, that I was able to wear the countenance of Jekyll.
En resumen, desde aquel día en adelante parecía que sólo mediante un gran esfuerzo como de gimnasia, y sólo bajo la estimulación inmediata de la droga, era capaz de llevar el semblante de Jekyll.
At all hours of the day and night, I would be taken with the premonitory shudder; above all, if I slept, or even dozed for a moment in my chair, it was always as Hyde that I awakened.
A todas horas del día y de la noche, me sobrevenía el estremecimiento premonitorio; sobre todo, si dormía, o incluso si cabecéaba un momento en mi silla, siempre era como Hyde que despertaba.
Under the strain of this continually impending doom and by the sleeplessness to which I now condemned myself, ay, even beyond what I had thought possible to man, I became, in my own person, a creature eaten up and emptied by fever, languidly weak both in body and mind, and solely occupied by one thought: the horror of my other self.
Bajo la tensión de esta ruina continuamente inminente y por el insomnio al que ahora me condenaba, ay, incluso más allá de lo que había creído posible para el hombre, me convertí, en mi propia persona, en una criatura devorada y vaciada por la fiebre, lánguidamente débil tanto en cuerpo como en mente, y únicamente ocupado por un pensamiento: el horror de mi otro yo.
But when I slept, or when the virtue of the medicine wore off, I would leap almost without transition (for the pangs of transformation grew daily less marked) into the possession of a fancy brimming with images of terror, a soul boiling with causeless hatreds, and a body that seemed not strong enough to contain the raging energies of life.
Pero cuando dormía, o cuando la virtud de la medicina se desvanecía, saltaba casi sin transición (pues los dolores de la transformación se hacían diariamente menos marcados) a la posesión de una fantasía rebosante de imágenes de terror, un alma hirviendo de odios sin causa, y un cuerpo que parecía no ser lo bastante fuerte para contener las furiosas energías de la vida.
The powers of Hyde seemed to have grown with the sickliness of Jekyll.
Los poderes de Hyde parecían haber crecido con la enfermedad de Jekyll.
And certainly the hate that now divided them was equal on each side.
Y ciertamente el odio que ahora los dividía era igual por cada lado.
With Jekyll, it was a thing of vital instinct.
Para Jekyll, era una cuestión de instinto vital.
Vocabulary
- En
- In, on, at
- resumen
- Summary, abstract, overview
- desde
- From, since, starting from
- aquel
- That (masculine demonstrative adjective, distant)
- día
- Day
- en
- In, on, at
- adelante
- Forward, ahead, from now on
- parecía
- It seemed, appeared (imperfect tense of parecer)
- que
- That, which, who
- sólo
- Only, solely, just
- mediante
- By means of, through, via
- un
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- gran
- Great, big, large (apocopated form of grande)
- esfuerzo
- Effort, exertion, endeavor
- como
- Like, as, how
- de
- Of, from, about
- gimnasia
- Gymnastics, exercise, physical training
- y
- And
- bajo
- Under, below, low
- la
- The (feminine definite article)
- estimulación
- Stimulation, encouragement
- inmediata
- Immediate, instant, next to
- droga
- Drug, medicine, narcotic
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect of ser)
- capaz
- Capable, able, competent
- llevar
- To carry, wear, take, bring
- el
- The (masculine definite article)
- semblante
- Face, countenance, expression
- A
- To, at, in
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- horas
- Hours, times
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- noche
- Night, evening
- me
- Me, myself (reflexive/object pronoun)
- sobrevenía
- Overcame, came upon (imperfect of sobrevenir)
- estremecimiento
- Shudder, tremor, shiver
- premonitorio
- Premonitory, warning, foreboding
- sobre
- On, over, about, above
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- si
- If, whether
- dormía
- Slept, was sleeping (imperfect of dormir)
- o
- Or
- incluso
- Even, including, inclusive
- cabecéaba
- Nodded off, dozed (imperfect of cabecear)
- momento
- Moment, instant, time
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- silla
- Chair, seat
- siempre
- Always, ever
- despertaba
- Woke up, awakened (imperfect of despertar)
- Bajo
- Under, below, low
- tensión
- Tension, stress, strain
- esta
- This (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- ruina
- Ruin, collapse, downfall
- continuamente
- Continuously, constantly, continually
- inminente
- Imminent, impending, threatening
- por
- By, for, through, because of
- insomnio
- Insomnia, sleeplessness
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- ahora
- Now, at present
- condenaba
- Condemned, sentenced (imperfect of condenar)
- ay
- Alas, oh (exclamation of pain or sorrow)
- más
- More, most, plus
- allá
- There, over there, beyond
- lo
- It, him (masculine object pronoun)
- había
- Had, there was (imperfect of haber)
- creído
- Believed, thought (past participle of creer)
- posible
- Possible, feasible
- para
- For, to, in order to
- hombre
- Man, human, mankind
- convertí
- I converted, turned, became (preterite of convertir)
- propia
- Own, proper, self (feminine)
- persona
- Person, individual
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- criatura
- Creature, being, child
- devorada
- Devoured, consumed (past participle feminine)
- vaciada
- Emptied, hollowed out (past participle feminine)
- fiebre
- Fever, temperature, excitement
- lánguidamente
- Languidly, weakly, listlessly
- débil
- Weak, feeble, faint
- tanto
- So much, as much, both
- cuerpo
- Body, corpse
- mente
- Mind, intellect
- únicamente
- Only, solely, exclusively
- ocupado
- Busy, occupied, taken
- pensamiento
- Thought, thinking, mind
- horror
- Horror, terror, dread
- otro
- Other, another (masculine)
- yo
- I, me, myself, self
- Pero
- But, however, yet
- cuando
- When, whenever
- virtud
- Virtue, quality, power, advantage
- medicina
- Medicine, medication, remedy
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- desvanecía
- Faded, vanished, disappeared (imperfect of desvanecer)
- saltaba
- Jumped, leaped, skipped (imperfect of saltar)
- casi
- Almost, nearly
- sin
- Without, lacking
- transición
- Transition, change, shift
- pues
- Well, then, since, because
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- dolores
- Pains, aches, sorrows
- transformación
- Transformation, change, conversion
- hacían
- Made, did (imperfect third person plural hacer)
- diariamente
- Daily, every day
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus
- marcados
- Marked, pronounced, noticeable (masculine plural)
- a
- To, at, in
- posesión
- Possession, ownership, control
- fantasía
- Fantasy, imagination, fancy
- rebosante
- Overflowing, brimming, full
- imágenes
- Images, pictures, figures
- terror
- Terror, dread, fear
- alma
- Soul, spirit, heart
- hirviendo
- Boiling, seething (gerund of hervir)
- odios
- Hatreds, hatreds, animosities
- causa
- Cause, reason, case
- no
- No, not
- ser
- To be (infinitive)
- bastante
- Enough, quite, rather
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, intense
- contener
- To contain, hold, restrain
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- furiosas
- Furious, fierce, raging (feminine plural)
- energías
- Energies, forces, powers
- vida
- Life, living, existence
- Los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- poderes
- Powers, abilities, authorities
- parecían
- Seemed, appeared (imperfect third person plural parecer)
- haber
- To have (auxiliary verb infinitive)
- crecido
- Grown, increased (past participle of crecer)
- con
- With, along with
- enfermedad
- Illness, disease, sickness
- Y
- And
- ciertamente
- Certainly, surely, indeed
- odio
- Hatred, hate, loathing
- dividía
- Divided, split (imperfect of dividir)
- igual
- Equal, same, alike
- cada
- Each, every
- lado
- Side, flank, edge
- Para
- For, to, in order to
- cuestión
- Question, matter, issue
- instinto
- Instinct, impulse
- vital
- Vital, essential, life
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