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English → Spanish Preface Level 7/10

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Producido por Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer y el Equipo de Corrección Distribuida en Línea en http://www.pgdp.net

Transcriber's Note:

Nota del transcriptor:

There are two levels of notes (footnotes) in this book: The first level is called Notes by the author and are referred from the main body of text as [C_n] where C is the Chapter number and n the number of the note related to this chapter.

Hay dos niveles de notas (notas al pie) en este libro: El primer nivel se denomina Notas del autor y se referencian desde el cuerpo principal del texto como [C_n], donde C es el número del capítulo y n el número de la nota relacionada con dicho capítulo.

The second level consists of regular footnotes referred from the Notes of the author and are numbered the usual way.

El segundo nivel consiste en notas al pie regulares referenciadas desde las Notas del autor y están numeradas de la manera habitual.

In the HTML file Notes and footnotes are numbered without chapter numbers.

En el archivo HTML, las notas y las notas al pie están numeradas sin números de capítulo.

The THOUSAND & ONE nights.

Las MIL Y UNA noches.

VOL. I.

VOL. I.

LONDON: CHATTO AND WINDUS.

LONDRES: CHATTO AND WINDUS.

THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

LAS MIL Y UNA NOCHES

COMMONLY CALLED THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS

COMÚNMENTE LLAMADAS LAS ENTRETENIMIENTOS DE LAS NOCHES ÁRABES

TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC, WITH COPIOUS NOTES, BY EDWARD WILLIAM LANE

TRADUCIDO DEL ÁRABE, CON ABUNDANTES NOTAS, POR EDWARD WILLIAM LANE

EDITED BY HIS NEPHEW EDWARD STANLEY POOLE FROM A COPY ANNOTATED BY THE TRANSLATOR

EDITADO POR SU SOBRINO EDWARD STANLEY POOLE A PARTIR DE UN EJEMPLAR ANOTADO POR EL TRADUCTOR

WITH A PREFACE BY STANLEY LANE-POOLE AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE DESIGNS OF WILLIAM HARVEY

CON UN PREFACIO DE STANLEY LANE-POOLE E ILUSTRACIONES BASADAS EN LOS DISEÑOS DE WILLIAM HARVEY

A NEW IMPRESSION IN THREE VOLUMES

UNA NUEVA IMPRESIÓN EN TRES VOLÚMENES

VOL. I

VOL. I

LONDON

LONDRES

CHATTO & WINDUS

CHATTO & WINDUS

1912

1912

LONDON:

LONDRES:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED.

IMPRESO POR WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED.

DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.

DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., Y GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.

ADVERTISEMENT.

ADVERTENCIA.

The present edition is an exact reproduction of that edited by my father, with my great-uncle's final corrections, and published by Mr. John Murray in 1859.

La presente edición es una reproducción exacta de la editada por mi padre, con las correcciones finales de mi bisabuelo, y publicada por el Sr. John Murray en 1859.

Vocabulary

Producido
Created or produced by someone or something
por
By, for, or through; common preposition
y
And; basic coordinating conjunction
el
The; masculine singular definite article
Equipo
Team or equipment; group working together
de
Of or from; very common preposition
Corrección
Correction or proofreading; fixing errors
Distribuida
Distributed or spread out across many places
en
In or on; common Spanish preposition
Línea
Line; also used in phrase 'en línea' meaning online
Nota
Note or annotation; written remark or comment
del
Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
transcriptor
Transcriber; person who transcribes written text
Hay
There is or there are; indicating existence
dos
Two; the number 2
niveles
Levels or tiers; plural of nivel
notas
Notes or annotations; plural of nota
al
Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
pie
Foot; 'al pie' means footnote at bottom
este
This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
libro
Book; a written or printed work
primer
First; masculine form of primero before noun
nivel
Level or standard; degree of something
se
Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
denomina
Is called or named; third person singular denominar
Notas
Notes; plural form used as label heading
autor
Author; person who writes a book or text
referencian
Reference or cite; they refer to something
desde
From or since; indicating starting point
cuerpo
Body; main body of a text or document
principal
Main or principal; most important part
texto
Text; written content of a document
como
As, like, or how; common comparison word
donde
Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
número
Number; numerical figure or count
capítulo
Chapter; a main division of a book
la
The; feminine singular definite article
nota
Note; a brief written comment or annotation
relacionada
Related or connected; feminine past participle of relacionar
con
With; preposition indicating accompaniment
dicho
Said or mentioned; referring to something stated
segundo
Second; the ordinal number after first
consiste
Consists of; is composed of something
regulares
Regular; standard or ordinary in type
referenciadas
Referenced; cited or pointed to in text
las
The; feminine plural definite article
están
Are; third person plural of estar
numeradas
Numbered; assigned sequential numbers
manera
Manner or way; how something is done
habitual
Usual or customary; done regularly or normally
En
In or on; preposition of location or context
archivo
File or archive; stored document or record
sin
Without; preposition indicating absence
números
Numbers; plural of número
Las
The; feminine plural definite article
MIL
One thousand; the number 1000
Y
And; coordinating conjunction
UNA
One; feminine indefinite article or number
noches
Nights; plural of noche, evening time
VOL
Abbreviation for volumen, meaning volume
LONDRES
London; capital city of the United Kingdom
LAS
The; feminine plural definite article
NOCHES
Nights; plural of noche
COMÚNMENTE
Commonly or usually; in a common manner
LLAMADAS
Called or named; feminine plural past participle
ENTRETENIMIENTOS
Entertainments; amusements or diversions
DE
Of or from; preposition
ÁRABES
Arabs or Arabic; relating to Arab people
TRADUCIDO
Translated; converted from one language to another
DEL
Of the; contraction of de and el
ÁRABE
Arabic; language or person from Arab world
CON
With; preposition of accompaniment
ABUNDANTES
Abundant or plentiful; many in quantity
NOTAS
Notes; annotations or comments in a text
POR
By or for; common preposition
EDITADO
Edited; prepared and revised for publication
SU
His, her, its, or your; possessive pronoun
SOBRINO
Nephew; son of one's brother or sister
A
To or at; common Spanish preposition
PARTIR
To start from or split; a partir de means from
UN
A or one; masculine indefinite article
EJEMPLAR
Copy or specimen; a single copy of a book
ANOTADO
Annotated; having notes added to text
EL
The; masculine singular definite article
TRADUCTOR
Translator; person who translates languages
PREFACIO
Preface; introductory section of a book
E
And; variant of 'y' used before i- or hi-
ILUSTRACIONES
Illustrations; pictures or drawings in a book
BASADAS
Based on; feminine plural past participle of basar
EN
In or on; preposition
LOS
The; masculine plural definite article
DISEÑOS
Designs or drawings; creative visual plans
NUEVA
New; feminine form of nuevo
IMPRESIÓN
Print or impression; a printed edition or run
TRES
Three; the number 3
VOLÚMENES
Volumes; plural of volumen, book parts
IMPRESO
Printed; past participle of imprimir
ADVERTENCIA
Warning or notice; an important cautionary statement
La
The; feminine singular definite article
presente
Present or current; existing now or at hand
edición
Edition; a version of a published work
una
A or one; feminine indefinite article
reproducción
Reproduction; an exact copy of something original
exacta
Exact or precise; perfectly accurate copy
editada
Edited; prepared by an editor for publication
mi
My; first person singular possessive adjective
padre
Father; male parent
correcciones
Corrections; changes made to fix errors
finales
Final; last or concluding adjustments
bisabuelo
Great-grandfather; grandfather's or grandmother's father
publicada
Published; made available to the public
Sr
Abbreviation for Señor, meaning Mr. or Sir
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