The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 6
The public appreciation of these notes, and of the advantage of correctly-written foreign words, is, I conceive, proved by the call for the present edition.
La apreciación pública de estas notas, y de la ventaja de las palabras extranjeras escritas correctamente, está, a mi entender, demostrada por la demanda de la presente edición.
On the subject of the mode of writing oriental words in European characters, I need say little, for the controversy has well nigh died out.
Sobre el tema del modo de escribir palabras orientales en caracteres europeos, necesito decir poco, pues la controversia ha quedado casi extinguida.
The present generation does not regard antiquated blunders as "the familiar names of childhood," but rather strives to attain accuracy in all things; and those few who still cling to "Mahomet" or "Mahomed" should consistently exhume the forgotten "Mahound" of the Crusades.
La generación actual no considera los errores anticuados como "los nombres familiares de la infancia", sino que más bien se esfuerza por alcanzar la precisión en todo; y aquellos pocos que aún se aferran a "Mahoma" o "Mahomed" deberían, por coherencia, desenterrar el olvidado "Mahound" de las Cruzadas.
The translator's views respecting the origin and literary history of "The Thousand and One Nights" will be found fully expressed in the Review at the end of the third volume.
Las opiniones del traductor respecto al origen y la historia literaria de "Las mil y una noches" se encontrarán plenamente expresadas en la Reseña al final del tercer volumen.
In his original preface, he stated, "The remarks which I here submit to the reader, being written when only one-third of the work to which they principally relate is printed, must unavoidably be more defective than they would be if reserved until a later period.
En su prefacio original, declaró: "Las observaciones que aquí someto al lector, habiendo sido escritas cuando solo un tercio de la obra a la que se refieren principalmente está impreso, han de ser inevitablemente más deficientes de lo que serían si se reservasen para un período posterior.
During the progress of the publication I may be enabled to form clearer and more complete views of the several subjects which might with propriety be fully discussed at the head of my translation, and I think it better, therefore, to append at the close of the work many observations which I originally intended to prefix to the first volume."
Durante el avance de la publicación, es posible que pueda formarme ideas más claras y completas sobre los diversos temas que podrían tratarse con propiedad en la cabecera de mi traducción, y considero mejor, por tanto, añadir al final de la obra muchas observaciones que originalmente pretendía anteponer al primer volumen."
Vocabulary
- apreciación
- Appreciation or recognition of value or quality
- pública
- Public, relating to the general population
- notas
- Notes or written remarks on a subject
- ventaja
- Advantage or benefit gained in a situation
- palabras
- Words or individual units of language
- extranjeras
- Foreign, coming from another country or language
- escritas
- Written, past participle of escribir (to write)
- correctamente
- Correctly, in an accurate or proper manner
- entender
- To understand or comprehend something
- demostrada
- Demonstrated or proven, past participle of demostrar
- demanda
- Demand or request for something
- presente
- Present, current, or existing at this time
- edición
- Edition or published version of a book
- tema
- Theme, topic, or subject of discussion
- modo
- Mode, manner, or way of doing something
- escribir
- To write letters, words, or texts
- orientales
- Eastern or Oriental, relating to the East
- caracteres
- Characters or written symbols of a script
- europeos
- European, relating to Europe or its people
- necesito
- I need, first person singular of necesitar
- decir
- To say or to tell someone something
- poco
- Little or few, a small amount of something
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'well', 'since', or 'because'
- controversia
- Controversy or dispute about a debated matter
- quedado
- Remained or stayed, past participle of quedar
- casi
- Almost or nearly, close to but not quite
- extinguida
- Extinguished or died out, no longer existing
- generación
- Generation, group of people born in same era
- actual
- Current or present, existing at this time
- considera
- Considers or regards, third person of considerar
- errores
- Errors or mistakes made in writing or speech
- anticuados
- Outdated or old-fashioned, no longer in use
- nombres
- Names or nouns referring to people or things
- familiares
- Familiar or family-related, well known to someone
- infancia
- Infancy or childhood, early years of life
- sino
- Conjunction meaning 'but rather' or 'but instead'
- bien
- Well or good, adverb indicating positive quality
- esfuerza
- Strives or makes an effort to achieve something
- alcanzar
- To reach, achieve, or attain a goal
- precisión
- Precision or accuracy in detail and execution
- todo
- All or everything, the whole of something
- aquellos
- Those, demonstrative pronoun referring to distant things
- pocos
- Few, a small number of people or things
- aún
- Still or yet, indicating continuation of a state
- aferran
- Cling or hold tightly to something stubbornly
- deberían
- Should or ought to, conditional of deber
- coherencia
- Coherence or consistency in ideas or behavior
- desenterrar
- To unearth or dig up something buried or forgotten
- olvidado
- Forgotten or neglected, past participle of olvidar
- Cruzadas
- The Crusades, medieval religious military campaigns
- opiniones
- Opinions or views held about a subject
- traductor
- Translator, person who converts text between languages
- respecto
- Regard or respect, often used in 'con respecto a'
- origen
- Origin or source, the starting point of something
- historia
- History or story, an account of past events
- literaria
- Literary, relating to literature or written works
- mil
- One thousand, the number 1000
- noches
- Nights, the periods of darkness between days
- encontrarán
- They will find, future tense of encontrar
- plenamente
- Fully or completely, in a thorough manner
- expresadas
- Expressed or stated, past participle of expresar
- Reseña
- Review or summary of a literary or artistic work
- final
- Final or last, occurring at the end
- tercer
- Third, ordinal number indicating position three
- volumen
- Volume, a book or single tome in a series
- prefacio
- Preface or introduction at the start of a book
- original
- Original, the first version of something created
- declaró
- Declared or stated, past tense of declarar
- observaciones
- Observations or remarks about something noticed
- aquí
- Here, indicating a nearby place or location
- someto
- I submit or present, first person of someter
- lector
- Reader, a person who reads books or texts
- habiendo
- Having, gerund of haber used in compound forms
- sido
- Been, past participle of ser (to be)
- cuando
- When, conjunction referring to a point in time
- solo
- Only or alone, without others or additions
- tercio
- A third, one of three equal parts
- obra
- Work, a literary, artistic, or creative creation
- refieren
- Refer or relate to, third person of referir
- principalmente
- Mainly or principally, above all other things
- impreso
- Printed, past participle of imprimir (to print)
- ser
- To be, one of two Spanish verbs for 'to be'
- inevitablemente
- Inevitably, in a way that cannot be avoided
- deficientes
- Deficient or lacking, not meeting required standards
- serían
- Would be, conditional tense of ser
- si
- If, conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- reservasen
- If they reserved or kept back for later use
- período
- Period or span of time with defined duration
- posterior
- Later or subsequent, coming after in time
- Durante
- During, throughout a period or event
- avance
- Advance or progress, moving forward in a process
- publicación
- Publication, the act of publishing written material
- posible
- Possible, capable of happening or being done
- pueda
- Can or may, subjunctive form of poder
- formarme
- To form or develop for myself, reflexive infinitive
- ideas
- Ideas, thoughts or concepts in someone's mind
- claras
- Clear, easy to understand or perceive
- completas
- Complete or full, lacking nothing essential
- diversos
- Various or diverse, of different kinds or types
- temas
- Themes or topics addressed in a work
- podrían
- Could or might, conditional tense of poder
- tratarse
- To be treated or dealt with, reflexive infinitive
- propiedad
- Propriety, correctness, or property ownership
- cabecera
- Header, heading at the top of a section
- traducción
- Translation, converting text from one language to another
- considero
- I consider or regard, first person of considerar
- mejor
- Better or best, comparative of bueno (good)
- tanto
- So much or as much, indicating a large degree
- añadir
- To add or include something extra
- muchas
- Many or a lot, feminine plural of mucho
- originalmente
- Originally, at the beginning or in the first version
- pretendía
- Intended or aimed to, imperfect of pretender
- anteponer
- To place before or give priority to something
- primer
- First, ordinal number indicating initial position
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