Ulysses — Page 3
Will you come if I can get the aunt to fork out twenty quid?
¿Vendrás si consigo que la tía afloje veinte libras?
He laid the brush aside and, laughing with delight, cried:
Dejó el cepillo a un lado y, riendo con deleite, exclamó:
—Will he come? The jejune jesuit!
—¿Que si vendrá? ¡El insípido jesuita!
Ceasing, he began to shave with care.
Dejando de reír, comenzó a afeitarse con cuidado.
—Tell me, Mulligan, Stephen said quietly.
—Dime, Mulligan, dijo Stephen en voz baja.
—Yes, my love?
—¿Sí, mi amor?
—How long is Haines going to stay in this tower?
—¿Cuánto tiempo va a quedarse Haines en esta torre?
Buck Mulligan showed a shaven cheek over his right shoulder.
Buck Mulligan mostró una mejilla afeitada por encima de su hombro derecho.
—God, isn't he dreadful? he said frankly.
—Dios, ¿no es espantoso? dijo con franqueza.
A ponderous Saxon.
Un pesado sajón.
He thinks you're not a gentleman.
Cree que usted no es un caballero.
God, these bloody English!
¡Dios, estos malditos ingleses!
Bursting with money and indigestion.
Reventando de dinero e indigestión.
Because he comes from Oxford.
Porque viene de Oxford.
You know, Dedalus, you have the real Oxford manner.
Sabes, Dedalus, tú tienes el verdadero estilo de Oxford.
He can't make you out.
No logra entenderte.
O, my name for you is the best: Kinch, the knife-blade.
Oh, el apodo que te puse es el mejor: Kinch, el filo de cuchillo.
He shaved warily over his chin.
Se afeitó con cautela por la barbilla.
—He was raving all night about a black panther, Stephen said.
—Estuvo desvariando toda la noche sobre una pantera negra, dijo Stephen.
Where is his guncase?
¿Dónde está su estuche de armas?
—A woful lunatic! Mulligan said.
—¡Un desdichado lunático! dijo Mulligan.
Were you in a funk?
¿Estabas muerto de miedo?
—I was, Stephen said with energy and growing fear.
—Sí, dijo Stephen con energía y un miedo creciente.
Out here in the dark with a man I don't know raving and moaning to himself about shooting a black panther.
Aquí afuera en la oscuridad con un hombre que no conozco, desvariando y gimiendo para sí mismo sobre disparar a una pantera negra.
You saved men from drowning.
Tú salvaste a hombres de ahogarse.
I'm not a hero, however.
Yo no soy un héroe, sin embargo.
If he stays on here I am off.
Si él se queda aquí, yo me voy.
Buck Mulligan frowned at the lather on his razorblade.
Buck Mulligan frunció el ceño ante la espuma de jabón en su navaja.
He hopped down from his perch and began to search his trouser pockets hastily.
Saltó de su percha y comenzó a registrar sus bolsillos del pantalón apresuradamente.
—Scutter! he cried thickly.
—¡Mierda! gritó con voz ronca.
Vocabulary
- Vendrás
- You will come; second person future of venir.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction used in clauses.
- consigo
- With himself/herself/yourself; reflexive prepositional pronoun.
- que
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction linking clauses.
- tía
- Aunt; female relative, sister of one's parent.
- afloje
- Loosen or slacken; imperative or subjunctive of aflojar.
- veinte
- Twenty; the cardinal number 20.
- libras
- Pounds; unit of currency or weight measurement.
- Dejó
- He/she left or put down; past tense of dejar.
- cepillo
- Brush; tool used for grooming or cleaning surfaces.
- lado
- Side; the area or edge next to something.
- riendo
- Laughing; present participle of reír, to laugh.
- deleite
- Delight; great pleasure or enjoyment felt by someone.
- exclamó
- He/she exclaimed; past tense of exclamar, to exclaim.
- Que
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate or reported clause.
- vendrá
- He/she will come; third person future of venir.
- insípido
- Insipid or bland; lacking flavor, character, or interest.
- jesuita
- Jesuit; member of the Society of Jesus religious order.
- Dejando
- Leaving or stopping; present participle of dejar.
- reír
- To laugh; basic verb expressing amusement or happiness.
- comenzó
- He/she began; past tense of comenzar, to begin.
- afeitarse
- To shave oneself; reflexive verb for shaving one's face.
- cuidado
- Care or caution; careful attention to avoid mistakes or harm.
- Dime
- Tell me; informal imperative of decir with me attached.
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir, to say.
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks or sings.
- baja
- Low; adjective describing a quiet voice or low position.
- amor
- Love; deep affection or term of endearment for someone.
- Cuánto
- How much or how long; interrogative word for quantity.
- tiempo
- Time or weather; noun referring to duration or meteorological conditions.
- va
- Goes or is going; third person present of ir.
- quedarse
- To stay or remain; reflexive verb indicating staying somewhere.
- torre
- Tower; a tall structure, here the Martello tower setting.
- mostró
- He/she showed; past tense of mostrar, to show.
- mejilla
- Cheek; the fleshy side of a person's face.
- afeitada
- Shaved; past participle of afeitar, describing a shaved surface.
- encima
- Above or on top; adverb indicating a higher position.
- hombro
- Shoulder; the joint connecting the arm to the torso.
- derecho
- Right; adjective indicating the right side of the body.
- Dios
- God; supreme divine being in monotheistic religions.
- espantoso
- Frightful or dreadful; causing horror or strong fear.
- franqueza
- Frankness; quality of being open, honest, and direct.
- pesado
- Heavy or tedious; describing something burdensome or annoying.
- sajón
- Saxon; referring to Anglo-Saxon English person or culture.
- Cree
- He/she believes or thinks; present tense of creer.
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun in Spanish.
- caballero
- Gentleman; a polite, honorable, or well-mannered man.
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- malditos
- Damned or cursed; strong pejorative adjective expressing contempt.
- ingleses
- English people; plural noun referring to people from England.
- Reventando
- Bursting with; present participle of reventar, to burst.
- dinero
- Money; currency used for transactions and financial exchange.
- e
- And; variant of y used before words starting with i.
- indigestión
- Indigestion; discomfort caused by difficulty digesting food.
- Porque
- Because; conjunction explaining the reason for something.
- viene
- He/she comes; third person present of venir, to come.
- Sabes
- You know; second person present of saber, to know.
- tienes
- You have; second person present of tener, to have.
- verdadero
- True or genuine; adjective meaning real or authentic.
- estilo
- Style; distinctive manner or flair in doing something.
- logra
- He/she manages or succeeds; present tense of lograr.
- entenderte
- To understand you; infinitive of entender with te attached.
- apodo
- Nickname; an informal name given to a person.
- puse
- I put or gave; first person past tense of poner.
- mejor
- Better or best; comparative or superlative adjective of bueno.
- filo
- Edge or blade; the sharp cutting edge of a knife.
- cuchillo
- Knife; a cutting utensil with a handle and blade.
- afeitó
- He/she shaved; past tense of afeitar, to shave.
- cautela
- Caution; careful wariness to avoid danger or mistakes.
- barbilla
- Chin; the lower front part of the face below lips.
- Estuvo
- He/she was; past tense of estar indicating a temporary state.
- desvariando
- Raving or rambling; present participle of desvariar, to rave.
- toda
- All or entire; feminine adjective meaning the whole of something.
- noche
- Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- sobre
- About or over; preposition indicating a topic or position above.
- pantera
- Panther; a large black wild cat of the feline family.
- negra
- Black; feminine adjective describing the color black.
- Dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb asking about location or place.
- estuche
- Case or box; a small container for storing objects safely.
- armas
- Weapons or arms; tools or objects used for fighting.
- desdichado
- Wretched or unfortunate; deeply unhappy or miserable person.
- lunático
- Lunatic; a person who is mentally unstable or crazy.
- Estabas
- You were; second person imperfect of estar indicating past state.
- muerto
- Dead; past participle of morir, also adjective meaning deceased.
- miedo
- Fear; an unpleasant emotion caused by perceived danger.
- energía
- Energy; power or vitality required to do work or activity.
- creciente
- Growing or increasing; adjective describing something that is rising.
- Aquí
- Here; adverb indicating a place close to the speaker.
- afuera
- Outside; adverb indicating a position exterior to a building.
- oscuridad
- Darkness; the absence of light in a place or space.
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being.
- conozco
- I know; first person present of conocer, to know someone.
- gimiendo
- Groaning or moaning; present participle of gemir, to groan.
- sí
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun used after a preposition.
- mismo
- Himself or same; pronoun or adjective for emphasis or identity.
- disparar
- To shoot or fire; verb meaning to discharge a weapon.
- salvaste
- You saved; second person past tense of salvar, to save.
- hombres
- Men; plural noun referring to adult male human beings.
- ahogarse
- To drown or suffocate; reflexive verb meaning to drown.
- soy
- I am; first person present of ser, permanent to be.
- héroe
- Hero; a person admired for courage or noble qualities.
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating the absence of something.
- embargo
- Sin embargo means however or nevertheless; common contrastive phrase.
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction used to introduce a condition.
- queda
- Stays or remains; third person present of quedarse.
- aquí
- Here; adverb indicating proximity to the speaker's location.
- voy
- I go or I'm leaving; first person present of ir.
- frunció
- He/she furrowed; past tense of fruncir, to furrow or pucker.
- ceño
- Brow or frown; fruncir el ceño means to frown.
- ante
- Before or in front of; preposition indicating presence before something.
- espuma
- Foam or lather; the frothy substance produced by soap or water.
- jabón
- Soap; a cleansing product used for washing the body.
- navaja
- Razor or jackknife; a folding blade used for shaving.
- Saltó
- He/she jumped or leaped; past tense of saltar, to jump.
- percha
- Coat rack or perch; a hook or stand for hanging clothes.
- registrar
- To search or register; to look through something carefully.
- bolsillos
- Pockets; small pouches sewn into clothing to hold items.
- pantalón
- Trousers or pants; a garment worn from waist to ankles.
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly; adverb meaning done in a rushed or hasty manner.
- Mierda
- Shit; vulgar expletive expressing anger or frustration.
- gritó
- He/she shouted; past tense of gritar, to shout or yell.
- ronca
- Hoarse; adjective describing a rough or raspy voice quality.
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