Ulysses — Page 6
Buck Mulligan attacked the hollow beneath his underlip.
Buck Mulligan atacó el hueco bajo su labio inferior.
—The mockery of it, he said contentedly.
—Qué burla, dijo satisfecho.
Secondleg they should be.
Deberían ser de segunda mano.
God knows what poxy bowsy left them off.
Dios sabe qué borrachín sarnoso se deshizo de ellos.
I have a lovely pair with a hair stripe, grey.
Tengo un par precioso con una raya, grises.
You'll look spiffing in them.
Te verás elegantísimo con ellos.
I'm not joking, Kinch.
No bromeo, Kinch.
You look damn well when you're dressed.
Te ves muy bien cuando vas vestido.
—Thanks, Stephen said.
—Gracias, dijo Stephen.
I can't wear them if they are grey.
No puedo usarlos si son grises.
—He can't wear them, Buck Mulligan told his face in the mirror.
—No puede usarlos, le dijo Buck Mulligan a su cara en el espejo.
Etiquette is etiquette.
La etiqueta es la etiqueta.
He kills his mother but he can't wear grey trousers.
Mata a su madre pero no puede usar pantalones grises.
He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.
Dobló su navaja con cuidado y con suaves palpaciones de los dedos tanteó la piel lisa.
Stephen turned his gaze from the sea and to the plump face with its smokeblue mobile eyes.
Stephen apartó la mirada del mar y la posó en el rostro rollizo con sus ojos móviles de un azul ahumado.
—That fellow I was with in the Ship last night, said Buck Mulligan, says you have g. p. i.
—Ese tipo con el que estuve anoche en el Ship, dijo Buck Mulligan, dice que tienes p. g. i.
He's up in Dottyville with Connolly Norman.
Está en Dottyville con Connolly Norman.
General paralysis of the insane!
¡Parálisis general de los dementes!
He swept the mirror a half circle in the air to flash the tidings abroad in sunlight now radiant on the sea.
Agitó el espejo en un semicírculo por el aire para difundir la noticia bajo la luz del sol que ahora brillaba radiante sobre el mar.
His curling shaven lips laughed and the edges of his white glittering teeth.
Sus labios afeitados y curvados reían, y también los bordes de sus blancos y relucientes dientes.
Laughter seized all his strong wellknit trunk.
La risa se apoderó de todo su fuerte y bien formado torso.
—Look at yourself, he said, you dreadful bard!
—Mírate, dijo, ¡terrible bardo!
Stephen bent forward and peered at the mirror held out to him, cleft by a crooked crack.
Stephen se inclinó hacia adelante y miró el espejo que le tendían, hendido por una grieta torcida.
Hair on end.
El pelo de punta.
As he and others see me.
Como él y los demás me ven.
Who chose this face for me?
¿Quién eligió esta cara para mí?
This dogsbody to rid of vermin.
Este cuerpo de perro para deshacerse de las alimañas.
It asks me too.
Me lo pregunta a mí también.
Vocabulary
- atacó
- He/she attacked or struck suddenly.
- hueco
- A hollow, gap, or empty space.
- bajo
- Below, low, or under something.
- labio
- The lip, part of the mouth.
- inferior
- Lower in position or rank than something else.
- burla
- A mockery, jest, or act of making fun.
- dijo
- Past tense of decir; he/she said something.
- satisfecho
- Satisfied, pleased, or content with a result.
- Deberían
- They should; conditional form of deber.
- segunda
- Feminine form of second in order or rank.
- mano
- The hand, the body part at the end of an arm.
- Dios
- God, the supreme divine being.
- sabe
- He/she knows; third person singular of saber.
- borrachín
- A habitual drunkard or heavy drinker.
- sarnoso
- Mangy, scabby, afflicted with mange or scabies.
- deshizo
- He/she undid, dissolved, or got rid of something.
- par
- A pair or couple of matching items.
- precioso
- Precious, beautiful, or lovely in appearance.
- raya
- A stripe, line, or crease on fabric or surface.
- grises
- Plural of gray; having a gray color.
- verás
- You will see; future tense of ver.
- elegantísimo
- Superlative of elegant; extremely stylish or refined.
- bromeo
- I joke; first person singular of bromear.
- ves
- You see; second person singular of ver.
- vas
- You go; second person singular of ir.
- vestido
- Dressed, wearing clothes; past participle of vestir.
- usarlos
- To use them; infinitive with third person plural pronoun.
- cara
- The face, the front part of the head.
- espejo
- A mirror used for viewing one's reflection.
- etiqueta
- A label, tag, or formal etiquette and dress code.
- Mata
- He/she kills; third person singular of matar.
- madre
- Mother, a female parent.
- usar
- To use or wear something.
- pantalones
- Trousers or pants worn on the lower body.
- Dobló
- He/she folded or bent something carefully.
- navaja
- A razor or folding knife with a sharp blade.
- cuidado
- Care, caution, or careful attention to something.
- suaves
- Soft, gentle, or smooth in texture or movement.
- palpaciones
- Palpations; gentle touches or probing with fingers.
- dedos
- Fingers or toes on a hand or foot.
- tanteó
- He/she felt around or probed to test something.
- piel
- Skin, the outer covering of the body.
- lisa
- Smooth, flat, or even surface without roughness.
- apartó
- He/she moved away or turned away from something.
- mirada
- A look, gaze, or glance directed at something.
- mar
- The sea or ocean, a large body of water.
- posó
- He/she rested or set eyes upon something.
- rostro
- The face or countenance of a person.
- rollizo
- Chubby, plump, or round in body shape.
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs of sight on the face.
- móviles
- Mobile, moving, or capable of quick movement.
- azul
- The color blue.
- ahumado
- Smoky, smoked, or having a smoky hue or quality.
- tipo
- A guy, fellow, or type of person.
- estuve
- I was; first person singular preterite of estar.
- anoche
- Last night, the previous evening.
- Parálisis
- Paralysis, loss of ability to move a body part.
- general
- General; widespread, applying to a whole group.
- dementes
- Demented people; those who are mentally insane.
- Agitó
- He/she waved or shook something with motion.
- semicírculo
- A semicircle, half of a circular shape.
- aire
- Air, the invisible gaseous substance around us.
- difundir
- To spread, disseminate, or broadcast news or information.
- noticia
- A piece of news or information about recent events.
- luz
- Light, the natural agent that makes things visible.
- sol
- The sun, the star at the center of the solar system.
- brillaba
- It was shining; imperfect tense of brillar.
- radiante
- Radiant, glowing brightly with light or happiness.
- labios
- Lips, the fleshy parts around the mouth.
- afeitados
- Shaved, having had hair removed by shaving.
- curvados
- Curved, bent into an arc or rounded shape.
- reían
- They were laughing; imperfect tense of reír.
- bordes
- Edges, borders, or rims of an object.
- blancos
- White; plural masculine adjective describing color.
- relucientes
- Gleaming, shining, or sparkling brightly.
- dientes
- Teeth, the hard structures in the mouth for biting.
- risa
- Laughter or a laugh expressing amusement or joy.
- apoderó
- It took hold of; seized or took over completely.
- fuerte
- Strong, powerful, or loud in force or volume.
- formado
- Formed, shaped, or well-built in physical structure.
- torso
- The trunk of the body, excluding head and limbs.
- Mírate
- Look at yourself; reflexive imperative of mirarse.
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful, or causing great distress.
- bardo
- A bard, a poet or storyteller in literary tradition.
- inclinó
- He/she leaned or inclined forward toward something.
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'.
- adelante
- Forward, ahead, or in front in direction.
- miró
- He/she looked at; preterite of mirar.
- tendían
- They tended or stretched toward something.
- hendido
- Split, cleft, or cut with a sharp vertical crack.
- grieta
- A crack, crevice, or narrow split in a surface.
- torcida
- Twisted, crooked, or bent out of straight shape.
- pelo
- Hair, the strands growing on a person's head.
- punta
- A tip, point, or end of something sharp or elongated.
- demás
- The others, the rest of a group of people.
- ven
- They see or they come; third person plural verb form.
- eligió
- He/she chose or elected; preterite of elegir.
- cuerpo
- The body, the physical structure of a person.
- perro
- A dog, a common domestic canine animal.
- deshacerse
- To get rid of or undo something completely.
- alimañas
- Vermin or pests, small destructive or harmful animals.
- pregunta
- A question asked to obtain information or clarification.
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