Ulysses — Page 10
To me it's all a mockery and beastly.
Para mí todo es una burla y una bestialidad.
Her cerebral lobes are not functioning.
Sus lóbulos cerebrales no funcionan.
She calls the doctor sir Peter Teazle and picks buttercups off the quilt.
Llama al médico sir Peter Teazle y arranca ranúnculos del edredón.
Humour her till it's over.
Síguele la corriente hasta que todo acabe.
You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don't whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's.
Contrariaste su último deseo en la muerte y aun así te enfurruñas conmigo porque no lloriqueé como algún plañidero de alquiler de la casa Lalouette.
Absurd!
¡Absurdo!
I suppose I did say it.
Supongo que lo dije.
I didn't mean to offend the memory of your mother.
No pretendía ofender la memoria de tu madre.
He had spoken himself into boldness.
Se había convencido a sí mismo con sus palabras hasta atreverse a tanto.
Stephen, shielding the gaping wounds which the words had left in his heart, said very coldly:
Stephen, ocultando las profundas heridas que las palabras habían dejado en su corazón, dijo con mucha frialdad:
—I am not thinking of the offence to my mother.
—No estoy pensando en la ofensa a mi madre.
—Of what then? Buck Mulligan asked.
—¿De qué entonces? —preguntó Buck Mulligan.
—Of the offence to me, Stephen answered.
—De la ofensa a mí —respondió Stephen.
Buck Mulligan swung round on his heel.
Buck Mulligan giró sobre sus talones.
—O, an impossible person! he exclaimed.
—¡Oh, una persona imposible! —exclamó.
He walked off quickly round the parapet.
Se alejó rápidamente rodeando el parapeto.
Stephen stood at his post, gazing over the calm sea towards the headland.
Stephen se quedó en su lugar, contemplando el mar tranquilo hacia el promontorio.
Sea and headland now grew dim.
El mar y el promontorio se fueron oscureciendo.
Pulses were beating in his eyes, veiling their sight, and he felt the fever of his cheeks.
Un pulso le latía en los ojos, velando su visión, y sintió el ardor de sus mejillas.
A voice within the tower called loudly:
Una voz desde el interior de la torre llamó en voz alta:
—Are you up there, Mulligan?
—¿Estás ahí arriba, Mulligan?
—I'm coming, Buck Mulligan answered.
—Ya voy —respondió Buck Mulligan.
He turned towards Stephen and said:
Se volvió hacia Stephen y dijo:
—Look at the sea. What does it care about offences?
—Mira el mar. ¿Qué le importan las ofensas?
Chuck Loyola, Kinch, and come on down.
Abandona a Loyola, Kinch, y baja de una vez.
The Sassenach wants his morning rashers.
El sassenach quiere sus lonchas de beicon de la mañana.
His head halted again for a moment at the top of the staircase, level with the roof:
Su cabeza se detuvo un momento en lo alto de la escalera, a nivel del tejado:
—Don't mope over it all day, he said.
—No te lamentes por ello todo el día —dijo.
I'm inconsequent.
Soy inconsciente.
Vocabulary
- para
- for; in order to; towards a destination or purpose
- mí
- me; myself (prepositional pronoun)
- todo
- everything; all; whole or complete thing
- es
- is; third person singular present of ser
- una
- a; an; feminine singular article
- burla
- mockery; ridicule; a laugh or joke
- sus
- their; your (formal plural possessive adjective)
- no
- no; not; negative adverb
- funcionan
- function; work; operate properly
- llama
- calls; telephone; also a South American animal
- al
- to the; contraction of a + el
- médico
- doctor; physician; medical professional
- arranca
- tears out; pulls; starts an engine
- del
- of the; contraction of de + el
- síguele
- follow him/her; continue after someone
- la
- the; her; feminine singular article or pronoun
- corriente
- current; flow; mainstream or ordinary
- hasta
- until; up to; even; as far as
- que
- that; which; what; relative or subordinate conjunction
- acabe
- ends; finishes; concludes; subjunctive of acabar
- su
- his; her; your; their possessive adjective
- último
- last; final; ultimate; most recent
- deseo
- desire; wish; longing for something
- en
- in; on; at; within a place or time
- muerte
- death; dying; end of life
- aun
- even; yet; still; moreover
- así
- thus; this way; so; in this manner
- te
- you; yourself; direct or indirect object pronoun
- conmigo
- with me; together with myself
- porque
- because; for the reason that
- como
- like; as; how; approximately
- algún
- some; any; a certain one or person
- de
- of; from; made of; belonging to
- alquiler
- rent; rental; fee for using something
- casa
- house; home; building where people live
- absurdo
- absurd; ridiculous; logically contradictory or foolish
- supongo
- I suppose; I assume; I presume
- lo
- it; that; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- dije
- I said; I told; past tense of decir
- pretendía
- I intended; I aimed; I claimed or pretended
- ofender
- to offend; to insult; to displease someone
- memoria
- memory; recollection; the mind's ability to remember
- tu
- your; informal singular possessive adjective
- madre
- mother; female parent; origin or source
- se
- himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun
- había
- had; past perfect of haber
- convencido
- convinced; persuaded; past participle of convencer
- sí
- himself; herself; itself; reflexive tonic pronoun
- mismo
- same; self; very; identical
- palabras
- words; speech; statements; utterances
- atreverse
- to dare; to venture; to be bold enough
- tanto
- so much; as much; such a great amount
- ocultando
- hiding; concealing; keeping secret or out of sight
- profundas
- deep; profound; extending far down or inward
- heridas
- wounds; injuries; emotional or physical damage
- dejado
- left; abandoned; past participle of dejar
- corazón
- heart; organ pumping blood; center of emotions
- dijo
- said; told; past tense of decir
- mucha
- much; a lot of; feminine form of mucho
- estoy
- I am; present tense of estar
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