War and Peace — Page 4
He will fulfill his vocation and crush the hydra of revolution, which has become more terrible than ever in the person of this murderer and villain!
¡Él cumplirá su vocación y aplastará la hidra de la revolución, que se ha vuelto más terrible que nunca en la persona de este asesino y villano!
We alone must avenge the blood of the just one....
Solo nosotros debemos vengar la sangre del justo....
Whom, I ask you, can we rely on?...
¿En quién, les pregunto, podemos confiar?...
England with her commercial spirit will not and cannot understand the Emperor Alexander's loftiness of soul.
Inglaterra, con su espíritu comercial, no querrá ni podrá entender la elevación de alma del Emperador Alejandro.
She has refused to evacuate Malta.
Se ha negado a evacuar Malta.
She wanted to find, and still seeks, some secret motive in our actions.
Quiso encontrar, y todavía busca, algún motivo secreto en nuestras acciones.
What answer did Novosíltsev get?
¿Qué respuesta obtuvo Novosíltsev?
None.
Ninguna.
The English have not understood and cannot understand the self-abnegation of our Emperor who wants nothing for himself, but only desires the good of mankind.
Los ingleses no han entendido y no pueden entender la abnegación de nuestro Emperador, que no quiere nada para sí mismo, sino que solo desea el bien de la humanidad.
And what have they promised?
¿Y qué han prometido?
Nothing!
¡Nada!
And what little they have promised they will not perform!
¡Y lo poco que han prometido no lo cumplirán!
Prussia has always declared that Buonaparte is invincible, and that all Europe is powerless before him....
Prusia siempre ha declarado que Buonaparte es invencible, y que toda Europa es impotente ante él....
And I don't believe a word that Hardenburg says, or Haugwitz either.
Y no creo ni una palabra de lo que dice Hardenburg, ni de Haugwitz tampoco.
This famous Prussian neutrality is just a trap.
Esta famosa neutralidad prusiana no es más que una trampa.
I have faith only in God and the lofty destiny of our adored monarch.
Solo tengo fe en Dios y en el elevado destino de nuestro adorado monarca.
He will save Europe!"
¡Él salvará a Europa!"
She suddenly paused, smiling at her own impetuosity.
De repente se detuvo, sonriendo ante su propia impetuosidad.
"I think," said the prince with a smile, "that if you had been sent instead of our dear Wintzingerode you would have captured the King of Prussia's consent by assault.
"Creo", dijo el príncipe con una sonrisa, "que si le hubieran enviado a usted en lugar de a nuestro querido Wintzingerode, habría conquistado por asalto el consentimiento del Rey de Prusia.
You are so eloquent.
Es usted tan elocuente.
Will you give me a cup of tea?"
¿Me daría usted una taza de té?"
"In a moment.
"En un momento.
Vocabulary
- Él
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- cumplirá
- Will fulfill; third person singular future of cumplir
- su
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective
- vocación
- Vocation; calling or profession one feels suited for
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article or pronoun
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- revolución
- Revolution; fundamental social, political, or violent change
- que
- That, which, who; relative or subordinating conjunction
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or impersonal marker
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of haber
- vuelto
- Turned, become; past participle of volverse
- más
- More; comparative adverb or adjective
- terrible
- Terrible; causing great fear or distress
- nunca
- Never; negation adverb indicating no occurrence
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of location or time
- persona
- Person; individual human being or character
- este
- This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- asesino
- Murderer, assassin; one who commits murder
- villano
- Villain; evil or wicked person; scoundrel
- Solo
- Alone, only; solitary or single
- nosotros
- We, us; first person plural pronoun
- debemos
- We must; first person plural of deber
- vengar
- To avenge; to seek revenge or retribution
- sangre
- Blood; vital fluid circulating in veins
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- justo
- Just, righteous; morally or ethically correct
- En
- In, on, at; preposition of location or time
- quién
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- les
- Them, you; indirect object pronoun
- pregunto
- I ask; first person singular of preguntar
- podemos
- We can; first person plural of poder
- confiar
- To trust; to rely on or have confidence in
- Inglaterra
- England; country in northwestern Europe
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- espíritu
- Spirit; soul, essence, or mental disposition
- comercial
- Commercial; relating to business or trade
- no
- No, not; negation adverb or adjective
- querrá
- Will want; third person singular future of querer
- ni
- Neither, nor; coordinating conjunction for negation
- podrá
- Will be able; third person singular future of poder
- entender
- To understand; to comprehend or grasp meaning
- alma
- Soul; spiritual essence or inner being
- Emperador
- Emperor; ruler of an empire
- Se
- Himself, herself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- negado
- Refused, denied; past participle of negar
- evacuar
- To evacuate; to leave or empty a place
- Quiso
- Wanted, wished; third person singular preterite of querer
- encontrar
- To find, meet; to discover or encounter
- todavía
- Still, yet; continuing or remaining in state
- busca
- Searches, seeks; third person singular of buscar
- algún
- Some, any; indefinite adjective (apocopated form)
- motivo
- Motive, reason; cause or purpose for action
- secreto
- Secret; hidden or concealed information
- nuestras
- Our; feminine plural possessive adjective
- acciones
- Actions; plural of acción
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun or adjective
- respuesta
- Answer, response; reply to question
- obtuvo
- Obtained; third person singular preterite of obtener
- Ninguna
- None, any; feminine form of ninguno
- Los
- The; masculine plural definite article or pronoun
- ingleses
- English; relating to England or its people
- han
- Have; third person plural present of haber
- entendido
- Understood; past participle of entender
- pueden
- Can, are able; third person plural of poder
- nuestro
- Our; possessive adjective or pronoun
- quiere
- Wants, wishes; third person singular of querer
- nada
- Nothing; negative indefinite pronoun
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- sí
- Himself, herself, oneself; emphatic reflexive pronoun
- mismo
- Same, oneself; adjective or pronoun of identity
- sino
- But rather; adversative conjunction
- solo
- Only, alone; exclusively or solitary
- desea
- Desires, wishes; third person singular of desear
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