Wuthering Heights — Page 1
1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
1801—Acabo de regresar de una visita a mi casero—el único vecino con el que tendré que lidiar.
This is certainly a beautiful country!
¡Sin duda este es un hermoso país!
In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
En toda Inglaterra, no creo haber podido encontrar un lugar tan completamente alejado del bullicio de la sociedad.
A perfect misanthropist's Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
Un Paraíso perfecto para un misántropo—y el señor Heathcliff y yo somos una pareja tan adecuada para repartir la desolación entre nosotros.
A capital fellow!
¡Un tipo excelente!
He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name.
Poco imaginaba cuánto se calentó mi corazón hacia él cuando vi sus ojos negros retirarse tan suspicazmente bajo sus cejas, mientras me acercaba a caballo, y cuando sus dedos se refugiaron, con una resolución celosa, aún más adentro en su chaleco, al anunciar yo mi nombre.
"Mr. Heathcliff?" I said.
—¿Señor Heathcliff? —dije.
A nod was the answer.
Un cabeceo fue la respuesta.
"Mr. Lockwood, your new tenant, sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange: I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts—"
—Señor Lockwood, su nuevo inquilino, señor. Me tomo el honor de presentarme lo antes posible tras mi llegada, para expresar la esperanza de no haberle causado molestias con mi insistencia en solicitar el arrendamiento de Thrushcross Grange: ayer escuché que usted había tenido algunos pensamientos—
"Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir," he interrupted, wincing. "I should not allow any one to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it—walk in!"
—Thrushcross Grange es mía, señor —interrumpió él, haciendo una mueca—. No permitiría que nadie me causara molestias, si pudiera evitarlo—¡pase usted!
The "walk in" was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, "Go to the Deuce!
El «pase usted» fue pronunciado con los dientes apretados, y expresaba el sentimiento de «¡Váyase al diablo!
Vocabulary
- Acabo
- First person present of acabar, meaning 'I have just'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- regresar
- To return or go back to a place
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine)
- visita
- A visit or call to someone or somewhere
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- casero
- Landlord; person who rents property to others
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- único
- Only or sole; the one and only
- vecino
- Neighbor; person living nearby
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'
- tendré
- Future tense of tener; 'I will have'
- lidiar
- To deal with or cope with someone or something
- Sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty about something
- este
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (masculine)
- es
- Third person singular present of ser; 'is'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- hermoso
- Beautiful or lovely in appearance
- país
- Country or nation
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- toda
- Adjective meaning 'all' or 'entire' (feminine)
- Inglaterra
- England; country in the United Kingdom
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- creo
- First person singular of creer; 'I believe'
- haber
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'to have' (in compound tenses)
- podido
- Past participle of poder; 'been able to'
- encontrar
- To find or to encounter something or someone
- lugar
- Place or location
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons
- completamente
- Completely or entirely; to a full degree
- alejado
- Removed or distant from something; isolated
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'
- bullicio
- Noise, bustle, or commotion of a crowd
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- sociedad
- Society; the community of people living together
- Paraíso
- Paradise; an ideal or perfect place
- perfecto
- Perfect; without flaw or ideal in every way
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- misántropo
- Misanthrope; person who dislikes or avoids people
- señor
- Mister or sir; a title of respect for men
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- yo
- Personal pronoun meaning 'I'
- somos
- First person plural of ser; 'we are'
- pareja
- A pair, couple, or matching set of two
- adecuada
- Adequate or suitable for a particular purpose
- repartir
- To distribute or share something among others
- desolación
- Desolation; a state of emptiness and misery
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- nosotros
- Personal pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'
- tipo
- Type, guy, or fellow; informal word for person
- excelente
- Excellent; of very high quality or standard
- Poco
- Little; a small amount or degree of something
- imaginaba
- Imperfect of imaginar; 'I was imagining' or 'I imagined'
- cuánto
- How much; used in exclamations or questions
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- calentó
- Warmed up; past tense of calentar
- corazón
- Heart; the organ or symbol of emotion
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- él
- Personal pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when'
- vi
- First person preterite of ver; 'I saw'
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their'
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs of sight
- negros
- Black; dark in color (masculine plural)
- retirarse
- To withdraw, retreat, or pull back
- suspicazmente
- Suspiciously; in a distrustful or wary manner
- bajo
- Under or beneath; also means low or short
- cejas
- Eyebrows; the arched hair above the eyes
- mientras
- While or whereas; indicating simultaneous actions
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- acercaba
- Imperfect of acercarse; 'was approaching' or 'drew near'
- caballo
- Horse; a large domesticated animal for riding
- dedos
- Fingers or toes
- refugiaron
- Took refuge; past tense of refugiarse
- resolución
- Resolution or determination; firm decision
- celosa
- Jealous or zealous (feminine form)
- aún
- Still or even; adverb indicating continuation
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- adentro
- Inside or inward; toward the interior
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your'
- chaleco
- Vest or waistcoat; a sleeveless garment
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- anunciar
- To announce or declare something formally
- nombre
- Name; the word used to identify a person
- dije
- First person preterite of decir; 'I said'
- cabeceo
- A nod of the head as a gesture
- fue
- Third person preterite of ser or ir; 'was' or 'went'
- respuesta
- Answer or response to a question
- nuevo
- New; recently arrived or recently made
- inquilino
- Tenant; person who rents a property
- Me
- Object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- tomo
- First person present of tomar; 'I take'
- honor
- Honor; high respect or privilege
- presentarme
- To introduce myself to someone
- lo
- Object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- antes
- Before; earlier in time or order
- posible
- Possible; capable of happening or being done
- tras
- After or behind; following in time or space
- llegada
- Arrival; the act of reaching a destination
- expresar
- To express or convey feelings or thoughts
- esperanza
- Hope; desire for something to happen
- causado
- Caused; past participle of causar
- molestias
- Troubles, inconveniences, or disturbances
- insistencia
- Insistence; persistent urging or demanding
- solicitar
- To request or apply for something formally
- arrendamiento
- Lease or rental agreement for property
- ayer
- Yesterday; the day before today
- escuché
- First person preterite of escuchar; 'I heard'
- usted
- Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you'
- había
- Third person imperfect of haber; 'had' or 'there was'
- tenido
- Past participle of tener; 'had'
- algunos
- Some or a few (masculine plural)
- pensamientos
- Thoughts or ideas in the mind
- mía
- Mine; possessive pronoun (feminine singular)
- interrumpió
- Interrupted; preterite of interrumpir
- haciendo
- Gerund of hacer; 'doing' or 'making'
- mueca
- Grimace; a twisted facial expression of displeasure
- No
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- permitiría
- Conditional of permitir; 'would allow' or 'would permit'
- nadie
- Nobody or no one; absence of any person
- causara
- Subjunctive of causar; 'to cause' or 'might cause'
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if'
- pudiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of poder; 'could' or 'were able'
- evitarlo
- To avoid it; infinitive with direct object pronoun
- pase
- Subjunctive/imperative of pasar; 'come in' or 'pass'
- pronunciado
- Pronounced; past participle of pronunciar
- los
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- dientes
- Teeth; the hard structures used for biting
- apretados
- Clenched or tightly pressed together
- expresaba
- Imperfect of expresar; 'was expressing' or 'expressed'
- sentimiento
- Feeling or emotion; an inner state of mind
- Váyase
- Formal imperative of irse; 'go away' or 'leave'
- diablo
- Devil; an evil supernatural being
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