Wuthering Heights — Page 6

English → Spanish CHAPTER I Level 8/10

While enjoying a month of fine weather at the sea-coast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature: a real goddess in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me.

Mientras disfrutaba de un mes de buen tiempo en la costa, me vi introducido en la compañía de una criatura de lo más fascinante: una auténtica diosa a mis ojos, mientras ella no reparaba en mí.

I "never told my love" vocally; still, if looks have language, the merest idiot might have guessed I was over head and ears: she understood me at last, and looked a return—the sweetest of all imaginable looks.

Nunca declaré mi amor de viva voz; sin embargo, si las miradas tienen lenguaje, hasta el más simple de los idiotas habría podido adivinar que estaba perdidamente enamorado: ella me comprendió al fin, y me correspondió con una mirada, la más dulce de todas las miradas imaginables.

And what did I do? I confess it with shame—shrunk icily into myself, like a snail; at every glance retired colder and farther; till finally the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp.

¿Y qué hice yo? Lo confieso con vergüenza: me replegué sobre mí mismo con glacial frialdad, como un caracol; con cada mirada me retiré más frío y más lejos; hasta que finalmente la pobre inocente llegó a dudar de sus propios sentidos y, abrumada por la confusión ante su supuesto error, persuadió a su mamá de que se marcharan.

By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

Por esta curiosa inclinación de mi carácter me he ganado la reputación de una frialdad deliberada; cuán inmerecida, solo yo puedo apreciarlo.

I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord advanced, and filled up an interval of silence by attempting to caress the canine mother, who had left her nursery, and was sneaking wolfishly to the back of my legs, her lip curled up, and her white teeth watering for a snatch.

Tomé asiento en el extremo del hogar opuesto a aquel hacia el que se dirigía mi anfitrión, y llené un intervalo de silencio intentando acariciar a la perra madre, que había abandonado su camada y se acercaba sigilosamente como un lobo hacia la parte de atrás de mis piernas, con el labio fruncido y sus dientes blancos ansiosos por morder.

My caress provoked a long, guttural gnarl.

Mi caricia provocó un largo y gutural gruñido.

"You'd better let the dog alone," growled Mr. Heathcliff in unison, checking fiercer demonstrations with a punch of his foot.

—Será mejor que deje al perro en paz —gruñó el señor Heathcliff al unísono, frenando demostraciones más agresivas con un golpe de su pie.

"She's not accustomed to be spoiled—not kept for a pet." Then, striding to a side door, he shouted again, "Joseph!

—No está acostumbrada a que la mimen, no se la tiene como animal de compañía. —Luego, cruzando a grandes zancadas hacia una puerta lateral, volvió a gritar: —¡Joseph!

Vocabulary

Mientras: While; during the time that something happens.
disfrutaba: Was enjoying; experienced pleasure from something.
de: Of; from; indicates possession or origin.
un: A; an; indefinite article for masculine nouns.
mes: Month; period of approximately thirty days.
buen: Good; favorable; positive quality or state.
tiempo: Time; weather; period or duration of events.
en: In; on; at; preposition indicating location or position.
la: The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
costa: Coast; shoreline where land meets sea or ocean.
me: Me; myself; direct or indirect object pronoun.
vi: Saw; past tense of ver to see.
introducido: Introduced; brought in; presented to someone.
compañía: Company; companionship; presence of another person.
una: A; an; indefinite article for feminine nouns.
criatura: Creature; being; person, especially a young person.
lo: It; the; neuter definite article or pronoun.
más: Most; more; indicates greater quantity or degree.
fascinante: Fascinating; captivating; extremely interesting or engaging.
auténtica: Authentic; genuine; real and not fake.
diosa: Goddess; divine female being; woman revered.
mis: My; possessive adjective for plural or singular nouns.
ojos: Eyes; organs of sight; visual perception.
ella: She; her; feminine third person singular pronoun.
no: No; not; negation particle or negative response.
reparaba: Noticed; paid attention to; was aware of.
mí: Me; myself; stressed first person object pronoun.
Nunca: Never; at no time; not ever.
declaré: Declared; expressed; made a formal statement.
mi: My; possessive adjective for singular nouns.
amor: Love; affection; deep feeling of attachment.
viva: Living; alive; lively; enthusiastic expression.
voz: Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing.
sin: Without; lacking; in the absence of.
embargo: Embargo; however; in spite of that.
si: If; whether; conditional particle or conjunction.
las: The; definite article for feminine plural nouns.
miradas: Looks; glances; visual expressions or gazes.
tienen: Have; possess; hold or own something.
lenguaje: Language; system of communication; means of expression.
hasta: Until; up to; even; as far as.
el: The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
simple: Simple; easy; uncomplicated or straightforward.
los: The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
idiotas: Idiots; foolish persons; people lacking intelligence.
habría: Would have; conditional past tense auxiliary verb.
podido: Been able; could; past participle of poder.
adivinar: Guess; divine; determine by conjecture or intuition.
que: That; which; who; relative or subordinate conjunction.
estaba: Was; past tense of estar to be.
enamorado: In love; enamored; emotionally attached romantically.
comprendió: Understood; grasped meaning; comprehended fully.
al: To the; at the; contraction of a+el.
fin: End; finally; conclusion or termination of something.
correspondió: Corresponded; reciprocated; gave in return equally.
con: With; accompanied by; in company of.
mirada: Look; gaze; expression conveyed through the eyes.
dulce: Sweet; kind; pleasant to taste or disposition.
todas: All; every; complete set of feminine items.
imaginables: Imaginable; conceivable; able to be thought of.
qué: What; which; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun.
hice: Did; made; past tense of hacer to do.
yo: I; me; first person singular pronoun.
Lo: It; the; neuter definite article or pronoun.
confieso: Confess; admit; acknowledge guilt or truth.
vergüenza: Shame; embarrassment; feeling of humiliation or modesty.
sobre: On; over; above; concerning or about.
mismo: Same; self; identical or very alike.
glacial: Glacial; icy; extremely cold or unfriendly manner.
frialdad: Coldness; coolness; lack of warmth or emotion.
como: Like; as; in the manner that something.
caracol: Snail; spiral-shelled mollusk; slow-moving creature.
cada: Each; every; individual one of a group.
retiré: Withdrew; pulled back; removed oneself from situation.
frío: Cold; low temperature; lacking warmth or friendliness.
lejos: Far; distant; at or to great distance.
finalmente: Finally; at last; in the end ultimately.

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