Wuthering Heights — Page 7
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Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending; so his master dived down to him, leaving me _vis-à-vis_ the ruffianly bitch and a pair of grim shaggy sheep-dogs, who shared with her a jealous guardianship over all my movements.
Joseph murmuró indistintamente en las profundidades de la bodega, pero no dio ninguna señal de subir; así que su amo se zambulló hacia él, dejándome _vis-à-vis_ con la bribona perra y un par de hoscos y peludos perros pastores, que compartían con ella una celosa vigilancia sobre todos mis movimientos.
Not anxious to come in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in winking and making faces at the trio, and some turn of my physiognomy so irritated madam, that she suddenly broke into a fury and leapt on my knees.
Sin ningún deseo de entrar en contacto con sus colmillos, me quedé quieto; pero, imaginando que difícilmente entenderían los insultos tácitos, desafortunadamente me permití guiñar el ojo y hacer muecas al trío, y algún gesto de mi fisonomía irritó tanto a la señora, que de repente estalló en furia y saltó sobre mis rodillas.
I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us.
La arrojé hacia atrás y me apresuré a interponer la mesa entre nosotros.
This proceeding aroused the whole hive: half-a-dozen four-footed fiends, of various sizes and ages, issued from hidden dens to the common centre.
Esta acción despertó a toda la colmena: media docena de demonios de cuatro patas, de diversos tamaños y edades, salieron de escondrijos ocultos hacia el centro común.
I felt my heels and coat-laps peculiar subjects of assault; and parrying off the larger combatants as effectually as I could with the poker, I was constrained to demand, aloud, assistance from some of the household in re-establishing peace.
Sentí que mis talones y los faldones de mi abrigo eran objeto peculiar de ataque; y apartando a los combatientes más grandes tan eficazmente como pude con el atizador, me vi obligado a pedir en voz alta la ayuda de algún miembro de la casa para restablecer la paz.
Mr. Heathcliff and his man climbed the cellar steps with vexatious phlegm: I don't think they moved one second faster than usual, though the hearth was an absolute tempest of worrying and yelping.
El señor Heathcliff y su criado subieron los escalones de la bodega con una flemática parsimonia exasperante: no creo que se movieran ni un segundo más rápido de lo habitual, aunque el hogar era una absoluta tempestad de gruñidos y ladridos.
Vocabulary
- murmuró
- Murmured; spoke in a soft, indistinct voice.
- indistintamente
- Indistinctly; without clear or distinct manner.
- en
- In; preposition indicating location or position.
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- profundidades
- Depths; the deepest or most remote parts.
- de
- Of; preposition showing possession or origin.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- bodega
- Wine cellar; underground storage room for wine.
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- no
- No; negation or refusal of something.
- dio
- Gave; past tense of dar; to give.
- ninguna
- None; not any; feminine form of ninguno.
- señal
- Signal; sign indicating something or communication.
- subir
- To go up; to ascend or climb upward.
- así
- Thus; in this way or manner.
- que
- That; which; conjunction linking clauses.
- su
- His/her/its; possessive adjective for third person.
- amo
- Master; employer or owner of servants.
- se
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun for third person.
- zambulló
- Plunged; dived or threw oneself into water.
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction or movement.
- él
- He; masculine singular pronoun for third person.
- dejándome
- Leaving me; abandoning or allowing me to remain.
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
- bribona
- Rogue; female scoundrel or dishonest woman.
- perra
- Female dog; bitch in literal sense.
- un
- A/an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- par
- Pair; two things of same kind together.
- hoscos
- Sullen; dark-looking or morose in appearance.
- peludos
- Hairy; covered with hair or fur.
- perros
- Dogs; male canine animals or animals in general.
- pastores
- Shepherds; those who tend sheep flocks.
- compartían
- Shared; divided or possessed jointly with others.
- ella
- She; feminine singular pronoun for third person.
- una
- A/an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- celosa
- Jealous; feeling possessive or protective of someone.
- vigilancia
- Vigilance; careful observation or watchful supervision.
- sobre
- On; over; preposition indicating position or topic.
- todos
- All; every one of a group collectively.
- mis
- My; possessive adjective for first person.
- movimientos
- Movements; actions of moving or changing position.
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
- deseo
- Desire; a wish or strong inclination.
- entrar
- To enter; to go or come into space.
- contacto
- Contact; touching or being in communication.
- colmillos
- Fangs; long pointed teeth of animals.
- me
- Me; direct or indirect object pronoun.
- quedé
- Stayed; remained in a place or condition.
- quieto
- Quiet; still and motionless without movement.
- imaginando
- Imagining; forming mental images or suppositions.
- difícilmente
- Hardly; scarcely or with great difficulty.
- entenderían
- Would understand; conditional form of entender.
- insultos
- Insults; disrespectful remarks or offensive language.
- tácitos
- Tacit; implied or understood without being stated.
- desafortunadamente
- Unfortunately; sadly or luckily in bad circumstances.
- permití
- Permitted; allowed or gave consent to something.
- guiñar
- To wink; to close and open eye quickly.
- ojo
- Eye; organ of sight in face.
- hacer
- To make; to do or create something.
- muecas
- Grimaces; twisted facial expressions of mockery.
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el.
- trío
- Trio; group of three people or things.
- algún
- Some; any; masculine form before noun.
- gesto
- Gesture; movement expressing thought or feeling.
- fisonomía
- Physiognomy; facial features or appearance characteristic.
- irritó
- Irritated; annoyed or made angry deliberately.
- tanto
- So much; to such a great degree.
- señora
- Lady; woman of rank or polite form.
- repente
- Sudden; happening without warning or preparation.
- estalló
- Burst; exploded or broke out suddenly.
- furia
- Fury; intense anger or violent rage.
- saltó
- Jumped; leaped or moved quickly upward.
- rodillas
- Knees; joints between thigh and shin.
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