Frequent words in Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein tells of his childhood in Geneva, before the creature.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| one | uno | I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic. |
| now | ahora | I can, even now, remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise. |
| yet | aún | My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. |
| man | hombre | This man, whose name was Beaufort, was of a proud and unbending disposition and could not bear to live in poverty and oblivion in the same country where he had formerly been distinguished for his rank and magnificence. |
| life | vida | He passed his younger days perpetually occupied by the affairs of his country; a variety of circumstances had prevented his marrying early, nor was it until the decline of life that he became a husband and the father… |
| father | padre | My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics, and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation. |
| every | cada | He strove to shelter her, as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener, from every rougher wind and to surround her with all that could tend to excite pleasurable emotion in her soft and benevolent mind. |
| first | primero | My mother’s tender caresses and my father’s smile of benevolent pleasure while regarding me are my first recollections. |
| might | podría | I also became a poet and for one year lived in a paradise of my own creation; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated. |
| shall | futuro formal | I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man. |
| eyes | ojos | Her brow was clear and ample, her blue eyes cloudless, and her lips and the moulding of her face so expressive of sensibility and sweetness that none could behold her without looking on her as of a distinct species, a… |
| said | dijo | When I appeared on deck the master said, “Here is our captain, and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea.” |
| may | puede que | With this deep consciousness of what they owed towards the being to which they had given life, added to the active spirit of tenderness that animated both, it may be imagined that while during every hour of my infant… |
| time | tiempo | He lost no time in endeavouring to seek him out, with the hope of persuading him to begin the world again through his credit and assistance. |
| even | incluso | Her health, and even the tranquillity of her hitherto constant spirit, had been shaken by what she had gone through. |
| saw | vio | His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness, but she saw with despair that their little fund was rapidly decreasing and that there was no other prospect of support. |
| towards | hacia | I was their plaything and their idol, and something better—their child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed on them by Heaven, whom to bring up to good, and whose future lot it was in their hands to direct to… |
| night | noche | These volumes were my study day and night, and my familiarity with them increased that regret which I had felt, as a child, on learning that my father’s dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allow me to embark in… |
| elizabeth | Elizabeth | They consulted their village priest, and the result was that Elizabeth Lavenza became the inmate of my parents’ house—my more than sister—the beautiful and adored companion of all my occupations and my pleasures. |
| found | encontró | She found a peasant and his wife, hard working, bent down by care and labour, distributing a scanty meal to five hungry babes. |
| ever | alguna vez | I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight. |
| mind | mente | The interval was, consequently, spent in inaction; his grief only became more deep and rankling when he had leisure for reflection, and at length it took so fast hold of his mind that at the end of three months he lay… |
| heart | corazón | These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter, and I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to heaven, for nothing contributes so much to tranquillise the mind as a steady… |
| day | día | One day, when my father had gone by himself to Milan, my mother, accompanied by me, visited this abode. |
| felt | sintió | These volumes were my study day and night, and my familiarity with them increased that regret which I had felt, as a child, on learning that my father’s dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allow me to embark in… |
| death | muerte | These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holiday… |
| feelings | sentimientos | Yet some feelings, unallied to the dross of human nature, beat even in these rugged bosoms. |
| thought | pensamiento | It is true that I have thought more and that my daydreams are more extended and magnificent, but they want (as the painters call it) _keeping;_ and I greatly need a friend who would have sense enough not to despise me… |
| dear | querido | I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking. |
| friend | amigo | He bitterly deplored the false pride which led his friend to a conduct so little worthy of the affection that united them. |
| soon | pronto | The apparition was soon explained. |
| made | hecho | Everything was made to yield to her wishes and her convenience. |
| never | nunca | I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man. |
| many | muchos | My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics, and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation. |
| still | todavía | Whether he had died or still lingered in the dungeons of Austria was not known. |
| passed | pasó | He passed his younger days perpetually occupied by the affairs of his country; a variety of circumstances had prevented his marrying early, nor was it until the decline of life that he became a husband and the father… |
| miserable | miserable | He said little, but when he spoke I read in his kindling eye and in his animated glance a restrained but firm resolve not to be chained to the miserable details of commerce. |
| thus | así | Thus far I have gone, tracing a secure way over the pathless seas, the very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies of my triumph. |
| must | debe | I must own I felt a little proud when my captain offered me the second dignity in the vessel and entreated me to remain with the greatest earnestness, so valuable did he consider my services. |
| place | lugar | We accordingly lay to, hoping that some change would take place in the atmosphere and weather. |
| like | como, gustar | He came like a protecting spirit to the poor girl, who committed herself to his care; and after the interment of his friend he conducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation. |
| heard | oyó | A youth passed in solitude, my best years spent under your gentle and feminine fosterage, has so refined the groundwork of my character that I cannot overcome an intense distaste to the usual brutality exercised on… |
| became | se convirtió | He passed his younger days perpetually occupied by the affairs of his country; a variety of circumstances had prevented his marrying early, nor was it until the decline of life that he became a husband and the father… |
| sometimes | a veces | I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise the spirits of others, but sometimes to sustain my own, when theirs are… |
| clerval | Clerval | Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva. |
| love | amor | There was a sense of justice in my father’s upright mind which rendered it necessary that he should approve highly to love strongly. |
| human | humano | Yet some feelings, unallied to the dross of human nature, beat even in these rugged bosoms. |
| little | pequeño | He bitterly deplored the false pride which led his friend to a conduct so little worthy of the affection that united them. |
| appeared | apareció | She appeared of a different stock. |
| indeed | en efecto | “Certainly; it would indeed be very impertinent and inhuman in me to trouble you with any inquisitiveness of mine.” |