Una habitación con vistas: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
A Room with a View
Las 40 palabras que E. M. Forster repite una y otra vez en «Una habitación con vistas» y que no están entre las 4.000 más comunes del inglés. Apréndelas antes y los primeros capítulos se leerán mucho mejor. Cada una lleva su pronunciación, su traducción y una frase del libro.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar31 veces en el libro
Lucy, who had not yet acquired decency, at once rose to her feet, exclaiming: “Oh, oh!
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/coche, carruaje, calesa29 veces en el libro
“That will mean another carriage.”
clergyman/ˈkɫɝdʒiˌmæn/miembro varón del clero clérigo, celebrero28 veces en el libro
The curtains at the end of the room parted, and revealed a clergyman, stout but attractive, who hurried forward to take his place at the table, cheerfully apologizing for his lateness.
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta que25 veces en el libro
Generally at a pension people looked them over for a day or two before speaking, and often did not find out that they would “do” till they had gone.
dreadful/ˈdɹɛdfəɫ/empavorecedor, empavoreciente, espantoso24 veces en el libro
It is so dreadful for Charlotte, being poor.”
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/listo, hábil, avispado24 veces en el libro
“That lady looks so clever,” whispered Miss Bartlett to her cousin.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/hablar o emitir un ruido bajo e indistinguible19 veces en el libro
“Of course,” said the little old lady; and they murmured that one could not be too careful with a young girl.
silly/ˈsɪɫi/absurdo, bobo, insensato19 veces en el libro
“How silly of them!”
muddle/ˈmədəɫ/mezclar17 veces en el libro
You are inclined to get muddled, if I may judge from last night.
violet/ˈvaɪəɫɪt/violeta16 veces en el libro
“I consider that you are bound to class him as nice, Miss Alan, after that business of the violets.”
maid/ˈmeɪd/sirvienta, criada, chacha16 veces en el libro
A dear friend of mine, Contessa Baroncelli, has two daughters, and when she cannot send a maid to school with them, she lets them go in sailor-hats instead.
despise/dɪˈspaɪz/despreciar, desatender, desoír15 veces en el libro
In her chastened mood she no longer despised the Emersons.
glorious/ˈɡɫɔɹiəs/espléndido15 veces en el libro
… not the innocence of childhood, nor the glorious bewilderment of youth, but the conscious achievements of maturity.
villa/ˈvɪɫə/villa, quinta, casa de campo14 veces en el libro
… some in furnished flats, others in Renaissance villas on Fiesole’s slope, they read …
bathe/ˈbeɪð/bañar, bañarse14 veces en el libro
Then Freddy used to bathe there.
kindly/ˈkaɪndɫi/bondadosamente13 veces en el libro
Would you then, Mr. Beebe, kindly tell Mr. Emerson that I accept his kind offer, and then conduct him to me, in order that I may thank him personally?”
chaplain/ˈtʃæpɫən/capellán13 veces en el libro
“Ah, not for me,” said the chaplain blandly, “for I have been watching you and Miss Honeychurch for quite a little time.”
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/deleitoso, deleitable13 veces en el libro
How delightful a view is!”
annoyed/əˈnɔɪd/molesto, irritado por algo indeseado13 veces en el libro
Charlotte was most annoyed at finding me practically alone, and so I couldn’t help being a little annoyed with Miss Lavish.”
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/asustar, amedrentar, atemorizar13 veces en el libro
“Here’s a mess: a baby hurt, cold, and frightened!
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encanto13 veces en el libro
I am lucky to be appointed to such a charming neighbourhood.”
tiresome/ˈtaɪɝsəm/agotador, cansador, cansón12 veces en el libro
“I think he is; nice and tiresome.
gossip/ˈɡɑsəp/chismear, chismorrear, cotillear12 veces en el libro
Those gossiping little Miss Alans must have—” She checked herself.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/después, consecuentemente, en seguida12 veces en el libro
he asked the vicar afterwards.
splendid/ˈspɫɛndɪd/espléndido11 veces en el libro
I’m thoroughly happy, and having a splendid time.
kindness/ˈkaɪndnəs/amabilidad, bondad11 veces en el libro
It would be hard indeed if I stopped you doing as you liked at Florence, when I am only here through your kindness.
neighbourhood/ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/vecindario10 veces en el libro
There will be a deal of local colouring, descriptions of Florence and the neighbourhood, and I shall also introduce some humorous characters.
shilling/ˈʃɪɫɪŋ/chelín10 veces en el libro
Five shillings, and I gave a bob to the driver.”
dislike/dɪˈsɫaɪk/me disgusta, no me gusta10 veces en el libro
She had refused, not because she disliked him, but because she did not know what had happened, and suspected that he did know.
spoil/ˈspɔɪɫ/mimar, consentir, malcriar10 veces en el libro
“Charlotte, you mustn’t spoil me: of course, you must look over the Arno, too.
nonsense/ˈnɑnsɛns/disparate, sinsentido, tontería10 veces en el libro
And as it is, the glass over our front door was broken last election, and Freddy is sure it was the Tories; but mother says nonsense, a tramp.”
flush/ˈfɫəʃ/sonrojo10 veces en el libro
“Very well, dear,” said Miss Bartlett, with a faint flush of pleasure that called forth a deep flush of shame on the cheeks of Lucy.
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/rugido10 veces en el libro
Each time that old Mr. Emerson and Lucy set it erect it collapsed with a roar.
pin/ˈpɪn/clavado, clavada10 veces en el libro
It was then that she saw, pinned up over the washstand, a sheet of paper on which was scrawled an enormous note of interrogation.
bow/ˈbaʊ/reverencia, inclinación, agobio10 veces en el libro
Mr. Beebe bowed.
descend/dɪˈsɛnd/descender, bajar10 veces en el libro
She descended slowly into the Piazza with the intention of rejoining Miss Lavish, who was really almost too original.
saint/ˈseɪnt/santo, santa9 veces en el libro
Then Lucy realized that they had mistaken Machiavelli for some saint, hoping to acquire virtue.
rubbish/ˈɹəbɪʃ/bodrio9 veces en el libro
He repeated any rubbish that came into his head.
vulgar/ˈvəɫɡɝ/vulgar, chabacano, ramplón9 veces en el libro
… he knows that I am a resident perfectly well, and yet he goes on worrying me to buy his vulgar views.”
behaviour/bɪˈheɪvjɝ/comportamiento, conducta9 veces en el libro
“I mean, would you not mention it to any one, my foolish behaviour?”
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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