Orgullo y prejuicio: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
Pride and Prejudice
Las 40 palabras que Jane Austen repite una y otra vez en «Orgullo y prejuicio» 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.
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta que89 veces en el libro
… though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it.
aunt/ˈænt/tía85 veces en el libro
… who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week, to pay their duty to their aunt and to a milliner’s shop just over the way.
acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/amistad, conocimiento, junta63 veces en el libro
A fortnight’s acquaintance is certainly very little.
affection/əˈfɛkʃən/afecto, cariño, afección62 veces en el libro
If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him …
behaviour/bɪˈheɪvjɝ/comportamiento, conducta55 veces en el libro
Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/complacer, delectar, deleitar51 veces en el libro
… that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas …
civility/səˈvɪɫəti/cortesía49 veces en el libro
“You may depend upon it, Madam,” said Miss Bingley, with cold civility, “that Miss Bennet shall receive every possible attention while she remains with us.”
agreeable/əˈɡɹiəbəɫ/agradable, grato, lisonjero45 veces en el libro
He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honrar, rendir homenaje a44 veces en el libro
“I honour your circumspection.
endeavour/ɪnˈdɛvɝ/intentar43 veces en el libro
“But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.”
scarcely/ˈskɛɹsɫi/apenas, difícilmente43 veces en el libro
Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball …
carriage/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/coche, carruaje, calesa43 veces en el libro
… everybody says that he is ate up with pride, and I dare say he had heard somehow that Mrs. Long does not keep a carriage, and had come to the ball in a hack chaise.”
compliment/ˈkɑmpɫəmɛnt/cumplido, cumplimiento, falago40 veces en el libro
I did not expect such a compliment.”
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/obligar40 veces en el libro
… but he eluded the skill of them all; and they were at last obliged to accept the secondhand intelligence of their neighbour Lady Lucas.
amiable/ˈeɪmiəbəɫ/amable36 veces en el libro
Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/malestar aflicción, angustia, ansiedad35 veces en el libro
“It is difficult indeed —it is distressing.
invitation/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/invitación35 veces en el libro
This was invitation enough.
humour/ˈhjumɝ/humor32 veces en el libro
Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good humoured as Lydia.
sensible/ˈsɛnsəbəɫ/sensato, razonable, sesudo32 veces en el libro
Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/después, consecuentemente, en seguida32 veces en el libro
An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.
temper/ˈtɛmpɝ/temperamento, carácter31 veces en el libro
She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
instantly/ˈɪnstəntɫi/instantáneamente, al instante, al tiro31 veces en el libro
… was not unwilling to receive it, when she instantly drew back, and said with some discomposure to Sir William — “Indeed …
neighbourhood/ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/vecindario30 veces en el libro
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families …
countenance/ˈkaʊntənəns/rostro, faz, semblante30 veces en el libro
Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentleman-like; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
ladyshipLa Señora30 veces en el libro
“The garden in which stands my humble abode, is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park, her ladyship’s residence.”
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encantar, hechizar30 veces en el libro
and his sisters are charming women.
astonishment/əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/sorpresa, asombro, estupefacción29 veces en el libro
The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest …
kindness/ˈkaɪndnəs/amabilidad, bondad29 veces en el libro
… and therefore, as she will think it an act of kindness, if you decline the office …
dislike/dɪˈsɫaɪk/aversión, caer gordo, caer mal28 veces en el libro
… how shocking it was to have a bad cold, and how excessively they disliked being ill themselves; and then thought no more of the matter …
attachment/əˈtætʃmənt/archivo adjunto, adjunto, anejo28 veces en el libro
There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself.
acquaint/əˈkweɪnt/dar a conocer, familiarizar, presentar27 veces en el libro
“Impossible, Mr. Bennet, impossible, when I am not acquainted with him myself; how can you be so teasing?”
exceedingly/ɪkˈsidɪŋɫi/asaz, excedentemente, excedientemente26 veces en el libro
“I am exceedingly gratified,” said Bingley, “by your converting what my friend says into a compliment on the sweetness of my temper.
disposition/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/disposición, carácter26 veces en el libro
She told the story however with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.
objection/əbˈdʒɛkʃən/objeción26 veces en el libro
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
admiration/ˌædmɝˈeɪʃən/adoración25 veces en el libro
… such as it was, had a value as arising in all probability from the influence of their brother’s admiration.
wholly/ˈhoʊɫi/totalmente25 veces en el libro
… as to leave her very little attention for her book; and soon laying it wholly aside, she drew near the card-table …
regret/ɹəˈɡɹɛt/arrepentimiento, pesar, compunción25 veces en el libro
… a sense of very great ill usage, and most painful regrets at his being what he is.
favour/ˈfeɪvɝ/favor24 veces en el libro
One cannot wonder that so very fine a young man, with family, fortune, everything in his favour, should think highly of himself.
enquiry/ɪnˈkwaɪˌɹi/consulta, investigación, indagación24 veces en el libro
Her enquiries after her sister were not very favourably answered.
dine/ˈdaɪn/comer24 veces en el libro
She danced four dances with him at Meryton; she saw him one morning at his own house, and has since dined in company with him four times.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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