El sabueso de los Baskerville: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Las 40 palabras que Arthur Conan Doyle repite una y otra vez en «El sabueso de los Baskerville» 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.
moor/ˈmʊɹ/brezal, pantano, turbera159 veces en el libro
… for by the aid of the growth of ivy which covered (and still covers) the south wall she came down from under the eaves, and so homeward across the moor, there being three leagues betwixt the Hall and her father’s farm.
hound/ˈhaʊnd/perro de caza, sabueso, cárabo69 veces en el libro
… more drunken than the rest, cried out that they should put the hounds upon her.
baronet/ˈbɛɹənət/baronet48 veces en el libro
Our clients were punctual to their appointment, for the clock had just struck ten when Dr. Mortimer was shown up, followed by the young baronet.
instant/ˈɪnstənt/instante34 veces en el libro
At the last instant came this terrible catastrophe.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/gris22 veces en el libro
… which jutted out between two keen, grey eyes, set closely together and sparkling brightly from behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
beard/ˈbɪɹd/barba18 veces en el libro
At that instant I was aware of a bushy black beard and a pair of piercing eyes turned upon us through the side window of the cab.
alley/ˈæɫi/calleja, callejón, callejuela16 veces en el libro
Sir Charles Baskerville was in the habit every night before going to bed of walking down the famous yew alley of Baskerville Hall.
neighbour/ˈneɪbɝ/vecino, vecina15 veces en el libro
… in truth, his neighbours might have pardoned, seeing that saints have never flourished in those parts …
butler/ˈbətɫɝ/mayordomo, guardés13 veces en el libro
… and his indoor servants at Baskerville Hall consisted of a married couple named Barrymore, the husband acting as butler and the wife as housekeeper.
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/evidentemente, a ojos vistas13 veces en el libro
“And a man of precise mind, evidently.”
heir/ˈɛɹ/heredero, cabalero13 veces en el libro
It is well that this is so, for it is obviously of the utmost importance that Sir Charles’s heir should settle at the Hall and continue the good work which has been so sadly interrupted.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/telegrama12 veces en el libro
You will say that an important telegram has miscarried and that you are looking for it.
singular/ˈsɪŋɡjəɫɝ/singular12 veces en el libro
When Dr. Mortimer had finished reading this singular narrative he pushed his spectacles up on his forehead and stared across at Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
keen/ˈkin/vehemente, voraz12 veces en el libro
He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.
presume/pɹɪˈzum/presumir12 veces en el libro
I presume that it is Mr. Sherlock Holmes whom I am addressing and not—”
lonely/ˈɫoʊnɫi/solitario, solo12 veces en el libro
… as I walked back along the grey, lonely road, that my friend might soon be freed from his preoccupations and able to come down to take this heavy burden of responsibility from my shoulders.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/millas11 veces en el libro
With the exception of Mr. Frankland, of Lafter Hall, and Mr. Stapleton, the naturalist, there are no other men of education within many miles.
yonder/ˈjɑndɝ/allí, allá, acullá11 veces en el libro
“A false step yonder means death to man or beast.
mire/ˈmaɪɝ/fango, barro, barrizal11 veces en el libro
“The mire has him.
swiftly/ˈswɪftɫi/rápidamente11 veces en el libro
The moon shone clear above them, and they rode swiftly abreast, taking that course which the maid must needs have taken if she were to reach her own home.
granite/ˈɡɹænət/granito, berroqueña11 veces en el libro
In a very few hours the brown earth had become ruddy, the brick had changed to granite, and red cows grazed in well-hedged fields where the lush grasses and more luxuriant vegetation spoke of a richer …
flush/ˈfɫəʃ/sonrojo11 veces en el libro
His dark brows knitted and his face flushed to a dusky red as he spoke.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/diablo, demonio, mengue11 veces en el libro
… as it would seem, he became as one that hath a devil, for …
beast/ˈbist/bestia, animal11 veces en el libro
… a great, black beast, shaped like a hound …
moorland/ˈmʊɹˌɫænd/páramo10 veces en el libro
But anon their bemused wits awoke to the nature of the deed which was like to be done upon the moorlands.
centre/ˈsɛntɝ/centro10 veces en el libro
The moon was shining bright upon the clearing, and there in the centre lay the unhappy maid where she had fallen, dead of fear and of fatigue.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/melancolía, engurrio10 veces en el libro
Over the green squares of the fields and the low curve of a wood there rose in the distance a grey, melancholy hill, with a strange jagged summit …
exceedingly/ɪkˈsidɪŋɫi/asaz, excedentemente, excedientemente10 veces en el libro
I had observed some newspaper comment at the time, but I was exceedingly preoccupied by that little affair of the Vatican cameos, and in my anxiety to oblige the Pope I lost touch with several interesting English cases.
lurk/ˈɫɝk/acechar, agazaparse10 veces en el libro
… on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast …
boulder/ˈboʊɫdɝ/peñasco, roca, pedrusco10 veces en el libro
Still steadily rising, we passed over a narrow granite bridge and skirted a noisy stream which gushed swiftly down, foaming and roaring amid the grey boulders.
hut/ˈhət/cabaña, chamizo10 veces en el libro
As you look at their grey stone huts against the scarred hillsides you leave your own age behind you, and if you were to see a skin-clad …
vague/ˈveɪɡ/vago, desvaído, difuminado10 veces en el libro
Through the haze I had a vague vision of Holmes in his dressing-gown coiled up in an armchair with his black clay pipe between his lips.
cabmancochero9 veces en el libro
“It puts him in the power of the cabman.”
naturalist/ˈnætʃɝəɫəst/naturalista9 veces en el libro
There is a house indicated here which may be the residence of the naturalist—Stapleton, if I remember right, was his name.
gloom/ˈɡɫum/tristeza9 veces en el libro
“The recent sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose name has been mentioned as the probable Liberal candidate for Mid-Devon at the next election, has cast a gloom over the county.
dreadful/ˈdɹɛdfəɫ/empavorecedor, empavoreciente, espantoso9 veces en el libro
… Mr. Holmes, he was honestly convinced that a dreadful fate overhung his family, and certainly the records which he was able to give of his ancestors were not encouraging.
cigar/sɪˈɡɑɹ/puro, cigarro, habano9 veces en el libro
That night he went out as usual for his nocturnal walk, in the course of which he was in the habit of smoking a cigar.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/después, consecuentemente, en seguida9 veces en el libro
An instant afterwards he gave a little cry of satisfaction, and …
countryside/ˈkəntɹiˌsaɪd/campo, campaña, campiña9 veces en el libro
Being himself childless, it was his openly expressed desire that the whole countryside should, within his own lifetime …
dull/ˈdəɫ/embotado, romo, cubierto9 veces en el libro
A dull light shone through heavy mullioned windows, and from the high chimneys which rose from the steep, high-angled roof there sprang a single black column of smoke.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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