Translation examples
—¡Para, para, estúpido! —gritó Chíchikov a Selifán [con lo cual se subraya que esta efusión lírica no es una meditación de Chíchikov].
" 'Stop, stop, you fool,' Chichikov was shouting at Selifan [which stresses the fact of this lyrical outburst's not being Chichikov's own meditation].
Tendrá que hablar con Chichikov para que le diga cuáles son los niveles exactos.
You'd have to speak to Chichikov to get the exact levels.
En el centro había una jabonera [porque Chíchikov es una pompa de jabón soplada por el demonio];
In the center was a soap-container [Chichikov being a soap bubble blown by the devil];
Éste se abría disimuladamente por un lado del cofre [el corazón de Chíchikov].
This could be slipped out inconspicuously from the side of the chest [Chichikov's heart].
La señora Koróbochka se parece tanto a Cenicienta como Pável Chíchikov a Pickwick.
Madame Korobochka is as much like Cinderella as Pavel Chichikov is like Pickwick.
Para mí Almas muertas termina con la salida de Chíchikov de la ciudad de N.
For me Dead Souls ends with Chichikov's departure from the town of N.
Junto con el propio Chíchikov y los propietarios rurales que éste va conociendo, comparten el escenario central del libro a pesar de que hablan poco y no tienen influencia visible sobre el curso de las aventuras de Chíchikov.
With Chichikov himself and the country squires he meets they share the front stage of the book although they speak little and have no visible influence upon the course of Chichikov's adventures.
El aura de Chíchikov se prolonga y simboliza en su caja de rapé y su cofrecillo de viaje;
Chichikov's aura is continued and symbolized by his snuffbox and his traveling case;
De algún modo, me sentí Chichikov en Las almas muertas, de Gogol.
Somehow, too, I remembered Chichikov's round of weird visits in Gogol's Dead Souls.
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