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Translator & Interpreter based in Spain. English ⇄ Spanish | French>Spanish
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Spanish to English: Amantes. Eva Braun General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - Spanish Eva Braun nació el 6 de febrero de 1912 en un hogar acomodado en la calle Isabellastrasse de Múnich. Fritz Braun y su esposa, Franziska, tenían ya una hija, Ilse, que nació en 1909. Una tercera, Margurete (familiarmente conocida como Gretl), completaría la familia Braun tres años después de la llegada de Eva. Las tres hijas se criaron en condiciones óptimas a pesar de la depravación inevitable que trajo la Primera Guerra Mundial. Eva completó su formación en un convento en Simbach y, posteriormente, regresó a Múnich. Alrededor de esa época, en 1929, Fritz Braun heredó una considerable fortuna de parte de una tía. Informó gratamente a sus hijas de que ninguna de ellas tendría que trabajar nunca más; pero ninguna de ellas quería estar en deuda con un padre que era, en el mejor de los casos, severo y sobreprotector. Así, en septiembre de 1929, tras haber tenido otras ocupaciones, Eva comenzó a trabajar para Einrich Hoffmann⁽³⁾, un fotógrafo profesional cuyo anodino estudio se contradecía con el gran éxito que alcanzaba entre clientes de gran fama. Entre ellos, se incluían el Káiser Guillermo II y el tenor de ópera italiano internacionalmente conocido Enrico Caruso. A pesar del humilde salario, Eva era feliz como contable y dependienta.
Llevaba unas tres semanas en el estudio cuando, un día, mientras estaba en lo alto de una escalera archivando facturas, se abrió la puerta y entró un extraño. No era ni de lejos atractivo: vestido de forma dejada, con ropa que no era de su talla, el pelo oscuro lacio y grasiento y ostentando un inusual bigote con forma de cepillo de dientes sobre su labio superior. Desde lo alto de la escalera, Eva fue sumamente consciente de cómo los intensos ojos azules de aquel extraño recorrieron sus piernas de forma lasciva. Ese permanecería como el primer recuerdo que Eva tendría de Adolf Hitler.
Heinrich Hoffmann conocía a Hitler desde hacía algún tiempo, tanto política como socialmente. Percibiendo el interés de Hitler por su ayudante, le presentó a «nuestra encantadora Fraülein Eva» a Herr Wolf, pseudónimo que Hitler insistía en utilizar al comienzo de su carrera, cuando conocía por primera vez a extraños. Hoffmann mandó a Eva a comprarles una salchicha como aperitivo. Cuando volvió, su jefe le invitó a sentarse con ellos y compartirla. Herr Wolf no trató de ocultar en ningún momento su atracción hacia la joven que estaba frente a él. Trastornada, pero inexplicablemente emocionada⁽⁴⁾, Eva escapó tan rápido como pudo para llegar rápidamente a casa. Al preguntarle por qué había llegado tarde, Eva se disculpó y procedió a describir su encuentro inesperado con el extraño de ojos azules y mirada penetrante. Aunque su jefe se lo había presentado como Herr Wolf, explicó que más tarde el hombre le había revelado su verdadero nombre: Adolf Hitler. Eva admitió que nunca antes había oído hablar de él.
Pero su padre sí. Mientras Eva había estado contando lo sucedido, Herr Braun había entrado en el cuarto pasando inadvertido. Entonces, se dirigió a su hija de manera brusca pero no cruel, diciendo que Herr Hitler era un idiota y un imbécil cuyo mayor deseo era reformar el mundo. Advirtió a “Effie” (mote cariñoso con el que se refería a Eva) que estuviera alerta por si volvía. Alemania —añadió— estaría mucho mejor si se volviese a Austria.
Translation - English Eva Braun was born on 6 February 1912, in a comfortable house on the Isabellastrasse in Munich. Fritz Braun and his wife, Franziska, already had one daughter, Ilse, who was born in 1909. Another daughter, Margurete (always known as Gretl), would complete the Braun family three years after Eva’s arrival. All three girls were raised under very pleasant conditions, despite the inevitable depravations brought about by the 1914-18 war. Eva completed her education at a convent in Simbach and then she returned to Munich. Around this time, in 1929, Fritz Braun inherited a sizeable fortune from an aunt. He happily informed his daughters that none of them needed to work again; but none of them wanted to be beholden to a father who was, at best, severe and over-protective. Thus, in September 1929, after a series of other occupations, Eva began to work for Einrich Hoffmann⁽³⁾, a professional photographer whose rather nondescript studio belied his success with several famous clients. These included Kaiser Wilhelm II and the internationally famous Italian operatic tenor, Enrico Caruso. Despite the poor salary, Eva was happy as bookkeeper and general saleslady.
She had been with the studio for around three weeks when one day, as she was standing at the top of a ladder filing invoices, the door opened and in walked a stranger. He was far from prepossessing, dressed in ill-fitting, uncared-for clothes, his dark hair lank and oily, and sporting an unusual ‘toothbrush’ moustache above his upper lip. From the top of the ladder, Eva was acutely aware of the stranger’s intense blue eyes roving over her legs. It remained Eva’s earliest recollection of Adolf Hitler.
Heinrich Hoffmann had known Hitler for some time, both politically and socially. Sensing Hitler’s interest in his assistant, he introduced ‘our good little Fraülein Eva’ to Herr Wolf, the pseudonym Hitler insisted upon in his early career, when meeting strangers for the first time. Eva was sent out to buy a sausage snack for the men; when she returned, her boss invited her to sit with them and share it. ‘Herr Wolf’ made no attempt to disguise his attraction to the young girl facing him. Disturbed, but unaccountably excited⁽⁴⁾, Eva escaped as quickly as she could and hurried home. Quizzed as to why she was late, Eva apologized, then proceeded to describe her unexpected meeting with the strange man with the sharp blue eyes. Though the boss had introduced him has ‘Herr Wolf’, she explained that the man had later revealed to her his real name: Adolf Hitler. Eva admitted she had never heard of him.
But her father had. As Eva had been relating her day, Herr Braun had entered the room unobserved. Now, he addressed his daughter sharply, but not unkindly, calling Herr Hitler a fool and an imbecile, who had set his heart on reforming the world. He warned ‘Effie’ (his pet name for Eva) to be on her guard against him should he return. Germany, he added, would be a lot better off if he took himself back to Austria.
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Master's degree - Universidad de Granada
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Years of translation experience: 3. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2014.
English to Spanish (University of Granada) Spanish to English (University of Granada) French to Spanish (University of Granada) English to Spanish ( University of Valladolid, Faculty of Translating & Interpreting) French to Spanish ( University of Valladolid, Faculty of Translating & Interpreting)
Spanish to English ( University of Valladolid, Faculty of Translating & Interpreting)
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