Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8
She carried the pepper-box in her hand, and Alice guessed who it was, even before she got into the court, by the way the people near the door began sneezing all at once.
Llevaba el pimentero en la mano, y Alicia adivinó quién era, incluso antes de que entrara en la sala, por la manera en que la gente cerca de la puerta comenzó a estornudar de repente.
"Give your evidence," said the King.
—Presente su testimonio —dijo el Rey.
"Shan't," said the cook.
—No quiero —dijo la cocinera.
The King looked anxiously at the White Rabbit, who said in a low voice, "Your Majesty must cross-examine _this_ witness."
El Rey miró ansiosamente al Conejo Blanco, quien dijo en voz baja: —Su Majestad debe interrogar a este testigo.
"Well, if I must, I must," the King said, with a melancholy air, and, after folding his arms and frowning at the cook till his eyes were nearly out of sight, he said in a deep voice, "What are tarts made of?"
—Bueno, si debo hacerlo, debo hacerlo —dijo el Rey, con aire melancólico, y después de cruzarse de brazos y fruncir el ceño mirando a la cocinera hasta que sus ojos casi desaparecieron de vista, dijo con voz profunda—: ¿De qué están hechas las tartas?
"Pepper, mostly," said the cook.
—Pimienta, principalmente —dijo la cocinera.
"Treacle," said a sleepy voice behind her.
—Melaza —dijo una voz somnolienta detrás de ella.
"Collar that Dormouse," the Queen shrieked out.
—¡Agarren a ese Lirón! —chilló la Reina.
"Behead that Dormouse!
¡Decapiten a ese Lirón!
Turn that Dormouse out of court!
¡Echen a ese Lirón de la sala!
Suppress him!
¡Suprímanlo!
Pinch him!
¡Pellízquenlo!
Off with his whiskers!"
¡Córtenle los bigotes!
For some minutes the whole court was in confusion, getting the Dormouse turned out, and, by the time they had settled down again, the cook had disappeared.
Durante algunos minutos toda la sala estuvo en confusión, sacando al Lirón, y para cuando se habían calmado de nuevo, la cocinera había desaparecido.
"Never mind!" said the King, with an air of great relief.
—¡No importa! —dijo el Rey, con aire de gran alivio.
"Call the next witness."
—Llamen al siguiente testigo.
And he added in an undertone to the Queen, "Really, my dear, _you_ must cross-examine the next witness.
Y agregó en voz baja a la Reina: —Realmente, querida, tú debes interrogar al siguiente testigo.
It quite makes my forehead ache!"
¡Me hace doler bastante la frente!
Alice watched the White Rabbit as he fumbled over the list, feeling very curious to see what the next witness would be like, "—for they haven't got much evidence _yet_," she said to herself.
Alicia observó al Conejo Blanco mientras rebuscaba torpemente en la lista, sintiéndose muy curiosa por ver cómo sería el siguiente testigo. —Porque todavía no tienen mucha evidencia —se dijo a sí misma.
Vocabulary
- Llevaba
- He/she/it was carrying; used to carry
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- pimentero
- Pepper shaker; pepper pot
- en
- In, on, at (preposition indicating location)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- mano
- Hand
- y
- And (conjunction)
- adivinó
- He/she guessed, figured out (preterite)
- quién
- Who, whom (interrogative pronoun with accent)
- era
- He/she/it was; used to be (imperfect)
- incluso
- Even, including (adverb)
- antes
- Before, earlier (adverb of time)
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- entrara
- He/she entered, would enter (imperfect subjunctive)
- sala
- Room, living room, hall
- por
- For, by, through (preposition)
- manera
- Way, manner, method
- gente
- People, folks (collective noun)
- cerca
- Near, close (adverb or preposition)
- puerta
- Door, doorway, gate
- comenzó
- He/she/it began, started (preterite)
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- estornudar
- To sneeze
- repente
- Sudden (used in phrase 'de repente')
- Presente
- Present (command form); here, present
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive)
- testimonio
- Testimony, statement, evidence
- dijo
- He/she said, told (preterite)
- Rey
- King
- No
- No, not (negation)
- quiero
- I want, I love (present tense)
- cocinera
- Female cook, chef
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- miró
- He/she looked at, watched (preterite)
- ansiosamente
- Anxiously, eagerly
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- Conejo
- Rabbit
- Blanco
- White (color)
- quien
- Who, whom (relative pronoun, no accent)
- voz
- Voice
- baja
- Low, short, soft (feminine adjective)
- Su
- His, her, its, your, their (formal possessive)
- Majestad
- Majesty (title of respect)
- debe
- He/she must, should, ought to
- interrogar
- To interrogate, question, examine
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- testigo
- Witness
- Bueno
- Good, well, okay (interjection or adjective)
- si
- If, whether (conjunction without accent)
- debo
- I must, should, ought to
- hacerlo
- To do it (infinitive with pronoun)
- con
- With (preposition)
- aire
- Air, appearance, manner
- melancólico
- Melancholic, melancholy, sad
- después
- After, afterwards, later (adverb)
- cruzarse
- To cross oneself, to cross (reflexive)
- brazos
- Arms (body parts, plural)
- fruncir
- To frown, wrinkle, pucker
- ceño
- Frown, scowl (used in 'fruncir el ceño')
- mirando
- Looking, watching (present participle)
- hasta
- Until, up to, even (preposition or adverb)
- sus
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive plural)
- ojos
- Eyes
- casi
- Almost, nearly (adverb)
- desaparecieron
- They disappeared (preterite, third person plural)
- vista
- Sight, view, vision
- profunda
- Deep, profound (feminine adjective)
- De
- Of, from (preposition, capitalized)
- qué
- What (interrogative pronoun with accent)
- están
- They are, you (plural) are (present tense)
- hechas
- Made, done (feminine plural past participle)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- tartas
- Pies, tarts, cakes
- Pimienta
- Pepper (spice)
- principalmente
- Mainly, principally, chiefly
- Melaza
- Molasses, treacle
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- somnolienta
- Sleepy, drowsy, somnolent (feminine adjective)
- detrás
- Behind, in back (adverb)
- ella
- She, her (subject or object pronoun)
- Agarren
- Grab, seize (plural command)
- ese
- That (masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- chilló
- He/she shrieked, screamed (preterite)
- Reina
- Queen
- Decapiten
- Behead, decapitate (plural command)
- Echen
- Throw out, cast out (plural command)
- Suprímanlo
- Suppress him/it, eliminate him/it (command with pronoun)
- Pellízquenlo
- Pinch him/it (plural command with pronoun)
- Córtenle
- Cut him/her/it (plural command with pronoun)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- bigotes
- Whiskers, mustache
- Durante
- During, for (duration preposition)
- algunos
- Some, a few (masculine plural)
- minutos
- Minutes
- toda
- All, whole, every (feminine singular)
- estuvo
- He/she/it was (preterite of estar)
- confusión
- Confusion, chaos, disorder
- sacando
- Taking out, removing (present participle)
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- cuando
- When (conjunction or adverb)
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- habían
- They had (imperfect of haber)
- calmado
- Calmed down, quieted (past participle)
- nuevo
- New, again (in phrase 'de nuevo')
- había
- There was, there were, he/she had
- desaparecido
- Disappeared, vanished (past participle)
- importa
- It matters, it's important (present tense)
- gran
- Great, big, large (apocopated form)
- alivio
- Relief, respite, comfort
- Llamen
- Call (plural command)
- siguiente
- Next, following
- Y
- And (conjunction, capitalized)
- agregó
- He/she added (preterite)
- Realmente
- Really, actually, truly
- querida
- Dear, darling, beloved (feminine)
- tú
- You (informal singular subject pronoun)
- debes
- You must, should, ought to
- Me
- Me (object pronoun)
- hace
- He/she/it does, makes, ago
- doler
- To hurt, ache, pain
- bastante
- Quite, rather, enough (adverb or adjective)
- frente
- Forehead, front, face
- observó
- He/she observed, watched, noticed (preterite)
- mientras
- While, whereas (conjunction)
- rebuscaba
- He/she was searching through (imperfect)
- torpemente
- Clumsily, awkwardly
- lista
- List, ready, clever (feminine)
- sintiéndose
- Feeling (oneself), reflexive present participle
- muy
- Very, really (adverb of degree)
- curiosa
- Curious, inquisitive (feminine adjective)
- ver
- To see, watch, look
- cómo
- How (interrogative adverb with accent)
- sería
- It would be, he/she would be (conditional)
- Porque
- Because (conjunction)
- todavía
- Still, yet, even (adverb)
- no
- No, not (negation)
- tienen
- They have, you (plural) have
- mucha
- Much, a lot of (feminine singular)
- evidencia
- Evidence, proof
- sí
- Yes (affirmation with accent)
- misma
- Same, self (feminine)
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