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English → Spanish CHAPTER VIII. Level 4/10

The executioner's argument was, that you couldn't cut off a head unless there was a body to cut it off from: that he had never had to do such a thing before, and he wasn't going to begin at _his_ time of life.

El argumento del verdugo era que no se podía cortar una cabeza a menos que hubiera un cuerpo del cual cortarla: que él nunca había tenido que hacer tal cosa antes, y que no iba a empezar a _su_ edad.

The King's argument was, that anything that had a head could be beheaded, and that you weren't to talk nonsense.

El argumento del Rey era que cualquier cosa que tuviera cabeza podía ser decapitada, y que no debías decir tonterías.

The Queen's argument was, that if something wasn't done about it in less than no time she'd have everybody executed, all round.

El argumento de la Reina era que si no se hacía algo al respecto en menos que nada ella haría ejecutar a todos, sin excepción.

(It was this last remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious.)

(Fue esta última observación la que había hecho que todo el grupo se viera tan serio y ansioso.)

Alice could think of nothing else to say but "It belongs to the Duchess: you'd better ask _her_ about it."

Alicia no pudo pensar en nada más que decir sino "Pertenece a la Duquesa: será mejor que le preguntes a _ella_ al respecto".

"She's in prison," the Queen said to the executioner: "fetch her here."

"Está en prisión", dijo la Reina al verdugo: "tráela aquí".

And the executioner went off like an arrow.

Y el verdugo salió disparado como una flecha.

The Cat's head began fading away the moment he was gone, and, by the time he had come back with the Duchess, it had entirely disappeared; so the King and the executioner ran wildly up and down looking for it, while the rest of the party went back to the game.

La cabeza del Gato comenzó a desvanecerse en el momento en que él se fue, y, para cuando regresó con la Duquesa, había desaparecido por completo; así que el Rey y el verdugo corrieron frenéticamente de un lado a otro buscándola, mientras el resto del grupo volvió al juego.

Vocabulary

El
The (masculine singular definite article)
argumento
Argument, reasoning, or plot
del
Of the, from the (contraction of de + el)
verdugo
Executioner, hangman
era
Was, were (imperfect tense of ser)
que
That, which, who
no
No, not
se
Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
podía
Could, was able to (imperfect of poder)
cortar
To cut, to chop
una
A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
cabeza
Head
a
To, at, toward
menos
Less, fewer, unless
hubiera
Had, there were (imperfect subjunctive of haber)
un
A, an, one (masculine singular indefinite article)
cuerpo
Body
cual
Which, who, whom
cortarla
To cut it (feminine object)
él
He, him (subject pronoun with accent)
nunca
Never
había
Had (imperfect of haber, auxiliary verb)
tenido
Had (past participle of tener)
hacer
To do, to make
tal
Such, such a
cosa
Thing
antes
Before, previously
y
And
iba
Was going (imperfect of ir)
empezar
To begin, to start
_su_
His, her, its, their (possessive adjective)
edad
Age
Rey
King
cualquier
Any, whichever
tuviera
Had, would have (imperfect subjunctive of tener)
ser
To be (permanent states, identity)
decapitada
Beheaded, decapitated (feminine past participle)
debías
You should, you ought to (imperfect of deber)
decir
To say, to tell
tonterías
Nonsense, foolish things, silly remarks
de
Of, from, about
la
The (feminine singular definite article)
Reina
Queen
si
If, whether
hacía
Did, made, was doing (imperfect of hacer)
algo
Something, anything
al
To the (contraction of a + el)
respecto
Respect, regard, matter
en
In, on, at
nada
Nothing, not at all
ella
She, her (subject or object pronoun)
haría
Would do, would make (conditional of hacer)
ejecutar
To execute, to carry out
todos
All, everyone, everybody (masculine plural)
sin
Without
excepción
Exception
Fue
Was, were (preterite of ser)
esta
This (feminine singular demonstrative)
última
Last, latest (feminine)
observación
Observation, remark, comment
hecho
Fact, deed; done, made (past participle of hacer)
todo
All, everything, whole
el
The (masculine singular definite article)
grupo
Group
viera
Saw, would see (imperfect subjunctive of ver)
tan
So, as, such (before adjectives/adverbs)
serio
Serious
ansioso
Anxious, eager
pudo
Could, was able to (preterite of poder)
pensar
To think
más
More, most, plus
sino
But rather, except, only
Pertenece
Belongs (third person singular of pertenecer)
Duquesa
Duchess
será
Will be (future of ser)
mejor
Better, best
le
To him, to her, to you (indirect object)
preguntes
You ask (second person subjunctive of preguntar)
_ella_
She, her (subject or object pronoun)
Está
Is, he/she is (third person of estar)
prisión
Prison, jail
dijo
Said, told (preterite of decir)
tráela
Bring her (command with attached object pronoun)
aquí
Here
Y
And
salió
Left, went out (preterite of salir)
disparado
Shot; rapidly, like a shot (past participle)
como
Like, as, how
flecha
Arrow
La
The (feminine singular definite article)
Gato
Cat (masculine)
comenzó
Began, started (preterite of comenzar)
desvanecerse
To fade away, to vanish, to disappear
momento
Moment, instant
fue
Was, were, went (preterite of ser/ir)
para
For, to, in order to
cuando
When
regresó
Returned, came back (preterite of regresar)
con
With
desaparecido
Disappeared, vanished (past participle of desaparecer)
por
By, for, through, per
completo
Complete, completely
así
Thus, so, like this
corrieron
Ran (preterite third person plural of correr)
frenéticamente
Frantically, frenetically
lado
Side
otro
Other, another (masculine)
buscándola
Looking for her, searching for her (gerund)
mientras
While, meanwhile
resto
Rest, remainder
volvió
Returned, went back (preterite of volver)
juego
Game, play, set
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