Harrigan — Page 6
They closed on the white man with a yell; a passing group of their compatriots joined the affray; the whole mass surged in around the tall fellow.
Se abalanzaron sobre el hombre blanco con un grito; un grupo de compatriotas que pasaba por allí se unió a la refriega; toda la masa se agolpó alrededor del tipo alto.
Harrigan's head went back and his eyes half closed like a critic listening to an exquisite symphony.
La cabeza de Harrigan se echó hacia atrás y sus ojos se entrecerraron como los de un crítico escuchando una exquisita sinfonía.
"Ah-h!" he whispered to himself. "Watch him fight!"
"¡Ah-h!" se susurró a sí mismo. "¡Mírale pelear!"
The policemen struck the outer edge of the circle with drawn clubs, but there they stopped.
Los policías golpearon el borde exterior del círculo con las porras en alto, pero allí se detuvieron.
They could not dent that compacted mass.
No podían hacer mella en aquella masa compacta.
The soldiers struggled manfully, but they were held at bay.
Los soldados lucharon valerosamente, pero los mantuvieron a raya.
Harrigan could see the heaving shoulders of the defender over the heads of the assailants, and the crack of hard-driven fists.
Harrigan podía ver los hombros agitados del defensor por encima de las cabezas de los atacantes, y escuchar el chasquido de los puños propinados con fuerza.
The attackers were crushed together and had little room to swing their arms with full force, while the big man stood with his back against the wall of the cottage and made every smashing punch count.
Los atacantes estaban apretujados y tenían poco espacio para balancear los brazos con toda su fuerza, mientras el hombre corpulento se mantenía de espaldas contra la pared de la cabaña y hacía que cada puñetazo devastador contara.
As if by common assent, the soldiers suddenly desisted and gave back from this deadly fighter.
Como si fuera por acuerdo tácito, los soldados desistieron de repente y retrocedieron ante aquel luchador temible.
His bellow of triumph rang over the clamor.
Su bramido de triunfo resonó por encima del clamor.
His hat was off; his long black hair stood straight up in the wind; and he leaped after them with flailing arms.
Se le había caído el sombrero; su largo cabello negro se erizaba en el viento; y se lanzó tras ellos con los brazos agitándose frenéticamente.
But now the police had managed to pry their way into the mass by dint of indiscriminate battering.
Pero en ese momento la policía había logrado abrirse paso entre la masa a fuerza de golpes indiscriminados.
As the black-haired man came face to face with the sergeant, the light gleamed on a high-swung club that thudded home; and the big man dropped out of sight.
Cuando el hombre de cabello negro se encontró cara a cara con el sargento, la luz brilló sobre una porra levantada en alto que golpeó de lleno; y el hombre corpulento cayó y desapareció de la vista.
Vocabulary
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves.
- abalanzaron
- They rushed or threw themselves at; past tense of abalanzarse.
- sobre
- On, upon, over, or about; preposition indicating position or topic.
- el
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being.
- blanco
- White; color or target in shooting context.
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
- un
- A, an; indefinite article for masculine singular.
- grito
- Shout, cry, or scream; loud vocalization.
- grupo
- Group; collection of people or things together.
- de
- Of, from, about; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- compatriotas
- Compatriots; fellow citizens of the same country.
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction.
- pasaba
- Was passing by; past imperfect tense of pasar.
- por
- By, through, for; preposition indicating agency or movement.
- allí
- There; at that place or location.
- unió
- Joined; past tense of unir, to unite or join.
- la
- The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
- refriega
- Scuffle, brawl, or skirmish; violent hand-to-hand fight.
- toda
- All, whole, entire; feminine singular of todo.
- masa
- Mass, crowd, or dough; large number of people.
- agolpó
- Crowded or pushed together; past tense of agolparse.
- alrededor
- Around; in a circle or surrounding area.
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction of de and el.
- tipo
- Type, guy, or fellow; person or category.
- alto
- Tall, high; adjective describing height or elevation.
- La
- The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
- cabeza
- Head; upper part of the human body.
- echó
- Threw or cast; past tense of echar.
- hacia
- Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction.
- atrás
- Back, backward; behind or in the rear.
- sus
- His, her, their; possessive adjective for plural objects.
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight on the face.
- entrecerraron
- Half-closed; past tense of entrecerrar.
- como
- Like, as; preposition indicating similarity or manner.
- los
- The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
- crítico
- Critic; person who judges or evaluates.
- escuchando
- Listening; present participle of escuchar.
- una
- A, an; indefinite article for feminine singular.
- exquisita
- Exquisite; extremely beautiful or delicate and refined.
- sinfonía
- Symphony; extended musical composition for orchestra.
- susurró
- Whispered; past tense of susurrar.
- sí
- Yes, affirmative; or reflexive pronoun oneself.
- mismo
- Same, self; adjective or pronoun indicating identity.
- Mírale
- Look at him; imperative of mirar with le.
- pelear
- To fight, to quarrel; engage in combat or dispute.
- Los
- The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
- policías
- Police officers; law enforcement personnel or agents.
- golpearon
- Hit, struck; past tense of golpear.
- borde
- Edge, border, rim; outer limit of surface.
- exterior
- Exterior, outside; outer surface or outside area.
- círculo
- Circle; round shape or group of people.
- las
- The; definite article for feminine plural nouns.
- porras
- Clubs, truncheons; weapons used by police.
- en
- In, into, on; preposition indicating location or position.
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- detuvieron
- Stopped, halted; past tense of detener.
- No
- No, not; negation or negative response.
- podían
- Could, were able to; past imperfect of poder.
- hacer
- To make, to do; primary verb of action.
- mella
- Dent, impression, or gap; damage or effect.
- aquella
- That; demonstrative adjective for feminine singular.
- compacta
- Compact, dense; closely or solidly packed together.
- soldados
- Soldiers; military personnel or armed fighters.
- lucharon
- Fought, struggled; past tense of luchar.
- valerosamente
- Valiantly, courageously; with bravery and valor.
- mantuvieron
- Maintained, kept; past tense of mantener.
- raya
- Line, stripe, or ray; mark or boundary.
- podía
- Could, was able to; past imperfect of poder.
- ver
- To see, to view; perceive with eyes.
- hombros
- Shoulders; upper back and arm junction area.
- agitados
- Agitated, shaken; disturbed or moved vigorously.
- defensor
- Defender, protector; one who defends or protects.
- encima
- Above, over, on top of; overhead or higher.
- cabezas
- Heads; plural of cabeza, upper body parts.
- atacantes
- Attackers; those who attack or assault.
- escuchar
- To listen, to hear; perceive with ears.
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