Harrigan — Page 7
He came up again almost at once, but with men draped from every portion of his body.
Volvió a emerger casi de inmediato, pero con hombres colgados de cada parte de su cuerpo.
The soldiers and police had joined forces, and once more a dozen men clutched him, spilling over him like football players in a scrimmage.
Los soldados y la policía habían unido fuerzas, y una vez más una docena de hombres lo agarraron, amontonándose sobre él como jugadores de fútbol en una melé.
He was knocked from his feet by the impact.
El impacto lo derribó al suelo.
"Coming!" shouted Harrigan.
—¡Ya voy! —gritó Harrigan.
He raced with long strides, head lowered and back bowed until his long arms nearly swept the ground.
Corrió a grandes zancadas, con la cabeza agachada y la espalda encorvada hasta que sus largos brazos casi rozaban el suelo.
Gathering impetus at every stride, he crushed into the floundering heap of arms and legs.
Cobrando impulso en cada zancada, se lanzó contra el revuelto montón de brazos y piernas.
The police sergeant rose and whirled with lifted club.
El sargento de policía se levantó y se giró blandiendo su porra.
Harrigan grunted with joy as he dug his left into the man's midsection.
Harrigan gruñó de satisfacción al hundir su izquierda en el abdomen del hombre.
The sergeant collapsed upon the ground, embracing his stomach with both arms.
El sargento se desplomó en el suelo, abrazándose el estómago con ambos brazos.
Harrigan jerked away the upper layers of the attackers and dragged the black-haired man to his feet.
Harrigan apartó de un tirón a los atacantes de encima y puso de pie al hombre de pelo negro.
"Shoulder to shoulder!" thundered Harrigan, and smote Officer Akana upon the point of the chin.
—¡Hombro con hombro! —tronó Harrigan, y golpeó al oficial Akana en la punta de la barbilla.
The victory was not yet won.
La victoria aún no estaba ganada.
The black soldiers of Uncle Sam's regular army need not take second place to any body of troops in the world.
Los soldados negros del ejército regular del Tío Sam no tienen nada que envidiar a ningún otro cuerpo de tropas del mundo.
These men had tasted their own blood and they came tearing in now for revenge.
Aquellos hombres habían probado su propia sangre y ahora arremetían en busca de venganza.
Harrigan, standing full in front of the rescued man until the latter should have recovered his breath, found food for both fists, and his love of battle was fed.
Harrigan, plantado justo delante del hombre rescatado mientras este recuperaba el aliento, encontró trabajo para ambos puños, y su amor por la batalla quedó saciado.
Vocabulary
- Volvió
- He/she returned or came back to a place.
- emerger
- To emerge or come out from water or concealment.
- casi
- Almost or nearly; expressing something that nearly happened.
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to; fundamental preposition in Spanish.
- inmediato
- Immediate or right away without delay.
- pero
- But; expressing contrast between two ideas or statements.
- con
- With; expressing accompaniment or association with someone.
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre referring to adult males.
- colgados
- Hanging or suspended from something above.
- cada
- Each or every; distributive word for individual items.
- parte
- Part or piece; a portion of something larger.
- su
- His, her, their, or its; possessive adjective form.
- cuerpo
- Body; the physical form of a person or animal.
- Los
- The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
- soldados
- Soldiers; military personnel trained for combat operations.
- la
- The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
- policía
- Police or law enforcement officers maintaining public order.
- habían
- Had; past perfect auxiliary verb indicating prior action.
- unido
- Joined or united; connected together as one group.
- fuerzas
- Forces; strength or military/police units combined together.
- una
- One or a; feminine form of indefinite article.
- vez
- Time or occasion; instance of something happening.
- más
- More; indicating greater quantity or additional amount.
- docena
- Dozen; the number twelve or group of twelve.
- lo
- It or him; direct object pronoun in masculine form.
- agarraron
- They grabbed or seized; past tense of agarrar.
- sobre
- On or above; preposition indicating position or location.
- él
- He or him; masculine personal pronoun third person.
- como
- Like or as; expressing comparison or manner of action.
- jugadores
- Players; people who participate in games or sports.
- fútbol
- Football or soccer; popular sport played with round ball.
- en
- In or on; fundamental preposition showing location or position.
- El
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- impacto
- Impact or collision; forceful contact or effect.
- derribó
- Knocked down or threw to ground; past tense.
- al
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article.
- suelo
- Ground or floor; surface upon which one walks.
- ¡Ya
- Already or now; indicating something is happening immediately.
- voy
- I go or I'm going; present tense first person.
- gritó
- He/she shouted or screamed; past tense of gritar.
- Corrió
- He/she ran; past tense of correr in movement.
- grandes
- Large or big; adjective indicating great size or importance.
- cabeza
- Head; upper part of body containing brain and face.
- espalda
- Back; posterior side of human body from neck downward.
- hasta
- Until or up to; indicating limit of time or distance.
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun connecting clauses together.
- sus
- His, her, their, or its; plural possessive adjective form.
- largos
- Long; adjective describing extended length or duration.
- brazos
- Arms; limbs extending from shoulders to hands.
- el
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- impulso
- Impulse or momentum; driving force or sudden urge.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; indicates action directed toward oneself.
- lanzó
- He/she threw or launched; past tense of lanzar.
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or hostility toward.
- montón
- Pile or heap; accumulation of many things stacked.
- piernas
- Legs; lower limbs from hip to foot.
- sargento
- Sergeant; military rank above private but below officer.
- levantó
- He/she lifted or raised; past tense of levantar.
- giró
- He/she turned or rotated; past tense of girar.
- porra
- Club or baton; weapon used by police or guards.
- satisfacción
- Satisfaction; feeling of contentment or pleasure from achievement.
- hundir
- To sink or plunge; to cause to go down.
- izquierda
- Left; direction or side opposite of right.
- abdomen
- Abdomen or belly; area between chest and pelvis.
- del
- Of the; contraction of preposition de and article.
- hombre
- Man; adult male person or human being in general.
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