Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 14

English → Spanish CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day. Level 9/10

Being once pursued by a whale which he had wounded, he parried the assault for some time with a lance; but the furious monster at length rushed on the boat; himself and comrades only being preserved by leaping into the water when they saw the onset was inevitable." —_Missionary Journal of Tyerman and Bennett_.

Siendo perseguido una vez por una ballena a la que había herido, paró el ataque durante algún tiempo con una lanza; pero el furioso monstruo finalmente se abalanzó sobre el bote; él y sus camaradas solo se salvaron lanzándose al agua cuando vieron que el ataque era inevitable." —_Diario Misionero de Tyerman y Bennett_.

"Nantucket itself," said Mr. Webster, "is a very striking and peculiar portion of the National interest. There is a population of eight or nine thousand persons living here in the sea, adding largely every year to the National wealth by the boldest and most persevering industry." —_Report of Daniel Webster's Speech in the U. S. Senate, on the application for the Erection of a Breakwater at Nantucket_. 1828.

"La propia Nantucket", dijo el Sr. Webster, "es una porción muy llamativa y peculiar del interés Nacional. Hay una población de ocho o nueve mil personas que viven aquí en el mar, añadiendo en gran medida cada año a la riqueza Nacional por la industria más audaz y perseverante." —_Informe del Discurso de Daniel Webster en el Senado de los EE. UU., sobre la solicitud para la Construcción de un Rompeolas en Nantucket_. 1828.

"The whale fell directly over him, and probably killed him in a moment." —"_The Whale and his Captors, or The Whaleman's Adventures and the Whale's Biography, gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the Commodore Preble_." _By Rev. Henry T. Cheever_.

"La ballena cayó directamente sobre él, y probablemente lo mató en un instante." —"_La ballena y sus captores, o Las aventuras del ballenero y la biografía de la ballena, recopiladas en el viaje de regreso del Comodoro Preble_." _Por el Rev. Henry T. Cheever_.

"If you make the least damn bit of noise," replied Samuel, "I will send you to hell." —_Life of Samuel Comstock_ (_the mutineer_), _by his brother, William Comstock. Another Version of the whale-ship Globe narrative_.

"Si haces el más mínimo maldito ruido", respondió Samuel, "te mandaré al infierno." —_Vida de Samuel Comstock_ (_el amotinado_), _por su hermano, William Comstock. Otra versión del relato del barco ballenero Globe_.

"The voyages of the Dutch and English to the Northern Ocean, in order, if possible, to discover a passage through it to India, though they failed of their main object, laid-open the haunts of the whale." —_McCulloch's Commercial Dictionary_.

"Los viajes de los holandeses e ingleses al Océano del Norte, con el fin, si era posible, de descubrir un paso a través de él hacia la India, aunque fracasaron en su objetivo principal, revelaron los refugios de la ballena." —_Diccionario Comercial de McCulloch_.

Vocabulary

Siendo: Being; present participle of ser or estar.
perseguido: Pursued; chased; past participle of perseguir.
una: A; an; feminine form of the indefinite article.
vez: Time; occasion; instance of something occurring.
por: By; for; through; preposition indicating agent or reason.
ballena: Whale; large marine mammal hunted for resources.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
que: That; which; who; relative pronoun.
había: Had; past tense of haber; auxiliary verb.
herido: Wounded; injured; hurt; past participle of herir.
paró: Stopped; halted; third person singular past tense of parar.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
ataque: Attack; assault; aggressive action against someone.
durante: During; throughout; for the duration of.
algún: Some; any; a certain or unspecified thing.
tiempo: Time; period; weather; duration or season.
con: With; together with; accompanied by.
lanza: Spear; lance; weapon with pointed shaft.
pero: But; however; yet; conjunction showing contrast.
furioso: Furious; angry; enraged; full of fury.
monstruo: Monster; creature; abnormally shaped or evil being.
finalmente: Finally; in the end; at last.
se: Reflexive pronoun; oneself; himself; herself; itself.
sobre: On; upon; over; preposition indicating position.
bote: Boat; small vessel; rebound or bounce.
él: He; him; masculine singular personal pronoun.
sus: His; her; their; its; possessive adjective.
camaradas: Comrades; companions; fellows; friends or colleagues.
solo: Alone; only; single; by oneself.
salvaron: Saved; rescued; third person plural past tense.
al: To the; contraction of a + el.
agua: Water; liquid essential for life and survival.
cuando: When; at what time; at the time that.
vieron: Saw; viewed; third person plural past tense of ver.
era: Was; past tense of ser; period or age.
inevitable: Inevitable; unavoidable; certain to happen or occur.
Diario: Daily; diary; newspaper; occurring every single day.
de: Of; from; belonging to; preposition showing possession.
La: The; feminine singular definite article.
propia: Own; same; proper; characteristic or distinctive.
dijo: Said; spoke; third person singular past tense of decir.
Sr: Mr.; Señor; title of respect for man.
es: Is; third person singular present tense of ser.
porción: Portion; part; share; piece or section.
muy: Very; much; greatly; to a great extent.
peculiar: Peculiar; strange; odd; distinctive or unusual.
del: Of the; contraction of de + el.
interés: Interest; concern; advantage or benefit.
Nacional: National; relating to a whole country.
Hay: There is; there are; third person singular of haber.
población: Population; inhabitants; people living in area.
ocho: Eight; number between seven and nine.
nueve: Nine; number between eight and ten.
mil: Thousand; number one followed by three zeros.
personas: Persons; people; human beings collectively.
viven: Live; dwell; third person plural present of vivir.
aquí: Here; in this place; at this location.
en: In; on; inside; preposition indicating location.
mar: Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.
gran: Great; large; big; of considerable size.
medida: Measure; extent; size; standard of measurement.
cada: Each; every; one by one individually.
año: Year; period of twelve calendar months.
riqueza: Wealth; riches; abundance of valuable possessions.
industria: Industry; business; manufacturing or production sector.
más: More; greater in amount or quantity.
audaz: Audacious; bold; daring; courageous or intrepid.
Informe: Report; account; statement of facts or findings.
Discurso: Discourse; speech; address or formal lecture.

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