Peter Pan — Page 5
How thorough she was at bath-time, and up at any moment of the night if one of her charges made the slightest cry.
Qué minuciosa era a la hora del baño, y dispuesta a levantarse en cualquier momento de la noche si uno de sus pupilos emitía el menor llanto.
Of course her kennel was in the nursery.
Por supuesto, su caseta estaba en el cuarto de los niños.
She had a genius for knowing when a cough is a thing to have no patience with and when it needs stocking around your throat.
Tenía un don especial para saber cuándo una tos no merece atención y cuándo requiere una media alrededor del cuello.
She believed to her last day in old-fashioned remedies like rhubarb leaf, and made sounds of contempt over all this new-fangled talk about germs, and so on.
Creyó hasta el último día de su vida en los remedios anticuados como la hoja de ruibarbo, y expresaba sonidos de desprecio ante toda esa nueva charla sobre los gérmenes y demás.
It was a lesson in propriety to see her escorting the children to school, walking sedately by their side when they were well behaved, and butting them back into line if they strayed.
Era toda una lección de decoro verla escoltar a los niños a la escuela, caminando serenamente a su lado cuando se portaban bien, y empujándolos de vuelta a la fila con el hocico si se desviaban.
On John's footer days she never once forgot his sweater, and she usually carried an umbrella in her mouth in case of rain.
En los días de fútbol de John jamás olvidó su jersey, y solía llevar un paraguas en la boca por si llovía.
There is a room in the basement of Miss Fulsom's school where the nurses wait.
Hay una habitación en el sótano de la escuela de la señorita Fulsom donde esperan las niñeras.
They sat on forms, while Nana lay on the floor, but that was the only difference.
Ellas se sentaban en bancos, mientras que Nana se tumbaba en el suelo, pero esa era la única diferencia.
They affected to ignore her as of an inferior social status to themselves, and she despised their light talk.
Fingían ignorarla como si fuera de una condición social inferior a la suya, y ella despreciaba su charla frívola.
She resented visits to the nursery from Mrs. Darling's friends, but if they did come she first whipped off Michael's pinafore and put him into the one with blue braiding, and smoothed out Wendy and made a dash at John's hair.
Le molestaban las visitas de las amigas de la señora Darling al cuarto de los niños, pero si llegaban a venir, primero le quitaba el delantal a Michael y le ponía el que tenía galones azules, alisaba a Wendy y le daba un repaso rápido al cabello de John.
No nursery could possibly have been conducted more correctly, and Mr.
Ningún cuarto de niños podría haber sido llevado con mayor corrección, y el señor
Vocabulary
- Qué
- Interrogative or exclamatory word meaning 'what' or 'how'
- minuciosa
- Thorough, meticulous, paying great attention to detail
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; she/he/it was
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- hora
- The time or hour of the day
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- baño
- Bath or bathroom
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- dispuesta
- Ready or willing to do something
- levantarse
- Reflexive verb meaning to get up or rise
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- cualquier
- Any, whichever; used before a noun
- momento
- A moment or point in time
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- noche
- Night or nighttime
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if'
- uno
- One; an indefinite pronoun or number
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- pupilos
- Wards or charges under someone's care
- emitía
- Was emitting or producing a sound
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- menor
- Slightest, smallest, or least
- llanto
- Crying or weeping, especially of a child
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'because of'
- supuesto
- Supposed; 'por supuesto' means 'of course'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'
- caseta
- Small hut, kennel, or little room
- estaba
- Past tense of 'estar'; was (location or state)
- cuarto
- Room or quarter; bedroom
- los
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- niños
- Children, boys, or kids
- Tenía
- Past tense of 'tener'; had or used to have
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- don
- A natural gift or talent for something
- especial
- Special or particular in quality or nature
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- saber
- To know a fact or how to do something
- cuándo
- Interrogative word meaning 'when'
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' (feminine)
- tos
- A cough or coughing
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- merece
- Deserves or merits attention or care
- atención
- Attention or care given to something
- requiere
- Requires or demands something
- media
- Half; also stocking or sock
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding something
- cuello
- Neck or collar
- Creyó
- Past tense of 'creer'; believed or thought
- hasta
- Until or up to a point in time
- último
- Last or final
- día
- Day
- vida
- Life
- remedios
- Remedies or old-fashioned cures for illness
- anticuados
- Outdated or old-fashioned
- como
- Like or as; used for comparisons
- hoja
- Leaf of a plant or sheet of paper
- expresaba
- Was expressing or showing a feeling
- sonidos
- Sounds or noises
- desprecio
- Contempt, scorn, or disdain toward something
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in the face of'
- toda
- All or entire (feminine form)
- esa
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (feminine)
- nueva
- New (feminine adjective)
- charla
- Chat or talk about a topic
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about' or 'on top of'
- gérmenes
- Germs or microorganisms causing disease
- demás
- The rest or others; 'los demás' means the others
- Era
- Past tense of 'ser'; was (describing a state)
- lección
- A lesson learned from an experience
- decoro
- Decorum, propriety, or proper behavior
- verla
- To see her (infinitive with pronoun attached)
- escoltar
- To escort or accompany someone somewhere
- escuela
- School or educational institution
- caminando
- Walking; present participle of 'caminar'
- serenamente
- Calmly or serenely, in a peaceful manner
- lado
- Side or beside someone
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- portaban
- Behaved; past tense of 'portarse'
- bien
- Well or good; adverb of manner
- empujándolos
- Pushing them; gerund with pronoun attached
- vuelta
- Return or turn; back into line
- fila
- A line or row of people
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- hocico
- Snout of an animal; used here humorously
- desviaban
- Were straying or deviating from the path
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'on'
- días
- Days (plural)
- fútbol
- Football or soccer
- jamás
- Never, ever; emphatic negative adverb
- olvidó
- Forgot; past tense of 'olvidar'
- jersey
- Sweater or jersey worn for sports
- solía
- Used to; past habitual form of 'soler'
- llevar
- To carry or wear something
- paraguas
- An umbrella used in rainy weather
- boca
- Mouth
- por
- Preposition meaning 'because of' or 'through'
- llovía
- It was raining; imperfect of 'llover'
- Hay
- There is or there are
- habitación
- A room in a house or building
- sótano
- Basement or underground floor of a building
- señorita
- Miss; title for an unmarried woman
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- esperan
- Wait or expect; third person plural present
- las
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural)
- niñeras
- Nannies or babysitters caring for children
- Ellas
- They (feminine); third person plural pronoun
- sentaban
- Used to sit; imperfect of 'sentarse'
- bancos
- Benches or banks used for seating
- mientras
- While or whereas; conjunction of time
- que
- That or which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- Nana
- A nanny or nursemaid caring for children
- tumbaba
- Used to lie down; imperfect of 'tumbarse'
- suelo
- Floor or ground
- pero
- But; adversative conjunction
- única
- Only or unique (feminine adjective)
- diferencia
- Difference between two things or people
- Fingían
- They pretended; imperfect of 'fingir'
- ignorarla
- To ignore her; infinitive with pronoun
- fuera
- Were (subjunctive of 'ser'); outside or beyond
- condición
- Condition or social standing
- social
- Social; relating to society or class
- inferior
- Lower or inferior in rank or quality
- suya
- Hers; possessive pronoun (feminine)
- ella
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- despreciaba
- Used to despise or look down on someone
- frívola
- Frivolous or trivial, lacking seriousness
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her'
- molestaban
- Bothered or annoyed; imperfect of 'molestar'
- visitas
- Visits or visitors coming to a place
- amigas
- Female friends
- señora
- Mrs. or madam; title for a married woman
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- llegaban
- Used to arrive; imperfect of 'llegar'
- venir
- To come toward a place or person
- primero
- First; ordinal number or adverb
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her'
- quitaba
- Used to remove or take off something
- delantal
- Apron worn to protect clothing
- ponía
- Used to put on; imperfect of 'poner'
- tenía
- Had; imperfect of 'tener'
- azules
- Blue (plural adjective)
- alisaba
- Used to smooth or straighten; imperfect of 'alisar'
- daba
- Used to give; imperfect of 'dar'
- repaso
- A quick review or brushing over something
- rápido
- Quick or fast
- cabello
- Hair on the head
- Ningún
- No or none; negative adjective before noun
- podría
- Could or would be able to; conditional of 'poder'
- haber
- Auxiliary verb 'to have' used in perfect tenses
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser'
- llevado
- Taken or carried; past participle of 'llevar'
- mayor
- Greater, larger, or older; comparative adjective
- corrección
- Correctness, propriety, or proper conduct
- señor
- Mr. or sir; title for a man
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