Peter Pan — Page 12

English → Spanish Chapter II. Level 4/10

"That is not Nana's unhappy bark," she said, little guessing what was about to happen; "that is her bark when she smells danger."

«Ese no es el ladrido triste de Nana», dijo ella, sin imaginar lo que estaba a punto de ocurrir; «ese es su ladrido cuando huele peligro».

Danger!

¡Peligro!

"Are you sure, Wendy?"

«¿Estás segura, Wendy?»

"Oh, yes."

«Oh, sí».

Mrs. Darling quivered and went to the window.

La señora Darling se estremeció y fue hacia la ventana.

It was securely fastened.

Estaba bien cerrada.

She looked out, and the night was peppered with stars.

Miró hacia afuera, y la noche estaba salpicada de estrellas.

They were crowding round the house, as if curious to see what was to take place there, but she did not notice this, nor that one or two of the smaller ones winked at her.

Se agolpaban alrededor de la casa, como si tuvieran curiosidad por ver lo que iba a ocurrir allí, pero ella no se dio cuenta de esto, ni tampoco de que una o dos de las más pequeñas le guiñaban el ojo.

Yet a nameless fear clutched at her heart and made her cry, "Oh, how I wish that I wasn't going to a party to-night!"

Sin embargo, un miedo sin nombre le oprimió el corazón y la hizo exclamar: «¡Oh, cómo desearía no tener que ir a una fiesta esta noche!»

Even Michael, already half asleep, knew that she was perturbed, and he asked, "Can anything harm us, mother, after the night-lights are lit?"

Incluso Michael, ya medio dormido, sabía que ella estaba perturbada, y preguntó: «¿Puede algo hacernos daño, mamá, después de que se enciendan las lucecitas de noche?»

"Nothing, precious," she said; "they are the eyes a mother leaves behind her to guard her children."

«Nada, mi tesoro», dijo ella; «son los ojos que una madre deja atrás para cuidar a sus hijos».

She went from bed to bed singing enchantments over them, and little Michael flung his arms round her.

Fue de cama en cama cantándoles encantamientos, y el pequeño Michael le echó los brazos alrededor.

"Mother," he cried, "I'm glad of you."

«Mamá», exclamó, «me alegra tenerte».

They were the last words she was to hear from him for a long time.

Fueron las últimas palabras que ella habría de escucharle durante mucho tiempo.

No. 27 was only a few yards distant, but there had been a slight fall of snow, and Father and Mother Darling picked their way over it deftly not to soil their shoes.

El número 27 estaba a solo unos pocos metros de distancia, pero había caído una ligera nevada, y el señor y la señora Darling avanzaron con cuidado sobre ella para no ensuciar sus zapatos.

They were already the only persons in the street, and all the stars were watching them.

Ya eran las únicas personas en la calle, y todas las estrellas los observaban.

Vocabulary

Ese: That (demonstrative pronoun or adjective, masculine).
ladrido: Bark; the sound a dog makes.
triste: Sad; feeling or expressing sorrow or unhappiness.
Nana: Nana; a name or affectionate term for a caregiver.
dijo: Said; past tense of 'decir,' to say or tell.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something.
imaginar: To imagine; to form a mental picture of something.
estaba: Was; imperfect tense of 'estar,' indicating a state.
punto: Point, moment; 'a punto de' means 'about to do something.'
ocurrir: To occur, happen; for an event to take place.
ese: That (demonstrative adjective/pronoun, masculine singular).
cuando: When; conjunction introducing a time clause.
huele: Smells; third person singular present of 'oler,' to smell.
peligro: Danger; a situation involving risk or potential harm.
Peligro: Danger; a situation involving risk or potential harm.
Estás: You are; second person singular present of 'estar.'
segura: Sure, safe; certain or free from danger (feminine form).
señora: Mrs., ma'am; polite title for a married or adult woman.
estremeció: Shuddered; past tense of 'estremecerse,' to tremble or shiver.
fue: Went, was; past tense of 'ir' or 'ser.'
hacia: Toward; preposition indicating direction or movement.
ventana: Window; an opening in a wall for light and air.
Estaba: Was; imperfect tense of 'estar,' describing a past state.
cerrada: Closed, shut; past participle of 'cerrar,' feminine form.
Miró: Looked; past tense of 'mirar,' to look or watch.
afuera: Outside, outdoors; away from the interior of a place.
noche: Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
salpicada: Sprinkled, dotted; scattered with small spots or points.
estrellas: Stars; luminous celestial bodies visible in the night sky.
agolpaban: Crowded, pressed together; they gathered in a cluster.
alrededor: Around; surrounding or encircling a person or place.
tuvieran: Had; imperfect subjunctive of 'tener,' to have.
curiosidad: Curiosity; desire to learn or know about something.
iba: Was going; imperfect of 'ir,' indicating ongoing past action.
allí: There; indicating a specific place at some distance.
dio: Gave; preterite of 'dar'; in 'se dio cuenta' means realized.
cuenta: Account; 'darse cuenta' means to realize or notice something.
esto: This; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to a thing.
ni: Nor, not even; conjunction used in negative constructions.
tampoco: Neither, not either; used to add a negative statement.
pequeñas: Small, little; adjective describing size, feminine plural.
guiñaban: Winked; imperfect of 'guiñar,' to wink at someone.
ojo: Eye; the organ of sight; 'guiñar el ojo' means to wink.
Sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
embargo: 'Sin embargo' means however or nevertheless; a contrast connector.
miedo: Fear; an emotion in response to perceived danger or threat.
nombre: Name; a word used to identify a person or concept.
oprimió: Oppressed, gripped; squeezed or weighed heavily upon something.
corazón: Heart; the organ or metaphor for feelings and emotions.
hizo: Made, caused; preterite of 'hacer,' to do or make.
exclamar: To exclaim; to cry out with strong emotion or surprise.
desearía: Would wish, would like; conditional of 'desear,' to desire.
fiesta: Party, celebration; a festive gathering of people.
Incluso: Even, including; adverb emphasizing an unexpected addition.
ya: Already, now; adverb indicating something has occurred.
medio: Half, halfway; indicating partial state or midpoint.
dormido: Asleep; past participle of 'dormir,' in a sleeping state.
sabía: Knew; imperfect of 'saber,' to know facts or information.
perturbada: Disturbed, upset; troubled or unsettled in mind (feminine).
preguntó: Asked; preterite of 'preguntar,' to ask a question.
Puede: Can, may; third person singular present of 'poder.'
algo: Something, anything; indefinite pronoun for an unspecified thing.
hacernos: To do to us, harm us; 'hacer' plus 'nos' (us).
daño: Harm, damage; injury or hurt caused to someone or something.
después: After, later; adverb indicating a subsequent time.
enciendan: Turn on, light; present subjunctive of 'encender,' to light.
lucecitas: Little lights; diminutive of 'luces,' small glowing lights.
Nada: Nothing; absence of anything; used in negative contexts.
tesoro: Treasure, darling; term of endearment or precious items.
ojos: Eyes; the organs of sight, plural of 'ojo.'
deja: Leaves, lets; third person singular present of 'dejar.'
atrás: Behind, back; adverb indicating a position to the rear.
cuidar: To take care of; to look after or tend to someone.
hijos: Children, sons; offspring of a parent, plural of 'hijo.'
Fue: Went, was; preterite of 'ir' or 'ser.'
cama: Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting.
cantándoles: Singing to them; present participle of 'cantar' with pronoun.
encantamientos: Enchantments, spells; magical charms meant to bewitch someone.
pequeño: Small, little; adjective describing size, masculine singular.
echó: Threw, put; preterite of 'echar,' to throw or place.
brazos: Arms; the upper limbs of a human body, plural.
exclamó: Exclaimed; preterite of 'exclamar,' to cry out emotionally.
alegra: Gladdens, makes happy; present of 'alegrar,' to make glad.
tenerte: To have you; infinitive 'tener' plus 'te' (you).
Fueron: Were, went; preterite of 'ser' or 'ir,' third plural.
últimas: Last, final; adjective indicating the final position, feminine.
palabras: Words; units of language used in speaking or writing.
habría: Would have; conditional of 'haber,' auxiliary verb.
escucharle: To hear him; infinitive 'escuchar' plus 'le' (him).
durante: During, for; preposition indicating a span of time.
tiempo: Time, weather; a period or duration of existence.
número: Number; a numeral identifying a quantity or address.
solo: Only, alone; adverb meaning just or solely.
unos: Some, a few; indefinite article or pronoun, masculine plural.
pocos: Few, a few; adjective indicating a small number of things.
metros: Meters; units of length in the metric system.
distancia: Distance; the amount of space between two points or places.
había: There had been, had; imperfect of 'haber,' auxiliary verb.
caído: Fallen; past participle of 'caer,' to fall down.
ligera: Light, slight; adjective meaning not heavy or intense.
nevada: Snowfall; an instance of snow falling on the ground.
señor: Mr., sir; polite title for an adult man.
avanzaron: Advanced, moved forward; preterite of 'avanzar,' to move ahead.
cuidado: Carefully, care; caution taken to avoid harm or mistakes.
sobre: On, over, about; preposition indicating position or topic.
ensuciar: To dirty, to soil; to make something unclean or messy.
zapatos: Shoes; footwear worn to protect and cover the feet.
Ya: Already, now; adverb indicating something has taken place.
eran: Were; imperfect of 'ser,' third person plural past.
únicas: Only, unique; the sole ones present, feminine plural.
personas: People, persons; individual human beings in a group.
calle: Street; a public road in a city or town.
todas: All, every; adjective indicating the entirety, feminine plural.
observaban: Watched, observed; imperfect of 'observar,' to watch carefully.

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