Peter Pan — Page 10
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They were together in the armchair by this time, and Wendy plied him with more questions.
Para entonces ya estaban juntos en el sillón, y Wendy le hizo más preguntas.
"If you don't live in Kensington Gardens now—"
—Si ahora no vives en los Jardines de Kensington…
"Sometimes I do still."
—A veces sí que vivo allí todavía.
"But where do you live mostly now?"
—Pero ¿dónde vives principalmente ahora?
"With the lost boys."
—Con los niños perdidos.
"Who are they?"
—¿Quiénes son?
"They are the children who fall out of their perambulators when the nurse is looking the other way.
—Son los niños que se caen de sus cochecitos cuando la niñera mira hacia otro lado.
If they are not claimed in seven days they are sent far away to the Neverland to defray expenses.
Si nadie los reclama en siete días, los mandan muy lejos, al País de Nunca Jamás, para sufragar los gastos.
I'm captain."
Yo soy el capitán.
"What fun it must be!"
—¡Qué divertido debe de ser!
"Yes," said cunning Peter, "but we are rather lonely.
—Sí —dijo el astuto Peter—, pero nos sentimos bastante solos.
You see we have no female companionship."
Es que no tenemos compañía femenina.
"Are none of the others girls?"
—¿Ninguno de los otros es niña?
"Oh, no; girls, you know, are much too clever to fall out of their prams."
—Oh, no; las niñas, ya se sabe, son demasiado listas para caerse de sus cochecitos.
This flattered Wendy immensely.
Esto halagó enormemente a Wendy.
"I think," she said, "it is perfectly lovely the way you talk about girls; John there just despises us."
—Creo —dijo ella— que es absolutamente encantador la manera en que hablas de las niñas; ese John de ahí simplemente nos desprecia.
For reply Peter rose and kicked John out of bed, blankets and all; one kick.
Como respuesta, Peter se levantó y sacó a John de la cama de una patada, mantas y todo; una sola patada.
This seemed to Wendy rather forward for a first meeting, and she told him with spirit that he was not captain in her house.
Esto le pareció a Wendy bastante atrevido para un primer encuentro, y le dijo con energía que él no era el capitán en su casa.
However, John continued to sleep so placidly on the floor that she allowed him to remain there.
Sin embargo, John siguió durmiendo tan plácidamente en el suelo que ella le dejó quedarse allí.
"And I know you meant to be kind," she said, relenting, "so you may give me a kiss."
—Y sé que pretendías ser amable —dijo ella, ablandándose—, así que puedes darme un beso.
For the moment she had forgotten his ignorance about kisses.
Por un momento había olvidado su ignorancia acerca de los besos.
Vocabulary
- Para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that time'
- ya
- Adverb meaning 'already' or 'now'
- estaban
- Past tense of 'estar'; 'they were' (temporary state)
- juntos
- Adjective meaning 'together' or 'side by side'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- sillón
- Noun meaning a large, comfortable armchair
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him,' 'to her'
- hizo
- Past tense of 'hacer'; 'he/she made or did'
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'additional'
- preguntas
- Noun meaning 'questions' asked to obtain information
- Si
- Conjunction meaning 'if,' introducing a conditional clause
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now,' referring to the present moment
- vives
- Present tense of 'vivir'; 'you live' (second person singular)
- Jardines
- Noun meaning 'gardens,' outdoor spaces with plants
- veces
- Noun meaning 'times'; used in 'a veces' (sometimes)
- vivo
- First-person present tense of 'vivir'; 'I live'
- allí
- Adverb meaning 'there,' referring to a specific place
- todavía
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet,' indicating continuation
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing a contrasting idea
- dónde
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'where,' asking about location
- principalmente
- Adverb meaning 'mainly' or 'primarily,' above all else
- niños
- Noun meaning 'children' or 'boys,' young persons
- perdidos
- Adjective meaning 'lost,' unable to find one's way
- Quiénes
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who,' asking about people
- son
- Third-person plural of 'ser'; 'they are' (permanent state)
- Son
- Third-person plural of 'ser'; 'they are' (permanent state)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used in reflexive or passive constructions
- caen
- Third-person plural of 'caer'; 'they fall' involuntarily
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'their' or 'his/her' (plural)
- cochecitos
- Noun meaning 'baby carriages' or 'strollers' for infants
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when,' introducing a time clause
- niñera
- Noun meaning 'nanny' or 'babysitter,' childcare provider
- mira
- Third-person singular of 'mirar'; 'she looks' or 'watches'
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- otro
- Adjective meaning 'other' or 'another,' a different one
- lado
- Noun meaning 'side'; 'otro lado' means 'the other side'
- nadie
- Pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one,' no person
- reclama
- Verb meaning 'claims' or 'reclaims,' to assert ownership
- días
- Noun meaning 'days,' units of time in a week
- mandan
- Third-person plural of 'mandar'; 'they send' someone away
- muy
- Adverb meaning 'very,' intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- lejos
- Adverb meaning 'far away,' at a great distance
- al
- Contraction of 'a' + 'el,' meaning 'to the'
- País
- Noun meaning 'country' or 'land,' a nation or region
- Nunca
- Adverb meaning 'never,' at no time whatsoever
- Jamás
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever,' strong negation
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- sufragar
- Verb meaning 'to cover' or 'defray' expenses or costs
- gastos
- Noun meaning 'expenses' or 'costs,' money spent
- soy
- First-person singular of 'ser'; 'I am' (permanent state)
- capitán
- Noun meaning 'captain,' leader of a group or vessel
- Qué
- Exclamatory or interrogative word meaning 'what' or 'how'
- divertido
- Adjective meaning 'fun' or 'amusing,' entertaining
- debe
- Third-person singular of 'deber'; 'it must' or 'should be'
- ser
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (permanent or inherent state)
- dijo
- Past tense of 'decir'; 'he/she said,' reported speech
- astuto
- Adjective meaning 'cunning,' 'shrewd,' or 'clever'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing a contrasting clause
- nos
- First-person plural object pronoun meaning 'us' or 'ourselves'
- sentimos
- First-person plural of 'sentir'; 'we feel' or 'we sense'
- bastante
- Adverb meaning 'quite' or 'rather,' moderately so
- solos
- Adjective meaning 'alone' or 'lonely,' without company
- Es
- Third-person singular of 'ser'; 'it is' or 'he/she is'
- tenemos
- First-person plural of 'tener'; 'we have' something
- compañía
- Noun meaning 'company' or 'companionship,' being together
- femenina
- Adjective meaning 'feminine' or 'female,' relating to women
- Ninguno
- Pronoun meaning 'none' or 'not one' of a group
- otros
- Adjective/pronoun meaning 'others' or 'other ones'
- niña
- Noun meaning 'girl,' a young female child
- sabe
- Third-person singular of 'saber'; 'he/she knows' something
- demasiado
- Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'excessively,' beyond limits
- listas
- Adjective meaning 'clever' or 'smart'; also 'ready' (feminine)
- caerse
- Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to fall down' accidentally
- Esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this,' referring to nearby thing
- halagó
- Past tense of 'halagar'; 'it flattered' someone greatly
- enormemente
- Adverb meaning 'enormously' or 'tremendously,' very much
- Creo
- First-person singular of 'creer'; 'I believe' or 'I think'
- ella
- Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'
- absolutamente
- Adverb meaning 'absolutely' or 'completely,' without doubt
- encantador
- Adjective meaning 'charming' or 'delightful,' very pleasing
- manera
- Noun meaning 'way' or 'manner,' how something is done
- hablas
- Second-person singular of 'hablar'; 'you speak' or 'talk'
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (near the listener)
- ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there,' near the person being addressed
- simplemente
- Adverb meaning 'simply' or 'just,' without complication
- desprecia
- Third-person singular of 'despreciar'; 'he/she despises'
- Como
- Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'like,' making a comparison
- respuesta
- Noun meaning 'answer' or 'response' to a question
- levantó
- Past tense of 'levantar'; 'he/she lifted' or 'raised'
- sacó
- Past tense of 'sacar'; 'he/she took out' or 'removed'
- cama
- Noun meaning 'bed,' furniture used for sleeping
- patada
- Noun meaning 'kick,' a blow delivered with the foot
- mantas
- Noun meaning 'blankets,' coverings used for warmth in bed
- todo
- Adjective/pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything,' the whole
- sola
- Adjective meaning 'alone' or 'by herself,' without company
- pareció
- Past tense of 'parecer'; 'it seemed' or 'appeared' to be
- atrevido
- Adjective meaning 'bold,' 'daring,' or 'audacious'
- primer
- Adjective meaning 'first,' the ordinal number before second
- encuentro
- Noun meaning 'encounter' or 'meeting' between people
- energía
- Noun meaning 'energy' or 'vigor,' force and liveliness
- era
- Imperfect tense of 'ser'; 'it was' or 'he/she was'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'their,' or 'your'
- casa
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home,' a place of residence
- Sin
- Preposition meaning 'without,' indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Noun in 'sin embargo,' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- siguió
- Past tense of 'seguir'; 'he/she continued' or 'kept on'
- durmiendo
- Gerund of 'dormir,' meaning 'sleeping,' ongoing action
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as,' used in comparisons
- plácidamente
- Adverb meaning 'placidly' or 'calmly,' in a peaceful manner
- suelo
- Noun meaning 'floor' or 'ground,' the surface underfoot
- dejó
- Past tense of 'dejar'; 'he/she let' or 'allowed' something
- quedarse
- Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to stay' or 'remain' somewhere
- sé
- First-person singular of 'saber'; 'I know' something
- pretendías
- Imperfect of 'pretender'; 'you were pretending' or 'intending'
- amable
- Adjective meaning 'kind' or 'friendly,' warm toward others
- ablandándose
- Reflexive gerund of 'ablandar'; 'softening' or 'relenting'
- así
- Adverb meaning 'like this,' 'this way,' or 'so'
- puedes
- Second-person singular of 'poder'; 'you can' or 'are able'
- darme
- Infinitive 'dar' + pronoun; 'to give me' something
- beso
- Noun meaning 'kiss,' a touch with the lips affectionately
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through'
- momento
- Noun meaning 'moment,' a brief period of time
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber'; 'there had been' or auxiliary 'had'
- olvidado
- Past participle of 'olvidar'; 'forgotten,' no longer remembered
- ignorancia
- Noun meaning 'ignorance,' lack of knowledge or awareness
- acerca
- Preposition used in 'acerca de,' meaning 'about' a topic
- besos
- Noun meaning 'kisses,' plural of 'beso'
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