Peter Pan — Page 13
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"Mermaids! With tails?"
"¡Sirenas! ¿Con colas?"
"Such long tails."
"Unas colas tan largas."
"Oh," cried Wendy, "to see a mermaid!"
—¡Oh! —exclamó Wendy—, ¡ver una sirena!
He had become frightfully cunning.
Él se había vuelto terriblemente astuto.
"Wendy," he said, "how we should all respect you."
—Wendy —dijo—, cuánto deberíamos todos respetarte.
She was wriggling her body in distress.
Ella contoneaba su cuerpo con angustia.
It was quite as if she were trying to remain on the nursery floor.
Era casi como si estuviera tratando de quedarse en el suelo del cuarto de los niños.
But he had no pity for her.
Pero él no sentía ninguna lástima por ella.
"Wendy," he said, the sly one, "you could tuck us in at night."
—Wendy —dijo, el taimado—, podrías arroparnos por las noches.
"Oo!"
—¡Oh!
"None of us has ever been tucked in at night."
—Ninguno de nosotros ha sido arropado jamás por las noches.
"Oo," and her arms went out to him.
—¡Oh! —y sus brazos se extendieron hacia él.
"And you could darn our clothes, and make pockets for us.
—Y podrías zurcir nuestra ropa y hacernos bolsillos.
None of us has any pockets."
Ninguno de nosotros tiene bolsillos.
How could she resist.
Cómo podría ella resistirse.
"Of course it's awfully fascinating!" she cried.
—¡Por supuesto que es tremendamente fascinante! —exclamó.
"Peter, would you teach John and Michael to fly too?"
—Peter, ¿también le enseñarías a John y a Michael a volar?
"If you like," he said indifferently, and she ran to John and Michael and shook them.
—Si quieres —dijo con indiferencia, y ella corrió hacia John y Michael y los sacudió.
"Wake up," she cried, "Peter Pan has come and he is to teach us to fly."
—Despertaos —exclamó—, Peter Pan ha venido y nos va a enseñar a volar.
John rubbed his eyes.
John se frotó los ojos.
"Then I shall get up," he said.
—Entonces me levantaré —dijo.
Of course he was on the floor already.
Por supuesto que ya estaba en el suelo.
"Hallo," he said, "I am up!"
—¡Hola! —dijo—, ¡ya estoy levantado!
Michael was up by this time also, looking as sharp as a knife with six blades and a saw, but Peter suddenly signed silence.
Michael también estaba despierto para entonces, con un aspecto tan avispado como un cuchillo con seis hojas y una sierra, pero Peter hizo de repente una señal de silencio.
Their faces assumed the awful craftiness of children listening for sounds from the grown-up world.
Sus rostros adoptaron la terrible astucia de los niños que escuchan atentamente los sonidos del mundo de los adultos.
All was as still as salt.
Todo estaba tan quieto como la sal.
Then everything was right.
Entonces todo estaba bien.
No, stop! Everything was wrong.
No, ¡esperad! Todo estaba mal.
Vocabulary
- Sirenas
- Mermaids or sirens, mythical sea creatures.
- Con
- Preposition meaning 'with' in Spanish.
- colas
- Tails or queues; appendages at the back of something.
- Unas
- Indefinite feminine plural article meaning 'some' or 'a few'.
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons.
- largas
- Adjective meaning long, describing feminine plural nouns.
- Oh
- Exclamation expressing surprise or realization.
- exclamó
- Past tense of exclamar; cried out with strong emotion.
- ver
- Infinitive verb meaning to see or to watch.
- una
- Indefinite feminine singular article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
- sirena
- A mermaid or siren, mythical aquatic female creature.
- Él
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or pronominal verbs.
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary verb form of haber meaning 'had'.
- vuelto
- Past participle of volver; become or returned to a state.
- terriblemente
- Adverb meaning terribly or in an extremely bad manner.
- astuto
- Adjective meaning cunning, shrewd, or crafty.
- dijo
- Past tense of decir; said or told something to someone.
- cuánto
- Interrogative meaning how much or to what extent.
- deberíamos
- Conditional of deber meaning 'we should' or 'we ought to'.
- todos
- Pronoun or adjective meaning everyone or all of us.
- respetarte
- Infinitive plus pronoun meaning to respect you.
- Ella
- Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
- contoneaba
- Imperfect tense; was swaying or wiggling her body.
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, its, or your.
- cuerpo
- Noun meaning body, the physical form of a person.
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment.
- angustia
- Noun meaning anguish, deep distress or anxiety.
- Era
- Imperfect tense of ser; was, describing a past state.
- casi
- Adverb meaning almost or nearly reaching a condition.
- como
- Conjunction meaning as or like, used in comparisons.
- si
- Conjunction meaning if, introducing a conditional clause.
- estuviera
- Imperfect subjunctive of estar; as if she were somewhere.
- tratando
- Gerund of tratar; trying or attempting to do something.
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about in Spanish.
- quedarse
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to stay or remain somewhere.
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at a location.
- el
- Definite masculine singular article meaning 'the'.
- suelo
- Noun meaning floor or ground beneath one's feet.
- del
- Contraction of de and el meaning 'of the'.
- cuarto
- Noun meaning room or bedroom in a house.
- los
- Definite masculine plural article meaning 'the'.
- niños
- Noun meaning children or young boys.
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning but, introducing a contrasting idea.
- él
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- no
- Negation word meaning no or not in Spanish.
- sentía
- Imperfect of sentir; was feeling or experiencing an emotion.
- ninguna
- Negative adjective meaning no or none, feminine form.
- lástima
- Noun meaning pity or compassion felt for someone.
- por
- Preposition meaning for, by, or because of something.
- ella
- Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
- taimado
- Adjective meaning sly, crafty, or deceitfully cunning.
- podrías
- Conditional of poder meaning 'you could' do something.
- arroparnos
- Infinitive plus pronoun; to tuck us in or wrap us up.
- las
- Definite feminine plural article meaning 'the'.
- noches
- Plural noun meaning nights, the dark hours of the day.
- Ninguno
- Negative pronoun meaning none or not one of us.
- nosotros
- First person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'.
- ha
- Present perfect auxiliary from haber meaning 'has'.
- sido
- Past participle of ser meaning 'been' in perfect tenses.
- arropado
- Past participle meaning tucked in or wrapped up warmly.
- jamás
- Adverb meaning never or not ever in any situation.
- y
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses.
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their, plural.
- brazos
- Plural noun meaning arms, the limbs of a person.
- extendieron
- Preterite of extender; stretched out or extended toward something.
- hacia
- Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of something.
- Y
- Conjunction meaning and, linking two words or phrases.
- zurcir
- Infinitive meaning to darn or mend torn clothing.
- nuestra
- Possessive adjective meaning our, feminine singular form.
- ropa
- Noun meaning clothing or garments worn by people.
- hacernos
- Infinitive plus pronoun meaning to make for us something.
- bolsillos
- Plural noun meaning pockets sewn into clothing.
- tiene
- Present tense of tener; has or possesses something.
- Cómo
- Interrogative meaning how, asking about manner or method.
- podría
- Conditional of poder meaning 'could' or 'would be able'.
- resistirse
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to resist or withstand temptation.
- Por
- Preposition meaning for, by, through, or because of.
- supuesto
- Used in 'por supuesto' meaning of course, naturally.
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning that or which.
- es
- Present tense of ser meaning is, describing permanent state.
- tremendamente
- Adverb meaning tremendously or to a very great degree.
- fascinante
- Adjective meaning fascinating or extremely interesting and captivating.
- también
- Adverb meaning also or too, adding to what was said.
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, or you.
- enseñarías
- Conditional of enseñar meaning 'you would teach' someone.
- a
- Preposition meaning to, at, or toward in Spanish.
- volar
- Infinitive meaning to fly or soar through the air.
- Si
- Conjunction meaning if, introducing a conditional statement.
- quieres
- Present tense of querer meaning 'you want' something.
- indiferencia
- Noun meaning indifference or lack of concern or interest.
- corrió
- Preterite of correr; ran quickly to or from somewhere.
- sacudió
- Preterite of sacudir; shook or jolted something or someone.
- Despertaos
- Imperative reflexive meaning wake up, addressed to a group.
- venido
- Past participle of venir meaning come, arrived at a place.
- nos
- First person plural object pronoun meaning us or ourselves.
- va
- Present tense of ir meaning goes or is going somewhere.
- enseñar
- Infinitive meaning to teach or to show how something works.
- frotó
- Preterite of frotar; rubbed or scrubbed something vigorously.
- ojos
- Plural noun meaning eyes, the organs used for seeing.
- Entonces
- Adverb meaning then or at that moment in time.
- me
- First person singular reflexive or object pronoun meaning me.
- levantaré
- Future tense of levantarse; I will get up or rise.
- ya
- Adverb meaning already, now, or soon in different contexts.
- estaba
- Imperfect of estar; was in a particular state or location.
- Hola
- Greeting meaning hello or hi in informal Spanish contexts.
- estoy
- First person present of estar meaning I am right now.
- levantado
- Past participle of levantar meaning up, risen, or gotten up.
- despierto
- Adjective meaning awake or alert, not sleeping anymore.
- para
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or by a time.
- entonces
- Adverb meaning then or by that time in a narrative.
- un
- Indefinite masculine singular article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
- aspecto
- Noun meaning appearance or look of a person or thing.
- avispado
- Adjective meaning sharp, clever, or wide-awake and alert.
- cuchillo
- Noun meaning knife, a sharp-bladed cutting utensil.
- seis
- Number meaning six in Spanish counting.
- hojas
- Plural noun meaning blades, leaves, or sheets of something.
- sierra
- Noun meaning saw, a tool with a serrated cutting edge.
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but, expressing contrast between two ideas.
- hizo
- Preterite of hacer; did or made something at a moment.
- repente
- Used in 'de repente' meaning suddenly or all at once.
- señal
- Noun meaning signal or sign made to communicate something.
- silencio
- Noun meaning silence, the absence of noise or sound.
- Sus
- Possessive adjective meaning their, his, or her, plural nouns.
- rostros
- Plural noun meaning faces or countenances of people.
- adoptaron
- Preterite of adoptar; took on or assumed a particular expression.
- la
- Definite feminine singular article meaning 'the'.
- terrible
- Adjective meaning terrible, dreadful, or causing great fear.
- astucia
- Noun meaning cunning, shrewdness, or crafty intelligence.
- escuchan
- Present tense of escuchar; they listen carefully to sounds.
- atentamente
- Adverb meaning attentively or carefully paying full attention.
- sonidos
- Plural noun meaning sounds or noises heard by someone.
- mundo
- Noun meaning world or the earth and all its people.
- adultos
- Plural noun meaning adults or grown-up people.
- Todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning everything or all of it.
- quieto
- Adjective meaning still, calm, or not moving at all.
- sal
- Imperative of salir meaning go out or get out now.
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everything included.
- bien
- Adverb meaning well or fine, indicating a good state.
- No
- Negation word meaning no or not in Spanish.
- esperad
- Imperative plural of esperar; wait, addressed to a group.
- mal
- Noun or adverb meaning bad, evil, or something going wrong.
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