Peter Pan — Page 14
Nana, who had been barking distressfully all the evening, was quiet now.
Nana, que había estado ladrando angustiosamente toda la tarde, estaba quieta ahora.
It was her silence they had heard.
Era su silencio lo que habían oído.
"Out with the light! Hide! Quick!" cried John, taking command for the only time throughout the whole adventure.
«¡Apagad la luz! ¡Escondeos! ¡Rápido!» gritó John, tomando el mando por única vez durante toda la aventura.
And thus when Liza entered, holding Nana, the nursery seemed quite its old self, very dark, and you would have sworn you heard its three wicked inmates breathing angelically as they slept.
Y así, cuando Liza entró sosteniendo a Nana, el cuarto de los niños parecía exactamente el de siempre, muy oscuro, y habría jurado que oía a sus tres pícaros ocupantes respirando angelicalmente mientras dormían.
They were really doing it artfully from behind the window curtains.
En realidad lo estaban haciendo hábilmente desde detrás de las cortinas de la ventana.
Liza was in a bad temper, for she was mixing the Christmas puddings in the kitchen, and had been drawn from them, with a raisin still on her cheek, by Nana's absurd suspicions.
Liza estaba de mal humor, pues estaba mezclando los budines de Navidad en la cocina, y la habían alejado de ellos, con una pasa todavía en la mejilla, por las absurdas sospechas de Nana.
She thought the best way of getting a little quiet was to take Nana to the nursery for a moment, but in custody of course.
Pensó que la mejor manera de conseguir un poco de silencio era llevar a Nana al cuarto de los niños un momento, pero bajo vigilancia, por supuesto.
"There, you suspicious brute," she said, not sorry that Nana was in disgrace.
«Ahí tienes, bicho desconfiado», dijo, sin lamentarse de que Nana estuviera en desgracia.
"They are perfectly safe, aren't they? Every one of the little angels sound asleep in bed.
«Están perfectamente a salvo, ¿verdad? Todos y cada uno de los angelitos profundamente dormidos en la cama.
Listen to their gentle breathing."
Escucha su suave respiración.»
Here Michael, encouraged by his success, breathed so loudly that they were nearly detected.
En ese momento Michael, animado por su éxito, respiró tan ruidosamente que casi los descubren.
Nana knew that kind of breathing, and she tried to drag herself out of Liza's clutches.
Nana conocía ese tipo de respiración, e intentó arrastrarse fuera de las garras de Liza.
But Liza was dense.
Pero Liza era torpe.
"No more of it, Nana," she said sternly, pulling her out of the room.
«Basta ya, Nana», dijo con severidad, arrastrándola fuera de la habitación.
Vocabulary
- Nana
- A nanny or nursemaid caring for children
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary verb meaning 'had'
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar'; meaning 'been'
- ladrando
- Present participle of 'ladrar'; meaning 'barking'
- angustiosamente
- Adverb meaning 'anxiously' or 'distressingly'
- toda
- Adjective meaning 'all' or 'the whole'
- tarde
- Noun meaning 'afternoon' or 'evening'
- estaba
- Imperfect form of 'estar'; meaning 'was'
- quieta
- Adjective meaning 'quiet' or 'still'
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- Era
- Imperfect form of 'ser'; meaning 'it was'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- silencio
- Noun meaning 'silence' or 'quiet'
- lo
- Pronoun meaning 'it' or neuter article 'the'
- habían
- Third-person plural past perfect of 'haber'
- oído
- Past participle of 'oír'; meaning 'heard'
- Apagad
- Imperative plural form meaning 'turn off'
- luz
- Noun meaning 'light' or 'lamp'
- Escondeos
- Reflexive imperative meaning 'hide yourselves'
- Rápido
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'quick' or 'quickly'
- gritó
- Preterite form of 'gritar'; meaning 'shouted'
- tomando
- Present participle of 'tomar'; meaning 'taking'
- mando
- Noun meaning 'command' or 'control'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'
- única
- Adjective meaning 'only' or 'sole'
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion'
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout'
- aventura
- Noun meaning 'adventure' or 'venture'
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'this way'
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when'
- entró
- Preterite form of 'entrar'; meaning 'entered'
- sosteniendo
- Present participle meaning 'holding' or 'supporting'
- cuarto
- Noun meaning 'room' or adjective 'fourth'
- niños
- Noun meaning 'children' or 'boys'
- parecía
- Imperfect form of 'parecer'; meaning 'seemed'
- exactamente
- Adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely'
- siempre
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'
- muy
- Adverb meaning 'very' or 'quite'
- oscuro
- Adjective meaning 'dark' or 'obscure'
- habría
- Conditional form of 'haber'; meaning 'would have'
- jurado
- Past participle of 'jurar'; meaning 'sworn'
- oía
- Imperfect form of 'oír'; meaning 'was hearing'
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- tres
- Number meaning 'three'
- pícaros
- Adjective/noun meaning 'mischievous' or 'rascals'
- ocupantes
- Noun meaning 'occupants' or 'inhabitants'
- respirando
- Present participle of 'respirar'; meaning 'breathing'
- angelicalmente
- Adverb meaning 'angelically' or 'innocently'
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'
- dormían
- Imperfect form of 'dormir'; meaning 'were sleeping'
- realidad
- Noun meaning 'reality' or 'truth'
- estaban
- Imperfect form of 'estar'; meaning 'were' (plural)
- haciendo
- Present participle of 'hacer'; meaning 'doing'
- hábilmente
- Adverb meaning 'skillfully' or 'cleverly'
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since'
- detrás
- Adverb/preposition meaning 'behind' or 'in back'
- cortinas
- Noun meaning 'curtains' or 'drapes'
- ventana
- Noun meaning 'window'
- mal
- Adjective/adverb meaning 'bad' or 'badly'
- humor
- Noun meaning 'mood' or 'humor'
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'because', 'well', or 'since'
- mezclando
- Present participle meaning 'mixing' or 'blending'
- budines
- Noun meaning 'puddings' or 'baked desserts'
- Navidad
- Noun meaning 'Christmas' or 'Nativity'
- cocina
- Noun meaning 'kitchen' or 'cooking'
- alejado
- Past participle meaning 'distanced' or 'far away'
- ellos
- Pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'
- pasa
- Noun meaning 'raisin'; also third-person 'passes'
- todavía
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'
- mejilla
- Noun meaning 'cheek' (part of the face)
- absurdas
- Adjective meaning 'absurd' or 'ridiculous' (feminine plural)
- sospechas
- Noun meaning 'suspicions' or 'doubts'
- Pensó
- Preterite form of 'pensar'; meaning 'thought'
- mejor
- Adjective/adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'
- manera
- Noun meaning 'way', 'manner', or 'method'
- conseguir
- Verb meaning 'to get', 'to obtain', or 'to achieve'
- poco
- Adjective/adverb meaning 'a little' or 'few'
- era
- Imperfect form of 'ser'; meaning 'was' or 'it was'
- llevar
- Verb meaning 'to carry', 'to take', or 'to bring'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' + 'el' meaning 'to the'
- momento
- Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- bajo
- Preposition meaning 'under'; adjective meaning 'low'
- vigilancia
- Noun meaning 'surveillance' or 'watchfulness'
- supuesto
- Noun/adjective meaning 'supposed' or 'of course'
- Ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there' (nearby location)
- tienes
- Second-person singular of 'tener'; meaning 'you have'
- bicho
- Noun meaning 'bug', 'creature', or 'critter'
- desconfiado
- Adjective meaning 'distrustful' or 'suspicious'
- dijo
- Preterite form of 'decir'; meaning 'said'
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- lamentarse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to lament' or 'to complain'
- estuviera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'; meaning 'were'
- desgracia
- Noun meaning 'misfortune', 'disgrace', or 'mishap'
- Están
- Third-person plural of 'estar'; meaning 'they are'
- perfectamente
- Adverb meaning 'perfectly' or 'completely fine'
- salvo
- Adjective meaning 'safe'; preposition meaning 'except'
- verdad
- Noun meaning 'truth'; used in tag questions
- Todos
- Pronoun/adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- uno
- Number/pronoun meaning 'one' or 'each one'
- angelitos
- Diminutive noun meaning 'little angels'
- profundamente
- Adverb meaning 'deeply' or 'profoundly'
- dormidos
- Past participle meaning 'asleep' or 'fallen asleep'
- cama
- Noun meaning 'bed'
- Escucha
- Imperative form of 'escuchar'; meaning 'listen'
- suave
- Adjective meaning 'soft', 'gentle', or 'smooth'
- respiración
- Noun meaning 'breathing' or 'respiration'
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective/pronoun meaning 'that'
- animado
- Adjective meaning 'encouraged', 'animated', or 'lively'
- éxito
- Noun meaning 'success' or 'achievement'
- respiró
- Preterite form of 'respirar'; meaning 'breathed'
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' (before adjectives)
- ruidosamente
- Adverb meaning 'noisily' or 'loudly'
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- descubren
- Third-person plural of 'descubrir'; meaning 'discover'
- conocía
- Imperfect form of 'conocer'; meaning 'knew' or 'recognized'
- tipo
- Noun meaning 'type', 'kind', or informal 'guy'
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and' (used before 'i' or 'hi')
- intentó
- Preterite form of 'intentar'; meaning 'tried'
- arrastrarse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to crawl' or 'to drag oneself'
- fuera
- Adverb meaning 'outside'; subjunctive of 'ser/estar'
- garras
- Noun meaning 'claws' or 'clutches'
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- torpe
- Adjective meaning 'clumsy', 'awkward', or 'slow'
- Basta
- Interjection/verb meaning 'enough' or 'stop it'
- ya
- Adverb meaning 'already', 'now', or 'anymore'
- severidad
- Noun meaning 'severity', 'strictness', or 'harshness'
- arrastrándola
- Gerund plus pronoun meaning 'dragging her'
- habitación
- Noun meaning 'room' or 'bedroom'
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