Peter Pan — Page 17
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"Look at me!"
"¡Mírenme!"
"Look at me!"
"¡Mírenme!"
They were not nearly so elegant as Peter, they could not help kicking a little, but their heads were bobbing against the ceiling, and there is almost nothing so delicious as that.
No eran ni de lejos tan elegantes como Peter, no podían evitar patalear un poco, pero sus cabezas chocaban contra el techo, y no hay casi nada tan delicioso como eso.
Peter gave Wendy a hand at first, but had to desist, Tink was so indignant.
Peter le dio la mano a Wendy al principio, pero tuvo que desistir, Tink estaba tan indignada.
Up and down they went, and round and round.
Subían y bajaban, y daban vueltas y más vueltas.
Heavenly was Wendy's word.
«Celestial» era la palabra de Wendy.
"I say," cried John, "why shouldn't we all go out?"
—Oigan —gritó John—, ¿por qué no salimos todos?
Of course it was to this that Peter had been luring them.
Por supuesto, era a esto a lo que Peter los había estado tentando.
Michael was ready: he wanted to see how long it took him to do a billion miles.
Michael estaba listo: quería ver cuánto tiempo le llevaba recorrer mil millones de millas.
But Wendy hesitated.
Pero Wendy dudó.
"Mermaids!" said Peter again.
—¡Sirenas! —dijo Peter de nuevo.
"Oo!"
—¡Oh!
"And there are pirates."
—Y hay piratas.
"Pirates," cried John, seizing his Sunday hat, "let us go at once."
—Piratas —gritó John, agarrando su sombrero de domingo—, vayamos de inmediato.
It was just at this moment that Mr. and Mrs. Darling hurried with Nana out of 27.
Fue justo en ese momento cuando el señor y la señora Darling salieron apresuradamente con Nana del número 27.
They ran into the middle of the street to look up at the nursery window; and, yes, it was still shut, but the room was ablaze with light, and most heart-gripping sight of all, they could see in shadow on the curtain three little figures in night attire circling round and round, not on the floor but in the air.
Corrieron hacia el centro de la calle para mirar hacia arriba, a la ventana del cuarto de los niños; y, sí, seguía cerrada, pero la habitación resplandecía de luz, y lo más sobrecogedor de todo era que podían ver en sombra sobre la cortina tres pequeñas figuras en ropa de dormir dando vueltas y más vueltas, no en el suelo sino en el aire.
Not three figures, four!
¡No tres figuras, sino cuatro!
In a tremble they opened the street door.
Temblando, abrieron la puerta de la calle.
Mr. Darling would have rushed upstairs, but Mrs. Darling signed him to go softly.
El señor Darling habría subido corriendo las escaleras, pero la señora Darling le hizo señas de que subiera en silencio.
She even tried to make her heart go softly.
Ella incluso intentó hacer que su corazón latiera en silencio.
Vocabulary
- Mírenme
- Command form meaning 'look at me, all of you'
- eran
- Past tense of 'ser,' meaning 'they were'
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'
- lejos
- Adverb meaning 'far' or 'far away'
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons
- elegantes
- Adjective meaning 'elegant,' 'graceful,' or 'stylish'
- podían
- Past tense of 'poder,' meaning 'they could'
- evitar
- Verb meaning 'to avoid' or 'to prevent'
- patalear
- Verb meaning 'to kick one's legs' or 'to stamp'
- cabezas
- Noun meaning 'heads,' plural of 'cabeza'
- chocaban
- Imperfect tense of 'chocar,' meaning 'they bumped'
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against' or 'versus'
- techo
- Noun meaning 'ceiling' or 'roof' of a structure
- hay
- Verb form of 'haber' meaning 'there is/are'
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- nada
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- delicioso
- Adjective meaning 'delicious' or 'delightful'
- eso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (neutral)
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- dio
- Preterite of 'dar,' meaning 'he/she gave'
- mano
- Noun meaning 'hand,' part of the human body
- principio
- Noun meaning 'beginning' or 'start'
- tuvo
- Preterite of 'tener,' meaning 'he/she had'
- desistir
- Verb meaning 'to give up' or 'to desist'
- estaba
- Imperfect of 'estar,' meaning 'was' (temporary state)
- indignada
- Adjective meaning 'indignant' or 'outraged,' feminine form
- Subían
- Imperfect of 'subir,' meaning 'they were going up'
- bajaban
- Imperfect of 'bajar,' meaning 'they were going down'
- daban
- Imperfect of 'dar,' meaning 'they were giving/doing'
- vueltas
- Noun meaning 'turns' or 'spins'; 'dar vueltas' means to spin
- Celestial
- Adjective meaning 'celestial,' 'heavenly,' or 'divine'
- era
- Imperfect of 'ser,' meaning 'it was' or 'he/she was'
- palabra
- Noun meaning 'word' or 'term' in language
- Oigan
- Command form of 'oír,' meaning 'listen' or 'hear me'
- gritó
- Preterite of 'gritar,' meaning 'he/she shouted'
- salimos
- Present of 'salir,' meaning 'we leave' or 'we go out'
- todos
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- supuesto
- Adjective meaning 'supposed'; 'por supuesto' means 'of course'
- esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (neutral)
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber,' used to form past perfect tense
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar,' meaning 'been'
- tentando
- Gerund of 'tentar,' meaning 'tempting' someone
- listo
- Adjective meaning 'ready' or 'clever'
- quería
- Imperfect of 'querer,' meaning 'he/she wanted'
- ver
- Verb meaning 'to see' or 'to watch'
- cuánto
- Interrogative meaning 'how much' or 'how long'
- tiempo
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- llevaba
- Imperfect of 'llevar,' meaning 'it took' (time duration)
- recorrer
- Verb meaning 'to travel across' or 'to cover a distance'
- mil
- Number meaning 'one thousand'
- millones
- Noun meaning 'millions,' plural of 'millón'
- millas
- Noun meaning 'miles,' a unit of distance measurement
- dudó
- Preterite of 'dudar,' meaning 'he/she hesitated' or 'doubted'
- Sirenas
- Noun meaning 'mermaids' or 'sirens' in mythology
- dijo
- Preterite of 'decir,' meaning 'he/she said'
- nuevo
- Adjective meaning 'new'; 'de nuevo' means 'again'
- piratas
- Noun meaning 'pirates,' plural of 'pirata'
- Piratas
- Noun meaning 'pirates,' used here for emphasis
- agarrando
- Gerund of 'agarrar,' meaning 'grabbing' or 'seizing'
- sombrero
- Noun meaning 'hat,' a head covering or accessory
- domingo
- Noun meaning 'Sunday,' the last day of the week
- vayamos
- Subjunctive of 'ir,' meaning 'let us go'
- inmediato
- Adjective meaning 'immediate'; 'de inmediato' means 'immediately'
- Fue
- Preterite of 'ser' or 'ir,' meaning 'it was' or 'he went'
- justo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'just,' 'fair,' or 'exactly'
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (near listener)
- momento
- Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant in time'
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when' indicating time relationship
- señor
- Noun meaning 'mister' or 'gentleman,' a title of address
- señora
- Noun meaning 'missus' or 'lady,' a title for women
- salieron
- Preterite of 'salir,' meaning 'they went out'
- apresuradamente
- Adverb meaning 'hurriedly' or 'in a rush'
- número
- Noun meaning 'number,' used for addresses or quantities
- Corrieron
- Preterite of 'correr,' meaning 'they ran'
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- centro
- Noun meaning 'center' or 'middle' of a space
- calle
- Noun meaning 'street' or 'road' in a city
- mirar
- Verb meaning 'to look' or 'to watch' something
- arriba
- Adverb meaning 'up' or 'upward' in direction
- ventana
- Noun meaning 'window' of a building or vehicle
- cuarto
- Noun meaning 'room' or adjective meaning 'fourth'
- niños
- Noun meaning 'children,' plural of 'niño'
- seguía
- Imperfect of 'seguir,' meaning 'it continued' or 'kept being'
- cerrada
- Adjective meaning 'closed' or 'shut,' feminine form
- habitación
- Noun meaning 'room,' especially a bedroom
- resplandecía
- Imperfect of 'resplandecer,' meaning 'it was glowing'
- luz
- Noun meaning 'light,' natural or artificial illumination
- sobrecogedor
- Adjective meaning 'awe-inspiring' or 'breathtaking'
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'everything'
- sombra
- Noun meaning 'shadow' or 'shade'
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about'
- cortina
- Noun meaning 'curtain' or 'drape' on a window
- pequeñas
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little,' feminine plural
- figuras
- Noun meaning 'figures' or 'shapes,' plural of 'figura'
- ropa
- Noun meaning 'clothing' or 'clothes'
- dormir
- Verb meaning 'to sleep'; 'ropa de dormir' means 'sleepwear'
- dando
- Gerund of 'dar,' meaning 'giving' or 'doing'
- suelo
- Noun meaning 'floor' or 'ground'
- sino
- Conjunction meaning 'but rather' or 'instead'
- aire
- Noun meaning 'air' or open space above the ground
- Temblando
- Gerund of 'temblar,' meaning 'trembling' or 'shaking'
- abrieron
- Preterite of 'abrir,' meaning 'they opened'
- puerta
- Noun meaning 'door' or 'gate' of a building
- habría
- Conditional of 'haber,' meaning 'would have'
- subido
- Past participle of 'subir,' meaning 'gone up' or 'climbed'
- corriendo
- Gerund of 'correr,' meaning 'running'
- escaleras
- Noun meaning 'stairs' or 'staircase,' plural of 'escalera'
- hizo
- Preterite of 'hacer,' meaning 'he/she made' or 'did'
- señas
- Noun meaning 'signals' or 'signs'; 'hacer señas' means to signal
- subiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'subir,' meaning '(that) she go up'
- silencio
- Noun meaning 'silence' or 'quiet'
- incluso
- Adverb meaning 'even' or 'including'
- intentó
- Preterite of 'intentar,' meaning 'he/she tried' or 'attempted'
- hacer
- Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- corazón
- Noun meaning 'heart,' the organ or seat of emotion
- latiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'latir,' meaning '(that) it beat'
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