Peter Pan — Page 3
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"Then tell him to stop showing off," said John.
—Entonces dile que deje de presumir —dijo John.
When playing Follow my Leader, Peter would fly close to the water and touch each shark's tail in passing, just as in the street you may run your finger along an iron railing.
Cuando jugaban a Sigue al Líder, Peter volaba cerca del agua y tocaba la cola de cada tiburón al pasar, igual que en la calle uno puede pasar el dedo a lo largo de una verja de hierro.
They could not follow him in this with much success, so perhaps it was rather like showing off, especially as he kept looking behind to see how many tails they missed.
Ellos no podían seguirle en esto con mucho éxito, así que quizás era bastante parecido a presumir, especialmente porque él seguía mirando atrás para ver cuántas colas se perdían.
"You must be nice to him," Wendy impressed on her brothers.
—Debéis ser amables con él —les insistió Wendy a sus hermanos.
"What could we do if he were to leave us!"
—¡Qué haríamos si él nos abandonara!
"We could go back," Michael said.
—Podríamos volver —dijo Michael.
"How could we ever find our way back without him?"
—¿Cómo podríamos encontrar el camino de vuelta sin él?
"Well, then, we could go on," said John.
—Bueno, entonces podríamos seguir adelante —dijo John.
"That is the awful thing, John. We should have to go on, for we don't know how to stop."
—Eso es lo terrible, John. Tendríamos que seguir adelante, porque no sabemos cómo detenernos.
This was true, Peter had forgotten to show them how to stop.
Esto era cierto, Peter había olvidado enseñarles cómo detenerse.
John said that if the worst came to the worst, all they had to do was to go straight on, for the world was round, and so in time they must come back to their own window.
John dijo que si llegaba lo peor de lo peor, todo lo que tenían que hacer era seguir recto, pues el mundo era redondo, y así con el tiempo tendrían que volver a su propia ventana.
"And who is to get food for us, John?"
—¿Y quién va a conseguirnos comida, John?
"I nipped a bit out of that eagle's mouth pretty neatly, Wendy."
—Le arrebaté un trozo de la boca a ese águila con bastante habilidad, Wendy.
"After the twentieth try," Wendy reminded him.
—Después del vigésimo intento —le recordó Wendy.
"And even though we became good at picking up food, see how we bump against clouds and things if he is not near to give us a hand.
—Y aunque llegáramos a ser buenos recogiendo comida, mira cómo chocamos contra las nubes y otras cosas si él no está cerca para echarnos una mano.
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- Used to mean 'then' or 'so' in context.
- dile
- Imperative form of 'decir': tell him/her something.
- deje
- Subjunctive form of 'dejar': to let or stop doing.
- presumir
- To boast or show off about something.
- dijo
- Past tense of 'decir': he/she said something.
- Cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when' introducing a clause.
- jugaban
- Imperfect past tense of 'jugar': they were playing.
- Sigue
- Imperative of 'seguir': follow or continue doing something.
- Líder
- A person who leads or guides a group.
- volaba
- Imperfect past of 'volar': he/she was flying.
- cerca
- Adverb meaning 'near' or 'close to'.
- agua
- The liquid essential for life; water.
- tocaba
- Imperfect past of 'tocar': he/she was touching something.
- cola
- The tail of an animal or a queue line.
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'.
- tiburón
- A large predatory fish found in the ocean; shark.
- pasar
- To pass, happen, or go by something.
- igual
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'equal' or 'same'.
- calle
- A public road or street in a town.
- puede
- Third person singular of 'poder': he/she can.
- dedo
- A finger or toe on a hand or foot.
- largo
- Adjective meaning 'long' in length or duration.
- verja
- A metal fence or iron gate enclosing a space.
- hierro
- A strong metal element; iron.
- podían
- Imperfect past of 'poder': they were able to.
- seguirle
- To follow him; infinitive with attached pronoun.
- esto
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this thing'.
- mucho
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'much' or 'a lot'.
- éxito
- A positive outcome or achievement; success.
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
- quizás
- Adverb expressing uncertainty; perhaps or maybe.
- era
- Imperfect past of 'ser': he/she/it was.
- bastante
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'quite' or 'enough'.
- parecido
- Past participle of 'parecer': similar or resembling something.
- especialmente
- Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly'.
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because' giving a reason.
- seguía
- Imperfect past of 'seguir': he/she kept doing something.
- mirando
- Gerund of 'mirar': looking or watching something.
- atrás
- Adverb meaning 'behind' or 'backward'.
- ver
- Infinitive meaning 'to see' or 'to look'.
- cuántas
- Interrogative adjective meaning 'how many' (feminine).
- colas
- Plural of 'cola': tails or queues.
- perdían
- Imperfect past of 'perder': they were losing or getting lost.
- Debéis
- Second person plural of 'deber': you all must or should.
- ser
- Infinitive of the verb 'to be' (permanent states).
- amables
- Adjective meaning 'kind' or 'friendly' toward others.
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'.
- insistió
- Preterite of 'insistir': he/she insisted on something.
- hermanos
- Plural noun meaning 'brothers' or 'siblings'.
- haríamos
- Conditional of 'hacer': we would do something.
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' introducing a condition.
- abandonara
- Past subjunctive of 'abandonar': he/she were to abandon.
- Podríamos
- Conditional of 'poder': we could do something.
- volver
- Infinitive meaning 'to return' or 'to go back'.
- Cómo
- Interrogative word meaning 'how'.
- podríamos
- Conditional of 'poder': we could do something.
- encontrar
- Infinitive meaning 'to find' or 'to encounter'.
- camino
- A road, path, or route to a destination.
- vuelta
- A return trip or turning back to origin.
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without' indicating absence.
- Bueno
- Adjective or interjection meaning 'good' or 'well'.
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'so' in that case.
- seguir
- Infinitive meaning 'to continue' or 'to follow'.
- adelante
- Adverb meaning 'forward' or 'ahead'.
- Eso
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that thing'.
- terrible
- Adjective meaning 'terrible' or 'dreadful'.
- Tendríamos
- Conditional of 'tener': we would have something.
- sabemos
- First person plural of 'saber': we know something.
- cómo
- Interrogative or relative adverb meaning 'how'.
- detenernos
- Reflexive infinitive of 'detener': to stop ourselves.
- Esto
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this thing'.
- cierto
- Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'true'.
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber': there was or he/she had.
- olvidado
- Past participle of 'olvidar': forgotten something.
- enseñarles
- Infinitive with pronoun: to teach them something.
- detenerse
- Reflexive infinitive of 'detener': to stop oneself.
- llegaba
- Imperfect past of 'llegar': he/she was arriving.
- peor
- Comparative adjective meaning 'worse' or 'worst'.
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything'.
- tenían
- Imperfect past of 'tener': they had or were having.
- hacer
- Infinitive meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
- recto
- Adjective meaning 'straight' or 'upright'.
- pues
- Conjunction or filler meaning 'well', 'since', or 'then'.
- mundo
- The planet Earth or the entire world.
- redondo
- Adjective meaning 'round' or 'circular' in shape.
- tiempo
- Time in general or the weather.
- tendrían
- Conditional of 'tener': they would have something.
- propia
- Adjective meaning 'own' indicating personal possession.
- ventana
- An opening in a wall fitted with glass; window.
- quién
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'.
- va
- Third person singular of 'ir': he/she/it goes.
- conseguirnos
- Infinitive with pronoun: to get or obtain for us.
- comida
- Food or a meal consumed for nourishment.
- arrebaté
- Preterite of 'arrebatar': I snatched or grabbed away.
- trozo
- A piece or chunk of something.
- boca
- The mouth of a person or animal.
- ese
- Masculine demonstrative adjective meaning 'that'.
- águila
- A large bird of prey; eagle.
- habilidad
- A skill or ability to do something well.
- Después
- Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards' in time.
- vigésimo
- Ordinal number meaning 'twentieth'.
- intento
- An attempt or try at doing something.
- recordó
- Preterite of 'recordar': he/she remembered or reminded.
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even if'.
- llegáramos
- Past subjunctive of 'llegar': even if we arrived.
- buenos
- Plural adjective meaning 'good' (masculine).
- recogiendo
- Gerund of 'recoger': picking up or collecting something.
- mira
- Imperative of 'mirar': look or watch something.
- chocamos
- First person plural of 'chocar': we crash or collide.
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against' indicating opposition or collision.
- nubes
- Plural of 'nube': clouds in the sky.
- otras
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'.
- cosas
- Plural of 'cosa': things or objects in general.
- está
- Third person singular of 'estar': he/she/it is.
- echarnos
- Infinitive with pronoun: to throw or lend us a hand.
- mano
- The hand at the end of the arm.
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