Peter Pan — Page 9
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Then indeed Michael began to cry, and even John could speak in gulps only, for they knew Hook's reputation.
Entonces Michael comenzó a llorar de verdad, e incluso John solo podía hablar entre sollozos, pues conocían la reputación de Garfio.
"He was Blackbeard's bo'sun," John whispered huskily. "He is the worst of them all. He is the only man of whom Barbecue was afraid."
«Era el contramaestre de Barbanegra», susurró John con voz ronca. «Es el peor de todos. Es el único hombre al que Barbacoa temía».
"That's him," said Peter.
«Ese es», dijo Peter.
"What is he like? Is he big?"
«¿Cómo es? ¿Es grande?»
"He is not so big as he was."
«No es tan grande como era».
"How do you mean?"
«¿Qué quieres decir?»
"I cut off a bit of him."
«Le corté un trozo».
"You!"
«¡Tú!»
"Yes, me," said Peter sharply.
«Sí, yo», dijo Peter con brusquedad.
"I wasn't meaning to be disrespectful."
«No pretendía ser irrespetuoso».
"Oh, all right."
«Ah, está bien».
"But, I say, what bit?"
«Pero, dime, ¿qué trozo?»
"His right hand."
«Su mano derecha».
"Then he can't fight now?"
«¿Entonces ya no puede pelear?»
"Oh, can't he just!"
«¡Vaya si puede!»
"Left-hander?"
«¿Zurdo?»
"He has an iron hook instead of a right hand, and he claws with it."
«Tiene un garfio de hierro en lugar de la mano derecha, y araña con él».
"Claws!"
«¡Araña!»
"I say, John," said Peter.
«Oye, John», dijo Peter.
"Yes."
«Sí».
"Say, 'Ay, ay, sir.'"
«Di: "Sí, sí, señor"».
"Ay, ay, sir."
«Sí, sí, señor».
"There is one thing," Peter continued, "that every boy who serves under me has to promise, and so must you."
«Hay una cosa», continuó Peter, «que todo chico que esté a mis órdenes debe prometer, y tú también debes hacerlo».
John paled.
John palideció.
"It is this, if we meet Hook in open fight, you must leave him to me."
«Es esto: si nos encontramos con Garfio en combate abierto, debes dejármelo a mí».
"I promise," John said loyally.
«Lo prometo», dijo John con lealtad.
For the moment they were feeling less eerie, because Tink was flying with them, and in her light they could distinguish each other.
Por el momento se sentían menos inquietos, porque Campanilla volaba con ellos, y a la luz de ella podían distinguirse unos a otros.
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- Used to indicate a result or next step; 'then, so'.
- comenzó
- Third person singular past tense of 'comenzar'; 'began'.
- llorar
- To cry or shed tears due to emotion.
- verdad
- Truth; something that is real or factual.
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and', used before 'i' sounds.
- incluso
- Even; used to emphasize an additional unexpected element.
- solo
- Alone or only; without others present.
- podía
- Imperfect tense of 'poder'; 'was able to, could'.
- hablar
- To speak or talk with someone.
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
- sollozos
- Sobs; convulsive sounds made while crying.
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'since', 'because', or 'well'.
- conocían
- Imperfect tense of 'conocer'; 'they knew' someone or something.
- reputación
- Reputation; the general opinion others hold of someone.
- Era
- Imperfect tense of 'ser'; 'he/she/it was'.
- contramaestre
- Boatswain; a ship officer supervising deck crew.
- susurró
- Whispered; spoke very softly so few could hear.
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking.
- ronca
- Hoarse or husky; rough-sounding voice.
- peor
- Worse or worst; comparative of 'bad'.
- todos
- All or everyone; referring to the whole group.
- único
- Unique or only; the sole one of its kind.
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being.
- temía
- Imperfect tense of 'temer'; 'feared' or 'was afraid of'.
- Ese
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one'.
- dijo
- Preterite of 'decir'; 'said' or 'told'.
- Cómo
- How; used to ask about manner or degree.
- grande
- Big, large, or great in size or importance.
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as', used in comparisons.
- como
- Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'like' in comparisons.
- era
- Imperfect of 'ser'; 'was', describing past states.
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun used in questions.
- quieres
- Second person singular present of 'querer'; 'you want'.
- decir
- To say or to tell someone something.
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/it'.
- corté
- First person preterite of 'cortar'; 'I cut'.
- trozo
- A piece, chunk, or bit of something.
- brusquedad
- Brusqueness; abruptness or bluntness in manner.
- pretendía
- Imperfect of 'pretender'; 'intended' or 'was trying to'.
- ser
- To be; permanent or essential existence.
- irrespetuoso
- Disrespectful; lacking proper respect toward others.
- está
- Third person singular present of 'estar'; 'is'.
- bien
- Well or fine; indicating something is acceptable.
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast.
- dime
- Imperative of 'decir' with 'me'; 'tell me'.
- qué
- What; used in indirect or direct questions.
- mano
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
- derecha
- Right side; opposite of left.
- ya
- Already or now; indicates something has occurred.
- puede
- Third person singular present of 'poder'; 'can'.
- pelear
- To fight or to engage in combat with someone.
- Vaya
- Exclamation expressing surprise; 'wow' or 'well'.
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if'; introduces a condition.
- Zurdo
- Left-handed person; someone who uses the left hand.
- Tiene
- Third person singular present of 'tener'; 'has'.
- garfio
- Hook; a curved metal device for grabbing things.
- hierro
- Iron; a common strong metal material.
- lugar
- Place or location where something exists.
- araña
- Spider; a small eight-legged creature.
- Araña
- Spider; here possibly used as a nickname.
- Oye
- Hey or listen; informal imperative to get attention.
- Di
- Informal imperative of 'decir'; 'say' or 'tell'.
- señor
- Sir or mister; respectful title for a man.
- Hay
- There is/are; indicates existence of something.
- cosa
- Thing; a general word for any object or matter.
- continuó
- Preterite of 'continuar'; 'continued' doing something.
- todo
- All or every; referring to the whole of something.
- chico
- Boy or kid; a young male person.
- esté
- Present subjunctive of 'estar'; 'be' (subjunctive mood).
- órdenes
- Orders or commands given by an authority figure.
- debe
- Third person singular present of 'deber'; 'must, should'.
- prometer
- To promise; to give one's word to do something.
- también
- Also or too; indicates inclusion of another person.
- debes
- Second person singular of 'deber'; 'you must/should'.
- hacerlo
- To do it; infinitive 'hacer' with object pronoun.
- palideció
- Preterite of 'palidecer'; 'turned pale' from shock.
- esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (neuter).
- encontramos
- First person plural of 'encontrar'; 'we meet/find'.
- combate
- Combat or battle; armed or physical conflict.
- abierto
- Open; not closed or restricted.
- dejármelo
- Let me have him/it; infinitive with double pronoun.
- prometo
- First person present of 'prometer'; 'I promise'.
- lealtad
- Loyalty; faithfulness to a person or cause.
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time.
- sentían
- Imperfect of 'sentir'; 'they felt' a certain way.
- menos
- Less or fewer; comparative indicating reduced degree.
- inquietos
- Restless or uneasy; feeling anxious or troubled.
- porque
- Because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause.
- volaba
- Imperfect of 'volar'; 'was flying' through the air.
- luz
- Light; visible illumination from a source.
- podían
- Imperfect of 'poder'; 'they were able to, could'.
- distinguirse
- To distinguish or differentiate themselves from others.
- unos
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'a few'.
- otros
- Others; referring to different or additional people.
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