Peter Pan — Page 5
Here is Bill Jukes, every inch of him tattooed, the same Bill Jukes who got six dozen on the _Walrus_ from Flint before he would drop the bag of moidores; and Cookson, said to be Black Murphy's brother (but this was never proved), and Gentleman Starkey, once an usher in a public school and still dainty in his ways of killing; and Skylights (Morgan's Skylights); and the Irish bo'sun Smee, an oddly genial man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence, and was the only Non-conformist in Hook's crew; and Noodler, whose hands were fixed on backwards; and Robt. Mullins and Alf Mason and many another ruffian long known and feared on the Spanish Main.
Aquí está Bill Jukes, tatuado de pies a cabeza, el mismo Bill Jukes que recibió seis docenas de latigazos en el _Walrus_ de manos de Flint antes de soltar la bolsa de moidores; y Cookson, del que se decía que era hermano de Black Murphy (aunque esto nunca se probó), y Gentleman Starkey, que fue ujier en una escuela pública y seguía siendo refinado en sus maneras de matar; y Skylights (el Skylights de Morgan); y el contramaestre irlandés Smee, un hombre extrañamente afable que apuñalaba, por así decirlo, sin ofensa, y era el único no conformista en la tripulación de Garfio; y Noodler, cuyas manos estaban fijas al revés; y Robt. Mullins y Alf Mason y muchos otros rufianes conocidos y temidos desde antaño en el Mar de las Antillas.
In the midst of them, the blackest and largest in that dark setting, reclined James Hook, or as he wrote himself, Jas. Hook, of whom it is said he was the only man that the Sea-Cook feared.
En medio de ellos, el más oscuro y corpulento en aquel sombrío escenario, estaba recostado James Garfio, o como él mismo se escribía, Jas. Garfio, de quien se dice que era el único hombre al que el Cocinero del Mar temía.
He lay at his ease in a rough chariot drawn and propelled by his men, and instead of a right hand he had the iron hook with which ever and anon he encouraged them to increase their pace.
Estaba tendido cómodamente en un tosco carruaje tirado e impulsado por sus hombres, y en lugar de mano derecha tenía el garfio de hierro con el que de vez en cuando los animaba a acelerar el paso.
As dogs this terrible man treated and addressed them, and as dogs they obeyed him.
Como a perros los trataba y se dirigía a ellos este terrible hombre, y como perros le obedecían.
In person he was cadaverous and blackavized, and his hair was dressed in long curls, which at a little distance looked like black candles, and gave a singularly threatening expression to his handsome countenance.
En persona era cadavérico y de tez oscura, y su cabello estaba peinado en largos rizos que, vistos desde cierta distancia, parecían velas negras, y conferían una expresión singularmente amenazante a su apuesto semblante.
Vocabulary
- Aquí
- Here; indicates a specific location nearby
- está
- Is; third-person singular present of estar
- tatuado
- Tattooed; having tattoos marked on the body
- de
- Of, from; common Spanish preposition
- pies
- Feet; plural of pie, body extremities
- a
- To, at; basic Spanish preposition
- cabeza
- Head; the uppermost part of the body
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- mismo
- Same, himself; indicating identity or sameness
- que
- That, who, which; common conjunction or pronoun
- recibió
- Received; past tense of recibir
- seis
- Six; the number 6
- docenas
- Dozens; groups of twelve units each
- latigazos
- Lashes, whip strokes; blows delivered with a whip
- en
- In, on, at; basic Spanish preposition
- manos
- Hands; plural of mano, body extremities
- antes
- Before, previously; indicates prior time
- soltar
- To release, let go; to loosen something held
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- bolsa
- Bag, purse; a container for carrying items
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- del
- Of the; contraction of de plus el
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- decía
- Said, used to say; imperfect tense of decir
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser
- hermano
- Brother; a male sibling
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- nunca
- Never; at no time, not ever
- probó
- Proved, tried; past tense of probar
- fue
- Was, went; preterite of ser or ir
- ujier
- Usher, doorman; an attendant who guides people
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- escuela
- School; an institution for learning and education
- pública
- Public; available or belonging to everyone
- seguía
- Continued, kept; imperfect tense of seguir
- siendo
- Being; gerund form of ser
- refinado
- Refined; cultured, polished in manners or taste
- sus
- His, her, their; third-person possessive adjective
- maneras
- Manners, ways; modes of behavior or conduct
- matar
- To kill; to cause the death of someone
- contramaestre
- Boatswain, bosun; officer supervising a ship's crew
- irlandés
- Irish; relating to Ireland or its people
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- hombre
- Man; an adult male person
- extrañamente
- Strangely, oddly; in an unusual or bizarre manner
- afable
- Affable, amiable; pleasantly friendly and easy-going
- apuñalaba
- Stabbed; imperfect tense of apuñalar
- por
- For, by, through; versatile Spanish preposition
- así
- Thus, so, like this; in this manner
- decirlo
- To say it; infinitive decir with object pronoun
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- ofensa
- Offense; an act causing hurt or displeasure
- único
- Only, unique; the sole one of its kind
- no
- No, not; basic Spanish negation word
- conformista
- Conformist; one who follows established norms
- tripulación
- Crew; the team of people operating a vessel
- cuyas
- Whose; feminine plural relative possessive pronoun
- estaban
- Were; imperfect tense of estar, third-person plural
- fijas
- Fixed, attached; firmly set in a position
- al
- To the; contraction of a plus el
- revés
- Reverse, backwards; the wrong or opposite way
- muchos
- Many; a large number of people or things
- otros
- Others; additional people or things besides those mentioned
- rufianes
- Ruffians, scoundrels; rough violent or dishonest men
- conocidos
- Known, acquaintances; recognized or familiar people
- temidos
- Feared; regarded with fear or dread
- desde
- Since, from; indicates a starting point in time
- antaño
- Long ago, in former times; in the distant past
- Mar
- Sea; a large body of salt water
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- Antillas
- Antilles; Caribbean island chain in the West Indies
- En
- In, on; Spanish preposition indicating location
- medio
- Middle, midst; the central part of something
- ellos
- They, them; third-person masculine plural pronoun
- más
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure; lacking light or hard to understand
- corpulento
- Stout, burly; having a large heavy body build
- aquel
- That; demonstrative adjective for something far away
- sombrío
- Gloomy, somber; dark and depressing in atmosphere
- escenario
- Scene, scenario; a setting or stage for events
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar, third-person singular
- recostado
- Reclining, leaning back; lying or resting comfortably
- o
- Or; basic Spanish disjunctive conjunction
- como
- As, like, how; comparison or manner conjunction
- él
- He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun
- escribía
- Wrote, used to write; imperfect tense of escribir
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- dice
- Says, tells; third-person singular present of decir
- Cocinero
- Cook; a person who prepares food professionally
- temía
- Feared; imperfect tense of temer
- Estaba
- Was; imperfect of estar, beginning a sentence
- tendido
- Stretched out, lying; extended flat on a surface
- cómodamente
- Comfortably; in a relaxed and comfortable manner
- tosco
- Rough, crude; lacking refinement or fine workmanship
- carruaje
- Carriage; a wheeled vehicle pulled by horses
- tirado
- Pulled, drawn; past participle of tirar
- e
- And; variant of y used before i or hi
- impulsado
- Propelled, driven; moved forward by an applied force
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre, adult male persons
- lugar
- Place, location; a particular spot or area
- mano
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- derecha
- Right; the side opposite to the left side
- tenía
- Had; imperfect tense of tener
- garfio
- Hook; a curved metal device for catching or holding
- hierro
- Iron; a strong hard metallic element
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- vez
- Time, occasion; an instance or occurrence of something
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb referring to time
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- animaba
- Encouraged, urged; imperfect tense of animar
- acelerar
- To accelerate, speed up; to increase pace or speed
- paso
- Step, pace; the manner or speed of walking
- Como
- Like, as; used to introduce a comparison
- perros
- Dogs; plural of perro, domestic canine animals
- trataba
- Treated; imperfect tense of tratar
- dirigía
- Led, directed; imperfect tense of dirigir
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful; causing fear or great distress
- le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
- obedecían
- Obeyed; imperfect tense of obedecer, third-person plural
- persona
- Person; an individual human being
- cadavérico
- Cadaverous; resembling a corpse, pale and gaunt
- tez
- Complexion; the natural color and texture of skin
- oscura
- Dark; feminine form of oscuro, lacking light
- su
- His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective
- cabello
- Hair; the hair growing on a person's head
- peinado
- Combed, styled; hair that has been arranged neatly
- largos
- Long; of great length, extended in space
- rizos
- Curls; coiled or spiral-shaped locks of hair
- vistos
- Seen; past participle of ver, having been observed
- cierta
- Certain, a certain; indicating a particular unspecified thing
- distancia
- Distance; the amount of space between two points
- parecían
- Seemed, appeared; imperfect tense of parecer
- velas
- Sails, candles; either ship sails or wax candles
- negras
- Black; feminine plural of negro, darkest color
- conferían
- Conferred, gave; imperfect of conferir, to grant
- expresión
- Expression; a look conveying feeling on someone's face
- singularmente
- Singularly, remarkably; in an especially notable manner
- amenazante
- Threatening, menacing; conveying danger or hostile intent
- apuesto
- Handsome; having a pleasing and attractive appearance
- semblante
- Countenance, face; the overall look of someone's face
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