Peter Pan — Page 7
As they pass, Skylights lurches clumsily against him, ruffling his lace collar; the hook shoots forth, there is a tearing sound and one screech, then the body is kicked aside, and the pirates pass on.
Al pasar, Claraboyas tropieza torpemente contra él, agitando su cuello de encaje; el garfio sale disparado, se oye un sonido de desgarro y un alarido, luego el cuerpo es apartado de una patada, y los piratas siguen adelante.
He has not even taken the cigars from his mouth.
Ni siquiera se ha sacado los cigarros de la boca.
Such is the terrible man against whom Peter Pan is pitted.
Tal es el terrible hombre contra quien se enfrenta Peter Pan.
Which will win?
¿Quién ganará?
On the trail of the pirates, stealing noiselessly down the war-path, which is not visible to inexperienced eyes, come the redskins, every one of them with his eyes peeled.
Siguiendo el rastro de los piratas, deslizándose silenciosamente por el sendero de guerra, que no es visible para los ojos inexpertos, vienen los pieles rojas, cada uno de ellos con los ojos bien abiertos.
They carry tomahawks and knives, and their naked bodies gleam with paint and oil.
Llevan tomahawks y cuchillos, y sus cuerpos desnudos relucen con pintura y aceite.
Strung around them are scalps, of boys as well as of pirates, for these are the Piccaninny tribe, and not to be confused with the softer-hearted Delawares or the Hurons.
Colgadas alrededor de ellos hay cabelleras, tanto de niños como de piratas, pues esta es la tribu Piccaninny, que no debe confundirse con los Delaware de corazón más blando ni con los hurones.
In the van, on all fours, is Great Big Little Panther, a brave of so many scalps that in his present position they somewhat impede his progress.
A la vanguardia, a cuatro patas, está Gran Gran Pequeño Pantera, un guerrero de tantas cabelleras que en su posición actual le estorban un poco el avance.
Bringing up the rear, the place of greatest danger, comes Tiger Lily, proudly erect, a princess in her own right.
Cerrando la marcha, el lugar de mayor peligro, viene Lirio de Tigre, erguida con orgullo, una princesa por derecho propio.
She is the most beautiful of dusky Dianas and the belle of the Piccaninnies, coquettish, cold and amorous by turns; there is not a brave who would not have the wayward thing to wife, but she staves off the altar with a hatchet.
Es la más bella de las oscuras Dianas y la beldad de los Piccaninny, coqueta, fría y apasionada por turnos; no hay guerrero que no quisiera tener a esa caprichosa criatura por esposa, pero ella mantiene el altar a raya con un hacha.
Observe how they pass over fallen twigs without making the slightest noise.
Observa cómo pasan sobre ramas caídas sin hacer el menor ruido.
The only sound to be heard is their somewhat heavy breathing.
El único sonido que se oye es su respiración algo agitada.
Vocabulary
- pasar
- To pass, to go by, to happen
- Claraboyas
- Skylights; windows set into a roof or ceiling
- tropieza
- Stumbles, trips over something while moving
- torpemente
- Clumsily, awkwardly, without grace or coordination
- contra
- Against; in opposition to something or someone
- agitando
- Shaking, waving, or fluttering something vigorously
- cuello
- Neck; also refers to a collar on clothing
- encaje
- Lace; delicate decorative fabric with open patterns
- garfio
- Hook; curved metal device used for grabbing
- sale
- Goes out, exits, comes out from somewhere
- disparado
- Shot out, launched rapidly like a fired projectile
- oye
- Hears; perceives sound; also used as 'hey'
- sonido
- Sound; an audible noise or tone
- desgarro
- A tear, rip; the act of tearing something
- alarido
- Shriek, scream; a loud, sharp cry of pain
- luego
- Then, later, afterward; indicating sequence of events
- cuerpo
- Body; the physical form of a person or animal
- apartado
- Pushed aside, separated, moved away from something
- patada
- Kick; a blow delivered with the foot
- piratas
- Pirates; sea raiders who attack and plunder ships
- siguen
- Continue, follow, keep going forward
- adelante
- Forward, ahead; onward in direction or progress
- Ni
- Not even, nor; used in negative constructions
- siquiera
- Even; used with negation meaning 'not even'
- sacado
- Taken out, removed from a place or position
- cigarros
- Cigars; rolled tobacco for smoking
- boca
- Mouth; the opening in the face for eating, speaking
- Tal
- Such, so; indicating degree or type
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful; inspiring fear or dread
- hombre
- Man; adult male person
- quien
- Who, whom; relative or interrogative pronoun
- enfrenta
- Faces, confronts; stands against someone or something
- Quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person
- ganará
- Will win; future tense of ganar
- Siguiendo
- Following, pursuing; continuing along a path
- rastro
- Trail, track, trace left by someone or something
- deslizándose
- Gliding, sliding, slipping silently along a surface
- silenciosamente
- Silently, quietly, without making any sound
- sendero
- Path, trail; a narrow route through terrain
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between groups or nations
- visible
- Visible; able to be seen by the eye
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight in the face
- inexpertos
- Inexperienced, unskilled; lacking knowledge or practice
- vienen
- Come, are coming; third-person plural of venir
- pieles
- Skins, hides; also refers to Native American peoples
- rojas
- Red; feminine plural adjective for the color red
- cada
- Each, every; referring to individual members of a group
- abiertos
- Open, opened; adjective describing something not closed
- Llevan
- They carry, they wear; bring or take along
- tomahawks
- Tomahawks; Native American hatchet weapons
- cuchillos
- Knives; bladed cutting tools or weapons
- cuerpos
- Bodies; plural of cuerpo, physical forms
- desnudos
- Naked, bare; without clothing or covering
- relucen
- Gleam, shine, glisten brightly
- pintura
- Paint, painting; colored substance applied to surfaces
- aceite
- Oil; liquid fat used for cooking or lubrication
- Colgadas
- Hanging, suspended; attached and dangling from above
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding; in a circle about something
- hay
- There is, there are; indicating existence of something
- cabelleras
- Scalps; hair taken as war trophies by warriors
- tanto
- As much, so many; indicating quantity or degree
- niños
- Children, boys; young male or gender-neutral people
- pues
- Well, since, then; discourse connector or conjunction
- tribu
- Tribe; a social group sharing culture and ancestry
- debe
- Must, should; expresses obligation or necessity
- confundirse
- To be confused with, to be mistaken for another
- corazón
- Heart; the organ or metaphor for emotion and love
- blando
- Soft, gentle, tender; not hard or harsh
- ni
- Nor, neither; used in negative constructions
- vanguardia
- Vanguard; the leading front of a group advancing
- patas
- Paws, legs of animals; on all fours crawling
- Gran
- Great, grand; adjective denoting size or importance
- Pequeño
- Small, little; adjective describing small size
- Pantera
- Panther; a large, dark wild cat
- guerrero
- Warrior; a person experienced in or engaged in warfare
- tantas
- So many; feminine plural form of tanto
- posición
- Position; location or stance of a person or thing
- actual
- Current, present; referring to the present situation
- estorban
- Hinder, obstruct, get in the way
- poco
- A little, few; small quantity or degree
- avance
- Advance; forward movement or progress
- Cerrando
- Closing, bringing up the rear; ending a procession
- marcha
- March, movement; forward progression of a group
- lugar
- Place, location; a spot or position in space
- mayor
- Greater, largest, older; comparative of grande
- peligro
- Danger, peril; a situation involving risk or harm
- viene
- Comes; third-person singular present of venir
- Lirio
- Lily; a flowering plant; used here as a name
- Tigre
- Tiger; a large striped wild cat
- erguida
- Upright, erect; standing straight with good posture
- orgullo
- Pride; a feeling of dignity and self-respect
- princesa
- Princess; daughter of a king or noble woman
- derecho
- Right, entitlement; also means straight or law
- propio
- Own, one's own; belonging to oneself
- bella
- Beautiful, lovely; feminine adjective for beauty
- oscuras
- Dark, dusky; feminine plural of oscuro
- beldad
- Beauty; formal or poetic word for a beautiful person
- coqueta
- Flirtatious, coquettish; playfully teasing with affection
- fría
- Cold, cool; feminine adjective for cold or aloof
- apasionada
- Passionate, intense; full of deep emotion or feeling
- turnos
- Turns, shifts; alternating roles or time periods
- quisiera
- Would like, would want; polite imperfect subjunctive
- tener
- To have; basic verb of possession or obligation
- caprichosa
- Capricious, whimsical; acting on sudden unpredictable whims
- criatura
- Creature, being; a living entity, often used affectionately
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- mantiene
- Keeps, maintains; holds in a certain state or position
- altar
- Altar; a raised structure used in religious ceremonies
- raya
- Line, boundary; keeps at bay or in check
- hacha
- Axe, hatchet; a chopping tool or weapon
- Observa
- Observe, watch; pay careful attention to something
- cómo
- How; interrogative or exclamatory adverb of manner
- pasan
- Pass, go over; cross or move past something
- sobre
- Over, above, on; preposition of position or topic
- ramas
- Branches; the limbs extending from a tree trunk
- caídas
- Fallen; feminine plural past participle of caer
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- hacer
- To do, to make; fundamental Spanish action verb
- menor
- Lesser, smallest, minor; comparative of pequeño
- ruido
- Noise, sound; an audible disturbance in the environment
- único
- Only, sole, unique; the one and only of its kind
- respiración
- Breathing, respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling
- algo
- Something, somewhat; an indefinite quantity or thing
- agitada
- Agitated, quickened; disturbed or unsettled in rhythm
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