Peter Pan — Page 8
The fact is that they are all a little fat just now after the heavy gorging, but in time they will work this off.
El hecho es que todos están un poco gordos ahora después de los atracones, pero con el tiempo se les quitará.
For the moment, however, it constitutes their chief danger.
Por el momento, sin embargo, eso constituye su principal peligro.
The redskins disappear as they have come like shadows, and soon their place is taken by the beasts, a great and motley procession: lions, tigers, bears, and the innumerable smaller savage things that flee from them, for every kind of beast, and, more particularly, all the man-eaters, live cheek by jowl on the favoured island.
Los pieles rojas desaparecen como han llegado, como sombras, y pronto su lugar es ocupado por las bestias, una gran y variopinta procesión: leones, tigres, osos, y las innumerables criaturas salvajes más pequeñas que huyen de ellos, pues toda clase de bestias, y más particularmente, todos los devoradores de hombres, viven codo con codo en la isla favorecida.
Their tongues are hanging out, they are hungry to-night.
Sus lenguas cuelgan fuera, tienen hambre esta noche.
When they have passed, comes the last figure of all, a gigantic crocodile.
Cuando han pasado, llega la última figura de todas, un cocodrilo gigantesco.
We shall see for whom she is looking presently.
Veremos pronto a quién está buscando.
The crocodile passes, but soon the boys appear again, for the procession must continue indefinitely until one of the parties stops or changes its pace.
El cocodrilo pasa, pero pronto los chicos aparecen de nuevo, pues la procesión debe continuar indefinidamente hasta que uno de los grupos se detenga o cambie su ritmo.
Then quickly they will be on top of each other.
Entonces rápidamente estarán unos encima de otros.
All are keeping a sharp look-out in front, but none suspects that the danger may be creeping up from behind.
Todos están vigilando atentamente hacia adelante, pero ninguno sospecha que el peligro puede estar acercándose por detrás.
This shows how real the island was.
Esto muestra cuán real era la isla.
The first to fall out of the moving circle was the boys.
Los primeros en salir del círculo en movimiento fueron los chicos.
They flung themselves down on the sward, close to their underground home.
Se lanzaron sobre el césped, cerca de su hogar subterráneo.
"I do wish Peter would come back," every one of them said nervously, though in height and still more in breadth they were all larger than their captain.
«Ojalá Peter volviera», dijo cada uno de ellos nerviosamente, aunque en altura y aún más en anchura todos eran más grandes que su capitán.
Vocabulary
- hecho
- Fact or deed; something that has occurred
- todos
- Everyone or all; referring to an entire group
- poco
- A little; a small amount of something
- gordos
- Fat or overweight; describing people with excess weight
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- después
- After or afterward; following a point in time
- atracones
- Binges; episodes of eating excessively in one sitting
- tiempo
- Time or weather; a fundamental concept in daily life
- quitará
- Will remove or take away; future tense of 'quitar'
- momento
- Moment; a brief or specific point in time
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'; indicating absence
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- eso
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- eso
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- constituye
- Constitutes or represents; third person singular of 'constituir'
- principal
- Main or principal; most important or primary
- peligro
- Danger or peril; a situation of risk or threat
- pieles
- Skins or hides; the outer covering of animals or people
- rojas
- Red; feminine plural adjective describing the color red
- desaparecen
- They disappear; third person plural of 'desaparecer'
- llegado
- Arrived; past participle of 'llegar' (to arrive)
- sombras
- Shadows or shades; dark figures or silhouettes
- pronto
- Soon; in a short amount of time from now
- lugar
- Place or location; a specific area or spot
- ocupado
- Occupied or busy; taken up by someone or something
- bestias
- Beasts or wild animals; large ferocious creatures
- gran
- Great or large; adjective indicating size or importance
- variopinta
- Colorful and diverse; made up of varied types
- procesión
- Procession; a group moving forward in an orderly line
- leones
- Lions; large carnivorous wild cats of Africa
- tigres
- Tigers; large striped wild cats native to Asia
- osos
- Bears; large omnivorous mammals found in many regions
- innumerables
- Innumerable or countless; too many to be counted
- criaturas
- Creatures or beings; living animals or organisms
- salvajes
- Wild or savage; untamed animals or uncivilized beings
- pequeñas
- Small; feminine plural adjective describing little size
- huyen
- They flee; third person plural present of 'huir'
- pues
- Well or since; conjunction indicating cause or continuity
- toda
- All or every; feminine singular adjective of totality
- clase
- Class or kind; a category or type of something
- particularmente
- Particularly; especially or in a specific manner
- devoradores
- Devourers; creatures that consume or eat voraciously
- hombres
- Men; adult male humans or mankind in general
- viven
- They live; third person plural present of 'vivir'
- codo
- Elbow; the joint between the upper and lower arm
- isla
- Island; a landmass completely surrounded by water
- favorecida
- Favored or blessed; preferred or given special advantages
- lenguas
- Tongues or languages; the tongue organ or spoken language
- cuelgan
- They hang; third person plural of 'colgar' (to hang)
- fuera
- Outside or out; beyond the interior of something
- hambre
- Hunger; the sensation of needing or wanting food
- noche
- Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- Cuando
- When; conjunction indicating a point or period of time
- pasado
- Past; something that has already happened or gone by
- llega
- Arrives; third person singular present of 'llegar'
- última
- Last; the final one in a series or sequence
- figura
- Figure; a shape, silhouette, or important person
- todas
- All; feminine plural adjective indicating the entirety
- cocodrilo
- Crocodile; a large reptile living near water
- gigantesco
- Gigantic; extremely large or enormous in size
- Veremos
- We will see; first person plural future of 'ver'
- buscando
- Searching or looking for; gerund of 'buscar'
- pasa
- Passes or happens; third person singular of 'pasar'
- chicos
- Boys or kids; informal term for children or young people
- aparecen
- They appear; third person plural of 'aparecer'
- nuevo
- New; something recently made or not previously known
- debe
- Must or should; expresses obligation or necessity
- continuar
- To continue; to keep going without stopping
- indefinidamente
- Indefinitely; without a fixed end or time limit
- hasta
- Until or up to; indicates a limit or endpoint
- grupos
- Groups; collections of people or things together
- detenga
- Stops; subjunctive form of 'detener' (to stop)
- cambie
- Changes; subjunctive form of 'cambiar' (to change)
- ritmo
- Rhythm; a regular pattern of movement or sound
- Entonces
- Then; indicating a consequence or point in time
- rápidamente
- Quickly; in a fast or speedy manner
- estarán
- They will be; future tense third plural of 'estar'
- encima
- On top or above; indicating a higher position
- otros
- Others; referring to different or additional people or things
- Todos
- Everyone or all; the complete group without exception
- vigilando
- Watching or keeping guard; gerund of 'vigilar'
- atentamente
- Attentively; with close and careful attention
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
- adelante
- Forward or ahead; in the direction one is facing
- ninguno
- None or no one; indicating the absence of any person
- sospecha
- Suspicion or suspect; a feeling that something is wrong
- acercándose
- Approaching; reflexive gerund of 'acercar' (to approach)
- detrás
- Behind; at the back or rear of something
- muestra
- Shows or demonstrates; third person singular of 'mostrar'
- cuán
- How; exclamatory or interrogative adverb of degree
- real
- Real or royal; genuine or pertaining to royalty
- primeros
- First; masculine plural ordinal indicating initial order
- salir
- To leave or go out; to exit a place
- círculo
- Circle; a round geometric shape or group arrangement
- movimiento
- Movement; the act of moving from place to place
- fueron
- Were or went; third person plural preterite of 'ser/ir'
- lanzaron
- They threw or launched themselves; preterite of 'lanzar'
- sobre
- On, over, or about; preposition indicating position or topic
- césped
- Grass or lawn; a ground surface covered with grass
- cerca
- Near or close; in proximity to something or someone
- hogar
- Home; one's dwelling place or family household
- subterráneo
- Underground; located beneath the surface of the earth
- Ojalá
- Hopefully or I wish; expresses a strong desire or hope
- volviera
- Would return; imperfect subjunctive of 'volver' (to return)
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of 'decir'
- cada
- Each or every; refers to individual members of a group
- nerviosamente
- Nervously; in an anxious or uneasy manner
- aunque
- Although or even though; introduces a concessive clause
- altura
- Height; the measurement from base to top of something
- aún
- Still or yet; indicating continuation of a state
- anchura
- Width or breadth; the measurement from side to side
- grandes
- Large or great; plural adjective indicating big size
- capitán
- Captain; the leader or commander of a group or vessel
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