Peter Pan — Page 5

English → Spanish Chapter VI. Level 4/10

"Ay, she will die," Slightly admitted, "but there is no way out."

—Sí, ella morirá —admitió Slightly—, pero no hay salida.

"Yes, there is," cried Peter. "Let us build a little house round her."

—Sí que la hay —exclamó Peter—. Construyamos una casita a su alrededor.

They were all delighted. "Quick," he ordered them, "bring me each of you the best of what we have. Gut our house. Be sharp."

Todos estaban encantados. —Rápido —les ordenó—, traedme cada uno lo mejor que tengamos. Vaciemos la casa. ¡Daos prisa!

In a moment they were as busy as tailors the night before a wedding.

En un momento estaban tan atareados como sastres la noche antes de una boda.

They skurried this way and that, down for bedding, up for firewood, and while they were at it, who should appear but John and Michael.

Corrían de un lado a otro, bajando a buscar ropa de cama, subiendo a por leña, y mientras estaban en ello, quién apareció sino John y Michael.

As they dragged along the ground they fell asleep standing, stopped, woke up, moved another step and slept again.

Mientras se arrastraban por el suelo se quedaban dormidos de pie, se detenían, se despertaban, daban otro paso y volvían a dormirse.

"John, John," Michael would cry, "wake up! Where is Nana, John, and mother?"

—John, John —gritaba Michael—, ¡despierta! ¿Dónde están Nana, John y mamá?

And then John would rub his eyes and mutter, "It is true, we did fly."

Y entonces John se frotaba los ojos y murmuraba: —Es verdad, sí volamos.

You may be sure they were very relieved to find Peter.

Podéis imaginaros el gran alivio que sintieron al encontrar a Peter.

"Hullo, Peter," they said.

—Hola, Peter —dijeron.

"Hullo," replied Peter amicably, though he had quite forgotten them.

—Hola —respondió Peter amablemente, aunque los había olvidado por completo.

He was very busy at the moment measuring Wendy with his feet to see how large a house she would need.

En ese momento estaba muy ocupado midiendo a Wendy con sus pies para ver qué tamaño de casa necesitaría.

Of course he meant to leave room for chairs and a table.

Por supuesto, tenía intención de dejar espacio para sillas y una mesa.

John and Michael watched him.

John y Michael lo observaban.

"Is Wendy asleep?" they asked.

—¿Está dormida Wendy? —preguntaron.

"Yes."

—Sí.

"John," Michael proposed, "let us wake her and get her to make supper for us," but as he said it some of the other boys rushed on carrying branches for the building of the house.

—John —propuso Michael—, despertémosla y hagamos que nos prepare la cena, pero mientras lo decía algunos de los otros chicos pasaron corriendo con ramas para la construcción de la casa.

"Look at them!

—¡Miradlos!

Vocabulary

Sí: Yes; affirmative response.
ella: She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
morirá: She/he will die; future tense of morir.
admitió: Admitted; acknowledged something as true.
pero: But; conjunction expressing contrast.
no: No; negation word.
hay: There is/there are; expression of existence.
salida: Exit; way out of a place.
que: That/which; conjunction or relative pronoun.
la: The; feminine definite article.
exclamó: Exclaimed; said something with strong emotion.
Construyamos: Let us build; first-person plural subjunctive of construir.
una: A/one; feminine indefinite article.
casita: Little house; diminutive of casa.
a: To/at; common Spanish preposition.
su: His/her/its/their; possessive adjective.
alrededor: Around; surrounding something or someone.
Todos: Everyone/all; referring to a whole group.
estaban: They were; imperfect tense of estar.
encantados: Delighted/enchanted; very pleased or happy.
Rápido: Quick/fast; doing something with speed.
les: Them/to them; indirect object pronoun.
ordenó: Ordered/commanded; gave an instruction to someone.
traedme: Bring me; imperative command to bring something.
cada: Each/every; referring to individual items.
uno: One; number or indefinite pronoun.
lo: It/the; neuter article or object pronoun.
mejor: Best/better; superlative or comparative of bueno.
tengamos: We have; first-person plural subjunctive of tener.
Vaciemos: Let us empty; first-person plural subjunctive of vaciar.
casa: House; building where people live.
Daos: Give yourselves; reflexive imperative of dar.
prisa: Hurry/haste; moving or acting quickly.
En: In/on/at; common Spanish preposition.
un: A/one; masculine indefinite article.
momento: Moment; a very short period of time.
tan: So/as; used in comparisons or emphasis.
atareados: Busy/occupied; having a lot of tasks to do.
como: Like/as; used for comparisons or manner.
sastres: Tailors; people who make or alter clothing.
noche: Night; the dark period after sunset.
antes: Before; earlier in time.
de: Of/from; common Spanish preposition.
boda: Wedding; marriage ceremony celebration.
Corrían: They were running; imperfect tense of correr.
lado: Side; one of two or more parts.
otro: Other/another; a different one.
bajando: Going down; present participle of bajar.
buscar: To look for; to search for something.
ropa: Clothes/clothing; garments worn on body.
cama: Bed; furniture used for sleeping.
subiendo: Going up; present participle of subir.
por: For/by/through; common Spanish preposition.
leña: Firewood; wood cut for burning as fuel.
y: And; coordinating conjunction.
mientras: While/meanwhile; at the same time as.
en: In/on/at; common Spanish preposition.
ello: It/this; neuter pronoun referring to a situation.
quién: Who; interrogative pronoun for a person.
apareció: Appeared; showed up or came into view.
sino: But rather/but; corrective conjunction.
Mientras: While/meanwhile; at the same time as.
se: Himself/herself/themselves; reflexive pronoun.
arrastraban: They were dragging/crawling; imperfect of arrastrar.
el: The; masculine definite article.
suelo: Floor/ground; surface people walk on.
quedaban: They were staying/remaining; imperfect of quedar.
dormidos: Asleep/fallen asleep; in a state of sleep.
pie: Foot; body part at the end of the leg.
detenían: They were stopping; imperfect tense of detener.
despertaban: They were waking up; imperfect of despertar.
daban: They were giving; imperfect tense of dar.
paso: Step/pace; a single movement when walking.
volvían: They were returning; imperfect tense of volver.
dormirse: To fall asleep; reflexive infinitive of dormir.
gritaba: Was shouting/yelling; imperfect tense of gritar.
despierta: Awake/wake up; feminine adjective or imperative.
Dónde: Where; interrogative adverb of place.
están: They are/you are; third-person plural of estar.
mamá: Mom/mother; informal word for mother.
Y: And; coordinating conjunction.
entonces: Then/so; indicating sequence or consequence.
frotaba: Was rubbing; imperfect tense of frotar.
los: The/them; masculine plural article or pronoun.
ojos: Eyes; organs used for seeing.
murmuraba: Was murmuring; speaking softly under one's breath.
Es: It is/he is/she is; third-person singular ser.
verdad: Truth; something that is true or real.
sí: Yes; affirmative response word.
volamos: We flew/we fly; first-person plural of volar.
Podéis: You all can; second-person plural of poder.
imaginaros: Imagine yourselves; reflexive infinitive of imaginar.
gran: Great/big; shortened form of grande before noun.
alivio: Relief; feeling of comfort after worry ends.
sintieron: They felt; preterite tense of sentir.
al: To the; contraction of a and el.
encontrar: To find/meet; to discover or come across.
Hola: Hello/hi; common greeting word.
dijeron: They said; preterite tense of decir.
respondió: Responded/replied; answered someone's words.
amablemente: Kindly/in a friendly manner; adverb from amable.
aunque: Although/even though; concessive conjunction.
había: Had/there had been; imperfect of haber.
olvidado: Forgotten; past participle of olvidar.
completo: Complete/completely; total or entire.
ese: That; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
estaba: Was; third-person singular imperfect of estar.
muy: Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
ocupado: Busy/occupied; engaged in a task.
midiendo: Measuring; present participle of medir.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment.
sus: His/her/their; plural possessive adjective.
pies: Feet; plural of pie, body part.
para: For/in order to; purpose or destination preposition.
ver: To see; infinitive of the verb ver.
qué: What; interrogative pronoun or adjective.
tamaño: Size; the dimensions of something.
necesitaría: Would need; conditional tense of necesitar.
Por: For/by/through; common Spanish preposition.
supuesto: Of course; assumed or taken for granted.
tenía: Had; third-person singular imperfect of tener.
intención: Intention/plan; purpose or aim to do something.
dejar: To leave/let; to allow or abandon something.
espacio: Space/room; available area for something.
sillas: Chairs; furniture for sitting on.
mesa: Table; flat-surfaced furniture for placing items.
observaban: They were observing/watching; imperfect of observar.
Está: She/he/it is; third-person singular of estar.
dormida: Asleep; feminine past participle of dormir.
preguntaron: They asked; preterite tense of preguntar.
propuso: Proposed/suggested; preterite tense of proponer.
despertémosla: Let us wake her; subjunctive of despertar with pronoun.
hagamos: Let us make/do; first-person plural subjunctive of hacer.
nos: Us/ourselves; first-person plural object pronoun.
prepare: Prepare; third-person subjunctive of preparar.
cena: Dinner/supper; the evening meal.
decía: Was saying; imperfect tense of decir.
algunos: Some; referring to an unspecified number of people.
otros: Others; different or additional people or things.
chicos: Boys/kids/guys; informal word for young males.
pasaron: They passed; preterite tense of pasar.
corriendo: Running; present participle of correr.
ramas: Branches; parts extending from a tree trunk.
construcción: Construction/building; process of building something.
Miradlos: Look at them; imperative of mirar with pronoun.

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