Peter Pan — Page 4
I suppose it was all especially entrancing to Wendy, because those rampagious boys of hers gave her so much to do.
Supongo que todo era especialmente encantador para Wendy, porque esos revoltosos muchachos suyos le daban tanto que hacer.
Really there were whole weeks when, except perhaps with a stocking in the evening, she was never above ground.
En realidad había semanas enteras en que, salvo quizás con una media por la tarde, nunca salía a la superficie.
The cooking, I can tell you, kept her nose to the pot, and even if there was nothing in it, even if there was no pot, she had to keep watching that it came aboil just the same.
La cocina, se lo puedo asegurar, la tenía pegada a la olla, e incluso si no había nada en ella, incluso si no había olla, tenía que estar vigilando que llegara a hervir de todas formas.
You never exactly knew whether there would be a real meal or just a make-believe, it all depended upon Peter's whim: he could eat, really eat, if it was part of a game, but he could not stodge just to feel stodgy, which is what most children like better than anything else; the next best thing being to talk about it.
Nunca se sabía exactamente si habría una comida de verdad o solo una imaginaria, todo dependía del capricho de Peter: él podía comer, comer de verdad, si era parte de un juego, pero no podía atiborrarse solo para sentirse lleno, que es lo que a la mayoría de los niños les gusta más que nada; siendo lo siguiente mejor hablar de ello.
Make-believe was so real to him that during a meal of it you could see him getting rounder.
Lo imaginario era tan real para él que durante una de esas comidas se le podía ver ponerse más rollizo.
Of course it was trying, but you simply had to follow his lead, and if you could prove to him that you were getting loose for your tree he let you stodge.
Por supuesto que era exasperante, pero simplemente había que seguirle la corriente, y si podías demostrarle que te estabas quedando ancho para tu árbol te dejaba atiborrarte.
Wendy's favourite time for sewing and darning was after they had all gone to bed.
El momento favorito de Wendy para coser y zurcir era después de que todos se hubieran ido a la cama.
Then, as she expressed it, she had a breathing time for herself; and she occupied it in making new things for them, and putting double pieces on the knees, for they were all most frightfully hard on their knees.
Entonces, como ella lo expresaba, tenía un momento para respirar para sí misma; y lo aprovechaba haciendo cosas nuevas para ellos, y poniendo doble tela en las rodillas, pues todos destrozaban las rodillas de manera verdaderamente espantosa.
Vocabulary
- Supongo
- I suppose, I assume, I guess
- que
- that, which, who (conjunction/relative pronoun)
- todo
- everything, all, whole
- era
- was, used to be (imperfect of ser)
- especialmente
- especially, particularly, above all
- encantador
- charming, delightful, enchanting
- para
- for, in order to, toward
- porque
- because, since, for (causal conjunction)
- esos
- those (masculine plural demonstrative adjective)
- revoltosos
- rowdy, unruly, mischievous, troublemaking boys
- muchachos
- boys, lads, young guys
- suyos
- hers, his, theirs (possessive pronoun, masculine plural)
- le
- to her, to him, indirect object pronoun
- daban
- gave, used to give (imperfect of dar)
- tanto
- so much, so many, a lot
- hacer
- to do, to make, to perform
- En
- in, on, at (preposition of place/time)
- realidad
- reality, truth, actual state of things
- había
- there was, there were (imperfect of haber)
- semanas
- weeks, units of seven days
- enteras
- entire, whole, complete (feminine plural adjective)
- en
- in, on, at (preposition)
- salvo
- except, save for, unless
- quizás
- perhaps, maybe, possibly
- con
- with, along with (preposition)
- una
- a, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- media
- half, half-hour, stocking
- por
- for, by, through, because of
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- tarde
- afternoon, evening; late
- nunca
- never, not ever
- salía
- went out, used to go out (imperfect of salir)
- a
- to, at, toward (preposition)
- superficie
- surface, top, outer layer
- La
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- cocina
- kitchen, cooking, cuisine
- se
- reflexive/impersonal pronoun (herself, himself, itself)
- lo
- it, him, that (direct object pronoun)
- puedo
- I can, I am able to
- asegurar
- to assure, to guarantee, to secure
- tenía
- had, used to have (imperfect of tener)
- pegada
- stuck, attached, glued (feminine past participle)
- olla
- pot, cooking pot, stew pot
- e
- and (variant of 'y' before i- or hi-)
- incluso
- even, including, also
- si
- if, whether (conditional conjunction)
- no
- no, not (negation)
- nada
- nothing, not anything
- ella
- she, her (third person singular pronoun)
- estar
- to be (state, condition, location)
- vigilando
- watching over, keeping watch, monitoring
- llegara
- would arrive, might arrive (imperfect subjunctive)
- hervir
- to boil, to simmer, to bubble with heat
- de
- of, from, about (preposition)
- todas
- all, every (feminine plural)
- formas
- forms, ways, shapes; de todas formas = anyway
- Nunca
- never, at no time
- sabía
- knew, used to know (imperfect of saber)
- exactamente
- exactly, precisely, just so
- habría
- there would be (conditional of haber)
- comida
- food, meal, lunch
- verdad
- truth, reality, true thing
- o
- or (disjunctive conjunction)
- solo
- only, just, alone
- imaginaria
- imaginary, fictional, make-believe (feminine adjective)
- dependía
- depended, used to depend (imperfect of depender)
- del
- of the, from the (contraction of de + el)
- capricho
- whim, fancy, caprice, impulsive desire
- él
- he, him (third person singular pronoun)
- podía
- could, was able to (imperfect of poder)
- comer
- to eat, to have a meal
- parte
- part, portion, share, section
- un
- a, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- juego
- game, play, set, trick
- pero
- but, however, yet (adversative conjunction)
- atiborrarse
- to stuff oneself, to gorge, to eat too much
- sentirse
- to feel oneself, to feel (reflexive verb)
- lleno
- full, filled, stuffed (adjective)
- es
- is (third person singular present of ser)
- mayoría
- majority, most part, greater number
- los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- niños
- children, boys, kids
- les
- to them, for them (indirect object pronoun)
- gusta
- likes, pleases (third person of gustar)
- más
- more, most, additional
- siendo
- being (present participle of ser)
- siguiente
- next, following, subsequent
- mejor
- better, best, preferable
- hablar
- to speak, to talk, to discuss
- ello
- it, that (neuter pronoun referring to idea)
- Lo
- it, the (neuter article or direct object pronoun)
- imaginario
- imaginary, fictional, not real
- tan
- so, as, such (adverb of degree)
- real
- real, actual, genuine, royal
- durante
- during, throughout, for (time preposition)
- esas
- those (feminine plural demonstrative adjective)
- comidas
- meals, foods, lunches
- ver
- to see, to watch, to observe
- ponerse
- to become, to put on, to get (reflexive)
- rollizo
- chubby, plump, round and fat
- Por
- for, by, through, because of (preposition)
- supuesto
- supposed, assumed; por supuesto = of course
- exasperante
- exasperating, infuriating, maddening
- simplemente
- simply, just, merely, plainly
- seguirle
- to follow him/her, to go along with
- corriente
- current, ordinary; seguir la corriente = play along
- y
- and (coordinating conjunction)
- podías
- you could, you were able to (imperfect)
- demostrarle
- to show him/her, to demonstrate to someone
- te
- you, yourself (second person reflexive pronoun)
- estabas
- you were (second person imperfect of estar)
- quedando
- staying, remaining, becoming (gerund of quedar)
- ancho
- wide, broad; quedarse ancho = be smug/satisfied
- tu
- your (second person possessive adjective)
- árbol
- tree, treehouse (hollow tree in Neverland)
- dejaba
- let, allowed, used to let (imperfect of dejar)
- atiborrarte
- to stuff yourself, to gorge yourself completely
- El
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- momento
- moment, instant, time, occasion
- favorito
- favorite, preferred, most liked
- coser
- to sew, to stitch, to mend fabric
- zurcir
- to darn, to mend holes in fabric
- después
- after, afterwards, later, then
- todos
- all, everyone, all of them
- hubieran
- had (past perfect subjunctive of haber)
- ido
- gone (past participle of ir)
- cama
- bed, place to sleep
- Entonces
- then, at that time, so, therefore
- como
- as, like, how, since
- expresaba
- expressed, used to express (imperfect of expresar)
- respirar
- to breathe, to take a breath, to inhale
- sí
- yes; oneself (reflexive pronoun after preposition)
- misma
- herself, same (feminine reflexive/emphatic adjective)
- aprovechaba
- made use of, took advantage of (imperfect)
- haciendo
- doing, making (present participle of hacer)
- cosas
- things, objects, matters, stuff
- nuevas
- new, fresh, recent (feminine plural adjective)
- ellos
- they, them (third person plural pronoun)
- poniendo
- putting, placing (present participle of poner)
- doble
- double, twice, dual layer
- tela
- fabric, cloth, material
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- rodillas
- knees (plural of rodilla)
- pues
- well, since, because, so then
- destrozaban
- destroyed, used to destroy, tore apart
- manera
- way, manner, method, fashion
- verdaderamente
- truly, really, genuinely, in truth
- espantosa
- dreadful, frightful, terrible, awful
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