Peter Pan — Page 5
When she sat down to a basketful of their stockings, every heel with a hole in it, she would fling up her arms and exclaim, "Oh dear, I am sure I sometimes think spinsters are to be envied!"
Cuando se sentaba ante una canasta llena de sus medias, con cada talón agujereado, levantaba los brazos y exclamaba: «¡Dios mío, a veces estoy segura de que hay que envidiar a las solteras!»
Her face beamed when she exclaimed this.
Su rostro resplandecía cuando decía esto.
You remember about her pet wolf.
Recuerdas lo de su lobo mascota.
Well, it very soon discovered that she had come to the island and it found her out, and they just ran into each other's arms.
Pues bien, muy pronto descubrió que ella había llegado a la isla y la encontró, y simplemente corrieron a los brazos el uno del otro.
After that it followed her about everywhere.
Después de eso, la siguió a todas partes.
As time wore on did she think much about the beloved parents she had left behind her?
A medida que pasaba el tiempo, ¿pensaba mucho en los queridos padres que había dejado atrás?
This is a difficult question, because it is quite impossible to say how time does wear on in the Neverland, where it is calculated by moons and suns, and there are ever so many more of them than on the mainland.
Es una pregunta difícil, porque es absolutamente imposible decir cómo transcurre el tiempo en Nunca Jamás, donde se mide por lunas y soles, y hay muchísimos más que en tierra firme.
But I am afraid that Wendy did not really worry about her father and mother; she was absolutely confident that they would always keep the window open for her to fly back by, and this gave her complete ease of mind.
Pero me temo que Wendy no se preocupaba realmente por su padre y su madre; estaba absolutamente convencida de que siempre mantendrían la ventana abierta para que ella pudiera volver volando, y esto le daba una tranquilidad absoluta.
What did disturb her at times was that John remembered his parents vaguely only, as people he had once known, while Michael was quite willing to believe that she was really his mother.
Lo que sí la perturbaba a veces era que John recordaba a sus padres solo vagamente, como personas a las que había conocido alguna vez, mientras que Michael estaba muy dispuesto a creer que ella era realmente su madre.
Vocabulary
- Cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when,' introducing time clauses.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or impersonal verbs.
- sentaba
- Past imperfect of 'sentar'; she/he sat down.
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of.'
- canasta
- A basket used for carrying or storing items.
- llena
- Adjective meaning 'full' or 'filled,' feminine form.
- medias
- Stockings or socks worn on the feet and legs.
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every.'
- talón
- The heel of a foot or shoe.
- agujereado
- Adjective meaning 'holed' or 'full of holes.'
- levantaba
- Past imperfect of 'levantar'; she/he was raising or lifting.
- brazos
- Arms, the upper limbs of the human body.
- exclamaba
- Past imperfect of 'exclamar'; she/he was exclaiming aloud.
- Dios
- God, the supreme divine being in monotheistic religions.
- mío
- Possessive adjective or pronoun meaning 'my' or 'mine.'
- a veces
- Adverbial phrase meaning 'sometimes' or 'at times.'
- segura
- Adjective meaning 'sure,' 'certain,' or 'safe,' feminine form.
- hay
- Impersonal form of 'haber' meaning 'there is/are.'
- envidiar
- To envy someone or feel jealous of another's situation.
- solteras
- Single or unmarried women; feminine plural adjective/noun.
- rostro
- The face or countenance of a person.
- resplandecía
- Past imperfect of 'resplandecer'; it was shining or glowing.
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when,' introducing temporal clauses.
- decía
- Past imperfect of 'decir'; she/he was saying or telling.
- esto
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this thing.'
- Recuerdas
- Second person singular of 'recordar'; you remember something.
- lobo
- A wolf, a wild canine predator.
- mascota
- A pet or mascot kept as a companion animal.
- Pues
- Conjunction or filler meaning 'well,' 'then,' or 'since.'
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or adjective meaning 'good.'
- pronto
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'quickly.'
- descubrió
- Preterite of 'descubrir'; she/he discovered something new.
- había
- Past imperfect of 'haber'; used as auxiliary 'had.'
- llegado
- Past participle of 'llegar'; arrived at a destination.
- isla
- An island, a landmass surrounded by water.
- encontró
- Preterite of 'encontrar'; she/he found or met someone.
- simplemente
- Adverb meaning 'simply' or 'just,' without complication.
- corrieron
- Preterite of 'correr'; they ran toward each other.
- el uno del otro
- Phrase meaning 'toward each other' or 'one to another.'
- Después
- Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards,' indicating sequence.
- eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that thing.'
- siguió
- Preterite of 'seguir'; she/he followed or continued onward.
- todas partes
- Phrase meaning 'everywhere' or 'all places.'
- A medida que
- Conjunction phrase meaning 'as' or 'as time goes on.'
- pasaba
- Past imperfect of 'pasar'; time was passing or going by.
- tiempo
- Time, or weather; a fundamental concept in everyday speech.
- pensaba
- Past imperfect of 'pensar'; she/he was thinking about something.
- mucho
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'a lot' or 'much.'
- queridos
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved,' masculine plural form.
- padres
- Parents; father and mother together as a unit.
- dejado
- Past participle of 'dejar'; left behind or abandoned something.
- atrás
- Adverb meaning 'behind' or 'back,' indicating position.
- pregunta
- A question asked to obtain information or clarification.
- difícil
- Adjective meaning 'difficult' or 'hard.'
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because,' giving a reason or cause.
- absolutamente
- Adverb meaning 'absolutely' or 'completely,' total emphasis.
- imposible
- Adjective meaning 'impossible,' not able to be done.
- decir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell.'
- cómo
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'how,' asking manner or way.
- transcurre
- Third person singular of 'transcurrir'; time passes or elapses.
- Nunca
- Adverb meaning 'never,' indicating complete negation of time.
- Jamás
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever,' strong temporal negation.
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where,' indicating a place.
- mide
- Third person singular of 'medir'; it measures or is measured.
- lunas
- Moons; also used to mean months in poetic contexts.
- soles
- Suns; used poetically to count days by sunrises.
- muchísimos
- Superlative of 'mucho'; very many or a great number.
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most.'
- tierra firme
- Solid ground or mainland, as opposed to sea or air.
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing contrast or exception.
- temo
- First person singular of 'temer'; I fear or am afraid.
- preocupaba
- Past imperfect of 'preocupar'; she worried or was concerned.
- realmente
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly,' emphasizing sincerity.
- padre
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure.
- madre
- Mother; a female parent or maternal figure.
- estaba
- Past imperfect of 'estar'; she/he was in a state.
- convencida
- Adjective meaning 'convinced' or 'certain,' feminine form.
- siempre
- Adverb meaning 'always,' indicating continuous or habitual action.
- mantendrían
- Conditional of 'mantener'; they would keep or maintain something.
- ventana
- A window in a wall of a building or room.
- abierta
- Adjective meaning 'open,' feminine form; not closed.
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'by.'
- pudiera
- Past subjunctive of 'poder'; she could or might be able.
- volver
- Infinitive meaning 'to return' or 'to come back.'
- volando
- Gerund of 'volar'; flying through the air continuously.
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him,' 'to her,' 'to you.'
- daba
- Past imperfect of 'dar'; it gave or was giving.
- tranquilidad
- Calm, tranquility, or peace of mind; inner serenity.
- absoluta
- Adjective meaning 'absolute' or 'complete,' feminine form.
- Lo
- Neuter pronoun or article used before adjectives as nominalizer.
- perturbaba
- Past imperfect of 'perturbar'; it was disturbing or bothering.
- era
- Past imperfect of 'ser'; it/she/he was, indicating state.
- recordaba
- Past imperfect of 'recordar'; she/he was remembering something.
- solo
- Adverb meaning 'only' or adjective meaning 'alone.'
- vagamente
- Adverb meaning 'vaguely' or 'dimly,' not clearly remembered.
- como
- Conjunction meaning 'like,' 'as,' or 'how.'
- personas
- People or persons; human beings in general.
- conocido
- Past participle of 'conocer'; known or acquainted with someone.
- alguna vez
- Phrase meaning 'ever' or 'at some point in time.'
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas,' indicating simultaneity.
- dispuesto
- Adjective meaning 'willing,' 'ready,' or 'inclined to act.'
- creer
- Infinitive meaning 'to believe' or 'to think something true.'
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