Peter Pan — Page 7
For one thing he despised all mothers except Wendy, and for another he was the only boy on the island who could neither write nor spell; not the smallest word.
Por un lado, despreciaba a todas las madres excepto a Wendy, y por otro era el único chico en la isla que no sabía ni escribir ni deletrear; ni la palabra más pequeña.
He was above all that sort of thing.
Él estaba por encima de todo ese tipo de cosas.
By the way, the questions were all written in the past tense.
Por cierto, todas las preguntas estaban escritas en tiempo pasado.
What was the colour of Mother's eyes, and so on.
Cuál era el color de los ojos de mamá, y cosas así.
Wendy, you see, had been forgetting, too.
Wendy, verán, también había estado olvidando.
Adventures, of course, as we shall see, were of daily occurrence; but about this time Peter invented, with Wendy's help, a new game that fascinated him enormously, until he suddenly had no more interest in it, which, as you have been told, was what always happened with his games.
Las aventuras, por supuesto, como veremos, eran algo cotidiano; pero por aquella época Peter inventó, con la ayuda de Wendy, un nuevo juego que le fascinaba enormemente, hasta que de repente dejó de interesarle, lo cual, como ya se les ha dicho, era lo que siempre ocurría con sus juegos.
It consisted in pretending not to have adventures, in doing the sort of thing John and Michael had been doing all their lives, sitting on stools flinging balls in the air, pushing each other, going out for walks and coming back without having killed so much as a grizzly.
Consistía en fingir que no se tenían aventuras, en hacer el tipo de cosas que John y Michael habían hecho toda su vida, sentarse en taburetes lanzando pelotas al aire, empujarse el uno al otro, salir a pasear y regresar sin haber matado ni siquiera a un oso grizzly.
To see Peter doing nothing on a stool was a great sight; he could not help looking solemn at such times, to sit still seemed to him such a comic thing to do.
Ver a Peter sin hacer nada en un taburete era todo un espectáculo; no podía evitar parecer solemne en esos momentos, pues quedarse quieto sentado le parecía algo tan cómico.
He boasted that he had gone walking for the good of his health.
Se jactaba de haber salido a caminar por el bien de su salud.
For several suns these were the most novel of all adventures to him; and John and Michael had to pretend to be delighted also; otherwise he would have treated them severely.
Durante varios días estos fueron para él los más novedosos de todos los aventuras; y John y Michael tenían que fingir estar encantados también; de lo contrario, él los habría tratado con severidad.
Vocabulary
- Por
- Used to indicate cause, means, or exchange
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- lado
- Side or edge of something
- despreciaba
- He/she scorned or looked down upon someone
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- todas
- All or every, feminine plural form
- las
- Definite article 'the' for feminine plural nouns
- madres
- Mothers, plural of madre
- excepto
- Except or excluding something or someone
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- otro
- Another or other, referring to something different
- era
- Past tense of 'ser,' meaning 'was' or 'were'
- el
- Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- único
- Only or unique, the sole one
- chico
- Boy or young male person
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- la
- Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- isla
- Island, a landmass surrounded by water
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'who'
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- sabía
- He/she knew how to do something
- ni
- Neither, nor; used in negative constructions
- escribir
- To write using letters or symbols
- deletrear
- To spell out a word letter by letter
- palabra
- Word, a unit of language with meaning
- más
- More or most, used for comparisons
- pequeña
- Small or little, feminine singular adjective
- Él
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- estaba
- Past tense of 'estar,' meaning 'was'
- encima
- Above or on top of something
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- todo
- Everything or all of something
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' nearby
- tipo
- Type, kind, or sort of something
- cosas
- Things, plural of cosa
- cierto
- Certain or true; a particular kind
- preguntas
- Questions asked to obtain information
- estaban
- They were, past tense of estar plural
- escritas
- Written, feminine plural past participle of escribir
- tiempo
- Time or weather; a general temporal concept
- pasado
- Past, referring to a previous time period
- Cuál
- Which or what, used in questions
- color
- Color, a visual property of objects
- los
- Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- mamá
- Mom or mother, an affectionate term
- así
- Like this, in this way or manner
- verán
- They will see; future tense of ver
- también
- Also or too, indicating addition
- había
- There was/had been; imperfect of haber
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar
- olvidando
- Forgetting, present participle of olvidar
- Las
- Definite article 'the' for feminine plural nouns
- aventuras
- Adventures or exciting, risky experiences
- supuesto
- Of course; supposed or assumed
- como
- Like, as, or how; used for comparisons
- veremos
- We will see; future tense of ver
- eran
- They were; imperfect plural of ser
- algo
- Something or somewhat, an indefinite amount
- cotidiano
- Everyday or daily, part of routine
- pero
- But, used to introduce a contrast
- aquella
- That (over there), feminine demonstrative adjective
- época
- Era, age, or period of time
- inventó
- He invented or created something new
- con
- With, indicating accompaniment or means
- ayuda
- Help or assistance given to someone
- nuevo
- New or brand new, recently made
- juego
- Game or play activity for entertainment
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'him,' 'her,' 'you'
- fascinaba
- Fascinated or captivated him/her greatly
- enormemente
- Enormously, to a very great degree
- hasta
- Until, up to, or even
- repente
- Suddenly; used in phrase 'de repente'
- dejó
- He/she stopped or let go of something
- interesarle
- To interest him/her; to be of interest
- lo
- It; direct object pronoun or neuter article
- cual
- Which, a relative pronoun referring to something
- ya
- Already or now, indicating timing
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with many verbs
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them/you all'
- ha
- Has; auxiliary verb for perfect tense
- dicho
- Said or told; past participle of decir
- siempre
- Always, at all times without exception
- ocurría
- It happened or occurred regularly in the past
- sus
- His, her, their, or your possessive adjective
- juegos
- Games or plays, plural of juego
- Consistía
- It consisted of; past tense of consistir
- fingir
- To pretend or feign something untrue
- tenían
- They had or used to have something
- hacer
- To do or to make something
- habían
- They had; past perfect auxiliary of haber
- hecho
- Done or made; past participle of hacer
- toda
- All or entire, feminine singular form
- su
- His, her, its, or your possessive adjective
- vida
- Life, the existence of a living being
- sentarse
- To sit down; reflexive verb of movement
- taburetes
- Stools, backless seats used for sitting
- lanzando
- Throwing or launching something into the air
- pelotas
- Balls, round objects used in games
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- aire
- Air, the invisible gas surrounding the earth
- empujarse
- To push each other in a reflexive sense
- uno
- One; number or indefinite pronoun
- salir
- To leave or go out from a place
- pasear
- To stroll or take a walk outside
- regresar
- To return or come back to a place
- sin
- Without, indicating the absence of something
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb in compound tenses
- matado
- Killed; past participle of matar
- siquiera
- Even, at least; used in negative contexts
- oso
- Bear, a large wild mammal
- Ver
- To see or watch; infinitive of ver
- nada
- Nothing or not anything at all
- taburete
- Stool, a backless seat without armrests
- espectáculo
- Show or spectacle, an impressive public display
- podía
- Could or was able to; imperfect of poder
- evitar
- To avoid or prevent something from happening
- parecer
- To seem or appear a certain way
- solemne
- Solemn or serious in manner or tone
- esos
- Those, masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- momentos
- Moments, brief periods of time
- pues
- Well, then, or since; discourse connector
- quedarse
- To stay or remain in a place
- quieto
- Still or motionless, not moving at all
- sentado
- Seated or sitting; past participle of sentar
- parecía
- It seemed or appeared; imperfect of parecer
- tan
- So or as, used in comparisons
- cómico
- Comic or funny, causing laughter
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- jactaba
- He/she boasted or bragged about something
- salido
- Gone out; past participle of salir
- caminar
- To walk or move on foot
- bien
- Well or good; adverb of manner
- salud
- Health; also used as a toast or blessing
- Durante
- During, throughout a period of time
- varios
- Several or various, more than two things
- días
- Days, plural of día
- estos
- These, masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- fueron
- They were or went; preterite of ser/ir
- para
- For or in order to; purpose preposition
- él
- He, third-person masculine singular pronoun
- novedosos
- Novel or new and interesting, innovative
- todos
- All or everyone, masculine plural form
- estar
- To be; used for states and conditions
- encantados
- Delighted or enchanted, very pleased with something
- contrario
- Contrary or opposite; on the other hand
- habría
- There would be; conditional of haber
- tratado
- Treated or dealt with; past participle of tratar
- severidad
- Severity or strictness in attitude or treatment
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