Peter Pan — Page 8

English → Spanish Chapter VII. Level 4/10

He often went out alone, and when he came back you were never absolutely certain whether he had had an adventure or not.

A menudo salía solo, y cuando regresaba nunca estabas completamente seguro de si había tenido una aventura o no.

He might have forgotten it so completely that he said nothing about it; and then when you went out you found the body; and, on the other hand, he might say a great deal about it, and yet you could not find the body.

Podría haberlo olvidado tan completamente que no dijera nada al respecto; y entonces, cuando salías, encontrabas el cadáver; y, por otro lado, podría decir mucho sobre ello, y aun así no podías encontrar el cadáver.

Sometimes he came home with his head bandaged, and then Wendy cooed over him and bathed it in lukewarm water, while he told a dazzling tale.

A veces llegaba a casa con la cabeza vendada, y entonces Wendy lo arropaba con arrullos y se la bañaba con agua tibia, mientras él contaba una historia deslumbrante.

But she was never quite sure, you know.

Pero ella nunca estaba del todo segura, ya sabes.

There were, however, many adventures which she knew to be true because she was in them herself, and there were still more that were at least partly true, for the other boys were in them and said they were wholly true.

Sin embargo, había muchas aventuras que ella sabía que eran ciertas porque ella misma había participado en ellas, y había aún más que eran al menos parcialmente ciertas, pues los otros chicos habían participado en ellas y decían que eran completamente ciertas.

To describe them all would require a book as large as an English-Latin, Latin-English Dictionary, and the most we can do is to give one as a specimen of an average hour on the island.

Describirlas todas requeriría un libro tan grande como un diccionario Inglés-Latín, Latín-Inglés, y lo más que podemos hacer es ofrecer una como muestra de una hora cualquiera en la isla.

The difficulty is which one to choose.

La dificultad está en cuál elegir.

Should we take the brush with the redskins at Slightly Gulch?

¿Deberíamos tomar el enfrentamiento con los pieles rojas en el Barranco de Slightly?

It was a sanguinary affair, and especially interesting as showing one of Peter's peculiarities, which was that in the middle of a fight he would suddenly change sides.

Fue un asunto sangriento, y especialmente interesante por mostrar una de las peculiaridades de Peter, que consistía en que en medio de una pelea cambiaba de bando de repente.

At the Gulch, when victory was still in the balance, sometimes leaning this way and sometimes that, he called out, "I'm redskin to-day; what are you, Tootles?

En el Barranco, cuando la victoria aún estaba en juego, inclinándose a veces hacia un lado y a veces hacia el otro, exclamó: «Hoy soy piel roja; ¿y tú qué eres, Tootles?

Vocabulary

menudo: Often used in 'a menudo,' meaning frequently or often.
salía: Past imperfect of 'salir'; he/she was going out.
solo: Alone; without company or assistance.
cuando: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when.'
regresaba: Past imperfect of 'regresar'; was returning or coming back.
nunca: Adverb meaning 'never'; at no time.
estabas: Past imperfect of 'estar'; you were (temporary state).
completamente: Adverb meaning 'completely' or 'entirely.'
seguro: Adjective meaning 'sure,' 'safe,' or 'certain.'
si: Conjunction meaning 'if'; introduces conditional clauses.
había: Past perfect auxiliary 'había'; 'had' (third person singular).
tenido: Past participle of 'tener'; had (an experience or thing).
aventura: Noun meaning 'adventure' or romantic affair.
Podría: Conditional form of 'poder'; could or might (he/she/you).
haberlo: Infinitive auxiliary 'haber' combined with 'lo'; to have it.
olvidado: Past participle of 'olvidar'; forgotten something completely.
tan: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as,' modifying adjectives or adverbs.
dijera: Past subjunctive of 'decir'; (that he/she) might say.
nada: Pronoun meaning 'nothing'; used in negative statements.
respecto: Noun meaning 'respect' or 'regard'; used in 'al respecto.'
entonces: Adverb meaning 'then' or 'so'; indicates sequence or result.
salías: Past imperfect of 'salir'; you were going out regularly.
encontrabas: Past imperfect of 'encontrar'; you were finding or encountering.
cadáver: Noun meaning 'corpse' or dead body.
otro: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another.'
lado: Noun meaning 'side'; por otro lado means 'on the other hand.'
podría: Conditional form of 'poder'; could or might (repeated form).
decir: Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell.'
mucho: Adjective or adverb meaning 'much,' 'a lot,' or 'many.'
sobre: Preposition meaning 'about,' 'on,' or 'over.'
ello: Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'; refers to a concept or idea.
aun: Adverb meaning 'even'; used before 'así' meaning 'even so.'
así: Adverb meaning 'like this,' 'so,' or 'thus.'
podías: Past imperfect of 'poder'; you were able to or could.
encontrar: Infinitive meaning 'to find' or 'to encounter.'
veces: Plural of 'vez'; times, as in 'a veces' (sometimes).
llegaba: Past imperfect of 'llegar'; was arriving or used to arrive.
casa: Noun meaning 'house' or 'home.'
cabeza: Noun meaning 'head'; the upper part of the body.
vendada: Adjective from 'vendar'; bandaged, wrapped with a bandage.
arropaba: Past imperfect of 'arropar'; was tucking in or wrapping up warmly.
arrullos: Noun meaning 'lullabies' or soothing cooing sounds.
bañaba: Past imperfect of 'bañar'; was bathing or soaking someone.
agua: Noun meaning 'water'; essential liquid substance.
tibia: Adjective meaning 'lukewarm' or mildly warm.
mientras: Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as.'
contaba: Past imperfect of 'contar'; was telling or recounting a story.
historia: Noun meaning 'story,' 'history,' or narrative account.
deslumbrante: Adjective meaning 'dazzling,' 'brilliant,' or stunning.
estaba: Past imperfect of 'estar'; she/he was (temporary condition).
todo: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' 'everything,' or 'whole.'
ya: Adverb meaning 'already,' 'now,' or 'anymore.'
sabes: Present tense of 'saber'; you know (a fact or information).
Sin: Preposition meaning 'without'; lack or absence of something.
embargo: Used in 'sin embargo,' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless.'
muchas: Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of' (feminine plural).
aventuras: Plural noun meaning 'adventures' or romantic affairs.
sabía: Past imperfect of 'saber'; knew (a fact) or used to know.
eran: Past imperfect of 'ser'; they were (permanent characteristic).
ciertas: Adjective meaning 'certain,' 'true,' or 'definite' (feminine plural).
porque: Conjunction meaning 'because'; gives a reason or cause.
misma: Pronoun/adjective meaning 'herself' or 'same' (feminine).
participado: Past participle of 'participar'; participated or taken part in.
aún: Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet' (with accent, contrasts 'aun').
más: Adverb meaning 'more'; indicates greater quantity or degree.
menos: Adverb meaning 'less' or 'fewer'; indicates lesser degree.
parcialmente: Adverb meaning 'partially' or 'in part.'
pues: Conjunction meaning 'since,' 'well,' or 'because.'
otros: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others' (plural).
chicos: Noun meaning 'boys,' 'guys,' or 'kids.'
habían: Past perfect auxiliary 'habían'; they had (done something).
decían: Past imperfect of 'decir'; they were saying or used to say.
Describirlas: Infinitive 'describir' plus 'las'; to describe them (feminine).
todas: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' of them (feminine plural).
requeriría: Conditional of 'requerir'; would require or demand something.
libro: Noun meaning 'book'; written or printed publication.
grande: Adjective meaning 'big,' 'large,' or 'great.'
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like,' 'as,' or 'how.'
diccionario: Noun meaning 'dictionary'; reference book of word definitions.
Inglés: Adjective or noun meaning 'English'; relating to England.
Latín: Noun meaning 'Latin'; classical language of ancient Rome.
podemos: Present tense of 'poder'; we can or we are able to.
hacer: Infinitive meaning 'to do' or 'to make.'
ofrecer: Infinitive meaning 'to offer' or 'to provide.'
muestra: Noun meaning 'sample,' 'example,' or 'demonstration.'
hora: Noun meaning 'hour' or 'time of day.'
cualquiera: Pronoun or adjective meaning 'any,' 'whichever,' or 'anyone.'
isla: Noun meaning 'island'; land surrounded by water.
dificultad: Noun meaning 'difficulty' or 'challenge.'
cuál: Interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what.'
elegir: Infinitive meaning 'to choose' or 'to select.'
Deberíamos: Conditional of 'deber'; we should or we ought to.
tomar: Infinitive meaning 'to take,' 'to drink,' or 'to grab.'
enfrentamiento: Noun meaning 'confrontation,' 'clash,' or 'showdown.'
pieles: Plural of 'piel'; skins, hides, or leather; also complexions.
rojas: Adjective meaning 'red' (feminine plural); pieles rojas means redskins.
Barranco: Noun meaning 'ravine,' 'gully,' or steep-sided valley.
Fue: Preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'; was or went (past tense).
asunto: Noun meaning 'matter,' 'affair,' or 'business.'
sangriento: Adjective meaning 'bloody' or 'gory'; involving bloodshed.
especialmente: Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly.'
interesante: Adjective meaning 'interesting'; arousing curiosity or attention.
mostrar: Infinitive meaning 'to show' or 'to demonstrate.'
peculiaridades: Plural noun meaning 'peculiarities,' 'oddities,' or special traits.
consistía: Past imperfect of 'consistir'; consisted in or was based on.
medio: Noun or adjective meaning 'middle,' 'half,' or 'means.'
pelea: Noun meaning 'fight,' 'brawl,' or physical confrontation.
cambiaba: Past imperfect of 'cambiar'; was changing or switching sides.
bando: Noun meaning 'side' or 'faction' in a conflict or group.
repente: Used in 'de repente,' meaning 'suddenly' or 'all at once.'
victoria: Noun meaning 'victory' or 'triumph' in a competition.
juego: Noun meaning 'game,' 'play,' or recreational activity.
inclinándose: Gerund of 'inclinarse'; leaning or bending toward someone.
hacia: Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of.'
exclamó: Preterite of 'exclamar'; exclaimed or cried out suddenly.
Hoy: Adverb meaning 'today'; referring to the current day.
soy: Present tense of 'ser'; I am (first person singular).
piel: Noun meaning 'skin,' 'hide,' or leather material.
roja: Adjective meaning 'red' (feminine singular).
qué: Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'which.'
eres: Present tense of 'ser'; you are (second person singular).

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