Peter Pan — Page 3
Nevertheless we have proof that they secretly watched the interlopers, and were not above taking an idea from them; for John introduced a new way of hitting the bubble, with the head instead of the hand, and the mermaids adopted it.
Sin embargo, tenemos pruebas de que vigilaban en secreto a los intrusos, y no estaban por encima de tomar una idea de ellos; pues John introdujo una nueva forma de golpear la burbuja, con la cabeza en lugar de la mano, y las sirenas la adoptaron.
This is the one mark that John has left on the Neverland.
Esta es la única huella que John ha dejado en el País de Nunca Jamás.
It must also have been rather pretty to see the children resting on a rock for half an hour after their mid-day meal.
También debió de haber sido bastante bonito ver a los niños descansando sobre una roca durante media hora después de su comida del mediodía.
Wendy insisted on their doing this, and it had to be a real rest even though the meal was make-believe.
Wendy insistía en que lo hicieran, y tenía que ser un descanso de verdad aunque la comida fuera de mentira.
So they lay there in the sun, and their bodies glistened in it, while she sat beside them and looked important.
Así que yacían allí al sol, y sus cuerpos relucían bajo él, mientras ella se sentaba a su lado con aire de importancia.
It was one such day, and they were all on Marooners' Rock.
Era uno de esos días, y todos estaban sobre la Roca de los Abandonados.
The rock was not much larger than their great bed, but of course they all knew how not to take up much room, and they were dozing, or at least lying with their eyes shut, and pinching occasionally when they thought Wendy was not looking.
La roca no era mucho más grande que su gran cama, pero por supuesto todos sabían cómo no ocupar mucho espacio, y estaban dormitando, o al menos tumbados con los ojos cerrados, y dándose pellizcos de vez en cuando cuando creían que Wendy no miraba.
She was very busy, stitching.
Ella estaba muy ocupada, cosiendo.
While she stitched a change came to the lagoon.
Mientras cosía, un cambio se apoderó de la laguna.
Little shivers ran over it, and the sun went away and shadows stole across the water, turning it cold.
Pequeños estremecimientos la recorrieron, el sol desapareció y las sombras se deslizaron sobre el agua, volviéndola fría.
Wendy could no longer see to thread her needle, and when she looked up, the lagoon that had always hitherto been such a laughing place seemed formidable and unfriendly.
Wendy ya no veía lo suficiente para enhebrar su aguja, y cuando levantó la vista, la laguna que hasta entonces siempre había sido un lugar tan alegre parecía imponente y hostil.
Vocabulary
- Sin
- Without; used to indicate absence or lack
- embargo
- However; used in 'sin embargo' meaning nevertheless
- tenemos
- We have; first person plural of tener
- pruebas
- Evidence, proofs, or tests of something
- de
- Of, from; common Spanish preposition
- que
- That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- vigilaban
- They were watching or keeping watch over
- en
- In, on, at; basic Spanish preposition
- secreto
- Secret; something kept hidden from others
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or object
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- intrusos
- Intruders; people who enter without permission
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish
- no
- No, not; basic negation word
- estaban
- They were; imperfect tense of estar
- por
- By, for, through; versatile Spanish preposition
- encima
- Above, on top; indicates position above something
- tomar
- To take, to grab or adopt something
- una
- A, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- idea
- Idea; a thought or concept in mind
- ellos
- They; third person plural masculine pronoun
- pues
- Well, then, since; connector or filler word
- introdujo
- He introduced or brought in something new
- nueva
- New; feminine adjective describing something recent
- forma
- Form, way, manner of doing something
- golpear
- To hit, to strike or beat something
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- burbuja
- Bubble; a small ball of air or gas
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- cabeza
- Head; the upper part of the body
- lugar
- Place, location; also used in 'en lugar de'
- mano
- Hand; body part used for grasping things
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- sirenas
- Mermaids or sirens; mythological water creatures
- adoptaron
- They adopted or took on something as their own
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- única
- Unique, only; the sole one of its kind
- huella
- Footprint, trace, or mark left behind
- ha
- Has; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses
- dejado
- Left, left behind; past participle of dejar
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- País
- Country, land; a nation or territory
- Nunca
- Never; adverb indicating something does not occur
- Jamás
- Never, ever; emphatic form of never
- También
- Also, too; adds additional information
- debió
- Must have; expresses past obligation or deduction
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb in compound tenses
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather; indicates sufficient degree
- bonito
- Pretty, nice, attractive in appearance
- ver
- To see; infinitive of the verb ver
- niños
- Children, boys; young people or kids
- descansando
- Resting; gerund form of descansar
- sobre
- On, about, over; preposition of position or topic
- roca
- Rock; a large stone or rocky surface
- durante
- During; preposition indicating time span
- media
- Half; feminine adjective meaning half of something
- hora
- Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes
- después
- After, afterwards; indicates something follows later
- su
- His, her, their, your; possessive adjective
- comida
- Meal, food; something eaten at mealtime
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- mediodía
- Noon, midday; the middle of the day
- insistía
- She insisted; imperfect tense of insistir
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- hicieran
- They would do; imperfect subjunctive of hacer
- tenía
- Had, had to; imperfect tense of tener
- ser
- To be; infinitive expressing essential qualities
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- descanso
- Rest, break; a pause from activity
- verdad
- Truth; something that is real or true
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- fuera
- Were, was; imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir
- mentira
- Lie, falsehood; something untrue said deliberately
- Así
- Thus, so, in this way; manner adverb
- yacían
- They lay; imperfect tense of yacer
- allí
- There; adverb indicating a distant place
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- sol
- Sun; the star that provides light and warmth
- sus
- Their, his, her; plural possessive adjective
- cuerpos
- Bodies; physical forms of living beings
- relucían
- They shone, gleamed; imperfect of relucir
- bajo
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating below something
- él
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- mientras
- While, meanwhile; temporal conjunction
- ella
- She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves; reflexive pronoun
- sentaba
- She sat; imperfect tense of sentarse
- lado
- Side; the area beside something or someone
- aire
- Air; the atmosphere or a manner of bearing
- importancia
- Importance; the quality of being significant
- Era
- It was; imperfect tense of ser
- uno
- One; masculine numeral or indefinite pronoun
- esos
- Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- días
- Days; plural of día, units of time
- todos
- All, everyone; masculine plural of todo
- Roca
- Rock; used here as a proper place name
- Abandonados
- Abandoned, forsaken; past participle of abandonar
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser
- mucho
- Much, a lot; indicates large quantity or degree
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- grande
- Big, large; adjective describing size
- gran
- Great, big; shortened form of grande before nouns
- cama
- Bed; furniture used for sleeping
- pero
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- supuesto
- Supposed; used in 'por supuesto' meaning of course
- sabían
- They knew; imperfect tense of saber
- cómo
- How; interrogative or relative adverb of manner
- ocupar
- To occupy, to take up space or position
- espacio
- Space; an area or room available for use
- dormitando
- Dozing, napping; gerund of dormitar
- o
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- menos
- Less, fewer; comparative of little quantity
- tumbados
- Lying down, sprawled; past participle of tumbar
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- cerrados
- Closed, shut; past participle of cerrar
- dándose
- Giving each other; reflexive gerund of dar
- pellizcos
- Pinches; small sharp squeezes of skin
- vez
- Time, occasion; used in phrases like a veces
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- creían
- They believed, thought; imperfect of creer
- miraba
- She was looking; imperfect tense of mirar
- Ella
- She; third person feminine singular pronoun
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar
- muy
- Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- ocupada
- Busy, occupied; feminine adjective from ocupar
- cosiendo
- Sewing; gerund form of coser
- Mientras
- While; temporal conjunction linking two actions
- cosía
- She sewed; imperfect tense of coser
- cambio
- Change; a transformation or alteration in something
- apoderó
- Took hold, overtook; preterite of apoderarse
- laguna
- Lagoon; a body of shallow water
- Pequeños
- Small, little; masculine plural adjective
- estremecimientos
- Shivers, tremors; shuddering movements through something
- recorrieron
- They ran through, traversed; preterite of recorrer
- desapareció
- Disappeared; preterite tense of desaparecer
- sombras
- Shadows, shades; dark areas caused by blocking light
- deslizaron
- They slid, glided; preterite of deslizarse
- agua
- Water; the liquid essential for life
- volviéndola
- Making it, turning it; gerund of volver plus pronoun
- fría
- Cold; feminine adjective describing low temperature
- ya
- Already, now, no longer; time adverb
- veía
- She could see; imperfect tense of ver
- suficiente
- Sufficient, enough; adequate amount or degree
- para
- For, in order to; purpose or destination preposition
- enhebrar
- To thread; to pass thread through a needle
- aguja
- Needle; a thin pointed tool used for sewing
- levantó
- She raised, lifted; preterite of levantar
- vista
- Sight, gaze, view; the act of looking
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition of limit or extent
- entonces
- Then, at that time; temporal adverb
- siempre
- Always; adverb indicating constant occurrence
- había
- There was, had been; imperfect of haber
- tan
- So, as; adverb used in comparisons
- alegre
- Cheerful, happy; adjective describing joyful mood
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared; imperfect tense of parecer
- imponente
- Imposing, impressive; inspiring awe or authority
- hostil
- Hostile; unfriendly or threatening in nature
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