Peter Pan — Page 13
The others were all brave boys, and they must not be blamed for backing from the pirate captain.
Los demás eran todos chicos valientes, y no se les debe culpar por retroceder ante el capitán pirata.
His iron claw made a circle of dead water round him, from which they fled like affrighted fishes.
Su garra de hierro formaba un círculo de agua muerta a su alrededor, del que huían como peces aterrorizados.
But there was one who did not fear him: there was one prepared to enter that circle.
Pero había uno que no le temía: había uno dispuesto a entrar en ese círculo.
Strangely, it was not in the water that they met.
Curiosamente, no fue en el agua donde se encontraron.
Hook rose to the rock to breathe, and at the same moment Peter scaled it on the opposite side.
Garfio subió a la roca para respirar, y en ese mismo momento Peter la escaló por el lado opuesto.
The rock was slippery as a ball, and they had to crawl rather than climb.
La roca era resbaladiza como una bola, y tuvieron que arrastrarse en lugar de trepar.
Neither knew that the other was coming.
Ninguno sabía que el otro se acercaba.
Each feeling for a grip met the other's arm: in surprise they raised their heads; their faces were almost touching; so they met.
Cada uno, tanteando en busca de un asidero, encontró el brazo del otro: sorprendidos, levantaron la cabeza; sus rostros casi se tocaban; así fue como se encontraron.
Some of the greatest heroes have confessed that just before they fell to they had a sinking.
Algunos de los más grandes héroes han confesado que justo antes de entrar en combate sintieron un desfallecer.
Had it been so with Peter at that moment I would admit it.
Si hubiera sido así con Peter en ese momento, yo lo admitiría.
After all, he was the only man that the Sea-Cook had feared.
Después de todo, era el único hombre al que el Cocinero del Mar había temido.
But Peter had no sinking, he had one feeling only, gladness; and he gnashed his pretty teeth with joy.
Pero Peter no sintió desfallecer, solo tuvo un sentimiento: alegría; y rechinó sus bonitos dientes de gozo.
Quick as thought he snatched a knife from Hook's belt and was about to drive it home, when he saw that he was higher up the rock than his foe.
Rápido como el pensamiento, arrebató un cuchillo del cinturón de Garfio y estaba a punto de hundírselo, cuando vio que él estaba más arriba en la roca que su enemigo.
It would not have been fighting fair.
No habría sido luchar limpiamente.
He gave the pirate a hand to help him up.
Le tendió la mano al pirata para ayudarlo a subir.
It was then that Hook bit him.
Fue entonces cuando Garfio le mordió.
Vocabulary
- Los
- The (masculine plural article).
- demás
- The others; the rest of the people.
- eran
- Were (past tense of ser).
- todos
- All; everyone present in a group.
- chicos
- Boys; young male children or men.
- valientes
- Brave; showing courage and fearlessness.
- no
- Not; negation word in Spanish.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or themselves.
- les
- Them; indirect object pronoun.
- debe
- Should; ought to or must.
- culpar
- To blame; to hold responsible for.
- por
- For; by; through preposition.
- retroceder
- To retreat; to move backward.
- ante
- Before; in front of; facing.
- el
- The (masculine singular article).
- capitán
- Captain; military officer in command.
- pirata
- Pirate; person who robs ships.
- Su
- His, her, its, their possessive.
- garra
- Claw; talon of an animal.
- de
- Of; from preposition.
- hierro
- Iron; metal element.
- formaba
- Formed; created or shaped.
- un
- A; one (masculine singular article).
- círculo
- Circle; round geometric shape.
- agua
- Water; liquid essential for life.
- muerta
- Dead; without life or movement.
- su
- His, her, its, their possessive.
- alrededor
- Around; in a circle about.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de+el.
- que
- That; which; what relative pronoun.
- huían
- Fled; escaped or ran away.
- como
- Like; as; similar to.
- peces
- Fish; aquatic vertebrate animals.
- aterrorizados
- Terrified; filled with extreme fear.
- Pero
- But; however; on other hand.
- había
- Had; existed or was present.
- uno
- One; single person or thing.
- le
- Him; to him indirect pronoun.
- temía
- Feared; was afraid of someone.
- dispuesto
- Willing; ready and prepared to.
- entrar
- To enter; to go inside.
- en
- In; within preposition.
- ese
- That; referring to something nearby.
- Curiosamente
- Curiously; in an unusual way.
- fue
- Was; past tense of ser.
- donde
- Where; in what place.
- encontraron
- Found; discovered or met someone.
- subió
- Climbed; ascended upward.
- la
- The (feminine singular article).
- roca
- Rock; large hard stone.
- para
- For; in order to preposition.
- respirar
- To breathe; to inhale and exhale.
- mismo
- Same; identical or very alike.
- momento
- Moment; brief period of time.
- escaló
- Climbed; ascended with hands feet.
- lado
- Side; one surface or direction.
- opuesto
- Opposite; on the other side.
- La
- The (feminine singular article).
- era
- Was; past tense of ser.
- resbaladiza
- Slippery; difficult to grip firmly.
- una
- A; one (feminine singular article).
- bola
- Ball; spherical object for games.
- tuvieron
- Had; possessed or were forced.
- arrastrarse
- To crawl; to move on belly.
- lugar
- Place; location or spot.
- trepar
- To climb; to ascend upward.
- Ninguno
- None; not one at all.
- sabía
- Knew; had knowledge or awareness.
- otro
- Other; another different one.
- acercaba
- Approached; came near or closer.
- Cada
- Each; every individual one.
- tanteando
- Groping; feeling carefully or searching.
- busca
- Search; looking for something.
- encontró
- Found; discovered or met.
- brazo
- Arm; limb from shoulder downward.
- sorprendidos
- Surprised; taken aback or astonished.
- levantaron
- Raised; lifted or picked up.
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