Peter Pan — Page 9
"Get your things, Peter," she cried, shaking.
«Coge tus cosas, Peter», gritó ella, temblando.
"No," he answered, pretending indifference, "I am not going with you, Wendy."
«No», respondió él, fingiendo indiferencia, «no voy contigo, Wendy».
"Yes, Peter."
«Sí, Peter».
"No."
«No».
To show that her departure would leave him unmoved, he skipped up and down the room, playing gaily on his heartless pipes.
Para demostrar que su partida le dejaría indiferente, saltó de un lado a otro de la habitación, tocando alegremente su despiadada flauta.
She had to run about after him, though it was rather undignified.
Ella tuvo que correr tras él, aunque resultaba bastante poco digno.
"To find your mother," she coaxed.
«Para encontrar a tu madre», le dijo con dulzura.
Now, if Peter had ever quite had a mother, he no longer missed her.
Ahora bien, si Peter alguna vez había tenido realmente una madre, ya no la echaba de menos.
He could do very well without one.
Podía arreglárselas perfectamente sin ella.
He had thought them out, and remembered only their bad points.
Las había analizado y solo recordaba sus defectos.
"No, no," he told Wendy decisively; "perhaps she would say I was old, and I just want always to be a little boy and to have fun."
«No, no», le dijo a Wendy con decisión; «quizás ella diría que soy mayor, y yo solo quiero ser siempre un niño pequeño y divertirme».
"But, Peter—"
«Pero, Peter…»
"No."
«No».
And so the others had to be told.
Y así hubo que decírselo a los demás.
"Peter isn't coming."
«Peter no viene».
Peter not coming!
¡Peter no venía!
They gazed blankly at him, their sticks over their backs, and on each stick a bundle.
Le miraron con expresión atónita, con sus palos al hombro y un hatillo colgado en cada uno.
Their first thought was that if Peter was not going he had probably changed his mind about letting them go.
Su primer pensamiento fue que si Peter no iba, probablemente había cambiado de opinión respecto a dejarles marchar.
But he was far too proud for that.
Pero él era demasiado orgulloso para eso.
"If you find your mothers," he said darkly, "I hope you will like them."
«Si encontráis a vuestras madres», dijo con sombría solemnidad, «espero que os gusten».
The awful cynicism of this made an uncomfortable impression, and most of them began to look rather doubtful.
El terrible cinismo de estas palabras causó una impresión incómoda, y la mayoría comenzó a parecer bastante dubitativa.
After all, their faces said, were they not noodles to want to go?
Al fin y al cabo, decían sus rostros, ¿no serían unos tontos por querer irse?
Vocabulary
- Coge
- Take or grab something
- tus
- Your (plural possessive, informal)
- cosas
- Things or belongings
- gritó
- She/he shouted or yelled loudly
- ella
- She, third-person singular feminine pronoun
- temblando
- Trembling or shaking with emotion
- No
- No, negation word
- respondió
- He/she responded or replied
- él
- He, third-person singular masculine pronoun
- fingiendo
- Pretending or feigning a false emotion
- indiferencia
- Indifference, lack of interest or concern
- no
- No, negation word
- voy
- I go, first-person present of ir
- contigo
- With you, informal second-person prepositional pronoun
- Sí
- Yes, affirmation word
- Para
- In order to, preposition indicating purpose
- demostrar
- To demonstrate or show something clearly
- que
- That, conjunction linking clauses
- su
- His, her, or their possessive adjective
- partida
- Departure or leaving a place
- le
- Him/her/you, indirect object pronoun
- dejaría
- Would leave or would allow
- indiferente
- Indifferent, unmoved or unconcerned
- saltó
- Jumped or leaped suddenly
- de
- Of or from, common preposition
- un
- A or one, masculine indefinite article
- lado
- Side, one direction or part
- a
- To or at, common preposition
- otro
- Other or another one
- la
- The, feminine definite article
- habitación
- Room, enclosed space inside a building
- tocando
- Playing an instrument or touching something
- alegremente
- Cheerfully or happily, in a joyful manner
- despiadada
- Merciless or cruel, without compassion
- flauta
- Flute, a wind musical instrument
- Ella
- She, third-person singular feminine pronoun
- tuvo
- Had, third-person past tense of tener
- correr
- To run or move quickly on foot
- tras
- After or behind, preposition of pursuit
- aunque
- Although or even though, concessive conjunction
- resultaba
- It turned out or it seemed
- bastante
- Quite or rather, moderately so
- poco
- Little or few, small amount
- digno
- Dignified or worthy, deserving respect
- encontrar
- To find or encounter someone or something
- tu
- Your, informal second-person possessive adjective
- madre
- Mother, female parent
- dijo
- Said, third-person past tense of decir
- con
- With, preposition indicating accompaniment
- dulzura
- Sweetness or gentleness in manner
- Ahora
- Now, at the present moment
- bien
- Well or good, adverb of manner
- si
- If, conditional conjunction
- alguna
- Some or any, feminine indefinite adjective
- vez
- Time or occasion, instance of something
- había
- There had been, imperfect of haber
- tenido
- Had, past participle of tener
- realmente
- Really or truly, in actual fact
- una
- A or one, feminine indefinite article
- ya
- Already or now, temporal adverb
- echaba
- Was missing or throwing, imperfect of echar
- menos
- Less or fewer, comparative of little
- Podía
- Could or was able to, imperfect of poder
- arreglárselas
- To manage or get by on one's own
- perfectamente
- Perfectly or very well indeed
- sin
- Without, preposition indicating absence
- Las
- Them or the, feminine plural article or pronoun
- analizado
- Analyzed or examined carefully
- y
- And, coordinating conjunction
- solo
- Only or alone, adverb or adjective
- recordaba
- Remembered or recalled, imperfect of recordar
- sus
- His, her, or their, plural possessive adjective
- defectos
- Defects or faults, negative qualities
- decisión
- Decision, choice made after consideration
- quizás
- Perhaps or maybe, expressing uncertainty
- diría
- Would say, conditional of decir
- soy
- I am, first-person present of ser
- mayor
- Older or greater, comparative adjective
- yo
- I, first-person singular subject pronoun
- quiero
- I want or love, first-person present of querer
- ser
- To be, infinitive of permanent state verb
- siempre
- Always, at all times adverb
- niño
- Boy or child, young male person
- pequeño
- Small or little, adjective of size
- divertirme
- To have fun, reflexive infinitive of divertir
- Pero
- But, adversative coordinating conjunction
- Y
- And, coordinating conjunction
- así
- Thus or so, in this way
- hubo
- There was, preterite of haber
- decírselo
- To tell it to them, combined infinitive pronoun form
- los
- The or them, masculine plural article or pronoun
- demás
- The others or the rest
- viene
- Comes or is coming, third-person of venir
- venía
- Was coming, imperfect of venir
- Le
- Him/her/you, indirect object pronoun
- miraron
- They looked at, preterite of mirar
- expresión
- Expression, look on someone's face
- atónita
- Astonished or stunned, feminine adjective
- palos
- Sticks or poles, wooden rods
- al
- To the, contraction of a and el
- hombro
- Shoulder, upper body joint area
- hatillo
- Small bundle of belongings tied together
- colgado
- Hanging or suspended from something
- en
- In or on, common preposition of location
- cada
- Each or every, distributive adjective
- uno
- One, masculine numeral or pronoun
- Su
- His, her, or their possessive adjective
- primer
- First, ordinal adjective before a noun
- pensamiento
- Thought or idea in one's mind
- fue
- Was or went, preterite of ser or ir
- iba
- Was going, imperfect of ir
- probablemente
- Probably, with likelihood of being true
- cambiado
- Changed, past participle of cambiar
- opinión
- Opinion or view on a matter
- respecto
- Regarding or with respect to something
- dejarles
- To let them, infinitive with attached pronoun
- marchar
- To leave or go away, depart
- era
- Was, imperfect third-person of ser
- demasiado
- Too much or too, exceeding a limit
- orgulloso
- Proud, having strong sense of self-worth
- para
- For or in order to, preposition of purpose
- eso
- That, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- Si
- If, conditional conjunction
- encontráis
- You all find, second-person plural of encontrar
- vuestras
- Your all's, second-person plural possessive adjective
- madres
- Mothers, plural of madre
- sombría
- Gloomy or somber, feminine adjective
- solemnidad
- Solemnity, serious and formal gravity
- espero
- I hope or I wait, first-person of esperar
- os
- You all, second-person plural object pronoun
- gusten
- Please you or you like them, subjunctive of gustar
- El
- The, masculine singular definite article
- terrible
- Terrible or dreadful, causing fear or shock
- cinismo
- Cynicism, distrust of others' motives
- estas
- These, feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- palabras
- Words, units of spoken or written language
- causó
- Caused or produced, preterite of causar
- impresión
- Impression, effect left on someone's mind
- incómoda
- Uncomfortable or awkward, feminine adjective
- mayoría
- Majority, greater part of a group
- comenzó
- Began or started, preterite of comenzar
- parecer
- To seem or appear, infinitive of parecer
- dubitativa
- Hesitant or doubtful, feminine adjective
- Al
- To the, contraction of a and el
- fin
- End or finally, conclusion of something
- cabo
- End or cabo, used in al fin y al cabo
- decían
- Were saying, imperfect of decir
- rostros
- Faces, plural of rostro
- serían
- Would they be, conditional of ser
- unos
- Some, masculine plural indefinite article
- tontos
- Fools or silly ones, plural of tonto
- por
- For or because of, common preposition
- querer
- To want or to love, infinitive of querer
- irse
- To go away or leave, reflexive infinitive
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