Peter Pan — Page 10
"Now then," cried Peter, "no fuss, no blubbering; good-bye, Wendy;" and he held out his hand cheerily, quite as if they must really go now, for he had something important to do.
«Vamos», gritó Peter, «nada de aspavientos, nada de lloriqueos; adiós, Wendy»; y extendió la mano alegremente, como si realmente tuvieran que marcharse ya, pues él tenía algo importante que hacer.
She had to take his hand, and there was no indication that he would prefer a thimble.
Ella tuvo que tomar su mano, y no había ninguna señal de que él prefiriese un dedal.
"You will remember about changing your flannels, Peter?" she said, lingering over him.
«¿Te acordarás de cambiarte la franela, Peter?», dijo ella, deteniéndose junto a él.
She was always so particular about their flannels.
Siempre era tan meticulosa con sus franelas.
"Yes."
«Sí».
"And you will take your medicine?"
«¿Y te tomarás la medicina?»
"Yes."
«Sí».
That seemed to be everything, and an awkward pause followed.
Eso parecía ser todo, y siguió una pausa incómoda.
Peter, however, was not the kind that breaks down before other people.
Peter, sin embargo, no era de los que se derrumban delante de los demás.
"Are you ready, Tinker Bell?" he called out.
«¿Estás lista, Campanilla?», llamó él.
"Ay, ay."
«Sí, sí».
"Then lead the way."
«Entonces abre el camino».
Tink darted up the nearest tree; but no one followed her, for it was at this moment that the pirates made their dreadful attack upon the redskins.
Tink salió disparada hacia el árbol más cercano; pero nadie la siguió, pues fue en ese momento cuando los piratas lanzaron su terrible ataque contra los pieles rojas.
Above, where all had been so still, the air was rent with shrieks and the clash of steel.
Arriba, donde todo había estado tan en calma, el aire se desgarró con chillidos y el entrechocar del acero.
Below, there was dead silence.
Abajo, había un silencio sepulcral.
Mouths opened and remained open.
Las bocas se abrieron y permanecieron abiertas.
Wendy fell on her knees, but her arms were extended toward Peter.
Wendy cayó de rodillas, pero sus brazos estaban extendidos hacia Peter.
All arms were extended to him, as if suddenly blown in his direction; they were beseeching him mutely not to desert them.
Todos los brazos se extendían hacia él, como si de repente hubieran sido empujados en su dirección; le suplicaban en silencio que no los abandonara.
As for Peter, he seized his sword, the same he thought he had slain Barbecue with, and the lust of battle was in his eye.
En cuanto a Peter, empuñó su espada, la misma con la que creía haber matado a Barbacoa, y el ardor de la batalla brillaba en su mirada.
Vocabulary
- Vamos
- Let's go; expression urging movement or action
- gritó
- Shouted or yelled loudly at someone
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- de
- Of, from; common Spanish preposition
- aspavientos
- Exaggerated gestures or dramatic expressions of emotion
- lloriqueos
- Whimpering or sniveling; weak continuous crying
- adiós
- Goodbye; farewell expression when parting
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- extendió
- Extended or stretched out a limb
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- mano
- Hand; the body part at the arm's end
- alegremente
- Cheerfully; in a happy and lively manner
- como
- As, like; used for comparison or manner
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- realmente
- Really, truly; used to emphasize something genuine
- tuvieran
- They had; past subjunctive of tener
- que
- That, which; common conjunction or relative pronoun
- marcharse
- To leave or go away from a place
- ya
- Already, now; indicates something has occurred
- pues
- Well, since; conjunction expressing cause or continuation
- él
- He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- tenía
- Had; imperfect tense of tener
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- importante
- Important; of great significance or value
- hacer
- To do or to make something
- Ella
- She; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- tuvo
- Had; preterite form of tener
- tomar
- To take or to grab something
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- no
- No, not; basic negation word
- había
- There was/were; imperfect of haber
- ninguna
- None, not any; feminine negative adjective
- señal
- Sign or signal indicating something
- prefiriese
- Preferred; imperfect subjunctive of preferir
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- dedal
- Thimble; small cap protecting finger when sewing
- Te
- You; second-person singular reflexive or indirect pronoun
- acordarás
- You will remember; future tense of acordarse
- cambiarte
- To change yourself; reflexive verb for changing clothes
- franela
- Flannel; soft fabric or undershirt garment
- dijo
- Said; preterite form of decir
- ella
- She; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- deteniéndose
- Stopping oneself; gerund of detenerse
- junto
- Next to, beside; indicating proximity to something
- a
- To, at; very common Spanish preposition
- Siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- era
- Was; imperfect form of ser
- tan
- So, such; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs
- meticulosa
- Meticulous; very careful and precise about details
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- franelas
- Flannels; soft fabric shirts or undergarments
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response word
- Y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- te
- You; second-person singular object pronoun
- tomarás
- You will take; future tense of tomar
- medicina
- Medicine; substance taken to treat illness
- Eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- parecía
- Seemed or appeared; imperfect of parecer
- ser
- To be; fundamental Spanish infinitive verb
- todo
- All, everything; referring to the total
- siguió
- Followed or continued; preterite of seguir
- una
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- pausa
- Pause; a brief stop or moment of silence
- incómoda
- Uncomfortable or awkward; causing discomfort
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Embargo; used in sin embargo meaning however
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves; reflexive pronoun
- derrumban
- Collapse or crumble; third-person plural of derrumbarse
- delante
- In front of; indicating position ahead of something
- demás
- Others, the rest; referring to other people
- Estás
- You are; second-person singular present of estar
- lista
- Ready; prepared and able to proceed
- llamó
- Called out; preterite of llamar
- sí
- Yes; affirmative reply
- Entonces
- Then, so; transitional word indicating next step
- abre
- Open; second-person singular imperative of abrir
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- camino
- Path or road; route leading somewhere
- salió
- Went out or left; preterite of salir
- disparada
- Shot off; moved very fast suddenly
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
- árbol
- Tree; a large woody plant
- más
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- cercano
- Nearby, closest; close in distance
- pero
- But; adversative conjunction showing contrast
- nadie
- Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
- fue
- Went or was; preterite of ir or ser
- en
- In, on; common preposition of location
- ese
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- momento
- Moment; a brief point or instant in time
- cuando
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause
- piratas
- Pirates; seafaring criminals who plunder ships
- lanzaron
- Launched or hurled; preterite of lanzar
- terrible
- Terrible; extremely bad or frightening
- ataque
- Attack; aggressive assault against someone
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- pieles
- Skins or hides; plural of piel
- rojas
- Red; feminine plural adjective for color red
- Arriba
- Above, up; indicating higher position or location
- donde
- Where; relative adverb of place
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar
- calma
- Calm; state of peace and quiet
- aire
- Air; the invisible gas surrounding us
- desgarró
- Tore apart or ripped; preterite of desgarrar
- chillidos
- Shrieks or screams; sharp high-pitched cries
- entrechocar
- To clash together; collision of two things
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- acero
- Steel; strong metal used for swords
- Abajo
- Below, down; indicating a lower position
- silencio
- Silence; complete absence of sound
- sepulcral
- Sepulchral; deathly quiet like a tomb
- Las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- bocas
- Mouths; openings of the face for eating
- abrieron
- Opened; preterite plural of abrir
- permanecieron
- Remained or stayed; preterite of permanecer
- abiertas
- Open; feminine plural past participle of abrir
- cayó
- Fell; preterite of caer
- rodillas
- Knees; joints in the middle of the leg
- brazos
- Arms; upper limbs of the human body
- estaban
- Were; imperfect plural of estar
- extendidos
- Extended, outstretched; spread out arms or limbs
- Todos
- Everyone, all; referring to every person
- extendían
- Were extending; imperfect of extender
- repente
- Sudden; used in de repente meaning suddenly
- hubieran
- Had; past subjunctive plural of haber
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- empujados
- Pushed; past participle plural of empujar
- dirección
- Direction; the course toward which something moves
- le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
- suplicaban
- Were begging or imploring; imperfect of suplicar
- abandonara
- Abandon; past subjunctive of abandonar
- En
- In, on; preposition of location or time
- cuanto
- As soon as; used in en cuanto
- empuñó
- Grabbed or gripped; preterite of empuñar
- espada
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- misma
- Herself, same; feminine reflexive or emphatic pronoun
- creía
- Believed; imperfect of creer
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used with past participles
- matado
- Killed; past participle of matar
- ardor
- Ardor; intense passion or burning enthusiasm
- batalla
- Battle; a fight between opposing forces
- brillaba
- Shone or gleamed; imperfect of brillar
- mirada
- Gaze or look; the act of looking at something
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →