Peter Pan — Page 4

English → Spanish Chapter XIV. Level 4/10

" It was in his darkest hours only that he referred to himself in the third person.

"Solo en sus horas más oscuras se refería a sí mismo en tercera persona.

"No little children to love me!"

"¡Ningún niño pequeño que me quiera!"

Strange that he should think of this, which had never troubled him before; perhaps the sewing machine brought it to his mind.

Era extraño que pensara en esto, que nunca antes le había preocupado; quizás la máquina de coser se lo había traído a la mente.

For long he muttered to himself, staring at Smee, who was hemming placidly, under the conviction that all children feared him.

Durante largo tiempo murmuró para sí mismo, mirando fijamente a Smee, quien cosía dobladillos plácidamente, convencido de que todos los niños le temían.

Feared him! Feared Smee!

¡Le temían! ¡Temían a Smee!

There was not a child on board the brig that night who did not already love him.

No había ningún niño a bordo del bergantín esa noche que no le quisiera ya.

He had said horrid things to them and hit them with the palm of his hand, because he could not hit with his fist, but they had only clung to him the more.

Les había dicho cosas horribles y les había golpeado con la palma de la mano, porque no podía golpear con el puño, pero ellos solo se habían aferrado a él con más fuerza.

Michael had tried on his spectacles.

Michael se había probado sus gafas.

To tell poor Smee that they thought him lovable! Hook itched to do it, but it seemed too brutal.

¡Decirle al pobre Smee que ellos lo encontraban adorable! Garfio tenía ganas de hacerlo, pero le parecía demasiado cruel.

Instead, he revolved this mystery in his mind: why do they find Smee lovable?

En cambio, dio vueltas a este misterio en su mente: ¿por qué encontraban a Smee adorable?

He pursued the problem like the sleuth-hound that he was.

Persiguió el problema como el sabueso que era.

If Smee was lovable, what was it that made him so?

Si Smee era adorable, ¿qué era lo que le hacía serlo?

A terrible answer suddenly presented itself—"Good form?"

Una terrible respuesta se presentó de repente: «¿Buenos modales?»

Had the bo'sun good form without knowing it, which is the best form of all?

¿Tenía el contramaestre buenos modales sin saberlo, que es la mejor forma de todos?

He remembered that you have to prove you don't know you have it before you are eligible for Pop.

Recordó que tienes que demostrar que no sabes que lo tienes antes de ser elegible para el Club.

With a cry of rage he raised his iron hand over Smee's head; but he did not tear.

Con un grito de rabia levantó su mano de hierro sobre la cabeza de Smee; pero no la dejó caer.

Vocabulary

Solo: Only, alone; no one or nothing else present.
en: In, on, at; common preposition indicating location or time.
sus: His, her, their, your; third-person plural possessive adjective.
horas: Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes.
más: More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree or quantity.
oscuras: Dark; lacking light, gloomy, or shadowy in nature.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with third-person verbs.
refería: Referred; past tense of referirse, to refer to.
a: To, at; preposition indicating direction or destination.
sí: Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun after preposition.
mismo: Same, himself; used for emphasis or reflexive meaning.
tercera: Third; ordinal number indicating position number three.
persona: Person; a human individual or grammatical person category.
Ningún: No, not any; negative adjective before masculine singular nouns.
niño: Child, boy; a young male person or child generally.
pequeño: Small, little; of limited size or young age.
que: That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun.
me: Me; first-person singular object or reflexive pronoun.
quiera: Loves, wants; subjunctive of querer, to love or want.
Era: Was; imperfect past tense of ser, to be.
extraño: Strange, odd; unusual or foreign in character.
pensara: Would think; imperfect subjunctive of pensar, to think.
esto: This; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
nunca: Never; at no time, not on any occasion.
antes: Before, previously; earlier in time or order.
le: Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun third person singular.
había: Had; auxiliary verb in past perfect tense constructions.
preocupado: Worried, bothered; past participle of preocupar, to worry.
quizás: Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.
la: The; definite article feminine singular.
máquina: Machine; mechanical device that performs a specific task.
de: Of, from; preposition indicating origin, possession, or material.
coser: To sew; to join fabric using needle and thread.
lo: Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
traído: Brought; past participle of traer, to bring something.
mente: Mind; the faculty of thinking, reasoning, and consciousness.
Durante: During; throughout the course or duration of time.
largo: Long; of great extent in time or space.
tiempo: Time, weather; duration or atmospheric conditions.
murmuró: Murmured; spoke quietly or softly in a low voice.
para: For, in order to; preposition expressing purpose or destination.
mirando: Looking, staring; present participle of mirar, to look.
fijamente: Fixedly, intently; staring without looking away.
quien: Who; relative pronoun referring to a person.
cosía: Was sewing; imperfect past tense of coser, to sew.
plácidamente: Placidly, calmly; in a peaceful and undisturbed manner.
convencido: Convinced; firmly believing something to be true.
todos: All, everyone; referring to the totality of a group.
los: The; definite article masculine plural.
niños: Children, boys; young people or male children.
temían: Feared; imperfect past tense of temer, to fear.
Le: Him, her; indirect object pronoun third person singular.
Temían: They feared; imperfect tense of temer, emphasizing ongoing fear.
No: No, not; negation word used to deny or refuse.
ningún: No, none; negative adjective before masculine singular nouns.
bordo: Board; aboard a ship or vessel.
del: Of the; contraction of de and el.
esa: That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
noche: Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
no: No, not; basic negation in Spanish.
quisiera: Would want; imperfect subjunctive of querer, to want.
ya: Already, now; indicating something has happened or emphasis.
Les: Them; indirect object pronoun referring to plural group.
dicho: Said, told; past participle of decir, to say.
cosas: Things; objects, matters, or abstract concepts in general.
horribles: Horrible, dreadful; extremely unpleasant or causing horror.
y: And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
les: Them; indirect object pronoun third person plural.
golpeado: Hit, struck; past participle of golpear, to hit.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or instrument used.
palma: Palm; the inner flat surface of the hand.
mano: Hand; the end part of a human arm.
porque: Because; conjunction indicating cause or reason.
podía: Could; imperfect past of poder, to be able.
golpear: To hit, to strike; to deliver a blow forcefully.
el: The; definite article masculine singular.
puño: Fist; hand closed tightly with fingers curled in.
pero: But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
ellos: They; third-person plural subject pronoun for males or mixed.
solo: Only, alone; without others or exclusively one thing.
habían: Had; third-person plural auxiliary verb for perfect tenses.
aferrado: Clung, grasped; past participle of aferrarse, to cling.
él: He, him; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun.
fuerza: Strength, force; physical power or intensity of effort.
probado: Tried on, tested; past participle of probar, to try.
gafas: Glasses, spectacles; eyewear worn to correct vision.
Decirle: To tell him/her; infinitive of decir with pronoun attached.
al: To the; contraction of a and el.
pobre: Poor; lacking money or inspiring pity and sympathy.
encontraban: Found, considered; imperfect of encontrar, to find or consider.
adorable: Adorable; extremely charming, lovable, or endearing.
tenía: Had; imperfect past tense of tener, to have.
ganas: Desire, urge; wanting or feeling like doing something.
hacerlo: To do it; infinitive hacer with direct object pronoun.
parecía: Seemed, appeared; imperfect of parecer, to seem.
demasiado: Too much, too; exceeding what is appropriate or desirable.
cruel: Cruel; deliberately causing pain or suffering to others.
En: In, on; preposition indicating location, time, or manner.
cambio: Change; alteration, or instead in expression en cambio.
dio: Gave; preterite past tense of dar, to give.
vueltas: Turns; rotations or going over something repeatedly in mind.
este: This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
misterio: Mystery; something unexplained or difficult to understand.
su: His, her, your, their; third-person singular possessive adjective.
por: For, by, through; preposition with varied uses.
qué: What, why; interrogative pronoun used in questions.
Persiguió: Pursued; preterite of perseguir, to chase or pursue.
problema: Problem; a difficulty or matter requiring a solution.
como: Like, as; conjunction or preposition of comparison.
era: Was; imperfect past tense of ser, to be.
Si: If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis.
hacía: Made, did; imperfect past tense of hacer, to do.
serlo: To be it; infinitive ser with pronoun lo attached.
Una: A, an; indefinite article feminine singular.
terrible: Terrible; causing terror, dread, or extremely bad.
respuesta: Answer, response; a reply to a question or problem.
presentó: Presented itself; preterite of presentarse, to appear suddenly.
repente: Sudden; used in de repente, meaning suddenly.
Buenos: Good; masculine plural adjective indicating positive quality.
modales: Manners; polite behavior and etiquette in social situations.
Tenía: Had; imperfect past tense of tener, to have.
buenos: Good; masculine plural adjective describing positive quality.
sin: Without; preposition indicating the absence of something.
saberlo: Knowing it; infinitive saber with direct object pronoun.
es: Is; third-person singular present tense of ser.
mejor: Better, best; comparative or superlative of bueno.
forma: Way, form; manner of doing something or shape.
Recordó: Remembered; preterite of recordar, to remember something.
tienes: You have; second-person singular present of tener.
demostrar: To demonstrate, prove; to show something clearly.
sabes: You know; second-person singular present of saber.
ser: To be; fundamental verb expressing identity or essence.
Club: Club; an association or group with shared interests.
Con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
un: A, an; indefinite article masculine singular.
grito: Shout, cry; a loud exclamation or scream.
rabia: Rage, fury; intense anger or rabies disease.
levantó: Raised, lifted; preterite of levantar, to raise.
hierro: Iron; a metal element or iron hook in context.
sobre: Over, above, on; preposition indicating position or topic.
cabeza: Head; the top part of the human body.
dejó: Let, allowed, dropped; preterite of dejar, to let.
caer: To fall; to drop or descend due to gravity.

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