Peter Pan — Page 5
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The exultation of the boys, the lowering looks of the pirates, both were seen by Hook.
La exultación de los chicos, las miradas amenazantes de los piratas, ambas fueron vistas por Hook.
"Cecco," he said in his most steely voice, "go back and fetch me out that doodle-doo."
«Cecco», dijo con su voz más acerada, «ve a buscarme ese quiquiriquí».
Cecco, bravest of the brave, cowered before his captain, crying "No, no"; but Hook was purring to his claw.
Cecco, el más valiente de los valientes, se encogió ante su capitán, gritando «No, no»; pero Hook ronroneaba hacia su garfio.
"Did you say you would go, Cecco?" he said musingly.
«¿Dijiste que irías, Cecco?», dijo pensativo.
Cecco went, first flinging his arms despairingly.
Cecco fue, agitando primero los brazos con desesperación.
There was no more singing, all listened now; and again came a death-screech and again a crow.
Ya no hubo más canciones, todos escuchaban ahora; y de nuevo llegó un alarido de muerte y de nuevo un cacareo.
No one spoke except Slightly. "Three," he said.
Nadie habló excepto Slightly. «Tres», dijo.
Hook rallied his dogs with a gesture. "'S'death and odds fish," he thundered, "who is to bring me that doodle-doo?"
Hook animó a sus perros con un gesto. «¡Por la muerte y los mil demonios!», tronó, «¿quién va a traerme ese quiquiriquí?»
"Wait till Cecco comes out," growled Starkey, and the others took up the cry.
«Espera a que salga Cecco», gruñó Starkey, y los demás se sumaron al grito.
"I think I heard you volunteer, Starkey," said Hook, purring again.
«Creo que te escuché ofrecerte voluntario, Starkey», dijo Hook, ronroneando de nuevo.
"No, by thunder!" Starkey cried.
«¡No, por el trueno!», gritó Starkey.
"My hook thinks you did," said Hook, crossing to him. "I wonder if it would not be advisable, Starkey, to humour the hook?"
«Mi garfio cree que sí», dijo Hook, acercándose a él. «Me pregunto si no sería aconsejable, Starkey, complacer al garfio».
"I'll swing before I go in there," replied Starkey doggedly, and again he had the support of the crew.
«Me colgarán antes de que entre ahí», respondió Starkey obstinadamente, y de nuevo contó con el apoyo de la tripulación.
"Is this mutiny?" asked Hook more pleasantly than ever. "Starkey's ringleader!"
«¿Es esto un motín?», preguntó Hook con más amabilidad que nunca. «¡Starkey es el cabecilla!»
"Captain, mercy!" Starkey whimpered, all of a tremble now.
«¡Capitán, piedad!», gimoteó Starkey, temblando todo él ahora.
"Shake hands, Starkey," said Hook, proffering his claw.
«Estrecha la mano, Starkey», dijo Hook, ofreciendo su garfio.
Starkey looked round for help, but all deserted him.
Starkey miró a su alrededor buscando ayuda, pero todos lo abandonaron.
As he backed up Hook advanced, and now the red spark was in his eye.
Mientras él retrocedía, Hook avanzaba, y ahora la chispa roja brillaba en su ojo.
Vocabulary
- exultación
- Feeling of great joy or triumph
- chicos
- Boys or kids, young males
- miradas
- Looks or glances directed at someone
- amenazantes
- Threatening or menacing in appearance or manner
- piratas
- Pirates, people who rob at sea
- ambas
- Both, referring to two feminine things
- vistas
- Seen, past participle of ver feminine plural
- voz
- Voice, the sound produced when speaking
- acerada
- Steel-like, sharp and cutting in tone
- buscarme
- To find or fetch for me
- quiquiriquí
- Cock-a-doodle-doo, sound of a rooster crowing
- valiente
- Brave or courageous person facing danger boldly
- valientes
- Brave people, plural of valiente
- encogió
- Shrank or cowered, drew back in fear
- ante
- Before or in front of someone
- capitán
- Captain, leader or commander of a crew
- gritando
- Shouting or yelling loudly at someone
- ronroneaba
- Purred, made a soft low murmuring sound
- garfio
- Hook, a curved metal fastening device
- Dijiste
- You said, second person past tense of decir
- irías
- You would go, conditional tense of ir
- pensativo
- Thoughtful or pensive, deep in thought
- agitando
- Waving or shaking with rapid movement
- brazos
- Arms, the upper limbs of the body
- desesperación
- Desperation or despair, a hopeless feeling
- canciones
- Songs, musical compositions with lyrics
- escuchaban
- They were listening, imperfect tense of escuchar
- alarido
- Shriek or scream, a loud piercing cry
- muerte
- Death, the end of life
- cacareo
- Crowing or cackling, sound made by a rooster
- Nadie
- Nobody or no one, referring to no person
- excepto
- Except, excluding one thing from a group
- animó
- Encouraged or cheered up, past tense of animar
- perros
- Dogs, domesticated canine animals
- gesto
- Gesture, a movement expressing feeling or meaning
- demonios
- Demons or devils, evil supernatural beings
- tronó
- Thundered, spoke or sounded with great force
- traerme
- To bring to me, infinitive with pronoun
- Espera
- Wait, imperative form of esperar
- salga
- Leave or go out, subjunctive of salir
- gruñó
- Growled or grunted, made a low angry sound
- demás
- The others or the rest of a group
- sumaron
- Joined or added themselves to a group
- grito
- Shout or cry, a loud vocal exclamation
- Creo
- I believe or I think, first person of creer
- ofrecerte
- To offer yourself, infinitive with reflexive pronoun
- voluntario
- Volunteer, someone who offers to do something
- ronroneando
- Purring, making a soft continuous murmuring sound
- trueno
- Thunder, the loud sound during a storm
- gritó
- Shouted, third person past tense of gritar
- cree
- Believes or thinks, third person of creer
- acercándose
- Approaching or drawing near to something
- pregunto
- I wonder or I ask myself about something
- sería
- Would be, conditional tense of ser
- aconsejable
- Advisable or recommendable, wise to do
- complacer
- To please or satisfy someone's wishes
- colgarán
- They will hang, future tense of colgar
- respondió
- Responded or answered, past tense of responder
- obstinadamente
- Stubbornly, refusing to change one's position
- contó
- Counted or told, past tense of contar
- apoyo
- Support or backing from others
- tripulación
- Crew, the team operating a ship or vessel
- motín
- Mutiny, a revolt against authority on a ship
- amabilidad
- Kindness or friendliness toward other people
- cabecilla
- Ringleader, the leader of a rebellious group
- Capitán
- Captain, title for the leader of a crew
- piedad
- Mercy or pity shown to someone in need
- gimoteó
- Whimpered or whined, made weak crying sounds
- temblando
- Trembling or shaking from fear or cold
- Estrecha
- Shake or clasp, as in shaking someone's hand
- mano
- Hand, the body part at the end of the arm
- ofreciendo
- Offering, presenting something to someone
- alrededor
- Around, in the surrounding area or vicinity
- buscando
- Looking for or searching, gerund of buscar
- ayuda
- Help or assistance given to someone in need
- abandonaron
- They abandoned or deserted, past tense of abandonar
- Mientras
- While or as, conjunction indicating simultaneous action
- retrocedía
- Was retreating or moving backward, imperfect of retroceder
- avanzaba
- Was advancing or moving forward, imperfect of avanzar
- chispa
- Spark, a small bright flash of fire or light
- brillaba
- Was shining or gleaming, imperfect of brillar
- ojo
- Eye, the organ used for seeing
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