Peter Pan — Page 11
Then he sought to close and give the quietus with his iron hook, which all this time had been pawing the air; but Peter doubled under it and, lunging fiercely, pierced him in the ribs.
Luego intentó cerrar la distancia y dar el golpe definitivo con su garfio de hierro, que todo ese tiempo había estado arañando el aire; pero Peter se dobló por debajo de él y, arremetiendo ferozmente, lo hirió en las costillas.
At the sight of his own blood, whose peculiar colour, you remember, was offensive to him, the sword fell from Hook's hand, and he was at Peter's mercy.
Al ver su propia sangre, cuyo peculiar color, como recordaréis, le resultaba ofensivo, la espada cayó de la mano de Garfio, y quedó a merced de Peter.
"Now!" cried all the boys, but with a magnificent gesture Peter invited his opponent to pick up his sword.
«¡Ahora!», gritaron todos los muchachos, pero con un magnífico gesto Peter invitó a su adversario a recoger su espada.
Hook did so instantly, but with a tragic feeling that Peter was showing good form.
Garfio lo hizo de inmediato, pero con la trágica sensación de que Peter estaba demostrando tener buenas maneras.
Hitherto he had thought it was some fiend fighting him, but darker suspicions assailed him now.
Hasta entonces había creído que era algún demonio quien combatía contra él, pero ahora sospechas más sombrías lo asaltaban.
"Pan, who and what art thou?" he cried huskily.
«Pan, ¿quién y qué eres tú?», exclamó con voz ronca.
"I'm youth, I'm joy," Peter answered at a venture, "I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg."
«Soy la juventud, soy la alegría», respondió Peter a la aventura, «soy un pajarillo que ha roto el cascarón.»
This, of course, was nonsense; but it was proof to the unhappy Hook that Peter did not know in the least who or what he was, which is the very pinnacle of good form.
Esto, por supuesto, era un disparate; pero era prueba para el desdichado Garfio de que Peter no sabía en absoluto quién o qué era, lo cual es la cima misma de las buenas maneras.
"To't again," he cried despairingly.
«¡De nuevo a ello!», exclamó con desesperación.
He fought now like a human flail, and every sweep of that terrible sword would have severed in twain any man or boy who obstructed it; but Peter fluttered round him as if the very wind it made blew him out of the danger zone.
Luchó entonces como un mayal humano, y cada barrido de aquella terrible espada habría partido en dos a cualquier hombre o muchacho que se interpusiera; pero Peter revoloteaba a su alrededor como si el propio viento que generaba lo empujara fuera de la zona de peligro.
And again and again he darted in and pricked.
Y una y otra vez se lanzaba hacia él y lo pinchaba.
Hook was fighting now without hope.
Garfio luchaba ahora sin esperanza.
Vocabulary
- Luego
- Then, afterward; indicates sequence in time
- intentó
- He/she tried or attempted to do something
- cerrar
- To close or shut something
- distancia
- Distance; space between two points or objects
- dar
- To give; also used in many common expressions
- golpe
- A blow, hit, or strike against something
- definitivo
- Definitive, final, or conclusive in nature
- garfio
- A hook, especially a large metal grappling hook
- hierro
- Iron; common hard metallic element
- todo
- All, every, entire; refers to the whole
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective for nearby things
- tiempo
- Time; also weather depending on context
- había
- There was/had; imperfect form of haber
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar, also means state
- arañando
- Scratching or clawing at a surface
- aire
- Air; the invisible gas surrounding us
- pero
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- dobló
- He bent, folded, or doubled over quickly
- debajo
- Below, underneath; indicates lower position
- arremetiendo
- Charging or lunging forward aggressively
- ferozmente
- Fiercely, ferociously; in a savage manner
- hirió
- He wounded or injured someone
- costillas
- Ribs; bones on the sides of the chest
- Al
- Upon, when; contraction of a + el
- ver
- To see; basic verb of vision
- propia
- Own; emphasizes personal possession or identity
- sangre
- Blood; the red fluid in living bodies
- cuyo
- Whose; relative possessive adjective
- peculiar
- Peculiar, strange, or distinctive in character
- color
- Color; the visual property of objects
- como
- As, like, how; comparison or manner conjunction
- recordaréis
- You all will remember; future tense of recordar
- resultaba
- It was or turned out to be something
- ofensivo
- Offensive, disgusting, or causing displeasure
- espada
- Sword; a bladed weapon for fighting
- cayó
- Fell; past tense of caer, to fall
- mano
- Hand; the end part of the arm
- quedó
- Remained, was left; past tense of quedar
- merced
- Mercy, grace; a la merced means at the mercy
- ¡Ahora
- Now! indicating urgency in the present moment
- gritaron
- They shouted or yelled out loudly
- todos
- All, everyone; masculine plural of todo
- muchachos
- Boys, guys, lads; young male persons
- magnífico
- Magnificent, splendid, grand in quality
- gesto
- Gesture; a movement expressing meaning or feeling
- invitó
- Invited or gestured someone to do something
- adversario
- Adversary, opponent, or enemy in a conflict
- recoger
- To pick up, collect, or gather something
- hizo
- He did or made; past tense of hacer
- inmediato
- Immediate; happening right away without delay
- trágica
- Tragic; involving great sadness or disaster
- sensación
- Sensation, feeling; a strong impression or feeling
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar
- demostrando
- Demonstrating, showing, proving something clearly
- tener
- To have; fundamental Spanish verb of possession
- buenas
- Good; feminine plural adjective of bueno
- maneras
- Manners, ways; styles of behavior or conduct
- Hasta
- Until, up to; preposition of time or extent
- entonces
- Then, at that time; temporal adverb
- creído
- Believed; past participle of creer
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser
- algún
- Some, any; masculine singular indefinite adjective
- demonio
- Demon, devil; an evil supernatural being
- quien
- Who, whom; relative or interrogative pronoun
- combatía
- Was fighting or battling against someone
- contra
- Against; preposition showing opposition
- ahora
- Now; referring to the present moment
- sospechas
- Suspicions; doubts or feelings of distrust
- más
- More; comparative adverb or adjective
- sombrías
- Gloomy, dark, or ominous in character
- asaltaban
- Were assaulting or overwhelming someone's mind
- ¿quién
- Who? interrogative pronoun asking about identity
- qué
- What? interrogative pronoun or adjective
- eres
- You are; second person singular of ser
- tú
- You; second person singular pronoun
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; said something with strong emotion
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking
- ronca
- Hoarse, husky; rough-sounding voice quality
- Soy
- I am; first person singular of ser
- juventud
- Youth; the time or quality of being young
- soy
- I am; first person singular of ser
- alegría
- Joy, happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- respondió
- Responded, replied; past tense of responder
- aventura
- Adventure; an exciting or daring experience
- pajarillo
- Little bird; diminutive affectionate form of pájaro
- ha
- Has; third person singular of haber
- roto
- Broken; past participle of romper
- cascarón
- Eggshell; the outer shell of an egg
- Esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- supuesto
- Supposed, assumed; past participle of suponer
- disparate
- Nonsense, absurdity; a foolish or silly statement
- prueba
- Proof, evidence; also a test or trial
- para
- For, in order to; purpose or destination preposition
- desdichado
- Wretched, unfortunate, miserable person
- sabía
- Knew; imperfect tense of saber
- absoluto
- Absolute; complete, total, without exception
- cual
- Which, what; relative or interrogative pronoun
- cima
- Summit, peak, top of something
- misma
- Same, herself; feminine form of mismo
- nuevo
- New; also de nuevo means again
- ello
- It; neuter third person pronoun
- desesperación
- Desperation, despair; a state of hopelessness
- Luchó
- He fought or struggled; past tense of luchar
- mayal
- Flail; a threshing tool or weapon swung hard
- humano
- Human; relating to or characteristic of people
- cada
- Each, every; distributive adjective
- barrido
- Sweep; a sweeping blow or motion
- aquella
- That; feminine demonstrative adjective for distant things
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful; causing great fear or harm
- habría
- Would have; conditional form of haber
- partido
- Split, divided; past participle of partir
- cualquier
- Any, whichever; indefinite adjective before noun
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being
- muchacho
- Boy, young man; a male youth
- interpusiera
- Might interpose or place himself in the way
- revoloteaba
- Was fluttering or flitting around rapidly
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding; indicating circular movement
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- propio
- Own, one's own; belonging to oneself
- viento
- Wind; moving air outdoors
- generaba
- Generated, produced; imperfect of generar
- empujara
- Might push; subjunctive of empujar
- fuera
- Outside, out of; also subjunctive of ser/ir
- zona
- Zone, area; a defined region or space
- peligro
- Danger; a situation involving risk of harm
- otra
- Another, other; feminine form of otro
- vez
- Time, instance; una vez means once
- lanzaba
- Was throwing or launching forward repeatedly
- hacia
- Toward, towards; directional preposition
- pinchaba
- Was stabbing or pricking repeatedly
- luchaba
- Was fighting or struggling; imperfect of luchar
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- esperanza
- Hope; a feeling that something desired may happen
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