Peter Pan — Page 1
THE RETURN HOME
EL REGRESO A CASA
By three bells that morning they were all stirring their stumps; for there was a big sea running; and Tootles, the bo'sun, was among them, with a rope's end in his hand and chewing tobacco.
A las tres campanadas de aquella mañana, todos estaban meneándose con rapidez; pues había una fuerte marejada; y Tootles, el contramaestre, se encontraba entre ellos, con un trozo de cabo en la mano y mascando tabaco.
They all donned pirate clothes cut off at the knee, shaved smartly, and tumbled up, with the true nautical roll and hitching their trousers.
Todos se pusieron ropas de pirata cortadas a la altura de la rodilla, se afeitaron con esmero y subieron a cubierta, con el genuino balanceo marinero y subiéndose los pantalones.
It need not be said who was the captain.
No hacía falta decir quién era el capitán.
Nibs and John were first and second mate.
Nibs y John eran el primer y segundo oficial.
There was a woman aboard.
Había una mujer a bordo.
The rest were tars before the mast, and lived in the fo'c'sle.
Los demás eran marineros rasos y vivían en el sollado.
Peter had already lashed himself to the wheel; but he piped all hands and delivered a short address to them; said he hoped they would do their duty like gallant hearties, but that he knew they were the scum of Rio and the Gold Coast, and if they snapped at him he would tear them.
Peter ya se había atado a la rueda del timón; pero hizo llamar a toda la tripulación y les dirigió un breve discurso; dijo que esperaba que cumplieran con su deber como valientes marineros, pero que él sabía que eran la escoria de Río y de la Costa de Oro, y que si le hacían frente, los haría pedazos.
The bluff strident words struck the note sailors understood, and they cheered him lustily.
Aquellas palabras rudas y estridentes dieron en la nota que los marineros comprendían, y le vitorearon con entusiasmo.
Then a few sharp orders were given, and they turned the ship round, and nosed her for the mainland.
Luego se dieron algunas órdenes tajantes, hicieron virar el barco y lo dirigieron hacia tierra firme.
Captain Pan calculated, after consulting the ship's chart, that if this weather lasted they should strike the Azores about the 21st of June, after which it would save time to fly.
El capitán Pan calculó, tras consultar la carta de navegación, que si el tiempo se mantenía llegarían a las Azores hacia el 21 de junio, después de lo cual resultaría más rápido volar.
Vocabulary
- REGRESO
- Return or coming back to a place
- CASA
- House or home where one lives
- campanadas
- Strokes or chimes of a bell
- aquella
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (feminine, distant)
- mañana
- Morning, or tomorrow depending on context
- todos
- Everyone or all, referring to a whole group
- estaban
- They were (imperfect tense of 'estar')
- meneándose
- Swaying or moving from side to side continuously
- rapidez
- Speed or quickness of movement or action
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'well,' or 'then'
- había
- There was or there were (imperfect of 'haber')
- fuerte
- Strong, powerful, or intense in degree
- marejada
- Heavy swell or rough sea with large waves
- contramaestre
- Boatswain; officer supervising a ship's crew
- encontraba
- Was located or found (imperfect of 'encontrar')
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- trozo
- Piece, chunk, or section of something larger
- cabo
- Rope or cord; also a nautical or military term
- mano
- Hand, the body part at the end of the arm
- mascando
- Chewing something repeatedly in the mouth
- tabaco
- Tobacco, a plant product smoked or chewed
- pusieron
- They put on or placed (preterite of 'poner')
- ropas
- Clothes or garments worn on the body
- pirata
- Pirate; sea robber or relating to pirates
- cortadas
- Cut, trimmed, or tailored (feminine plural adjective)
- altura
- Height or level measured from a reference point
- rodilla
- Knee, the joint in the middle of the leg
- afeitaron
- They shaved (preterite of 'afeitar')
- esmero
- Care, neatness, or great attention to detail
- subieron
- They went up or climbed (preterite of 'subir')
- cubierta
- Ship's deck; the upper floor of a vessel
- genuino
- Genuine, authentic, or real in character
- balanceo
- Swaying or rocking motion back and forth
- marinero
- Sailor or seaman working aboard a ship
- subiéndose
- Pulling up or hoisting onto oneself (reflexive gerund)
- pantalones
- Trousers or pants worn on the lower body
- hacía
- It made or was necessary (imperfect of 'hacer')
- falta
- Need, lack, or something missing or required
- decir
- To say or to tell something to someone
- era
- Was (imperfect tense of 'ser')
- capitán
- Captain, the commander or leader of a ship
- primer
- First, the ordinal number before second
- segundo
- Second in order; also means 'second' in time
- oficial
- Officer; a person of authority or rank
- mujer
- Woman or wife, an adult female person
- bordo
- On board; aboard a ship or vessel
- demás
- The rest or the others in a group
- rasos
- Common or ordinary rank, as in enlisted sailors
- vivían
- They lived or were living (imperfect of 'vivir')
- sollado
- Lower deck or crew quarters on a ship
- ya
- Already or now; emphasizes a completed action
- atado
- Tied or bound to something firmly
- rueda
- Wheel; here referring to the ship's steering wheel
- timón
- Rudder or helm used to steer a ship
- hizo
- He/she did or made (preterite of 'hacer')
- llamar
- To call or summon someone to come
- toda
- All or entire (feminine singular form of 'todo')
- tripulación
- Crew; all the people working on a ship
- dirigió
- He/she addressed or directed (preterite of 'dirigir')
- breve
- Brief or short in duration or length
- discurso
- Speech or discourse delivered to an audience
- dijo
- He/she said or told (preterite of 'decir')
- esperaba
- He/she hoped or expected (imperfect of 'esperar')
- cumplieran
- That they would fulfill or carry out duties
- deber
- Duty or obligation one is expected to fulfill
- valientes
- Brave or courageous people or individuals
- sabía
- He/she knew (imperfect of 'saber')
- escoria
- Scum or dregs; worthless or lowest type of people
- Río
- River; a large natural flowing body of water
- Costa
- Coast or shore; land along the sea
- Oro
- Gold; precious yellow metal or color
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if,' introducing a condition
- hacían
- They did or made (imperfect of 'hacer')
- frente
- Front or forehead; face up to someone
- haría
- He/she would do or make (conditional of 'hacer')
- pedazos
- Pieces or fragments something is broken into
- Aquellas
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative, referring to distant things)
- palabras
- Words; units of language used to communicate
- rudas
- Rough, harsh, or crude in manner or tone
- estridentes
- Strident or harsh-sounding, loud and grating
- dieron
- They gave or struck (preterite of 'dar')
- nota
- Note or tone; here meaning the right tone or mark
- comprendían
- They understood (imperfect of 'comprender')
- vitorearon
- They cheered or shouted hurrah in approval
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm or eagerness shown toward something
- Luego
- Then or later; indicating what happens next
- algunas
- Some or a few (feminine plural of 'alguno')
- órdenes
- Orders or commands given by an authority
- tajantes
- Sharp, cutting, or decisive in manner or tone
- hicieron
- They made or caused (preterite of 'hacer')
- virar
- To turn or change direction, especially a ship
- barco
- Ship or boat used for sea travel
- dirigieron
- They directed or steered (preterite of 'dirigir')
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- tierra
- Land or earth, as opposed to sea
- firme
- Firm or solid; here meaning 'mainland'
- Pan
- Bread; here part of a character's name
- calculó
- He/she calculated or estimated (preterite of 'calcular')
- tras
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'behind'
- consultar
- To consult or check a source of information
- carta
- Chart or map, especially a nautical navigation chart
- navegación
- Navigation; the act of steering and directing a vessel
- tiempo
- Time or weather depending on context
- mantenía
- He/she maintained or kept up (imperfect of 'mantener')
- llegarían
- They would arrive (conditional of 'llegar')
- Azores
- The Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean
- junio
- June, the sixth month of the year
- después
- After or afterwards in time or order
- cual
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom'
- resultaría
- It would turn out or result (conditional of 'resultar')
- más
- More or most; comparative degree of quantity
- rápido
- Fast, quick, or rapid in speed or action
- volar
- To fly through the air using wings or flight
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