Peter Pan — Page 1
WHEN WENDY GREW UP
CUANDO WENDY CRECIÓ
I hope you want to know what became of the other boys.
Espero que quieran saber qué fue de los otros chicos.
They were waiting below to give Wendy time to explain about them; and when they had counted five hundred they went up.
Estaban esperando abajo para darle a Wendy tiempo de explicar sobre ellos; y cuando habían contado quinientos subieron.
They went up by the stair, because they thought this would make a better impression.
Subieron por la escalera, porque pensaron que así causarían mejor impresión.
They stood in a row in front of Mrs. Darling, with their hats off, and wishing they were not wearing their pirate clothes.
Se colocaron en fila frente a la señora Darling, con los sombreros en la mano, deseando no llevar puesta su ropa de piratas.
They said nothing, but their eyes asked her to have them.
No dijeron nada, pero sus ojos le pedían que los acogiera.
They ought to have looked at Mr. Darling also, but they forgot about him.
También deberían haber mirado al señor Darling, pero se olvidaron de él.
Of course Mrs. Darling said at once that she would have them; but Mr. Darling was curiously depressed, and they saw that he considered six a rather large number.
Por supuesto, la señora Darling dijo enseguida que los acogerían; pero el señor Darling estaba curiosamente abatido, y ellos vieron que consideraba seis un número bastante elevado.
"I must say," he said to Wendy, "that you don't do things by halves," a grudging remark which the twins thought was pointed at them.
«Debo decir», le dijo a Wendy, «que tú no haces las cosas a medias», un comentario de mala gana que los gemelos creyeron dirigido a ellos.
The first twin was the proud one, and he asked, flushing, "Do you think we should be too much of a handful, sir? Because, if so, we can go away."
El primer gemelo era el orgulloso, y preguntó, sonrojándose: «¿Cree usted que seríamos demasiado difíciles de manejar, señor? Porque, si es así, podemos marcharnos.»
"Father!" Wendy cried, shocked; but still the cloud was on him.
«¡Padre!», exclamó Wendy, horrorizada; pero la sombra seguía sobre él.
He knew he was behaving unworthily, but he could not help it.
Sabía que se estaba comportando de manera indigna, pero no podía evitarlo.
"We could lie doubled up," said Nibs.
«Podríamos dormir encogidos», dijo Nibs.
"I always cut their hair myself," said Wendy.
«Yo siempre les corto el pelo yo misma», dijo Wendy.
"George!" Mrs. Darling exclaimed, pained to see her dear one showing himself in such an unfavourable light.
«¡George!», exclamó la señora Darling, apenada de ver a su querido esposo mostrándose bajo una luz tan desfavorable.
Vocabulary
- CUANDO
- Conjunction meaning 'when', indicating time or condition
- CRECIÓ
- Past tense of 'crecer'; she/he grew up
- Espero
- First person singular of 'esperar'; I hope or I wait
- que
- Common conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'who'
- quieran
- Subjunctive form of 'querer'; they want or wish
- saber
- Infinitive meaning 'to know' a fact or information
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- fue
- Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'; was or went
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- los
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'
- otros
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'
- chicos
- Plural noun meaning 'boys' or 'kids'
- Estaban
- Imperfect tense of 'estar'; they were in a state
- esperando
- Gerund of 'esperar'; waiting or hoping
- abajo
- Adverb meaning 'below' or 'downstairs'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- darle
- Infinitive 'dar' with indirect pronoun; to give her/him
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- tiempo
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- explicar
- Infinitive meaning 'to explain' something to someone
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about' or 'over'
- ellos
- Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when', indicating time
- habían
- Pluperfect auxiliary 'haber'; they had done something
- contado
- Past participle of 'contar'; counted or told
- quinientos
- Number meaning 'five hundred'
- subieron
- Preterite of 'subir'; they went up or climbed
- Subieron
- Preterite of 'subir'; they climbed or went upstairs
- por
- Preposition meaning 'through', 'by', or 'because of'
- la
- Definite feminine article meaning 'the'
- escalera
- Noun meaning 'staircase' or 'ladder'
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because', explaining a reason
- pensaron
- Preterite of 'pensar'; they thought or believed
- así
- Adverb meaning 'this way', 'thus', or 'so'
- causarían
- Conditional of 'causar'; they would cause or produce
- mejor
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'
- impresión
- Noun meaning 'impression' made on someone
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- colocaron
- Preterite of 'colocarse'; they placed or positioned themselves
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'on'
- fila
- Noun meaning 'line' or 'row' of people
- frente
- Noun or preposition meaning 'forehead' or 'in front of'
- señora
- Noun meaning 'Mrs.' or 'lady', polite address
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- sombreros
- Plural noun meaning 'hats'
- mano
- Noun meaning 'hand'
- deseando
- Gerund of 'desear'; wishing or desiring something
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- llevar
- Infinitive meaning 'to wear' or 'to carry'
- puesta
- Past participle of 'poner'; put on or worn
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- ropa
- Noun meaning 'clothes' or 'clothing'
- piratas
- Plural noun meaning 'pirates'
- No
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- dijeron
- Preterite of 'decir'; they said or told
- nada
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', showing contrast
- sus
- Plural possessive adjective meaning 'their' or 'his/her'
- ojos
- Plural noun meaning 'eyes'
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to her', 'to him'
- pedían
- Imperfect of 'pedir'; they were asking or requesting
- acogiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'acoger'; that she would welcome
- También
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'
- deberían
- Conditional of 'deber'; they should or ought to
- haber
- Infinitive auxiliary verb meaning 'to have' done something
- mirado
- Past participle of 'mirar'; looked at or watched
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- señor
- Noun meaning 'Mr.' or 'gentleman', polite address
- se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun used in many constructions
- olvidaron
- Preterite of 'olvidar'; they forgot about someone
- él
- Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'of course', 'through', or 'by'
- supuesto
- Past participle; 'por supuesto' means 'of course'
- dijo
- Preterite of 'decir'; she/he said
- enseguida
- Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'right away'
- acogerían
- Conditional of 'acoger'; they would welcome or take in
- el
- Definite masculine article meaning 'the'
- estaba
- Imperfect of 'estar'; she/he was in a state
- curiosamente
- Adverb meaning 'curiously' or 'strangely'
- abatido
- Adjective meaning 'downcast', 'dejected', or 'discouraged'
- vieron
- Preterite of 'ver'; they saw or noticed
- consideraba
- Imperfect of 'considerar'; he/she considered or regarded
- seis
- Number meaning 'six'
- un
- Indefinite masculine article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- número
- Noun meaning 'number' or 'quantity'
- bastante
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'quite', 'enough', or 'rather'
- elevado
- Adjective meaning 'high', 'elevated', or 'large in number'
- Debo
- First person present of 'deber'; I must or I owe
- decir
- Infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'
- tú
- Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- haces
- Second person present of 'hacer'; you do or make
- las
- Plural definite feminine article meaning 'the'
- cosas
- Plural noun meaning 'things'
- medias
- Adjective meaning 'halfway' or 'half-done'; also 'stockings'
- comentario
- Noun meaning 'comment' or 'remark'
- mala
- Feminine adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor'
- gana
- Noun meaning 'desire' or 'willingness'; 'mala gana' reluctantly
- gemelos
- Plural noun meaning 'twins'
- creyeron
- Preterite of 'creer'; they believed or thought
- dirigido
- Past participle of 'dirigir'; directed or addressed to someone
- El
- Definite masculine article meaning 'the'
- primer
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' before a noun
- gemelo
- Noun meaning 'twin'
- era
- Imperfect of 'ser'; he/she/it was by nature
- orgulloso
- Adjective meaning 'proud'
- preguntó
- Preterite of 'preguntar'; he/she asked a question
- sonrojándose
- Reflexive gerund of 'sonrojar'; blushing or turning red
- Cree
- Third person present of 'creer'; he/she believes or thinks
- usted
- Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you'
- seríamos
- Conditional of 'ser'; we would be
- demasiado
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'too much' or 'too many'
- difíciles
- Plural adjective meaning 'difficult' or 'hard to manage'
- manejar
- Infinitive meaning 'to manage', 'to handle', or 'to drive'
- Porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because', giving a reason
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if', introducing a condition
- es
- Third person present of 'ser'; he/she/it is
- podemos
- First person plural present of 'poder'; we can
- marcharnos
- Reflexive infinitive of 'marchar'; to leave or go away
- Padre
- Noun meaning 'father'
- exclamó
- Preterite of 'exclamar'; she/he exclaimed or cried out
- horrorizada
- Adjective meaning 'horrified' or 'appalled'
- sombra
- Noun meaning 'shadow' or 'shade'
- seguía
- Imperfect of 'seguir'; he/she kept on or continued
- Sabía
- Imperfect of 'saber'; he/she knew a fact
- comportando
- Gerund of 'comportar'; behaving in a certain manner
- manera
- Noun meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'style'
- indigna
- Adjective meaning 'unworthy' or 'disgraceful'
- podía
- Imperfect of 'poder'; he/she could or was able to
- evitarlo
- Infinitive 'evitar' with pronoun; to avoid it
- Podríamos
- Conditional of 'poder'; we could or would be able
- dormir
- Infinitive meaning 'to sleep'
- encogidos
- Past participle of 'encoger'; curled up or huddled together
- Yo
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- siempre
- Adverb meaning 'always'
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'
- corto
- Adjective meaning 'short'; also first person of 'cortar'
- pelo
- Noun meaning 'hair'
- yo
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- misma
- Reflexive adjective meaning 'myself' or 'herself'
- apenada
- Adjective meaning 'saddened' or 'grieved'
- ver
- Infinitive meaning 'to see'
- querido
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved'
- esposo
- Noun meaning 'husband'
- mostrándose
- Reflexive gerund of 'mostrar'; showing oneself or appearing
- bajo
- Adjective or preposition meaning 'low', 'short', or 'under'
- una
- Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- luz
- Noun meaning 'light'
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such', intensifying an adjective
- desfavorable
- Adjective meaning 'unfavorable' or 'in a poor light'
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