Peter Pan — Page 2
Then he burst into tears, and the truth came out.
Entonces rompió a llorar, y la verdad salió a la luz.
He was as glad to have them as she was, he said, but he thought they should have asked his consent as well as hers, instead of treating him as a cypher in his own house.
Estaba tan contento de tenerlos como ella, dijo, pero pensaba que deberían haberle pedido su consentimiento además del de ella, en lugar de tratarle como a un cero a la izquierda en su propia casa.
"I don't think he is a cypher," Tootles cried instantly.
«Yo no creo que sea un cero a la izquierda», exclamó Tootles al instante.
"Do you think he is a cypher, Curly?"
«¿Tú crees que es un cero a la izquierda, Curly?»
"No, I don't. Do you think he is a cypher, Slightly?"
«No, yo no. ¿Tú crees que es un cero a la izquierda, Slightly?»
"Rather not. Twin, what do you think?"
«En absoluto. Gemelo, ¿tú qué piensas?»
It turned out that not one of them thought him a cypher; and he was absurdly gratified, and said he would find space for them all in the drawing-room if they fitted in.
Resultó que ninguno de ellos lo consideraba un cero a la izquierda; y él se sintió absurdamente halagado, y dijo que encontraría espacio para todos en el salón si cabían.
"We'll fit in, sir," they assured him.
«Cabremos, señor», le aseguraron.
"Then follow the leader," he cried gaily.
«Entonces seguid al líder», exclamó alegremente.
"Mind you, I am not sure that we have a drawing-room, but we pretend we have, and it's all the same.
«Eso sí, no estoy seguro de que tengamos un salón, pero fingimos que lo tenemos, y es lo mismo.
Hoop la!"
¡Aro, la!»
He went off dancing through the house, and they all cried "Hoop la!" and danced after him, searching for the drawing-room; and I forget whether they found it, but at any rate they found corners, and they all fitted in.
Se marchó bailando por toda la casa, y todos gritaron «¡Aro, la!» y bailaron tras él, buscando el salón; y no recuerdo si lo encontraron, pero en cualquier caso encontraron rincones, y todos cupieron.
As for Peter, he saw Wendy once again before he flew away.
En cuanto a Peter, vio a Wendy una vez más antes de emprender el vuelo.
He did not exactly come to the window, but he brushed against it in passing so that she could open it if she liked and call to him.
No se acercó exactamente a la ventana, pero la rozó al pasar para que ella pudiera abrirla si quería y llamarle.
That is what she did.
Eso fue lo que hizo.
"Hullo, Wendy, good-bye," he said.
«Hola, Wendy, adiós», dijo él.
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- At that moment; used to indicate a result or transition
- rompió
- He/she broke; past tense of romper
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- llorar
- To cry; to shed tears from emotion
- y
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- verdad
- Truth; the reality or fact of something
- salió
- It came out; past tense of salir
- luz
- Light; also used figuratively meaning to come to light
- Estaba
- He/she was; imperfect tense of estar
- tan
- So; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs
- contento
- Happy, pleased, content with a situation
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating possession or origin
- tenerlos
- To have them; infinitive tener with pronoun attached
- como
- As, like; used for comparison or manner
- ella
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- pensaba
- He/she thought; imperfect tense of pensar
- que
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- deberían
- They should; conditional tense of deber
- haberle
- To have him; infinitive haber with indirect pronoun
- pedido
- Asked for, requested; past participle of pedir
- su
- His, her, their; third-person possessive adjective
- consentimiento
- Consent; permission or approval given by someone
- además
- Furthermore, besides; adds information to a statement
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- en
- In, at, on; preposition indicating location or time
- lugar
- Place; a location or spot; used in en lugar de
- tratarle
- To treat him; infinitive tratar with pronoun attached
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- cero
- Zero; used figuratively meaning a nobody
- izquierda
- Left; direction or side; in un cero a la izquierda: nobody
- propia
- Own; belonging to oneself, one's own
- casa
- House, home; the place where one lives
- Yo
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- no
- No, not; negation word in Spanish
- creo
- I believe, I think; first-person present of creer
- sea
- Be; present subjunctive of ser
- exclamó
- He/she exclaimed; past tense of exclamar
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- instante
- Instant, moment; a very brief period of time
- Tú
- You; second-person singular subject pronoun
- crees
- You believe, you think; second-person present of creer
- es
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- No
- No; used to express negation or disagreement
- yo
- I; first-person singular pronoun, here emphatic
- En
- In, at; preposition indicating location or state
- absoluto
- Absolute; en absoluto means not at all
- Gemelo
- Twin; one of a pair of twins
- tú
- You; second-person singular pronoun, emphatic form
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
- piensas
- You think; second-person singular present of pensar
- Resultó
- It turned out; past tense of resultar
- ninguno
- None, not one; negative pronoun indicating zero quantity
- ellos
- They; third-person plural masculine subject pronoun
- lo
- It, him; direct object pronoun for masculine nouns
- consideraba
- Considered; imperfect tense of considerar
- él
- He; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun
- se
- Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- sintió
- He/she felt; past tense of sentir
- absurdamente
- Absurdly; in a ridiculous or unreasonable manner
- halagado
- Flattered; feeling pleased by praise or attention
- encontraría
- He/she would find; conditional tense of encontrar
- espacio
- Space, room; available area for people or things
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- todos
- Everyone, all; referring to all people or things
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- salón
- Living room, hall; main room of a house
- si
- If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- cabían
- They fit; imperfect tense of caber
- Cabremos
- We will fit; future tense of caber
- señor
- Mister, sir; formal title of address for a man
- le
- Him, her; indirect object pronoun for third person
- aseguraron
- They assured; past tense of asegurar
- seguid
- Follow; imperative plural form of seguir
- líder
- Leader; a person who guides or leads a group
- alegremente
- Cheerfully; in a happy and lively manner
- Eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response or confirmation
- estoy
- I am; first-person present of estar
- seguro
- Sure, certain; confident about something
- tengamos
- We have; present subjunctive of tener
- fingimos
- We pretend; first-person plural present of fingir
- tenemos
- We have; first-person plural present of tener
- mismo
- Same; identical or the very thing mentioned
- Aro
- Right, okay; informal agreement in Spanish
- Se
- Himself; reflexive pronoun used with third-person verbs
- marchó
- He/she left, went away; past tense of marcharse
- bailando
- Dancing; present participle of bailar
- por
- Through, along, for; preposition with multiple uses
- toda
- All, entire; feminine form of todo
- gritaron
- They shouted; past tense of gritar
- bailaron
- They danced; past tense of bailar
- tras
- After, behind; preposition indicating following or pursuit
- buscando
- Searching, looking for; present participle of buscar
- recuerdo
- Memory, souvenir; something remembered from the past
- encontraron
- They found; past tense of encontrar
- cualquier
- Any; used before nouns to indicate any one
- caso
- Case; situation; en cualquier caso means in any case
- rincones
- Corners, nooks; small hidden spaces in a room
- cupieron
- They fit; past tense of caber
- cuanto
- As soon as; en cuanto means the moment that
- vio
- He/she saw; past tense of ver
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- vez
- Time, instance; una vez más means once more
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity
- antes
- Before; indicating something happening earlier in time
- emprender
- To undertake, to begin; to set off on a journey
- vuelo
- Flight; the act of flying through the air
- acercó
- He/she approached; past tense of acercarse
- exactamente
- Exactly; precisely, without any deviation
- ventana
- Window; an opening in a wall for light and air
- rozó
- He/she grazed, brushed; past tense of rozar
- pasar
- To pass by; to go past something or someone
- pudiera
- He/she could; past subjunctive of poder
- abrirla
- To open it; infinitive abrir with feminine pronoun
- quería
- He/she wanted; imperfect tense of querer
- llamarle
- To call him; infinitive llamar with pronoun attached
- fue
- He/she went or was; past tense of ir or ser
- hizo
- He/she did, made; past tense of hacer
- Hola
- Hello; common informal greeting in Spanish
- adiós
- Goodbye; farewell expression when parting from someone
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