Peter Pan — Page 7

English → Spanish Chapter XVII. Level 4/10

"O Peter," she said, shocked; but even when she explained he could not remember.

—Oh, Peter —dijo ella, consternada; pero aunque se lo explicó, él no podía recordarlo.

"There are such a lot of them," he said. "I expect she is no more."

—Son tantísimas —dijo él—. Me imagino que ya no existe.

I expect he was right, for fairies don't live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them.

Me imagino que tenía razón, pues las hadas no viven mucho tiempo, pero son tan pequeñas que un breve lapso les parece un buen rato.

Wendy was pained too to find that the past year was but as yesterday to Peter; it had seemed such a long year of waiting to her.

A Wendy también le dolió descubrir que el año pasado no era para Peter más que el día de ayer; a ella le había parecido un año larguísimo de espera.

But he was exactly as fascinating as ever, and they had a lovely spring cleaning in the little house on the tree tops.

Pero él era exactamente tan fascinante como siempre, y tuvieron una encantadora limpieza de primavera en la casita sobre las copas de los árboles.

Next year he did not come for her.

Al año siguiente él no vino a buscarla.

She waited in a new frock because the old one simply would not meet; but he never came.

Ella esperó con un vestido nuevo porque el viejo sencillamente ya no le cerraba; pero él nunca llegó.

"Perhaps he is ill," Michael said.

—Quizás está enfermo —dijo Michael.

"You know he is never ill."

—Bien sabes que él nunca se pone enfermo.

Michael came close to her and whispered, with a shiver, "Perhaps there is no such person, Wendy!" and then Wendy would have cried if Michael had not been crying.

Michael se acercó a ella y susurró, con un escalofrío: —¡Quizás esa persona no existe, Wendy! Y entonces Wendy se habría puesto a llorar si Michael no hubiera estado llorando ya.

Peter came next spring cleaning; and the strange thing was that he never knew he had missed a year.

Peter vino en la siguiente limpieza de primavera; y lo extraño fue que nunca supo que se había saltado un año.

That was the last time the girl Wendy ever saw him.

Esa fue la última vez que la niña Wendy lo vio.

For a little longer she tried for his sake not to have growing pains; and she felt she was untrue to him when she got a prize for general knowledge.

Durante algún tiempo más intentó, por él, no tener los dolores del crecimiento; y se sintió desleal hacia él cuando recibió un premio por cultura general.

Vocabulary

dijo: Past tense of 'decir'; said or told someone something.
ella: Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning she.
consternada: Dismayed or greatly distressed by something unexpected.
pero: Conjunction meaning but, introducing a contrast.
aunque: Conjunction meaning although or even though.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs.
lo: Direct object pronoun meaning it or him.
explicó: Past tense of 'explicar'; explained something to someone.
él: Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning he.
no: Negation word meaning no or not.
podía: Imperfect of 'poder'; was able to or could do.
recordarlo: To remember it; recall something from memory.
Son: Third-person plural of 'ser'; they are something.
tantísimas: Emphatic superlative of 'tantas'; so very many things.
Me: First-person singular object pronoun meaning me.
imagino: First-person of 'imaginar'; I imagine or suppose something.
que: Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning that or which.
ya: Adverb meaning already, now, or soon.
existe: Third-person singular of 'existir'; it exists or is real.
tenía: Imperfect of 'tener'; had or was having something.
razón: Noun meaning reason or being right about something.
pues: Conjunction or filler meaning well, then, or since.
las: Definite article or pronoun for feminine plural nouns.
hadas: Fairies; magical winged creatures from folklore.
viven: Third-person plural of 'vivir'; they live or reside.
mucho: Adverb or adjective meaning much, a lot, or many.
tiempo: Noun meaning time or weather.
son: Third-person plural of 'ser'; they are something.
tan: Adverb meaning so or as, used in comparisons.
pequeñas: Adjective meaning small or little, feminine plural form.
un: Indefinite article meaning a or an for masculine nouns.
breve: Adjective meaning brief, short in duration.
lapso: Noun meaning a lapse or short span of time.
les: Indirect object pronoun meaning to them or for them.
parece: Third-person of 'parecer'; seems or appears to be.
buen: Adjective meaning good, shortened form before masculine nouns.
rato: Noun meaning a short while or brief period of time.
A: Preposition meaning to, at, or for in Spanish.
también: Adverb meaning also, too, or as well.
le: Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, or you.
dolió: Past tense of 'doler'; it hurt or caused pain.
descubrir: Verb meaning to discover or find out something new.
el: Definite article meaning the for masculine singular nouns.
año: Noun meaning year, a period of twelve months.
pasado: Adjective or noun meaning past or last period of time.
era: Imperfect of 'ser'; was, describing a past state.
para: Preposition meaning for, in order to, or by.
más: Adverb or adjective meaning more or most.
día: Noun meaning day, a 24-hour period.
de: Preposition meaning of, from, or about.
ayer: Adverb meaning yesterday, the day before today.
a: Preposition meaning to, at, or indicating direction.
había: Imperfect of 'haber'; had, used to form past perfect.
parecido: Past participle of 'parecer'; seemed or appeared to be.
larguísimo: Superlative of 'largo'; extremely long in duration or length.
espera: Noun or verb form meaning wait or the act of waiting.
Pero: Conjunction meaning but, introducing a contrasting idea.
exactamente: Adverb meaning exactly or precisely as stated.
fascinante: Adjective meaning fascinating, extremely interesting or captivating.
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning like, as, or how.
siempre: Adverb meaning always or at all times.
y: Conjunction meaning and, linking words or phrases.
tuvieron: Preterite of 'tener'; they had or experienced something.
una: Indefinite article meaning a or an for feminine nouns.
encantadora: Adjective meaning charming, delightful, or lovely.
limpieza: Noun meaning cleanliness or the act of cleaning.
primavera: Noun meaning spring, the season after winter.
en: Preposition meaning in, on, or at a location.
la: Definite article or pronoun meaning the or her/it.
casita: Diminutive of 'casa'; a little or small house.
sobre: Preposition meaning on, over, about, or on top of.
copas: Noun meaning treetops or the crowns of trees.
los: Definite article or pronoun for masculine plural nouns.
árboles: Noun meaning trees, tall woody plants.
Al: Contraction of 'a el'; meaning to the or at the.
siguiente: Adjective meaning next or following in sequence.
vino: Preterite of 'venir'; came or arrived at a place.
buscarla: To look for her; to seek or fetch her.
Ella: Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning she.
esperó: Preterite of 'esperar'; waited or hoped for something.
con: Preposition meaning with, accompanying or using something.
vestido: Noun meaning dress or outfit worn by a person.
nuevo: Adjective meaning new, recently made or acquired.
porque: Conjunction meaning because, giving a reason or cause.
viejo: Adjective meaning old, having existed for a long time.
sencillamente: Adverb meaning simply or just, without complication.
cerraba: Imperfect of 'cerrar'; used to close or was closing.
nunca: Adverb meaning never, at no time.
llegó: Preterite of 'llegar'; arrived or reached a place.
Quizás: Adverb meaning perhaps or maybe, expressing uncertainty.
está: Third-person singular of 'estar'; is, indicating a state.
enfermo: Adjective meaning sick or ill, not in good health.
Bien: Adverb meaning well or fine, in a good manner.
sabes: Second-person of 'saber'; you know a fact or skill.
pone: Third-person of 'poner'; puts, places, or becomes something.
acercó: Preterite of 'acercarse'; approached or drew near to.
susurró: Preterite of 'susurrar'; whispered softly to someone.
escalofrío: Noun meaning shiver or chill, sensation of cold fear.
esa: Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning that, nearby thing.
persona: Noun meaning person, an individual human being.
Y: Conjunction meaning and, linking two elements together.
entonces: Adverb meaning then, at that time or consequently.
habría: Conditional of 'haber'; would have, used in hypotheticals.
puesto: Past participle of 'poner'; put or placed; also a stall.
llorar: Verb meaning to cry or weep from emotion.
si: Conjunction meaning if, introducing a conditional clause.
hubiera: Imperfect subjunctive of 'haber'; had, in hypothetical clauses.
estado: Past participle of 'estar'; been, indicating a past state.
llorando: Gerund of 'llorar'; crying or weeping at that moment.
extraño: Adjective meaning strange, odd, or unfamiliar.
fue: Preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'; was or went.
supo: Preterite of 'saber'; found out or came to know.
saltado: Past participle of 'saltar'; jumped or leaped over something.
Esa: Demonstrative adjective meaning that, referring to nearby thing.
última: Adjective meaning last or final in a sequence.
vez: Noun meaning time or instance of an occurrence.
niña: Noun meaning girl, a young female child.
vio: Preterite of 'ver'; saw or witnessed something.
Durante: Preposition meaning during or throughout a period of time.
algún: Adjective meaning some or any, before masculine singular nouns.
intentó: Preterite of 'intentar'; tried or attempted to do something.
por: Preposition meaning for, by, through, or because of.
tener: Verb meaning to have or to hold something.
dolores: Noun meaning pains or aches felt in the body.
del: Contraction of 'de el'; meaning of the or from the.
crecimiento: Noun meaning growth or the process of growing.
sintió: Preterite of 'sentir'; felt an emotion or physical sensation.
desleal: Adjective meaning disloyal or unfaithful to someone.
hacia: Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of.
cuando: Conjunction or adverb meaning when, at the time that.
recibió: Preterite of 'recibir'; received or was given something.
premio: Noun meaning prize or award given for achievement.
cultura: Noun meaning culture, the arts, knowledge of a society.
general: Adjective meaning general or common; also a military rank.

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