Treasure Island — Page 1

English → Spanish PART ONE--The Old Buccaneer Level 6/10

The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow

El viejo lobo de mar en el Admiral Benbow

Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17—, and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof.

Habiéndome pedido el hidalgo Trelawney, el doctor Livesey y el resto de estos caballeros que escribiera todos los pormenores sobre la Isla del Tesoro, desde el principio hasta el fin, sin ocultar nada salvo la situación de la isla, y esto únicamente porque aún hay tesoro sin desenterrar, tomo la pluma en el año de gracia de 17— y vuelvo al tiempo en que mi padre regentaba la posada del Admiral Benbow y el viejo marino tostado con la cicatriz del sable se alojó por primera vez bajo nuestro techo.

I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow--a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white.

Lo recuerdo como si fuera ayer, cuando llegó caminando pesadamente hasta la puerta de la posada, con su baúl marinero siguiéndole en una carretilla de mano: un hombre alto, fuerte, corpulento, de color pardo oscuro, con su coleta alquitranada cayendo sobre el hombro de su sucia chaqueta azul, las manos ásperas y llenas de cicatrices, con uñas negras y rotas, y la cicatriz del sable cruzándole una mejilla, de un blanco sucio y lívido.

I remember him looking round the cove and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards:

Lo recuerdo mirando alrededor de la ensenada y silbando para sí mientras lo hacía, y luego entonando aquella vieja canción marinera que cantó tan a menudo después:

"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"

«¡Quince hombres sobre el cofre del muerto! ¡Yo-ho-ho, y una botella de ron!»

in the high, old tottering voice that seemed to have been tuned and broken at the capstan bars.

con aquella voz aguda, vieja y temblorosa que parecía haber sido templada y quebrada en las barras del cabrestante.

Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried, and when my father appeared, called roughly for a glass of rum.

Luego golpeó la puerta con un trozo de palo parecido a una espeque que llevaba consigo, y cuando apareció mi padre, pidió bruscamente un vaso de ron.

Vocabulary

viejo: Old, aged; referring to a person or thing
lobo: Wolf; also used in nautical expressions
mar: The sea or ocean
Habiéndome: Having been asked; reflexive gerund of haber
pedido: Past participle of pedir; requested or asked for
hidalgo: Spanish nobleman of lower nobility rank
resto: The rest or remainder of something
estos: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' (masculine plural)
caballeros: Gentlemen; honorable men of good social standing
escribiera: Past subjunctive of escribir; that he/she write
todos: All or every; referring to a complete group
pormenores: Details or particulars of an event or account
sobre: Preposition meaning 'about,' 'on,' or 'over'
Isla: Island; a landmass surrounded by water
Tesoro: Treasure; valuable collection of wealth or riches
desde: Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since' a point
principio: Beginning or start of something; also a principle
hasta: Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
fin: End or conclusion of something
sin: Preposition meaning 'without'
ocultar: To hide or conceal something from others
nada: Nothing; not anything at all
salvo: Except for; used to indicate an exception
situación: Location or situation; the position of something
isla: Island; landmass surrounded by water
esto: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (neuter)
únicamente: Only or solely; exclusively and nothing else
porque: Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'since'
aún: Still or yet; indicating something continues
hay: There is or there are; impersonal form of haber
tesoro: Treasure; precious valuables or riches hidden away
desenterrar: To dig up or unearth something buried underground
tomo: I take; first person present of tomar
pluma: Pen or feather; writing instrument used historically
año: Year; a period of twelve calendar months
gracia: Grace; used in 'año de gracia,' meaning 'year of grace'
vuelvo: I return or go back; first person of volver
tiempo: Time or weather; a period or duration
padre: Father; male parent
regentaba: Was managing or running an establishment
posada: Inn or lodging house for travelers
marino: Sailor or seaman; relating to the sea
tostado: Tanned or toasted; darkened by sun exposure
cicatriz: Scar; mark left on skin from a wound
sable: Saber; a curved military sword or blade
alojó: Lodged or stayed; past tense of alojarse
primera: First; feminine ordinal number indicating order
vez: Time or occasion; as in 'por primera vez'
bajo: Under or below; beneath something else
nuestro: Possessive adjective meaning 'our'
techo: Roof or ceiling; top covering of a building
recuerdo: I remember; memory of a past event
si: Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'as if'
fuera: Past subjunctive of ser/ir; were or would be
ayer: Yesterday; the day before today
cuando: When; conjunction indicating time of an event
llegó: He/she arrived; past tense of llegar
caminando: Walking; present participle of caminar
pesadamente: Heavily; in a slow, weighty, labored manner
puerta: Door or gate; entrance to a building
baúl: Trunk or chest; large box for storing belongings
marinero: Sailor; a person who works on a ship
siguiéndole: Following him; gerund of seguir with pronoun attached
carretilla: Wheelbarrow or small cart for transporting goods
mano: Hand; the end part of the human arm
hombre: Man; adult male human being
alto: Tall or high; of great vertical measurement
fuerte: Strong or strong-built; having great physical strength
corpulento: Stocky or heavyset; having a large, robust body
color: Color; the visual property of hue or shade
pardo: Brown or grayish-brown; a dull, dark mixed color
oscuro: Dark; lacking light or of deep hue
coleta: Pigtail or queue; hair tied at the back
alquitranada: Tarred; coated or treated with tar substance
cayendo: Falling or hanging down; gerund of caer
hombro: Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to torso
sucia: Dirty or filthy; not clean, feminine form
chaqueta: Jacket; a short coat worn over clothing
azul: Blue; the color of sky and ocean
manos: Hands; plural of mano, body part
ásperas: Rough or coarse; having an uneven, harsh texture
llenas: Full of; feminine plural of lleno
cicatrices: Scars; plural of cicatriz, marks from wounds
uñas: Fingernails or claws; hard covering at finger tips
negras: Black; feminine plural of negro, darkest color
rotas: Broken; feminine plural past participle of romper
cruzándole: Crossing him; gerund of cruzar with indirect pronoun
mejilla: Cheek; the fleshy side of a person's face
blanco: White; the lightest color, absence of darkness
sucio: Dirty; not clean, covered in grime or filth
lívido: Livid or pale; discolored, bluish from bruising
mirando: Looking or gazing; present participle of mirar
alrededor: Around or surrounding; in the area nearby
ensenada: Cove or inlet; small sheltered bay of water
silbando: Whistling; present participle of silbar
sí: Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun for self
mientras: While or as; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
hacía: Was doing; imperfect tense of hacer
luego: Then or later; indicating sequence of events
entonando: Singing or intoning; present participle of entonar
aquella: That (over there); feminine demonstrative adjective
vieja: Old; feminine form of viejo, aged
canción: Song; a musical composition with lyrics
marinera: Sailor-style; feminine adjective relating to sailors
cantó: He/she sang; preterite past tense of cantar
tan: So or as; used in comparisons of degree
menudo: Often; used in phrase 'a menudo' meaning frequently
después: After or afterwards; indicating something follows in time
Quince: Fifteen; the cardinal number between fourteen and sixteen
hombres: Men; plural of hombre, adult male humans
cofre: Chest or coffer; a box for storing valuables
muerto: Dead; no longer alive, deceased person
botella: Bottle; a container for liquids with narrow neck
ron: Rum; an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane
voz: Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks
aguda: Sharp or high-pitched; acute, shrill in sound
temblorosa: Trembling or shaky; quivering with age or emotion
parecía: Seemed or appeared; imperfect tense of parecer
haber: To have; auxiliary verb used to form past tenses
sido: Been; past participle of ser used with haber
templada: Tempered or toughened; hardened through a process
quebrada: Broken or cracked; damaged and weakened over time
barras: Bars or rods; rigid metal or wooden pieces
cabrestante: Capstan; a rotating drum used to haul ropes
Luego: Then; conjunction indicating what happens next
golpeó: He struck or hit; preterite past tense of golpear
trozo: Piece or chunk; a portion cut from something
palo: Stick or pole; a long piece of wood
parecido: Similar or resembling; past participle of parecer
espeque: Handspike; a wooden lever used on ships
llevaba: Was carrying or had; imperfect tense of llevar
consigo: With himself or herself; reflexive prepositional phrase
apareció: Appeared; preterite past tense of aparecer
pidió: He/she asked for; preterite past tense of pedir
bruscamente: Abruptly or brusquely; in a rough, sudden manner
vaso: Glass; a drinking vessel for liquids

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