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

For in these fits he was the most overriding companion ever known; he would slap his hand on the table for silence all round; he would fly up in a passion of anger at a question, or sometimes because none was put, and so he judged the company was not following his story.

Pues en estos arrebatos era el compañero más dominante que se conociera jamás; golpeaba la mesa con la mano para imponer silencio a todos; montaba en cólera ante una pregunta, o a veces porque no se le hacía ninguna, y así concluía que los presentes no estaban siguiendo su historia.

Nor would he allow anyone to leave the inn till he had drunk himself sleepy and reeled off to bed.

Tampoco permitía que nadie abandonara la posada hasta que él mismo se hubiera bebido hasta el sopor y se tambaleara camino de la cama.

His stories were what frightened people worst of all.

Sus historias eran lo que más miedo daba a la gente.

Dreadful stories they were--about hanging, and walking the plank, and storms at sea, and the Dry Tortugas, and wild deeds and places on the Spanish Main.

Eran historias espantosas, sobre ahorcamientos, paseos por la tabla, tormentas en el mar, las Tortugas Secas, y hazañas y lugares salvajes en el Mar de las Antillas.

By his own account he must have lived his life among some of the wickedest men that God ever allowed upon the sea, and the language in which he told these stories shocked our plain country people almost as much as the crimes that he described.

Según sus propias palabras, debía de haber pasado su vida entre los hombres más malvados que Dios jamás hubiera permitido en el mar, y el lenguaje con que contaba estas historias escandalizaba a nuestra sencilla gente del campo casi tanto como los crímenes que describía.

My father was always saying the inn would be ruined, for people would soon cease coming there to be tyrannized over and put down, and sent shivering to their beds; but I really believe his presence did us good.

Mi padre decía siempre que la posada acabaría arruinada, pues la gente dejaría pronto de venir a que la tiranizaran, la humillaran y la mandaran a la cama temblando; pero yo realmente creo que su presencia nos beneficiaba.

Vocabulary

Pues: Well; then; since; thus or therefore.
en: In; on; at; inside or within a location.
estos: These; this group of people or things here.
arrebatos: Outbursts; fits of rage or sudden violent emotions.
era: Was; past tense of ser for third person singular.
el: The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish.
compañero: Companion; friend; colleague or person who accompanies.
más: More; greater in quantity, degree or importance.
dominante: Dominant; commanding; controlling or most influential person.
que: That; which; who; relative or subordinate conjunction.
se: Himself; herself; oneself; reflexive pronoun for actions.
conociera: Knew; might know; past subjunctive of conocer.
jamás: Never; not ever; at no time whatsoever.
golpeaba: Hit; struck; pounded repeatedly in past tense.
la: The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish.
mesa: Table; furniture used for eating or working.
con: With; accompanied by; in company of someone.
mano: Hand; limb with fingers used for grasping.
para: For; in order to; to indicate purpose.
imponer: Impose; to force or require something from others.
silencio: Silence; absence of sound or noise completely.
todos: All; everyone; every person in a group.
montaba: Threw; had fits; would rage or fly into.
cólera: Anger; rage; intense wrath or furious emotion.
ante: Before; in front of; facing someone.
una: A; one; feminine indefinite article in Spanish.
pregunta: Question; inquiry; asking for information or answer.
veces: Times; occasions; instances of something happening.
porque: Because; for the reason that; causal conjunction.
no: No; not; negation or refusal of something.
le: Him; her; to him or her indirect object.
hacía: Made; did; performed action in past tense.
ninguna: None; not any; not a single one female.
así: Thus; in this manner; this way exactly.
concluía: Concluded; finished; ended or brought to close.
los: The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish.
presentes: Present; those present; people attending or there.
estaban: Were; past tense plural of estar for location.
siguiendo: Following; tracking; going after or pursuing something.
su: His; her; your; possessive adjective for third person.
historia: Story; history; narrative of events or tale.
Tampoco: Neither; either; also not; furthermore not.
permitía: Allowed; permitted; let or enabled someone do.
nadie: Nobody; no one; not a single person.
abandonara: Abandoned; left; might leave or forsake place.
posada: Inn; hostel; lodging place for travelers overnight.
hasta: Until; till; up to a certain point.
él: He; him; masculine pronoun for third person.
mismo: Same; itself; very or identical to other.
hubiera: Had; would have; past subjunctive of haber.
bebido: Drunk; consumed alcohol; past participle of beber.
sopor: Drowsiness; lethargy; deep sleep or unconsciousness state.
tambaleara: Staggered; swayed; walked unsteadily from drunkenness.
camino: Way; path; road; route or direction traveled.
de: Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
cama: Bed; furniture for sleeping or resting.
Sus: Their; his; her; possessive adjective plural form.
historias: Stories; histories; narratives or tales plural form.
eran: Were; past tense plural of ser for identification.
lo: It; the; masculine singular definite article.
miedo: Fear; fright; terror or anxiety about something.
daba: Gave; produced; caused or resulted in action.
gente: People; persons; folk or human beings collectively.
Eran: Were; past tense plural of ser identification.
espantosas: Frightening; terrifying; dreadful or horrifying plural feminine.
sobre: About; concerning; on top of or regarding.
ahorcamientos: Hangings; executions by rope; plural of ahorcamiento.
paseos: Walks; strolls; rides or excursions for pleasure.
por: By; through; for; preposition indicating agent or means.
tabla: Board; plank; wooden flat piece of material.
tormentas: Storms; tempests; violent weather or disturbances plural.
mar: Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.
las: The; feminine plural definite article in Spanish.
Tortugas: Turtles; chelonians; reptiles with shells plural form.
hazañas: Exploits; deeds; feats or adventures plural feminine.
lugares: Places; locations; spots or areas where things.
salvajes: Wild; savage; untamed or uncivilized plural masculine.
Mar: Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.

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