Treasure Island — Page 12

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

I had always my eye open for seafaring men, with one leg or two, and I remember this one puzzled me.

Siempre había tenido el ojo abierto para los hombres de mar, con una pierna o dos, y recuerdo que este me desconcertó.

He was not sailorly, and yet he had a smack of the sea about him too.

No tenía aspecto de marinero, y sin embargo también había en él algo que olía a mar.

I asked him what was for his service, and he said he would take rum; but as I was going out of the room to fetch it, he sat down upon a table and motioned me to draw near.

Le pregunté qué deseaba, y dijo que tomaría ron; pero cuando yo salía de la habitación para traérselo, se sentó sobre una mesa y me hizo señas de que me acercara.

I paused where I was, with my napkin in my hand.

Me detuve donde estaba, con mi servilleta en la mano.

"Come here, sonny," says he.

—Ven aquí, chico —dijo él.

"Come nearer here."

—Acércate más.

I took a step nearer.

Di un paso hacia adelante.

"Is this here table for my mate Bill?" he asked with a kind of leer.

—¿Es esta mesa para mi amigo Bill? —preguntó con una especie de mirada taimada.

I told him I did not know his mate Bill, and this was for a person who stayed in our house whom we called the captain.

Le dije que no conocía a su amigo Bill, y que la mesa era para una persona que se hospedaba en nuestra casa a quien llamábamos el capitán.

"Well," said he, "my mate Bill would be called the captain, as like as not.

—Bueno —dijo él—, a mi amigo Bill lo llamarían el capitán, con toda probabilidad.

He has a cut on one cheek and a mighty pleasant way with him, particularly in drink, has my mate Bill.

Tiene una cicatriz en una mejilla y unos modales muy agradables, especialmente cuando bebe, mi amigo Bill.

We'll put it, for argument like, that your captain has a cut on one cheek--and we'll put it, if you like, that that cheek's the right one.

Digamos, a modo de argumento, que su capitán tiene una cicatriz en una mejilla, y digamos, si quiere, que esa mejilla es la derecha.

Ah, well! I told you.

¡Ah, bien! Ya se lo dije.

Now, is my mate Bill in this here house?"

Ahora bien, ¿está mi amigo Bill en esta casa?

I told him he was out walking.

Le dije que había salido a pasear.

"Which way, sonny? Which way is he gone?

—¿Por dónde, chico? ¿Por dónde se ha ido?

Vocabulary

Siempre: Always; at all times without exception
había: There was/had; past imperfect of haber
tenido: Had; past participle of tener
ojo: Eye; organ of sight, also means watch out
abierto: Open; not closed, receptive to something
para: For; indicating purpose or destination
hombres: Men; plural of hombre, adult males
mar: Sea; large body of salt water
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment
pierna: Leg; lower limb of the human body
dos: Two; the number 2
recuerdo: I remember; first-person present of recordar
este: This one; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
desconcertó: Disconcerted, puzzled; past tense of desconcertar
tenía: Had; past imperfect of tener
aspecto: Appearance, aspect; the way someone looks
marinero: Sailor; person who works on a ship
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something
embargo: Sin embargo means nevertheless, however, nonetheless
también: Also, too; indicating addition or similarity
algo: Something; an unspecified thing or amount
olía: Smelled; past imperfect of oler
Le: To him/her; indirect object pronoun third person
pregunté: I asked; first-person preterite of preguntar
qué: What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
deseaba: Wanted, desired; past imperfect of desear
dijo: Said, told; third-person preterite of decir
tomaría: Would take/have; conditional tense of tomar
ron: Rum; alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane
cuando: When; conjunction of time
salía: Was leaving; past imperfect of salir
habitación: Room; enclosed space in a building
traérselo: To bring it to him; infinitive with pronouns attached
sentó: Sat down; third-person preterite of sentarse
sobre: On, over, about; preposition of position or topic
mesa: Table; flat-surfaced furniture for eating or working
hizo: Did, made; third-person preterite of hacer
señas: Signs, gestures; signals made with hands or body
acercara: Approach, come closer; past subjunctive of acercarse
detuve: I stopped; first-person preterite of detenerse
donde: Where; relative adverb of place
estaba: Was; past imperfect of estar
servilleta: Napkin; cloth or paper used for wiping mouth
mano: Hand; body part at the end of the arm
Ven: Come; second-person singular imperative of venir
aquí: Here; adverb indicating nearby location
chico: Boy, kid; informal term for a young male
Acércate: Come closer; reflexive imperative of acercarse
más: More; adverb indicating greater degree
Di: I gave; first-person preterite of dar
paso: Step; movement of the foot while walking
hacia: Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
adelante: Forward, ahead; indicating direction or progress
esta: This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
amigo: Friend; person one knows well and likes
preguntó: Asked; third-person preterite of preguntar
especie: Kind, sort, species; type or category of something
mirada: Look, gaze; the act of looking at something
taimada: Sly, cunning; crafty and deceptive in manner
dije: I said; first-person preterite of decir
conocía: Knew; past imperfect of conocer
era: Was; past imperfect of ser
persona: Person; an individual human being
hospedaba: Was staying, lodging; past imperfect of hospedarse
nuestra: Our; first-person plural feminine possessive adjective
casa: House, home; a building where people live
quien: Who, whom; relative pronoun referring to a person
llamábamos: We called; past imperfect of llamar
capitán: Captain; commanding officer of a ship or group
Bueno: Good, well; adjective or interjection of agreement
llamarían: They would call; conditional tense of llamar
toda: All, entire; feminine singular of todo
probabilidad: Probability, likelihood; chance something will occur
Tiene: Has; third-person singular present of tener
cicatriz: Scar; mark left on skin after a wound heals
mejilla: Cheek; fleshy part of the face below the eye
unos: Some, a few; masculine plural indefinite article
modales: Manners; ways of behaving in social situations
muy: Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
agradables: Pleasant, agreeable; pleasing in nature or manner
especialmente: Especially; particularly, above all others
bebe: Drinks; third-person singular present of beber
Digamos: Let's say; first-person plural subjunctive of decir
modo: Way, manner, mode; method of doing something
argumento: Argument, reason; reasoning used to support a point
tiene: Has; third-person singular present of tener
digamos: Let's say; used as a hedging expression
si: If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
quiere: Wants; third-person singular present of querer
esa: That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
derecha: Right; direction or side opposite to the left
bien: Well, good; indicating satisfaction or correctness
Ya: Already, now; adverb indicating immediacy or completion
Ahora: Now; at the present moment in time
está: Is; third-person singular present of estar
salido: Gone out; past participle of salir
pasear: To walk, stroll; to go for a leisurely walk
Por: By, through, for; versatile preposition of cause or place
dónde: Where; interrogative adverb asking about location
ha: Has; third-person singular present of haber
ido: Gone; past participle of ir

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