Won from the Waves — Page 11
Her loose cloak and the long grey hair which hung over her shoulders blew out in the wind, giving her face a wild and weird look, for she wore no covering to restrain her locks, with the exception of a mass of dry dark seaweed, formed in the shape of a crown, twisted round the top of her head.
Su capa suelta y el largo cabello gris que le caía sobre los hombros ondeaban al viento, dándole al rostro un aspecto salvaje y extraño, pues no llevaba ninguna cubierta que sujetara su cabellera, a excepción de una masa de algas marinas oscuras y secas, formadas en forma de corona, enrolladas en lo alto de su cabeza.
"I have seen the ship you are about to visit. I knew what her fate would be even yesternight when she was floating proudly on the ocean; she was doomed to destruction, and so will be all those who venture on board her. If you go out to her, I tell you that none of you will return. I warn you, Adam Halliburt, and I warn you all! Go not out to her, she is doomed! she is doomed! she is doomed!"
«He visto el barco que están a punto de visitar. Sabía cuál sería su destino incluso anoche, cuando flotaba orgulloso sobre el océano; estaba condenado a la destrucción, y lo mismo les ocurrirá a todos los que se aventuren a subir a bordo. Si van hacia él, les digo que ninguno de ustedes regresará. Les advierto, Adam Halliburt, ¡y les advierto a todos! ¡No vayan hacia él, está condenado! ¡está condenado! ¡está condenado!»
As the woman uttered these words she disappeared in the darkness. The men stood irresolute.
Cuando la mujer pronunció estas palabras, desapareció en la oscuridad. Los hombres permanecieron indecisos.
Vocabulary
- capa
- Cloak or cape worn as an outer garment
- suelta
- Loose, free, or untied; not fastened
- largo
- Long in length or extended in size
- cabello
- Hair, typically referring to hair on the head
- gris
- Gray in color
- caía
- Fell or hung down; past imperfect of caer
- sobre
- Preposition meaning over, above, or on top of
- hombros
- Shoulders, the upper part of the body
- ondeaban
- Waved or rippled, as hair or fabric in wind
- viento
- Wind, moving air outdoors
- dándole
- Giving to him or her; gerund with pronoun attached
- rostro
- Face, referring to a person's facial features
- aspecto
- Appearance or look of a person or thing
- salvaje
- Wild, savage, or untamed in appearance or nature
- extraño
- Strange, odd, or unusual in character
- pues
- Conjunction meaning since, because, or well then
- llevaba
- Was wearing or carrying; past imperfect of llevar
- ninguna
- None or no, feminine form of ninguno
- cubierta
- Covering or cover placed over something
- sujetara
- Would hold or fasten; past subjunctive of sujetar
- cabellera
- Head of hair, full growth of hair on the head
- excepción
- Exception, something excluded from a general rule
- masa
- Mass or clump of a substance grouped together
- algas
- Algae or seaweed found in water
- marinas
- Marine, relating to the sea or ocean
- oscuras
- Dark in color or lacking light
- secas
- Dry, lacking moisture or water
- formadas
- Formed or shaped into a particular structure
- forma
- Shape or form of an object
- corona
- Crown worn on the head as a decoration
- enrolladas
- Coiled or wound around in circular loops
- alto
- High or top part of something
- cabeza
- Head, the uppermost part of the body
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver
- barco
- Boat or ship used for water travel
- punto
- Point or moment in time; also a period mark
- visitar
- To visit a person or place
- Sabía
- Knew; past imperfect of saber
- cuál
- Which or what, used in questions
- sería
- Would be; conditional form of ser
- destino
- Destiny, fate, or destination of a journey
- incluso
- Even or including, used for emphasis
- anoche
- Last night, the previous evening
- cuando
- When, at the time that something occurred
- flotaba
- Was floating on water; past imperfect of flotar
- orgulloso
- Proud, feeling pride or self-importance
- océano
- Ocean, a vast body of salt water
- condenado
- Condemned or doomed to a terrible fate
- destrucción
- Destruction, the act of destroying something completely
- mismo
- Same or itself, used for emphasis
- ocurrirá
- Will happen or occur; future tense of ocurrir
- todos
- All or everyone, referring to an entire group
- aventuren
- Dare or venture; present subjunctive of aventurarse
- subir
- To go up, climb, or board a vehicle
- bordo
- On board a ship or vessel
- hacia
- Toward or in the direction of
- ninguno
- None or not one of them
- ustedes
- You all, formal or plural second person pronoun
- regresará
- Will return; future tense of regresar
- advierto
- I warn; first person present of advertir
- vayan
- Go; second person plural subjunctive of ir
- Cuando
- When, at the moment that an event happened
- mujer
- Woman, an adult female person
- pronunció
- Pronounced or uttered words aloud; preterite of pronunciar
- palabras
- Words, units of language used in speech
- desapareció
- Disappeared; preterite of desaparecer
- oscuridad
- Darkness, absence of light
- hombres
- Men, plural of hombre
- permanecieron
- Remained or stayed; preterite of permanecer
- indecisos
- Undecided or hesitant, unable to make a decision
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