Las aventuras de Alicia en el país de las maravillas: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
Alice’s adventures in Wonderland
Las 40 palabras que Lewis Carroll repite una y otra vez en «Las aventuras de Alicia en el país de las maravillas» y que no están entre las 4.000 más comunes del inglés. Apréndelas antes y los primeros capítulos se leerán mucho mejor. Cada una lleva su pronunciación, su traducción y una frase del libro.
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta que21 veces en el libro
Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I’ll come up: if not, I’ll stay down here till I’m somebody else’ — but, oh dear!”
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/apresuradamente, atropelladamente, de prisa16 veces en el libro
After a time she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance, and she hastily dried her eyes to see what was coming.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/ansiosamente, con ansiedad, con inquietud14 veces en el libro
She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, “Which way?
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/rompecabezas, enigma14 veces en el libro
Ah, THAT’S the great puzzle!”
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/queer, cuir, non heterosexual13 veces en el libro
How queer everything is to-day!
timid/ˈtɪmɪd/tímido12 veces en el libro
… in a low, timid voice, “If you please …
offend/əˈfɛnd/ofender11 veces en el libro
cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.
grin/ˈɡɹɪn/sonreír11 veces en el libro
“How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spread his claws, And welcome little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!”
croquet/kɹoʊˈkeɪ/croquet10 veces en el libro
… and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.
hedgehog/ˈhɛdʒˌhɑɡ/erizo10 veces en el libro
… it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes …
twinkle/ˈtwɪŋkəɫ/fulgurar, refulgir10 veces en el libro
For instance, suppose it were nine o’clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you’d only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling!
sneeze/ˈsniz/estornudar9 veces en el libro
And certainly there was a most extraordinary noise going on within — a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash …
serpent/ˈsɝpənt/serpiente, sierpe9 veces en el libro
… and was delighted to find that her neck would bend about easily in any direction, like a serpent.
angrily/ˈæŋɡɹəɫi/con ira, furiosamente9 veces en el libro
cried the Mouse, sharply and very angrily.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/temblar, rilar, sacudir9 veces en el libro
cried the Mouse, who was trembling down to the end of his tail.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/ansiosamente8 veces en el libro
The Mouse did not answer, so Alice went on eagerly: “There is such a nice little dog near our house I should like to show you!
sob/ˈsɑb/sollozar, llantear, plañir8 veces en el libro
“But perhaps it was only sobbing,” she thought, and looked into its eyes again, to see if there were any tears.
lobster/ˈɫɑbstɝ/bogavante, langosta, llocántaro8 veces en el libro
“—you advance twice—” “Each with a lobster as a partner!”
gardener/ˈɡɑɹdənɝ/jardinero, jardinera8 veces en el libro
A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/asustar, amedrentar, atemorizar8 veces en el libro
said Alice, a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence; “and now for the garden!”
fancy/ˈfænsi/la imaginación8 veces en el libro
(and she tried to curtsey as she spoke-fancy curtseying as you’re falling through the air!
mushroom/ˈməʃɹum/seta, hongo, callampa8 veces en el libro
There was a large mushroom growing near her, about the same height as herself …
flamingo/fɫəˈmɪŋɡoʊ/flamenco7 veces en el libro
… the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet …
slat/ˈsɫæt/pizarras7 veces en el libro
The twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates.
tart/ˈtɑɹt/tarta, tartaleta7 veces en el libro
… in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard …
shriek/ˈʃɹik/alarido, chillido7 veces en el libro
She did not get hold of anything, but she heard a little shriek and a fall, and a crash of broken glass …
chimney/ˈtʃɪmni/chimenea7 veces en el libro
… she put one arm out of the window, and one foot up the chimney, and said to herself “Now I can do no more …
pardon/ˈpɑɹdən/perdón7 veces en el libro
“Oh, I beg your pardon!”
puppy/ˈpəpi/cachorro, perrito7 veces en el libro
An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her.
temper/ˈtɛmpɝ/temperamento, carácter7 veces en el libro
Let this be a lesson to you never to lose YOUR temper!”
dreadfully/ˈdɹɛdfəɫi/despavorientemente, empavorecientemente, pavorosamente6 veces en el libro
“If it had grown up,” she said to herself, “it would have made a dreadfully ugly child: but it makes rather a handsome pig, I think.”
executioner/ˌɛksəkˈjuʃənɝ/verdugo, verduga, carnífice6 veces en el libro
“I’ll fetch the executioner myself,” said the King eagerly, and he hurried off.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/melancolía, engurrio6 veces en el libro
“As wet as ever,” said Alice in a melancholy tone: “it doesn’t seem to dry me at all.”
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/gruñir6 veces en el libro
The Mouse only growled in reply.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/pulgada6 veces en el libro
… she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock …
politely/pəˈɫaɪtɫi/cortésmente, educadamente6 veces en el libro
said the Mouse, frowning, but very politely: “Did you speak?”
procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/procesión6 veces en el libro
Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King’s crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand procession, came THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/recoger, buscar, ir a buscar6 veces en el libro
And it’ll fetch things when you throw them, and it’ll sit up and beg for its dinner …
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar6 veces en el libro
exclaimed Alice.
nonsense/ˈnɑnsɛns/disparate, sinsentido, tontería6 veces en el libro
Oh dear, what nonsense I’m talking!”
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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