Rebelión en la granja: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
Animal Farm
Las 40 palabras que George Orwell repite una y otra vez en «Rebelión en la granja» 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.
windmill/ˈwɪndˌmɪɫ/molino de viento71 veces en el libro
But of all their controversies, none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill.
sheep/ˈʃip/oveja, carnero36 veces en el libro
The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud.
farmhouse/ˈfɑɹmˌhaʊs/alquería34 veces en el libro
Then they filed back to the farm buildings and halted in silence outside the door of the farmhouse.
hoof/ˈhuf/pezuña, casco26 veces en el libro
… came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw.
barn/ˈbɑɹn/hórreo, troje, alfolí25 veces en el libro
It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way.
hen/ˈhɛn/gallina22 veces en el libro
And you hens, how many eggs have you laid in this last year, and how many of those eggs ever hatched into chickens?
labour/ˈɫeɪbɝ/trabajo19 veces en el libro
Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings.
stall/ˈstɔɫ/establo18 veces en el libro
I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living.
harvest/ˈhɑɹvəst/cosecha, recolección15 veces en el libro
Today we begin the hay harvest.
ration/ˈɹæʃən/ración, alforja, pitanza14 veces en el libro
In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?
pigeon/ˈpɪdʒən/paloma, palomo, cuculí14 veces en el libro
Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on neighbouring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion …
comrade/ˈkɑmˌɹæd/camarada, compañero, compañera13 veces en el libro
… of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling out "Gee up, comrade!"
utter/ˈətɝ/perorar, resolgar, resollar13 veces en el libro
… he would move rapidly to and fro, drawing in line after line and uttering little whimpers of excitement.
straw/ˈstɹɔ/paja13 veces en el libro
At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.
orchard/ˈɔɹtʃɝd/huerta, vergel, campo11 veces en el libro
… he was devoted to Boxer; the two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard, grazing side by side and never speaking.
pasture/ˈpæstʃɝ/pasto, pastizal, pradera11 veces en el libro
But they woke at dawn as usual, and suddenly remembering the glorious thing that had happened, they all raced out into the pasture together.
shed/ˈʃɛd/cobertizo, galpón, tinglado11 veces en el libro
One of the cows broke in the door of the store-shed with her horn and all the animals began to help themselves from the bins.
rumour/ˈɹumɝ/rumor10 veces en el libro
But there were also rumours of something more serious.
timber/ˈtɪmbɝ/madera, leña10 veces en el libro
It happened that there was in the yard a pile of timber which had been stacked there ten years earlier when a beech spinney was cleared.
cart/ˈkɑɹt/carro, carreta, catanga10 veces en el libro
The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover …
trotter/ˈtɹɑtɝ/casco9 veces en el libro
Major raised his trotter for silence.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honor, honra9 veces en el libro
Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do."
rebellion/ɹɪˈbɛɫjən/rebelión, insurrección9 veces en el libro
Nevertheless, they were both thoroughly frightened by the rebellion on Animal Farm, and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it.
ribbon/ˈɹɪbən/cinta, lazo, galón9 veces en el libro
She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with.
spite/ˈspaɪt/despecho, ojeriza9 veces en el libro
… but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.
bleatingbalador8 veces en el libro
… the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad!
pellet/ˈpɛɫət/balín, perdigón8 veces en el libro
The pellets buried themselves in the wall of the barn and the meeting broke up hurriedly.
expulsion/ɪkˈspəɫʃən/expulsión8 veces en el libro
In spite of the shock that Snowball's expulsion had given them, the animals were dismayed by this announcement.
quarry/ˈkwɔɹi/cantera8 veces en el libro
There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm, and plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses …
inch/ˈɪntʃ/pulgada8 veces en el libro
As for the horses, they knew every inch of the field, and in fact understood the business of mowing and raking far better than Jones and his men had ever done.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/listo, hábil, avispado8 veces en el libro
Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.
cockerelgallito, gallo7 veces en el libro
He had made an arrangement with one of the cockerels to call him in the mornings half an hour earlier than anyone else, and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to be most needed …
gallop/ˈɡæɫəp/galopar, galopear7 veces en el libro
Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm, as though to make quite sure that no human being was hiding anywhere upon it …
harness/ˈhɑɹnəs/arnés7 veces en el libro
The harness-room at the end of the stables was broken open; the bits …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/gruñir7 veces en el libro
But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again.
hedge/ˈhɛdʒ/seto vivo, seto, cerco vivo7 veces en el libro
… the geese, who had been hiding behind the hedge, rushed out and pecked viciously at the calves of their legs.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/asustar, amedrentar, atemorizar7 veces en el libro
… and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.
whip/ˈhwɪp/látigo, fusta, flagelo7 veces en el libro
The next moment he and his four men were in the store-shed with whips in their hands, lashing out in all directions.
knoll/ˈnoʊɫ/otero6 veces en el libro
A little way down the pasture there was a knoll that commanded a view of most of the farm.
maxim/ˈmæksəm/máxima6 veces en el libro
After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: "Four legs good, two legs bad."
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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