Las aventuras de Pinocho: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Las 40 palabras que Carlo Collodi repite una y otra vez en «Las aventuras de Pinocho» 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.
donkey/ˈdɑŋki/burro, asno, jumento38 veces en el libro
Don’t you know that if you go on like that, you will grow into a perfect donkey and that you’ll be the laughingstock of everyone?”
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta que24 veces en el libro
It stretched and stretched and stretched till it became so long, it seemed endless.
hunger/ˈhəŋɡɝ/hambre, fambre, fiaca23 veces en el libro
… and in a few moments the queer, empty feeling had become hunger, and the hunger grew bigger and bigger …
wagon/ˈwæɡən/carro, coche, carreta17 veces en el libro
“I’ll give you four if you will help me pull these two wagons.”
faint/ˈfeɪnt/desmayar17 veces en el libro
Soon he became dizzy and faint.
weep/ˈwip/llorar, lacrimar, lagrimar16 veces en el libro
Might it be that this piece of wood has learned to weep and cry like a child?
sooner/ˈsunɝ/tan pronto como15 veces en el libro
No sooner was it finished than it began to laugh and poke fun at him.
penny/ˈpɛni/penique15 veces en el libro
Geppetto did not have a penny in his pocket, so he made his son a little suit of flowered paper …
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/asustar, amedrentar, atemorizar14 veces en el libro
He turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that wee, little voice had come from and he saw no one!
straw/ˈstɹɔ/paja12 veces en el libro
“If tonight it should happen to rain,” said the Farmer, “you can sleep in that little doghouse near-by, where you will find plenty of straw for a soft bed.
twinkle/ˈtwɪŋkəɫ/parpadeo11 veces en el libro
Pinocchio ate one pear in a twinkling and started to throw the core away, but Geppetto held his arm.
lame/ˈɫeɪm/cojo, arrengado, renco11 veces en el libro
You have made me almost lame!”
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/temblar, rilar, sacudir11 veces en el libro
As soon as he regained the use of his senses, he said, trembling and stuttering from fright: “Where did that voice come from, when there is no one around?
yawn/ˈjɔn/bostezar10 veces en el libro
The only relief poor Pinocchio had was to yawn; and he certainly did yawn, such a big yawn that his mouth stretched out to the tips of his ears.
angrily/ˈæŋɡɹəɫi/con ira, furiosamente10 veces en el libro
On hearing himself called Polendina, Mastro Geppetto turned the color of a red pepper and, facing the carpenter, said to him angrily: “Why do you insult me?”
pity/ˈpɪti/piedad, lástima10 veces en el libro
… asked in a pitiful voice which could scarcely be heard: “Have pity, I beg of you …
ashamed/əˈʃeɪmd/avergonzado, apenado, abochornado10 veces en el libro
He was ashamed to beg, because his father had always preached to him that begging should be done only by the sick or the old.
drown/ˈdɹaʊn/ahogarse, afogarse10 veces en el libro
He thought they must surely be drowned and turned his head to see.
fever/ˈfivɝ/fiebre, calentura10 veces en el libro
As soon as the three doctors had left the room, the Fairy went to Pinocchio’s bed and, touching him on the forehead, noticed that he was burning with fever.
whip/ˈhwɪp/dar una paliza10 veces en el libro
I say,” repeated Geppetto, “or I’ll give you a sound whipping when I get in.”
dawn/ˈdɔn/amanecer, alba, albor10 veces en el libro
What I know is, that tomorrow, at dawn, I leave this place forever.
rascal/ˈɹæskəɫ/pillo, pícaro, granuja9 veces en el libro
In the meantime that rascal, Pinocchio, free now from the clutches of the Carabineer, was running wildly across fields and meadows, taking one short cut after another toward home.
pennies/ˈpɛniz/monedas de penique9 veces en el libro
With the very first pennies I make, I’ll buy Father a new cloth coat.
sob/ˈsɑb/sollozo, llanto9 veces en el libro
The poor old fellow did not know how to defend himself, but wept and wailed like a child and said between his sobs: “Ungrateful boy!
bark/ˈbɑɹk/corteza, cáscara9 veces en el libro
He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood.
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/no feliz9 veces en el libro
Geppetto, though trying to look very stern, felt his eyes fill with tears and his heart soften when he saw Pinocchio so unhappy.
sneeze/ˈsniz/estornudo8 veces en el libro
Finally, he could control himself no longer and gave a loud sneeze.
fright/ˈfɹaɪt/susto, espanto8 veces en el libro
His face had changed; fright had turned even the tip of his nose from red to deepest purple.
shriek/ˈʃɹik/chillar8 veces en el libro
When he came to himself, he began to cry and shriek at the top of his lungs, stamping his feet on the ground and wailing all the while …
carpenter/ˈkɑɹpəntɝ/carpintero, carpintera, ebanista8 veces en el libro
I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter.
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/obedecer8 veces en el libro
“Woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home!
doghouse/ˈdɔɡˌhaʊs/caseta del perro7 veces en el libro
Poor Pinocchio huddled close to the doghouse more dead than alive from cold, hunger, and fright.
gladly/ˈɡɫædɫi/de buena gana, gustosamente7 veces en el libro
… “These three pears were for my breakfast, but I give them to you gladly.
wail/ˈweɪɫ/lamentar, llantear, llorar7 veces en el libro
He wept and wailed to himself: “The Talking Cricket was right.
bitterly/ˈbɪtɝɫi/amargamente7 veces en el libro
… threw himself at the feet of Fire Eater and, weeping bitterly, asked in a pitiful voice which could scarcely be heard …
swiftly/ˈswɪftɫi/rápidamente7 veces en el libro
Encouraged by this first victory, he freed himself from the claws of his assailers and, leaping over the bushes along the road, ran swiftly across the fields.
awaken/əˈweɪkən/despertarse7 veces en el libro
Just as Pinocchio stretched out his hand to take a handful of them, he was awakened by three loud knocks at the door.
meantime/ˈminˌtaɪm/en tanto, entre tanto, entretanto7 veces en el libro
In the meantime, since my watchdog died today, you may take his place and guard my henhouse.”
happily/ˈhæpəɫi/alegremente, felizmente, dichosamente7 veces en el libro
Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself: “This has come in the nick of time.
awake/əˈweɪk/despierto, desvelado, vigil7 veces en el libro
Am I asleep or awake?
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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