El fantasma de Canterville: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Canterville Ghost
Las 40 palabras que Oscar Wilde repite una y otra vez en «El fantasma de Canterville» 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.
stain/ˈsteɪn/colorante15 veces en el libro
Following her, they passed through the fine Tudor hall into the library, a long, low room, panelled in black oak, at the end of which was a large stained glass window.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/asustar, amedrentar, atemorizar9 veces en el libro
However, by taking great care of himself, he recovered, and resolved to make a third attempt to frighten the United States Minister and his family.
shriek/ˈʃɹik/alarido, chillido6 veces en el libro
The ghost started up with a wild shriek of rage, and swept through them like a mist, extinguishing Washington Otis’s candle as he passed, and so leaving them all in total darkness.
staircase/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/escalera, escalera fija, escalinata6 veces en el libro
Just, however, as he reached the top of the great oak staircase, a door was flung open, two little white-robed figures appeared, and a large pillow whizzed past his head!
fearful/ˈfɪɹfəɫ/espantoso, temeroso, terrible6 veces en el libro
… but no sooner had he said these words than a terrible flash of lightning lit up the sombre room, a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/joya, alhaite, alhaja6 veces en el libro
He had been very wicked, but he was really sorry for all that he had done, and he gave me this box of beautiful jewels before he died.”
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta6 veces en el libro
They did not return home till nine o’clock, when they had a light supper.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/gris5 veces en el libro
His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments …
wainscot/ˈweɪnskət/arrimadero5 veces en el libro
There was evidently no time to be lost, so, hastily adopting the Fourth dimension of Space as a means of escape, he vanished through the wainscoting, and the house became quite quiet.
churchyard/ˈtʃɝtʃˌjɑɹd/cementerio5 veces en el libro
… so he contented himself with becoming faintly phosphorescent, and vanished with a deep churchyard groan, just as the twins had come up to him.
gipsygitano5 veces en el libro
… some few days before, he had given a band of gipsies permission to camp in the park.
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/ama de llaves, ama de gobierno, gobernanta5 veces en el libro
This was Mrs. Umney, the housekeeper, whom Mrs. Otis, at Lady Canterville’s earnest request, had consented to keep in her former position.
rusty/ˈɹəsti/herrumbroso, oxidado5 veces en el libro
… were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/malvado, avieso5 veces en el libro
He remembered the terrible night when the wicked Lord Canterville was found choking in his dressing-room, with the knave of diamonds half-way down his throat …
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/evidentemente, a ojos vistas5 veces en el libro
… with the light-hearted gaiety of schoolboys, were evidently amusing themselves before they retired to rest, but at a quarter-past eleven all was still …
accordingly/əˈkɔɹdɪŋɫi/de manera correspondiente5 veces en el libro
He accordingly rubbed out the stain a second time, but the second morning it appeared again.
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/esmeralda4 veces en el libro
… according to the simple rites of the Free American Reformed Episcopalian Church, they found it a bright emerald-green.
pony/ˈpoʊˌni/poni, jaca, caballito4 veces en el libro
She was a wonderful Amazon, and had once raced old Lord Bilton on her pony twice round the park, winning by a length and a half …
hollow/ˈhɑɫoʊ/sordo, resonante4 veces en el libro
… he fled down the corridor, uttering hollow groans, and emitting a ghastly green light.
groan/ˈɡɹoʊn/quejido4 veces en el libro
A few hollow groans from the wardrobe, he thought, would be more than sufficient, or, if that failed to wake her, he might grabble at the counterpane with palsy-twitching fingers.
skeleton/ˈskɛɫətən/esqueleto, osamenta, osatura4 veces en el libro
Imbedded in the wall was a huge iron ring, and chained to it was a gaunt skeleton, that was stretched out at full length on the stone floor …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/hablar o emitir un ruido bajo e indistinguible4 veces en el libro
“Poor, poor Ghost,” she murmured; “have you no place where you can sleep?”
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/temblar, rilar, sacudir4 veces en el libro
… and there to place a clammy hand on Mrs. Otis’s forehead, while he hissed into her trembling husband’s ear the awful secrets of the charnel-house.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/acorar, distresar4 veces en el libro
… for some unexplained reason, was always a good deal distressed at the sight of the blood-stain, and very nearly cried the morning it was emerald-green.
eleven/ˈiɫɛvən/once4 veces en el libro
At eleven o’clock the family retired, and by half-past all the lights were out.
ruin/ˈɹuən/arruinar, estropear, ruinar4 veces en el libro
He was sitting by the window, watching the ruined gold of the yellowing trees fly through the air, and the red leaves dancing madly down the long avenue.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/desmayar4 veces en el libro
… a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milla3 veces en el libro
As Canterville Chase is seven miles from Ascot, the nearest railway station, Mr. Otis had telegraphed for a waggonette to meet them, and they started on their drive in high spirits.
horrid/ˈhɔɹəd/horrendo, hórrido3 veces en el libro
“How horrid!”
peal/ˈpiɫ/estruendo3 veces en el libro
On reaching the top of the staircase he recovered himself, and determined to give his celebrated peal of demoniac laughter.
colour/ˈkəɫɝ/color3 veces en el libro
The chameleon-like colour, also, of the stain excited a good deal of comment.
phantom/ˈfænəm/fantasma3 veces en el libro
… and, after a second hasty glance at the awful phantom, he fled back to his room …
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/escalera, escalinata, gradas3 veces en el libro
The third morning also it was there, though the library had been locked up at night by Mr. Otis himself, and the key carried up-stairs.
aristocracy/ˌɛɹəˈstɑkɹəsi/aristocracia3 veces en el libro
But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.”
heirloom/ˈɛɹˌɫum/patrimonio, reliquia familiar, reliquia patrimonial3 veces en el libro
… or should be, heirlooms in your family.
wither/ˈwɪðɝ/marchitarse, ajarse, secarse marchitar3 veces en el libro
… and, raising his withered hands high above his head, swore according to the picturesque phraseology of the antique school …
butler/ˈbətɫɝ/mayordomo, guardés3 veces en el libro
… and finally dropping the rusty dagger into the Minister’s jack-boots, where it was found in the morning by the butler.
dagger/ˈdæɡɝ/puñal, daga, serranil3 veces en el libro
… a winding-sheet frilled at the wrists and neck, and a rusty dagger.
supernatural/ˌsupɝˈnætʃɝəɫ/sobrenatural3 veces en el libro
No mention at all was made of the supernatural, nor was Sir Simon de Canterville alluded to in any way.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/cacarear3 veces en el libro
Hour after hour he waited, but the cock, for some strange reason, did not crow again.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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