El príncipe feliz y otros cuentos: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Happy Prince, and Other Tales
Las 40 palabras que Oscar Wilde repite una y otra vez en «El príncipe feliz y otros cuentos» 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.
wheelbarrow/ˈhwiɫˌbɛɹoʊ/carretilla, carrucha19 veces en el libro
I am going to bring them into the market and sell them to the Burgomaster’s daughter, and buy back my wheelbarrow with the money.’
thorn/ˈθɔɹn/espina, aguate / ahuate / afate / guate, ajuate / uguate / huate12 veces en el libro
You must sing to me with your breast against a thorn.
blossom/ˈbɫɑsəm/flor12 veces en el libro
His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire …
ruby/ˈɹubi/rubí9 veces en el libro
He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
weep/ˈwip/llorar, lacrimar, lagrimar8 veces en el libro
“Why are you weeping then?”
plank/ˈpɫæŋk/tablón, madero7 veces en el libro
‘I can easily put it in repair, as I have a plank of wood in the house.’
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta que7 veces en el libro
Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey.
mend/ˈmɛnd/remendar, corcusir, cusir6 veces en el libro
… looking at it, ‘and I am afraid that after I have mended my barn-roof there won’t be any left for you to mend the wheelbarrow with; but …
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/deleitoso, deleitable6 veces en el libro
“This is a delightful spot,” he said, “we must ask the Hail on a visit.”
pluck/ˈpɫək/desplumar6 veces en el libro
So the Swallow plucked out the Prince’s eye, and flew away to the student’s garret.
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/rugido6 veces en el libro
They have eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.”
bride/ˈbɹaɪd/novia6 veces en el libro
And a delicate flush of pink came into the leaves of the rose, like the flush in the face of the bridegroom when he kisses the lips of the bride.
sack/ˈsæk/saco, bolsa, bayón6 veces en el libro
“There was the Miller with a large sack of flour on his back.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/honor, honra5 veces en el libro
She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wear at the next Court-ball.
marvellous/ˈmɑɹvəɫəs/formidable5 veces en el libro
“Dear little Swallow,” said the Prince, “you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women.
scarlet/ˈskɑɹɫət/escarlata5 veces en el libro
“He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks and their clean white pinafores.
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/farol, candelero, candil5 veces en el libro
He passed over the river, and saw the lanterns hanging to the masts of the ships.
selfish/ˈsɛɫfɪʃ/egoísta5 veces en el libro
She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that the arts are selfish.
ditch/ˈdɪtʃ/zanja, cuneta, foso5 veces en el libro
But you must lend me your lantern, as the night is so dark that I am afraid I might fall into the ditch.’
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/joya, alhaite, alhaja5 veces en el libro
Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/hablar o emitir un ruido bajo e indistinguible5 veces en el libro
he murmured, “will you let me kiss your hand?”
soar/ˈsɔɹ/elevarse5 veces en el libro
Suddenly she spread her brown wings for flight, and soared into the air.
barn/ˈbɑɹn/hórreo, troje, alfolí5 veces en el libro
said the Miller; ‘why, that is just what I want for the roof of my barn.
sword/ˈsɔɹd/espada, tizona5 veces en el libro
Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby out of my sword-hilt?
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/mañana4 veces en el libro
“To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/gris4 veces en el libro
He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice.
frost/ˈfɹɔst/escarcha, helada, carama4 veces en el libro
Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost.
bridegroom/ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹum/novio4 veces en el libro
It was a magnificent ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand under a canopy of purple velvet embroidered with little pearls.
quack/ˈkwæk/cua, cuac4 veces en el libro
“Quack, quack, quack,” she said.
selfishness/ˈsɛɫfɪʃnəs/egoísmo4 veces en el libro
The Reed used to like the rain, but that was merely her selfishness.”
violet/ˈvaɪəɫɪt/violeta4 veces en el libro
He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in a tumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets.
petal/ˈpɛtəɫ/pétalo4 veces en el libro
And on the top-most spray of the Rose-tree there blossomed a marvellous rose, petal following petal, as song followed song.
cloak/ˈkɫoʊk/palio, pendil, percal4 veces en el libro
The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees silver.
fireworks/ˈfaɪɹˌwɝks/fuegos artificiales4 veces en el libro
The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight.
spoil/ˈspɔɪɫ/estropear, echar a perder, arruinar4 veces en el libro
She has let her matches fall in the gutter, and they are all spoiled.
cough/ˈkɑf/tos4 veces en el libro
Suddenly, a sharp, dry cough was heard, and they all looked round.
magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/magnífico, macanudo, pulento4 veces en el libro
It was certainly a magnificent display.
drown/ˈdɹaʊn/ahogar, afogar4 veces en el libro
cried the old Water-rat; “they really deserve to be drowned.”
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/escalera, escala, escalera de mano4 veces en el libro
So he jumped off the ladder, and ran down the garden, and looked over the wall.
spray/ˈspɹeɪ/ramito4 veces en el libro
In the centre of the grass-plot was standing a beautiful Rose-tree, and when she saw it she flew over to it, and lit upon a spray.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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