Los buscadores de tesoros: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Railway Children
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railway/ˈɹeɪɫˌweɪ/ferrocarril43 veces en el libro
They were not railway children to begin with.
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta que40 veces en el libro
And so they were, but they did not know HOW happy till the pretty life in the Red Villa was over and done with, and they had to live a very different life indeed.
canal/kəˈnæɫ/canal, cauz, caz30 veces en el libro
The rocks and hills and valleys and trees, the canal, and above all …
jersey/ˈdʒɝzi/camiseta, elástica, jersey22 veces en el libro
And so it would have done if the Bargee hadn't let go of Peter's ear—and caught her in his jerseyed arm.
heap/ˈhip/montón, pila, cúmulo20 veces en el libro
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys, and a Mother Goose wall-paper.
silly/ˈsɪɫi/simple, tontito20 veces en el libro
“There's nothing to be good ABOUT now, silly,” said Peter.
darling/ˈdɑɹɫɪŋ/persona muy querida19 veces en el libro
“Come, darlings, go at once.”
barge/ˈbɑɹdʒ/barcaza, lancha a remolque18 veces en el libro
… of course, the bargees, who steered the slow barges up and down …
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/pañuelo, mocador, moquero17 veces en el libro
… which was the tunnel, all three children stood on the railing and waved their pocket-handkerchiefs without stopping to think whether they were clean handkerchiefs or the reverse.
petticoat/ˈpɛtiˌkoʊt/enaguas, combinación, fondo16 veces en el libro
she said; “and I thought it was going to be cold; I wish we hadn't put on our—” she stopped short, and then ended in quite a different tone—“our flannel petticoats.”
flannel/ˈfɫænəɫ/franela16 veces en el libro
“Now,” said Peter, taking hold of the largest flannel petticoat.
bun/ˈbən/bollo, bolillo, bolla16 veces en el libro
Whenever an Editor was sensible there were buns for tea.
awfully/ˈɑfɫi/muy16 veces en el libro
It's awfully tall, isn't it?”
jolly/ˈdʒɑɫi/muy15 veces en el libro
It isn't our fault your secrets are so jolly easy to find out.”
chap/ˈtʃæp/tipo15 veces en el libro
“It always IS undone again,” said Peter, “and the Station Master was more of a gentleman than you'll ever be, Phil—throwing coal at a chap's head like that.”
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/bravo, valiente15 veces en el libro
“Oh, Mother,” she whispered all to herself as she got into bed, “how brave you are!
horrid/ˈhɔɹəd/horrendo, hórrido14 veces en el libro
cried Roberta, putting down her egg-spoon; “don't let's be horrid to each other.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/después, consecuentemente, en seguida14 veces en el libro
Twopence indeed,” said he, and produced a bunch of sweetbrier from his hat, “just like a conjurer,” as Phyllis remarked afterwards.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/temblar, rilar, sacudir14 veces en el libro
… and there was Peter firmly held by the jacket, with an old carpenter's bag full of coal in his trembling clutch.
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/no feliz14 veces en el libro
“I never wanted things to happen to make Mother unhappy,” said Roberta.
lighted/ˈɫaɪtəd/encendió13 veces en el libro
There was a candle on the table, and he lighted it.
quarrel/ˈkwɔɹəɫ/reñir, disputar, querellar13 veces en el libro
“You can help me very much,” said Mother, “by being good and happy and not quarrelling when I'm away”—Roberta and Peter exchanged guilty glances—“for I shall have to be away a good deal.”
breathless/ˈbɹɛθɫəs/que tiene dificultad para respirar13 veces en el libro
… who stopped when he heard Peter's hasty boots crunching the road, and coming up with him very breathless and with his ears now quite magenta-coloured, he said:—
presently/ˈpɹɛzəntɫi/poco después13 veces en el libro
When presently the Porter lounged out of his room at the twice-repeated tingling thrill of a gong over the station door, Peter said, “How do you do?”
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/asustar, amedrentar, atemorizar13 veces en el libro
James was so frightened that he went out and did not come back all day.
cart/ˈkɑɹt/carro, carreta, catanga13 veces en el libro
The cart went at a foot's pace, and they followed the gritty crunch of its wheels.
indignantly/ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntˌɫi/con indignación12 veces en el libro
“We haven't got anything TO blab,” said Bobbie, indignantly.
hound/ˈhaʊnd/perro de caza, sabueso, cárabo12 veces en el libro
And now, following the track of the hare by the little white blots of scattered paper, came the hounds.
fireman/ˈfaɪɹmən/fogonero12 veces en el libro
“You mean a fireman,” said Daddy, pulling and twisting at the engine.
beast/ˈbist/bestia, animal12 veces en el libro
And it was Father who mended the doll's cradle when no one else could; and with a little glue and some bits of wood and a pen-knife made all the Noah's Ark beasts as strong on their pins as ever they were, if not stronger.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/mañana11 veces en el libro
It'll keep till to-morrow.
mend/ˈmɛnd/remendar, corcusir, cusir11 veces en el libro
He could mend all sorts of things.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/listo, apañado, habilidoso11 veces en el libro
All Peter's hopes for the curing of his afflicted Engine were now fixed on his Father, for Father was most wonderfully clever with his fingers.
cheer/ˈtʃɪɹ/animarse11 veces en el libro
But before he went to school he thumped his sister between the shoulders and told her to cheer up.
bushes/ˈbʊʃəz/arbustos10 veces en el libro
The way to the railway was all down hill over smooth, short turf with here and there furze bushes and grey and yellow rocks sticking out like candied peel from the top of a cake.
din/ˈdɪn/comedor10 veces en el libro
I suppose she's laid it in the dining-room.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/recoger, buscar, ir a buscar10 veces en el libro
So then Peter told the sad tale, and fetched what was left of the Engine.
supper/ˈsəpɝ/cena10 veces en el libro
“The woman I engaged to clean the place, and put the furniture straight and get supper.”
rattle/ˈɹætəɫ/traquetear, sonajear10 veces en el libro
They felt the rush of its passing, and the pebbles on the line jumped and rattled under it as it went by.
dull/ˈdəɫ/chirle, desabrido, insulso10 veces en el libro
Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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