The Lord Of The Rings Flashcards
Unwearyingly
Incansablemente
Phalanx
Falange
“A phalanx of flying swans”
Rustle
Susurro
Passing into the night like a rustle of wind in the grass
Tussle
Pelea, trifulca
Frodo also had a tussle with young Sancho Proudfoot
Curdled
Cuajar/cortar, refiriéndose a la leche
Bywater with a face that would have curdled new milk
Nuisance
Ser un fastidio o ser una lata
They say I am a nuisance and a disturber of the peace
Dratted
Dichoso/maldito (connotación negativa)
If only that dratted wizard will leave young Frodo alone…
Sober
Not drunk, Sobrio
Frodo approached the usually more sober age of fifty that they began to think it queer.
Mourning
Lamentar, llorar la muerte de un ser querido,
He refused to go into mourning (ponerse de luto)
Regret
Arrepentirse, sentirse mal, por perder una oportunidad por ejemplo
But half unknown to himself the regret that he had not gone with Bilbo was steadily growing
Steadily
Gradualmente, constantemente
It was steadily growing
Befallen
Past participle of to befall
(De algo malo) sucederle o que le ocurre a alguien
It was at any rate at that age that adventure had suddenly befallen Bilbo
Trodden
Past participle of to tread
Pisar
Frodo began to feel restless, and the old paths seemed too well-trodden.
Wayfarer
Persona que viaja a pie, caminante
Often he was seen walking and talking with the strange wayfarers that began at this time to appear in the Shire.
Ominous
Dar la impresión de que algo malo o desagradable va a pasar.
But it was ominous and disquieting.
Disquieting
Un sentimiento de ansiedad o preocupación
Cunning
Astuto, malicioso
Trolls were abroad, no longer dull-witted, but cunning and armed…
dull-witted
Estúpido, lento de entendederas
Trolls were abroad, no longer dull-witted…
Deafest
Superlativo de deaf (Sordo)
But even the deafest and most…
Daresay
diría, me atrevería decir…
I Daresay there’s more truth in some of them that you reckon.
Careworn
Angustiado e infeliz por las preocupaciones, agobiado.
He thought that Gandalf looked older and more careworn.
Shimmering
Brillar con una suave luz trémula
Everything looked fresh and the new green of spring was shimmering the fields…
Utterly
Completamente, totalmente
It would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it
Trifle
Nimiedad, de poca importancia
They where but trifles