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El Castillo Ambulante

Hayao Miyazaki

Sophie's quiet life changes when a curse turns her into an old woman and whisks her away to a magical moving castle. Inside, she meets a fire demon, a mysterious wizard named Howl, and finds herself in the middle of a war. As she uncovers secrets and finds her inner strength, Sophie learns that true magic lies in love, courage, and becoming who you truly are.

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parpadeó / paɾpaˈde.o /verb

blinked

El chico parpadeó.

The boy blinked.

decir / deˈθiɾ /verb

say

¿Qué quieres decir?

What do you want to say?

declararexpresarmanifestar

rendirse / rendirse /verb

give up

no podía rendirse.

She could not give up.

darse por vencidocapitular

detenían / deteˈni.an /verb

stop

Sophie intentó ignorarlos y caminar más rápido, pero no se detenían.

Sophie tried to ignore them and walk faster, but they didn't stop.

pararinterrumpirobstaculizar

la maldición / la malˈdiθjon /noun

curse

Y la maldición… ¿es por eso que no puedes dejar la chimenea?

And the curse... is that why you can't leave the chimney?

hechizoanatema

mantenía / manteniˈa /verb

Kept

Mantenía la cabeza agachada.

He kept his head down.

conservabaguardaba

pasaba / pasaβa /verb

was blowing

El viento pasaba rápidamente por su rostro

The wind was blowing rapidly across his face

sucedíacorríatranscurría

quedó / keˈðo /verb

stayed

Sophie se quedó en el castillo ambulante.

Sophie stayed in the moving castle.

permaneceralojarse

el rostro / el ˈrostɾo /noun

face

El viento pasaba rápidamente por su rostro.

The wind rushed quickly across his face.

cara

susurraban / suˈsuraban /verb

whispered

Algunas estanterías contenían libros antiguos que susurraban suavemente cuando pasaba.

Some shelves contained old books that whispered softly when I passed by.

murmurabanrezongaban

pertenecía / pertenesiˈa /verb

belonged

sintió que realmente pertenecía.

he felt he truly belonged.

caminó / ka.miˈno /verb

walked

Caminó lejos del pueblo.

He walked away from the town.

andarrecorrertransitar

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