A Room with a View — Page 10
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I hardly know George, for he hasn't learnt to talk yet.
Conosco appena George, perché non ha ancora imparato a parlare.
He seems a nice creature, and I think he has brains.
Sembra una creatura gradevole, e penso che abbia ingegno.
Of course, he has all his father's mannerisms, and it is quite possible that he, too, may be a Socialist."
Naturalmente, ha tutti i manierismi di suo padre, ed è del tutto possibile che anche lui possa essere un Socialista."
"Oh, you relieve me," said Miss Bartlett.
«Oh, mi solleva,» disse Miss Bartlett.
"So you think I ought to have accepted their offer?
«Quindi pensa che avrei dovuto accettare la loro offerta?
You feel I have been narrow-minded and suspicious?"
Ritiene che io sia stata meschina e sospettosa?»
"Not at all," he answered; "I never suggested that."
«Niente affatto,» rispose lui; «non l'ho mai insinuato.»
"But ought I not to apologize, at all events, for my apparent rudeness?"
«Ma non dovrei forse scusarmi, in ogni caso, per la mia apparente scortesia?»
He replied, with some irritation, that it would be quite unnecessary, and got up from his seat to go to the smoking-room.
Lui rispose, con una certa irritazione, che sarebbe stato del tutto inutile, e si alzò dal suo posto per andare nella sala fumatori.
"Was I a bore?" said Miss Bartlett, as soon as he had disappeared.
«Sono stata noiosa?» disse Miss Bartlett, non appena lui fu sparito.
"Why didn't you talk, Lucy?
«Perché non hai parlato, Lucy?
He prefers young people, I'm sure.
Preferisce i giovani, ne sono certa.
I do hope I haven't monopolized him.
Spero proprio di non averlo monopolizzato.
I hoped you would have him all the evening, as well as all dinner-time."
Speravo che lo avresti avuto tutto per te per tutta la serata, oltre che per tutta la cena.»
"He is nice," exclaimed Lucy.
«È simpatico,» esclamò Lucy.
"Just what I remember.
«Proprio come lo ricordavo.
He seems to see good in everyone.
Sembra vedere il buono in tutti.
No one would take him for a clergyman."
Nessuno lo prenderebbe per un ecclesiastico.»
"My dear Lucia—"
«Mia cara Lucia—»
"Well, you know what I mean.
«Beh, sai cosa intendo dire.
And you know how clergymen generally laugh; Mr. Beebe laughs just like an ordinary man."
E sai come ridono di solito gli ecclesiastici; il signor Beebe ride proprio come un uomo qualunque.»
"Funny girl! How you do remind me of your mother.
«Ragazza strana! Come mi ricordi tua madre.
I wonder if she will approve of Mr. Beebe."
Mi chiedo se approverà il signor Beebe.»
"I'm sure she will; and so will Freddy.
«Sono sicura di sì; e anche Freddy.
Vocabulary
- Conosco
- I know (a person or thing personally)
- appena
- just, barely, or as soon as
- perché
- because, or why (question/conjunction)
- non
- not, used to negate verbs
- ha
- he/she/it has (third person singular avere)
- ancora
- still, yet, or again
- imparato
- learned (past participle of imparare)
- parlare
- to speak or to talk
- Sembra
- it seems or appears (third person sembrare)
- una
- a, an (feminine indefinite article)
- creatura
- creature, being, or young child
- gradevole
- pleasant, agreeable, or likeable
- penso
- I think or I believe
- che
- that, which, or who (conjunction/pronoun)
- abbia
- has (subjunctive form of avere)
- ingegno
- wit, intelligence, or natural talent
- Naturalmente
- naturally, of course, as expected
- tutti
- all, everyone, or every (masculine plural)
- manierismi
- mannerisms, habitual gestures or behavioral quirks
- padre
- father or male parent
- del tutto
- completely, entirely, or altogether
- possibile
- possible, able to happen or exist
- possa
- can, may (subjunctive form of potere)
- essere
- to be (infinitive of main Italian verb)
- solleva
- relieves, lifts, or comforts (third person sollevare)
- disse
- said, uttered (past tense of dire)
- Quindi
- therefore, so, or then (logical conclusion)
- pensa
- thinks or believes (third person pensare)
- avrei
- I would have (conditional of avere)
- dovuto
- should have, owed (past participle of dovere)
- accettare
- to accept or to receive willingly
- offerta
- offer, proposal, or deal made
- Ritiene
- considers, believes (third person ritenere)
- sia
- is (subjunctive form of essere)
- stata
- been (feminine past participle of essere)
- meschina
- petty, mean-spirited, or narrow-minded
- sospettosa
- suspicious, mistrustful, or distrustful
- Niente affatto
- not at all, absolutely not
- rispose
- replied, answered (past tense of rispondere)
- insinuato
- insinuated, implied (past participle of insinuare)
- scusarmi
- to excuse myself or to apologize
- ogni
- every, each (invariable adjective)
- caso
- case, instance, or situation
- apparente
- apparent, seeming, or visible
- scortesia
- rudeness, discourtesy, or impoliteness
- irritazione
- irritation, annoyance, or frustration
- inutile
- useless, pointless, or unnecessary
- alzò
- rose, stood up (past tense of alzarsi)
- posto
- seat, place, or position
- andare
- to go (infinitive of motion verb)
- sala fumatori
- smoking room or lounge for smokers
- noiosa
- boring, tedious, or dull (feminine adjective)
- sparito
- disappeared, vanished (past participle of sparire)
- Perché
- why (interrogative) or because (conjunction)
- hai
- you have (second person singular avere)
- parlato
- spoken (past participle of parlare)
- Preferisce
- prefers (third person singular preferire)
- giovani
- young people or youth (plural noun)
- sono
- I am or they are (essere)
- Spero
- I hope (first person singular sperare)
- proprio
- really, exactly, one's own (intensifier/adjective)
- monopolizzato
- monopolized, dominated entirely (past participle)
- Speravo
- I was hoping (imperfect of sperare)
- avresti
- you would have (second person conditional avere)
- avuto
- had (past participle of avere)
- serata
- evening, entire evening as occasion
- oltre
- beyond, besides, or in addition to
- cena
- dinner, evening meal
- simpatico
- likeable, pleasant, or charming
- esclamò
- exclaimed (past tense of esclamare)
- ricordavo
- I remembered or I used to remember
- vedere
- to see or to look at
- buono
- good, kind, or virtuous (masculine adjective)
- Nessuno
- nobody, no one, or not anyone
- prenderebbe
- would take or would consider (conditional prendere)
- ecclesiastico
- ecclesiastic, clergyman, or church official
- Mia cara
- my dear (affectionate feminine address)
- Beh
- well (conversational filler or hesitation word)
- sai
- you know (second person singular sapere)
- cosa
- thing or what (noun/interrogative)
- intendo
- I mean or I intend (intendere)
- dire
- to say or to tell
- ridono
- they laugh (third person plural ridere)
- solito
- usual, habitual, or customary
- ecclesiastici
- clergymen, church officials (masculine plural noun)
- signor
- mister, sir (male title of address)
- ride
- laughs (third person singular ridere)
- uomo
- man, human male
- qualunque
- any, whatever, ordinary (indefinite adjective)
- Ragazza
- girl or young woman
- strana
- strange, odd, or unusual (feminine adjective)
- ricordi
- you remember or memories (noun/verb form)
- madre
- mother or female parent
- chiedo
- I wonder or I ask (chiedere)
- approverà
- will approve (future tense of approvare)
- sicura
- sure, certain, or safe (feminine adjective)
- sì
- yes (affirmative particle)
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