A Room with a View — Page 14
I do not wish the acceptance to come from you. Grant me that, at all events."
Non desidero che l'accettazione venga da voi. Concedetemi almeno questo."
Mr. Beebe was back, saying rather nervously:
Il signor Beebe era tornato, e disse piuttosto nervosamente:
"Mr. Emerson is engaged, but here is his son instead."
«Il signor Emerson è occupato, ma ecco suo figlio al suo posto.»
The young man gazed down on the three ladies, who felt seated on the floor, so low were their chairs.
Il giovane guardò dall'alto le tre signore, che si sentivano sedute sul pavimento, talmente erano basse le loro sedie.
"My father," he said, "is in his bath, so you cannot thank him personally.
«Mio padre,» disse, «è nel bagno, quindi non potete ringraziarlo di persona.
But any message given by you to me will be given by me to him as soon as he comes out."
Ma qualsiasi messaggio che voi darete a me sarà da me trasmesso a lui non appena uscirà.»
Miss Bartlett was unequal to the bath.
La signorina Bartlett non era all'altezza della situazione del bagno.
All her barbed civilities came forth wrong end first.
Tutte le sue cortesie pungenti uscirono nel verso sbagliato.
Young Mr. Emerson scored a notable triumph to the delight of Mr. Beebe and to the secret delight of Lucy.
Il giovane signor Emerson ottenne un notevole trionfo, con grande gioia del signor Beebe e con la segreta gioia di Lucy.
"Poor young man!" said Miss Bartlett, as soon as he had gone.
«Povero giovane!» disse la signorina Bartlett, non appena se ne fu andato.
"How angry he is with his father about the rooms! It is all he can do to keep polite."
«Com'è arrabbiato con suo padre per le camere! Fa di tutto per restare cortese.»
"In half an hour or so your rooms will be ready," said Mr. Beebe.
«Tra circa mezz'ora le vostre camere saranno pronte,» disse il signor Beebe.
Then looking rather thoughtfully at the two cousins, he retired to his own rooms, to write up his philosophic diary.
Poi, guardando pensierosamente le due cugine, si ritirò nelle proprie stanze per scrivere il suo diario filosofico.
"Oh, dear!" breathed the little old lady, and shuddered as if all the winds of heaven had entered the apartment.
«Oh, cielo!» mormorò la vecchietta, e rabbrividì come se tutti i venti del paradiso fossero entrati nell'appartamento.
"Gentlemen sometimes do not realize—" Her voice faded away, but Miss Bartlett seemed to understand and a conversation developed, in which gentlemen who did not thoroughly realize played a principal part.
«I gentiluomini a volte non si rendono conto—» La sua voce si spense, ma la signorina Bartlett sembrò capire e si sviluppò una conversazione, nella quale i gentiluomini che non si rendevano pienamente conto ebbero un ruolo principale.
Vocabulary
- Non
- Not; negation particle used in Italian sentences
- desidero
- I wish; I desire or want something
- che
- That; which; relative pronoun introducing clauses
- accettazione
- Acceptance; act of accepting or receiving something
- venga
- Come; subjunctive form of venire in present tense
- da
- From; by; preposition indicating origin or agent
- voi
- You; second person plural pronoun in Italian
- almeno
- At least; expressing minimum requirement or concession
- questo
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective in Italian
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article in Italian
- signor
- Mister; Mr.; polite form of address for men
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of essere in third person
- tornato
- Returned; past participle of tornare meaning came back
- disse
- Said; past tense of dire in third person singular
- piuttosto
- Rather; instead; used to indicate preference or correction
- occupato
- Busy; occupied; unable to attend to something
- ma
- But; conjunction used to contrast ideas
- ecco
- Here is; behold; interjection presenting something
- suo
- His; her; its; possessive adjective in Italian
- figlio
- Son; male child in relation to parents
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a il' preposition
- posto
- Place; position; instead of in certain contexts
- giovane
- Young; youth; adjective or noun for young person
- guardò
- Looked; gazed; past tense of guardare
- dall
- From the; contraction of 'da il' preposition
- alto
- High; tall; adjective describing height or elevation
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article or pronoun
- tre
- Three; number three in Italian
- signore
- Ladies; women; polite form of address for females
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun or passive voice marker
- sentivano
- Felt; sensed; imperfect tense of sentire
- sedute
- Seated; feminine plural of seduto sitting down
- sul
- On the; contraction of 'su il' preposition
- pavimento
- Floor; ground surface of a room or building
- erano
- Were; imperfect tense of essere in plural
- basse
- Low; short; feminine plural of basso adjective
- loro
- Their; them; possessive or object pronoun
- sedie
- Chairs; plural of sedia furniture for sitting
- Mio
- My; possessive adjective first person singular
- padre
- Father; male parent in relation to children
- nel
- In the; contraction of 'in il' preposition
- bagno
- Bathroom; bath; room for bathing or hygiene
- quindi
- Therefore; so; consequently; thus in conclusion
- potete
- Can you; are able; second person plural of potere
- ringraziarlo
- Thank him; express gratitude to someone directly
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- persona
- Person; individual human being or character
- Ma
- But; however; conjunction for contrast or opposition
- qualsiasi
- Any; whatever; indefinite adjective or pronoun
- messaggio
- Message; communication or information sent to someone
- darete
- Will give; future tense of dare second person
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- sarà
- Will be; future tense of essere third person
- trasmesso
- Transmitted; passed on; past participle of trasmettere
- lui
- Him; he; third person singular masculine pronoun
- appena
- As soon as; just; barely; adverb of time
- uscirà
- Will exit; future tense of uscire third person
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- signorina
- Miss; young lady; polite form for unmarried woman
- all
- To the; contraction of 'a il' preposition
- altezza
- Height; stature; level or degree of something
- situazione
- Situation; circumstances; condition or state of affairs
- Tutte
- All; every; feminine plural of tutto
- uscirono
- Exited; went out; past tense of uscire plural
- verso
- Toward; against; preposition indicating direction
- sbagliato
- Wrong; incorrect; past participle of sbagliare
- ottenne
- Obtained; got; achieved; past tense of ottenere
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
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