A Study in Scarlet — Page 6
"You mustn't blame me if you don't get on with him," he said; "I know nothing more of him than I have learned from meeting him occasionally in the laboratory.
«Non devi incolpare me se non vai d'accordo con lui,» disse; «non so nulla di più su di lui di quanto ho imparato incontrandolo occasionalmente in laboratorio.
You proposed this arrangement, so you must not hold me responsible."
Sei stato tu a proporre questo accordo, quindi non devi ritenere me responsabile.»
"If we don't get on it will be easy to part company," I answered.
«Se non andiamo d'accordo sarà facile separarci,» risposi.
"It seems to me, Stamford," I added, looking hard at my companion, "that you have some reason for washing your hands of the matter.
«Mi sembra, Stamford,» aggiunsi, fissando il mio compagno, «che tu abbia qualche motivo per lavarti le mani della faccenda.
Is this fellow's temper so formidable, or what is it?
Il carattere di questo individuo è così temibile, o cos'è?
Don't be mealy-mouthed about it."
Non menare il can per l'aia.»
"It is not easy to express the inexpressible," he answered with a laugh.
«Non è facile esprimere l'inesprimibile,» rispose con una risata.
"Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes—it approaches to cold-bloodedness.
«Holmes è un po' troppo scientifico per i miei gusti — sfiora il sangue freddo.
I could imagine his giving a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetable alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you understand, but simply out of a spirit of inquiry in order to have an accurate idea of the effects.
Potrei immaginarlo mentre somministra a un amico un pizzico dell'ultimo alcaloide vegetale scoperto, non per malevolenza, si capisce, ma semplicemente per spirito d'indagine, al fine di avere un'idea precisa degli effetti.
To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness.
Per rendergli giustizia, penso che lo prenderebbe lui stesso con la stessa disponibilità.
He appears to have a passion for definite and exact knowledge."
Sembra avere una passione per una conoscenza precisa ed esatta.»
"Very right too."
«Molto giusto anche.»
"Yes, but it may be pushed to excess.
«Sì, ma può essere spinto all'eccesso.
When it comes to beating the subjects in the dissecting-rooms with a stick, it is certainly taking rather a bizarre shape."
Quando si arriva a battere i cadaveri nelle sale di dissezione con un bastone, la cosa prende certamente una forma piuttosto bizzarra.»
"Beating the subjects!"
«Battere i cadaveri!»
"Yes, to verify how far bruises may be produced after death.
«Sì, per verificare fino a che punto i lividi possano formarsi dopo la morte.
I saw him at it with my own eyes.
L'ho visto farlo con i miei stessi occhi.
Vocabulary
- Non
- Not; negative adverb used to negate verbs
- devi
- You must; second person singular of dovere
- incolpare
- To blame; to accuse someone of wrongdoing
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- se
- If; conditional conjunction used in hypothetical statements
- vai
- You go; second person singular of andare
- accordo
- Agreement; accord or harmony between parties
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- lui
- Him; third person singular masculine pronoun
- disse
- Said; past tense of dire, third person singular
- so
- I know; first person singular of sapere
- nulla
- Nothing; absolute negation or absence of something
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship
- più
- More; comparative adverb or adjective modifier
- su
- On; preposition indicating position or location
- quanto
- How much; interrogative or relative pronoun
- ho
- I have; first person singular of avere
- imparato
- Learned; past participle of imparare
- occasionalmente
- Occasionally; adverb meaning from time to time
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or position
- laboratorio
- Laboratory; place for scientific experiments and research
- Sei
- You are; second person singular of essere
- stato
- Been; past participle of essere
- tu
- You; second person singular subject pronoun
- proporre
- To propose; to suggest or put forward idea
- questo
- This; demonstrative pronoun indicating near object
- quindi
- Therefore; adverb expressing consequence or conclusion
- ritenere
- To consider; to deem or regard as
- responsabile
- Responsible; accountable for actions or outcomes
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction starting hypothetical statement
- andiamo
- We go; first person plural of andare
- sarà
- Will be; future tense of essere third person
- facile
- Easy; simple or not difficult to accomplish
- separarci
- To separate ourselves; reflexive verb form
- risposi
- I replied; past tense of rispondere first person
- Mi
- Me; first person singular reflexive pronoun
- sembra
- It seems; third person singular of sembrare
- aggiunsi
- I added; past tense of aggiungere first person
- fissando
- Staring; gerund of fissare meaning to gaze
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- mio
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- compagno
- Companion; friend or associate in shared activity
- che
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction
- abbia
- May have; subjunctive of avere third person
- qualche
- Some; indefinite adjective indicating unspecified amount
- motivo
- Reason; cause or purpose for something
- per
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- lavarti
- To wash yourself; reflexive infinitive with pronoun
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article or pronoun
- mani
- Hands; plural of mano body part
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la
- faccenda
- Matter; affair or business in question
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- carattere
- Character; personality or distinctive nature
- individuo
- Individual; single person or human being
- così
- So; adverb indicating manner or degree
- temibile
- Fearsome; causing fear or deserving respect
- menare
- To lead; to guide or conduct
- esprimere
- To express; to communicate thoughts or feelings
- inesprimibile
- Inexpressible; unable to be expressed in words
- rispose
- Replied; past tense of rispondere third person
- una
- A; feminine singular indefinite article
- risata
- Laughter; sound of amusement or mirth
- un
- A; masculine singular indefinite article
- po
- A bit; short for poco meaning small amount
- troppo
- Too much; excessive or more than needed
- scientifico
- Scientific; relating to science or methodology
- gusti
- Tastes; plural of gusto meaning preferences
- sfiora
- Touches lightly; third person singular of sfiorare
- sangue
- Blood; vital fluid circulating through body
- freddo
- Cold; low temperature or lacking warmth
- Potrei
- Could I; conditional of potere first person
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