A Study in Scarlet — Page 9

English → It CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

ha!" he cried, clapping his hands, and looking as delighted as a child with a new toy. "What do you think of that?"

ah!" esclamò, battendo le mani e sembrando felice come un bambino con un nuovo giocattolo. "Cosa ne pensa?"

"It seems to be a very delicate test," I remarked.

«Sembra essere un esame molto delicato», osservai.

"Beautiful! beautiful! The old Guiacum test was very clumsy and uncertain.

«Magnifico! magnifico! Il vecchio esame del Guaiaco era molto maldestro e incerto.

So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.

Lo stesso vale per l'esame microscopico dei globuli del sangue.

The latter is valueless if the stains are a few hours old.

Quest'ultimo è privo di valore se le macchie hanno qualche ora di vita.

Now, this appears to act as well whether the blood is old or new.

Ora, questo sembra funzionare altrettanto bene sia che il sangue sia vecchio o nuovo.

Had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes."

Se questo esame fosse stato inventato, ci sarebbero centinaia di uomini che ora camminano sulla terra che avrebbero già da tempo pagato per i loro crimini.»

"Indeed!" I murmured.

«Davvero!» mormorai.

"Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.

«I casi criminali dipendono continuamente da quel solo punto.

A man is suspected of a crime months perhaps after it has been committed.

Un uomo è sospettato di un crimine mesi, forse, dopo che è stato commesso.

His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish stains discovered upon them.

La sua biancheria o i suoi vestiti vengono esaminati, e su di essi vengono scoperte macchie brunastre.

Are they blood stains, or mud stains, or rust stains, or fruit stains, or what are they?

Sono macchie di sangue, o macchie di fango, o macchie di ruggine, o macchie di frutta, o cosa sono?

That is a question which has puzzled many an expert, and why?

Questa è una domanda che ha sconcertato molti esperti, e perché?

Because there was no reliable test.

Perché non esisteva alcun esame affidabile.

Now we have the Sherlock Holmes' test, and there will no longer be any difficulty."

Ora abbiamo il test di Sherlock Holmes, e non ci sarà più alcuna difficoltà.»

His eyes fairly glittered as he spoke, and he put his hand over his heart and bowed as if to some applauding crowd conjured up by his imagination.

I suoi occhi scintillavano mentre parlava, e posò la mano sul cuore e si inchinò come se si rivolgesse a una folla plaudente evocata dalla sua immaginazione.

"You are to be congratulated," I remarked, considerably surprised at his enthusiasm.

«Merita i miei complimenti», osservai, considerevolmente sorpreso dal suo entusiasmo.

"There was the case of Von Bischoff at Frankfort last year.

«C'era il caso di Von Bischoff a Francoforte l'anno scorso.

Vocabulary

esclamò: He/she exclaimed or cried out loudly.
battendo: Beating, clapping, or striking repeatedly.
mani: Hands; plural of mano.
sembrando: Seeming, appearing, or looking like.
felice: Happy, cheerful, or pleased.
come: Like, as, or how; used for comparisons.
bambino: Child, baby, or young boy.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
nuovo: New, fresh, or recently made or created.
giocattolo: Toy or plaything for children.
Cosa: What, thing, or matter.
ne: Of it, about it; pronoun or preposition.
pensa: Think, believe, or have an opinion.
Sembra: Seems, appears, or looks like.
essere: To be; fundamental auxiliary and main verb.
esame: Examination, test, or careful inspection or review.
molto: Very, much, or a great amount.
delicato: Delicate, fragile, or requiring careful handling.
osservai: I observed, noticed, or remarked carefully.
Magnifico: Magnificent, splendid, or wonderful.
magnifico: Magnificent, splendid, or wonderful.
vecchio: Old, aged, or ancient person or thing.
era: Was; past tense of essere.
maldestro: Clumsy, awkward, or unskilled.
incerto: Uncertain, doubtful, or unsure.
Lo: Him, it; direct object pronoun (masculine).
stesso: Same, identical, or very.
vale: Is worth, applies, or holds true.
per: For, through, by means of.
microscopico: Microscopic, extremely small or visible only through microscope.
globuli: Globules, small spherical particles or blood cells.
sangue: Blood; vital fluid circulating in veins.
Quest: This; shortened form of questo.
ultimo: Last, final, or most recent.
privo: Lacking, devoid of, or without.
di: Of; preposition indicating possession or relation.
valore: Value, worth, or importance.
se: If; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun.
macchie: Stains, spots, or marks on surface.
hanno: Have; third person plural of avere.
qualche: Some, a few, or a certain.
ora: Hour, time, or now.
vita: Life; existence or manner of living.
Ora: Now, at this moment or time.
questo: This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
sembra: Seems, appears, or looks like.
funzionare: To function, work, or operate properly.
altrettanto: As much, equally well, or likewise.
bene: Well, good, or properly.
sia: Be; present subjunctive of essere.
che: That, which, or than; conjunction.
Se: If; conditional conjunction.
fosse: Were; past subjunctive of essere.
stato: State, been, or condition.
inventato: Invented, created, or made up.
ci: There, us, or ourselves; pronoun.
sarebbero: Would be; conditional perfect of essere.
centinaia: Hundreds; plural of centinaio.
uomini: Men; plural of uomo.
camminano: Walk, go on foot, or move.
sulla: On the; contraction of su and la.
terra: Earth, land, ground, or soil.
avrebbero: Would have; conditional perfect of avere.
già: Already, yet, or formerly.
da: From, by, since, or to.
tempo: Time, period, weather, or tempo.
pagato: Paid; past participle of pagare.
loro: Their, theirs, or them.
crimini: Crimes, offenses, or serious wrongdoings.
Davvero: Really, truly, or indeed.
mormorai: I murmured, whispered, or spoke softly.
casi: Cases, instances, or situations.

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