A Study in Scarlet — Page 10
He would certainly have been hung had this test been in existence.
Sarebbe certamente stato impiccato se questo test fosse esistito.
Then there was Mason of Bradford, and the notorious Muller, and Lefevre of Montpellier, and Samson of New Orleans.
Poi c'era Mason di Bradford, e il famigerato Muller, e Lefevre di Montpellier, e Samson di New Orleans.
I could name a score of cases in which it would have been decisive."
Potrei citare una ventina di casi in cui sarebbe stato decisivo."
"You seem to be a walking calendar of crime," said Stamford with a laugh.
"Sembri essere un calendario ambulante del crimine," disse Stamford con una risata.
"You might start a paper on those lines.
"Potresti iniziare un giornale su queste linee.
Call it the 'Police News of the Past.'"
Chiamalo 'Notizie di Polizia del Passato.'"
"Very interesting reading it might be made, too," remarked Sherlock Holmes, sticking a small piece of plaster over the prick on his finger.
"Potrebbe anche risultare una lettura molto interessante," osservò Sherlock Holmes, applicando un piccolo pezzo di cerotto sulla puntura sul suo dito.
"I have to be careful," he continued, turning to me with a smile, "for I dabble with poisons a good deal."
"Devo stare attento," continuò, volgendosi verso di me con un sorriso, "perché mi occupo parecchio di veleni."
He held out his hand as he spoke, and I noticed that it was all mottled over with similar pieces of plaster, and discoloured with strong acids.
Tese la mano mentre parlava, e notai che era tutta chiazzata di pezzi di cerotto simili, e scolorita da acidi forti.
"We came here on business," said Stamford, sitting down on a high three-legged stool, and pushing another one in my direction with his foot.
"Siamo venuti qui per affari," disse Stamford, sedendosi su uno sgabello alto a tre gambe, e spingendone un altro nella mia direzione con il piede.
"My friend here wants to take diggings, and as you were complaining that you could get no one to go halves with you, I thought that I had better bring you together."
"Il mio amico qui vuole trovare un alloggio, e poiché ti lamentavi che non riuscivi a trovare nessuno con cui dividere le spese, ho pensato che fosse meglio farvi incontrare."
Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with me.
Sherlock Holmes sembrò felice all'idea di condividere le sue stanze con me.
"I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street," he said, "which would suit us down to the ground.
"Ho messo gli occhi su un appartamento in Baker Street," disse, "che ci andrebbe a pennello.
You don't mind the smell of strong tobacco, I hope?
Non ti dà fastidio l'odore del tabacco forte, spero?
Vocabulary
- Sarebbe
- Would be; conditional form of essere
- certamente
- Certainly; definitely; without doubt
- stato
- State; condition; or past participle of essere
- se
- If; conditional conjunction
- questo
- This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- test
- Test; examination; trial
- fosse
- Were; subjunctive imperfect of essere
- esistito
- Existed; past participle of esistere
- Poi
- Then; afterwards; next
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of essere
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession
- il
- The; definite article masculine singular
- Potrei
- I could; conditional of potere
- citare
- To cite; to quote; to mention
- una
- A; one; feminine indefinite article
- ventina
- About twenty; approximately twenty
- casi
- Cases; instances; plural of caso
- in
- In; into; preposition
- cui
- Which; whom; relative pronoun
- decisivo
- Decisive; conclusive; determining factor
- Sembri
- You seem; subjunctive of sembrare
- essere
- To be; fundamental auxiliary verb
- un
- A; one; masculine indefinite article
- calendario
- Calendar; schedule of dates
- crimine
- Crime; criminal act; felony
- disse
- Said; past tense of dire
- con
- With; accompanied by; preposition
- risata
- Laugh; laughter; act of laughing
- Potresti
- You could; conditional of potere
- iniziare
- To begin; to start; to commence
- giornale
- Newspaper; journal; daily publication
- su
- On; upon; about; preposition
- queste
- These; feminine plural demonstrative
- linee
- Lines; rows; paths; plural of linea
- Chiamalo
- Call it; name it; imperative
- Notizie
- News; information; updates; plural
- Polizia
- Police; law enforcement agency
- Passato
- Past; gone by; previous time
- Potrebbe
- He/she could; conditional of potere
- anche
- Also; too; as well; furthermore
- risultare
- To result; to turn out; to prove
- lettura
- Reading; act of reading; text
- molto
- Very; much; a lot; greatly
- interessante
- Interesting; engaging; compelling; noteworthy
- osservò
- Observed; noticed; remarked; past tense
- applicando
- Applying; putting on; attaching
- piccolo
- Small; little; tiny; diminutive
- pezzo
- Piece; part; portion; segment
- cerotto
- Bandage; adhesive plaster; medical tape
- sulla
- On the; on a; contraction
- puntura
- Puncture; prick; sting; injection mark
- suo
- His; her; its; possessive adjective
- dito
- Finger; digit; appendage of hand
- Devo
- I must; I have to; obligation
- stare
- To stay; to remain; to stand
- attento
- Attentive; careful; watchful; alert
- continuò
- Continued; went on; kept going
- volgendosi
- Turning; facing; directing oneself
- verso
- Towards; to; in direction of
- me
- Me; myself; objective pronoun
- sorriso
- Smile; facial expression of happiness
- perché
- Because; why; for what reason
- mi
- Me; to me; objective pronoun
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