Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 2

English → It CHAPTER II. Level 6/10

Well, I know what I's gwyne to do: I's gwyne to set down here and listen tell I hears it agin."

«Beh, so quello che farò: mi siederò qui e starò ad ascoltare finché non lo sento di nuovo.»

So he set down on the ground betwixt me and Tom.

Così si sedette per terra tra me e Tom.

He leaned his back up against a tree, and stretched his legs out till one of them most touched one of mine.

Si appoggiò con la schiena contro un albero e allungò le gambe finché una di esse sfiorò quasi una delle mie.

My nose begun to itch.

Il mio naso cominciò a prudere.

It itched till the tears come into my eyes.

Prudeva tanto che mi vennero le lacrime agli occhi.

But I dasn't scratch.

Ma non osavo grattarmi.

Then it begun to itch on the inside.

Poi cominciò a prudere all'interno.

Next I got to itching underneath.

Poi mi prese il prurito di sotto.

I didn't know how I was going to set still.

Non sapevo come avrei fatto a stare fermo.

This miserableness went on as much as six or seven minutes; but it seemed a sight longer than that.

Questo supplizio andò avanti per sei o sette minuti; ma sembrò molto più lungo di così.

I was itching in eleven different places now.

Ora avevo il prurito in undici punti diversi.

I reckoned I couldn't stand it more'n a minute longer, but I set my teeth hard and got ready to try.

Pensai che non avrei resistito ancora un minuto, ma strinsi i denti e mi preparai a tentare.

Just then Jim begun to breathe heavy; next he begun to snore—and then I was pretty soon comfortable again.

Proprio allora Jim cominciò a respirare pesantemente; poi cominciò a russare — e dopo poco tornai a sentirmi a mio agio.

Tom he made a sign to me—kind of a little noise with his mouth—and we went creeping away on our hands and knees.

Tom mi fece un cenno — una specie di piccolo rumore con la bocca — e ce ne andammo strisciando via a quattro zampe.

When we was ten foot off Tom whispered to me, and wanted to tie Jim to the tree for fun.

Quando fummo a tre metri di distanza Tom mi sussurrò all'orecchio che voleva legare Jim all'albero per scherzo.

But I said no; he might wake and make a disturbance, and then they'd find out I warn't in.

Ma io dissi di no; avrebbe potuto svegliarsi e fare confusione, e allora avrebbero scoperto che non ero in casa.

Then Tom said he hadn't got candles enough, and he would slip in the kitchen and get some more.

Poi Tom disse che non aveva abbastanza candele, e che sarebbe scivolato in cucina a prenderne altre.

Vocabulary

Beh: Well; interjection expressing hesitation or resignation
so: I know; first person singular of sapere
quello: That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
che: That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
farò: I will do; future tense of fare
mi: Me, myself; first person singular object pronoun
siederò: I will sit; future tense of sedersi
qui: Here; adverb indicating this place
e: And; basic coordinating conjunction
starò: I will stay; future tense of stare
ad: To, at; preposition used before vowels
ascoltare: To listen; to pay attention to sounds
finché: Until, as long as; temporal conjunction
non: Not; basic negation word
lo: Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
sento: I hear, I feel; present tense of sentire
di: Of, from; very common Italian preposition
nuovo: New, again; adjective or part of di nuovo
Così: So, thus, like this; common adverb of manner
si: Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves
sedette: He/she sat down; past tense of sedersi
per: For, through, by; common Italian preposition
terra: Earth, ground, floor; common noun
tra: Between, among; preposition of position
me: Me; stressed first person singular pronoun
Si: Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself
appoggiò: He/she leaned, rested; past tense of appoggiarsi
con: With; basic Italian preposition
la: The; feminine singular definite article
schiena: Back; the rear part of the human body
contro: Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact
un: A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
albero: Tree; woody plant with trunk and branches
allungò: He/she stretched out; past tense of allungare
le: The; feminine plural definite article
gambe: Legs; lower limbs of the human body
una: One, a; feminine singular indefinite article
esse: Them; third person plural feminine pronoun
sfiorò: He/she grazed, barely touched; past tense of sfiorare
quasi: Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation
delle: Of the, some; feminine plural partitive article
mie: My; feminine plural possessive adjective
Il: The; masculine singular definite article
mio: My; masculine singular possessive adjective
naso: Nose; organ of smell on the face
cominciò: He/she/it began; past tense of cominciare
a: To, at; basic Italian preposition
prudere: To itch; to cause an itching sensation
Prudeva: It was itching; imperfect tense of prudere
tanto: So much, a lot; adverb of degree
vennero: They came; past tense of venire
lacrime: Tears; drops of fluid from the eyes
agli: To the; masculine plural contracted preposition
occhi: Eyes; organs of sight on the face
Ma: But; basic adversative conjunction
osavo: I dared; imperfect tense of osare
grattarmi: To scratch myself; reflexive infinitive of grattarsi
Poi: Then, afterwards; adverb of time sequence
all': At the, to the; contracted preposition before vowel
interno: Interior, inside; the inner part of something
prese: It took hold; past tense of prendere
il: The; masculine singular definite article
prurito: Itch, itching; irritating skin sensation
sotto: Under, below; preposition of position
Non: Not; basic negation word
sapevo: I knew; imperfect tense of sapere
come: How, as, like; adverb or conjunction
avrei: I would have; conditional tense of avere
fatto: Done, made; past participle of fare
stare: To stay, to be; basic Italian verb
fermo: Still, motionless; not moving
Questo: This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
supplizio: Torment, torture; extreme suffering or ordeal
andò: It went; past tense of andare
avanti: Forward, ahead, on; adverb of direction or continuation
sei: Six; the number six
o: Or; basic disjunctive conjunction
sette: Seven; the number seven
minuti: Minutes; units of time, sixty seconds each
ma: But; basic adversative conjunction
sembrò: It seemed; past tense of sembrare
molto: Very, much, a lot; adverb of degree
più: More; adverb of comparison
lungo: Long; adjective indicating length or duration
così: So, like this, thus; adverb of manner
Ora: Now; adverb indicating the present moment
avevo: I had; imperfect tense of avere
in: In, into; basic Italian preposition
undici: Eleven; the number eleven
punti: Points, spots, places; plural of punto
diversi: Different, various, several; masculine plural adjective
Pensai: I thought; past tense of pensare
resistito: Resisted, endured; past participle of resistere
ancora: Still, yet, again; common adverb of time
minuto: Minute; unit of time equal to sixty seconds
strinsi: I clenched, I gripped; past tense of stringere
i: The; masculine plural definite article
denti: Teeth; hard structures used for biting
preparai: I prepared; past tense of prepararsi
tentare: To attempt, to try; to make an effort
Proprio: Just, exactly, really; adverb of emphasis
allora: Then, at that moment; adverb of time
respirare: To breathe; to inhale and exhale air
pesantemente: Heavily; in a heavy or labored manner
poi: Then, afterwards; adverb of time sequence
russare: To snore; to make noise while sleeping
dopo: After, later; preposition or adverb of time
poco: A little, a bit; adverb of small quantity
tornai: I returned; past tense of tornare
sentirmi: To feel myself; reflexive infinitive of sentirsi
agio: Ease, comfort; a feeling of well-being
fece: He/she made, did; past tense of fare
cenno: Sign, gesture, nod; a small indicating movement
specie: Especially; particularly, above all (fare specie)
piccolo: Small, little; adjective indicating small size
rumore: Noise, sound; an audible disturbance
bocca: Mouth; opening used for eating and speaking
ce: Us, there; unstressed pronoun particle
ne: Of it, from there; partitive or locative pronoun
andammo: We went; past tense of andare
strisciando: Crawling, creeping; gerund of strisciare
via: Away; adverb indicating departure or movement away
quattro: Four; the number four
zampe: Paws, limbs; animal legs or hands and knees
Quando: When; conjunction or adverb of time
fummo: We were; past tense of essere
tre: Three; the number three
metri: Meters; units of length in the metric system
distanza: Distance; space between two points or objects
sussurrò: He/she whispered; past tense of sussurrare
orecchio: Ear; organ used for hearing
voleva: He/she wanted; imperfect tense of volere
legare: To tie, to bind; to fasten with rope or string
scherzo: Joke, prank; a playful or mischievous act
io: I; first person singular subject pronoun
dissi: I said; past tense of dire
no: No; basic negative response word
avrebbe: He/she would have; conditional tense of avere
potuto: Been able; past participle of potere
svegliarsi: To wake up; reflexive verb for waking oneself
fare: To make, to do; fundamental Italian verb
confusione: Confusion, commotion, noise; disorder or uproar
avrebbero: They would have; third plural conditional of avere
scoperto: Discovered, found out; past participle of scoprire
ero: I was; imperfect tense of essere
casa: House, home; a place where someone lives
disse: He/she said; past tense of dire
aveva: He/she had; imperfect tense of avere
abbastanza: Enough, quite; adverb of sufficiency or degree
candele: Candles; wax sticks burned to give light
sarebbe: He/she would be; conditional tense of essere
scivolato: Slipped, slid; past participle of scivolare
cucina: Kitchen; room where food is prepared and cooked
prenderne: To take some of them; infinitive plus pronoun
altre: Others, more; feminine plural of altro

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