Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 7
Then Ben Rogers says:
Poi Ben Rogers dice:
"Here's Huck Finn, he hain't got no family; what you going to do 'bout him?"
«Ecco Huck Finn, lui non ha famiglia; cosa volete fare con lui?»
"Well, hain't he got a father?" says Tom Sawyer.
«Be', non ha forse un padre?» dice Tom Sawyer.
"Yes, he's got a father, but you can't never find him these days.
«Sì, ha un padre, ma non lo si trova mai di questi tempi.
He used to lay drunk with the hogs in the tanyard, but he hain't been seen in these parts for a year or more."
Era solito stare ubriaco con i maiali nella conceria, ma non lo si vede da queste parti da un anno o più.»
They talked it over, and they was going to rule me out, because they said every boy must have a family or somebody to kill, or else it wouldn't be fair and square for the others.
Ne discussero, e stavano per escludermi, perché dicevano che ogni ragazzo deve avere una famiglia o qualcuno da uccidere, altrimenti non sarebbe stato giusto e leale verso gli altri.
Well, nobody could think of anything to do—everybody was stumped, and set still.
Be', nessuno riusciva a pensare a nulla da fare — tutti erano in imbarazzo, e rimasero fermi.
I was most ready to cry; but all at once I thought of a way, and so I offered them Miss Watson—they could kill her.
Ero quasi pronto a piangere; ma d'un tratto pensai a un modo, e così offrii loro la signorina Watson — potevano uccidere lei.
Everybody said:
Tutti dissero:
"Oh, she'll do. That's all right. Huck can come in."
«Oh, va bene lei. Tutto a posto. Huck può entrare.»
Then they all stuck a pin in their fingers to get blood to sign with, and I made my mark on the paper.
Poi si conficcarono tutti uno spillo nelle dita per ricavare il sangue con cui firmare, e io feci il mio segno sulla carta.
"Now," says Ben Rogers, "what's the line of business of this Gang?"
«Ora,» dice Ben Rogers, «qual è il ramo d'attività di questa Banda?»
"Nothing only robbery and murder," Tom said.
«Nient'altro che rapina e omicidio,» disse Tom.
"But who are we going to rob?—houses, or cattle, or—"
«Ma chi andremo a derubare? — case, o bestiame, o —»
"Stuff! stealing cattle and such things ain't robbery; it's burglary," says Tom Sawyer.
«Sciocchezze! rubare bestiame e cose simili non è rapina; è furto con scasso,» dice Tom Sawyer.
"We ain't burglars. That ain't no sort of style. We are highwaymen.
«Noi non siamo ladri con scasso. Non è per niente elegante. Noi siamo briganti di strada.
Vocabulary
- Poi
- Then, afterward; used to indicate sequence
- Ben
- Well; used as an interjection or adverb
- dice
- He/she says; third person singular of dire
- Ecco
- Here is, there is; used to present something
- lui
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- non
- Not; standard Italian negation word
- ha
- He/she has; third person singular of avere
- famiglia
- Family; a group of related people
- cosa
- Thing; also used as 'what' in questions
- volete
- You all want; second person plural of volere
- fare
- To do, to make; common Italian infinitive verb
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Be'
- Well; informal interjection, shortened form of bene
- forse
- Maybe, perhaps; expresses uncertainty
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- padre
- Father; male parent
- Sì
- Yes; affirmative response word
- ma
- But; conjunction expressing contrast
- lo
- Him, it; masculine direct object pronoun
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself
- trova
- Finds, is located; third person singular of trovare
- mai
- Never, ever; used in negative or emphatic contexts
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- questi
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- tempi
- Times, periods; plural of tempo
- Era
- He/she was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- solito
- Usual, accustomed; often used in 'di solito'
- stare
- To stay, to be; verb indicating state or position
- ubriaco
- Drunk, intoxicated; adjective describing inebriation
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- maiali
- Pigs; plural of maiale, farm animals
- nella
- In the; contraction of in and la
- vede
- He/she sees; third person singular of vedere
- da
- From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition
- queste
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- parti
- Parts, areas; also third person of partire
- anno
- Year; unit of time, twelve months
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting alternatives
- più
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity
- Ne
- Of it, of them; partitive pronoun
- discussero
- They discussed; third person plural past of discutere
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- stavano
- They were; third person plural imperfect of stare
- per
- For, to, through; common Italian preposition
- escludermi
- To exclude me; infinitive with first person pronoun
- perché
- Because, why; used for cause or question
- dicevano
- They were saying; imperfect of dire
- ogni
- Every, each; distributive adjective
- ragazzo
- Boy, guy; young male person
- deve
- Must, has to; third person singular of dovere
- avere
- To have; fundamental auxiliary verb in Italian
- una
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- qualcuno
- Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun
- uccidere
- To kill; verb meaning to take someone's life
- altrimenti
- Otherwise, or else; indicates an alternative consequence
- sarebbe
- Would be; conditional of essere
- stato
- Been, state; past participle of essere
- giusto
- Right, fair, correct; adjective of justice
- leale
- Loyal, fair; adjective meaning faithful or honest
- verso
- Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction
- gli
- The, to him; masculine plural article or pronoun
- altri
- Others; plural of altro, referring to other people
- nessuno
- Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
- riusciva
- Managed, succeeded; imperfect of riuscire
- a
- To, at; common Italian preposition
- pensare
- To think; verb of mental activity
- nulla
- Nothing; negative indefinite pronoun
- tutti
- Everyone, all; plural inclusive pronoun
- erano
- They were; third person plural imperfect of essere
- in
- In, into; basic Italian preposition of location
- imbarazzo
- Embarrassment; feeling of awkward discomfort
- rimasero
- They remained; third person plural past of rimanere
- fermi
- Still, stopped; adjective meaning motionless
- Ero
- I was; first person singular imperfect of essere
- quasi
- Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation
- pronto
- Ready; adjective meaning prepared or about to act
- piangere
- To cry, to weep; verb expressing tears
- d'
- Of; elided form of di before vowel
- tratto
- Stretch, trait; also 'all of a sudden' in d'un tratto
- pensai
- I thought; first person singular past of pensare
- modo
- Way, manner; noun indicating method or style
- così
- So, thus, like this; adverb of manner
- offrii
- I offered; first person singular past of offrire
- loro
- Them, their, they; third person plural pronoun
- la
- The, her; feminine definite article or pronoun
- signorina
- Miss; polite title for an unmarried woman
- potevano
- They could; third person plural imperfect of potere
- lei
- Her, she; feminine third person pronoun
- Tutti
- Everyone, all; plural inclusive pronoun
- dissero
- They said; third person plural past of dire
- va
- Goes, is fine; third person singular of andare
- bene
- Well, good; adverb or adjective of quality
- Tutto
- Everything, all; singular inclusive pronoun
- posto
- Place, spot; also past participle of porre
- può
- Can, may; third person singular of potere
- entrare
- To enter; verb meaning to go or come inside
- uno
- One, a; numeral and indefinite article
- spillo
- Pin; small sharp pointed fastening tool
- nelle
- In the; contraction of in and le
- dita
- Fingers; plural of dito
- ricavare
- To obtain, extract; verb meaning to get something from
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- sangue
- Blood; red liquid circulating in the body
- cui
- Which, whom; relative pronoun used after preposition
- firmare
- To sign; verb meaning to put one's signature
- io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- feci
- I did, I made; first person singular past of fare
- mio
- My, mine; first person singular possessive
- segno
- Sign, mark; a symbol or indication
- sulla
- On the; contraction of su and la
- carta
- Paper, card; sheet used for writing
- Ora
- Now; adverb indicating the present moment
- qual
- Which, what; elided form of quale
- è
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- ramo
- Branch, line; division of activity or field
- attività
- Activity, business; noun for an occupation or pursuit
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- Banda
- Gang, band; group of people acting together
- Nient'
- Nothing; elided form of niente before vowel
- altro
- Other, else; adjective meaning different or additional
- rapina
- Robbery; violent theft of property from someone
- omicidio
- Murder, homicide; the act of killing a person
- disse
- He/she said; third person singular past of dire
- Ma
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or objection
- chi
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- andremo
- We will go; first person plural future of andare
- derubare
- To rob; verb meaning to steal from someone
- case
- Houses, homes; plural of casa
- bestiame
- Livestock; farm animals kept for use
- Sciocchezze
- Nonsense, foolishness; plural of sciocchezza
- rubare
- To steal; verb meaning to take without permission
- cose
- Things; plural of cosa
- simili
- Similar, such; adjective meaning alike or of that kind
- furto
- Theft; the crime of stealing property
- scasso
- Break-in, burglary; forced entry to steal
- Noi
- We; first person plural subject pronoun
- siamo
- We are; first person plural of essere
- ladri
- Thieves; plural of ladro, people who steal
- Non
- Not; standard Italian negation word
- niente
- Nothing; negative indefinite pronoun
- elegante
- Elegant, refined; adjective of style and grace
- briganti
- Bandits; plural of brigante, outlaws or robbers
- strada
- Street, road; paved path for travel
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