Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 6
she was up to her chin in salt water.
era immersa nell'acqua salata fino al mento.
Her first idea was that she had somehow fallen into the sea, "and in that case I can go back by railway," she said to herself.
La sua prima idea fu che fosse in qualche modo caduta in mare, «e in quel caso posso tornare in treno», disse tra sé.
(Alice had been to the seaside once in her life, and had come to the general conclusion, that wherever you go to on the English coast you find a number of bathing machines in the sea, some children digging in the sand with wooden spades, then a row of lodging houses, and behind them a railway station.)
(Alice era stata al mare una volta nella sua vita, ed era giunta alla conclusione generale che ovunque si vada sulla costa inglese si trova una serie di cabine da bagno in mare, alcuni bambini che scavano nella sabbia con palette di legno, poi una fila di pensioni, e dietro di esse una stazione ferroviaria.)
However, she soon made out that she was in the pool of tears which she had wept when she was nine feet high.
Tuttavia, capì presto che si trovava nello stagno di lacrime che aveva versato quando era alta nove piedi.
"I wish I hadn't cried so much!" said Alice, as she swam about, trying to find her way out.
«Avrei voluto non aver pianto così tanto!» disse Alice, mentre nuotava in giro cercando di trovare la via d'uscita.
"I shall be punished for it now, I suppose, by being drowned in my own tears!
«Sarò punita per questo adesso, suppongo, annegando nelle mie stesse lacrime!
That _will_ be a queer thing, to be sure!
Sarà davvero una cosa strana, di sicuro!
However, everything is queer to-day."
Tuttavia, oggi tutto è strano.»
Just then she heard something splashing about in the pool a little way off, and she swam nearer to make out what it was: at first she thought it must be a walrus or hippopotamus, but then she remembered how small she was now, and she soon made out that it was only a mouse that had slipped in like herself.
Proprio allora sentì qualcosa che sguazzava nello stagno a poca distanza, e nuotò più vicino per capire cosa fosse: dapprima pensò che dovesse essere un tricheco o un ippopotamo, ma poi ricordò quanto fosse piccola adesso, e capì presto che era solo un topo che era scivolato dentro come lei.
"Would it be of any use, now," thought Alice, "to speak to this mouse?
«Servirebbe a qualcosa, adesso», pensò Alice, «parlare a questo topo?
Vocabulary
- era
- was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- immersa
- immersed, submerged; feminine past participle of immergere
- nell'
- in the; contraction of in and the article
- acqua
- water; the common liquid essential for life
- salata
- salted, salty; feminine adjective describing salt content
- fino
- until, up to; indicates a limit or endpoint
- al
- to the; contraction of a and il
- mento
- chin; the lower part of the face
- La
- the; feminine singular definite article
- sua
- her, his, its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- prima
- first, before; indicating precedence in time or order
- idea
- idea; a thought or mental conception
- fu
- was; third person singular passato remoto of essere
- che
- that, which, who; subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun
- fosse
- were, was; imperfect subjunctive of essere
- in
- in, into; common preposition indicating location or direction
- qualche
- some, any; indefinite adjective indicating an unspecified amount
- modo
- way, manner; how something is done
- caduta
- fallen; feminine past participle of cadere
- mare
- sea; large body of salt water
- e
- and; basic coordinating conjunction
- quel
- that; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- caso
- case, instance; a particular situation or circumstance
- posso
- I can; first person singular present of potere
- tornare
- to return, to go back; moving back to a place
- treno
- train; a railway vehicle for passengers or freight
- disse
- said; third person singular passato remoto of dire
- tra
- between, among; preposition indicating a middle position
- sé
- herself, himself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- stata
- been; feminine past participle of essere
- una
- a, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- volta
- time, once; indicating a single occurrence
- nella
- in the; contraction of in and la
- vita
- life; the state of being alive
- ed
- and; variant of e used before vowels
- giunta
- arrived, reached; feminine past participle of giungere
- alla
- to the, at the; contraction of a and la
- conclusione
- conclusion; a final decision or judgment reached
- generale
- general; broad, applying to most cases or situations
- ovunque
- everywhere, wherever; in or to any place
- si
- oneself, one; reflexive or impersonal pronoun
- vada
- goes; third person singular present subjunctive of andare
- sulla
- on the; contraction of su and la
- costa
- coast; the land along the edge of the sea
- inglese
- English; relating to England or its language
- trova
- finds, one finds; third person singular present of trovare
- serie
- series, row; a number of similar things in succession
- di
- of, from; very common Italian preposition
- cabine
- cabins, booths; small enclosed structures for changing
- da
- from, by, for; versatile Italian preposition
- bagno
- bath, bathroom; room or act of bathing
- alcuni
- some, a few; masculine plural indefinite adjective
- bambini
- children; young boys and girls
- scavano
- dig; third person plural present of scavare
- sabbia
- sand; fine granular material found on beaches
- con
- with; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- palette
- small spades, shovels; tools used for digging sand
- legno
- wood; solid material from trees
- poi
- then, afterward; indicating sequence in time
- fila
- row, line; a sequence of things or people
- pensioni
- guesthouses, boarding houses; small lodging establishments
- dietro
- behind, after; indicating position at the rear
- esse
- them; feminine third person plural pronoun
- stazione
- station; a building where trains stop
- ferroviaria
- railway, railroad; adjective relating to train travel
- Tuttavia
- however, nevertheless; a concessive adverb contrasting ideas
- capì
- understood, realized; third person singular passato remoto of capire
- presto
- soon, quickly; in a short time or rapidly
- trovava
- was finding herself, was located; imperfect of trovare
- nello
- in the; contraction of in and lo
- stagno
- pond; a small body of standing water
- lacrime
- tears; drops of fluid shed when crying
- aveva
- had; third person singular imperfect of avere
- versato
- shed, poured; past participle of versare
- quando
- when; temporal conjunction or adverb
- alta
- tall, high; feminine adjective indicating great height
- nove
- nine; the number 9
- piedi
- feet; plural of piede, unit of measurement or body part
- Avrei
- I would have; first person singular conditional of avere
- voluto
- wanted, wished; past participle of volere
- non
- not; basic negation adverb
- aver
- to have; infinitive of avere in compound forms
- pianto
- cried, wept; past participle of piangere
- così
- so, this much; indicating degree or manner
- tanto
- so much, a lot; indicating a large quantity or degree
- mentre
- while, whereas; temporal or contrastive conjunction
- nuotava
- was swimming; third person singular imperfect of nuotare
- giro
- around, circuit; movement in a circular path
- cercando
- looking for, trying; gerund of cercare
- trovare
- to find; to locate or discover something
- la
- the; feminine singular definite article
- via
- way, path; a route or means of getting somewhere
- d'
- of, from; elided form of di before a vowel
- uscita
- exit, way out; a point or means of leaving
- Sarò
- I will be; first person singular future of essere
- punita
- punished; feminine past participle of punire
- per
- for, because of; preposition indicating cause or purpose
- questo
- this; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- adesso
- now; at the present moment
- suppongo
- I suppose; first person singular present of supporre
- annegando
- drowning; gerund of annegare, dying in water
- nelle
- in the; contraction of in and le
- mie
- my; feminine plural possessive adjective
- stesse
- own, same; feminine plural adjective meaning one's own
- Sarà
- it will be; third person singular future of essere
- davvero
- really, truly; emphasizing the truth of a statement
- cosa
- thing; a general object or matter
- strana
- strange, odd; feminine adjective meaning unusual or weird
- sicuro
- sure, certain; confident or certain about something
- oggi
- today; on this present day
- tutto
- everything, all; the entirety of something
- è
- is; third person singular present of essere
- strano
- strange, odd; masculine adjective meaning unusual
- Proprio
- just, exactly, right; emphasizing precision of timing
- allora
- then, at that moment; indicating a specific time
- sentì
- heard, felt; third person singular passato remoto of sentire
- qualcosa
- something; an unspecified thing or matter
- sguazzava
- was splashing around; imperfect of sguazzare
- a
- at, to; basic Italian preposition
- poca
- little, small; feminine adjective indicating small quantity
- distanza
- distance; the space between two points or objects
- nuotò
- swam; third person singular passato remoto of nuotare
- più
- more, closer; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- vicino
- near, close; indicating proximity in space
- capire
- to understand; to comprehend or grasp something
- dapprima
- at first; in the beginning, initially
- pensò
- thought; third person singular passato remoto of pensare
- dovesse
- should, must; imperfect subjunctive of dovere
- essere
- to be; fundamental Italian verb of existence
- un
- a, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- o
- or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives
- ma
- but; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
- ricordò
- remembered; third person singular passato remoto of ricordare
- quanto
- how much, how; indicating degree or extent
- piccola
- small, little; feminine adjective indicating small size
- solo
- only, just; indicating exclusivity or limitation
- topo
- mouse; a small rodent
- scivolato
- slipped, slid; past participle of scivolare
- dentro
- inside, within; indicating interior position
- come
- like, as, how; comparative or manner conjunction
- lei
- she, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- Servirebbe
- it would be useful, it would help; conditional of servire
- parlare
- to speak, to talk; the act of communicating verbally
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