Anna Karenina — Page 3
" And noticing a gleam of light peeping in beside one of the serge curtains, he cheerfully dropped his feet over the edge of the sofa, and felt about with them for his slippers, a present on his last birthday, worked for him by his wife on gold-colored morocco.
E notando un raggio di luce che filtrava accanto a una delle tende di saia, lasciò cadere allegramente i piedi oltre il bordo del divano, e li mosse alla ricerca delle sue pantofole, un regalo per il suo ultimo compleanno, ricamate per lui dalla moglie su marocchino color oro.
And, as he had done every day for the last nine years, he stretched out his hand, without getting up, towards the place where his dressing-gown always hung in his bedroom.
E, come aveva fatto ogni giorno negli ultimi nove anni, tese la mano, senza alzarsi, verso il posto dove la sua vestaglia era sempre appesa nella camera da letto.
And thereupon he suddenly remembered that he was not sleeping in his wife's room, but in his study, and why: the smile vanished from his face, he knitted his brows.
E in quel momento si ricordò improvvisamente che non stava dormendo nella stanza di sua moglie, ma nel suo studio, e perché: il sorriso svanì dal suo viso, aggrottò le sopracciglia.
"Ah, ah, ah! Oo!..." he muttered, recalling everything that had happened.
«Ah, ah, ah! Oh!...» borbottò, ricordando tutto ciò che era accaduto.
And again every detail of his quarrel with his wife was present to his imagination, all the hopelessness of his position, and worst of all, his own fault.
E di nuovo ogni dettaglio del suo litigio con la moglie era presente alla sua immaginazione, tutta la disperazione della sua situazione, e peggio di tutto, la sua stessa colpa.
"Yes, she won't forgive me, and she can't forgive me.
«Sì, non mi perdonerà, e non può perdonarmi.
And the most awful thing about it is that it's all my fault—all my fault, though I'm not to blame.
E la cosa più terribile è che è tutta colpa mia — tutta colpa mia, anche se non sono io il responsabile.
That's the point of the whole situation," he reflected.
È questo il punto di tutta la situazione,» rifletté.
"Oh, oh, oh!" he kept repeating in despair, as he remembered the acutely painful sensations caused him by this quarrel.
«Oh, oh, oh!» continuava a ripetere disperato, mentre ricordava le sensazioni acutamente dolorose che questo litigio gli aveva causato.
Vocabulary
- notando
- noticing; observing something carefully
- un
- a; one (indefinite article)
- raggio
- ray; beam of light or radiation
- di
- of; from (preposition)
- luce
- light; illumination or daylight
- che
- that; which; who (relative pronoun)
- filtrava
- filtered; passed through or seeped through
- accanto
- beside; next to or alongside
- una
- a; one (feminine indefinite article)
- delle
- of the; some (preposition + article)
- tende
- curtains; drapes that cover windows
- lasciò
- let; allowed or left something to happen
- cadere
- to fall; to drop or descend
- allegramente
- cheerfully; in a happy or joyful manner
- piedi
- feet; lower limbs of body
- oltre
- beyond; further than or over
- il
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- bordo
- edge; border or rim of something
- del
- of the; from the (preposition + article)
- divano
- sofa; couch or upholstered seating furniture
- li
- them; those people or things
- mosse
- moved; set in motion or started moving
- alla
- to the; at the (preposition + article)
- ricerca
- search; act of looking for something
- sue
- his; her (feminine plural possessive adjective)
- pantofole
- slippers; soft indoor shoes for comfort
- regalo
- gift; present given to someone
- per
- for; in order to (preposition)
- suo
- his; her (singular possessive adjective)
- ultimo
- last; final or most recent one
- compleanno
- birthday; anniversary of birth date
- ricamate
- embroidered; decorated with needlework designs
- lui
- him; he (masculine singular pronoun)
- dalla
- from the; by the (preposition + article)
- moglie
- wife; married female partner
- su
- on; upon or over something
- color
- color; hue or shade of something
- oro
- gold; precious yellow metal or color
- come
- as; like or in the same way
- aveva
- had; possessed or owned something previously
- fatto
- done; made or accomplished action
- ogni
- every; each one without exception
- giorno
- day; twenty-four hour period or daytime
- negli
- in the; during the (preposition + article)
- ultimi
- last; final or most recent ones
- nove
- nine; number between eight and ten
- anni
- years; periods of twelve months
- tese
- stretched; extended or reached out
- la
- the; her (feminine singular article)
- mano
- hand; body part at end of arm
- senza
- without; lacking or in absence of
- alzarsi
- to rise; to get up or stand up
- verso
- toward; in direction of something
- posto
- place; location or position where something
- dove
- where; at which place or location
- vestaglia
- dressing gown; loose robe worn indoors
- era
- was; past tense of to be
- sempre
- always; at all times or ever
- appesa
- hung; suspended or fastened from above
- nella
- in the; inside the (preposition + article)
- camera
- room; chamber or enclosed space
- da
- from; by or since (preposition)
- letto
- bed; furniture for sleeping on
- in
- in; inside or within something
- quel
- that; those (demonstrative adjective)
- momento
- moment; brief period of time
- si
- himself; herself (reflexive pronoun)
- ricordò
- remembered; recalled or brought to mind
- improvvisamente
- suddenly; all at once without warning
- non
- not; negation or denial word
- stava
- was; stayed or remained in place
- dormendo
- sleeping; being in state of sleep
- stanza
- room; chamber or enclosed living space
- ma
- but; however or on the contrary
- nel
- in the; inside the (preposition + article)
- studio
- study; room for work or learning
- perché
- because; for the reason that
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