Anna Karenina — Page 1
Stepan Arkadyevitch was a truthful man in his relations with himself.
Stepan Arkad'evič era un uomo sincero nei rapporti con se stesso.
He was incapable of deceiving himself and persuading himself that he repented of his conduct.
Era incapace di ingannare se stesso e di convincersi di pentirsi della propria condotta.
He could not at this date repent of the fact that he, a handsome, susceptible man of thirty-four, was not in love with his wife, the mother of five living and two dead children, and only a year younger than himself.
Non poteva a quel punto pentirsi del fatto che lui, un bell'uomo sensibile di trentaquattro anni, non fosse innamorato di sua moglie, madre di cinque figli vivi e due morti, e di soli un anno più giovane di lui.
All he repented of was that he had not succeeded better in hiding it from his wife.
L'unica cosa di cui si pentiva era di non essere riuscito a nasconderlo meglio a sua moglie.
But he felt all the difficulty of his position and was sorry for his wife, his children, and himself.
Ma sentiva tutta la difficoltà della sua situazione e si dispiaceva per sua moglie, i suoi figli e se stesso.
Possibly he might have managed to conceal his sins better from his wife if he had anticipated that the knowledge of them would have had such an effect on her.
Forse avrebbe potuto nascondere meglio i suoi peccati a sua moglie se avesse previsto che la loro scoperta avrebbe avuto un tale effetto su di lei.
He had never clearly thought out the subject, but he had vaguely conceived that his wife must long ago have suspected him of being unfaithful to her, and shut her eyes to the fact.
Non aveva mai riflettuto chiaramente sulla questione, ma aveva vagamente immaginato che sua moglie dovesse da tempo sospettare la sua infedeltà e chiudere un occhio.
He had even supposed that she, a worn-out woman no longer young or good-looking, and in no way remarkable or interesting, merely a good mother, ought from a sense of fairness to take an indulgent view.
Aveva persino supposto che lei, una donna logorata non più giovane né avvenente, in nessun modo straordinaria o interessante, semplicemente una buona madre, dovesse per senso di equità assumere un atteggiamento indulgente.
It had turned out quite the other way.
Era andata in tutt'altro modo.
"Oh, it's awful! oh dear, oh dear! awful!" Stepan Arkadyevitch kept repeating to himself, and he could think of nothing to be done.
«Oh, è terribile! oh cielo, oh cielo! terribile!» Stepan Arkad'evič continuava a ripetersi, e non riusciva a pensare a nulla da fare.
"And how well things were going up till now! how well we got on!
«E come andavano bene le cose fino ad ora! come andavamo d'accordo!
Vocabulary
- era
- Third person singular imperfect of essere; he/she/it was.
- un
- Indefinite article masculine singular; a, an.
- uomo
- Adult male human being; man.
- sincero
- Honest, genuine, free from deceit or pretense.
- nei
- Contraction of in and i; in the (plural masculine).
- rapporti
- Relationships, dealings, or connections with others.
- con
- Preposition meaning with, together with.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, itself.
- stesso
- Same, very; used for emphasis or identity.
- Era
- Third person singular imperfect of essere; he/she was.
- incapace
- Unable or lacking the ability to do something.
- di
- Preposition meaning of, from, by, about.
- ingannare
- To deceive, cheat, or mislead someone deliberately.
- e
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses.
- convincersi
- To convince oneself, persuade oneself of something.
- pentirsi
- To repent, regret, or feel remorse about something.
- della
- Contraction of di and la; of the (feminine singular).
- propria
- One's own; referring to something belonging to oneself.
- condotta
- Conduct, behavior, or manner of acting.
- Non
- Negation adverb meaning not, no.
- poteva
- Third person singular imperfect of potere; could, was able.
- a
- Preposition meaning at, to, in.
- quel
- Demonstrative adjective masculine singular; that.
- punto
- Point, moment, or specific position in time or space.
- del
- Contraction of di and il; of the (masculine singular).
- fatto
- Fact, deed, or something that has occurred.
- che
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning that, which, who.
- lui
- Third person masculine singular pronoun; he, him.
- bell'uomo
- Handsome man; attractive male person.
- sensibile
- Sensitive, perceptive, emotionally aware person.
- trentaquattro
- The number thirty-four.
- anni
- Years; plural of anno referring to age or time.
- non
- Negation adverb meaning not.
- fosse
- Third person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere; were.
- innamorato
- In love, enamored; feeling romantic love for someone.
- sua
- Possessive adjective feminine singular; his, her, its.
- moglie
- Wife; a woman legally married to someone.
- madre
- Mother; female parent of a child.
- cinque
- The number five.
- figli
- Children or sons; offspring of a parent.
- vivi
- Alive, living; still existing in life.
- due
- The number two.
- morti
- Dead; plural adjective referring to those who have died.
- soli
- Alone, only; plural form of solo.
- anno
- Year; a period of twelve months.
- più
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity or degree.
- giovane
- Young; of relatively little age or early in life.
- L'unica
- The only one; singular and exclusive female referent.
- cosa
- Thing, matter, or object; something referred to.
- cui
- Relative pronoun meaning whom, which, of which.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself, himself, herself.
- pentiva
- Third person singular imperfect of pentirsi; regretted.
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian verb of existence or identity.
- riuscito
- Past participle of riuscire; succeeded, managed to do.
- nasconderlo
- To hide it; infinitive with object pronoun attached.
- meglio
- Better; comparative adverb indicating superior quality or manner.
- Ma
- Conjunction meaning but, however, yet.
- sentiva
- Third person singular imperfect of sentire; felt, sensed.
- tutta
- All, entire, whole; feminine singular form of tutto.
- la
- Definite article feminine singular; the.
- difficoltà
- Difficulty, hardship, or challenging situation.
- situazione
- Situation, circumstance, or set of conditions.
- dispiaceva
- Third person singular imperfect of dispiacere; was sorry.
- per
- Preposition meaning for, through, because of.
- i
- Definite article masculine plural; the.
- suoi
- Possessive adjective plural; his, her family or people.
- Forse
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.
- avrebbe
- Third person singular conditional of avere; would have.
- potuto
- Past participle of potere; been able to, could have.
- nascondere
- To hide, conceal something from others.
- peccati
- Sins, wrongdoings, or moral transgressions; plural of peccato.
- avesse
- Third person singular imperfect subjunctive of avere; had.
- previsto
- Past participle of prevedere; foreseen, anticipated, predicted.
- loro
- Their, them; third person plural pronoun or possessive.
- scoperta
- Discovery, revelation; act of uncovering something hidden.
- avuto
- Past participle of avere; had, possessed.
- tale
- Such, this kind of; indicating a particular quality.
- effetto
- Effect, impact, or result produced by a cause.
- su
- Preposition meaning on, upon, about, over.
- lei
- Third person feminine singular pronoun; she, her.
- aveva
- Third person singular imperfect of avere; had.
- mai
- Never, ever; negation adverb for any time.
- riflettuto
- Past participle of riflettere; reflected, thought carefully about.
- chiaramente
- Clearly, plainly, in a clear and evident manner.
- sulla
- Contraction of su and la; on the (feminine singular).
- questione
- Question, issue, or matter under consideration.
- ma
- Conjunction meaning but, however.
- vagamente
- Vaguely, unclearly, in an imprecise or unclear manner.
- immaginato
- Past participle of immaginare; imagined, pictured mentally.
- dovesse
- Third person singular imperfect subjunctive of dovere; should.
- da
- Preposition meaning from, by, since, as.
- tempo
- Time, period, or weather; fundamental concept of duration.
- sospettare
- To suspect, have doubts about someone's honesty or fidelity.
- infedeltà
- Infidelity, unfaithfulness, especially in a romantic relationship.
- chiudere
- To close, shut; also to turn a blind eye.
- occhio
- Eye; organ of sight; also used in idioms.
- Aveva
- Third person singular imperfect of avere; had.
- persino
- Even, to the point of; used for emphasis.
- supposto
- Past participle of supporre; supposed, assumed, presumed.
- una
- Indefinite article feminine singular; a, an.
- donna
- Woman; adult female human being.
- logorata
- Worn out, exhausted, depleted by use or hardship.
- né
- Neither, nor; used in negative correlative constructions.
- avvenente
- Attractive, good-looking, pleasing in appearance.
- in
- Preposition meaning in, into, at.
- nessun
- No, not any; negative adjective before masculine singular nouns.
- modo
- Way, manner, or method of doing something.
- straordinaria
- Extraordinary, exceptional, remarkable, out of the ordinary.
- o
- Conjunction meaning or, either.
- interessante
- Interesting, engaging, capturing attention or curiosity.
- semplicemente
- Simply, just, in a straightforward uncomplicated manner.
- buona
- Good; feminine singular adjective indicating positive quality.
- senso
- Sense, meaning, or feeling; perception or significance.
- equità
- Equity, fairness, impartiality in judgment or treatment.
- assumere
- To assume, take on, adopt a role or attitude.
- atteggiamento
- Attitude, stance, or manner of behaving toward something.
- indulgente
- Indulgent, lenient, tolerant toward faults or weaknesses.
- andata
- Past participle of andare; gone; turned out a certain way.
- tutt'altro
- Quite the opposite; anything but; far from it.
- Oh
- Exclamation expressing surprise, pain, or strong emotion.
- è
- Third person singular present of essere; is.
- terribile
- Terrible, dreadful, causing fear or distress.
- oh
- Exclamation expressing emotion, surprise, or dismay.
- cielo
- Sky or heaven; also used in exclamations of surprise.
- continuava
- Third person singular imperfect of continuare; kept on, continued.
- ripetersi
- To repeat oneself; to keep saying the same thing.
- riusciva
- Third person singular imperfect of riuscire; managed, succeeded.
- pensare
- To think, consider, or reflect on something.
- nulla
- Nothing; pronoun indicating absence of anything.
- fare
- To do, make; fundamental Italian action verb.
- E
- Conjunction meaning and; connecting clauses or ideas.
- come
- How, as, like; adverb or conjunction of manner.
- andavano
- Third person plural imperfect of andare; were going, went.
- bene
- Well, good; adverb indicating positive condition or manner.
- le
- Definite article feminine plural; the.
- cose
- Things, matters, objects; plural of cosa.
- fino
- Until, up to; preposition indicating limit in time or space.
- ad
- Variant of a before vowels; preposition meaning to, at.
- ora
- Now, at this time; also means hour.
- d'accordo
- In agreement, okay; expression meaning to agree with someone.
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