Anna Karenina — Page 5
Then a good-humored and rather pitiful smile showed itself on his handsome face.
Poi un sorriso bonario e alquanto pietoso apparve sul suo bel viso.
"Eh, Matvey?" he said, shaking his head.
«Eh, Matvej?» disse, scuotendo la testa.
"It's all right, sir; she will come round," said Matvey.
«Va bene, signore; si riprenderà,» disse Matvej.
"Come round?"
«Si riprenderà?»
"Yes, sir."
«Sì, signore.»
"Do you think so? Who's there?" asked Stepan Arkadyevitch, hearing the rustle of a woman's dress at the door.
«Lo crede davvero? Chi è là?» chiese Stepan Arkad'evič, udendo il fruscio di un abito femminile alla porta.
"It's I," said a firm, pleasant, woman's voice, and the stern, pockmarked face of Matrona Philimonovna, the nurse, was thrust in at the doorway.
«Sono io,» disse una voce femminile ferma e piacevole, e il viso severo e butterato di Matrona Filimonovna, la balia, si affacciò sulla soglia.
"Well, what is it, Matrona?" queried Stepan Arkadyevitch, going up to her at the door.
«Ebbene, che c'è, Matrona?» domandò Stepan Arkad'evič, avvicinandosi a lei sulla porta.
Although Stepan Arkadyevitch was completely in the wrong as regards his wife, and was conscious of this himself, almost everyone in the house (even the nurse, Darya Alexandrovna's chief ally) was on his side.
Benché Stepan Arkad'evič avesse completamente torto nei confronti di sua moglie, e ne fosse lui stesso consapevole, quasi tutti in casa (persino la balia, la principale alleata di Dar'ja Aleksandrovna) erano dalla sua parte.
"Well, what now?" he asked disconsolately.
«Ebbene, cosa c'è adesso?» chiese sconsolato.
"Go to her, sir; own your fault again. Maybe God will aid you. She is suffering so, it's sad to see her; and besides, everything in the house is topsy-turvy. You must have pity, sir, on the children. Beg her forgiveness, sir. There's no help for it! One must take the consequences...."
«Vada da lei, signore; riconosca di nuovo il suo torto. Forse Dio l'aiuterà. Soffre tanto, fa pena vederla; e per di più, in casa è tutto sottosopra. Bisogna avere pietà, signore, dei bambini. Le chieda perdono, signore. Non c'è altro rimedio! Bisogna accettare le conseguenze....»
"But she won't see me."
«Ma lei non vuole vedermi.»
"You do your part. God is merciful; pray to God, sir, pray to God."
«Lei faccia la sua parte. Dio è misericordioso; preghi Dio, signore, preghi Dio.»
"Come, that'll do, you can go," said Stepan Arkadyevitch, blushing suddenly.
«Su, basta così, può andare,» disse Stepan Arkad'evič, arrossendo all'improvviso.
"Well now, do dress me." He turned to Matvey and threw off his dressing-gown decisively.
«Ora vestimi.» Si voltò verso Matvej e si tolse la vestaglia con decisione.
Vocabulary
- Poi
- Then, afterward; indicates sequence in time
- un
- Indefinite article: a, an (masculine singular)
- sorriso
- A smile; expression of happiness on face
- bonario
- Good-natured, kindly, benevolent in manner
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- alquanto
- Somewhat, rather, quite a bit
- pietoso
- Pitying, compassionate; also pitiful, pathetic
- apparve
- Appeared (past tense of apparire)
- sul
- On the (contraction of su + il)
- suo
- His, her, its; possessive adjective or pronoun
- bel
- Beautiful, handsome (shortened form of bello)
- viso
- Face; the front part of the head
- Eh
- Interjection expressing resignation or acknowledgment
- disse
- Said (past tense of dire)
- scuotendo
- Shaking (gerund of scuotere)
- la
- The (feminine singular article); also her (pronoun)
- testa
- Head; the uppermost part of the body
- Va
- Goes; third person singular of andare
- bene
- Well, good; adverb indicating quality or approval
- signore
- Sir, mister, gentleman; formal address for man
- si
- Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, oneself, itself
- riprenderà
- Will recover, will get better (future of riprendere)
- Sì
- Yes; affirmative response
- Lo
- Him, it; masculine direct object pronoun
- crede
- Believes, thinks (third person singular of credere)
- davvero
- Really, truly, indeed
- Chi
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- è
- Is; third person singular of essere
- là
- There; indicates a place away from speaker
- chiese
- Asked, inquired (past tense of chiedere)
- udendo
- Hearing (gerund of udire)
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- fruscio
- Rustle, swishing sound of fabric or leaves
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- abito
- Dress, garment, suit; an item of clothing
- femminile
- Feminine, female; relating to women
- alla
- At the, to the (contraction of a + la)
- porta
- Door; entrance to a room or building
- Sono
- I am; also they are (form of essere)
- io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- una
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- voce
- Voice; sound produced by human speech
- ferma
- Firm, steady, resolute; adjective describing voice or stance
- piacevole
- Pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable
- severo
- Severe, strict, stern in manner or appearance
- balia
- Wet nurse, nanny; woman who nurses children
- affacciò
- Appeared at, leaned out (past tense of affacciarsi)
- sulla
- On the (contraction of su + la)
- soglia
- Threshold, doorstep; the entrance of a door
- Ebbene
- Well then; interjection introducing a statement or question
- che
- That, what, which; versatile conjunction and pronoun
- c'è
- There is; contraction of ci + è
- domandò
- Asked, inquired (past tense of domandare)
- avvicinandosi
- Approaching, drawing near (gerund of avvicinarsi)
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- lei
- She, her; third person singular feminine pronoun
- Benché
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- avesse
- Had (imperfect subjunctive of avere)
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, totally
- torto
- Wrong; avere torto means to be wrong
- nei
- In the (contraction of in + i, masculine plural)
- confronti
- Regard to, toward; nei confronti di means toward someone
- sua
- His, her (feminine possessive adjective)
- moglie
- Wife; a married woman in relation to husband
- ne
- Of it, about it; partitive or pronominal particle
- fosse
- Were, was (imperfect subjunctive of essere)
- lui
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- stesso
- Same, himself; used for emphasis or identity
- consapevole
- Aware, conscious, knowing of something
- quasi
- Almost, nearly, practically
- tutti
- All, everyone; masculine plural of tutto
- in
- In, into; common Italian preposition of place
- casa
- House, home; place where one lives
- persino
- Even, including; used to emphasize an extreme case
- principale
- Main, principal, chief; most important
- alleata
- Ally (feminine); someone who supports one's side
- erano
- Were; third person plural imperfect of essere
- dalla
- From the, on the side of (da + la)
- parte
- Part, side; dalla parte di means on the side of
- cosa
- Thing, what; common noun and interrogative word
- adesso
- Now, at this moment
- sconsolato
- Disconsolate, dejected, deeply saddened
- Vada
- Go (formal imperative of andare, Lei form)
- da
- From, by, to; versatile Italian preposition
- riconosca
- Recognize, acknowledge (formal imperative of riconoscere)
- nuovo
- New; also di nuovo means again
- Forse
- Maybe, perhaps, possibly
- Dio
- God; supreme divine being
- l'aiuterà
- Will help him/her (future of aiutare with pronoun)
- Soffre
- Suffers; third person singular of soffrire
- tanto
- So much, a lot; adverb of degree or quantity
- fa
- Does, makes; third person singular of fare
- pena
- Pity, sorrow; fare pena means to be pitiful
- vederla
- To see her (infinitive vedere + pronoun la)
- per
- For, through, in order to; common preposition
- più
- More; comparative adverb and adjective
- tutto
- Everything, all; encompasses the whole amount
- sottosopra
- Upside down, in disorder, topsy-turvy
- Bisogna
- It is necessary; impersonal form of bisognare
- avere
- To have; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
- pietà
- Pity, mercy, compassion for others' suffering
- dei
- Of the (contraction of di + i, masculine plural)
- bambini
- Children; plural of bambino
- Le
- To her, to you (formal indirect object pronoun)
- chieda
- Ask (formal imperative/subjunctive of chiedere)
- perdono
- Forgiveness, pardon; asking to be forgiven
- Non
- Not; basic negation word in Italian
- altro
- Other, else, another; non c'è altro means nothing else
- rimedio
- Remedy, solution, cure for a problem
- accettare
- To accept, to receive willingly
- le
- The (feminine plural article); also to her (pronoun)
- conseguenze
- Consequences; results following an action
- Ma
- But; adversative conjunction showing contrast
- vuole
- Wants; third person singular of volere
- vedermi
- To see me (infinitive vedere + mi)
- Lei
- She; also formal you (polite address)
- faccia
- Do, be (formal imperative of fare/essere); also face
- misericordioso
- Merciful, compassionate, full of mercy
- preghi
- Pray, please (formal imperative of pregare)
- Su
- Come on, up; exclamation urging action
- basta
- Enough, that's enough; stop or sufficient
- così
- So, like this, in this way
- può
- Can, may; third person singular of potere
- andare
- To go; fundamental Italian verb of motion
- arrossendo
- Blushing, turning red (gerund of arrossire)
- all'improvviso
- Suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly
- Ora
- Now; also hour; indicating present moment
- vestimi
- Dress me (imperative of vestire + mi)
- voltò
- Turned (past tense of voltarsi/voltare)
- verso
- Toward, towards; preposition of direction
- tolse
- Took off, removed (past tense of togliere)
- vestaglia
- Dressing gown, bathrobe; loose garment worn at home
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- decisione
- Decision, determination, resolve
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