Anna Karenina — Page 6
Matvey was already holding up the shirt like a horse's collar, and, blowing off some invisible speck, he slipped it with obvious pleasure over the well-groomed body of his master.
Matvey teneva già la camicia sollevata come il collare di un cavallo, e, soffiando via qualche invisibile granellino, la fece scivolare con evidente piacere sul corpo ben curato del suo padrone.
Vocabulary
- teneva
- He/she was holding or keeping something
- già
- Already; used to indicate something done previously
- la
- The; feminine definite article in Italian
- camicia
- Shirt; a garment worn on the upper body
- sollevata
- Raised or lifted up; past participle of sollevare
- come
- Like, as, or how; used for comparison
- il
- The; masculine definite article in Italian
- collare
- Collar; band worn around the neck
- di
- Of, from; common Italian preposition indicating possession
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article in Italian
- cavallo
- Horse; a large domesticated four-legged animal
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Italian
- soffiando
- Blowing; present participle of soffiare, to blow
- via
- Away; indicates movement or removal from a place
- qualche
- Some, a few; indefinite adjective indicating small quantity
- invisibile
- Invisible; not able to be seen
- granellino
- Tiny grain or speck; diminutive of granello
- fece
- He/she did or made; past tense of fare
- scivolare
- To slide or slip smoothly over a surface
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- evidente
- Evident, obvious; clearly apparent or noticeable
- piacere
- Pleasure; enjoyment or satisfaction from something
- sul
- On the; contraction of su and il
- corpo
- Body; the physical structure of a person
- ben
- Well; adverb indicating something done properly
- curato
- Well-kept, groomed; carefully maintained in appearance
- del
- Of the; contraction of di and il
- suo
- His, her, its; possessive adjective in Italian
- padrone
- Master, owner; person who has authority or ownership
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