Anne of Green Gables — Page 1
MRS. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.
La SIGNORA Rachel Lynde abitava proprio nel punto in cui la strada principale di Avonlea scendeva in una piccola conca, orlata di ontani e orecchini di dama e attraversata da un ruscello che aveva la sua sorgente nei boschi del vecchio podere dei Cuthbert; si diceva che fosse un ruscello intricato e impetuoso nel suo corso iniziale attraverso quei boschi, con oscuri segreti di pozze e cascate; ma quando arrivava alla Conca di Lynde era un tranquillo e composto fiumiciattolo, poiché neppure un ruscello avrebbe potuto scorrere davanti alla porta della signora Rachel Lynde senza il dovuto rispetto per il decoro e la convenienza; probabilmente era consapevole che la signora Rachel sedeva alla sua finestra, tenendo d'occhio tutto ciò che passava, dai ruscelli ai bambini, e che se avesse notato qualcosa di strano o fuori posto non avrebbe mai avuto pace finché non ne avesse scoperto il perché e il percome.
There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbors' business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.
C'è molta gente, ad Avonlea e altrove, che riesce a occuparsi da vicino degli affari dei propri vicini a forza di trascurare i propri; ma la signora Rachel Lynde era una di quelle persone capaci che sanno badare alle proprie faccende e, per giunta, anche a quelle degli altri.
She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she "ran" the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary.
Era una massaia di gran valore; il suo lavoro era sempre fatto e fatto bene; «dirigeva» il Circolo del Cucito, aiutava a gestire la scuola domenicale, ed era il sostegno più solido della Società di Assistenza della Chiesa e dell'Associazione delle Missioni Estere.
Yet with all this Mrs.
Eppure con tutto ciò la signora
Vocabulary
- SIGNORA
- si-NYO-ra — A respectful title for a woman; 'Mrs.' or 'lady'
- abitava
- a-bi-TA-va — She/he lived, resided (imperfect tense)
- proprio
- PRO-pryo — Exactly, right; or one's own
- punto
- POON-to — Point, spot, exact place
- cui
- kwee — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'where'
- strada
- STRA-da — Road, street, path
- principale
- prin-chi-PA-le — Main, principal, most important
- scendeva
- shen-DE-va — It descended, went down (imperfect tense)
- piccola
- PIK-ko-la — Small, little (feminine adjective)
- conca
- KON-ka — A hollow, basin-shaped depression in terrain
- orlata
- or-LA-ta — Bordered, edged, fringed (feminine past participle)
- ontani
- on-TA-ni — Alder trees (plural of ontano)
- orecchini
- o-rek-KEE-ni — Earrings; also a type of dangling plant
- dama
- DA-ma — Lady, noble woman; also a type of plant
- attraversata
- at-tra-ver-SA-ta — Crossed, traversed (feminine past participle)
- ruscello
- roo-SHEL-lo — A small stream or brook
- sorgente
- sor-JEN-te — Spring, source of water originating from ground
- boschi
- BO-ski — Woods, forests (plural of bosco)
- vecchio
- VEK-kyo — Old, elderly (adjective for masculine noun)
- podere
- po-DE-re — A farm, farmstead, rural estate
- diceva
- di-CHE-va — One said, it was said (imperfect tense)
- fosse
- FOS-se — Were, was (imperfect subjunctive of essere)
- intricato
- in-tri-KA-to — Intricate, tangled, complicated in path
- impetuoso
- im-pe-too-O-zo — Impetuous, fierce, rushing forcefully
- corso
- KOR-so — Course, flow, path of a stream
- iniziale
- i-ni-TSYA-le — Initial, first, at the beginning
- attraverso
- at-tra-VER-so — Through, across (preposition of movement)
- oscuri
- o-SKOO-ri — Dark, obscure, gloomy (masculine plural adjective)
- segreti
- se-GRE-ti — Secrets; mysterious, hidden things (plural)
- pozze
- POT-tse — Pools, puddles of still water (plural)
- cascate
- ka-SKA-te — Waterfalls, cascades (plural of cascata)
- arrivava
- ar-ri-VA-va — It arrived, reached (imperfect tense)
- Conca
- KON-ka — The Hollow, a basin-shaped geographic feature
- tranquillo
- tran-KWIL-lo — Calm, quiet, peaceful (masculine adjective)
- composto
- kom-PO-sto — Composed, orderly, well-behaved (adjective)
- fiumiciattolo
- fyoo-mi-CHAT-to-lo — A very small stream, tiny river (diminutive)
- poiché
- poi-KE — Since, because, given that (conjunction)
- neppure
- nep-POO-re — Not even, neither (emphatic negative adverb)
- avrebbe
- a-VREB-be — Would have (conditional of avere)
- scorrere
- SKOR-re-re — To flow, to run (of water or time)
- davanti
- da-VAN-ti — In front of, before (preposition or adverb)
- porta
- POR-ta — Door, gate, entrance to a building
- signora
- si-NYO-ra — Lady, Mrs., respectful title for a woman
- senza
- SEN-tsa — Without (preposition indicating absence)
- dovuto
- do-VOO-to — Due, proper, owed (adjective or past participle)
- rispetto
- ri-SPET-to — Respect, regard, consideration for others
- decoro
- de-KO-ro — Decorum, propriety, dignified behavior
- convenienza
- kon-ve-NYEN-tsa — Convenience, propriety, social appropriateness
- probabilmente
- pro-ba-bil-MEN-te — Probably, most likely (adverb)
- consapevole
- kon-sa-PE-vo-le — Aware, conscious, knowledgeable (adjective)
- sedeva
- se-DE-va — She/he sat, was sitting (imperfect tense)
- finestra
- fi-NES-tra — Window of a building or room
- tenendo
- te-NEN-do — Keeping, holding (gerund of tenere)
- d'occhio
- DOK-kyo — In sight; tenere d'occhio means to keep watch
- tutto
- TOOT-to — Everything, all, the whole (pronoun/adjective)
- ciò
- cho — That, what, this thing (demonstrative pronoun)
- passava
- pas-SA-va — Passed, went by (imperfect tense of passare)
- ruscelli
- roo-SHEL-li — Streams, brooks (plural of ruscello)
- bambini
- bam-BEE-ni — Children, kids (plural of bambino)
- avesse
- a-VES-se — Had (imperfect subjunctive of avere)
- notato
- no-TA-to — Noticed, observed (past participle of notare)
- qualcosa
- kwal-KO-za — Something, anything (indefinite pronoun)
- strano
- STRA-no — Strange, odd, unusual (masculine adjective)
- fuori
- FWORI — Outside, out of place, beyond bounds
- posto
- PO-sto — Place, position; fuori posto means out of place
- mai
- mai — Never, ever (temporal adverb)
- pace
- PA-che — Peace, calm, tranquility
- finché
- fin-KE — Until, as long as (temporal conjunction)
- ne
- ne — Of it, about it (partitive or pronoun)
- scoperto
- sko-PER-to — Discovered, found out (past participle)
- perché
- per-KE — Why, because (question or conjunction)
- percome
- per-KO-me — The how and why, all the details
- C'è
- che — There is (contraction of ci è)
- molta
- MOL-ta — Much, a lot of (feminine adjective)
- gente
- JEN-te — People, folk (collective singular noun)
- altrove
- al-TRO-ve — Elsewhere, in another place (adverb)
- riesce
- RYES-she — Manages, succeeds, is able to (present tense)
- occuparsi
- ok-ku-PAR-si — To concern oneself, to mind one's business
- vicino
- vi-CHEE-no — Near, close; also neighbor (noun/adjective)
- affari
- af-FA-ri — Affairs, matters, business (plural of affare)
- propri
- PRO-pri — Own, one's own (masculine plural adjective)
- vicini
- vi-CHEE-ni — Neighbors, nearby people (plural noun)
- forza
- FOR-tsa — Force, strength; di forza means necessarily
- trascurare
- tra-sku-RA-re — To neglect, to overlook, to disregard
- persone
- per-SO-ne — People, persons (plural of persona)
- capaci
- ka-PA-chi — Capable, able, competent (plural adjective)
- sanno
- SAN-no — They know (present tense of sapere)
- badare
- ba-DA-re — To take care of, to watch over, to mind
- proprie
- PRO-prye — Own (feminine plural possessive adjective)
- faccende
- fach-CHEN-de — Chores, affairs, household tasks (plural)
- giunta
- JOON-ta — Arrived; also in addition (past participle/adverb)
- anche
- AN-ke — Also, too, even (adverb)
- altri
- AL-tri — Others, other people (masculine plural pronoun)
- massaia
- mas-SA-ya — Housewife, skilled homemaker, domestic manager
- gran
- gran — Great, big (shortened form before consonant)
- valore
- va-LO-re — Value, worth; bravery or skill
- lavoro
- la-VO-ro — Work, labor, job (noun)
- sempre
- SEM-pre — Always, ever (temporal adverb)
- fatto
- FAT-to — Done, made (past participle of fare)
- bene
- BE-ne — Well, good (adverb of manner)
- dirigeva
- di-ri-JE-va — She directed, led, managed (imperfect tense)
- Circolo
- CHIR-ko-lo — Circle, club, association of people
- Cucito
- ku-CHEE-to — Sewing; lavoro di cucito means sewing work
- aiutava
- a-yoo-TA-va — She helped, assisted (imperfect tense of aiutare)
- gestire
- jes-TEE-re — To manage, to run, to handle an organization
- scuola
- SKWО-la — School (noun)
- domenicale
- do-me-ni-KA-le — Sunday (adjective); scuola domenicale: Sunday school
- sostegno
- so-STEN-yo — Support, backing, pillar (noun)
- più
- pyoo — More, most (comparative adverb)
- solido
- SO-li-do — Solid, strong, reliable (adjective)
- Società
- so-che-ta — Society, association, organization (noun)
- Assistenza
- as-si-STEN-tsa — Assistance, support, aid (noun)
- Chiesa
- KYE-za — Church, religious building or institution
- dell'Associazione
- del-las-so-cha-TSYO-ne — Of the association (with elided article)
- Missioni
- mis-SYO-ni — Missions, missionary activities (plural noun)
- Estere
- ES-te-re — Foreign, external (feminine plural adjective)
- Eppure
- ep-POO-re — And yet, nevertheless, still (adversative conjunction)
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