Anne of Green Gables — Page 3
And yet here was Matthew Cuthbert, at half-past three on the afternoon of a busy day, placidly driving over the hollow and up the hill;
Eppure eccolo, Matthew Cuthbert, alle tre e mezza del pomeriggio di una giornata impegnata, che guidava placidamente attraverso la conca e su per la collina;
moreover, he wore a white collar and his best suit of clothes, which was plain proof that he was going out of Avonlea;
per di più, indossava un colletto bianco e il suo vestito migliore, il che era una prova evidente che stava uscendo da Avonlea;
and he had the buggy and the sorrel mare, which betokened that he was going a considerable distance.
e aveva il calesse e la cavalla saura, il che indicava che stava per percorrere una distanza considerevole.
Now, where was Matthew Cuthbert going and why was he going there?
Dunque, dove stava andando Matthew Cuthbert e perché ci stava andando?
Had it been any other man in Avonlea, Mrs. Rachel, deftly putting this and that together, might have given a pretty good guess as to both questions.
Se si fosse trattato di qualsiasi altro uomo di Avonlea, la signora Rachel, mettendo abilmente insieme questo e quello, avrebbe potuto fare un'ipotesi abbastanza buona riguardo a entrambe le domande.
But Matthew so rarely went from home that it must be something pressing and unusual which was taking him;
Ma Matthew usciva di casa così raramente che doveva essere qualcosa di urgente e insolito a portarlo via;
he was the shyest man alive and hated to have to go among strangers or to any place where he might have to talk.
era l'uomo più timido del mondo e detestava dover andare tra gli estranei o in qualsiasi posto dove avrebbe potuto essere costretto a parlare.
Matthew, dressed up with a white collar and driving in a buggy, was something that didn't happen often.
Matthew, vestito a festa con un colletto bianco e in giro sul calesse, era una cosa che non accadeva spesso.
Mrs. Rachel, ponder as she might, could make nothing of it and her afternoon's enjoyment was spoiled.
La signora Rachel, per quanto ci riflettesse, non riusciva a capirci nulla e il piacere del suo pomeriggio era rovinato.
"I'll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he's gone and why," the worthy woman finally concluded.
«Farò un salto a Green Gables dopo il tè e scoprirò da Marilla dove è andato e perché,» concluse infine la degna donna.
Vocabulary
- Eppure
- ep-PU-re — Yet, nevertheless; used to introduce a contrast
- eccolo
- EC-co-lo — Here he is; exclamation pointing someone out
- alle
- AL-le — At the (feminine plural); used with time expressions
- tre
- tre — The number three
- e
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- mezza
- MED-dza — Half; used in telling time expressions
- del
- del — Of the (masculine singular contracted preposition)
- pomeriggio
- po-me-RID-jo — Afternoon; the part of day after noon
- di
- di — Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- una
- U-na — A, an; indefinite article feminine singular
- giornata
- jor-NA-ta — A full day; day considered in its entirety
- impegnata
- im-pe-NYA-ta — Busy, engaged; occupied with tasks or activities
- che
- ke — That, who, which; very common relative pronoun
- guidava
- gwi-DA-va — Was driving; imperfect tense of guidare
- placidamente
- pla-ci-da-MEN-te — Placidly, calmly; in a peaceful unhurried manner
- attraverso
- at-tra-VER-so — Through, across; preposition indicating passage
- la
- la — The (feminine singular definite article)
- conca
- KON-ka — Basin, hollow; a bowl-shaped depression in terrain
- su
- su — Up, on; common Italian preposition of position
- per
- per — For, through; very common Italian preposition
- collina
- kol-LI-na — Hill; a raised landform smaller than a mountain
- più
- pyu — More, plus; used in comparisons and additions
- indossava
- in-dos-SA-va — Was wearing; imperfect tense of indossare
- un
- un — A, an; indefinite article masculine singular
- colletto
- kol-LET-to — Collar; the part of a shirt around the neck
- bianco
- BYAN-ko — White; the color white
- il
- il — The (masculine singular definite article)
- suo
- SU-o — His, her, its; third person possessive adjective
- vestito
- ves-TI-to — Suit, dress; an outfit or garment worn on body
- migliore
- mi-LYO-re — Better, best; comparative/superlative of buono
- era
- E-ra — Was; imperfect tense of essere (to be)
- prova
- PRO-va — Proof, evidence, test; something that demonstrates truth
- evidente
- e-vi-DEN-te — Evident, obvious; clearly apparent or noticeable
- stava
- STA-va — Was (doing); imperfect of stare, used progressively
- uscendo
- u-SHEN-do — Going out, leaving; gerund of uscire
- da
- da — From, by, since; very common Italian preposition
- aveva
- a-VE-va — Had; imperfect tense of avere (to have)
- calesse
- ka-LES-se — Carriage, gig; a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle
- cavalla
- ka-VAL-la — Mare; a female horse
- indicava
- in-di-KA-va — Indicated, suggested; imperfect of indicare
- percorrere
- per-KOR-re-re — To travel, to cover a distance or route
- distanza
- dis-TAN-tsa — Distance; the space between two points
- considerevole
- kon-si-de-RE-vo-le — Considerable, significant; fairly large in amount
- Dunque
- DUN-kwe — Therefore, so then; conjunction indicating consequence
- dove
- DO-ve — Where; interrogative and relative adverb of place
- andando
- an-DAN-do — Going; gerund of andare (to go)
- perché
- per-KE — Why, because; interrogative and causal conjunction
- ci
- ci — There, us; reflexive and locative pronoun
- Se
- se — If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses
- si
- si — Oneself, itself; reflexive pronoun third person
- fosse
- FOS-se — Were; imperfect subjunctive of essere (to be)
- trattato
- trat-TA-to — Treated, been about; past participle of trattare
- qualsiasi
- kwal-SYA-zi — Any, whatever; indefinite adjective meaning any kind
- altro
- AL-tro — Other, another; adjective indicating a different person
- uomo
- WO-mo — Man; an adult male human being
- signora
- si-NYO-ra — Mrs., woman; polite title for an adult woman
- mettendo
- met-TEN-do — Putting, placing; gerund of mettere
- abilmente
- a-bil-MEN-te — Skillfully, cleverly; in a capable and adroit manner
- insieme
- in-SYE-me — Together; adverb meaning combined or at the same time
- questo
- KWES-to — This; demonstrative pronoun/adjective nearby object
- quello
- KWEL-lo — That; demonstrative pronoun/adjective for distant object
- avrebbe
- av-REB-be — Would have; conditional tense of avere
- potuto
- po-TU-to — Been able; past participle of potere (can)
- fare
- FA-re — To do, to make; very common Italian infinitive
- un'
- un — An; elided indefinite article before vowel feminine
- ipotesi
- i-PO-te-zi — Hypothesis, guess; a proposed explanation or assumption
- abbastanza
- ab-bas-TAN-tsa — Enough, quite; adverb of sufficient degree
- buona
- BWO-na — Good (feminine); positive quality adjective
- riguardo
- ri-GWAR-do — Regarding, concerning; preposition about a subject
- a
- a — To, at; very common Italian preposition
- entrambe
- en-TRAM-be — Both (feminine); referring to two things together
- le
- le — The (feminine plural definite article)
- domande
- do-MAN-de — Questions; plural of domanda
- Ma
- ma — But; basic adversative coordinating conjunction
- usciva
- u-SHI-va — Was going out; imperfect tense of uscire
- casa
- KA-za — House, home; place where someone lives
- così
- ko-ZI — So, thus, like this; adverb of manner or degree
- raramente
- ra-ra-MEN-te — Rarely, seldom; happening only on few occasions
- doveva
- do-VE-va — Had to, must have; imperfect of dovere
- essere
- ES-se-re — To be; fundamental Italian infinitive of existence
- qualcosa
- kwal-KO-za — Something; indefinite pronoun for an unspecified thing
- urgente
- ur-JEN-te — Urgent; requiring immediate attention or action
- insolito
- in-SO-li-to — Unusual, uncommon; different from what is normal
- portarlo
- por-TAR-lo — To take him; infinitive plus object pronoun combined
- via
- VIA — Away; adverb indicating departure or removal
- l'
- l — The; elided definite article before a vowel
- timido
- TI-mi-do — Shy, timid; tending to avoid social interaction
- mondo
- MON-do — World; the entire earth or a sphere of activity
- detestava
- de-tes-TA-va — Hated, detested; imperfect of detestare
- dover
- do-VER — Having to; truncated infinitive of dovere (must)
- andare
- an-DA-re — To go; fundamental Italian verb of movement
- tra
- tra — Among, between; preposition of position or time
- gli
- lyi — The (masculine plural definite article)
- estranei
- es-TRA-nei — Strangers, foreigners; people unknown to oneself
- o
- o — Or; basic disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- in
- in — In, into; common Italian preposition of place
- posto
- POS-to — Place, spot; a specific location or position
- costretto
- kos-TRET-to — Forced, compelled; past participle of costringere
- parlare
- par-LA-re — To speak, to talk; infinitive of speech verb
- festa
- FES-ta — Party, holiday, celebration; a festive gathering
- con
- kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- giro
- JI-ro — Trip, tour, round; a journey or circular movement
- cosa
- KO-za — Thing, what; noun or interrogative pronoun
- non
- non — Not; standard Italian negation adverb
- accadeva
- ak-ka-DE-va — Was happening, occurred; imperfect of accadere
- spesso
- SPES-so — Often, frequently; adverb of frequency
- La
- la — The (feminine singular definite article)
- quanto
- KWAN-to — How much, as much as; interrogative or relative adverb
- riflettesse
- ri-flet-TES-se — Might reflect, ponder; imperfect subjunctive of riflettere
- riusciva
- ryu-SHI-va — Managed, succeeded; imperfect of riuscire
- capirci
- ka-PIR-ci — To understand it; infinitive capire plus ci pronoun
- nulla
- NUL-la — Nothing; indefinite pronoun meaning nothing at all
- piacere
- pya-CHE-re — Pleasure; enjoyment or satisfaction from something
- rovinato
- ro-vi-NA-to — Ruined, spoiled; past participle of rovinare
- Farò
- fa-RO — I will do, make; future tense of fare
- salto
- SAL-to — Jump, hop; also used in fare un salto (pop by)
- dopo
- DO-po — After, later; preposition or adverb of time
- tè
- tè — Tea; the hot beverage made by infusing leaves
- scoprirò
- sko-pri-RO — I will find out, discover; future of scoprire
- è
- è — Is; third person singular present of essere
- andato
- an-DA-to — Gone; past participle of andare (to go)
- concluse
- kon-KLU-ze — Concluded, ended; past tense of concludere
- infine
- in-FI-ne — Finally, in the end; adverb indicating conclusion
- degna
- DE-nya — Worthy, deserving; adjective of merit or worthiness
- donna
- DON-na — Woman; an adult female human being
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