Anne of Green Gables — Page 9

English → It CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

There's never anybody to be had but those stupid, half-grown little French boys; and as soon as you do get one broke into your ways and taught something he's up and off to the lobster canneries or the States.

Non c'è mai nessuno da trovare se non quei ragazzini francesi stupidi e mezzi cresciuti; e non appena ne prendi uno che si è abituato ai tuoi modi e ha imparato qualcosa, se ne va alle conserverie di aragoste o negli Stati Uniti.

At first Matthew suggested getting a Home boy.

All'inizio Matthew aveva suggerito di prendere un ragazzo dall'ospizio.

But I said 'no' flat to that.

Ma io gli ho detto 'no' secco.

'They may be all right--I'm not saying they're not--but no London street Arabs for me,' I said.

'Possono anche andare bene -- non sto dicendo che non vadano bene -- ma niente monelli di strada londinesi per me,' ho detto.

'Give me a native born at least.

'Datemi almeno uno nato qui.

There'll be a risk, no matter who we get.

Ci sarà sempre un rischio, chiunque prendiamo.

But I'll feel easier in my mind and sleep sounder at nights if we get a born Canadian.'

Ma starò più tranquilla e dormirò meglio la notte se prendiamo un canadese nato e cresciuto.'

So in the end we decided to ask Mrs. Spencer to pick us out one when she went over to get her little girl.

Così alla fine abbiamo deciso di chiedere alla signora Spencer di scegliercene uno quando sarebbe andata a prendere la sua bambina.

We heard last week she was going, so we sent her word by Richard Spencer's folks at Carmody to bring us a smart, likely boy of about ten or eleven.

La settimana scorsa abbiamo saputo che ci andava, così le abbiamo mandato a dire tramite la famiglia di Richard Spencer a Carmody di portarci un ragazzo sveglio e promettente di circa dieci o undici anni.

We decided that would be the best age--old enough to be of some use in doing chores right off and young enough to be trained up proper.

Abbiamo deciso che sarebbe stata l'età migliore -- abbastanza grande da essere subito di qualche utilità nei lavori domestici e abbastanza giovane da poter essere educato come si deve.

We mean to give him a good home and schooling.

Intendiamo dargli una buona casa e un'istruzione.

We had a telegram from Mrs. Alexander Spencer today--the mail-man brought it from the station--saying they were coming on the five-thirty train tonight.

Oggi abbiamo ricevuto un telegramma dalla signora Alexander Spencer -- il postino lo ha portato dalla stazione -- che diceva che sarebbero arrivati con il treno delle cinque e mezza stasera.

So Matthew went to Bright River to meet him.

Così Matthew è andato a Bright River ad accoglierlo.

Mrs. Spencer will drop him off there.

La signora Spencer lo lascerà lì.

Of course she goes on to White Sands station herself.

Naturalmente lei prosegue fino alla stazione di White Sands.

Mrs.

Signora.

Vocabulary

Non: non — Negation word meaning 'not' in Italian.
c': ci — Contraction of 'ci', meaning 'there' (existential).
è: è — Third person singular of 'essere', meaning 'is'.
mai: mai — Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever'.
nessuno: nessuno — Pronoun or adjective meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.
da: da — Preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'since'.
trovare: trovare — Verb meaning 'to find' or 'to locate'.
se: se — Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself'.
non: non — Negation word meaning 'not' in Italian.
quei: kwɛi — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'those' (masculine plural).
ragazzini: ragadzˈdzini — Noun meaning 'little boys' or 'small children'.
francesi: franˈtʃezi — Adjective or noun meaning 'French' (plural).
stupidi: ˈstupidi — Adjective meaning 'stupid' or 'foolish' (plural).
e: e — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
mezzi: ˈmɛddzi — Adjective meaning 'half' or noun meaning 'means/resources'.
cresciuti: kreʃˈʃuti — Past participle of 'crescere', meaning 'grown' or 'raised'.
appena: apˈpena — Adverb meaning 'just', 'barely', or 'as soon as'.
ne: ne — Pronoun meaning 'of it', 'of them', or 'some'.
prendi: ˈprɛndi — Second person singular imperative of 'prendere', meaning 'take'.
uno: ˈuno — Article or numeral meaning 'one' or 'a/an'.
che: ke — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
si: si — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or impersonal 'one'.
abituato: abitˈwato — Adjective meaning 'accustomed' or 'used to something'.
ai: ai — Contraction of 'a' and 'i', meaning 'to the' (masculine plural).
tuoi: ˈtwɔi — Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (masculine plural).
modi: ˈmodi — Noun meaning 'ways', 'manners', or 'methods'.
ha: a — Third person singular of 'avere', meaning 'has'.
imparato: Past participle of 'imparare', meaning 'learned'.
qualcosa: kwalˈkoza — Pronoun meaning 'something' or 'anything'.
va: va — Third person singular of 'andare', meaning 'goes'.
alle: ˈalle — Contraction of 'a' and 'le', meaning 'to the' (feminine plural).
di: di — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
aragoste: araˈgoste — Noun meaning 'lobsters' (plural).
o: o — Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting alternatives.
negli: ˈneʎʎi — Contraction of 'in' and 'gli', meaning 'in the' (masculine plural).
Stati: ˈstati — Noun meaning 'states', as in political entities.
Uniti: uˈniti — Adjective meaning 'united', as in 'United States'.
All': all — Contraction of 'a' and 'la' or 'lo', meaning 'at the'.
inizio: iˈnittsjo — Noun meaning 'beginning' or 'start'.
aveva: aˈveva — Third person singular imperfect of 'avere', meaning 'had'.
suggerito: suddʒeˈrito — Past participle of 'suggerire', meaning 'suggested'.
prendere: ˈprɛndere — Verb meaning 'to take' or 'to get'.
un: un — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine).
ragazzo: raˈgaddzo — Noun meaning 'boy' or 'young man'.
dall': dall — Contraction of 'da' and 'lo/la', meaning 'from the'.
ospizio: osˈpittsjo — Noun meaning 'orphanage' or 'hospice'.
Ma: ma — Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast.
io: ˈio — Personal pronoun meaning 'I' (first person singular).
gli: ʎʎi — Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him' or 'to them'.
ho: ɔ — First person singular of 'avere', meaning 'I have'.
no: nɔ — Negative response meaning 'no'.
secco: ˈsekko — Adjective meaning 'dry' or bluntly 'flat out/curtly'.
Possono: ˈpossono — Third person plural of 'potere', meaning 'they can'.
anche: ˈanke — Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
andare: anˈdare — Verb meaning 'to go' (infinitive).
bene: ˈbene — Adverb meaning 'well' or adjective meaning 'good'.
sto: sto — First person singular of 'stare', meaning 'I am/stand'.
dicendo: diˈtʃendo — Gerund of 'dire', meaning 'saying'.
vadano: ˈvadano — Third person plural subjunctive of 'andare', meaning 'they go'.
ma: ma — Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast.
niente: ˈnjɛnte — Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or adverb meaning 'not at all'.
monelli: moˈnɛlli — Noun meaning 'rascals', 'urchins', or 'naughty children'.
strada: ˈstrada — Noun meaning 'street', 'road', or 'way'.
londinesi: londiˈnezi — Adjective or noun meaning 'Londoners' or 'from London'.
per: per — Preposition meaning 'for', 'through', or 'in order to'.
me: me — Personal pronoun meaning 'me' (stressed form).
Datemi: ˈdatemi — Imperative of 'dare' with clitic 'mi', meaning 'give me'.
almeno: alˈmeno — Adverb meaning 'at least'.
nato: ˈnato — Past participle of 'nascere', meaning 'born'.
qui: kwi — Adverb meaning 'here'.
Ci: tʃi — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'there', 'us', or 'to us'.
sarà: saˈra — Third person singular future of 'essere', meaning 'will be'.
sempre: ˈsempre — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'.
rischio: ˈriskjo — Noun meaning 'risk' or 'danger'.
chiunque: kjˈunkwe — Pronoun meaning 'whoever' or 'anyone'.
prendiamo: prenˈdjamo — First person plural of 'prendere', meaning 'we take'.
starò: staˈrɔ — First person singular future of 'stare', meaning 'I will be'.
più: pju — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'no longer'.
tranquilla: traŋˈkwilla — Adjective meaning 'calm', 'peaceful', or 'relaxed' (feminine).
dormirò: dormiˈrɔ — First person singular future of 'dormire', meaning 'I will sleep'.
meglio: ˈmeʎʎo — Adverb meaning 'better' (comparative of 'bene').
la: la — Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'.
notte: ˈnɔtte — Noun meaning 'night'.
canadese: kanadˈeze — Adjective or noun meaning 'Canadian'.
cresciuto: kreʃˈʃuto — Past participle of 'crescere', meaning 'grown up' or 'raised'.
Così: koˈzi — Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'.
alla: ˈalla — Contraction of 'a' and 'la', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'.
fine: ˈfine — Noun meaning 'end' or adjective meaning 'fine/delicate'.
abbiamo: abˈbjamo — First person plural of 'avere', meaning 'we have'.
deciso: deˈtʃizo — Past participle of 'decidere', meaning 'decided'.
chiedere: ˈkjedere — Verb meaning 'to ask' or 'to request'.
signora: siɲˈɲora — Noun meaning 'lady', 'Mrs.', or 'ma'am'.
scegliercene: ʃeʎˈʎertʃene — Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to choose one for ourselves'.
quando: ˈkwando — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
sarebbe: saˈrebbe — Third person singular conditional of 'essere', meaning 'would be'.
andata: anˈdata — Past participle of 'andare' (feminine), meaning 'gone'.
a: a — Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
sua: ˈsua — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (feminine).
bambina: bamˈbina — Noun meaning 'little girl' or 'female child'.
La: la — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
settimana: settiˈmana — Noun meaning 'week'.
scorsa: ˈskorsa — Adjective meaning 'last' or 'past' (feminine, referring to time).
saputo: saˈputo — Past participle of 'sapere', meaning 'known' or 'found out'.
ci: tʃi — Pronoun meaning 'us', 'to us', or adverb 'there'.
andava: anˈdava — Third person singular imperfect of 'andare', meaning 'was going'.
così: koˈzi — Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'.
le: le — Indirect object pronoun or article meaning 'to her' or 'the'.
mandato: manˈdato — Past participle of 'mandare', meaning 'sent'.
dire: ˈdire — Verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'.
tramite: ˈtramite — Preposition meaning 'through', 'via', or 'by means of'.
famiglia: faˈmiʎʎa — Noun meaning 'family'.
portarci: porˈtartʃi — Infinitive with clitic 'ci', meaning 'to bring to us/there'.
sveglio: ˈzveʎʎo — Adjective meaning 'bright', 'alert', or 'quick-witted'.
promettente: prometˈtente — Adjective meaning 'promising' or 'showing good potential'.
circa: ˈtʃirka — Adverb or preposition meaning 'about', 'around', or 'approximately'.
dieci: ˈdjɛtʃi — Numeral meaning 'ten'.
undici: ˈunditʃi — Numeral meaning 'eleven'.
anni: ˈanni — Noun meaning 'years'.
Abbiamo: abˈbjamo — First person plural of 'avere', meaning 'we have'.
stata: ˈstata — Past participle of 'essere' (feminine), meaning 'been'.
l': l — Elided definite article 'lo' or 'la', meaning 'the'.
età: eˈta — Noun meaning 'age' (of a person or era).
migliore: miʎˈʎore — Adjective meaning 'better' or 'best' (comparative/superlative).
abbastanza: abbasˈtantsa — Adverb meaning 'enough', 'fairly', or 'quite'.
grande: ˈgrande — Adjective meaning 'big', 'large', or 'great'.
essere: ˈessere — Verb meaning 'to be' (infinitive).
subito: ˈsubito — Adverb meaning 'immediately', 'right away', or 'at once'.
qualche: ˈkwalke — Adjective meaning 'some', 'a few', or 'any'.
utilità: utiliˈta — Noun meaning 'usefulness', 'utility', or 'benefit'.
nei: nei — Contraction of 'in' and 'i', meaning 'in the' (masculine plural).
lavori: laˈvori — Noun meaning 'works', 'jobs', or 'tasks' (plural).
domestici: doˈmɛstitʃi — Adjective meaning 'domestic', related to household work.
giovane: ˈdʒovane — Adjective or noun meaning 'young' or 'young person'.
poter: poˈter — Truncated infinitive of 'potere', meaning 'to be able to'.
educato: eduˈkato — Adjective meaning 'well-mannered', 'educated', or 'polite'.
come: ˈkome — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how', 'as', or 'like'.
deve: ˈdeve — Third person singular of 'dovere', meaning 'must' or 'should'.
Intendiamo: intenˈdjamo — First person plural of 'intendere', meaning 'we intend'.
dargli: ˈdarʎʎi — Infinitive with clitic 'gli', meaning 'to give him'.
una: ˈuna — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine).
buona: ˈbwona — Adjective meaning 'good' (feminine singular).
casa: ˈkaza — Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'.
un': un — Elided indefinite article meaning 'a/an' (feminine before vowel).
istruzione: istruˈtsjone — Noun meaning 'education' or 'instruction'.
Oggi: ˈɔddʒi — Adverb meaning 'today'.
ricevuto: ritʃeˈvuto — Past participle of 'ricevere', meaning 'received'.
telegramma: teleˈgramma — Noun meaning 'telegram' (a written wire message).
dalla: ˈdalla — Contraction of 'da' and 'la', meaning 'from the' (feminine).
il: il — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
postino: posˈtino — Noun meaning 'postman' or 'mail carrier'.
lo: lo — Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'him/it'.
portato: porˈtato — Past participle of 'portare', meaning 'brought' or 'carried'.
stazione: statˈtsjone — Noun meaning 'station', especially a train station.
diceva: diˈtʃeva — Third person singular imperfect of 'dire', meaning 'was saying'.
sarebbero: saˈrebbero — Third person plural conditional of 'essere', meaning 'would be'.
arrivati: arriˈvati — Past participle of 'arrivare' (plural), meaning 'arrived'.
con: kon — Preposition meaning 'with'.
treno: ˈtreno — Noun meaning 'train'.
delle: ˈdelle — Contraction of 'di' and 'le', meaning 'of the' (feminine plural).
cinque: ˈtʃinkwe — Numeral meaning 'five'.
mezza: ˈmɛddza — Adjective meaning 'half' (feminine).
stasera: staˈsera — Adverb meaning 'this evening' or 'tonight'.
andato: anˈdato — Past participle of 'andare', meaning 'gone'.
ad: ad — Variant of preposition 'a', used before vowels, meaning 'to/at'.
accoglierlo: akˈkɔʎʎerlo — Infinitive with clitic, meaning 'to welcome him' or 'to receive him'.
lascerà: laʃeˈra — Third person singular future of 'lasciare', meaning 'will leave'.
lì: li — Adverb meaning 'there' (at that place).
Naturalmente: naturalˈmente — Adverb meaning 'naturally' or 'of course'.
lei: ˈlei — Personal pronoun meaning 'she', 'her', or formal 'you'.
prosegue: proˈseɡwe — Third person singular of 'proseguire', meaning 'continues on'.
fino: ˈfino — Preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'as far as'.
Signora: siɲˈɲora — Noun meaning 'lady', 'Mrs.', or polite address for a woman.

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