Anne of Green Gables — Page 1

English → It CHAPTER II. Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised Level 6/10

MATTHEW Cuthbert and the sorrel mare jogged comfortably over the eight miles to Bright River.

MATTHEW Cuthbert e la cavalla saura trottavano comodamente per le otto miglia fino a Bright River.

It was a pretty road, running along between snug farmsteads, with now and again a bit of balsamy fir wood to drive through or a hollow where wild plums hung out their filmy bloom.

Era una bella strada, che correva tra fattorie accoglienti, con ogni tanto un tratto di bosco di abeti balsamici da attraversare o una conca dove i prugnoli selvatici mostravano la loro fioritura vaporosa.

The air was sweet with the breath of many apple orchards and the meadows sloped away in the distance to horizon mists of pearl and purple; while

L'aria era dolce del profumo di molti frutteti di meli e i prati digradavano in lontananza verso nebbie all'orizzonte di madreperla e porpora; mentre

"The little birds sang as if it were / The one day of summer in all the year."

"I piccoli uccelli cantavano come se fosse / L'unico giorno d'estate di tutto l'anno."

Matthew enjoyed the drive after his own fashion, except during the moments when he met women and had to nod to them--for in Prince Edward Island you are supposed to nod to all and sundry you meet on the road whether you know them or not.

Matthew godeva del tragitto a modo suo, eccetto nei momenti in cui incontrava delle donne e doveva salutarle con un cenno del capo -- poiché nell'Isola del Principe Edoardo si è tenuti a salutare con un cenno chiunque si incontri per strada, che lo si conosca o no.

Matthew dreaded all women except Marilla and Mrs. Rachel; he had an uncomfortable feeling that the mysterious creatures were secretly laughing at him.

Matthew temeva tutte le donne eccetto Marilla e la signora Rachel; aveva la sgradevole sensazione che quelle creature misteriose ridessero di lui in segreto.

He may have been quite right in thinking so, for he was an odd-looking personage, with an ungainly figure and long iron-gray hair that touched his stooping shoulders, and a full, soft brown beard which he had worn ever since he was twenty.

Forse aveva del tutto ragione a pensarlo, poiché era un personaggio dall'aspetto strano, con una figura goffa e lunghi capelli grigio ferro che gli sfioravano le spalle curve, e una folta e morbida barba bruna che portava fin da quando aveva vent'anni.

In fact, he had looked at twenty very much as he looked at sixty, lacking a little of the grayness.

In effetti, a vent'anni aveva lo stesso aspetto che aveva a sessanta, con appena un po' meno di grigio.

Vocabulary

e: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
la: Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'.
cavalla: A female horse; a mare.
trottavano: They were trotting along at a steady pace.
comodamente: Comfortably, in a relaxed and easy manner.
per: Preposition meaning 'for', 'through', or 'by'.
le: Definite article plural feminine, meaning 'the'.
otto: The number eight.
miglia: Miles; plural unit of distance measurement.
fino: Until, up to, as far as a point.
a: Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
Era: Third person singular past of 'essere'; it was.
una: Indefinite article feminine singular, meaning 'a'.
bella: Beautiful, lovely, attractive in appearance.
strada: A road, street, or path for travel.
che: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that', 'which'.
correva: It ran; past imperfect of 'correre', to run.
tra: Preposition meaning 'between', 'among', or 'through'.
fattorie: Farms; rural properties for agricultural activities.
accoglienti: Welcoming, cozy, warm and inviting in atmosphere.
con: Preposition meaning 'with'.
ogni: Every, each; used before singular nouns.
tanto: So much, a lot; also used in 'ogni tanto' (sometimes).
un: Indefinite article masculine singular, meaning 'a'.
tratto: A stretch or section of road or terrain.
di: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
bosco: A wood or small forest of trees.
abeti: Fir trees; tall evergreen coniferous trees.
da: Preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'since'.
attraversare: To cross, to go through or traverse something.
o: Conjunction meaning 'or', offering an alternative.
conca: A hollow, basin, or bowl-shaped depression in terrain.
dove: Where; relative adverb indicating a place.
selvatici: Wild, growing in nature without cultivation.
mostravano: They were showing; past imperfect of 'mostrare'.
loro: Their; possessive pronoun, or 'they' or 'them'.
fioritura: Blossoming, flowering; the period when flowers bloom.
L': Contracted definite article before a vowel, meaning 'the'.
aria: Air; the atmosphere or a sense of ambiance.
era: Was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'.
dolce: Sweet, gentle, soft in taste or quality.
del: Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'.
profumo: Perfume, fragrance, a pleasant sweet scent.
molti: Many, a large number of things or people.
frutteti: Orchards; areas planted with fruit-bearing trees.
meli: Apple trees; trees that produce apples.
prati: Meadows, fields of grass or green open land.
in: Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'to'.
lontananza: Distance, farness; the quality of being far away.
verso: Toward, in the direction of something.
nebbie: Mists, fogs; hazy atmospheric conditions obscuring sight.
all': Contracted preposition 'a' plus 'l'', meaning 'at the'.
orizzonte: The horizon; the line where sky meets earth.
porpora: Purple, crimson; a deep reddish-purple color.
mentre: While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
piccoli: Small, little; adjective describing size.
uccelli: Birds; winged animals that sing and fly.
cantavano: They were singing; past imperfect of 'cantare'.
come: As, like, how; conjunction or adverb of manner.
se: If, as if; conditional conjunction in Italian.
fosse: Were; past subjunctive of 'essere', used hypothetically.
unico: Unique, only, sole; the one and only.
giorno: Day; a 24-hour period of time.
d': Contraction of 'di' before a vowel, meaning 'of'.
estate: Summer; the warmest season of the year.
tutto: All, everything, the whole of something.
l': Contracted definite article before a vowel, meaning 'the'.
anno: Year; a period of twelve months.
godeva: He enjoyed; past imperfect of 'godere', to enjoy.
tragitto: A journey, trip, or route traveled between places.
modo: Way, manner, method of doing something.
suo: His, her, its; possessive adjective in Italian.
eccetto: Except, apart from, with the exclusion of.
nei: Contraction of 'in' and 'i', meaning 'in the'.
momenti: Moments, instances; brief periods of time.
cui: Whom, which; relative pronoun used after prepositions.
incontrava: He encountered; past imperfect of 'incontrare'.
delle: Some; partitive article, contraction of 'di' and 'le'.
donne: Women; adult female human beings.
doveva: He had to; past imperfect of 'dovere', must.
salutarle: To greet them; infinitive 'salutare' with pronoun attached.
cenno: A nod or gesture of acknowledgment or greeting.
capo: Head; the upper part of a person's body.
poiché: Since, because; causal conjunction explaining a reason.
nell': Contraction of 'in' and 'l'', meaning 'in the'.
Isola: Island; a landmass surrounded by water.
Principe: Prince; a male royal or part of a place name.
si: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'himself', or 'herself'.
è: Is; third person singular present of 'essere'.
tenuti: Required, obliged; past participle of 'tenere', to hold.
salutare: To greet someone; to say hello or goodbye.
chiunque: Anyone, whoever; indefinite pronoun referring to any person.
incontri: One meets; present subjunctive of 'incontrare'.
lo: Him, it; direct object pronoun masculine singular.
conosca: Knows; present subjunctive of 'conoscere', to know.
no: No; negation, used to express denial or refusal.
temeva: He feared; past imperfect of 'temere', to fear.
tutte: All of them, feminine plural form of 'tutto'.
signora: Lady, woman, Mrs.; a polite term for adult woman.
aveva: Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avere'.
sgradevole: Unpleasant, disagreeable; causing discomfort or displeasure.
sensazione: Feeling, sensation; a physical or emotional impression.
quelle: Those; demonstrative adjective or pronoun, feminine plural.
creature: Creatures, beings; living entities, often used informally.
misteriose: Mysterious, enigmatic, hard to understand or explain.
ridessero: That they might laugh; past subjunctive of 'ridere'.
lui: Him, he; subject or object pronoun, masculine singular.
segreto: Secret; something hidden or known only to few.
Forse: Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.
ragione: Reason, right; justification for a belief or action.
pensarlo: To think it; infinitive 'pensare' with object pronoun attached.
personaggio: Character, figure, or notable person in a story.
dall': Contraction of 'da' and 'l'', meaning 'from the'.
aspetto: Appearance, look; the way someone or something looks.
strano: Strange, odd, unusual in a puzzling way.
figura: Figure, silhouette, physical appearance of a person.
goffa: Clumsy, awkward, ungainly in movement or appearance.
lunghi: Long; adjective describing great length or duration.
capelli: Hair; the strands of hair on a person's head.
grigio: Gray; a color between black and white.
ferro: Iron; a metal, also describes iron-gray color.
gli: Him, to him; indirect object pronoun masculine singular.
sfioravano: They grazed, barely touched; imperfect of 'sfiorare'.
spalle: Shoulders; the upper body parts connecting arms to torso.
curve: Curved, bent, rounded; describing a hunched or bent shape.
folta: Thick, dense, bushy; describing dense growth like a beard.
morbida: Soft, gentle to the touch; smooth in texture.
barba: Beard; facial hair growing on a man's face.
bruna: Brown, dark; describing a dark brown color.
portava: He wore, carried; past imperfect of 'portare'.
fin: Until, since; shortened form of 'fino', up to.
quando: When; conjunction or adverb indicating a time.
vent': Twenty; shortened form of 'venti' before a vowel.
anni: Years; plural of 'anno', units of time.
In: In; preposition indicating location or state.
effetti: Effects; in 'in effetti' means 'in fact', indeed.
stesso: Same, himself; used for emphasis or identity.
sessanta: Sixty; the number 60.
appena: Just, barely, hardly; indicating a small degree.
po': A little, a bit; shortened form of 'poco'.
meno: Less, fewer; comparative of little or few.

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