Beyond Good and Evil — Page 1

Vocabulary

Prodotto

Produced; past participle of 'produrre', to produce

da

By, from; common preposition indicating origin or agent

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

il

The; masculine singular definite article

Team

Team; English loanword used in Italian

di

Of, by; very common Italian preposition

Correzione

Correction; the act of fixing errors

delle

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'le'

Bozze

Drafts, proofs; preliminary versions of a text

Online

Online; connected to the internet, English loanword

Distribuito

Distributed; past participle of 'distribuire'

AL

To the; contraction of preposition 'a' and article 'il'

DI

Of; very common Italian preposition

LÀ

There; adverb indicating a place away from speaker

DEL

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'

BENE

Good; moral goodness or well-being

E

And; basic coordinating conjunction

MALE

Evil, bad; moral wrongness or harm

Di

Of, by; very common Italian preposition

Tradotto

Translated; past participle of 'tradurre'

NOTA

Note; a written remark or annotation

TRASCRITTORE

Transcriber; one who transcribes a text

SU

On, about; preposition indicating topic or position

QUESTA

This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective

EDIZIONE

Edition; a particular version of a published work

IN

In, into; preposition indicating location or state

TESTO

Text; written content of a document or book

ELETTRONICO

Electronic; relating to electronic or digital format

Il

The; masculine singular definite article

seguente

Following; the next item in a sequence

testo

Text; written content of a document

è

Is; third person singular of 'essere', to be

una

A, an; feminine singular indefinite article

ristampa

Reprint; a new printing of an existing work

della

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'

traduzione

Translation; a text rendered into another language

dal

From the; contraction of 'da' and 'il'

tedesco

German; relating to Germany or its language

all'

To the; contraction of 'a' and 'l' before vowel

inglese

English; relating to England or its language

Al

To the; contraction of preposition 'a' and article 'il'

là

There; adverb indicating a distant location

del

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'

bene

Good, well; moral goodness or positive quality

male

Evil, bad; moral wrongness or harm

come

As, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison

pubblicata

Published; feminine past participle of 'pubblicare'

in

In; preposition indicating location or inclusion

Alcune

Some; feminine plural indefinite adjective or pronoun

adattamenti

Adaptations; changes made to adjust an original text

originale

Original; the initial or authentic version of something

sono

Are; third person plural of 'essere', to be

stati

Been; masculine plural past participle of 'essere'

apportati

Made, introduced; past participle of 'apportare'

per

For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose

formattarlo

To format it; infinitive 'formattare' with clitic pronoun

un

A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

elettronico

Electronic; relating to digital or electronic format

corsivo

Italic; text style with slanted letters

nel

In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'

libro

Book; a bound written or printed publication

scritto

Written; past participle of 'scrivere', to write

maiuscolo

Uppercase; capital letters in typography

questo

This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective

ad

To, at; variant of 'a' used before vowels

eccezione

Exception; something excluded from a general rule

maggior

Greater, most; abbreviated form of 'maggiore'

parte

Part; a portion or section of a whole

frasi

Phrases, sentences; groups of words forming meaning

lingua

Language, tongue; a system of human communication

straniera

Foreign; belonging to another country or language

che

That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction

erano

Were; third person plural imperfect of 'essere'

Le

The; feminine plural definite article

note

Notes; written annotations or remarks in a text

a

At, to; common Italian preposition

piè

Foot; archaic/poetic form of 'piede', used in 'a piè di pagina'

pagina

Page; one side of a leaf in a book

originali

Original; plural adjective meaning initial or authentic

inserite

Inserted; feminine plural past participle of 'inserire'

tra

Between, among; preposition indicating position

parentesi

Parentheses, brackets; punctuation marks enclosing text

quadre

Square; adjective describing square brackets '[]'

nei

In the; contraction of 'in' and 'i'

punti

Points, places; specific locations or moments

cui

Which, whom; relative pronoun used after prepositions

vengono

Come, are; third person plural of 'venire'

citate

Cited, quoted; feminine plural past participle of 'citare'

grafie

Spellings; ways of writing or spelling words

state

Been; feminine plural past participle of 'essere'

modificate

Modified, changed; feminine plural past participle

scritti

Written; masculine plural past participle of 'scrivere'

parole

Words; units of language with meaning

contenenti

Containing; present participle of 'contenere'

le

The; feminine plural definite article

lettere

Letters; characters of the alphabet

hanno

Have; third person plural of 'avere', to have

avuto

Had; past participle of 'avere', to have

queste

These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective

cambiate

Changed; feminine plural past participle of 'cambiare'

stato

Been, state; past participle of 'essere' or noun

cambiato

Changed; past participle of 'cambiare', to change

INDICE

Index, table of contents; list of topics in a book

PREFAZIONE

Preface; introductory section of a book

CAPITOLO

Chapter; a main division of a book

I

I; Roman numeral one, or masculine plural article

PREGIUDIZI

Prejudices; preconceived opinions not based on reason

DEI

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'i', plural

FILOSOFI

Philosophers; thinkers who study fundamental questions

LO

The; masculine singular definite article before s+consonant

SPIRITO

Spirit, mind; the non-physical part of a being

LIBERO

Free; not constrained or restricted

L'

The; elided definite article before vowels

UMORE

Mood, humor; one's emotional or mental state

RELIGIOSO

Religious; relating to religion or spiritual belief

AFORISMI

Aphorisms; concise statements expressing a general truth

INTERLUDI

Interludes; short sections between main parts

LA

The; feminine singular definite article

STORIA

History, story; account of past events

NATURALE

Natural; existing in or caused by nature

DELLA

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'

MORALE

Morality; principles concerning right and wrong conduct

NOI

We, us; first person plural personal pronoun

STUDIOSI

Scholars; people devoted to academic study

LE

The; feminine plural definite article

NOSTRE

Our; feminine plural possessive adjective

VIRTÙ

Virtues; moral excellence or good qualities

POPOLI

Peoples, nations; groups sharing culture or origin

PAESI

Countries, towns; nations or small localities

CHE

What, that; interrogative or relative conjunction

COS'

What; elided form of 'cosa', used in questions

È

Is; third person singular of 'essere', to be

NOBILE

Noble; having high moral qualities or aristocratic rank

DALL'

From the; contraction of 'da' and 'l'' before vowel

ALTO

High, tall; elevated in position or stature

POEMA

Poem; a long literary composition in verse

TRADOTTO

Translated; past participle of 'tradurre'

DA

By, from; preposition indicating agent or origin

SUPPONENDO

Supposing; gerund of 'supporre', to suppose or assume

la

The; feminine singular definite article

Verità

Truth; the quality of being in accordance with fact

sia

Is, be; third person singular present subjunctive of 'essere'

donna

Woman; an adult female human being

allora

Then, so; adverb indicating consequence or time