Beyond Good and Evil — Page 3

Vocabulary

Poiché

poi-ché — conjunction meaning 'since' or 'because'

si

si — reflexive or impersonal pronoun, 'oneself' or 'one'

può

pwò — third person singular of 'potere', meaning 'can'

dubitare

du-bi-tà-re — to doubt or question something

in

in — preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

primo

prì-mo — adjective meaning 'first'

luogo

lwò-go — noun meaning 'place'; 'in primo luogo' means 'firstly'

se

se — conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'

le

le — definite article or pronoun, feminine plural 'the'

antitesi

an-tì-te-si — noun meaning 'antitheses', direct oppositions or contrasts

esistano

e-zì-sta-no — subjunctive of 'esistere', meaning 'exist'

affatto

af-fàt-to — adverb meaning 'at all' or 'entirely'

e

e — conjunction meaning 'and'

secondo

se-còn-do — adjective or preposition meaning 'second' or 'according to'

valutazioni

va-lu-ta-ziò-ni — plural noun meaning 'evaluations' or 'assessments'

popolari

po-po-là-ri — adjective meaning 'popular' or 'common, of the people'

di

di — preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

valore

va-lò-re — noun meaning 'value' or 'worth'

su

su — preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'

cui

cui — relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom'

i

i — definite article, masculine plural 'the'

metafisici

me-ta-fì-si-ci — plural noun meaning 'metaphysicians' or 'metaphysical thinkers'

hanno

àn-no — third person plural of 'avere', meaning 'they have'

apposto

ap-pò-sto — past participle of 'apporre', meaning 'affixed' or 'placed upon'

il

il — definite article, masculine singular 'the'

loro

lò-ro — possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'theirs'

sigillo

si-gìl-lo — noun meaning 'seal' or 'stamp of approval'

non

non — adverb of negation meaning 'not'

siano

siâ-no — subjunctive of 'essere', meaning 'may be' or 'are'

forse

fòr-se — adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'

semplicemente

sem-pli-ce-mèn-te — adverb meaning 'simply' or 'merely'

stime

stì-me — plural noun meaning 'estimates' or 'appraisals'

superficiali

su-per-fi-ciâ-li — adjective meaning 'superficial' or 'shallow'

prospettive

pro-spet-tì-ve — plural noun meaning 'perspectives' or 'viewpoints'

provvisorie

prov-vi-sò-rie — adjective meaning 'provisional' or 'temporary'

oltre

òl-tre — preposition or adverb meaning 'beyond' or 'besides'

ad

ad — variant of preposition 'a', meaning 'to' or 'at'

essere

ès-se-re — infinitive of the verb 'to be'

probabilmente

pro-ba-bil-mèn-te — adverb meaning 'probably' or 'likely'

elaborate

e-la-bò-ra-te — adjective meaning 'elaborated' or 'developed in detail'

qualche

quàl-che — adjective meaning 'some' or 'a certain'

angolo

àn-go-lo — noun meaning 'angle' or 'corner'

dal

dal — contraction of 'da' and 'il', meaning 'from the'

basso

bàs-so — adjective meaning 'low' or 'below'

rana

rà-na — noun meaning 'frog'

per

per — preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'

così

co-sì — adverb meaning 'so' or 'thus'

dire

dì-re — infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'

prendere

prèn-de-re — infinitive meaning 'to take' or 'to grab'

prestito

prè-sti-to — noun meaning 'loan'; 'in prestito' means 'borrowed'

un'espressione

un-es-pres-siò-ne — noun meaning 'an expression' or 'a phrase'

corrente

cor-rèn-te — adjective meaning 'current' or 'common, in circulation'

tra

tra — preposition meaning 'among' or 'between'

pittori

pit-tò-ri — plural noun meaning 'painters' or 'artists'

Nonostante

no-no-stàn-te — conjunction meaning 'despite' or 'notwithstanding'

tutto

tùt-to — pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'everything'

che

che — conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'

appartenere

ap-par-te-nè-re — infinitive meaning 'to belong' or 'to pertain to'

al

al — contraction of 'a' and 'il', meaning 'to the'

vero

vè-ro — adjective or noun meaning 'true' or 'truth'

positivo

po-si-tì-vo — adjective meaning 'positive' or 'affirmative'

all'altruistico

all-al-trui-stì-co — prepositional phrase meaning 'to the altruistic'

potrebbe

po-trèb-be — conditional of 'potere', meaning 'could' or 'might'

possibile

pos-sì-bi-le — adjective meaning 'possible' or 'feasible'

un

un — indefinite article, masculine singular 'a' or 'an'

più

più — adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'

alto

àl-to — adjective meaning 'high' or 'tall'

fondamentale

fon-da-men-tà-le — adjective meaning 'fundamental' or 'essential'

la

la — definite article, feminine singular 'the'

vita

vì-ta — noun meaning 'life'

generale

ge-ne-rà-le — adjective meaning 'general' or 'broad'

debba

dèb-ba — subjunctive of 'dovere', meaning 'must' or 'should'

attribuito

at-tri-buì-to — past participle of 'attribuire', meaning 'attributed'

all'apparenza

all-ap-pa-rèn-za — prepositional phrase meaning 'to appearances' or 'seemingly'

alla

àl-la — contraction of 'a' and 'la', meaning 'to the'

volontà

vo-lon-tà — noun meaning 'will' or 'volition'

illusione

il-lu-siò-ne — noun meaning 'illusion' or 'delusion'

all'egoismo

all-e-goì-smo — prepositional phrase meaning 'to egoism' or 'to selfishness'

cupidigia

cu-pi-dì-gia — noun meaning 'greed' or 'cupidity'

Potrebbe

po-trèb-be — conditional of 'potere', meaning 'it could' or 'it might'

persino

per-sì-no — adverb meaning 'even' or 'even so'

CIÒ

ciò — demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'

CHE

che — conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'

costituisce

co-sti-tuì-sce — third person singular of 'costituire', meaning 'constitutes'

quelle

quèl-le — demonstrative adjective, feminine plural meaning 'those'

cose

cò-se — plural noun meaning 'things'

buone

buò-ne — adjective, feminine plural meaning 'good'

rispettate

ris-pet-tà-te — adjective meaning 'respected' or 'esteemed'

consista

con-sì-sta — subjunctive of 'consistere', meaning 'may consist of'

precisamente

pre-ci-sa-mèn-te — adverb meaning 'precisely' or 'exactly'

nell'essere

nel-l'es-se-re — prepositional phrase meaning 'in being' or 'in the fact of being'

insidiosamente

in-si-dio-sa-mèn-te — adverb meaning 'insidiously' or 'in a treacherous manner'

connesse

con-nès-se — adjective meaning 'connected' or 'linked'

intrecciate

in-trec-ciâ-te — adjective meaning 'intertwined' or 'interlaced'

aggrovigliate

ag-gro-vi-glià-te — adjective meaning 'entangled' or 'tangled up'

a

a — preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'

queste

quès-te — demonstrative adjective, feminine plural meaning 'these'

malvagie

mal-và-gie — adjective meaning 'evil' or 'wicked'

apparentemente

ap-pa-ren-te-mèn-te — adverb meaning 'apparently' or 'seemingly'

opposte

op-pò-ste — adjective meaning 'opposed' or 'opposite'

essenzialmente

es-sen-zial-mèn-te — adverb meaning 'essentially' or 'fundamentally'

identiche

i-dèn-ti-che — adjective meaning 'identical' or 'the same'

esse

ès-se — personal pronoun, feminine plural meaning 'they' or 'them'

Forse

fòr-se — adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'

Ma

ma — conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

chi

chi — pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whoever'

desidera

de-sì-de-ra — third person singular of 'desiderare', meaning 'desires'

occuparsi

oc-cu-pàr-si — reflexive infinitive meaning 'to concern oneself' or 'deal with'

tali

tà-li — adjective meaning 'such' or 'of that kind'

pericolosi

pe-ri-co-lò-si — adjective meaning 'dangerous' or 'hazardous'

Per

per — preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'in order to'

tale

tà-le — adjective meaning 'such' or 'this kind of'

indagine

in-dà-gi-ne — noun meaning 'investigation' or 'inquiry'

deve

dè-ve — third person singular of 'dovere', meaning 'must' or 'has to'

attendere

at-tèn-de-re — infinitive meaning 'to wait for' or 'to await'

l'avvento

l'av-vèn-to — noun meaning 'the advent' or 'the coming'

nuovo

nuò-vo — adjective meaning 'new' or 'novel'

ordine

òr-di-ne — noun meaning 'order' or 'rank'

filosofi

fi-lò-so-fi — plural noun meaning 'philosophers'

quelli

quèl-li — demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural meaning 'those'

avranno

a-vrân-no — future of 'avere', meaning 'they will have'

altri

àl-tri — adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'

gusti

gù-sti — plural noun meaning 'tastes' or 'preferences'

inclinazioni

in-cli-na-ziò-ni — plural noun meaning 'inclinations' or 'tendencies'

contrario

con-trà-rio — adjective or noun meaning 'contrary' or 'opposite'

finora

fi-nò-ra — adverb meaning 'so far' or 'until now'

prevalenti

pre-va-lèn-ti — adjective meaning 'prevailing' or 'dominant'

del

del — contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'

pericoloso

pe-ri-co-lò-so — adjective meaning 'dangerous' or 'perilous'

ogni

ò-gni — adjective meaning 'every' or 'each'

senso

sèn-so — noun meaning 'sense' or 'meaning'

termine

tèr-mi-ne — noun meaning 'term' or 'word, limit'

E

e — conjunction meaning 'and'

parlare

par-là-re — infinitive meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk'

con

con — preposition meaning 'with'

tutta

tùt-ta — adjective, feminine singular meaning 'all' or 'entire'

serietà

se-rie-tà — noun meaning 'seriousness' or 'earnestness'

vedo

vè-do — first person singular of 'vedere', meaning 'I see'

nuovi

nuò-vi — adjective, masculine plural meaning 'new'

cominciare

co-min-ciâ-re — infinitive meaning 'to begin' or 'to start'

apparire

ap-pa-rì-re — infinitive meaning 'to appear' or 'to come into view'