Bleak House — Page 3

Vocabulary

Ma

ma — Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing contrast.

poiché

poi-ché — Conjunction meaning 'since' or 'because.'

è

è — Third person singular of 'essere,' meaning 'is.'

opportuno

op-por-tu-no — Adjective meaning 'appropriate,' 'suitable,' or 'opportune.'

che

che — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who.'

il

il — Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns.

pubblico

pub-bli-co — Noun or adjective meaning 'public' or 'audience.'

parsimonioso

par-si-mo-nio-so — Adjective meaning 'frugal,' 'thrifty,' or 'sparing.'

sappia

sap-pia — Subjunctive form of 'sapere,' meaning 'may know.'

ciò

ciò — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that thing.'

si

si — Reflexive or impersonal pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'one.'

fatto

fat-to — Past participle of 'fare,' meaning 'done' or 'made.'

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and,' linking words or clauses.

sta

sta — Third person singular of 'stare,' meaning 'is' or 'stays.'

ancora

an-co-ra — Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'again.'

facendo

fa-cen-do — Gerund of 'fare,' meaning 'doing' or 'making.'

in

in — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'into,' or 'at.'

questa

ques-ta — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' for feminine nouns.

connessione

con-nes-sio-ne — Noun meaning 'connection,' 'link,' or 'relation.'

menziono

men-zio-no — First person singular of 'menzionare,' meaning 'I mention.'

qui

qui — Adverb meaning 'here,' indicating location.

tutto

tut-to — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'everything.'

esposto

es-pos-to — Past participle of 'esporre,' meaning 'exposed' or 'presented.'

queste

ques-te — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' for feminine plural nouns.

pagine

pa-gi-ne — Noun meaning 'pages,' plural of 'pagina.'

riguardante

ri-guar-dan-te — Participle meaning 'regarding,' 'concerning,' or 'relating to.'

la

la — Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns.

Corte

cor-te — Noun meaning 'court,' as in a royal or legal court.

di

di — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about.'

sostanzialmente

sos-tan-zial-men-te — Adverb meaning 'substantially,' 'essentially,' or 'fundamentally.'

vero

ve-ro — Adjective meaning 'true,' 'real,' or 'genuine.'

al

al — Contraction of 'a' and 'il,' meaning 'to the' or 'at the.'

della

del-la — Contraction of 'di' and 'la,' meaning 'of the' (feminine).

verità

ve-ri-tà — Noun meaning 'truth' or 'reality.'

caso

ca-so — Noun meaning 'case,' 'instance,' or 'situation.'

non

non — Adverb meaning 'not,' used for negation.

nulla

nul-la — Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything.'

essenziale

es-sen-zia-le — Adjective meaning 'essential,' 'fundamental,' or 'vital.'

alterato

al-te-ra-to — Past participle of 'alterare,' meaning 'altered' or 'changed.'

rispetto

ris-pet-to — Noun meaning 'respect'; used in 'rispetto a' meaning 'compared to.'

a

a — Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in.'

uno

u-no — Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'a,' 'an,' or 'one.'

effettiva

ef-fet-ti-va — Adjective meaning 'actual,' 'real,' or 'effective' (feminine).

occorrenza

oc-cor-ren-za — Noun meaning 'occurrence,' 'event,' or 'instance.'

reso

re-so — Past participle of 'rendere,' meaning 'rendered' or 'made.'

da

da — Preposition meaning 'by,' 'from,' or 'since.'

una

u-na — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns.

persona

per-so-na — Noun meaning 'person,' 'individual,' or 'human being.'

disinteressata

dis-in-te-res-sa-ta — Adjective meaning 'disinterested,' 'impartial,' or 'unbiased.'

era

e-ra — Imperfect tense of 'essere,' meaning 'was' or 'used to be.'

professionalmente

pro-fes-sio-nal-men-te — Adverb meaning 'professionally,' in a professional capacity.

conoscenza

co-nos-cen-za — Noun meaning 'knowledge,' 'acquaintance,' or 'awareness.'

intero

in-te-ro — Adjective meaning 'entire,' 'whole,' or 'complete.'

mostruoso

mos-truo-so — Adjective meaning 'monstrous,' 'outrageous,' or 'enormous.'

torto

tor-to — Noun meaning 'wrong,' 'injustice,' or 'fault.'

inizio

i-ni-zio — Noun meaning 'beginning,' 'start,' or 'outset.'

alla

al-la — Contraction of 'a' and 'la,' meaning 'to the' (feminine).

fine

fi-ne — Noun meaning 'end,' 'finish,' or 'purpose.'

momento

mo-men-to — Noun meaning 'moment,' 'instant,' or 'time.'

attuale

at-tua-le — Adjective meaning 'current,' 'present,' or 'actual.'

agosto

a-gos-to — Noun meaning 'August,' the eighth month of the year.

vi

vi — Adverb or pronoun meaning 'there' or 'to it.'

causa

cau-sa — Noun meaning 'cause,' 'lawsuit,' or 'legal case.'

dinanzi

di-nan-zi — Preposition meaning 'before,' 'in front of,' or 'preceding.'

corte

cor-te — Noun meaning 'court,' referring to a legal or royal body.

fu

fu — Past tense (passato remoto) of 'essere,' meaning 'was.'

avviata

av-via-ta — Past participle of 'avviare,' meaning 'started' or 'initiated.'

quasi

qua-si — Adverb meaning 'almost,' 'nearly,' or 'as if.'

anni

an-ni — Noun meaning 'years,' plural of 'anno.'

fa

fa — Used in time expressions meaning 'ago.'

nella

nel-la — Contraction of 'in' and 'la,' meaning 'in the' (feminine).

quale

qua-le — Relative pronoun meaning 'which,' 'who,' or 'that.'

sa

sa — Third person singular of 'sapere,' meaning 'he/she knows.'

trenta

tren-ta — Cardinal number meaning 'thirty.'

quaranta

qua-ran-ta — Cardinal number meaning 'forty.'

avvocati

av-vo-ca-ti — Noun meaning 'lawyers' or 'attorneys,' plural of 'avvocato.'

sono

so-no — First/third person plural of 'essere,' meaning 'I am' or 'they are.'

comparsi

com-par-si — Past participle of 'comparire,' meaning 'appeared' or 'shown up.'

contemporaneamente

con-tem-po-ra-nea-men-te — Adverb meaning 'simultaneously,' 'at the same time.'

state

sta-te — Feminine plural past participle of 'essere,' meaning 'been.'

sostenute

sos-te-nu-te — Past participle of 'sostenere,' meaning 'sustained' or 'incurred.'

spese

spe-se — Noun meaning 'expenses,' 'costs,' or 'expenditures.'

per

per — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' 'through,' or 'in order to.'

ammontare

am-mon-ta-re — Noun meaning 'amount,' 'total,' or 'sum.'

sterline

ster-li-ne — Noun meaning 'pounds sterling,' British currency unit.

mi

mi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me.'

viene

vie-ne — Third person singular of 'venire,' meaning 'comes' or 'is.'

assicurato

as-si-cu-ra-to — Past participle of 'assicurare,' meaning 'assured' or 'guaranteed.'

più

più — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more,' 'most,' or 'longer.'

vicina

vi-ci-na — Adjective meaning 'near,' 'close,' or 'nearby' (feminine).

sua

su-a — Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its' (feminine).

conclusione

con-clu-sio-ne — Noun meaning 'conclusion,' 'end,' or 'resolution.'

ora

o-ra — Noun or adverb meaning 'now' or 'hour.'

quanto

quan-to — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'how much,' 'as much as.'

lo

lo — Definite article or pronoun 'the' or 'it' for masculine nouns.

fosse

fos-se — Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere,' meaning 'were' or 'was.'

quando

quan-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when' or 'at the time.'

iniziata

i-ni-zia-ta — Past participle of 'iniziare,' meaning 'started' or 'begun.'

un'

un' — Indefinite article before a vowel, meaning 'a' or 'an.'

altra

al-tra — Adjective meaning 'other,' 'another,' or 'different' (feminine).

ben

ben — Adverb meaning 'well,' often used as an intensifier.

nota

no-ta — Adjective meaning 'known,' 'noted'; also noun meaning 'note.'

decisa

de-ci-sa — Past participle of 'decidere,' meaning 'decided' or 'resolved.'

prima

pri-ma — Adverb or adjective meaning 'before,' 'first,' or 'earlier.'

del

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'il,' meaning 'of the' (masculine).

secolo

se-co-lo — Noun meaning 'century' or 'age' as a historical period.

scorso

scor-so — Adjective meaning 'last,' 'past,' referring to previous time.

doppio

dop-pio — Adjective meaning 'double,' 'twice,' or 'dual.'

somma

som-ma — Noun meaning 'sum,' 'total,' or 'amount of money.'

stato

sta-to — Past participle of 'essere,' meaning 'been'; also 'state.'

inghiottito

in-ghiot-ti-to — Past participle of 'inghiottire,' meaning 'swallowed' or 'consumed.'

nelle

nel-le — Contraction of 'in' and 'le,' meaning 'in the' (feminine plural).

Se

se — Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether,' introducing a condition.

volessi

vo-les-si — Imperfect subjunctive of 'volere,' meaning 'if I wanted.'

altre

al-tre — Adjective meaning 'other,' 'more,' or 'additional' (plural).

autorità

au-to-ri-tà — Noun meaning 'authority,' 'power,' or 'official source.'

sostegno

sos-te-gno — Noun meaning 'support,' 'backing,' or 'sustenance.'

contro

con-tro — Preposition meaning 'against,' 'versus,' or 'opposed to.'

potrei

po-trei — Conditional of 'potere,' meaning 'I could' or 'I would be able.'

farle

far-le — Infinitive 'fare' with pronoun 'le,' meaning 'to make them.'

piovere

pio-ve-re — Verb meaning 'to rain'; figuratively 'to pour down' abundantly.

su

su — Preposition meaning 'on,' 'upon,' 'over,' or 'about.'

vergogna

ver-go-gna — Noun meaning 'shame,' 'embarrassment,' or 'disgrace.'

un

un — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for masculine nouns.

solo

so-lo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'alone,' 'only,' or 'just.'

altro

al-tro — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other,' 'another,' or 'else.'

punto

pun-to — Noun meaning 'point,' 'dot,' 'period,' or 'item.'

sul

sul — Contraction of 'su' and 'il,' meaning 'on the' (masculine).

offro

of-fro — First person singular of 'offrire,' meaning 'I offer.'

parola

pa-ro-la — Noun meaning 'word,' 'speech,' or 'promise.'

osservazione

os-ser-va-zio-ne — Noun meaning 'observation,' 'remark,' or 'comment.'

possibilità

pos-si-bi-li-tà — Noun meaning 'possibility,' 'chance,' or 'opportunity.'

chiamata

chia-ma-ta — Past participle of 'chiamare,' meaning 'called' or 'named.'

spontanea

spon-ta-ne-a — Adjective meaning 'spontaneous,' 'natural,' or 'unforced' (feminine).

stata

sta-ta — Feminine past participle of 'essere,' meaning 'been.'

negata

ne-ga-ta — Past participle of 'negare,' meaning 'denied' or 'rejected.'

morte

mor-te — Noun meaning 'death' or 'demise.'

signor

si-gnor — Noun meaning 'Mr.' or 'sir,' a title of address.

mio

mi-o — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' or 'mine' (masculine).

buon

buon — Adjective meaning 'good,' short form before masculine nouns.

amico

a-mi-co — Noun meaning 'friend' or 'companion' (masculine).