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English → It Preface Level 9/10

,* the recorded opinions and experiences of distinguished medical professors, French, English, and Scotch, in more modern days, contenting myself with observing that I shall not abandon the facts until there shall have been a considerable spontaneous combustion of the testimony on which human occurrences are usually received.**

,* le opinioni e le esperienze documentate di illustri professori di medicina, francesi, inglesi e scozzesi, in tempi più moderni, accontentandomi di osservare che non abbandonerò i fatti finché non vi sarà stata una considerevole combustione spontanea della testimonianza sulla quale gli avvenimenti umani sono solitamente ricevuti.**

In Bleak House I have purposely dwelt upon the romantic side of familiar things.

In Bleak House mi sono deliberatamente soffermato sul lato romantico delle cose familiari.

1853

1853

*Transcriber's note. This referred to a specific page in the printed book. In this Project Gutenberg edition the pertinent information is in Chapter XXX, paragraph 90.

*Nota del trascrittore. Questo si riferiva a una pagina specifica nel libro stampato. In questa edizione di Project Gutenberg le informazioni pertinenti si trovano nel Capitolo XXX, paragrafo 90.

** Another case, very clearly described by a dentist, occurred at the town of Columbus, in the United States of America, quite recently.

** Un altro caso, descritto in modo molto chiaro da un dentista, si verificò nella città di Columbus, negli Stati Uniti d'America, abbastanza di recente.

The subject was a German who kept a liquor-shop and was an inveterate drunkard.

Il soggetto era un tedesco che gestiva un negozio di liquori ed era un bevitore incallito.

Vocabulary

le
The (feminine plural article)
opinioni
Opinions or views on various subjects
esperienze
Experiences or practical knowledge gained
documentate
Documented or recorded with evidence
di
Of (preposition indicating possession or origin)
illustri
Illustrious or distinguished and renowned
professori
Professors or university teaching professionals
medicina
Medicine or the science of healing
francesi
French (nationality or language adjective)
inglesi
English (nationality or language adjective)
scozzesi
Scottish (nationality or language adjective)
in
In or within (preposition of location)
tempi
Times or periods in history
più
More (adverb for comparison or increase)
moderni
Modern or contemporary in style
osservare
To observe or notice carefully
che
That or which (conjunction)
non
Not (negation adverb)
abbandonerò
I will abandon or leave behind
fatti
Facts or deeds accomplished
finché
Until or as long as (conjunction)
vi
There or to you (adverb or pronoun)
sarà
Will be (future tense third person)
stata
Been (past participle feminine singular)
una
A or one (feminine indefinite article)
considerevole
Considerable or significant in amount
spontanea
Spontaneous or occurring naturally without cause
della
Of the (feminine singular contraction)
testimonianza
Testimony or evidence given witness
sulla
On the (feminine singular contraction)
quale
Which or that (relative pronoun)
gli
The or to him (article/pronoun)
avvenimenti
Events or occurrences throughout history
umani
Human or pertaining to humanity
sono
Are (present tense third person plural)
solitamente
Usually or habitually in normal circumstances
ricevuti
Received or obtained in past
deliberatamente
Deliberately or intentionally on purpose
sul
On the (masculine singular contraction)
lato
Side or aspect of something
romantico
Romantic or relating to romance
delle
Of the (feminine plural contraction)
cose
Things or objects generally
familiari
Familiar or well known customary
riferiva
Referred or mentioned specific pages
pagina
Page or sheet of paper
specifica
Specific or particular distinct clear
libro
Book or written literary work
stampato
Printed or published in book
questa
This (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
edizione
Edition or version of publication
informazioni
Information or details provided
trovano
Find or are found located
Capitolo
Chapter or section of book
paragrafo
Paragraph or section of text
altro
Other or different thing
caso
Case or instance example
descritto
Described or written about previously
modo
Mode or manner of doing
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