Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 1
Produced by Pat Castevans and David Widger
Prodotto da Pat Castevans e David Widger
CONISTON
CONISTON
By Winston Churchill
Di Winston Churchill
"We have been compelled to see what was weak in democracy as well as what was strong.
«Siamo stati costretti a vedere ciò che era debole nella democrazia così come ciò che era forte.
We have begun obscurely to recognize that things do not go of themselves, and that popular government is not in itself a panacea, is no better than any other form except as the virtue and wisdom of the people make it so, and that when men undertake to do their own kingship, they enter upon, the dangers and responsibilities as well as the privileges of the function.
Abbiamo cominciato oscuramente a riconoscere che le cose non vanno da sole, e che il governo popolare non è di per sé una panacea, non è migliore di qualsiasi altra forma se non in quanto la virtù e la saggezza del popolo lo rendono tale, e che quando gli uomini si impegnano a esercitare il proprio regno, si addentrano nei pericoli e nelle responsabilità così come nei privilegi della funzione.
Above all, it looks as if we were on the way to be persuaded that no government can be carried on by declamation."
Soprattutto, sembra che fossimo sulla strada di essere persuasi che nessun governo può essere portato avanti mediante la declamazione.»
--JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
--JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
Vocabulary
- Prodotto
- Produced; created or manufactured by someone
- da
- By, from; indicates origin or agent
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- Di
- Of, by; common Italian preposition
- Siamo
- We are; first person plural of essere
- stati
- Been; past participle of essere, to be
- costretti
- Forced, compelled; past participle of costringere
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- vedere
- To see; infinitive of common visual verb
- ciò
- That, this thing; demonstrative pronoun
- che
- That, which, what; versatile conjunction or pronoun
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- debole
- Weak, feeble; adjective describing lack of strength
- nella
- In the; contraction of in and la
- democrazia
- Democracy; system of government by the people
- così
- So, thus, like this; common adverb
- come
- As, like, how; comparison or manner word
- forte
- Strong, loud; adjective indicating strength or power
- Abbiamo
- We have; first person plural of avere
- cominciato
- Begun, started; past participle of cominciare
- oscuramente
- Obscurely, dimly; adverb meaning in a vague way
- riconoscere
- To recognize, acknowledge; infinitive of recognizing verb
- le
- The (feminine plural); definite article
- cose
- Things; plural noun for objects or matters
- non
- Not; primary Italian negation word
- vanno
- Go; third person plural of andare
- sole
- Alone; adjective meaning by themselves, only
- il
- The (masculine singular); definite article
- governo
- Government; the body that rules a country
- popolare
- Popular, of the people; adjective describing democracy
- è
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- per
- For, through, by; versatile Italian preposition
- sé
- Itself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- una
- A, one (feminine); indefinite article
- panacea
- Panacea; cure-all remedy for every problem
- migliore
- Better, best; comparative adjective of buono
- qualsiasi
- Any, whatever; indefinite adjective meaning any kind
- altra
- Other (feminine); adjective indicating a different one
- forma
- Form, shape; noun for a type or kind
- se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses
- in
- In, into; very common Italian preposition
- quanto
- As much as, how much; correlative expression
- la
- The (feminine singular); definite article
- virtù
- Virtue; moral excellence or good quality
- saggezza
- Wisdom; quality of having sound judgment and knowledge
- del
- Of the (masculine); contraction of di and il
- popolo
- People, nation; the general population of a country
- lo
- It, him (masculine); direct object pronoun
- rendono
- Make, render; third person plural of rendere
- tale
- Such, so; adjective or pronoun meaning of that kind
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- gli
- The (masculine plural) or to him; article or pronoun
- uomini
- Men; plural of uomo, adult male humans
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun used with many verbs
- impegnano
- Commit, engage; they dedicate themselves to something
- esercitare
- To exercise, practice; infinitive of exercising a right
- proprio
- Own, one's own; possessive adjective or adverb
- regno
- Reign, kingdom; domain of rule or authority
- addentrano
- Go deep into; they venture or penetrate within
- nei
- In the (masculine plural); contraction of in and i
- pericoli
- Dangers, perils; plural noun for risky situations
- nelle
- In the (feminine plural); contraction of in and le
- responsabilità
- Responsibilities; duties one is accountable for
- privilegi
- Privileges; special rights or advantages granted to someone
- della
- Of the (feminine singular); contraction of di and la
- funzione
- Function, role; the purpose or duty of something
- Soprattutto
- Above all, especially; adverb emphasizing most importantly
- sembra
- It seems; third person singular of sembrare
- fossimo
- We were; first person plural imperfect subjunctive of essere
- sulla
- On the (feminine); contraction of su and la
- strada
- Road, street, path; way toward a destination
- essere
- To be; infinitive of the fundamental Italian verb
- persuasi
- Persuaded, convinced; past participle of persuadere
- nessun
- No, none; negative adjective before masculine nouns
- può
- Can, is able; third person singular of potere
- portato
- Carried, brought; past participle of portare
- avanti
- Forward, ahead; adverb indicating forward direction
- mediante
- By means of, through; preposition indicating method used
- declamazione
- Declamation; rhetorical speech or loud oratory
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