Crime and Punishment — Page 10
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"I will bring you the interest for another month; wait a little."
«Le porterò gli interessi per un altro mese; aspetti un poco.»
"But that's for me to do as I please, my good sir, to wait or to sell your pledge at once."
«Ma questo dipende da me, mio caro signore, se aspettare o vendere subito il suo pegno.»
"How much will you give me for the watch, Alyona Ivanovna?"
«Quanto mi dà per l'orologio, Alëna Ivanovna?»
"You come with such trifles, my good sir, it's scarcely worth anything.
«Lei viene con queste inezie, mio caro signore, non vale quasi nulla.
I gave you two roubles last time for your ring and one could buy it quite new at a jeweler's for a rouble and a half."
L'ultima volta le ho dato due rubli per l'anello, e da un gioielliere se ne potrebbe comprare uno nuovo per un rublo e mezzo.»
"Give me four roubles for it, I shall redeem it, it was my father's.
«Me ne dia quattro rubli, lo riscatterò, era di mio padre.
I shall be getting some money soon."
Presto riceverò del denaro.»
"A rouble and a half, and interest in advance, if you like!"
«Un rublo e mezzo, e gli interessi anticipati, se vuole!»
"A rouble and a half!" cried the young man.
«Un rublo e mezzo!» esclamò il giovane.
"Please yourself"--and the old woman handed him back the watch.
«Come vuole»--e la vecchia gli restituì l'orologio.
The young man took it, and was so angry that he was on the point of going away; but checked himself at once, remembering that there was nowhere else he could go, and that he had had another object also in coming.
Il giovane lo prese, ed era così arrabbiato che stava per andarsene; ma si trattenne subito, ricordando che non aveva nessun altro posto dove andare, e che aveva anche un altro scopo nel venire lì.
"Hand it over," he said roughly.
«Dammelo,» disse bruscamente.
The old woman fumbled in her pocket for her keys, and disappeared behind the curtain into the other room.
La vecchia frugò in tasca alla ricerca delle chiavi, e sparì dietro la tenda nell'altra stanza.
The young man, left standing alone in the middle of the room, listened inquisitively, thinking.
Il giovane, rimasto solo in piedi nel mezzo della stanza, ascoltava con curiosità, pensando.
He could hear her unlocking the chest of drawers.
Poteva sentirla aprire il cassettone.
"It must be the top drawer," he reflected.
«Dev'essere il cassetto in alto,» rifletté.
Vocabulary
- porterò
- porterò — I will bring; first person future of portare
- interessi
- interessi — Interest payments on a loan or debt
- mese
- mese — Month; a unit of time
- aspetti
- aspetti — Wait; formal imperative of aspettare
- dipende
- dipende — It depends; third person singular of dipendere
- signore
- signore — Sir or mister; polite address for a man
- aspettare
- aspettare — To wait; common verb of expectation
- vendere
- vendere — To sell; to exchange goods for money
- subito
- subito — Immediately; right away without delay
- pegno
- pegno — Pledge or pawn; item left as collateral
- orologio
- orologio — Watch or clock; device that tells time
- inezie
- inezie — Trifles; things of little value or importance
- vale
- vale — It is worth; third person singular of valere
- quasi
- quasi — Almost; nearly but not completely
- nulla
- nulla — Nothing; not anything at all
- ultima
- ultima — Last; the final one in a sequence
- anello
- anello — Ring; circular piece of jewelry worn on finger
- gioielliere
- gioielliere — Jeweler; person who makes or sells jewelry
- comprare
- comprare — To buy; to purchase something with money
- mezzo
- mezzo — Half; one of two equal parts
- riscatterò
- riscatterò — I will redeem; I will buy back a pawned item
- padre
- padre — Father; male parent
- riceverò
- riceverò — I will receive; first person future of ricevere
- denaro
- denaro — Money; currency used for transactions
- anticipati
- anticipati — Advance payments; money given before due
- esclamò
- esclamò — Exclaimed; cried out in surprise or emotion
- giovane
- giovane — Young person; someone of a young age
- vecchia
- vecchia — Old woman; an elderly female person
- restituì
- restituì — She returned or gave back an object
- arrabbiato
- arrabbiato — Angry; feeling or showing strong displeasure
- andarsene
- andarsene — To go away; reflexive form of andare
- trattenne
- trattenne — Held back; restrained oneself from doing something
- ricordando
- ricordando — Remembering; recalling something to mind
- posto
- posto — Place; a physical location or spot
- scopo
- scopo — Purpose or goal; reason for doing something
- bruscamente
- bruscamente — Abruptly; in a sharp or brusque manner
- frugò
- frugò — Rummaged; searched through something by feeling around
- tasca
- tasca — Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing
- ricerca
- ricerca — Search or research; looking for something carefully
- chiavi
- chiavi — Keys; plural of chiave, used to open locks
- sparì
- sparì — Disappeared; vanished from sight suddenly
- tenda
- tenda — Curtain or tent; fabric used as a divider
- stanza
- stanza — Room; an enclosed space inside a building
- piedi
- piedi — Feet; plural of piede, lower extremities of the body
- ascoltava
- ascoltava — Was listening; imperfect of ascoltare
- curiosità
- curiosità — Curiosity; desire to know or learn something
- sentirla
- sentirla — To hear her; infinitive with clitic pronoun
- aprire
- aprire — To open; to cause something closed to become open
- cassettone
- cassettone — Chest of drawers; large furniture with multiple drawers
- cassetto
- cassetto — Drawer; sliding compartment in furniture
- alto
- alto — High or tall; positioned at a great height
- rifletté
- rifletté — Reflected or pondered; thought carefully about something
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