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English → It Preface Level 7/10

And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?

E ora, cara Margaret, non merito forse di compiere qualche grande impresa?

My life might have been passed in ease and luxury, but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path.

La mia vita avrebbe potuto trascorrere nell'agio e nel lusso, ma ho preferito la gloria a ogni allettamento che la ricchezza poneva sul mio cammino.

Oh, that some encouraging voice would answer in the affirmative!

Oh, se almeno una voce incoraggiante rispondesse affermativamente!

My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed.

Il mio coraggio e la mia determinazione sono saldi; ma le mie speranze oscillano, e il mio animo è spesso abbattuto.

I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise the spirits of others, but sometimes to sustain my own, when theirs are failing.

Sto per intraprendere un lungo e difficile viaggio, le cui difficoltà richiederanno tutta la mia fermezza d'animo: devo non solo sollevare il morale degli altri, ma a volte sostenere il mio, quando il loro viene meno.

This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia.

Questo è il periodo più favorevole per viaggiare in Russia.

They fly quickly over the snow in their sledges; the motion is pleasant, and, in my opinion, far more agreeable than that of an English stagecoach.

Volano rapidamente sulla neve con le loro slitte; il movimento è piacevole e, a mio avviso, molto più gradevole di quello di una diligenza inglese.

The cold is not excessive, if you are wrapped in furs—a dress which I have already adopted, for there is a great difference between walking the deck and remaining seated motionless for hours, when no exercise prevents the blood from actually freezing in your veins.

Il freddo non è eccessivo, se ci si avvolge in pellicce — un abbigliamento che ho già adottato, poiché c'è una grande differenza tra passeggiare sul ponte e restare seduti immobili per ore, quando nessun esercizio impedisce al sangue di gelarsi letteralmente nelle vene.

I have no ambition to lose my life on the post-road between St. Petersburgh and Archangel.

Non ho alcuna ambizione di perdere la vita sulla strada di posta tra San Pietroburgo e Arcangelo.

Vocabulary

ora: ora — Means 'now' or 'hour', indicating present time.
cara: cara — Means 'dear' or 'beloved', affectionate address term.
merito: merito — Means 'merit' or 'deserve', referring to worthiness.
forse: forse — Means 'perhaps' or 'maybe', expressing uncertainty.
compiere: compiere — To accomplish or carry out an action or deed.
qualche: qualche — Means 'some' or 'any', used before singular nouns.
grande: grande — Means 'great' or 'large', describing size or importance.
impresa: impresa — Means 'enterprise' or 'feat', a challenging undertaking.
vita: vita — Means 'life', referring to one's existence or lifetime.
avrebbe: avrebbe — Conditional form of 'avere', meaning 'would have'.
potuto: potuto — Past participle of 'potere', meaning 'been able to'.
trascorrere: trascorrere — To spend or pass time in a particular way.
agio: agio — Means 'ease' or 'comfort', a state of relaxed comfort.
lusso: lusso — Means 'luxury', referring to great comfort and extravagance.
preferito: preferito — Past participle of 'preferire', meaning 'preferred' or 'chosen'.
gloria: gloria — Means 'glory' or 'fame', great honor and renown.
ogni: ogni — Means 'every' or 'each', referring to all items.
allettamento: allettamento — Means 'allurement' or 'temptation', something enticing.
ricchezza: ricchezza — Means 'wealth' or 'richness', abundance of valuable possessions.
poneva: poneva — Imperfect of 'porre', meaning 'was placing' or 'put'.
cammino: cammino — Means 'path' or 'journey', the road one travels.
se: se — Conjunction meaning 'if', introducing a conditional clause.
almeno: almeno — Means 'at least', indicating a minimum condition or hope.
voce: voce — Means 'voice', the sound produced in speaking or singing.
incoraggiante: incoraggiante — Means 'encouraging', giving support or confidence to someone.
rispondesse: rispondesse — Imperfect subjunctive of 'rispondere', meaning 'would respond'.
affermativamente: affermativamente — Means 'affirmatively', responding in a positive confirming manner.
coraggio: coraggio — Means 'courage' or 'bravery', the ability to face danger.
determinazione: determinazione — Means 'determination', firm resolve to achieve a goal.
saldi: saldi — Means 'firm' or 'steady', also 'sales' in commerce.
speranze: speranze — Plural of 'speranza', meaning 'hopes' or 'expectations'.
oscillano: oscillano — Third person plural of 'oscillare', meaning 'they waver'.
animo: animo — Means 'spirit' or 'mind', one's inner emotional state.
spesso: spesso — Means 'often', indicating frequent occurrence of something.
abbattuto: abbattuto — Means 'downcast' or 'dejected', feeling low in spirits.
Sto: sto — First person singular of 'stare', meaning 'I am' or 'I stay'.
intraprendere: intraprendere — To undertake or embark on a new project or journey.
lungo: lungo — Means 'long', describing great length or extended duration.
difficile: difficile — Means 'difficult' or 'hard', requiring effort to accomplish.
viaggio: viaggio — Means 'journey' or 'trip', traveling from one place to another.
cui: cui — Relative pronoun meaning 'whose', 'which', or 'whom'.
difficoltà: difficoltà — Means 'difficulties' or 'hardships', challenging obstacles to overcome.
richiederanno: richiederanno — Future tense of 'richiedere', meaning 'will require' or 'demand'.
tutta: tutta — Means 'all' or 'entire', feminine singular form of 'tutto'.
fermezza: fermezza — Means 'firmness' or 'steadfastness', resolute strength of character.
devo: devo — First person singular of 'dovere', meaning 'I must' or 'I have to'.
solo: solo — Means 'only' or 'alone', indicating exclusivity or solitude.
sollevare: sollevare — To lift up or raise; also to boost someone's morale.
morale: morale — Means 'morale' or 'moral', relating to spirit or ethics.
altri: altri — Means 'others', referring to other people around oneself.
volte: volte — Plural of 'volta', meaning 'times' as in occasions.
sostenere: sostenere — To sustain, support, or hold up someone or something.
quando: quando — Means 'when', introducing a temporal clause or question.
loro: loro — Means 'their' or 'them', third person plural pronoun.
viene: viene — Third person singular of 'venire', meaning 'comes' or 'becomes'.
meno: meno — Means 'less' or 'fewer', indicating a reduction or lack.
Questo: questo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this', referring to nearby thing.
periodo: periodo — Means 'period' or 'season', a span of time.
più: più — Means 'more' or 'most', indicating greater degree or quantity.
favorevole: favorevole — Means 'favorable' or 'suitable', presenting advantageous conditions.
viaggiare: viaggiare — Infinitive meaning 'to travel', moving between different places.
Volano: volano — Third person plural of 'volare', meaning 'they fly' or 'glide'.
rapidamente: rapidamente — Means 'rapidly' or 'quickly', moving at great speed.
neve: neve — Means 'snow', frozen precipitation falling in white flakes.
slitte: slitte — Plural of 'slitta', meaning 'sleds' or 'sleighs'.
movimento: movimento — Means 'movement' or 'motion', the act of moving.
piacevole: piacevole — Means 'pleasant' or 'agreeable', causing enjoyment or satisfaction.
avviso: avviso — Means 'notice' or 'opinion', a warning or personal view.
molto: molto — Means 'very' or 'much', intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
gradevole: gradevole — Means 'agreeable' or 'pleasant', pleasing to the senses.
quello: quello — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that', referring to distant thing.
diligenza: diligenza — Means 'stagecoach' historically, also 'diligence' or 'care'.
inglese: inglese — Means 'English', relating to England or its people.
freddo: freddo — Means 'cold', describing low temperature or cool weather.
eccessivo: eccessivo — Means 'excessive', going beyond normal or reasonable limits.
ci: ci — Reflexive or locative pronoun meaning 'us', 'there', or 'ourselves'.
si: si — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or impersonal subject.
avvolge: avvolge — Third person singular of 'avvolgere', meaning 'wraps' or 'envelops'.
pellicce: pellicce — Plural of 'pelliccia', meaning 'fur coats' or 'furs'.
abbigliamento: abbigliamento — Means 'clothing' or 'attire', garments worn on the body.
già: già — Means 'already' or 'formerly', indicating something done before.
adottato: adottato — Past participle of 'adottare', meaning 'adopted' or 'taken up'.
poiché: poiché — Means 'since' or 'because', introducing a causal clause.
c': c' — Elided form of 'ci', used in 'c'è' meaning 'there is'.
differenza: differenza — Means 'difference', a distinction between two or more things.
tra: tra — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among', indicating position.
passeggiare: passeggiare — To walk or stroll, moving leisurely on foot outdoors.
ponte: ponte — Means 'bridge' or 'deck', a structure spanning a gap.
restare: restare — To remain or stay in a particular place or condition.
seduti: seduti — Past participle of 'sedere' plural, meaning 'seated' or 'sitting'.
immobili: immobili — Means 'motionless' or 'still', not moving at all.
ore: ore — Plural of 'ora', meaning 'hours', units of time.
nessun: nessun — Means 'no' or 'not any', masculine form before noun.
esercizio: esercizio — Means 'exercise', physical activity to maintain bodily health.
impedisce: impedisce — Third person singular of 'impedire', meaning 'prevents' or 'hinders'.
sangue: sangue — Means 'blood', the red fluid circulating in the body.
gelarsi: gelarsi — Reflexive infinitive of 'gelare', meaning 'to freeze' or 'to ice over'.
letteralmente: letteralmente — Means 'literally', in the exact or strict sense of words.
vene: vene — Plural of 'vena', meaning 'veins', blood vessels in the body.
alcuna: alcuna — Means 'any' or 'some', feminine indefinite adjective.
ambizione: ambizione — Means 'ambition', a strong desire to achieve or succeed.
perdere: perdere — To lose something or miss an opportunity or path.
strada: strada — Means 'road' or 'street', a path for travel.
posta: posta — Means 'post' or 'mail'; also a postal relay station.
San: san — Abbreviation of 'Santo', meaning 'Saint', used before names.

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