Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
The master is a person of an excellent disposition and is remarkable in the ship for his gentleness and the mildness of his discipline.
Il comandante è una persona di ottima indole ed è notevole sulla nave per la sua gentilezza e la mitezza della sua disciplina.
This circumstance, added to his well-known integrity and dauntless courage, made me very desirous to engage him.
Questa circostanza, aggiunta alla sua ben nota integrità e al suo coraggio intrepido, mi ha reso molto desideroso di ingaggiarlo.
A youth passed in solitude, my best years spent under your gentle and feminine fosterage, has so refined the groundwork of my character that I cannot overcome an intense distaste to the usual brutality exercised on board ship: I have never believed it to be necessary, and when I heard of a mariner equally noted for his kindliness of heart and the respect and obedience paid to him by his crew, I felt myself peculiarly fortunate in being able to secure his services.
Una giovinezza trascorsa in solitudine, i miei anni migliori spesi sotto la tua dolce e femminile tutela, ha così raffinato le fondamenta del mio carattere che non riesco a superare un'intensa avversione per la consueta brutalità esercitata a bordo delle navi: non ho mai creduto che fosse necessaria, e quando ho sentito parlare di un marinaio ugualmente noto per la bontà del suo cuore e per il rispetto e l'obbedienza che il suo equipaggio gli tributava, mi sono sentito particolarmente fortunato di poterne assicurare i servizi.
I heard of him first in rather a romantic manner, from a lady who owes to him the happiness of her life.
Ho sentito parlare di lui per la prima volta in modo piuttosto romantico, da una signora che gli deve la felicità della sua vita.
This, briefly, is his story.
Questa, in breve, è la sua storia.
Some years ago he loved a young Russian lady of moderate fortune, and having amassed a considerable sum in prize-money, the father of the girl consented to the match.
Alcuni anni fa amava una giovane signora russa di modesta fortuna, e avendo accumulato una considerevole somma in denaro di preda, il padre della ragazza acconsentì al matrimonio.
He saw his mistress once before the destined ceremony; but she was bathed in tears, and throwing herself at his feet, entreated him to spare her, confessing at the same time that she loved another, but that he was poor, and that her father would never consent to the union.
Vide la sua amata una volta prima della cerimonia destinata; ma lei era in lacrime, e gettandosi ai suoi piedi, lo supplicò di risparmiarla, confessando allo stesso tempo che ne amava un altro, ma che era povero, e che suo padre non avrebbe mai acconsentito all'unione.
My generous friend reassured the suppliant, and on being informed of the name of her lover, instantly abandoned his pursuit.
Il mio generoso amico rassicurò la supplice, e venuto a conoscenza del nome del suo amante, abbandonò immediatamente il suo corteggiamento.
Vocabulary
- comandante
- Commander; captain of a ship or military unit
- persona
- Person; individual human being
- ottima
- Excellent; of the highest quality or standard
- indole
- Nature; character or natural disposition of person
- notevole
- Notable; worthy of attention or remarkable
- nave
- Ship; large vessel for sea travel
- gentilezza
- Kindness; quality of being gentle and courteous
- mitezza
- Mildness; quality of being mild or gentle
- disciplina
- Discipline; system of rules and training
- circostanza
- Circumstance; condition or factor in situation
- aggiunta
- Added; joined or combined with something else
- ben
- Well; in good manner or to good degree
- nota
- Known; familiar or recognized by people
- integrità
- Integrity; honesty and moral uprightness
- coraggio
- Courage; bravery in facing difficulty or danger
- intrepido
- Intrepid; fearless and adventurous in behavior
- reso
- Made; rendered or caused to become
- molto
- Very, much; adverb of degree or intensity
- desideroso
- Desirous; eager or keen to have something
- ingaggiarlo
- To hire him; to employ or engage someone
- giovinezza
- Youth; period of being young and youthful
- trascorsa
- Spent, passed; having gone by in time
- solitudine
- Solitude; state of being alone and isolated
- anni
- Years; plural of anno, units of time
- migliori
- Better, best; comparative or superlative adjective
- spesi
- Spent; used up or expended completely
- sotto
- Under; preposition indicating position below something
- dolce
- Sweet, gentle; pleasant or mild in manner
- femminile
- Feminine; relating to women or female gender
- tutela
- Guardianship, protection; care and legal responsibility
- così
- So, thus; in this manner or way
- raffinato
- Refined; elegant and cultured in manner
- fondamenta
- Foundations; basis or groundwork of something
- carattere
- Character; nature or personality of person
- riesco
- Manage, succeed; first person singular of riuscire
- superare
- To overcome; to go beyond or surpass
- intensa
- Intense; very strong in degree or feeling
- avversione
- Aversion; strong dislike or opposition to something
- consueta
- Customary, usual; done according to habit
- brutalità
- Brutality; cruel and savage quality of behavior
- esercitata
- Exercised, practiced; carried out or performed habitually
- bordo
- Board; edge or side of ship
- navi
- Ships; plural of nave, large sea vessels
- mai
- Never; at no time or not ever
- creduto
- Believed; thought or supposed to be true
- necessaria
- Necessary; required or needed for something
- quando
- When; at what time or on occasion
- sentito
- Heard; perceived by ear or felt
- parlare
- To speak; to communicate with words
- marinaio
- Sailor; person who works on ship
- ugualmente
- Equally; in the same manner or degree
- noto
- Known; famous or well-known to people
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