Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 12

Vocabulary

oso

oso — I dare; first person singular of 'osare'.

sperare

sperare — To hope; to wish for something desired.

tale

tale — Such; of that kind or nature.

successo

suc-ches-so — Success; a favorable or desired outcome.

eppure

ep-pu-re — And yet; nevertheless; used to show contrast.

riesco

rie-sco — I manage; I succeed in doing something.

sopportare

sop-por-ta-re — To bear; to endure or tolerate something difficult.

guardare

guar-da-re — To look at; to watch or observe something.

rovescio

ro-ve-scio — Reverse side; the flip side of something.

medaglia

me-da-glia — Medal; a metal disc awarded for achievement.

momento

mo-men-to — Moment; a brief period or instant of time.

continua

con-ti-nu-a — Continue; keep doing something without stopping.

scrivermi

scri-ver-mi — To write to me; write and send letters to me.

ogni

o-gni — Every; each one without exception.

occasione

oc-ca-sio-ne — Occasion; an opportunity or suitable moment.

potrei

po-trei — I could; conditional form of 'potere'.

ricevere

ri-ce-ve-re — To receive; to get something given or sent.

lettere

let-te-re — Letters; written messages sent to someone.

certi

cer-ti — Certain; some specific or particular ones.

momenti

mo-men-ti — Moments; brief periods or instances in time.

cui

cui — Which; whom; relative pronoun used after prepositions.

ne

ne — Pronoun meaning 'of it', 'of them', or 'some'.

più

più — More; to a greater degree or extent.

bisogno

bi-so-gno — Need; a requirement or necessity for something.

sostenere

so-ste-ne-re — To sustain; to support or uphold something.

spirito

spi-ri-to — Spirit; the inner soul or morale of a person.

voglio

vo-glio — I want; I love; first person singular of 'volere'.

bene

be-ne — Well; good; used in expressions of affection.

immenso

im-men-so — Immense; extremely large or boundless in degree.

Ricordami

ri-cor-da-mi — Remember me; keep me in your thoughts affectionately.

affetto

af-fet-to — Affection; warm feelings of fondness toward someone.

caso

ca-so — Case; situation; in case something happens.

dovessi

do-ves-si — Should; subjunctive form of 'dovere' meaning obligation.

avere

a-ve-re — To have; to possess or hold something.

mai

mai — Ever; never; used in questions and negations.

notizie

no-ti-zie — News; information or updates about someone or something.

affezionato

af-fe-zio-na-to — Affectionate; devoted; fond and caring toward others.

fratello

fra-tel-lo — Brother; a male sibling in a family.

Lettera

let-te-ra — Letter; a written message addressed to someone.

Signora

si-gno-ra — Mrs.; a title of respect for a woman.

Inghilterra

In-ghil-ter-ra — England; a country in the United Kingdom.

luglio

lu-glio — July; the seventh month of the calendar year.

cara

ca-ra — Dear; beloved; term of endearment in letters.

Sorella

so-rel-la — Sister; a female sibling in a family.

scrivo

scri-vo — I write; first person singular present of 'scrivere'.

poche

po-che — Few; a small number of things or words.

righe

ri-ghe — Lines; rows of written text on a page.

fretta

fret-ta — Hurry; haste; doing something quickly and urgently.

dirti

dir-ti — To tell you; infinitive plus clitic pronoun 'ti'.

sano

sa-no — Healthy; in good physical condition.

salvo

sal-vo — Safe; unharmed; out of danger.

ben

ben — Well; shortened form of 'bene' for emphasis.

avanzato

a-van-za-to — Advanced; having progressed far along a route.

viaggio

viag-gio — Journey; a trip or travel from one place to another.

lettera

let-te-ra — Letter; a written message addressed to someone.

raggiungerà

rag-giun-ge-rà — Will reach; future tense of 'raggiungere'.

tramite

tra-mi-te — Through; by means of; via an intermediary.

mercantile

mer-can-ti-le — Merchant ship; a commercial vessel transporting goods.

ora

o-ra — Now; at this moment in time.

rotta

rot-ta — Route; a course or path taken during travel.

ritorno

ri-tor-no — Return; the act of going back to a place.

fortunato

for-tu-na-to — Lucky; fortunate; having good luck or fortune.

forse

for-se — Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.

vedrò

ve-drò — I will see; first person future of 'vedere'.

terra

ter-ra — Land; earth; one's native homeland or ground.

natia

na-ti-a — Native; of one's birth or homeland.

molti

mol-ti — Many; a large number of people or things.

anni

an-ni — Years; plural of 'anno', a unit of time.

tuttavia

tut-ta-via — Nevertheless; however; despite that; used to contrast.

buon

buon — Good; shortened form of 'buono' before masculine nouns.

umore

u-mo-re — Mood; humor; one's current emotional state.

uomini

uo-mi-ni — Men; plural of 'uomo', an adult male person.

audaci

au-da-ci — Daring; bold; showing courage and fearlessness.

apparentemente

ap-pa-ren-te-men-te — Apparently; seemingly; based on outward appearance.

decisi

de-ci-si — Determined; resolved; firmly committed to a purpose.

scopo

sco-po — Purpose; aim; the intended goal of an action.

né

né — Neither; nor; used to connect negative alternatives.

lastre

la-stre — Sheets; slabs; flat pieces of ice or stone.

ghiaccio

ghiac-cio — Ice; frozen water found in cold environments.

galleggianti

gal-leg-gian-ti — Floating; drifting on the surface of water.

continuamente

con-ti-nua-men-te — Continuously; without stopping or interruption.

passano

pas-sa-no — They pass; third person plural present of 'passare'.

accanto

ac-can-to — Beside; next to; in close proximity to something.

indicando

in-di-can-do — Indicating; signaling; pointing toward something.

pericoli

pe-ri-co-li — Dangers; risks; situations threatening safety.

regione

re-gio-ne — Region; a geographical area or zone.

verso

ver-so — Toward; in the direction of something.

avanziamo

a-van-zia-mo — We advance; we move forward toward a destination.

sembrano

sem-bra-no — They seem; they appear; third person plural of 'sembrare'.

scoraggiarli

sco-rag-giar-li — To discourage them; to dampen their motivation or spirit.

già

già — Already; used to indicate something has occurred.

raggiunto

rag-giun-to — Reached; past participle of 'raggiungere', to reach.

latitudine

la-ti-tu-di-ne — Latitude; angular distance north or south of equator.

molto

mol-to — Very; much; to a great degree or extent.

elevata

e-le-va-ta — High; elevated; at a great height or degree.

pieno

pie-no — Full; complete; in the middle of a season.

estate

e-sta-te — Summer; the warmest season of the year.

sebbene

seb-be-ne — Although; even though; introduces a concessive clause.

faccia

fac-cia — Makes; does; subjunctive form of 'fare'.

così

co-sì — So; thus; in this way or to this degree.

caldo

cal-do — Hot; warm; describing high temperature.

venti

ven-ti — Winds; plural of 'vento', moving air currents.

sud

sud — South; the direction opposite north.

spingono

spin-go-no — They push; they drive; third person plural of 'spingere'.

rapidamente

ra-pi-da-men-te — Rapidly; quickly; at a fast speed.

rive

ri-ve — Shores; banks; the edges of a body of water.

desidero

de-si-de-ro — I desire; I wish for something strongly.

ardentemente

ar-den-te-men-te — Ardently; passionately; with intense desire or enthusiasm.

raggiungere

rag-giun-ge-re — To reach; to arrive at a destination or goal.

recano

re-ca-no — They bring; they carry; third person plural of 'recare'.

grado

gra-do — Degree; a level or measure of intensity.

calore

ca-lo-re — Heat; warmth; thermal energy felt by the body.

rinnovante

rin-no-van-te — Renewing; refreshing; giving new energy or vitality.

aspettavo

a-spet-ta-vo — I expected; I was waiting for; imperfect of 'aspettare'.

Nessun

nes-sun — No; not any; negative adjective before masculine nouns.

incidente

in-ci-den-te — Incident; an unexpected or notable event that occurs.

finora

fi-no-ra — So far; until now; up to this point in time.

colpiti

col-pi-ti — Struck; hit; past participle of 'colpire'.

meriterebbe

me-ri-te-reb-be — Would deserve; conditional of 'meritare'.

essere

es-se-re — To be; the infinitive of the verb 'essere'.

raccontato

rac-con-ta-to — Told; recounted; past participle of 'raccontare'.