Great Expectations — Page 2
She made it a powerful merit in herself, and a strong reproach against Joe, that she wore this apron so much.
Si attribuiva un grande merito, e lo considerava un forte rimprovero nei confronti di Joe, il fatto di portare questo grembiule così spesso.
Though I really see no reason why she should have worn it at all; or why, if she did wear it at all, she should not have taken it off, every day of her life.
Anche se non riesco davvero a vedere alcun motivo per cui avrebbe dovuto portarlo; o perché, se lo portava, non avrebbe dovuto toglierlo, ogni giorno della sua vita.
Joe's forge adjoined our house, which was a wooden house, as many of the dwellings in our country were,—most of them, at that time.
La fucina di Joe era adiacente alla nostra casa, che era una casa di legno, come molte delle abitazioni della nostra zona erano — la maggior parte di esse, a quell'epoca.
When I ran home from the churchyard, the forge was shut up, and Joe was sitting alone in the kitchen.
Quando corsi a casa dal cimitero, la fucina era chiusa, e Joe era seduto solo in cucina.
Joe and I being fellow-sufferers, and having confidences as such, Joe imparted a confidence to me, the moment I raised the latch of the door and peeped in at him opposite to it, sitting in the chimney corner.
Joe ed io essendo compagni di sventura, e avendo confidenze in quanto tali, Joe mi fece una confidenza, nel momento in cui sollevai il saliscendi della porta e lo sbirciai di fronte ad essa, seduto nell'angolo del camino.
"Mrs. Joe has been out a dozen times, looking for you, Pip. And she's out now, making it a baker's dozen."
«La signora Joe è uscita una dozzina di volte a cercarti, Pip. Ed è fuori adesso, per farne tredici.»
"Is she?"
«Davvero?»
"Yes, Pip," said Joe; "and what's worse, she's got Tickler with her."
«Sì, Pip,» disse Joe; «e quel che è peggio, ha con sé Tickler.»
At this dismal intelligence, I twisted the only button on my waistcoat round and round, and looked in great depression at the fire.
A questa lugubre notizia, girai e rigirai il solo bottone del mio panciotto, e guardai il fuoco con grande abbattimento.
Tickler was a wax-ended piece of cane, worn smooth by collision with my tickled frame.
Tickler era un pezzo di canna con la punta incerata, levigata dalle collisioni con il mio stuzzicato corpo.
"She sot down," said Joe, "and she got up, and she made a grab at Tickler, and she Ram-paged out.
«Si sedette,» disse Joe, «e si alzò, e afferrò Tickler, e uscì infuriata.
Vocabulary
- Si
- Oneself; used as reflexive pronoun in Italian
- attribuiva
- Attributed; assigned or credited something to someone
- un
- A, an; indefinite article in masculine singular form
- grande
- Big, large, great; common adjective for size or importance
- merito
- Merit, credit, or virtue; deserving recognition or praise
- lo
- Him, it; direct object pronoun, masculine singular form
- considerava
- Considered; regarded or thought of in a certain way
- forte
- Strong, loud, or skilled; adjective describing strength or intensity
- rimprovero
- Reproach, rebuke, or criticism; expression of disapproval
- nei
- In the; contraction of 'in' and 'i' for masculine plural
- confronti
- Comparisons, confrontations; plural of confronto
- di
- Of, from; preposition showing possession or origin
- il
- The; definite article, masculine singular form
- fatto
- Fact, deed, act; something that has occurred or happened
- portare
- To carry, wear, bring; common verb with multiple meanings
- questo
- This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun for proximity
- grembiule
- Apron; garment worn over clothes for protection while working
- così
- So, thus, in this way; adverb indicating manner or degree
- spesso
- Often, frequently; adverb describing how often something happens
- Anche
- Also, even; adverb used for addition or emphasis
- se
- If; conjunction introducing conditional statements or clauses
- non
- Not; negation adverb used to negate verbs and adjectives
- riesco
- I manage, I succeed; first person singular of riuscire
- davvero
- Really, truly, indeed; adverb emphasizing sincerity or reality
- vedere
- To see; fundamental verb meaning to perceive with eyes
- alcun
- Any, some; indefinite adjective in negative or interrogative context
- motivo
- Reason, motive, cause; noun for why something occurs
- per
- For, by, in order to; preposition showing purpose or cause
- cui
- Which, whom; relative pronoun used after prepositions
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional past tense of avere
- dovuto
- Had to, must have; past participle of dovere
- portarlo
- To carry/wear it; verb portare with masculine object pronoun
- perché
- Why, because; conjunction or question word for cause
- portava
- He/she wore, carried; imperfect tense of portare
- toglierlo
- To remove it; verb togliere with masculine object pronoun
- ogni
- Every, each; indefinite adjective indicating all items individually
- giorno
- Day; noun for a twenty-four hour period of time
- della
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la' feminine singular
- sua
- His, her; possessive adjective, feminine singular form
- vita
- Life; noun meaning existence or course of living
- La
- The; definite article, feminine singular form
- fucina
- Forge; workshop where metal is heated and shaped
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of essere, third person singular
- adiacente
- Adjacent, next to; adjective describing proximity or neighborhood
- alla
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'la' feminine singular
- nostra
- Our; possessive adjective, feminine singular form
- casa
- House, home; noun for dwelling or residence structure
- che
- That, which, who; relative or subordinating conjunction
- una
- A, an; indefinite article, feminine singular form
- legno
- Wood; material made from trees used for construction
- come
- Like, as, how; preposition or adverb of comparison
- molte
- Many; adjective in feminine plural indicating quantity
- delle
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'le' feminine plural
- abitazioni
- Dwellings, homes; plural noun for residential buildings
- zona
- Zone, area, region; noun for a defined geographical space
- erano
- Were; imperfect tense of essere, third person plural
- maggior
- Greater, most; comparative or superlative adjective form
- parte
- Part, portion; noun meaning a section of something
- esse
- They, those; feminine plural pronoun or plural of 'essa'
- quell
- That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun before vowels
- epoca
- Epoch, era, period; noun for a significant time division
- Quando
- When; temporal adverb or conjunction introducing time clauses
- corsi
- I ran, I rushed; past tense of correre
- dal
- From the; contraction of 'da' and 'il' masculine singular
- cimitero
- Cemetery, graveyard; noun for burial ground location
- chiusa
- Closed, shut; adjective feminine singular or past participle
- seduto
- Seated, sitting; adjective or past participle of sedere
- solo
- Alone, only; adjective or adverb for solitude or uniqueness
- in
- In, at; preposition indicating location or time position
- cucina
- Kitchen; noun for room where food is prepared
- ed
- And; conjunction, variant of 'e' used before vowels
- io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- essendo
- Being; present participle of essere
- compagni
- Companions, mates; plural noun for people sharing experiences
- sventura
- Misfortune, bad luck; noun for unfortunate circumstances
- avendo
- Having; present participle of avere
- confidenze
- Confidences, secrets; plural noun for private disclosures
- quanto
- How much, as much; interrogative or relative quantity adjective
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