Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 4

Vocabulary

Queste

KWES-teh — These (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

e

eh — And (coordinating conjunction)

mille

MIL-leh — One thousand; also means many or countless

altre

AL-treh — Other, different (feminine plural adjective)

riforme

ree-FOR-meh — Reforms, changes made to improve a system

le

leh — The (feminine plural definite article); them

avevo

ah-VEH-voh — I had (first person singular imperfect of avere)

fermamente

fer-mah-MEN-teh — Firmly, resolutely, with strong determination

messe

MES-seh — Put, placed (feminine plural past participle of mettere)

in

een — In, into (common Italian preposition)

conto

KON-toh — Account, count; mettere in conto means to plan on

grazie

GRAT-syeh — Thanks, thank you; gratitude expressed to someone

al

ahl — To the (contraction of a + il)

vostro

VOS-troh — Your (masculine singular, referring to multiple owners)

incoraggiamento

een-kor-ahd-jah-MEN-toh — Encouragement, support given to motivate someone

come

KOH-meh — As, like, how (conjunction and adverb)

effetti

ef-FET-tee — Effects, results, outcomes of actions or causes

erano

EH-rah-noh — They were (third person plural imperfect of essere)

chiaramente

kyah-rah-MEN-teh — Clearly, plainly, in an obvious manner

deducibili

deh-doo-CHEE-bee-lee — Deducible, able to be logically inferred or derived

dai

dah-ee — From the (contraction of da + i, masculine plural)

precetti

preh-CHET-tee — Precepts, rules, or principles guiding conduct

esposti

es-POS-tee — Exposed, presented, set forth (masculine plural past participle)

nel

nel — In the (contraction of in + il)

mio

MEE-oh — My (masculine singular possessive adjective/pronoun)

libro

LEE-broh — Book, a written or printed literary work

E

eh — And (coordinating conjunction, sentence-initial use)

bisogna

bee-ZON-yah — It is necessary, one must (impersonal verb)

ammettere

am-MET-teh-reh — To admit, acknowledge, or concede something

che

keh — That, which, who (conjunction and relative pronoun)

sette

SET-teh — Seven (cardinal number)

mesi

MEH-zee — Months (masculine plural of mese)

un

oon — A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)

tempo

TEM-poh — Time, period; also weather

sufficiente

soof-fee-CHEN-teh — Sufficient, enough, adequate for a purpose

per

pehr — For, in order to, through (preposition)

correggere

kor-RED-jeh-reh — To correct, fix, or rectify an error or fault

ogni

ON-yee — Every, each (indefinite adjective, invariable)

vizio

VEET-syoh — Vice, bad habit, moral flaw or defect

follia

fol-LEE-ah — Folly, madness, extreme foolishness or insanity

a

ah — To, at (common Italian preposition)

cui

kwee — Which, whom (relative pronoun used after prepositions)

gli

lyee — The (masculine plural article); to him (indirect pronoun)

sono

SOH-noh — Are, I am (present tense of essere)

soggetti

sod-JET-tee — Subject to, prone to; also subjects (masculine plural noun)

se

seh — If (conditional conjunction)

la

lah — The (feminine singular definite article); her, it

loro

LOH-roh — Their, them, they (third person plural pronoun/adjective)

natura

nah-TOO-rah — Nature, innate character or essential qualities

fosse

FOS-seh — Were (third person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere)

stata

STAH-tah — Been (feminine past participle of essere)

capace

kah-PAH-cheh — Capable, able, having the ability to do something

della

DEL-lah — Of the (contraction of di + la, feminine singular)

minima

MEE-nee-mah — Minimum, slightest, smallest possible amount

inclinazione

een-klee-nah-TSYOH-neh — Inclination, tendency, natural disposition toward something

verso

VER-soh — Toward, towards (preposition indicating direction)

virtù

veer-TOO — Virtue, moral excellence and righteous character

o

oh — Or (disjunctive coordinating conjunction)

saggezza

sahd-JET-tsah — Wisdom, good judgment and profound knowledge

Eppure

ep-POO-reh — And yet, nevertheless, still (concessive conjunction)

siete

SYEH-teh — You are (second person plural present of essere)

stati

STAH-tee — Been (masculine plural past participle of essere)

ben

ben — Well, very (adverb, shortened form of bene)

lontani

lon-TAH-nee — Far, distant (masculine plural adjective)

dal

dahl — From the (contraction of da + il)

corrispondere

kor-rees-PON-deh-reh — To correspond, match up with, or meet expectations

alle

AL-leh — To the (contraction of a + le, feminine plural)

mie

MEE-eh — My (feminine plural possessive adjective/pronoun)

aspettative

as-pet-tah-TEE-veh — Expectations, anticipated outcomes or hoped-for results

alcuna

al-KOO-nah — Any, some (feminine singular indefinite adjective/pronoun)

delle

DEL-leh — Of the (contraction of di + le, feminine plural)

vostre

VOS-treh — Your (feminine plural possessive adjective, plural subject)

lettere

LET-teh-reh — Letters (written correspondence or alphabet characters)

anzi

AN-tsee — On the contrary, rather, actually (concessive adverb)

contrario

kon-TRAH-ryoh — Contrary, opposite; al contrario means on the contrary

caricate

kah-ree-KAH-teh — Load, burden (second person plural imperative of caricare)

il

eel — The (masculine singular definite article)

nostro

NOS-troh — Our (masculine singular possessive adjective/pronoun)

corriere

kor-RYEH-reh — Courier, messenger who carries letters or packages

settimana

set-tee-MAH-nah — Week, a period of seven days

con

kon — With (preposition indicating accompaniment or means)

libelli

lee-BEL-lee — Libels, pamphlets containing defamatory written attacks

chiavi

KYAH-vee — Keys; also interpretive keys or codes for texts

interpretative

een-ter-preh-tah-TEE-veh — Interpretive, related to explaining or interpreting meaning

riflessioni

ree-fles-SYOH-nee — Reflections, thoughts, meditations on a topic

memorie

meh-MOH-ryeh — Memoirs, memories, written personal recollections

secondi

seh-KON-dee — Seconds; second (ordinal, masculine plural)

volumi

voh-LOO-mee — Volumes, books or bound collections of written work

nei

neh-ee — In the (contraction of in + i, masculine plural)

quali

KWAH-lee — Which (relative pronoun, plural form)

mi

mee — Me, myself (first person singular reflexive/object pronoun)

vedo

VEH-doh — I see (first person singular present of vedere)

accusato

ak-koo-ZAH-toh — Accused, charged with something (past participle)

di

dee — Of, from (very common Italian preposition)

fare

FAH-reh — To do, to make (fundamental Italian infinitive verb)

allusioni

al-loo-ZYOH-nee — Allusions, indirect references to persons or things

grandi

GRAHN-dee — Great, large, important (plural adjective)

personaggi

per-soh-NAHD-jee — Personages, important figures, characters in a story

dello

DEL-loh — Of the (contraction of di + lo, masculine singular)

Stato

STAH-toh — State, nation, or government as a political entity

degradare

deh-grah-DAH-reh — To degrade, demean, lower in dignity or status

umana

oo-MAH-nah — Human (feminine singular adjective, relating to humanity)

poiché

poy-KEH — Since, because, given that (causal conjunction)

hanno

AN-noh — They have (third person plural present of avere)

ancora

an-KOH-rah — Still, yet, again (common Italian adverb)

l'audacia

law-DAH-chah — The audacity, boldness, daring impudence

chiamarla

kyah-MAR-lah — To call it (infinitive with direct object clitic attached)

così

koh-ZEE — So, thus, in this way (common Italian adverb)

offendere

of-FEN-deh-reh — To offend, insult, or cause offense to someone

sesso

SES-soh — Sex, gender (biological category)

femminile

fem-mee-NEE-leh — Feminine, female (adjective relating to women)

Trovo

TROH-voh — I find (first person singular present of trovare)

inoltre

een-OL-treh — Furthermore, moreover, in addition (discourse adverb)

autori

ow-TOH-ree — Authors, writers of literary or scholarly works

quei

KWEH-ee — Those (masculine plural demonstrative adjective)

fasci

FAH-shee — Bundles, groups; fasci di scritti means bundles of writings

scritti

SKRIT-tee — Writings, written works (masculine plural noun/past participle)

non

non — Not (basic Italian negation adverb)

d'accordo

dak-KOR-doh — In agreement, agreed (common idiomatic expression)

tra

trah — Between, among (preposition indicating position or relationship)

alcuni

al-KOO-nee — Some, a few (masculine plural indefinite adjective/pronoun)

riconoscono

ree-koh-NOS-koh-noh — They recognize, acknowledge (third person plural present)

l'autore

low-TOH-reh — The author (masculine noun with elided article)

dei

deh-ee — Of the (contraction of di + i, masculine plural)

miei

MYEH-ee — My (masculine plural possessive adjective/pronoun)

stessi

STES-see — Same (masculine plural adjective for emphasis or identity)

viaggi

VYAHD-jee — Travels, journeys, voyages (masculine plural noun)

altri

AL-tree — Others, other people (masculine plural indefinite pronoun)

attribuiscono

at-tree-BWEES-koh-noh — They attribute, assign authorship or credit to someone

paternità

pah-ter-nee-TAH — Paternity, authorship, fatherhood; origin of a work

libri

LEE-bree — Books (masculine plural noun)

del

del — Of the (contraction of di + il, masculine singular)

tutto

TOOT-toh — All, entirely, completely (adjective/pronoun/adverb)

sconosciuti

skoh-noh-SHOO-tee — Unknown, unfamiliar, unrecognized (masculine plural adjective)