Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 3
The last of these voyages not proving very fortunate, I grew weary of the sea, and intended to stay at home with my wife and family.
L'ultimo di questi viaggi non essendo risultato molto fortunato, mi stancai del mare e decisi di restare a casa con mia moglie e la mia famiglia.
I removed from the Old Jewry to Fetter Lane, and from thence to Wapping, hoping to get business among the sailors; but it would not turn to account.
Mi trasferii dall'Old Jewry a Fetter Lane, e da lì a Wapping, sperando di trovare lavoro tra i marinai; ma non ne ricavai nulla.
After three years expectation that things would mend, I accepted an advantageous offer from Captain William Prichard, master of the Antelope, who was making a voyage to the South Sea.
Dopo tre anni trascorsi nell'attesa che le cose migliorassero, accettai una vantaggiosa offerta del capitano William Prichard, comandante dell'Antelope, che stava compiendo un viaggio verso il Mare del Sud.
We set sail from Bristol, May 4, 1699, and our voyage was at first very prosperous.
Salpammo da Bristol il 4 maggio 1699, e il nostro viaggio fu dapprima molto favorevole.
It would not be proper, for some reasons, to trouble the reader with the particulars of our adventures in those seas; let it suffice to inform him, that in our passage from thence to the East Indies, we were driven by a violent storm to the north-west of Van Diemen's Land.
Non sarebbe opportuno, per alcune ragioni, disturbare il lettore con i particolari delle nostre avventure in quei mari; basti informarlo che, nel nostro tragitto da lì verso le Indie Orientali, fummo spinti da una violenta tempesta a nord-ovest della Terra di Van Diemen.
By an observation, we found ourselves in the latitude of 30 degrees 2 minutes south.
Tramite un'osservazione, ci trovammo alla latitudine di 30 gradi e 2 minuti sud.
Twelve of our crew were dead by immoderate labour and ill food; the rest were in a very weak condition.
Dodici membri del nostro equipaggio erano morti per eccessiva fatica e cattivo cibo; gli altri si trovavano in condizioni molto precarie.
On the 5th of November, which was the beginning of summer in those parts, the weather being very hazy, the seamen spied a rock within half a cable's length of the ship; but the wind was so strong, that we were driven directly upon it, and immediately split.
Il 5 novembre, che era l'inizio dell'estate in quelle regioni, essendo il tempo molto nebbioso, i marinai scorsero uno scoglio a meno di mezzo cavo dalla nave; ma il vento era così forte che ci spinse direttamente contro di esso, e la nave si spezzò immediatamente.
Vocabulary
- ultimo
- last, final, or most recent in time
- di
- of, from, or indicating possession in Italian
- questi
- these or this (plural masculine demonstrative)
- viaggi
- journeys, trips, or voyages (plural noun)
- non
- not; primary negation word in Italian
- essendo
- being; present participle of essere
- risultato
- result, outcome, or consequence of something
- molto
- very, much, or a large amount/degree
- fortunato
- fortunate, lucky, or blessed with good fortune
- mi
- me; first person singular object pronoun
- stancai
- I became tired or weary (past tense)
- del
- of the; contraction of di + il
- mare
- sea or ocean; large body of salt water
- decisi
- I decided or determined (past tense)
- restare
- to stay, remain, or stop in a place
- casa
- house, home, or dwelling place
- con
- with; preposition indicating accompaniment or possession
- mia
- my; first person singular feminine possessive
- moglie
- wife; female married partner or spouse
- la
- the; feminine singular definite article in Italian
- famiglia
- family; group of relatives living together
- Mi
- me; capitalized first person singular pronoun
- trasferii
- I moved or relocated (past tense)
- da
- from, by, or at; preposition of origin or agent
- lì
- there; adverb indicating a specific place
- sperando
- hoping; present participle of sperare
- trovare
- to find, discover, or locate something
- lavoro
- work, job, or labor; employment or task
- tra
- between, among, or within (preposition)
- marinai
- sailors; plural of marinaio (seafaring worker)
- ma
- but; coordinating conjunction in Italian
- ne
- of it/them; partitive or object pronoun
- ricavai
- I obtained or derived (past tense)
- nulla
- nothing; zero or absence of something
- Dopo
- after; indicating temporal sequence or position
- tre
- three; the number 3 in Italian
- anni
- years; plural of anno (period of time)
- trascorsi
- passed or elapsed (past participle)
- attesa
- wait, waiting, or expectation for something
- che
- that, which, or who; relative/subordinate conjunction
- le
- the; feminine plural definite article
- cose
- things; plural of cosa (object or matter)
- migliorassero
- would improve (subjunctive past, third person plural)
- accettai
- I accepted or agreed to (past tense)
- una
- a, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- vantaggiosa
- advantageous, favorable, or beneficial (feminine)
- offerta
- offer, proposal, or job opportunity presented
- capitano
- captain; naval or military leader or commander
- comandante
- commander; military or naval leader or authority
- stava
- was; imperfect tense of stare
- compiendo
- performing or carrying out (present participle)
- un
- a, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- viaggio
- journey, trip, or voyage to another place
- verso
- toward, to, or in the direction of
- il
- the; masculine singular definite article
- Mare
- Sea; large body of salt water
- Sud
- South; cardinal direction opposite to north
- Salpammo
- we sailed or departed by ship (past)
- maggio
- May; fifth month of the year
- nostro
- our; first person plural possessive adjective
- fu
- was; past tense of essere (singular)
- dapprima
- at first, initially, or in the beginning
- favorevole
- favorable, advantageous, or positive in nature
- sarebbe
- would be; conditional form of essere
- opportuno
- opportune, suitable, or appropriate for situation
- per
- for, in order to, or on behalf of
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