Harrigan — Page 8

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The other man had fought stiffly erect, standing with feet braced to give the weight of his whole body to every punch; Harrigan raged back and forth like a panther, avoiding blows by the catlike agility of his movements, which left both hands free to strike sledge-hammer blows.

L'altro uomo aveva combattuto rigidamente eretto, stando in piedi con i piedi piantati per dare il peso di tutto il suo corpo ad ogni pugno; Harrigan imperversava avanti e indietro come una pantera, schivando i colpi con l'agilità felina dei suoi movimenti, che lasciavano entrambe le mani libere di vibrare colpi da mazza.

Presently he heard a chuckling at his side.

Poco dopo sentì una risatina al suo fianco.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw the black-haired man come into the battle, straight and stiff as before, with long arms shooting out like pistons.

Con la coda dell'occhio vide l'uomo dai capelli neri entrare nella battaglia, dritto e rigido come prima, con le lunghe braccia che scattavano come pistoni.

It was a glorious sight.

Era uno spettacolo glorioso.

Something made Harrigan's heart big; rose and swelled his throat; rose again and came as a wild yell upon his tongue.

Qualcosa fece gonfiare il cuore di Harrigan; salì e gli gonfiò la gola; salì ancora e giunse come un grido selvaggio sulle sue labbra.

The unfortunates who have faced Irish legions in battle know that yell.

Gli sventurati che hanno affrontato le legioni irlandesi in battaglia conoscono quel grido.

The soldiers did not know it, and they held back for a moment.

I soldati non lo conoscevano, e si trattennero per un momento.

Something else lowered their spirits still more.

Qualcos'altro abbassò ulteriormente il loro morale.

It was the clanging of the police patrol as it swung to a halt and a body of reserves poured out.

Era il fragore della pattuglia di polizia che si fermò di scatto e un gruppo di riserve ne uscì precipitosamente.

"Here comes our finish!" panted Harrigan to his comrade in arms.

«Ecco che arriva la nostra fine!» ansimò Harrigan al suo compagno d'armi.

"But oh, man, I'm thinkin' it was swate while it lasted!"

«Ma oh, amico, sto pensando che è stata dolce finché è durata!»

In his great moments the Irish brogue thronged thick upon his tongue.

Nei suoi grandi momenti l'accento irlandese gli affollava fitto la lingua.

"Finish, hell!" grunted the other.

«La fine, diavolo!» brontolò l'altro.

"After me, lad!"

«Seguimi, ragazzo!»

And lowering his head like a bull, he drove forward against the crowd.

E abbassando la testa come un toro, si lanciò in avanti contro la folla.

Harrigan caught the idea in a flash.

Harrigan colse l'idea in un lampo.

He put his shoulder to the hip of his friend.

Mise la spalla all'anca del suo amico.

Vocabulary

altro: AHL-troh — Other; another; different person or thing.
uomo: WOH-moh — Man; adult male human being.
aveva: ah-VEH-vah — He/she/it had; past imperfect of avere.
combattuto: kohm-baht-TOO-toh — Fought; past participle of combattere, to fight.
rigidamente: ree-jee-dah-MEN-teh — Rigidly; stiffly; in an inflexible manner.
eretto: eh-REHT-toh — Upright; erect; standing straight and tall.
stando: STAHN-doh — Standing; gerund of stare, to stand or be.
piedi: PYEH-dee — Feet; plural of piede; also means standing up.
piantati: pyahn-TAH-tee — Planted; firmly fixed or rooted in place.
dare: DAH-reh — To give; infinitive verb meaning to transfer or provide.
peso: PEH-zoh — Weight; heaviness; the force of gravity on mass.
tutto: TOOT-toh — All; entire; every part of something.
corpo: KOHR-poh — Body; the physical structure of a living being.
ogni: OH-nyee — Every; each; used before singular nouns.
pugno: POON-yoh — Punch; fist; a blow delivered with the hand.
imperversava: eem-pehr-vehr-SAH-vah — Raged; stormed; moved wildly and uncontrollably back and forth.
avanti: ah-VAHN-tee — Forward; ahead; onward in direction or progress.
indietro: een-DYEH-troh — Back; backward; in the opposite direction from forward.
pantera: pahn-TEH-rah — Panther; large black wild cat, symbol of agility.
schivando: skee-VAHN-doh — Dodging; evading; avoiding blows with quick movement.
colpi: KOHL-pee — Blows; hits; strikes; plural of colpo.
agilità: ah-jee-lee-TAH — Agility; nimbleness; ability to move quickly and easily.
felina: feh-LEE-nah — Feline; cat-like; characteristic of a cat's movement.
movimenti: moh-vee-MEN-tee — Movements; motions; plural of movimento.
lasciavano: lah-SHAH-vah-noh — They left; they allowed; imperfect of lasciare.
entrambe: en-TRAHM-beh — Both; referring to two feminine nouns together.
mani: MAH-nee — Hands; plural of mano; body part used for grasping.
libere: LEE-beh-reh — Free; unoccupied; available for use without restraint.
vibrare: vee-BRAH-reh — To vibrate; to swing; to strike with rapid motion.
mazza: MAHT-tsah — Club; mace; heavy striking weapon or implement.
Poco: POH-koh — Little; a bit; a small amount or short time.
dopo: DOH-poh — After; later; following in time or order.
sentì: sen-TEE — He/she heard; felt; past tense of sentire.
risatina: ree-zah-TEE-nah — Little laugh; chuckle; a small or subdued laugh.
fianco: FYAHN-koh — Side; flank; the lateral part of the body.
coda: KOH-dah — Tail; end; also used in 'coda dell'occhio' (corner of eye).
occhio: OHK-kyoh — Eye; the organ of sight; also idiom for peripheral vision.
vide: VEE-deh — He/she saw; past tense of vedere, to see.
capelli: kah-PEHL-lee — Hair; plural of capello; strands growing on the head.
neri: NEH-ree — Black; dark-colored; masculine plural of nero.
entrare: en-TRAH-reh — To enter; to go into; to come inside a place.
battaglia: baht-TAHL-lyah — Battle; fight; a large-scale violent confrontation.
dritto: DREET-toh — Straight; upright; direct and undeviating in posture.
rigido: REE-jee-doh — Rigid; stiff; lacking flexibility or softness.
prima: PREE-mah — Before; first; earlier in time or sequence.
lunghe: LOON-geh — Long; extended; feminine plural of lungo.
braccia: BRAHT-chah — Arms; plural of braccio; upper limbs of the body.
scattavano: skaht-TAH-vah-noh — They shot out; they snapped; imperfect of scattare.
pistoni: pees-TOH-nee — Pistons; mechanical components moving back and forth rapidly.
Era: EH-rah — It was; he/she was; past imperfect of essere.
spettacolo: speht-TAH-koh-loh — Spectacle; show; an impressive or remarkable sight.
glorioso: gloh-RYOH-zoh — Glorious; magnificent; inspiring great admiration or pride.
Qualcosa: kwahl-KOH-zah — Something; an unspecified thing or matter.
fece: FEH-cheh — Made; did; past tense of fare, to do or make.
gonfiare: gohn-FYAH-reh — To swell; to inflate; to expand with air or emotion.
cuore: KWOH-reh — Heart; the organ or seat of emotion and feeling.
salì: sah-LEE — Rose; went up; past tense of salire, to rise.
gonfiò: gohn-FYOH — Swelled; inflated; past tense of gonfiare.
gola: GOH-lah — Throat; gullet; the passage inside the neck.
ancora: ahn-KOH-rah — Still; again; yet; also means anchor in Italian.
giunse: JOON-zeh — Arrived; reached; past tense of giungere.
grido: GREE-doh — Cry; shout; a loud exclamation or yell.
selvaggio: sehl-VAHD-joh — Wild; savage; fierce and uncontrolled in nature.
labbra: LAHB-brah — Lips; plural of labbro; the fleshy edges of the mouth.
sventurati: zven-too-RAH-tee — Unfortunate ones; wretches; those struck by bad fortune.
hanno: AHN-noh — They have; present tense plural of avere.
affrontato: ahf-frohn-TAH-toh — Faced; confronted; past participle of affrontare.
legioni: leh-JOH-nee — Legions; large military units; great multitudes of people.
irlandesi: eer-lahn-DEH-zee — Irish; people or things relating to Ireland.
conoscono: koh-NOH-skoh-noh — They know; present tense plural of conoscere.
quel: kwehl — That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective before consonant.
soldati: sohl-DAH-tee — Soldiers; men serving in a military force.
conoscevano: koh-noh-SHEH-vah-noh — They knew; imperfect tense of conoscere.
trattennero: traht-TEN-neh-roh — They held back; they restrained; past tense of trattenere.
momento: moh-MEN-toh — Moment; an instant; a brief period of time.
Qualcos': kwahl-KOHS' — Something; contracted form of qualcosa before a vowel.
abbassò: ahb-bahs-SOH — Lowered; brought down; past tense of abbassare.
ulteriormente: ool-teh-ryohr-MEN-teh — Further; additionally; to an even greater degree.
loro: LOH-roh — Their; them; they; third person plural pronoun/adjective.
morale: moh-RAH-leh — Morale; moral spirit; confidence and enthusiasm of a group.
fragore: frah-GOH-reh — Roar; din; loud crashing or thundering noise.
pattuglia: paht-TOOL-yah — Patrol; a group of police or soldiers on guard duty.
polizia: poh-LEET-tsyah — Police; the civil force maintaining public order and law.
fermò: fehr-MOH — Stopped; halted; past tense of fermare.
scatto: SKAHT-toh — Snap; sudden movement; spring; quick sudden action.
gruppo: GROOP-poh — Group; a number of people or things together.
riserve: ree-ZEHR-veh — Reserves; backup forces held back for later use.
ne: neh — Of it; from there; Italian partitive or locative pronoun.
uscì: oo-SHEE — Came out; exited; past tense of uscire.
precipitosamente: preh-chee-pee-toh-zah-MEN-teh — Hastily; headlong; rushing out with great speed.
Ecco: EHK-koh — Here is; there is; look; Italian presentative expression.
arriva: ahr-REE-vah — Arrives; comes; present tense of arrivare.
nostra: NOH-strah — Our; feminine singular first person plural possessive adjective.
fine: FEE-neh — End; finish; conclusion of something.
ansimò: ahn-see-MOH — Panted; gasped; past tense of ansimare, to pant.
compagno: kohm-PAHN-yoh — Companion; comrade; fellow member or partner.
armi: AHR-mee — Arms; weapons; plural of arma used in military context.
amico: ah-MEE-koh — Friend; a person one knows well and likes.
sto: stoh — I am; present tense of stare used with gerunds.
pensando: pen-SAHN-doh — Thinking; gerund of pensare, to think or consider.
stata: STAH-tah — Been; feminine past participle of essere, to be.
dolce: DOHL-cheh — Sweet; gentle; pleasant to the taste or experience.
finché: feen-KEH — As long as; until; while a condition remains true.
durata: doo-RAH-tah — Lasted; duration; past participle of durare, to last.
grandi: GRAHN-dee — Great; big; large; plural of grande.
momenti: moh-MEN-tee — Moments; instants; plural of momento.
accento: aht-CHEN-toh — Accent; manner of pronunciation reflecting one's origin.
irlandese: eer-lahn-DEH-zeh — Irish; relating to Ireland or its people and culture.
affollava: ahf-fohl-LAH-vah — Crowded; thronged; imperfect of affollarsi, to crowd together.
fitto: FEET-toh — Dense; thick; closely packed together in great quantity.
lingua: LEEN-gwah — Tongue; language; the organ of speech and taste.
diavolo: DYAH-voh-loh — Devil; the devil; used as an expletive or exclamation.
brontolò: brohn-toh-LOH — Grumbled; muttered; past tense of brontolare.
Seguimi: SEH-gwee-mee — Follow me; imperative of seguire with clitic mi.
ragazzo: rah-GAHT-tsoh — Boy; young man; lad; informal term of address.
abbassando: ahb-bahs-SAHN-doh — Lowering; bringing down; gerund of abbassare.
testa: TEH-stah — Head; the upper part of the human body.
toro: TOH-roh — Bull; a large male bovine animal; symbol of strength.
lanciò: lahn-CHOH — Launched; threw himself; past tense of lanciare.
contro: KOHN-troh — Against; in opposition to; toward with force.
folla: FOHL-lah — Crowd; throng; a large dense group of people.
colse: KOHL-zeh — Caught; grasped; past tense of cogliere, to seize.
idea: ee-DEH-ah — Idea; a thought or concept formed in the mind.
lampo: LAHM-poh — Flash; lightning; a sudden bright burst of light.
Mise: MEE-zeh — Put; placed; past tense of mettere, to put.
spalla: SPAHL-lah — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the torso.
anca: AHN-kah — Hip; the joint between the torso and the thigh.

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