Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 4
They say he is like Fielding: they talk of his wit, humour, comic powers.
Dicono che sia simile a Fielding: parlano del suo spirito, del suo umorismo, delle sue doti comiche.
He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never does.
Assomiglia a Fielding come un'aquila assomiglia a un avvoltoio: Fielding poteva abbassarsi sulla carogna, ma Thackeray non lo fa mai.
His wit is bright, his humour attractive, but both bear the same relation to his serious genius that the mere lambent sheet-lightning playing under the edge of the summer-cloud does to the electric death-spark hid in its womb.
Il suo spirito è brillante, il suo umorismo attraente, ma entrambi hanno lo stesso rapporto con il suo serio genio che il semplice bagliore ondeggiante dei lampi che guizzano sotto il margine della nube estiva ha con la scintilla elettrica di morte nascosta nel suo grembo.
Finally, I have alluded to Mr. Thackeray, because to him—if he will accept the tribute of a total stranger—I have dedicated this second edition of "JANE EYRE.
Infine, ho fatto riferimento al signor Thackeray, perché a lui—se vorrà accettare l'omaggio di una perfetta sconosciuta—ho dedicato questa seconda edizione di «JANE EYRE».
Vocabulary
- Dicono
- They say; third person plural of 'dire'
- che
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- sia
- Is; subjunctive form of 'essere'
- simile
- Similar; resembling something or someone else
- a
- To; at; preposition indicating direction or relation
- parlano
- They speak; third person plural of 'parlare'
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'
- suo
- His; her; possessive adjective third person singular
- spirito
- Wit; spirit; cleverness or lively intelligence
- umorismo
- Humor; the quality of being amusing or comic
- delle
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'le'
- sue
- His; her; plural possessive adjective third person singular
- doti
- Gifts; talents; natural abilities or qualities
- comiche
- Comic; relating to comedy or humor
- Assomiglia
- Resembles; looks like; third person singular of 'assomigliare'
- come
- Like; as; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- un'
- An; indefinite article before feminine vowel-initial noun
- aquila
- Eagle; large bird of prey with sharp talons
- assomiglia
- Resembles; is similar to; repeated for emphasis
- un
- A; an; masculine indefinite article
- avvoltoio
- Vulture; large scavenging bird feeding on carrion
- poteva
- Could; was able to; imperfect of 'potere'
- abbassarsi
- To lower oneself; to stoop; reflexive verb
- sulla
- On the; contraction of 'su' and 'la'
- carogna
- Carrion; rotting flesh of a dead animal
- ma
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition
- non
- Not; negation particle used before verbs
- lo
- It; him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- fa
- Does; makes; third person singular of 'fare'
- mai
- Never; ever; adverb of frequency or negation
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- è
- Is; third person singular present of 'essere'
- brillante
- Brilliant; shining; clever and impressive in intellect
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- attraente
- Attractive; appealing; having charm or visual appeal
- entrambi
- Both; referring to two people or things together
- hanno
- Have; third person plural present of 'avere'
- stesso
- Same; identical; adjective indicating sameness
- rapporto
- Relationship; ratio; connection between two things
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- serio
- Serious; grave; not trivial or humorous
- genio
- Genius; exceptional intellectual or creative ability
- semplice
- Simple; plain; not complex or elaborate
- bagliore
- Glare; flash; sudden bright burst of light
- ondeggiante
- Undulating; wavering; moving in a wave-like motion
- dei
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'i'
- lampi
- Lightning flashes; sudden bright electrical discharges in sky
- guizzano
- Dart; flash; they move swiftly and suddenly
- sotto
- Under; below; preposition indicating lower position
- margine
- Edge; margin; border or outer limit of something
- della
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'
- nube
- Cloud; mass of water vapor in the sky
- estiva
- Summer; adjective relating to the summer season
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of 'avere'
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- scintilla
- Spark; tiny fiery particle or flash of electricity
- elettrica
- Electric; relating to or produced by electricity
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- morte
- Death; the end of life; ceasing to exist
- nascosta
- Hidden; concealed; kept out of sight or knowledge
- nel
- In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'
- grembo
- Lap; womb; the front of a seated person's body
- Infine
- Finally; at last; used to introduce a conclusion
- ho
- I have; first person singular present of 'avere'
- fatto
- Done; made; past participle of 'fare'
- riferimento
- Reference; a mention or allusion to something
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'il'
- signor
- Mister; Mr.; honorific title for an adult man
- perché
- Because; why; conjunction or interrogative adverb
- lui
- He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- se
- If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- vorrà
- Will want; future tense of 'volere'
- accettare
- To accept; to receive willingly; to agree to
- l'
- The; definite article elided before a vowel
- omaggio
- Homage; tribute; respectful dedication to someone
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- perfetta
- Perfect; complete; feminine adjective meaning flawless
- sconosciuta
- Unknown; stranger; a person not known to others
- dedicato
- Dedicated; devoted; past participle of 'dedicare'
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- seconda
- Second; ordinal number indicating the second position
- edizione
- Edition; a version of a published book or work
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