Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 3
So also did the delicately marked black brows and the black lashes to her dark and very lovely blue eyes; but the clear complexion, the cheeks with the tenderest bloom on them, the softly dimpled lips red as coral, and the little teeth white as pearls were true Irish characteristics.
Lo stesso valeva per le sopracciglia nere finemente disegnate e le ciglia nere dei suoi occhi blu scuri e bellissimi; ma la carnagione chiara, le guance dal più delicato incarnato, le labbra morbidamente fossettate rosse come il corallo, e i dentini bianchi come perle erano autentiche caratteristiche irlandesi.
Nora waited for a moment after Hannah had left her, then, shading her eyes from the westerly sun by one hand, she turned slowly and went into the house.
Nora aspettò un momento dopo che Hannah l'aveva lasciata, poi, riparandosi gli occhi dal sole occidentale con una mano, si girò lentamente ed entrò in casa.
"Where is mother, Pegeen?" she said to a rough-looking, somewhat slatternly servant who was crossing the hall.
«Dov'è la mamma, Pegeen?» disse a una domestica dall'aspetto rozzo e alquanto trasandata che stava attraversando l'ingresso.
"In the north parlor, Miss Nora."
«Nel salotto nord, signorina Nora.»
"Come along, then, Creena; come along, Cushla," said the girl, addressing two handsome black Pomeranians who rushed to meet her.
«Venite, allora, Creena; venite, Cushla,» disse la ragazza, rivolgendosi a due bellissimi Pomerani neri che si precipitarono ad incontrarla.
The dogs leaped up at her with expressions of rapture, and girl and dogs careered with a wild dance across the great, broad hall in the direction of the north parlor.
I cani le saltarono addosso con espressioni di gioia estatica, e la ragazza e i cani si lanciarono in una danza sfrenata attraverso il grande e ampio ingresso in direzione del salotto nord.
Nora opened the door with a somewhat noisy bang, the dogs precipitated themselves into the room, and she followed.
Nora aprì la porta con un colpo alquanto rumoroso, i cani si precipitarono nella stanza, e lei li seguì.
"Ah, then, mother dear! and have I disturbed you?" she said.
«Ah, allora, cara mamma! vi ho disturbata?» disse.
A pale-faced lady, who was lying full-length on a very old and hard sofa, rose with a querulous expression on her face when Nora entered.
Una signora dal viso pallido, che era distesa per intero su un divano molto vecchio e duro, si alzò con un'espressione querula in volto quando Nora entrò.
"I wish someone would teach you thoughtfulness," she said; "you are the most tiresome girl in the world.
«Vorrei che qualcuno ti insegnasse la premura,» disse; «sei la ragazza più fastidiosa del mondo.
Vocabulary
- stesso
- Same; identical; very (used for emphasis)
- valeva
- Was worth; was valid; applied to
- sopracciglia
- Eyebrows (plural of sopracciglio)
- finemente
- Finely; delicately; with great refinement
- disegnate
- Drawn; shaped; traced (feminine plural past participle)
- ciglia
- Eyelashes (plural of ciglio)
- scuri
- Dark (masculine plural adjective)
- bellissimi
- Very beautiful; most beautiful (masculine plural superlative)
- carnagione
- Complexion; skin tone of a person
- chiara
- Light; fair; clear (feminine adjective)
- guance
- Cheeks (plural of guancia)
- delicato
- Delicate; subtle; fragile; refined
- incarnato
- Flesh tone; complexion; rosy skin color
- labbra
- Lips (plural of labbro)
- morbidamente
- Softly; gently; in a soft manner
- fossettate
- Dimpled (feminine plural, having small dimples)
- corallo
- Coral (precious sea organism; reddish color)
- dentini
- Little teeth (affectionate diminutive of denti)
- perle
- Pearls (plural of perla)
- autentiche
- Authentic; genuine; real (feminine plural adjective)
- caratteristiche
- Characteristics; features; traits (feminine plural noun)
- irlandesi
- Irish (plural adjective or noun referring to Ireland)
- aspettò
- Waited; expected (third person singular past tense)
- lasciata
- Left; let go; abandoned (feminine past participle)
- riparandosi
- Shielding oneself; protecting oneself (reflexive gerund)
- occidentale
- Western; of the west (adjective)
- girò
- Turned; rotated (third person singular past tense)
- lentamente
- Slowly; in a slow manner (adverb)
- entrò
- Entered; went in (third person singular past tense)
- disse
- Said; spoke (third person singular past tense of dire)
- domestica
- Housekeeper; maid; domestic servant (feminine noun)
- aspetto
- Appearance; look; aspect (masculine noun)
- rozzo
- Rough; coarse; crude; unrefined (adjective)
- alquanto
- Rather; somewhat; fairly (adverb of degree)
- trasandata
- Slovenly; unkempt; neglected in appearance (feminine adjective)
- attraversando
- Crossing; going through (present gerund of attraversare)
- ingresso
- Entrance; hallway; foyer of a building
- salotto
- Living room; parlour; sitting room
- nord
- North (masculine noun indicating compass direction)
- signorina
- Miss; young lady (polite form of address)
- Venite
- Come! (second person plural imperative of venire)
- allora
- Then; so; at that time (adverb)
- venite
- Come! (second person plural imperative of venire)
- rivolgendosi
- Turning to; addressing oneself to (reflexive gerund)
- Pomerani
- Pomeranians (breed of small fluffy dogs, plural)
- precipitarono
- Rushed; hurled themselves; dashed quickly (past tense)
- incontrarla
- To meet her; to greet her (infinitive + pronoun)
- saltarono
- Jumped; leaped (third person plural past tense)
- addosso
- On; onto (someone); upon (adverb of contact)
- espressioni
- Expressions; displays (plural of espressione)
- gioia
- Joy; happiness; delight (feminine noun)
- estatica
- Ecstatic; enraptured; in a state of ecstasy
- lanciarono
- Launched; threw themselves into (past tense)
- danza
- Dance; dancing (feminine noun)
- sfrenata
- Wild; unbridled; unrestrained (feminine adjective)
- attraverso
- Through; across (preposition)
- ampio
- Wide; spacious; ample (masculine adjective)
- direzione
- Direction; management (feminine noun)
- aprì
- Opened (third person singular past tense of aprire)
- colpo
- Blow; bang; stroke; sudden impact
- rumoroso
- Noisy; loud; making much noise (adjective)
- seguì
- Followed (third person singular past tense of seguire)
- disturbata
- Disturbed; bothered; interrupted (feminine past participle)
- viso
- Face (masculine noun, referring to facial appearance)
- pallido
- Pale; pallid; lacking color (masculine adjective)
- distesa
- Stretched out; lying down (feminine past participle)
- intero
- Entire; whole; complete (masculine adjective)
- divano
- Sofa; couch; divan (masculine noun)
- duro
- Hard; tough; rigid (masculine adjective)
- alzò
- Raised; lifted; got up (third person singular past tense)
- espressione
- Expression; look on one's face (feminine noun)
- querula
- Querulous; whining; complaining (feminine adjective)
- volto
- Face; countenance (masculine noun, literary)
- Vorrei
- I would like; I wish (conditional of volere)
- qualcuno
- Someone; somebody (indefinite pronoun)
- insegnasse
- Would teach; might teach (imperfect subjunctive of insegnare)
- premura
- Consideration; care; thoughtfulness; urgency
- fastidiosa
- Annoying; bothersome; troublesome (feminine adjective)
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