Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 5
"Not a bit of it. My son shall either go to Old Trinity or he does without a university education.
"Neanche per sogno. Mio figlio andrà al vecchio Trinity o farà a meno di un'istruzione universitaria.
Cambridge or Oxford indeed! You forget, Ellen, that the lad is my son as well as yours."
Cambridge o Oxford, bella pretesa! Dimentichi, Ellen, che il ragazzo è mio figlio quanto tuo."
"I don't; but he is half an Englishman, three parts an Englishman, whatever his fatherhood," said the Squire's wife in a tone of triumph.
"Non lo dimentico; ma lui è mezzo inglese, tre quarti inglese, qualunque cosa sia suo padre," disse la moglie dello Squire con tono trionfante.
"Well, well! he is Terence O'Shanaghgan, for all that, and he will inherit this old place some day."
"Ebbene, ebbene! è pur sempre Terence O'Shanaghgan, e un giorno erediterà questo vecchio posto."
"Much there will be for him to inherit."
"Ci sarà ben poco da ereditare."
Eager steps were heard on the gravel, and the next instant Nora entered by the open window.
Si udirono passi frettolosi sulla ghiaia, e un istante dopo Nora entrò dalla finestra aperta.
"I have given the order," she said; "Angus will have the trap round in a quarter of an hour."
"Ho dato l'ordine," disse; "Angus porterà il calesse in un quarto d'ora."
"That's right, my girl; you didn't let time drag," said her father.
"Brava, figliola mia; non hai perso tempo," disse suo padre.
"Angus wants you and mother to be quite ready, for he says Black Bess is nearly off her head with spirit.
"Angus vuole che tu e la mamma siate pronte, perché dice che Black Bess è quasi fuori di testa per il brio.
Now, then, mother, shall I go upstairs and bring down your things?"
Allora, mamma, vado su a prendere le tue cose?"
"I don't mind if you do, Nora; my back aches a good bit."
"Puoi farlo, Nora; ho un bel po' di mal di schiena."
"We'll put the air-cushion in the trap," said the Squire, who, notwithstanding her fine-lady airs, had a great respect and admiration for his wife.
"Metteremo il cuscino ad aria nel calesse," disse lo Squire, che, nonostante le sue arie da gran dama, aveva un grande rispetto e ammirazione per sua moglie.
"We'll make you right cozy, Ellen, and a rattle through the air will do you a sight of good."
"Ti metteremo a tuo agio, Ellen, e una bella corsa all'aria aperta ti farà un gran bene."
"May I drive, father?" said Nora.
"Posso guidare io, papà?" disse Nora.
"You, little one? Suppose you bring Black Bess down on her knees?
"Tu, piccola mia? E se facessi cadere Black Bess in ginocchio?
Vocabulary
- Neanche
- neh-AN-keh — Not even; used to negate emphatically.
- per
- pehr — For, by, through; common preposition.
- sogno
- SO-nyoh — Dream; an image or wish during sleep.
- Mio
- MEE-oh — My; first-person singular possessive adjective.
- figlio
- FEE-lyoh — Son; male child of a parent.
- andrà
- an-DRA — Will go; third-person singular future of andare.
- al
- ahl — To the; contraction of a + il.
- vecchio
- VEK-kyoh — Old; aged, or referring to an elderly person.
- farà
- fa-RA — Will do/make; third-person singular future of fare.
- meno
- MEH-noh — Less; fewer; used in comparisons.
- istruzione
- ee-stroo-TSYOH-neh — Education, instruction; formal learning process.
- universitaria
- oo-nee-vehr-see-TAH-ryah — University-level; relating to higher education.
- bella
- BEL-lah — Beautiful, fine; feminine adjective of bello.
- pretesa
- preh-TEH-zah — Pretension, claim; an ambitious or arrogant demand.
- Dimentichi
- dee-MEN-tee-kee — Forget (formal imperative); command to stop remembering.
- ragazzo
- rah-GAT-tsoh — Boy, young man; male youth or teenager.
- quanto
- KWAN-toh — As much as; how much; used in comparisons.
- dimentico
- dee-MEN-tee-koh — I forget; first-person singular of dimenticare.
- mezzo
- MED-dzoh — Half; middle; used to indicate partial degree.
- inglese
- een-GLEH-zeh — English; relating to England or its language.
- quarti
- KWAR-tee — Quarters; plural of quarto, meaning fourths.
- qualunque
- kwah-LOON-kweh — Whatever, any; used to indicate indifference to choice.
- cosa
- KOH-zah — Thing; object or matter being referred to.
- sia
- SEE-ah — May be; third-person singular present subjunctive of essere.
- suo
- SOO-oh — His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective.
- padre
- PAH-dreh — Father; male parent.
- disse
- DEES-seh — Said; third-person singular past historic of dire.
- moglie
- MO-lyeh — Wife; married female partner.
- tono
- TOH-noh — Tone; manner or quality of voice.
- trionfante
- tree-on-FAN-teh — Triumphant; expressing victory or great satisfaction.
- Ebbene
- eb-BEH-neh — Well then; interjection introducing a conclusion.
- pur
- poor — Still, yet, even; concessive particle.
- sempre
- SEM-preh — Always; at all times, continuously.
- giorno
- JOR-noh — Day; a period of twenty-four hours.
- erediterà
- eh-reh-dee-teh-RA — Will inherit; third-person singular future of ereditare.
- posto
- POS-toh — Place, estate, position; a physical or social location.
- ereditare
- eh-reh-dee-TAH-reh — To inherit; to receive property or traits from ancestors.
- udirono
- oo-DEE-roh-noh — They heard; third-person plural past historic of udire.
- passi
- PAS-see — Steps, footsteps; sounds or marks of walking.
- frettolosi
- fret-TOH-loh-zee — Hurried, hasty; done or moving with haste.
- ghiaia
- GYAH-yah — Gravel; small stones used on paths or roads.
- istante
- ee-STAN-teh — Instant, moment; a very brief period of time.
- entrò
- en-TRO — Entered; third-person singular past historic of entrare.
- finestra
- fee-NES-trah — Window; an opening in a wall for light.
- aperta
- ah-PEHR-tah — Open; feminine past participle of aprire.
- ordine
- OR-dee-neh — Order; a command or arrangement of things.
- porterà
- por-teh-RA — Will bring/carry; third-person singular future of portare.
- quarto
- KWAR-toh — Quarter; one fourth of a unit, especially time.
- Brava
- BRAH-vah — Well done, good girl; expression of praise.
- figliola
- fee-LYO-lah — Young girl, daughter; affectionate term for a girl.
- perso
- PEHR-soh — Lost, wasted; past participle of perdere.
- tempo
- TEM-poh — Time; the ongoing progression of events.
- vuole
- VWOH-leh — Wants, requires; third-person singular of volere.
- mamma
- MAM-mah — Mom, mother; informal term for one's mother.
- siate
- SYAH-teh — Be (plural subjunctive); second-person plural subjunctive of essere.
- pronte
- PRON-teh — Ready; feminine plural of pronto.
- quasi
- KWAH-zee — Almost, nearly; close to but not quite.
- fuori
- FWOH-ree — Outside, out; beyond an enclosure or limit.
- testa
- TES-tah — Head; the upper part of the human body.
- brio
- BREE-oh — Vivacity, liveliness; energetic and spirited quality.
- Allora
- al-LOH-rah — Then, so; used to introduce a consequence or transition.
- vado
- VAH-doh — I go; first-person singular present of andare.
- prendere
- PREN-deh-reh — To take, to get; to grab or collect something.
- cose
- KOH-zeh — Things, belongings; plural of cosa.
- Puoi
- PWOY — You can; second-person singular present of potere.
- bel
- bel — Good, nice; elided form of bello before consonants.
- mal
- mahl — Pain, ache; shortened form of male.
- schiena
- SKYEH-nah — Back; the rear part of the human torso.
- Metteremo
- met-teh-REH-moh — We will put/place; first-person plural future of mettere.
- cuscino
- koo-SHEE-noh — Cushion, pillow; soft padding for comfort.
- aria
- AH-ryah — Air; also manner, appearance, or airs (behavior).
- nonostante
- noh-noh-STAN-teh — Despite, notwithstanding; in spite of something.
- arie
- AH-ryeh — Airs; affected manners, pretentious behavior.
- gran
- grahn — Great, grand; elided form of grande.
- dama
- DAH-mah — Lady, noblewoman; a refined or aristocratic woman.
- aveva
- ah-VEH-vah — Had; third-person singular imperfect of avere.
- grande
- GRAN-deh — Great, large; significant in size or importance.
- rispetto
- ree-SPET-toh — Respect; esteem or consideration shown to someone.
- ammirazione
- am-mee-rah-TSYOH-neh — Admiration; feeling of wonder and approval toward someone.
- agio
- AH-joh — Ease, comfort; feeling of being at ease.
- corsa
- KOR-sah — Race, ride, run; a fast journey or competition.
- bene
- BEH-neh — Well, good; in a satisfactory or healthy manner.
- guidare
- gwee-DAH-reh — To drive, to guide; to steer a vehicle.
- papà
- pah-PA — Dad, father; informal term for one's father.
- piccola
- PEE-koh-lah — Little one, small girl; affectionate term for a child.
- facessi
- fah-CHES-see — Were to do; second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of fare.
- cadere
- kah-DEH-reh — To fall; to drop down due to gravity.
- ginocchio
- jee-NOK-kyoh — Knee; the joint between the thigh and lower leg.
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