Little Women — Page 3

English → It CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

" And Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that any one could hear that time.

E Beth guardò le sue mani callose con un sospiro che chiunque avrebbe potuto sentire quella volta.

"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do," cried Amy, "for you don't have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don't know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn't rich, and insult you when your nose isn't nice."

«Non credo che nessuna di voi soffra come me,» esclamò Amy, «perché voi non dovete andare a scuola con ragazze impertinenti, che vi tormentano se non sapete le lezioni, e ridono dei vostri vestiti, e mettono un'etichetta a vostro padre se non è ricco, e vi insultano quando il vostro naso non è carino.»

"If you mean libel, I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if Papa was a pickle bottle," advised Jo, laughing.

«Se intendi diffamare, lo direi così, e non parlerei di etichette, come se papà fosse un barattolo di sottaceti,» consigliò Jo, ridendo.

"I know what I mean, and you needn't be statirical about it. It's proper to use good words, and improve your vocabilary," returned Amy, with dignity.

«So quello che intendo, e non c'è bisogno di essere satirica al riguardo. È giusto usare parole appropriate e migliorare il proprio vocabolario,» rispose Amy, con dignità.

"Don't peck at one another, children. Don't you wish we had the money Papa lost when we were little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!" said Meg, who could remember better times.

«Non bisticciate tra di voi, bambine. Non vorresti che avessimo i soldi che papà ha perso quando eravamo piccole, Jo? Dio mio! Come saremmo felici e buone, se non avessimo preoccupazioni!» disse Meg, che ricordava tempi migliori.

"You said the other day you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money."

«L'altro giorno hai detto che pensavi che fossimo molto più felici dei bambini King, perché loro litigavano e si agitavano sempre, nonostante i loro soldi.»

"So I did, Beth. Well, I think we are. For though we do have to work, we make fun of ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say."

«È vero, Beth. Beh, lo credo anch'io. Perché anche se dobbiamo lavorare, ridiamo di noi stesse, e siamo un bel gruppo allegro, come direbbe Jo.»

"Jo does use such slang words!" observed Amy, with a reproving look at the long figure stretched on the rug.

«Jo usa proprio un sacco di parole gergali!» osservò Amy, con uno sguardo di rimprovero verso la lunga figura distesa sul tappeto.

Vocabulary

guardò: guardò — She/he looked at something or someone.
mani: mani — Plural noun meaning 'hands'.
callose: callose — Adjective meaning 'calloused', describing rough hardened skin.
sospiro: sospiro — Noun meaning 'sigh', an audible exhalation expressing emotion.
chiunque: chiunque — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'anyone' or 'whoever'.
avrebbe: avrebbe — Conditional form of 'avere', meaning 'would have'.
potuto: potuto — Past participle of 'potere', meaning 'been able to'.
sentire: sentire — Verb meaning 'to hear', 'to feel', or 'to sense'.
volta: volta — Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion', as in 'that time'.
credo: credo — First person singular of 'credere', meaning 'I believe'.
nessuna: nessuna — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'none' or 'not any' (feminine).
soffra: soffra — Subjunctive of 'soffrire', meaning 'suffers' or 'to suffer'.
esclamò: esclamò — She/he exclaimed, uttered something with strong emotion.
dovete: dovete — Second person plural of 'dovere', meaning 'you must/have to'.
andare: andare — Infinitive verb meaning 'to go'.
scuola: scuola — Noun meaning 'school', a place of education.
ragazze: ragazze — Noun meaning 'girls', young female persons.
impertinenti: impertinenti — Adjective meaning 'impertinent', rude or disrespectful in manner.
tormentano: tormentano — They torment, harass or bother someone persistently.
sapete: sapete — Second person plural of 'sapere', meaning 'you know'.
lezioni: lezioni — Noun meaning 'lessons', units of educational instruction.
ridono: ridono — They laugh, expressing amusement or mockery.
vestiti: vestiti — Noun meaning 'clothes' or 'dresses', garments worn on body.
mettono: mettono — They put or place something somewhere.
etichetta: etichetta — Noun meaning 'label' or 'tag', also 'etiquette'.
padre: padre — Noun meaning 'father', a male parent.
ricco: ricco — Adjective meaning 'rich' or 'wealthy'.
insultano: insultano — They insult, offend or disrespect someone verbally.
naso: naso — Noun meaning 'nose', part of the face.
carino: carino — Adjective meaning 'cute' or 'pretty', pleasantly attractive.
intendi: intendi — Second person singular of 'intendere', meaning 'you mean/intend'.
diffamare: diffamare — Verb meaning 'to defame' or 'to slander' someone.
direi: direi — Conditional of 'dire', meaning 'I would say'.
parlerei: parlerei — Conditional of 'parlare', meaning 'I would speak/say'.
etichette: etichette — Plural noun meaning 'labels' or 'tags'.
papà: papà — Informal noun meaning 'dad' or 'papa'.
fosse: fosse — Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere', meaning 'were' or 'was'.
barattolo: barattolo — Noun meaning 'jar' or 'can', a container for food.
sottaceti: sottaceti — Noun meaning 'pickles', vegetables preserved in vinegar.
consigliò: consigliò — She/he advised or suggested something to someone.
ridendo: ridendo — Gerund of 'ridere', meaning 'laughing' while doing something.
intendo: intendo — First person singular of 'intendere', meaning 'I mean/intend'.
bisogno: bisogno — Noun meaning 'need' or 'necessity'; 'avere bisogno' means 'to need'.
essere: essere — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'.
satirica: satirica — Adjective meaning 'satirical', using irony or mockery critically.
riguardo: riguardo — Noun meaning 'regard' or 'respect'; 'al riguardo' means 'about it'.
giusto: giusto — Adjective meaning 'right', 'correct', or 'fair'.
usare: usare — Infinitive verb meaning 'to use' something.
parole: parole — Noun meaning 'words', units of spoken or written language.
appropriate: appropriate — Adjective meaning 'appropriate', suitable for a given context.
migliorare: migliorare — Infinitive verb meaning 'to improve' or 'to get better'.
proprio: proprio — Adjective or adverb meaning 'own', 'really', or 'exactly'.
vocabolario: vocabolario — Noun meaning 'vocabulary', the set of words one knows.
rispose: rispose — She/he replied or answered someone's question or statement.
dignità: dignità — Noun meaning 'dignity', the quality of being worthy of respect.
bisticciate: bisticciate — Imperative or past participle of 'bisticciare', meaning 'quarrel/bickered'.
bambine: bambine — Noun meaning 'young girls', female children.
vorresti: vorresti — Conditional of 'volere', meaning 'you would want'.
avessimo: avessimo — Imperfect subjunctive of 'avere', meaning 'we had'.
soldi: soldi — Noun meaning 'money', coins or currency in general.
perso: perso — Past participle of 'perdere', meaning 'lost'.
eravamo: eravamo — First person plural imperfect of 'essere', meaning 'we were'.
piccole: piccole — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'young' (feminine plural).
Dio: Dio — Noun meaning 'God'; used in exclamations like 'oh my God'.
saremmo: saremmo — Conditional of 'essere', meaning 'we would be'.
felici: felici — Adjective meaning 'happy' (plural form).
preoccupazioni: preoccupazioni — Noun meaning 'worries' or 'concerns', sources of anxiety.
disse: disse — She/he said; past tense of 'dire'.
ricordava: ricordava — She/he remembered or recalled something from the past.
tempi: tempi — Noun meaning 'times' or 'periods', plural of 'tempo'.
migliori: migliori — Adjective meaning 'better' or 'best' (comparative/superlative plural).
giorno: giorno — Noun meaning 'day', a 24-hour period.
detto: detto — Past participle of 'dire', meaning 'said'.
pensavi: pensavi — Second person singular imperfect of 'pensare', meaning 'you thought'.
fossimo: fossimo — Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere', meaning 'we were' (hypothetical).
bambini: bambini — Noun meaning 'children', young boys or mixed-gender group.
litigavano: litigavano — They were arguing or quarrelling with each other.
agitavano: agitavano — They were agitated, restless, or stirring about.
sempre: sempre — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'.
nonostante: nonostante — Preposition or conjunction meaning 'despite' or 'although'.
vero: vero — Adjective meaning 'true' or 'real'; also used as 'right?'
Beh: beh — Interjection meaning 'well', used to introduce a statement.
dobbiamo: dobbiamo — First person plural of 'dovere', meaning 'we must/have to'.
lavorare: lavorare — Infinitive verb meaning 'to work'.
ridiamo: ridiamo — First person plural of 'ridere', meaning 'we laugh'.
stesse: stesse — Reflexive adjective meaning 'ourselves' or 'the same' (feminine plural).
bel: bel — Adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'fine' (masculine, before consonant).
gruppo: gruppo — Noun meaning 'group', a collection of people or things.
allegro: allegro — Adjective meaning 'cheerful', 'merry', or 'lively'.
direbbe: direbbe — Conditional of 'dire', meaning 'he/she would say'.
usa: usa — Third person singular of 'usare', meaning 'he/she uses'.
sacco: sacco — Noun meaning 'sack' or 'bag'; 'un sacco di' means 'a lot of'.
gergali: gergali — Adjective meaning 'slang' (plural), relating to informal language.
osservò: osservò — She/he observed or remarked, pointing something out.
sguardo: sguardo — Noun meaning 'glance' or 'look', a directed gaze.
rimprovero: rimprovero — Noun meaning 'reproach' or 'rebuke', an expression of disapproval.
verso: verso — Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'.
lunga: lunga — Adjective meaning 'long' (feminine singular).
figura: figura — Noun meaning 'figure' or 'form', a person's shape or outline.
distesa: distesa — Adjective meaning 'stretched out' or 'lying down' (feminine).
tappeto: tappeto — Noun meaning 'carpet' or 'rug', a floor covering.

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