Middlemarch — Page 3
Here and there a cygnet is reared uneasily among the ducklings in the brown pond, and never finds the living stream in fellowship with its own oary-footed kind.
Qua e là un cigno viene allevato con disagio tra i paperotti nello stagno marrone, e non trova mai il fiume vivo nella comunione con i propri simili dai piedi palmati.
Here and there is born a Saint Theresa, foundress of nothing, whose loving heart-beats and sobs after an unattained goodness tremble off and are dispersed among hindrances, instead of centring in some long-recognizable deed.
Qua e là nasce una Santa Teresa, fondatrice di nulla, i cui amorevoli battiti del cuore e singhiozzi verso una bontà non raggiunta tremano e si disperdono tra gli ostacoli, invece di raccogliersi in qualche azione da lungo tempo riconoscibile.
Vocabulary
- Qua
- kwah — Here, in this place or position
- e
- eh — And, a basic coordinating conjunction
- là
- lah — There, in that place or position
- un
- oon — A, an, indefinite article masculine singular
- cigno
- CHEE-nyoh — Swan, a large graceful water bird
- viene
- VYEH-neh — Comes, third person singular of venire
- allevato
- ahl-leh-VAH-toh — Raised, brought up, reared from youth
- con
- kohn — With, a preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- disagio
- dee-ZAH-joh — Discomfort, unease, awkward feeling or difficulty
- tra
- trah — Among, between, a preposition of position
- i
- ee — The, definite article masculine plural form
- paperotti
- pah-peh-ROHT-tee — Ducklings, young small ducks
- nello
- NEHL-loh — In the, contraction of in and lo
- stagno
- STAH-nyoh — Pond, a small body of still water
- marrone
- mahr-ROH-neh — Brown, a dark earthy color
- non
- nohn — Not, a basic negation adverb
- trova
- TROH-vah — Finds, discovers, locates something or someone
- mai
- mah-ee — Never, ever, negation of frequency
- il
- eel — The, definite article masculine singular form
- fiume
- FYOO-meh — River, a large natural flowing waterway
- vivo
- VEE-voh — Alive, living, vibrant and full of life
- nella
- NEHL-lah — In the, contraction of in and la
- comunione
- koh-moo-NYOH-neh — Communion, deep sharing or spiritual union with others
- propri
- PROH-pree — Own, one's own, belonging to oneself
- simili
- SEE-mee-lee — Similar ones, fellows, beings of same kind
- dai
- dah-ee — From the, contraction of da and i
- piedi
- PYEH-dee — Feet, the lower extremities used for walking
- palmati
- pahl-MAH-tee — Webbed, having skin between the toes
- nasce
- NAH-sheh — Is born, comes into existence or life
- una
- OO-nah — A, an, indefinite article feminine singular form
- Santa
- SAHN-tah — Saint, a holy or canonized religious woman
- fondatrice
- fohn-dah-TREE-cheh — Foundress, a woman who establishes an institution
- di
- dee — Of, from, a basic preposition of possession
- nulla
- NOOL-lah — Nothing, not anything, complete absence of something
- cui
- kwee — Whose, whom, which, a relative pronoun
- amorevoli
- ah-moh-REH-voh-lee — Loving, affectionate, full of tenderness and care
- battiti
- BAHT-tee-tee — Beats, heartbeats, rhythmic pulsations of the heart
- del
- dehl — Of the, contraction of di and il
- cuore
- KWOH-reh — Heart, the vital organ or seat of emotion
- singhiozzi
- seen-GYOHT-tsee — Sobs, hiccups, convulsive sounds of weeping
- verso
- VEHR-soh — Toward, in the direction of something
- bontà
- bohn-TAH — Goodness, kindness, moral virtue or benevolence
- raggiunta
- rahd-JOON-tah — Reached, attained, achieved a goal or place
- tremano
- TREH-mah-noh — They tremble, shake with fear or emotion
- si
- see — Oneself, reflexive pronoun or impersonal subject
- disperdono
- dees-PEHR-doh-noh — They disperse, scatter, spread out in all directions
- gli
- lyee — The, definite article masculine plural before vowels
- ostacoli
- oh-STAH-koh-lee — Obstacles, hindrances, things blocking progress or passage
- invece
- een-VEH-cheh — Instead, on the contrary, as an alternative
- raccogliersi
- rahk-KOH-lyehr-see — To gather oneself, collect one's thoughts or energy
- in
- een — In, inside, a basic preposition of location
- qualche
- KWAHL-keh — Some, any, a few, an indefinite adjective
- azione
- ah-TSYOH-neh — Action, deed, an act performed with purpose
- da
- dah — From, by, since, a versatile preposition
- lungo
- LOON-goh — Long, lengthy, extended in time or space
- tempo
- TEHM-poh — Time, period, weather, a fundamental noun
- riconoscibile
- ree-koh-noh-SHEE-bee-leh — Recognizable, able to be identified or known
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