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English → It CHAPTER I. Level 9/10

She could not reconcile the anxieties of a spiritual life involving eternal consequences, with a keen interest in gimp and artificial protrusions of drapery.

Non riusciva a conciliare le ansie di una vita spirituale che implicava conseguenze eterne, con un vivo interesse per i galloni e le artificiali protuberanze dei drappeggi.

Her mind was theoretic, and yearned by its nature after some lofty conception of the world which might frankly include the parish of Tipton and her own rule of conduct there;

La sua mente era teorica, e anelava per sua natura a qualche elevata concezione del mondo che potesse francamente includere la parrocchia di Tipton e la propria regola di condotta in essa;

she was enamoured of intensity and greatness, and rash in embracing whatever seemed to her to have those aspects;

era innamorata dell'intensità e della grandezza, e imprudente nell'abbracciare tutto ciò che le sembrava avere quei caratteri;

likely to seek martyrdom, to make retractations, and then to incur martyrdom after all in a quarter where she had not sought it.

incline a cercare il martirio, a fare ritrattazioni, e poi a incorrere nel martirio dopo tutto in un ambito in cui non lo aveva cercato.

Certainly such elements in the character of a marriageable girl tended to interfere with her lot, and hinder it from being decided according to custom, by good looks, vanity, and merely canine affection.

Certamente tali elementi nel carattere di una ragazza in età da marito tendevano a interferire con la sua sorte, e a impedire che essa venisse decisa secondo il costume, dalla bellezza, dalla vanità e da un'affezione puramente canina.

With all this, she, the elder of the sisters, was not yet twenty, and they had both been educated, since they were about twelve years old and had lost their parents, on plans at once narrow and promiscuous, first in an English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian trying in this way to remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned condition.

Con tutto ciò, lei, la maggiore delle sorelle, non aveva ancora vent'anni, ed entrambe erano state educate, da quando avevano circa dodici anni e avevano perso i genitori, secondo piani al tempo stesso ristretti e promiscui, prima in una famiglia inglese e poi in una famiglia svizzera a Losanna, con il loro zio e tutore scapolo che cercava in questo modo di rimediare agli svantaggi della loro condizione di orfane.

It was hardly a year since they had come to live at Tipton Grange with their uncle, a man nearly sixty, of acquiescent temper, miscellaneous opinions, and uncertain vote.

Era appena un anno da quando erano venute a vivere a Tipton Grange con il loro zio, un uomo vicino ai sessant'anni, di temperamento acquiescente, opinioni varie e voto incerto.

Vocabulary

Non
Not; negation particle used in Italian sentences.
riusciva
Was able to; managed to; succeeded in doing something.
conciliare
To reconcile; to harmonize two conflicting things together.
le
The; feminine plural definite article or feminine object pronoun.
ansie
Anxieties; plural of ansia, worries or concerns.
di
Of; preposition indicating possession, origin, or composition.
una
A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
vita
Life; existence or duration of living.
spirituale
Spiritual; relating to the spirit or soul.
che
That; which; who; relative pronoun linking clauses.
implicava
Implied; involved; entailed as a necessary consequence.
conseguenze
Consequences; results or effects of an action.
eterne
Eternal; lasting forever without end or beginning.
con
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
un
A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
vivo
Lively; alive; vivid or animated in character.
interesse
Interest; concern, curiosity, or financial gain.
per
For; by; through; preposition of direction or purpose.
artificiali
Artificial; made by humans, not natural.
dei
Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'i'.
La
The; feminine singular definite article.
sua
His; hers; her; possessive adjective feminine singular.
mente
Mind; intellect or the faculty of thinking.
era
Was; past tense of essere in third person.
teorica
Theoretical; relating to theory rather than practice.
natura
Nature; the natural world or essential character.
qualche
Some; any; a certain or unspecified quantity.
elevata
Elevated; raised up; high or noble in rank.
concezione
Conception; idea or understanding of something.
del
Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'.
mondo
World; the earth or universe as a whole.
potesse
Could; might; conditional or subjunctive past tense.
francamente
Frankly; openly; in a candid manner.
includere
To include; to contain as part of whole.
la
The; feminine singular definite article or pronoun.
parrocchia
Parish; a church district or congregation.
propria
Own; one's; belonging to oneself.
regola
Rule; regulation or principle governing conduct.
condotta
Conduct; behavior or way of acting.
in
In; inside; preposition indicating location or position.
essa
It; she; feminine singular pronoun.
innamorata
In love; enamored; affected by love.
dell
Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'.
intensità
Intensity; strength or degree of something.
della
Of the; feminine singular genitive form.
grandezza
Grandeur; magnitude or state of being great.
imprudente
Imprudent; rash or lacking in prudence.
nell
In the; contraction of 'in' and 'la'.
abbracciare
To embrace; to hold or include within.
tutto
All; everything; the whole or entire.
ciò
That; this thing; demonstrative pronoun.
sembrava
Seemed; appeared; looked as if.
avere
To have; to possess something.
quei
Those; plural masculine demonstrative adjective.
caratteri
Characters; traits or distinctive qualities.
cercare
To seek; to look for or search.
il
The; masculine singular definite article.
martirio
Martyrdom; suffering or death for beliefs.
fare
To make; to do or perform actions.
poi
Then; afterward; subsequently or next.
nel
In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'.
dopo
After; following in time or space.
cui
Whom; which; relative pronoun.
lo
It; him; masculine singular object pronoun.
aveva
Had; past tense of avere in third person.
cercato
Sought; looked for; past participle of cercare.
Certamente
Certainly; surely; without doubt or question.
tali
Such; of that type or kind.
elementi
Elements; basic parts or components.
carattere
Character; disposition or distinctive quality.
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