Middlemarch — Page 6
compared with her,
confrontata con lei,
the innocent-looking Celia was knowing and worldly-wise; so much subtler is a human mind than the outside tissues which make a sort of blazonry or clock-face for it.
la Celia dall'aspetto innocente era sagace e smaliziata; tanto più sottile è una mente umana rispetto ai tessuti esteriori che ne costituiscono una sorta di stemma araldico o di quadrante.
Yet those who approached Dorothea, though prejudiced against her by this alarming hearsay, found that she had a charm unaccountably reconcilable with it.
Eppure coloro che si avvicinavano a Dorothea, pur essendo prevenuti contro di lei da queste allarmanti dicerie, scoprivano che ella possedeva un fascino inspiegabilmente conciliabile con esse.
Most men thought her bewitching when she was on horseback.
La maggior parte degli uomini la trovava affascinante quando era a cavallo.
She loved the fresh air and the various aspects of the country, and when her eyes and cheeks glowed with mingled pleasure she looked very little like a devotee.
Amava l'aria fresca e i vari aspetti della campagna, e quando i suoi occhi e le sue guance brillavano di un piacere misto, sembrava ben poco una devota.
Riding was an indulgence which she allowed herself in spite of conscientious qualms; she felt that she enjoyed it in a pagan sensuous way, and always looked forward to renouncing it.
L'equitazione era un'indulgenza che si concedeva nonostante gli scrupoli di coscienza; sentiva di goderne in modo pagano e sensuale, e guardava sempre con attesa al momento in cui vi avrebbe rinunciato.
She was open, ardent, and not in the least self-admiring; indeed, it was pretty to see how her imagination adorned her sister Celia with attractions altogether superior to her own, and if any gentleman appeared to come to the Grange from some other motive than that of seeing Mr. Brooke, she concluded that he must be in love with Celia:
Era aperta, ardente, e per nulla vanitosa; era anzi piacevole vedere come la sua immaginazione adornasse la sorella Celia di attrattive del tutto superiori alle proprie, e se qualche gentiluomo sembrava venire alla Grange per un motivo diverso da quello di vedere il signor Brooke, ella concludeva che doveva essere innamorato di Celia:
Sir James Chettam, for example, whom she constantly considered from Celia's point of view, inwardly debating whether it would be good for Celia to accept him.
Sir James Chettam, per esempio, che ella considerava costantemente dal punto di vista di Celia, dibattendo interiormente se sarebbe stato bene per Celia accettarlo.
That he should be regarded as a suitor to herself would have seemed to her a ridiculous irrelevance.
Che egli potesse essere considerato un suo pretendente le sarebbe sembrata una ridicola incongruenza.
Dorothea, with all her eagerness to know the truths of life, retained very childlike ideas about marriage.
Dorothea, con tutto il suo ardore nel voler conoscere le verità della vita, conservava idee molto infantili riguardo al matrimonio.
Vocabulary
- confrontata
- compared or confronted with something else
- con
- with; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- lei
- she; her; third person singular feminine pronoun
- la
- the; feminine singular definite article
- dall
- from the; contraction of da + il
- aspetto
- appearance; aspect; how something looks or seems
- innocente
- innocent; free from guilt or harm
- era
- was; third person singular imperfect tense of essere
- sagace
- sagacious; wise; showing good judgment and discernment
- smaliziata
- shrewd; cunning; clever in a worldly way
- tanto
- so much; as much; to such a degree
- più
- more; greater in quantity or degree
- sottile
- subtle; thin; delicate; refined and not obvious
- una
- a; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- mente
- mind; intellect; human consciousness and thinking
- umana
- human; relating to or characteristic of people
- rispetto
- respect; regard; consideration toward someone or something
- ai
- to the; contraction of a + i
- tessuti
- tissues; fabrics; woven materials; biological tissues
- esteriori
- exterior; outer; relating to outside appearance
- che
- that; which; who; relative pronoun
- ne
- of it; some of it; partitive pronoun
- costituiscono
- constitute; form; make up as components
- sorta
- sort; kind; type; category of things
- di
- of; from; indicating possession or relationship
- Eppure
- yet; nevertheless; however; and yet
- coloro
- those; those people; plural demonstrative pronoun
- si
- oneself; reflexive pronoun; impersonal marker
- avvicinavano
- approached; drew near; came close to
- pur
- even; even though; while; yet
- essendo
- being; present participle of essere
- prevenuti
- prejudiced; biased; warned beforehand against
- contro
- against; in opposition to something
- da
- from; by; indicating agent or origin
- queste
- these; these things; feminine plural demonstrative
- allarmanti
- alarming; worrying; causing concern or anxiety
- dicerie
- gossip; rumors; idle talk and hearsay
- scoprivano
- discovered; found out; revealed or uncovered
- possedeva
- possessed; owned; had as property or quality
- un
- a; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- fascino
- charm; fascination; attractive and captivating quality
- esse
- they; those things; feminine plural pronoun
- La
- the; feminine singular definite article
- maggior
- greater; major; larger in size or importance
- parte
- part; portion; a piece of something
- degli
- of the; contraction of di + gli
- uomini
- men; human males; plural of uomo
- trovava
- found; discovered; considered or regarded
- affascinante
- fascinating; charming; extremely interesting or attractive
- quando
- when; at the time that; during which
- cavallo
- horse; equine animal; steed
- Amava
- loved; was fond of; had affection for
- aria
- air; atmosphere; open air; melody or tune
- fresca
- fresh; cool; recently made or obtained
- vari
- various; different; several different kinds
- aspetti
- aspects; appearances; different ways of regarding
- campagna
- countryside; rural area; campaign; country district
- suoi
- his; her; its; possessive adjective
- occhi
- eyes; organs of sight; plural of occhio
- le
- the; her; feminine articles and pronouns
- sue
- her; hers; feminine possessive adjective
- guance
- cheeks; sides of face below eyes
- brillavano
- shone; sparkled; gleamed with light or radiance
- piacere
- pleasure; enjoyment; delight; satisfaction
- misto
- mixed; blended; combined with something else
- sembrava
- seemed; appeared; looked or gave impression
- ben
- well; thoroughly; quite; very; indeed
- poco
- little; small amount; not much
- devota
- devoted; pious; dedicated to religion or duty
- indulgenza
- indulgence; leniency; forbearance; willingness to overlook
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