Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 6
—"There Leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, in the deep Stretched like a promontory sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land; and at his gills Draws in, and at his breath spouts out a sea." —_Ibid_.
—«Là il Leviatano, il più grande delle creature viventi, nel profondo disteso come un promontorio dorme o nuota, e sembra una terra in movimento; e alle sue branchie aspira, e al suo respiro sputa fuori un mare.» —_Ibid_.
"The mighty whales which swim in a sea of water, and have a sea of oil swimming in them." —_Fuller's Profane and Holy State_.
«Le possenti balene che nuotano in un mare d'acqua, e hanno un mare d'olio che nuota in esse.» —_Fuller's Profane and Holy State_.
"So close behind some promontory lie The huge Leviathan to attend their prey, And give no chance, but swallow in the fry, Which through their gaping jaws mistake the way." —_Dryden's Annus Mirabilis_.
«Così vicino dietro qualche promontorio giace il grande Leviatano ad attendere la sua preda, e non lascia scampo, ma inghiotte i pesciolini che attraverso le sue fauci spalancate sbagliano strada.» —_Dryden's Annus Mirabilis_.
"While the whale is floating at the stern of the ship, they cut off his head, and tow it with a boat as near the shore as it will come; but it will be aground in twelve or thirteen feet water." —_Thomas Edge's Ten Voyages to Spitzbergen, in Purchas_.
«Mentre la balena galleggia a poppa della nave, le tagliano la testa e la rimorchiano con una barca il più vicino possibile alla riva; ma si incaglierà a dodici o tredici piedi d'acqua.» —_Thomas Edge's Ten Voyages to Spitzbergen, in Purchas_.
"In their way they saw many whales sporting in the ocean, and in wantonness fuzzing up the water through their pipes and vents, which nature has placed on their shoulders." —_Sir T. Herbert's Voyages into Asia and Africa. Harris Coll_.
«Durante il viaggio videro molte balene che si trastullavano nell'oceano e per capriccio agitavano l'acqua attraverso i loro sfiatatoi e aperture, che la natura ha posto sulle loro spalle.» —_Sir T. Herbert's Voyages into Asia and Africa. Harris Coll_.
"Here they saw such huge troops of whales, that they were forced to proceed with a great deal of caution for fear they should run their ship upon them." —_Schouten's Sixth Circumnavigation_.
«Qui videro così grandi branchi di balene, che furono costretti a procedere con grande cautela per paura di far incagliare la loro nave su di esse.» —_Schouten's Sixth Circumnavigation_.
"We set sail from the Elbe, wind N.E. in the ship called The Jonas-in-the-Whale.... Some say the whale can't open his mouth, but that is a fable....
«Salpammo dall'Elba, vento N.E. sulla nave chiamata Il Giona-nella-Balena.... C'è chi dice che la balena non possa aprire la bocca, ma questa è una favola....
Vocabulary
- Là
- There; in that place or location
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- più
- More; used for comparisons or emphasis
- grande
- Big; large in size or importance
- delle
- Of the; feminine plural partitive article form
- creature
- Creatures; living beings or animals generally
- viventi
- Living; alive or existing beings
- nel
- In the; preposition with masculine singular article
- profondo
- Deep; extending far down or inward
- disteso
- Stretched out; extended or spread out
- come
- Like; similar to or resembling something
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- promontorio
- Promontory; a high point of land jutting out
- dorme
- Sleeps; is sleeping or at rest
- nuota
- Swims; moves through water using limbs
- sembra
- Seems; appears to be or look like
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- terra
- Land; earth or ground surface
- in
- In; inside or within a space
- movimento
- Movement; motion or change of position
- alle
- To the; feminine plural preposition with article
- sue
- Its; feminine plural possessive adjective
- branchie
- Gills; respiratory organs of aquatic animals
- aspira
- Breathes in; draws air or water in
- al
- To the; masculine singular preposition with article
- suo
- Its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- respiro
- Breath; act of breathing air
- sputa
- Spits; ejects saliva or liquid forcefully
- fuori
- Out; outside or beyond a place
- mare
- Sea; large body of salt water
- Le
- The; feminine plural definite article
- possenti
- Mighty; powerful or strong creatures
- balene
- Whales; large marine mammal animals
- che
- That; which or who in relative clauses
- nuotano
- Swim; move through water with fins
- acqua
- Water; liquid essential for life
- hanno
- Have; possess or own something
- olio
- Oil; liquid fat used for various purposes
- esse
- They; feminine plural personal pronoun
- Così
- Thus; in this way or manner
- vicino
- Near; close by in space or time
- dietro
- Behind; at the back of something
- qualche
- Some; a few or a certain amount
- giace
- Lies; rests or is positioned somewhere
- ad
- To; preposition before vowel sounds
- attendere
- Await; wait for or expect something
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- preda
- Prey; animal hunted for food
- non
- Not; negation particle or adverb
- lascia
- Leaves; allows or lets something go
- scampo
- Escape; way out or means of avoiding
- ma
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- inghiotte
- Swallows; takes in by swallowing
- pesciolini
- Small fish; tiny aquatic creatures
- attraverso
- Through; from one side to other
- fauci
- Jaws; mouth parts of animals
- spalancate
- Wide open; opened very widely
- sbagliano
- Mistake; err or go wrong
- strada
- Road; way or path for travel
- Mentre
- While; during the time that something happens
- balena
- Whale; large marine mammal
- galleggia
- Floats; stays on water surface
- poppa
- Stern; rear part of a ship
- nave
- Ship; large vessel for sea travel
- tagliano
- Cut; divide or slice something
- testa
- Head; upper part of body
- rimorchiano
- Tow; pull or drag something along
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