Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 7

Vocabulary

Salgono

SAL-go-no — They climb up, third person plural present

spesso

SPES-so — Often, frequently

sugli

SU-lyi — On the, contraction of su + gli

alberi

AL-be-ri — Trees, plural of albero

di

di — Of, preposition indicating possession or relation

per

per — For, in order to, preposition of purpose

vedere

ve-DE-re — To see, infinitive of sight verb

se

se — If, conditional conjunction

riescono

ri-ES-co-no — They manage, they succeed in doing something

a

a — To, at, basic preposition of direction

scorgere

SCOR-ge-re — To spot, to catch sight of something

una

U-na — A, indefinite article feminine singular

balena

ba-LE-na — Whale, large marine mammal

poiché

poi-KÉ — Since, because, causal conjunction

il

il — The, definite article masculine singular

primo

PRI-mo — First, ordinal number indicating priority

scopritore

sco-pri-TO-re — Discoverer, one who spots or finds something

riceve

ri-CE-ve — Receives, third person singular present tense

un

un — A, indefinite article masculine singular

la

la — The, definite article feminine singular

sua

SU-a — His, her, possessive adjective feminine singular

fatica

fa-TI-ca — Effort, labor, toil expended on a task

Mi

mi — To me, indirect object pronoun first person

fu

fu — Was, third person singular past absolute of essere

detto

DET-to — Told, said, past participle of dire

catturata

cat-tu-RA-ta — Captured, caught, past participle feminine form

vicino

vi-CI-no — Near, close to, preposition of proximity

alle

AL-le — To the, preposition contraction feminine plural

che

ke — That, which, relative or subordinating conjunction

aveva

a-VE-va — Had, third person singular imperfect of avere

nel

nel — In the, contraction of in + il

ventre

VEN-tre — Belly, stomach, abdomen of an animal

più

pjù — More, comparative adverb indicating greater quantity

barile

ba-RI-le — Barrel, cylindrical container for liquids

aringhe

a-RIN-ghe — Herrings, small oily fish plural form

Uno

U-no — One, numeral or indefinite article masculine

dei

dei — Of the, preposition contraction masculine plural

nostri

NOS-tri — Our, possessive adjective masculine plural form

disse

DIS-se — Said, told, third person singular past absolute

catturato

cat-tu-RA-to — Captured, caught, past participle masculine form

volta

VOL-ta — Time, instance, once in a series

era

E-ra — Was, third person singular imperfect of essere

completamente

com-ple-ta-MEN-te — Completely, entirely, adverb of total degree

bianca

BIAN-ca — White, color adjective feminine singular form

Viaggio

VIAG-gio — Journey, voyage, travel to a destination

in

in — In, into, preposition of location or direction

Diverse

di-VER-se — Several, various, multiple different things

balene

ba-LE-ne — Whales, plural of balena, large sea mammals

si

si — Themselves, reflexive pronoun third person

sono

SO-no — Are, third person plural present of essere

avvicinate

av-vi-ci-NA-te — Approached, came near, past participle plural feminine

questa

QUES-ta — This, demonstrative adjective feminine singular

costa

COS-ta — Coast, shoreline, edge of land by sea

Anno

AN-no — Year, unit of time twelve months long

ottanta

ot-TAN-ta — Eighty, the cardinal number 80

piedi

PIE-di — Feet, unit of length plural of piede

lunghezza

lun-GHET-tsa — Length, measurement of how long something is

tipo

TI-po — Type, kind, sort of a category

è

è — Is, third person singular present of essere

arrivata

ar-ri-VA-ta — Arrived, past participle feminine singular of arrivare

quale

KWA-le — Which, that, relative pronoun or adjective

come

KO-me — As, like, how, comparative conjunction

riferito

ri-fe-RI-to — Reported, told, past participle of riferire

oltre

OL-tre — Beyond, more than, exceeding a limit

grande

GRAN-de — Large, big, great in size or importance

quantità

quan-ti-TÀ — Quantity, amount, how much of something

olio

O-lio — Oil, liquid fat extracted from whales or plants

fornì

for-NÌ — Provided, supplied, third person past absolute

libbre

LIB-bre — Pounds, unit of weight plural of libbra

mascelle

ma-SCHEL-le — Jaws, plural of mascella, bony mouth structures

fungono

FUN-go-no — Serve as, function as, third person plural present

da

da — As, from, by, versatile Italian preposition

cancello

can-CEL-lo — Gate, hinged barrier at an entrance

giardino

giar-DI-no — Garden, cultivated outdoor space with plants

Ho

o — I have, first person singular present of avere

deciso

de-CI-so — Decided, resolved, past participle of decidere

tentare

ten-TA-re — To attempt, to try, infinitive of effort

riesco

ri-ES-co — I manage, I succeed, first person singular present

dominare

To dominate, to overpower, to control something

uccidere

uc-CI-de-re — To kill, to slay, infinitive of killing

non

non — Not, negation adverb used with verbs

ho

o — I have, first person singular of avere

mai

mai — Never, ever, adverb of time negation

sentito

sen-TI-to — Heard, felt, past participle of sentire

dire

DI-re — To say, to tell, basic communication verb

alcuna

al-CU-na — Any, some, indefinite adjective feminine singular

quel

kwel — That, demonstrative adjective masculine singular form

sia

SI-a — Has been, may be, subjunctive of essere

stata

STA-ta — Been, past participle feminine singular of essere

uccisa

uc-CI-sa — Killed, slain, past participle feminine of uccidere

qualsiasi

qual-SI-a-si — Any, whatever, indefinite adjective of any kind

uomo

UO-mo — Man, human male, adult person

tale

TA-le — Such, such a, adjective of degree or kind

ferocia

fe-RO-cia — Ferocity, fierceness, extreme savagery or aggression

velocità

ve-lo-ci-TÀ — Speed, velocity, how fast something moves

Lettera

LET-te-ra — Letter, written message or correspondence

dalle

DAL-le — From the, preposition contraction feminine plural

mare

MA-re — Sea, large body of saltwater

obbediscono

ob-be-DIS-co-no — They obey, they comply, third person plural present

alla

AL-la — To the, preposition contraction feminine singular

voce

VO-ce — Voice, the sound produced by speaking

Dio

DI-o — God, supreme divine being

Vedemmo

ve-DEM-mo — We saw, first person plural past absolute of vedere

anche

AN-ke — Also, too, as well, additive adverb

un'

un — A, an, elided indefinite article feminine

abbondanza

ab-bon-DAN-tsa — Abundance, plenty, large quantity of something

grandi

GRAN-di — Large, big, great, plural adjective of grande

quei

KWÉI — Those, demonstrative adjective masculine plural form

mari

MA-ri — Seas, plural of mare, bodies of saltwater

meridionali

me-ri-dio-NA-li — Southern, relating to the south, plural adjective

così

co-SÌ — So, thus, in such a way

cento

CEN-to — One hundred, cardinal number 100

rispetto

ris-PET-to — Compared to, with respect to, in relation to

quante

KWAN-te — How many, as many, interrogative feminine plural

ne

ne — Of them, some of them, partitive pronoun

abbiamo

ab-BIA-mo — We have, first person plural present of avere

nord

nord — North, cardinal direction opposite of south

noi

noi — We, us, first person plural subject pronoun

intorno

in-TOR-no — Around, surrounding, adverb or preposition of encirclement

al

al — To the, preposition contraction masculine singular

Globo

GLO-bo — Globe, the world, spherical representation of Earth

Capitano

ca-pi-TA-no — Captain, commander of a ship or vessel