Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 11

Vocabulary

Nel

nel — Contraction of 'in il' meaning 'in the'

alcune

al-ku-ne — Some, a few (feminine plural)

persone

per-so-ne — People, persons (plural of persona)

si

si — Reflexive pronoun: oneself, themselves, each other

trovavano

tro-va-va-no — They were finding or located (imperfect tense)

su

su — On, upon, above (preposition)

alta

al-ta — High, tall (feminine adjective)

collina

kol-li-na — Hill, a raised landform smaller than a mountain

osservare

os-ser-va-re — To observe, watch, look at carefully

balene

ba-le-ne — Whales (plural of balena)

soffiavano

sof-fia-va-no — They were blowing (imperfect tense, of whales spouting)

giocavano

gio-ca-va-no — They were playing (imperfect tense)

tra

tra — Between, among (preposition)

loro

lo-ro — Them, their, they (third person plural pronoun)

quando

kwan-do — When (conjunction or interrogative)

una

u-na — A, one (feminine indefinite article)

esse

es-se — Them, they (feminine third person plural pronoun)

osservò

os-ser-vò — He/she observed or remarked (past tense)

indicando

in-di-kan-do — Indicating, pointing toward something (gerund)

mare

ma-re — Sea, ocean (masculine noun)

verde

ver-de — Green (adjective or noun)

pascolo

pas-ko-lo — Pasture, grazing land for animals

figli

fi-gli — Sons, children (plural of figlio)

nostri

nos-tri — Our (masculine plural possessive adjective)

nipoti

ni-po-ti — Grandchildren or nephews/nieces (plural)

andranno

an-dran-no — They will go (future tense of andare)

cercare

cher-ka-re — To search for, look for, seek

pane

pa-ne — Bread; also metaphorically means livelihood

Storia

sto-ria — History, story, narrative account

costruito

kos-trui-to — Built, constructed (past participle of costruire)

realizzato

re-a-liz-za-to — Realized, achieved, built, made real

cancello

kan-chel-lo — Gate, fence gate (masculine noun)

forma

for-ma — Form, shape, structure (feminine noun)

Arco

ar-ko — Arch, arc, bow (masculine noun)

Gotico

go-ti-ko — Gothic (adjective referring to medieval style)

erigendo

e-ri-jen-do — Erecting, building upward (gerund of erigere)

ossa

os-sa — Bones (plural of osso)

balena

ba-le-na — Whale (feminine singular noun)

Racconti

rak-kon-ti — Tales, short stories (plural of racconto)

Narrati

nar-ra-ti — Narrated, told (past participle plural of narrare)

Due

du-e — Two (cardinal number)

Volte

vol-te — Times, occasions (plural of volta)

venuta

ve-nu-ta — Come, arrived (feminine past participle of venire)

commissionare

kom-mis-sio-na-re — To commission, order something to be made

monumento

mo-nu-men-to — Monument, memorial structure (masculine noun)

primo

pri-mo — First (ordinal adjective, masculine)

amore

a-mo-re — Love, beloved person (masculine noun)

ucciso

ut-chi-so — Killed, slain (past participle of uccidere)

Oceano

o-che-a-no — Ocean (masculine noun)

Pacifico

pa-chi-fi-ko — Pacific (adjective or name of the Pacific Ocean)

non

non — Not (negation adverb)

meno

me-no — Less, fewer (adverb or adjective)

anni

an-ni — Years (plural of anno)

fa

fa — Ago (used after time expressions)

signore

si-nyo-re — Sir, mister, gentleman (masculine noun)

Balena

ba-le-na — Whale (feminine singular noun)

Franca

fran-ka — Frank, free; also a proper name (feminine adjective)

rispose

ri-spo-ze — He/she replied or answered (past tense)

visto

vis-to — Seen (past participle of vedere)

soffio

sof-fio — Breath, puff, spout (masculine noun)

lanciato

lan-cha-to — Launched, thrown, cast (past participle of lanciare)

aria

a-ria — Air, atmosphere; also musical aria

paio

pa-io — Pair, couple (masculine noun)

arcobaleni

ar-ko-ba-le-ni — Rainbows (plural of arcobaleno)

così

ko-sì — So, thus, in this way (adverb)

belli

bel-li — Beautiful, handsome (masculine plural adjective)

cristiano

kri-stia-no — Christian (noun or adjective)

potrebbe

po-treb-be — He/she/it could, might (conditional of potere)

desiderarne

de-si-de-rar-ne — To desire of them, wish for some of them

migliori

mi-lyo-ri — Better, best (plural comparative adjective)

vero

ve-ro — True, real, genuine (adjective)

barile

ba-ri-le — Barrel, cask (masculine noun)

olio

o-lio — Oil (masculine noun)

ambulante

am-bu-lan-te — Walking, wandering; itinerant (adjective)

tipo

ti-po — Type, kind, guy (masculine noun, informal)

Pilota

pi-lo-ta — Pilot, helmsman (masculine noun)

Furono

fu-ro-no — They were (past tense of essere, third plural)

portati

por-ta-ti — Brought, carried (past participle plural of portare)

giornali

jor-na-li — Newspapers (plural of giornale)

vedemmo

ve-dem-mo — We saw (past tense first person plural of vedere)

Gazzetta

gaz-zet-ta — Gazette, official newspaper (feminine noun)

introdotte

in-tro-dot-te — Introduced, brought in (feminine plural past participle)

sulle

sul-le — On the (contraction of su + le, preposition)

scene

she-ne — Scenes, stages (plural of scena)

teatrali

te-a-tra-li — Theatrical, relating to theater (plural adjective)

quella

kwel-la — That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)

città

chit-tà — City, town (feminine noun, invariable)

Conversazioni

kon-ver-sa-tsio-ni — Conversations (plural of conversazione)

con

kon — With (preposition)

Dio

di-o — God (masculine noun)

cosa

ko-za — Thing; what (interrogative or noun)

successo

sut-ches-so — Happened; also success (past participle of succedere)

Risposi

ri-spo-zi — I replied, I answered (past tense of rispondere)

stati

sta-ti — Been (past participle plural of essere)

Narrazione

nar-ra-tsio-ne — Narration, account, story (feminine noun)

Naufragio

nau-fra-jo — Shipwreck (masculine noun)

Nave

na-ve — Ship, vessel (feminine noun)

Baleniera

ba-le-nie-ra — Whaling ship (feminine noun)

attaccata

at-tak-ka-ta — Attacked, assaulted (feminine past participle)

infine

in-fi-ne — Finally, in the end (adverb)

distrutta

dis-trut-ta — Destroyed (feminine past participle of distruggere)

grande

gran-de — Large, great, big (adjective)

ufficiale

uf-fi-cha-le — Officer; official (noun or adjective)

detta

det-ta — Said, named, called (feminine past participle)

nave

na-ve — Ship, vessel (feminine noun)