Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 2

Vocabulary

Così

Ko-ZEE — So, thus, in this way

con

kon — With, together with something or someone

l'

l — The, elided definite article before vowel

eccezione

et-che-TSYO-ne — Exception, something excluded from a general rule

del

del — Of the, contracted preposition with article

fragile

FRA-ji-le — Fragile, easily broken or delicate

ricordo

ri-KOR-do — Memory, recollection, or souvenir

che

ke — That, which, who, or what (relative pronoun)

autore

au-TO-re — Author, person who wrote something

di

dee — Of, from, belonging to something

questo

KWES-to — This, referring to something nearby

libro

LEE-bro — Book, written or printed publication

qui

kwee — Here, in this place

gli

lyi — The (plural masculine) or to him (indirect pronoun)

consacra

kon-SA-kra — Dedicates, consecrates, devotes to something

non

non — Not, negation particle in Italian

rimane

ri-MA-ne — Remains, stays, is left behind

oggi

OD-ji — Today, on this present day

assolutamente

as-so-lu-ta-MEN-te — Absolutely, completely, without any exception

nulla

NUL-la — Nothing, not anything at all

della

DEL-la — Of the (feminine singular), contracted preposition

misteriosa

mis-te-RYO-za — Mysterious, full of mystery or secrecy

parola

pa-RO-la — Word, unit of spoken or written language

incisa

in-CHEE-za — Engraved, carved into a surface

nell'

nel — In the, elided preposition before vowel

oscura

os-KU-ra — Dark, obscure, difficult to see or understand

torre

TOR-re — Tower, tall narrow building or structure

destino

des-TEE-no — Destiny, fate, predetermined course of events

essa

ES-sa — She, it (third person feminine pronoun)

riassumeva

ri-as-su-ME-va — Summarized, recapped, condensed into main points

così

ko-ZEE — So, thus, in this manner

tristemente

tris-te-MEN-te — Sadly, in a sorrowful or melancholy way

uomo

WO-mo — Man, adult male human being

scrisse

SKRIS-se — Wrote (past tense of scrivere)

quella

KWEL-la — That (feminine), referring to something distant

sul

sul — On the, contracted preposition with article

muro

MU-ro — Wall, solid vertical structure of a building

è

e — Is, third person singular of essere

scomparso

skom-PAR-so — Disappeared, vanished, no longer present

dal

dal — From the, contracted preposition with article

mezzo

MED-zo — Middle, midst, or half of something

delle

DEL-le — Of the (feminine plural), contracted preposition

generazioni

je-ne-ra-TSYO-ni — Generations, successive groups of people in time

umane

u-MA-ne — Human (feminine plural), relating to humanity

molti

MOL-ti — Many, a large number of things or people

secoli

SE-ko-li — Centuries, periods of one hundred years each

fa

fa — Ago, used to indicate past time elapsed

la

la — The (feminine singular definite article)

a

a — To, at, preposition indicating direction or location

sua

SU-a — His, her, its (feminine possessive adjective)

volta

VOL-ta — Turn, time, instance of something occurring

stata

STA-ta — Been (past participle of essere, feminine)

cancellata

kan-chel-LA-ta — Erased, deleted, cancelled, wiped away

chiesa

KYE-za — Church, Christian place of worship and community

stessa

STES-sa — Same, itself (feminine reflexive emphatic adjective)

forse

FOR-se — Perhaps, maybe, expressing uncertainty or possibility

scomparirà

skom-pa-ri-RA — Will disappear, vanish in the future

presto

PRES-to — Soon, quickly, in a short time

dalla

DAL-la — From the (feminine singular), contracted preposition

faccia

FAT-cha — Face, surface, front side of something

terra

TER-ra — Earth, ground, land, soil

È

e — Is (capitalized), third person singular essere

su

su — On, upon, above something

questa

KWES-ta — This (feminine), referring to something nearby

si

see — Reflexive pronoun or impersonal particle

fonda

FON-da — Is founded, based upon, rooted in something

Marzo

MAR-tso — March, third month of the year

INDICE

IN-di-che — Index, table of contents of a book

PREFAZIONE

pre-fa-TSYO-ne — Preface, introductory section of a book

VOLUME

vo-LU-me — Volume, one book of a multi-part work

LIBRO

LEE-bro — Book, also used for major narrative sections

PRIMO

PREE-mo — First, primary, coming before all others

CAPITOLO

ka-PEE-to-lo — Chapter, main division of a book

LA

la — The (feminine definite article, capitalized)

GRANDE

GRAN-de — Great, large, grand, impressive in size

SALA

SA-la — Hall, large room used for gatherings

MONSIGNORE

mon-si-NYO-re — Monsignor, honorific title for high church official

IL

il — The (masculine singular definite article)

CARDINALE

kar-di-NA-le — Cardinal, high-ranking Catholic Church official

MAESTRO

ma-ES-tro — Master, teacher, skilled expert in a field

SECONDO

se-KON-do — Second, coming after the first in order

DA

da — From, by, since (preposition indicating origin)

A

a — To, at (preposition indicating direction or place)

BACI

BA-chi — Kisses, plural of bacio, affectionate lip contact

IN

in — In, inside, within a place or situation

CAMBIO

KAM-byo — Exchange, change, swap of one thing for another

DI

dee — Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)

COLPI

KOL-pi — Blows, hits, strikes (plural of colpo)

GLI

lyi — The (plural masculine) or to him (pronoun)

INCONVENIENTI

in-kon-ve-NYEN-ti — Inconveniences, problems, drawbacks, disadvantages

DEL

del — Of the (masculine singular), contracted preposition

SEGUIRE

se-GWEE-re — To follow, to pursue someone or something

UNA

U-na — A, an (feminine indefinite article)

BELLA

BEL-la — Beautiful, lovely, attractive (feminine adjective)

DONNA

DON-na — Woman, adult female person

PER

per — For, through, in order to (preposition)

LE

le — The (feminine plural definite article)

STRADE

STRA-de — Streets, roads, paths through a city

SERA

SE-ra — Evening, the latter part of the day

RISULTATO

ri-zul-TA-to — Result, outcome, consequence of actions

DEI

de-ee — Of the (masculine plural), contracted preposition

PERICOLI

pe-REE-ko-li — Dangers, perils, hazardous situations (plural)

BROCCA

BROK-ka — Pitcher, jug used for holding liquids

ROTTA

ROT-ta — Broken, shattered (feminine past participle)

NOTTE

NOT-te — Night, the dark hours after sunset

NOZZE

NOT-tse — Wedding, marriage celebration ceremony

TERZO

TER-tso — Third, coming after second in order

PARIGI

pa-REE-ji — Paris, capital city of France

D'

d — Of, elided preposition before vowel sound

UCCELLO

ut-CHEL-lo — Bird, feathered winged animal that can fly

QUARTO

KWAR-to — Fourth, coming after third in sequence

BUONE

BWO-ne — Good (feminine plural), kind, positive, beneficial

ANIME

A-ni-me — Souls, spirits, inner essences of living beings

CANE

KA-ne — Dog, domesticated canine animal kept as pet

E

e — And, conjunction connecting words or clauses

SUO

SU-o — His, her, its (masculine possessive adjective)

PADRONE

pa-DRO-ne — Master, owner, boss, person in authority

ANCORA

an-KO-ra — Still, yet, again, once more

SU

su — On, upon, about (preposition)

IMPOPOLARITÀ

im-po-po-la-ri-TA — Unpopularity, state of being disliked by many

QUINTO

KWIN-to — Fifth, coming after fourth in order

BEATI

be-A-ti — Blessed, beatified (Latin/Italian religious term)

QUESTO

KWES-to — This (masculine), referring to something nearby

UCCIDERÀ

ut-chi-de-RA — Will kill, will destroy in the future tense

QUELLO

KWEL-lo — That (masculine), referring to something distant

SESTO

SES-to — Sixth, coming after fifth in sequence