Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 8

Vocabulary

Se

se — Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' in Italian

ci

chi — Reflexive/locative pronoun meaning 'us,' 'there,' or 'ourselves'

fosse

fos-se — Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere,' meaning 'were' or 'was'

concesso

kon-ches-so — Past participle of 'concedere,' meaning 'granted' or 'allowed'

noi

no-i — First person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'

uomini

u-o-mi-ni — Plural of 'uomo,' meaning 'men' or 'human beings'

del

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'il,' meaning 'of the'

di

di — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'

mescolarci

mes-ko-lar-chi — Reflexive verb meaning 'to mingle' or 'to mix ourselves'

in

in — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'into,' or 'at'

pensiero

pen-sye-ro — Noun meaning 'thought,' 'idea,' or 'mind'

con

kon — Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment or manner

quei

kwe-i — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'those,' masculine plural form

parigini

pa-ri-ji-ni — Noun/adjective meaning 'Parisians,' people from Paris

quindicesimo

kwin-di-che-si-mo — Ordinal number meaning 'fifteenth' in a sequence

secolo

se-ko-lo — Noun meaning 'century,' a period of one hundred years

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses

entrare

en-tra-re — Infinitive verb meaning 'to enter' or 'to go in'

loro

lo-ro — Pronoun meaning 'their,' 'them,' or 'they'

spinti

spin-ti — Past participle of 'spingere,' meaning 'pushed' or 'driven forward'

urtati

ur-ta-ti — Past participle of 'urtare,' meaning 'bumped' or 'jostled'

trascinati

tra-shi-na-ti — Past participle of 'trascinare,' meaning 'dragged' or 'swept along'

quella

kwel-la — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that,' feminine singular form

immensa

im-men-sa — Adjective meaning 'immense,' 'vast,' or 'enormous'

sala

sa-la — Noun meaning 'hall,' 'room,' or 'large chamber'

palazzo

pa-lat-tso — Noun meaning 'palace' or 'large stately building'

che

ke — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'

era

e-ra — Imperfect tense of 'essere,' meaning 'was' or 'used to be'

così

ko-zi — Adverb meaning 'so,' 'thus,' or 'in this way'

affollata

af-fol-la-ta — Adjective meaning 'crowded,' 'packed,' or 'full of people'

quel

kwel — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that,' masculine singular form

sesto

ses-to — Ordinal number meaning 'sixth' in a sequence

giorno

jor-no — Noun meaning 'day,' a 24-hour period of time

gennaio

jen-na-yo — Noun meaning 'January,' the first month of the year

lo

lo — Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'it,' masculine

spettacolo

spet-ta-ko-lo — Noun meaning 'spectacle,' 'show,' or 'sight'

non

non — Adverb of negation meaning 'not' in Italian

sarebbe

sa-reb-be — Conditional of 'essere,' meaning 'would be'

privo

pri-vo — Adjective meaning 'devoid of,' 'lacking,' or 'without'

né

ne — Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor,' used in negations

interesse

in-te-res-se — Noun meaning 'interest,' curiosity, or concern about something

fascino

fa-shi-no — Noun meaning 'charm,' 'fascination,' or 'allure'

avremmo

a-vrem-mo — Conditional of 'avere,' meaning 'we would have'

intorno

in-tor-no — Adverb/preposition meaning 'around,' 'about,' or 'surrounding'

a

a — Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in'

solo

so-lo — Adjective/adverb meaning 'only,' 'alone,' or 'just'

cose

ko-ze — Plural noun meaning 'things,' 'objects,' or 'matters'

antiche

an-ti-ke — Adjective meaning 'ancient,' 'old,' or 'antique,' feminine plural

da

da — Preposition meaning 'from,' 'by,' 'since,' or 'as'

sembrare

sem-bra-re — Infinitive verb meaning 'to seem' or 'to appear'

nuove

nwo-ve — Adjective meaning 'new,' feminine plural form of 'nuovo'

Con

kon — Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment or means

il

il — Definite article meaning 'the,' masculine singular form

consenso

kon-sen-so — Noun meaning 'consent,' 'agreement,' or 'permission'

lettore

let-to-re — Noun meaning 'reader,' one who reads a text

cercheremo

cher-ke-re-mo — Future tense of 'cercare,' meaning 'we will try' or 'seek'

rievocare

ri-e-vo-ka-re — Infinitive verb meaning 'to evoke,' 'recall,' or 'recreate'

l'

l — Elided definite article 'lo' or 'la' before a vowel

impressione

im-pres-syo-ne — Noun meaning 'impression,' 'feeling,' or 'sensation'

egli

el-yi — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he,' formal register

avrebbe

a-vreb-be — Conditional of 'avere,' meaning 'he/she would have'

provato

pro-va-to — Past participle of 'provare,' meaning 'experienced' or 'felt'

nostra

nos-tra — Possessive adjective meaning 'our,' feminine singular form

compagnia

kom-pan-ya — Noun meaning 'company,' 'companionship,' or 'group of people'

attraversando

at-tra-ver-san-do — Gerund of 'attraversare,' meaning 'crossing' or 'passing through'

la

la — Definite article meaning 'the,' feminine singular form

soglia

sol-ya — Noun meaning 'threshold,' 'doorstep,' or 'entrance'

grande

gran-de — Adjective meaning 'great,' 'large,' or 'big'

mezzo

med-dzo — Noun/adjective meaning 'middle,' 'half,' or 'means'

folla

fol-la — Noun meaning 'crowd,' 'throng,' or 'mass of people'

tumultuosa

tu-mul-two-sa — Adjective meaning 'tumultuous,' 'noisy,' or 'chaotic'

corti

kor-ti — Adjective meaning 'short,' masculine plural form of 'corto'

senza

sen-tsa — Preposition meaning 'without,' indicating absence or lack

maniche

ma-ni-ke — Plural noun meaning 'sleeves,' parts of a garment covering arms

E

e — Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or sentences

prima

pri-ma — Adverb/adjective meaning 'first,' 'before,' or 'earlier'

tutto

tut-to — Pronoun/adjective meaning 'everything,' 'all,' or 'whole'

vi

vi — Pronoun/adverb meaning 'there,' 'you,' or 'yourselves'

è

e — Third person singular of 'essere,' meaning 'is'

un

un — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an,' masculine form

ronzio

ron-tsyo — Noun meaning 'buzzing,' 'humming,' or 'droning sound'

nelle

nel-le — Contraction of 'in' and 'le,' meaning 'in the,' feminine plural

orecchie

o-rek-kye — Plural noun meaning 'ears,' the organs of hearing

abbaglio

ab-bal-yo — Noun meaning 'dazzle,' 'glare,' or 'blinding flash of light'

negli

nel-yi — Contraction of 'in' and 'gli,' meaning 'in the,' masculine plural

occhi

ok-ki — Plural noun meaning 'eyes,' the organs of sight

Sopra

so-pra — Preposition/adverb meaning 'above,' 'over,' or 'on top of'

le

le — Definite article meaning 'the,' feminine plural form

nostre

nos-tre — Possessive adjective meaning 'our,' feminine plural form

teste

tes-te — Plural noun meaning 'heads,' the uppermost part of the body

si

si — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' 'itself,' or 'oneself'

estende

es-ten-de — Present tense of 'estendersi,' meaning 'extends' or 'stretches out'

una

u-na — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an,' feminine form

doppia

dop-pya — Adjective meaning 'double,' 'dual,' or 'twofold,' feminine form

volta

vol-ta — Noun meaning 'vault,' 'arch,' 'time,' or 'turn'

rivestita

ri-ves-ti-ta — Adjective meaning 'covered,' 'lined,' or 'coated' with a material

intagli

in-tal-yi — Plural noun meaning 'carvings,' 'engravings,' or 'woodwork designs'

legno

len-yo — Noun meaning 'wood,' a material from trees

dipinta

di-pin-ta — Past participle of 'dipingere,' meaning 'painted' or 'decorated with paint'

d'

d — Elided preposition 'di' meaning 'of' before a vowel

azzurro

ad-dzur-ro — Noun/adjective meaning 'azure,' 'sky blue,' or 'bright blue'

disseminata

dis-se-mi-na-ta — Adjective meaning 'scattered,' 'strewn with,' or 'dotted throughout'

gigli

jil-yi — Plural noun meaning 'lilies,' a type of ornamental flower

dorati

do-ra-ti — Adjective meaning 'gilded,' 'golden,' or 'covered in gold'

sotto

sot-to — Preposition/adverb meaning 'under,' 'below,' or 'beneath'

i

i — Definite article meaning 'the,' masculine plural form

nostri

nos-tri — Possessive adjective meaning 'our,' masculine plural form

piedi

pye-di — Plural noun meaning 'feet,' the lower extremities of the body

pavimento

pa-vi-men-to — Noun meaning 'floor,' 'pavement,' or 'flooring surface'

marmo

mar-mo — Noun meaning 'marble,' a hard decorative stone material

nero

ne-ro — Adjective meaning 'black,' the darkest color

bianco

byan-ko — Adjective meaning 'white,' the lightest color

alternati

al-ter-na-ti — Adjective meaning 'alternating' or 'alternated,' switching between two things

A

a — Preposition meaning 'at,' 'to,' or 'in'

pochi

po-ki — Adjective meaning 'few,' 'a small number of'

passi

pas-si — Plural noun meaning 'steps' or 'paces,' units of walking distance

distanza

dis-tan-tsa — Noun meaning 'distance,' the space between two points

enorme

e-nor-me — Adjective meaning 'enormous,' 'huge,' or 'very large'

pilastro

pi-las-tro — Noun meaning 'pillar,' 'column,' or 'structural support post'

poi

po-i — Adverb meaning 'then,' 'afterwards,' or 'next in sequence'

altro

al-tro — Pronoun/adjective meaning 'another,' 'other,' or 'else'

ancora

an-ko-ra — Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' 'again,' or 'more'

sette

set-te — Number meaning 'seven,' the cardinal number 7

pilastri

pi-las-tri — Plural noun meaning 'pillars,' 'columns,' or 'supporting posts'

lungo

lun-go — Preposition/adjective meaning 'along,' 'long,' or 'throughout'

lunghezza

lun-get-tsa — Noun meaning 'length,' the measurement from end to end

della

del-la — Contraction of 'di' and 'la,' meaning 'of the,' feminine

sostengono

sos-ten-go-no — Present tense of 'sostenere,' meaning 'they support' or 'hold up'

degli

del-yi — Contraction of 'di' and 'gli,' meaning 'of the,' masculine plural

archi

ar-ki — Plural noun meaning 'arches,' curved architectural structural elements

al

al — Contraction of 'a' and 'il,' meaning 'to the' or 'at the'

centro

chen-tro — Noun meaning 'center,' 'middle,' or 'central point'

sua

su-a — Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its,' feminine form

larghezza

lar-get-tsa — Noun meaning 'width,' 'breadth,' or 'wideness of a space'

Intorno

in-tor-no — Preposition/adverb meaning 'around,' 'about,' or 'surrounding'

quattro

kwat-tro — Number meaning 'four,' the cardinal number 4

dei

de-i — Contraction of 'di' and 'i,' meaning 'of the,' masculine plural

bancarelle

ban-ka-rel-le — Plural noun meaning 'market stalls' or 'small vendor stands'

mercanti

mer-kan-ti — Plural noun meaning 'merchants,' 'traders,' or 'vendors'

tutte

tut-te — Adjective meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'the whole,' feminine plural

scintillanti

shin-til-lan-ti — Adjective meaning 'sparkling,' 'glittering,' or 'shimmering brightly'

vetro

ve-tro — Noun meaning 'glass,' a transparent material

lustrini

lus-tri-ni — Plural noun meaning 'sequins,' 'spangles,' or 'small shiny decorations'

agli

al-yi — Contraction of 'a' and 'gli,' meaning 'to the,' masculine plural

ultimi

ul-ti-mi — Adjective meaning 'last,' 'final,' or 'most recent,' masculine plural

tre

tre — Number meaning 'three,' the cardinal number 3

panche

pan-ke — Plural noun meaning 'benches,' long seats without backs

quercia

kwer-cha — Noun meaning 'oak,' a type of hardwood tree

consumate

kon-su-ma-te — Adjective meaning 'worn down,' 'used up,' or 'eroded over time'

levigate

le-vi-ga-te — Adjective meaning 'smoothed,' 'polished,' or 'made smooth by friction'

dalle

dal-le — Contraction of 'da' and 'le,' meaning 'by the' or 'from the'

calze

kal-tse — Plural noun meaning 'stockings,' 'hose,' or 'tights,' leg coverings

litiganti

li-ti-gan-ti — Plural noun meaning 'litigants,' 'people arguing,' or 'those in dispute'

toghe

to-ge — Plural noun meaning 'togas,' 'robes,' or 'gowns worn by lawyers'

avvocati

av-vo-ka-ti — Plural noun meaning 'lawyers,' 'attorneys,' or 'legal advocates'