Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 9

Vocabulary

Intorno

in-TOR-no — Around, surrounding a place or object

alla

AL-la — To the, at the (feminine singular contraction)

sala

SA-la — Hall, large room in a building

lungo

LUN-go — Along, beside; also means long

l'

l' — The (elided article before vowel)

alta

AL-ta — High, tall (feminine adjective)

parete

pa-RE-te — Wall, interior wall of a room

tra

tra — Between, among two or more things

le

le — The (feminine plural definite article)

porte

POR-te — Doors, entryways into rooms or buildings

finestre

fi-NES-tre — Windows, openings in a wall for light

i

i — The (masculine plural definite article)

pilastri

pi-LAS-tri — Pillars, rectangular columns supporting a structure

la

la — The (feminine singular definite article)

fila

FI-la — Row, line of people or objects

interminabile

in-ter-mi-NA-bi-le — Endless, seemingly without end or finish

di

di — Of, from (most common Italian preposition)

tutti

TUT-ti — All, every one of a group

re

re — Kings, monarchs (plural of re)

da

da — From, by, since (versatile preposition)

in

in — In, into (basic Italian preposition)

poi

poi — Then, afterward, subsequently in time

pigri

PI-gri — Lazy, sluggish, lacking energy or initiative

con

kon — With, together with (Italian preposition)

braccia

BRAC-cha — Arms, upper limbs of the human body

pendenti

pen-DEN-ti — Hanging, dangling loosely downward

e

e — And (basic Italian coordinating conjunction)

gli

gli — The (masculine plural article before vowels/s+cons)

occhi

OK-ki — Eyes, the organs of sight

bassi

BAS-si — Low, downcast (masculine plural adjective)

valorosi

va-lo-RO-si — Brave, valiant, showing great courage

combattivi

kom-bat-TI-vi — Combative, eager to fight or argue

teste

TES-te — Heads, uppermost part of a human body

alzate

al-ZA-te — Raised, lifted upward (feminine plural past participle)

audacemente

au-da-che-MEN-te — Boldly, daringly, with great audacity

verso

VER-so — Toward, in the direction of something

il

il — The (masculine singular definite article)

cielo

CHE-lo — Sky, heaven, the space above earth

nelle

NEL-le — In the (feminine plural contracted preposition)

lunghe

LUN-ge — Long (feminine plural adjective)

vetri

VE-tri — Glass panes, pieces of glass in windows

dai

dai — From the (masculine plural contracted preposition)

mille

MIL-le — Thousand, the number 1000

colori

ko-LO-ri — Colors, different hues and shades

agli

A-gli — To the (masculine plural contracted preposition)

ampi

AM-pi — Wide, broad, spacious (masculine plural adjective)

ingressi

in-GRES-si — Entrances, points of entry into a building

della

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

ricche

RIK-ke — Rich, elaborate, ornate (feminine plural adjective)

finemente

fi-ne-MEN-te — Finely, delicately, with great refinement

scolpite

skol-PI-te — Carved, sculpted (feminine plural past participle)

tutto

TUT-to — Everything, all (masculine singular pronoun/adjective)

volte

VOL-te — Vaults, arched ceilings in architecture

pareti

pa-RE-ti — Walls, interior vertical surfaces of a room

statue

STA-tu-e — Statues, sculpted figures in stone or bronze

coperti

ko-PER-ti — Covered, coated (masculine plural past participle)

cima

CHI-ma — Top, summit, highest point of something

a

a — To, at (basic Italian preposition)

fondo

FON-do — Bottom, base, background of something

una

U-na — A, one (feminine singular indefinite article)

splendida

SPLEN-di-da — Splendid, magnificent, brilliantly beautiful

illuminazione

il-lu-mi-na-TSYO-ne — Illumination, lighting of a space or object

blu

blu — Blue, the color blue

oro

O-ro — Gold, the precious yellow metal

che

ke — That, which, who (conjunction/relative pronoun)

un po'

un po' — A little, somewhat, a small amount

appannata

ap-pan-NA-ta — Dimmed, fogged, dulled (feminine past participle)

all'

all' — At the (elided contraction before vowel)

epoca

E-po-ka — Era, epoch, a historical period of time

cui

ku-i — Which, whom (relative pronoun)

contempliamo

kon-tem-PLYA-mo — We contemplate, we observe thoughtfully

era

E-ra — Was, it was (imperfect tense of essere)

quasi

KWA-zi — Almost, nearly, not quite entirely

interamente

in-te-ra-MEN-te — Entirely, completely, wholly without exception

scomparsa

skom-PAR-sa — Disappeared, vanished (feminine past participle)

sotto

SOT-to — Under, beneath, below something

polvere

POL-ve-re — Dust, fine powder accumulating on surfaces

ragni

RA-ni — Spiders, eight-legged arachnid creatures

nell'

nell' — In the (elided contraction before vowel)

anno

AN-no — Year, a period of twelve months

grazia

GRA-tsya — Grace; anno di grazia means year of grace

quando

KWAN-do — When, at the time that

ammirava

am-mi-RA-va — Was admiring, admired (imperfect tense)

ancora

an-KO-ra — Still, yet, again (common adverb)

per

per — For, through, by means of

tradizione

tra-di-TSYO-ne — Tradition, custom passed down over generations

lettore

let-TO-re — Reader, person who reads a text

si

si — Oneself, reflexive/impersonal pronoun

immagini

im-MA-ji-ni — Let imagine; subjunctive of immaginare

ora

O-ra — Now, at this present moment

questa

KWES-ta — This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)

immensa

im-MEN-sa — Immense, vast, enormously large (feminine)

illuminata

il-lu-mi-NA-ta — Illuminated, lit up (feminine past participle)

luce

LU-che — Light, illumination from a source

pallida

PAL-li-da — Pale, faint, lacking intensity of color

giorno

JOR-no — Day, a period of twenty-four hours

gennaio

jen-NA-yo — January, the first month of the year

invasa

in-VA-sa — Invaded, filled, overrun (feminine past participle)

folla

FOL-la — Crowd, large group of people together

variopinta

va-ryo-PIN-ta — Multicolored, colorful, of many varied colors

rumorosa

ru-mo-RO-sa — Noisy, loud, making a lot of noise

scorre

SKOR-re — Flows, moves along (third person singular)

turbina

tur-BI-na — Whirls, swirls around rapidly like a turbine

attorno

at-TOR-no — Around, on all sides of something

ai

ai — To the (masculine plural contracted preposition)

sette

SET-te — Seven, the number 7

ed

ed — And (variant of e before vowels)

avrà

av-RA — Will have (third person singular future)

un'

un' — A, an (feminine elided indefinite article)

idea

i-DE-a — Idea, a thought or mental conception

confusa

kon-FU-za — Confused, unclear, blurry (feminine adjective)

dell'

dell' — Of the (elided contraction before vowel)

effetto

ef-FET-to — Effect, result, visual impact of something

complessivo

kom-ples-SI-vo — Overall, total, taken as a whole

del

del — Of the (masculine singular contracted preposition)

quadro

KWAD-ro — Picture, painting, overall scene or tableau

curiosi

ku-RYO-zi — Curious, interesting, peculiar (masculine plural)

dettagli

det-TA-li — Details, small particular features of something

ci

chi — Us, ourselves, there (reflexive/location pronoun)

sforzeremo

sfor-tse-RE-mo — We will strive, we will make an effort

indicare

in-di-KA-re — To indicate, to point out, to show

maggiore

mad-JO-re — Greater, major, more important (comparative)

precisione

pre-chi-TSYO-ne — Precision, accuracy, exactness of description

È

è — Is (third person singular of essere)

certo

CHER-to — Certain, sure, definitely true

se

se — If, whether (conditional conjunction)

non

non — Not (basic Italian negation word)

avesse

a-VES-se — Had (imperfect subjunctive of avere)

assassinato

as-sas-si-NA-to — Assassinated, murdered (past participle)