Peter Pan — Page 2
He got all of her, except the innermost box and the kiss.
Ottenne tutto di lei, tranne lo scrigno più segreto e il bacio.
He never knew about the box, and in time he gave up trying for the kiss.
Non seppe mai dello scrigno, e col tempo rinunciò a cercare il bacio.
Wendy thought Napoleon could have got it, but I can picture him trying, and then going off in a passion, slamming the door.
Wendy pensava che Napoleone avrebbe potuto ottenerlo, ma riesco a immaginarlo mentre ci prova, e poi se ne va in preda alla collera, sbattendo la porta.
Mr. Darling used to boast to Wendy that her mother not only loved him but respected him.
Il signor Darling si vantava spesso con Wendy che sua madre non solo lo amava, ma lo rispettava.
He was one of those deep ones who know about stocks and shares.
Era uno di quegli uomini profondi che capiscono di azioni e titoli in borsa.
Of course no one really knows, but he quite seemed to know, and he often said stocks were up and shares were down in a way that would have made any woman respect him.
Naturalmente nessuno lo sa davvero, ma lui sembrava saperlo benissimo, e diceva spesso che i titoli erano in rialzo e le azioni in ribasso in un modo che avrebbe fatto guadagnare il rispetto di qualsiasi donna.
Mrs. Darling was married in white, and at first she kept the books perfectly, almost gleefully, as if it were a game, not so much as a Brussels sprout was missing; but by and by whole cauliflowers dropped out, and instead of them there were pictures of babies without faces.
La signora Darling si era sposata in bianco, e all'inizio teneva i conti perfettamente, quasi con gioia, come se fosse un gioco, senza che mancasse nemmeno un cavoletto di Bruxelles; ma a poco a poco interi cavolfiori sparivano, e al loro posto comparivano disegni di bambini senza volto.
She drew them when she should have been totting up.
Li disegnava quando avrebbe dovuto fare i conti.
They were Mrs. Darling's guesses.
Erano le speranze della signora Darling.
Wendy came first, then John, then Michael.
Prima venne Wendy, poi John, poi Michael.
For a week or two after Wendy came it was doubtful whether they would be able to keep her, as she was another mouth to feed.
Per una settimana o due dopo la nascita di Wendy fu incerto se sarebbero riusciti a tenerla, poiché era un'altra bocca da sfamare.
Mr. Darling was frightfully proud of her, but he was very honourable, and he sat on the edge of Mrs. Darling's bed, holding her hand and calculating expenses, while she looked at him imploringly.
Il signor Darling era tremendamente fiero di lei, ma era un uomo molto onesto, e sedeva sul bordo del letto della signora Darling, tenendole la mano e calcolando le spese, mentre lei lo guardava con occhi supplichevoli.
Vocabulary
- Ottenne
- Obtained or acquired something in the past.
- tutto
- Everything; all things or the entire amount.
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
- lei
- She; feminine third-person singular pronoun.
- tranne
- Except; excluding or with the exception of.
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
- scrigno
- Chest; a small box or treasure container.
- più
- More; used for comparisons or superlatives.
- segreto
- Secret; something kept hidden or confidential.
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- bacio
- Kiss; a gesture of affection or greeting.
- Non
- Not; negation or denial of something.
- seppe
- Did not know; past tense of non sapere.
- mai
- Never; at no time or not ever.
- dello
- Of the; contraction of di and lo.
- col
- With the; contraction of con and il.
- tempo
- Time; period or duration of existence.
- rinunciò
- Renounced or gave up something willingly.
- cercare
- To search or look for something.
- pensava
- Thought or believed something; past tense.
- che
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction.
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional past of avere.
- potuto
- Been able; past participle of potere.
- ottenerlo
- To obtain it; infinitive with object pronoun.
- ma
- But; conjunction introducing contrast or exception.
- riesco
- I manage or succeed; first person present.
- immaginarlo
- To imagine it; infinitive with pronoun.
- mentre
- While; during the time that something occurs.
- ci
- There or us; pronoun or adverb.
- prova
- Tries or attempts; third person singular.
- poi
- Then; afterwards or subsequently in time.
- se
- If; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun.
- ne
- Of it or from there; pronoun.
- va
- Goes; third person singular of andare.
- in
- In or to; preposition indicating location.
- preda
- Prey or victim; caught by emotion.
- alla
- To the; contraction of a and la.
- collera
- Anger; state of intense emotional displeasure.
- sbattendo
- Slamming; hitting hard and noisily.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- porta
- Door; entrance or exit to a room.
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- signor
- Mister; title of respect for a man.
- si
- Himself or reflexive pronoun; oneself.
- vantava
- Boasted; past tense of vantarsi.
- spesso
- Often; frequently or at regular intervals.
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment.
- sua
- His or her; possessive adjective feminine.
- madre
- Mother; female parent of a person.
- non
- Not; negation or negative prefix particle.
- solo
- Only; alone or solely without others.
- amava
- Loved; past tense of amare.
- rispettava
- Respected; past tense of rispettare.
- Era
- Was; past tense of essere.
- uno
- One; number or indefinite masculine article.
- quegli
- Those; demonstrative pronoun masculine plural.
- uomini
- Men; plural of uomo or male adults.
- profondi
- Deep; having great depth or profundity.
- capiscono
- Understand; third person plural of capire.
- azioni
- Actions or stocks; plural shares in business.
- titoli
- Titles or securities; financial documents.
- borsa
- Stock exchange or purse; money bag.
- Naturalmente
- Naturally; of course or as expected.
- nessuno
- No one or nobody; not anyone.
- sa
- Knows; third person singular of sapere.
- davvero
- Really or truly; in reality or sincerely.
- lui
- He or him; masculine third person pronoun.
- sembrava
- Seemed or appeared; past tense of sembrare.
- saperlo
- To know it; infinitive with object pronoun.
- benissimo
- Very well or extremely well; perfectly.
- diceva
- Said or told; past tense of dire.
- erano
- Were; past tense plural of essere.
- rialzo
- Rise or upturn; increase in price.
- le
- The feminine plural or her or them.
- ribasso
- Decline or downturn; decrease in price.
- un
- A or an; indefinite masculine singular article.
- modo
- Way or manner; method or fashion.
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