Peter Pan — Page 10

English → It Chapter I. Level 4/10

"Oh no, he isn't grown up," Wendy assured her confidently, "and he is just my size."

"Oh no, non è cresciuto," Wendy la rassicurò con sicurezza, "ed è proprio della mia taglia."

She meant that he was her size in both mind and body; she didn't know how she knew, she just knew it.

Intendeva che era della sua statura sia nella mente che nel corpo; non sapeva come lo sapesse, lo sapeva e basta.

Mrs. Darling consulted Mr. Darling, but he smiled pooh-pooh.

La signora Darling consultò il signor Darling, ma lui sorrise con aria di scherno.

"Mark my words," he said, "it is some nonsense Nana has been putting into their heads; just the sort of idea a dog would have.

"Segnatevi le mie parole," disse, "è qualche sciocchezza che Nana ha messo loro in testa; proprio il tipo di idea che avrebbe un cane.

Leave it alone, and it will blow over."

Lasciate perdere, e passerà."

But it would not blow over and soon the troublesome boy gave Mrs. Darling quite a shock.

Ma non passò e presto il fastidioso ragazzo diede alla signora Darling un bello spavento.

Children have the strangest adventures without being troubled by them.

I bambini vivono le avventure più strane senza essere turbati da esse.

For instance, they may remember to mention, a week after the event happened, that when they were in the wood they had met their dead father and had a game with him.

Per esempio, potrebbero ricordarsi di menzionare, una settimana dopo che l'evento è accaduto, che quando erano nel bosco avevano incontrato il loro padre morto e avevano giocato con lui.

It was in this casual way that Wendy one morning made a disquieting revelation.

Fu in questo modo casuale che Wendy una mattina fece una rivelazione inquietante.

Some leaves of a tree had been found on the nursery floor, which certainly were not there when the children went to bed, and Mrs. Darling was puzzling over them when Wendy said with a tolerant smile:

Alcune foglie di un albero erano state trovate sul pavimento della cameretta, che certamente non c'erano quando i bambini erano andati a letto, e la signora Darling stava cercando di capire da dove venissero quando Wendy disse con un sorriso indulgente:

"I do believe it is that Peter again!"

"Credo proprio che sia di nuovo quel Peter!"

"Whatever do you mean, Wendy?"

"Cosa vuoi dire, Wendy?"

"It is so naughty of him not to wipe his feet," Wendy said, sighing.

"È così maleducato da parte sua non pulirsi i piedi," disse Wendy, sospirando.

She was a tidy child.

Era una bambina ordinata.

Vocabulary

non: Not; negative particle used in Italian sentences.
cresciuto: Grown up; past participle of crescere.
la: The; feminine singular definite article or pronoun.
rassicurò: Reassured; past tense of rassicurare.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
sicurezza: Security; certainty; confidence or assurance.
ed: And; conjunction used before vowels.
proprio: Own; very; exactly or precisely.
della: Of the; contraction of di and la.
mia: My; feminine singular possessive adjective.
taglia: Size; stature; cut or shape.
Intendeva: Meant; intended; past tense of intendere.
che: That; what; which or who.
era: Was; past tense of essere.
sua: His/her; feminine singular possessive adjective.
statura: Stature; height; physical development or maturity.
sia: Be; subjunctive form of essere.
nella: In the; contraction of in and la.
mente: Mind; intellect; thoughts and consciousness.
nel: In the; contraction of in and il.
corpo: Body; physical form; substance or matter.
sapeva: Knew; past tense of sapere.
come: How; as; like or in what way.
lo: Him; it; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
sapesse: Knew; subjunctive past of sapere.
basta: Enough; that's all; sufficient or adequate.
La: The; feminine singular definite article.
signora: Mrs.; lady; woman of social standing.
consultò: Consulted; past tense of consultare.
il: The; masculine singular definite article.
signor: Mr.; sir; man of social standing.
ma: But; however; yet or still.
lui: Him; he; masculine singular pronoun.
sorrise: Smiled; past tense of sorridere.
aria: Air; appearance; manner or expression.
di: Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
scherno: Mockery; scorn; derision or ridicule.
Segnatevi: Mark yourselves; note down; remember this.
le: The; feminine plural definite article.
mie: My; feminine plural possessive adjective.
parole: Words; speech; verbal expressions or utterances.
disse: Said; past tense of dire.
qualche: Some; a few; certain or particular.
sciocchezza: Foolishness; stupidity; nonsense or silliness.
ha: Has; present tense of avere.
messo: Put; placed; past participle of mettere.
loro: Their; them; plural possessive or pronoun.
in: In; into; preposition indicating location or direction.
testa: Head; mind; intellect or thoughts.
tipo: Type; kind; fellow or guy.
idea: Idea; thought; concept or notion.
avrebbe: Would have; conditional of avere.
un: A; an; indefinite article masculine singular.
cane: Dog; canine; man's best friend.
Lasciate: Leave; let; abandon or forget about.
perdere: Lose; waste; to let go or abandon.
passerà: Will pass; future tense of passare.
passò: Passed; past tense of passare.
presto: Soon; quickly; rapidly or promptly.
fastidioso: Annoying; tedious; bothersome or disagreeable.
ragazzo: Boy; young man; male child or teenager.
diede: Gave; past tense of dare.
alla: To the; at the; in the manner of.
bello: Beautiful; handsome; lovely or fine.
spavento: Fright; fear; terror or alarm.
bambini: Children; babies; young boys or girls.
vivono: Live; present tense of vivere.
avventure: Adventures; experiences; exciting or risky undertakings.
più: More; most; greater in quantity or degree.
strane: Strange; odd; weird or unusual.
senza: Without; lacking; devoid of or minus.
essere: Be; to exist; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb.
turbati: Disturbed; troubled; upset or distressed.
da: From; by; preposition indicating origin or agent.

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