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English → It Preface Level 7/10

To some the delightful freshness and humour of_ Northanger Abbey, _its completeness, finish, and_ entrain, _obscure the undoubted critical facts that its scale is small, and its scheme, after all, that of burlesque or parody, a kind in which the first rank is reached with difficulty.

Per alcuni la deliziosa freschezza e l'umorismo di Northanger Abbey, la sua completezza, rifinitura ed entrain, oscurano gli indubbi fatti critici che la sua scala è ridotta, e il suo schema è, dopotutto, quello del burlesque o della parodia, un genere nel quale il primo rango si raggiunge con difficoltà.

Persuasion, _relatively faint in tone, and not enthralling in interest, has devotees who exalt above all the others its exquisite delicacy and keeping.

Persuasione, relativamente fioca nel tono e non avvincente nell'interesse, ha dei devoti che esaltano al di sopra di tutti gli altri la sua squisita delicatezza e coerenza.

The catastrophe of_ Mansfield Park _is admittedly theatrical, the hero and heroine are insipid, and the author has almost wickedly destroyed all romantic interest by expressly admitting that Edmund only took Fanny because Mary shocked him, and that Fanny might very likely have taken Crawford if he had been a little more assiduous;

La catastrofe di Mansfield Park è ammesso che sia teatrale, l'eroe e l'eroina sono insipidi, e l'autrice ha quasi malevolmente distrutto ogni interesse romantico ammettendo esplicitamente che Edmund scelse Fanny solo perché Mary lo aveva scandalizzato, e che Fanny avrebbe molto probabilmente scelto Crawford se egli fosse stato un poco più assiduo;

yet the matchless rehearsal-scenes and the characters of Mrs. Norris and others have secured, I believe, a considerable party for it.

eppure le incomparabili scene di prova teatrale e i personaggi della signora Norris e di altri le hanno assicurato, credo, un considerevole numero di sostenitori.

Sense and Sensibility _has perhaps the fewest out-and-out admirers; but it does not want them.

Ragione e Sentimento ha forse il minor numero di ammiratori convinti; ma non ne è privo.

_I suppose, however, that the majority of at least competent votes would, all things considered, be divided between_ Emma _and the present book; and perhaps the vulgar verdict (if indeed a fondness for Miss Austen be not of itself a patent of exemption from any possible charge of vulgarity) would go for_ Emma.

Suppongo, tuttavia, che la maggioranza dei voti almeno competenti sarebbe, tutto sommato, divisa tra Emma e il presente libro; e forse il verdetto popolare (se davvero un'affezione per la signorina Austen non sia di per sé una patente di esenzione da qualsiasi possibile accusa di volgarità) andrebbe a favore di Emma.

Vocabulary

Per
For; in order to; by means of
alcuni
Some; a few; certain people or things
la
The (feminine singular definite article)
deliziosa
Delightful; delicious; charming and pleasant
umorismo
Humor; wit; the quality of being amusing
di
Of; from; expressing possession or origin
sua
Her; his; its; possessive adjective feminine
ed
And; conjunction used before vowels
oscurano
Obscure; darken; make unclear or unknown
gli
The; him; indirect object pronoun masculine
fatti
Facts; events; things that have occurred
critici
Critical; relating to criticism or judgment
che
That; which; who; relative pronoun
scala
Scale; ladder; stairs or staircase
ridotta
Reduced; diminished; made smaller in size
il
The; masculine singular definite article
suo
His; her; its; possessive adjective
schema
Scheme; plan; outline or basic structure
dopotutto
After all; in the end; nevertheless
quello
That; those; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
del
Of the; contraction of di and il
della
Of the; feminine form of di+il
parodia
Parody; comic imitation of serious work
un
A; an; indefinite article masculine
genere
Genre; type; kind or category of things
nel
In the; contraction of in and il
quale
Which; what; relative pronoun
primo
First; primary; earliest or foremost
rango
Rank; position; level or status
si
Oneself; himself; reflexive pronoun
raggiunge
Reach; achieve; attain or arrive at
con
With; alongside; accompanied by
difficoltà
Difficulty; hardship; obstacle or challenge
relativamente
Relatively; comparatively; in relation to
tono
Tone; sound; mood or manner of expression
non
Not; negation particle in Italian
avvincente
Captivating; engaging; compelling or interesting
nell
In the; contraction of in and ella
interesse
Interest; attention; concern or curiosity
ha
Has; third person singular present of avere
dei
Of the; plural form of di+il
devoti
Devoted; faithful; loyal followers or admirers
esaltano
Exalt; praise; elevate or raise up
al
To the; at the; contraction
sopra
Above; over; on top of
tutti
All; everyone; every person or thing
altri
Others; other people; different ones
squisita
Exquisite; refined; of superior quality
delicatezza
Delicacy; refinement; subtle or gentle quality
coerenza
Coherence; consistency; logical connection or unity
La
The; feminine singular definite article
catastrofe
Catastrophe; disaster; tragic or terrible event
ammesso
Admitted; supposed; granted as true
sia
Is; may be; subjunctive of essere
teatrale
Theatrical; dramatic; relating to theater
eroe
Hero; main male character in narrative
eroina
Heroine; main female character in narrative
sono
Am; are; present tense of essere
insipidi
Insipid; dull; lacking flavor or interest
autrice
Author; female writer of books
quasi
Almost; nearly; seemingly or apparently
distrutto
Destroyed; ruined; reduced to nothing
ogni
Every; each; all without exception
romantico
Romantic; relating to love or emotion
ammettendo
Admitting; acknowledging; granting as true
esplicitamente
Explicitly; clearly; stated in plain terms
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