Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

Vocabulary

più

più — More; most; used in comparatives and superlatives.

ampio

àm-pio — Wide, broad, ample, or extensive in scope.

vario

và-rio — Various, varied, diverse, or different in kind.

popolare

po-po-là-re — Popular, well-liked, or widely appreciated by people.

autrice

au-trì-ce — Female author or writer of a literary work.

momento

mo-mén-to — Moment, instant, or point in time.

composizione

com-po-si-zió-ne — Composition; the act of creating or writing a work.

visto

vì-sto — Seen; past participle of 'vedere' (to see).

piuttosto

piut-tó-sto — Rather, quite, or somewhat; used to qualify a statement.

mondo

món-do — World; the earth or society in general.

migliorato

mi-glio-rà-to — Improved, enhanced; past participle of 'migliorare'.

dialogo

dià-lo-go — Dialogue; conversation between two or more characters.

generale

ge-ne-rà-le — General; broad, widespread, not specific or particular.

sebbene

seb-bé-ne — Although, even though; a concessive conjunction.

peculiare

pe-cu-lià-re — Peculiar, distinctive, characteristic of a specific thing.

caratteristico

ca-rat-te-rì-sti-co — Characteristic, typical, distinctive of something or someone.

figure

fi-gù-re — Figures, characters, or persons in a literary work.

raccogliere

rac-cò-glie-re — To gather, collect, or win over people or support.

suffragi

suf-frà-gi — Votes, approval, or expressions of support or favor.

tutti

tùt-ti — All, everyone, everybody; refers to a complete group.

parte

pàr-te — Part, side, or role; used in many common expressions.

dichiaro

di-chià-ro — I declare, state, or announce something formally.

Orgoglio

or-gò-glio — Pride; strong sense of self-worth or satisfaction.

Pregiudizio

pre-giu-dì-zio — Prejudice; preconceived opinion not based on reason.

senza

sén-za — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something.

esitazione

e-si-ta-zió-ne — Hesitation; a pause or reluctance before deciding or acting.

sembra

sém-bra — It seems, it appears; third person singular of 'sembrare'.

perfetto

per-fét-to — Perfect, flawless, without any faults or defects.

eminentemente

e-mi-nen-te-mén-te — Eminently, supremely, in a highly distinguished manner.

quintessenziale

quin-tes-sen-ziàle — Quintessential; representing the most perfect example of something.

opere

ò-pe-re — Works; literary, artistic, or musical productions or creations.

tesi

té-si — Thesis; an argument or proposition to be proved.

spazio

spà-zio — Space, room, or area available for something.

ristretto

ri-strét-to — Restricted, limited, narrow in scope or extent.

concesso

con-cés-so — Granted, allowed, permitted; past participle of 'concedere'.

propongo

pro-pón-go — I propose, suggest; first person singular of 'proporre'.

qui

quì — Here; adverb indicating the speaker's current location.

dimostrarne

di-mo-stràr-ne — To demonstrate them; infinitive with enclitic particle 'ne'.

ragioni

ra-gió-ni — Reasons, arguments, or justifications for something.

primo

prì-mo — First; ordinal number indicating the initial position.

luogo

luò-go — Place, location; also used in 'in primo luogo' (firstly).

libro

lì-bro — Book; a written or printed literary work.

appena

ap-pé-na — Just, barely, hardly; indicates minimal degree or recent action.

necessario

ne-ces-sà-rio — Necessary, required, essential for a purpose.

ricordarlo

ri-cor-dàr-lo — To remember it; infinitive with masculine object pronoun.

lettore

let-tó-re — Reader; a person who reads books or texts.

prima

prì-ma — First, before; feminine ordinal or temporal adverb.

forma

fór-ma — Form, shape, version; the structure or presentation of something.

scritto

scrìt-to — Written; past participle of 'scrivere' (to write).

molto

mòl-to — Very, much, a lot; intensifier or quantity adverb.

presto

pré-sto — Early, soon, quickly; temporal or manner adverb.

intorno

in-tór-no — Around, about, approximately; preposition or adverb.

quando

quàn-do — When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb.

ventun

ven-tùn — Twenty-one; cardinal number used before a noun.

anni

àn-ni — Years; plural of 'anno', referring to units of time.

fosse

fós-se — Were, was; imperfect subjunctive of 'essere'.

revisionato

re-vi-sio-nà-to — Revised, reviewed; past participle of 'revisionare'.

completato

com-ple-tà-to — Completed, finished; past participle of 'completare'.

circa

cìr-ca — About, approximately; used to indicate an approximate number.

quindici

quìn-di-ci — Fifteen; cardinal number.

dopo

dó-po — After, later, afterwards; temporal preposition or adverb.

pubblicato

pub-bli-cà-to — Published; past participle of 'pubblicare'.

fino

fì-no — Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint.

solo

sò-lo — Only, just, alone; adverb or adjective indicating singularity.

quattro

quàt-tro — Four; cardinal number.

morte

mòr-te — Death; the end of life.

so

so — I know; first person singular present of 'sapere'.

se

se — If, whether; conjunction introducing conditional or indirect questions.

combinazione

com-bi-na-zió-ne — Combination; the joining of two or more things together.

proiezione

pro-ie-zió-ne — Projection; casting forward or outward of something.

fresca

fré-sca — Fresh, new, cool; feminine adjective describing freshness.

vigorosa

vi-go-ró-sa — Vigorous, energetic, strong; feminine adjective.

giovinezza

gio-vi-néz-za — Youth; the period of being young and energetic.

revisione

re-vi-sió-ne — Revision; a careful review and correction of a text.

critica

crì-ti-ca — Critical; involving careful analysis and judgment.

mezza

méz-za — Half; feminine form of 'mezzo', indicating middle age.

età

e-tà — Age; the length of time a person has lived.

possa

pós-sa — Can, may; present subjunctive of 'potere'.

rintracciare

rin-trac-ciàre — To trace, track down, or find something or someone.

netta

nét-ta — Clear, sharp, distinct, net; feminine adjective.

superiorità

su-pe-rio-ri-tà — Superiority; the state of being greater or better than others.

punto

pùn-to — Point, dot, aspect; used in many expressions.

vista

vì-sta — View, sight; also used in 'punto di vista' (point of view).

costruzione

co-stru-zió-ne — Construction, structure; the way something is built or organized.

quanto

quàn-to — How much, as much; used in comparisons and questions.

esso

és-so — It; third person singular neuter or masculine pronoun.

possiede

pos-sié-de — It possesses, owns; third person singular of 'possedere'.

altri

àl-tri — Others, other people; masculine plural of 'altro'.

trama

trà-ma — Plot; the main sequence of events in a story.

elaborata

e-la-bo-rà-ta — Elaborate, detailed, carefully constructed; feminine past participle.

quasi

quà-si — Almost, nearly, as if; adverb indicating approximation.

abbastanza

ab-ba-stàn-za — Enough, sufficiently, quite; adverb of degree.

regolare

re-go-là-re — Regular, orderly, consistent; following established rules or patterns.

malapena

ma-la-pé-na — Barely, hardly, scarcely; used in 'a malapena'.

personaggio

per-so-nàg-gio — Character, personage; a person in a literary or dramatic work.

episodio

e-pi-sò-dio — Episode, incident; a distinct event within a larger narrative.

potrebbe

po-trèb-be — Could, might; third person singular conditional of 'potere'.

eliminato

e-li-mi-nà-to — Eliminated, removed; past participle of 'eliminare'.

danno

dàn-no — Damage, harm, loss caused to something or someone.

storia

stò-ria — Story, history; a narrative or account of events.

fuga

fù-ga — Flight, escape; the act of running away or eloping.

Sig

Sig. — Abbreviation of 'Signora' or 'Signore', meaning Mr. or Mrs.