Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age.
Il figlio, un giovane serio e rispettabile, era ampiamente provvisto dalla fortuna di sua madre, che era stata cospicua, e della metà della quale era entrato in possesso al raggiungimento della maggiore età.
By his own marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth.
Con il suo stesso matrimonio, parimenti, che avvenne poco dopo, aggiunse ulteriore ricchezza al suo patrimonio.
To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but small.
Per lui dunque la successione alla tenuta di Norland non era così davvero importante come lo era per le sue sorelle; poiché la loro fortuna, indipendentemente da ciò che avrebbe potuto derivare loro dall'eredità di quella proprietà da parte del padre, non poteva che essere esigua.
Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it.
La loro madre non aveva nulla, e il loro padre disponeva soltanto di settemila sterline proprie; poiché la restante metà della fortuna della sua prima moglie era anch'essa garantita al figlio di lei, e lui ne aveva solo il godimento vitalizio.
The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure.
Il vecchio gentiluomo morì: il suo testamento fu letto, e come quasi ogni altro testamento, recò tanta delusione quanto piacere.
He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;—but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest.
Non era né così ingiusto, né così ingrato, da escludere il nipote dalla sua eredità;—ma gliela lasciò a condizioni tali da distruggere metà del valore del lascito.
Mr.
Il signor
Vocabulary
- figlio
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- giovane
- Young; a person of youthful age
- serio
- Serious; earnest and responsible in manner
- rispettabile
- Respectable; worthy of esteem and regard
- era
- Was; third-person singular imperfect of 'essere'
- ampiamente
- Amply; to a large or generous degree
- provvisto
- Provided; supplied or furnished with something
- fortuna
- Fortune; wealth or good luck
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- stata
- Been; past participle of 'essere' (to be)
- cospicua
- Considerable; notably large in amount or extent
- metà
- Half; one of two equal parts
- entrato
- Entered; come into possession or a place
- possesso
- Possession; the state of owning something
- raggiungimento
- Attainment; the act of reaching a goal or age
- maggiore
- Major; greater or of legal adult age
- età
- Age; the length of time a person has lived
- stesso
- Same; identical or the very one mentioned
- matrimonio
- Marriage; the legal union of two people
- parimenti
- Likewise; in a similar or equal manner
- avvenne
- Happened; third-person singular past of 'avvenire'
- poco
- Little; a small amount of time or quantity
- dopo
- After; following in time or order
- aggiunse
- Added; brought something more to an existing amount
- ulteriore
- Further; additional beyond what already exists
- ricchezza
- Wealth; abundance of valuable possessions or money
- patrimonio
- Estate; inherited wealth or property assets
- dunque
- Therefore; consequently or as a result
- successione
- Succession; the right to inherit an estate
- tenuta
- Estate; a large property with land and house
- così
- So; to such a degree or in this way
- davvero
- Really; truly or genuinely so
- importante
- Important; of great significance or consequence
- sorelle
- Sisters; female siblings
- poiché
- Since; because or given that a condition holds
- indipendentemente
- Independently; without reliance on something else
- ciò
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to a thing
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional form of 'avere'
- potuto
- Been able; past participle of 'potere' (can)
- derivare
- To derive; to come or result from a source
- eredità
- Inheritance; property passed down after death
- proprietà
- Property; land or assets owned by someone
- parte
- Part; a portion or share of something
- padre
- Father; male parent
- poteva
- Could; third-person singular imperfect of 'potere'
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and linking verb
- esigua
- Meager; very small or insufficient in amount
- aveva
- Had; third-person singular imperfect of 'avere'
- nulla
- Nothing; not anything at all
- disponeva
- Disposed; had available or at one's disposal
- soltanto
- Only; merely, no more than a stated amount
- settemila
- Seven thousand; the number 7,000
- sterline
- Pounds sterling; British currency units
- proprie
- Own; belonging personally to oneself
- restante
- Remaining; left over after a portion is used
- prima
- First; before others in time or order
- moglie
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- garantita
- Guaranteed; assured or secured by a condition
- ne
- Of it; partitive or genitive clitic pronoun
- solo
- Only; alone or merely without others
- godimento
- Enjoyment; the use or benefit of something
- vitalizio
- Life annuity; income or right lasting one's lifetime
- vecchio
- Old; elderly in age
- gentiluomo
- Gentleman; a man of good social standing
- morì
- Died; third-person singular past of 'morire'
- testamento
- Will; legal document stating inheritance wishes
- fu
- Was; third-person singular past absolute of 'essere'
- letto
- Read; past participle of 'leggere' (to read)
- quasi
- Almost; nearly but not entirely or completely
- ogni
- Every; each one of a group without exception
- altro
- Other; different or additional person or thing
- recò
- Brought; caused or produced a particular effect
- tanta
- So much; a great quantity of something
- delusione
- Disappointment; a feeling of unmet expectations
- quanto
- As much as; to the same extent or degree
- piacere
- Pleasure; a feeling of happiness or satisfaction
- né
- Nor; neither — used in negative correlations
- ingiusto
- Unjust; not fair or equitable
- ingrato
- Ungrateful; not showing appreciation for kindness
- escludere
- To exclude; to leave out or shut out someone
- nipote
- Niece, nephew, or grandchild; a relative's child
- gliela
- It to him/her; combined indirect and direct pronoun
- lasciò
- Left; bequeathed or gave something upon death
- condizioni
- Conditions; terms or stipulations attached to something
- tali
- Such; of that particular kind or degree
- distruggere
- To destroy; to ruin or eliminate completely
- valore
- Value; the worth or importance of something
- lascito
- Bequest; a gift of property left in a will
- signor
- Mr.; a title of respect for a man
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