Sense and Sensibility — Page 7
She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent.
Era generosa, amabile, interessante: era tutto tranne che prudente.
The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great.
La somiglianza tra lei e sua madre era straordinariamente grande.
Elinor saw, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and cherished.
Elinor vedeva, con preoccupazione, l'eccesso di sensibilità di sua sorella; ma dalla signora Dashwood esso era apprezzato e custodito gelosamente.
They encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction.
Si incoraggiavano a vicenda ora nella violenza della loro afflizione.
The agony of grief which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and again.
L'agonia del dolore che le aveva sopraffatte all'inizio veniva volontariamente rinnovata, ricercata, ricreata più e più volte.
They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future.
Si abbandonarono interamente al loro dolore, cercando di accrescere la miseria in ogni riflessione che potesse offrirla, e si risolsero a non ammettere mai più alcuna consolazione in futuro.
Elinor, too, was deeply afflicted; but still she could struggle, she could exert herself.
Anche Elinor era profondamente addolorata; ma ciononostante riusciva a lottare, riusciva a imporsi.
She could consult with her brother, could receive her sister-in-law on her arrival, and treat her with proper attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar exertion, and encourage her to similar forbearance.
Riusciva a consultarsi con suo fratello, a ricevere la cognata al suo arrivo e a trattarla con la dovuta attenzione; e riusciva a sforzarsi di spronare sua madre a un simile impegno, e a incoraggiarla a una simile pazienza.
Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl; but as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life.
Margaret, l'altra sorella, era una ragazza di buon umore e ben disposta; ma poiché aveva già assorbito una buona dose del romanticismo di Marianne, senza averne altrettanto giudizio, a tredici anni non prometteva di eguagliare le sue sorelle in un'età più avanzata.
Vocabulary
- Era
- Third person singular past tense of 'essere' (to be)
- generosa
- Generous, giving freely to others
- amabile
- Amiable, lovable, pleasant in manner
- interessante
- Interesting, capturing attention and curiosity
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'
- tutto
- Everything, all, the whole
- tranne
- Except, apart from, excluding something
- che
- That, which, who; common conjunction and pronoun
- prudente
- Prudent, cautious, showing good judgment
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- somiglianza
- Resemblance, likeness between two people or things
- tra
- Between, among; common Italian preposition
- lei
- She, her; third person singular feminine pronoun
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- sua
- Her, his; feminine singular possessive adjective
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- straordinariamente
- Extraordinarily, to an exceptional or remarkable degree
- grande
- Great, large, big in size or degree
- vedeva
- Saw, was seeing; imperfect of 'vedere'
- con
- With; very common Italian preposition
- preoccupazione
- Worry, concern, anxiety about something
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- eccesso
- Excess, surplus beyond what is necessary or normal
- di
- Of, from; extremely common Italian preposition
- sensibilità
- Sensitivity, emotional susceptibility or feeling
- sorella
- Sister; female sibling
- ma
- But; common adversative conjunction
- dalla
- By the, from the; contraction of 'da' and 'la'
- signora
- Mrs., madam; respectful title for a woman
- esso
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- apprezzato
- Appreciated, valued, regarded with admiration
- custodito
- Guarded, kept, carefully preserved or protected
- gelosamente
- Jealously, zealously, with possessive or protective care
- Si
- Reflexive pronoun; themselves, oneself, each other
- incoraggiavano
- They encouraged; imperfect of 'incoraggiare'
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- vicenda
- Turn, alternation; 'a vicenda' means each other
- ora
- Now; at this moment in time
- nella
- In the; contraction of 'in' and 'la'
- violenza
- Violence, intensity, forceful strength of emotion
- della
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'
- loro
- Their, they, them; third person plural pronoun
- afflizione
- Affliction, grief, deep sorrow or distress
- L'
- The; elided definite article before a vowel
- agonia
- Agony, extreme physical or emotional suffering
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'
- dolore
- Pain, grief, sorrow, ache
- le
- Them, to her; feminine plural article or pronoun
- aveva
- Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avere'
- sopraffatte
- Overwhelmed, overcome; past participle of 'sopraffare'
- all'
- At the; elided contraction of 'a' and 'la/lo'
- inizio
- Beginning, start, outset of something
- veniva
- Was coming, used to come; imperfect of 'venire'
- volontariamente
- Voluntarily, willingly, by one's own free choice
- rinnovata
- Renewed, revived; past participle of 'rinnovare'
- ricercata
- Sought out, pursued deliberately; feminine past participle
- ricreata
- Recreated, revived, brought back again
- più
- More; comparative adverb used frequently
- volte
- Times, occasions; plural of 'volta'
- abbandonarono
- They abandoned; third person plural past historic
- interamente
- Entirely, completely, wholly without exception
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'il'
- cercando
- Seeking, looking for; gerund of 'cercare'
- accrescere
- To increase, to augment, to make something greater
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- miseria
- Misery, wretchedness, extreme unhappiness or poverty
- in
- In, into; very common Italian preposition
- ogni
- Every, each; used before singular nouns
- riflessione
- Reflection, thought, careful consideration of something
- potesse
- Could, might; imperfect subjunctive of 'potere'
- offrirla
- To offer it; infinitive of 'offrire' with pronoun
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, each other, themselves
- risolsero
- They resolved, decided; past historic of 'risolvere'
- non
- Not; basic Italian negation word
- ammettere
- To admit, to allow, to accept something
- mai
- Never, ever; common Italian temporal adverb
- alcuna
- Any, no; feminine singular indefinite adjective
- consolazione
- Consolation, comfort given in grief or loss
- futuro
- Future; time yet to come
- Anche
- Also, even, too; common additive adverb
- profondamente
- Deeply, profoundly, in an intense or thorough way
- addolorata
- Grieved, saddened; feminine past participle of 'addolorare'
- ciononostante
- Nevertheless, nonetheless, despite this
- riusciva
- Was able to, managed to; imperfect of 'riuscire'
- lottare
- To struggle, to fight, to strive against difficulty
- imporsi
- To impose on oneself, to control oneself
- Riusciva
- She managed, was able to; imperfect of 'riuscire'
- consultarsi
- To consult with someone, to confer together
- suo
- His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- fratello
- Brother; male sibling
- ricevere
- To receive, to welcome, to accept something given
- cognata
- Sister-in-law; wife of one's brother
- arrivo
- Arrival, the act of arriving somewhere
- trattarla
- To treat her; infinitive 'trattare' with pronoun
- dovuta
- Due, proper, owed; feminine past participle of 'dovere'
- attenzione
- Attention, care, notice given to someone
- sforzarsi
- To force oneself, to make an effort
- spronare
- To spur on, to urge, to encourage action
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- simile
- Similar, alike, such a; common adjective
- impegno
- Commitment, effort, engagement or obligation
- incoraggiarla
- To encourage her; infinitive 'incoraggiare' with pronoun
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- pazienza
- Patience, ability to wait calmly without complaint
- altra
- Other, another; feminine form of 'altro'
- ragazza
- Girl, young woman
- buon
- Good; masculine singular adjective before consonant
- umore
- Mood, humor; 'buon umore' means good mood
- ben
- Well; shortened form of 'bene' before adjective
- disposta
- Disposed, willing, well-inclined toward something
- poiché
- Since, because, given that; causal conjunction
- già
- Already, yet; temporal adverb
- assorbito
- Absorbed, taken in; past participle of 'assorbire'
- buona
- Good; feminine singular adjective
- dose
- Dose, portion, amount of something
- romanticismo
- Romanticism, romantic sentiment or idealism
- senza
- Without; common Italian preposition
- averne
- To have of it; 'avere' with partitive pronoun 'ne'
- altrettanto
- As much, equally, just as much of something
- giudizio
- Judgment, discernment, good sense or wisdom
- tredici
- Thirteen; the number 13
- anni
- Years; plural of 'anno'
- prometteva
- Was promising; imperfect of 'promettere'
- eguagliare
- To equal, to match, to reach the same level
- sue
- Her; feminine plural possessive adjective
- sorelle
- Sisters; plural of 'sorella'
- un'
- A, an; elided feminine indefinite article before vowel
- età
- Age, time of life
- avanzata
- Advanced; mature or later stage, as in advanced age
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