Sense and Sensibility — Page 5

English → It CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

Certainly not; but if you observe, people always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid them; and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty.

Certamente no; ma se ci fate caso, le persone vivono sempre in eterno quando devono ricevere una rendita; e lei è molto robusta e in buona salute, e ha a malapena quarant'anni.

An annuity is a very serious business; it comes over and over every year, and there is no getting rid of it.

Una rendita è una faccenda molto seria; ritorna ogni anno senza sosta, e non c'è modo di liberarsene.

You are not aware of what you are doing.

Non vi rendete conto di quello che state facendo.

I have known a great deal of the trouble of annuities; for my mother was clogged with the payment of three to old superannuated servants by my father's will, and it is amazing how disagreeable she found it.

Ho avuto modo di conoscere molto bene i guai delle rendite; poiché mia madre era gravata dal pagamento di tre rendite a vecchi servitori in pensione per volontà di mio padre, ed è sorprendente quanto lei le trovasse sgradevoli.

Twice every year these annuities were to be paid; and then there was the trouble of getting it to them; and then one of them was said to have died, and afterwards it turned out to be no such thing.

Due volte all'anno queste rendite dovevano essere pagate; e poi c'era il fastidio di recapitarle; e poi si disse che uno di loro fosse morto, e in seguito risultò che non era affatto così.

My mother was quite sick of it.

Mia madre ne era proprio stufa.

Her income was not her own, she said, with such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money would have been entirely at my mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever.

Il suo reddito non era suo, diceva, con pretese così perpetue su di esso; ed era tanto più scortese da parte di mio padre, perché, altrimenti, il denaro sarebbe stato interamente a disposizione di mia madre, senza alcuna restrizione.

It has given me such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one for all the world."

Mi ha dato un tale orrore per le rendite, che sono certa che non mi obbligherei mai al pagamento di una per nessuna cosa al mondo."

"It is certainly an unpleasant thing," replied Mr. Dashwood, "to have those kind of yearly drains on one's income.

«È certamente una cosa sgradevole,» rispose il signor Dashwood, «avere quel tipo di salassi annuali sul proprio reddito.

One's fortune, as your mother justly says, is _not_ one's own.

Il proprio patrimonio, come giustamente dice vostra madre, non è _proprio_ proprio.

Vocabulary

Certamente: Certainly; used to express strong agreement or affirmation.
no: No; basic negation word.
ma: But; conjunction used to introduce contrast.
se: If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses.
ci: There; reflexive/locative pronoun with multiple uses.
fate: You (plural) do/make; second person plural of fare.
caso: Case, chance, or notice; fare caso means to pay attention.
le: The (feminine plural) or her; article or pronoun.
persone: People; plural of persona, referring to individuals.
vivono: They live; third person plural present of vivere.
sempre: Always; adverb indicating continuity or constancy.
in: In, at, to; common preposition of location or direction.
eterno: Eternal, forever; adjective or noun meaning endless time.
quando: When; conjunction or adverb introducing temporal clauses.
devono: They must; third person plural present of dovere.
ricevere: To receive; verb meaning to get or be given something.
una: A/an (feminine); indefinite article.
rendita: Annuity, income, or revenue from an investment.
e: And; basic coordinating conjunction.
lei: She, her, or formal you; third person singular pronoun.
è: Is; third person singular present of essere.
molto: Very, much, a lot; common adverb of degree.
robusta: Robust, sturdy, strong; adjective describing good health.
buona: Good (feminine); adjective expressing positive quality.
salute: Health; noun referring to physical or general wellbeing.
ha: Has/have; third person singular present of avere.
a: At, to, in; very common Italian preposition.
malapena: Barely, hardly; used in phrase a malapena.
quarant'anni: Forty years; age expression, quaranta anni contracted.
Una: A/an (feminine); indefinite article.
faccenda: Matter, affair, business; noun for a troublesome situation.
seria: Serious (feminine); adjective meaning grave or important.
ritorna: Returns, comes back; third person singular of ritornare.
ogni: Every, each; adjective expressing totality or regularity.
anno: Year; basic noun for a twelve-month period.
senza: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
sosta: Stop, pause, break; senza sosta means without stopping.
non: Not; basic negation adverb used with verbs.
c'è: There is; contraction of ci è, expressing existence.
modo: Way, manner, means; noun for a method or possibility.
di: Of, from, by; very common Italian preposition.
liberarsene: To free oneself from it; reflexive infinitive with pronouns.
Non: Not; basic negation adverb used with verbs.
vi: You (plural) or there; pronoun or locative particle.
rendete: You (plural) realize/render; from rendersi conto.
conto: Account, bill, count; rendersi conto means to realize.
quello: That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
che: That, which, who; versatile conjunction or pronoun.
state: You (plural) are; second person plural of stare.
facendo: Doing, making; gerund of fare.
Ho: I have; first person singular present of avere.
avuto: Had; past participle of avere.
conoscere: To know, to meet; verb for knowing people or facts.
bene: Well, good; common adverb indicating quality or degree.
i: The (masculine plural); definite article.
guai: Troubles, woes; plural noun for problems or difficulties.
delle: Of the (feminine plural); preposition + article contraction.
rendite: Annuities, incomes; plural of rendita.
poiché: Since, because, as; causal conjunction.
mia: My (feminine); possessive adjective.
madre: Mother; noun for a female parent.
era: Was; third person singular imperfect of essere.
gravata: Burdened, encumbered; past participle of gravare.
dal: From the (masculine singular); contraction of da + il.
pagamento: Payment; noun referring to the act of paying.
tre: Three; basic cardinal number.
vecchi: Old (masculine plural); adjective or noun for elderly people.
servitori: Servants; plural noun for domestic employees.
pensione: Pension, retirement pay; or boarding house.
per: For, by, through; common Italian preposition.
volontà: Will, wish, intention; noun for desire or testament.
mio: My (masculine); possessive adjective.
padre: Father; noun for a male parent.
ed: And; variant of e used before vowels.
sorprendente: Surprising, astonishing; adjective expressing unexpectedness.
quanto: How much/many, as much; interrogative or relative adjective.
trovasse: She found/considered; third person singular imperfect subjunctive of trovare.
sgradevoli: Unpleasant, disagreeable; plural adjective for something disliked.
Due: Two; basic cardinal number.
volte: Times; plural of volta, used in expressions of frequency.
all'anno: Per year, annually; preposition plus article plus anno.
queste: These (feminine plural); demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
dovevano: They had to; third person plural imperfect of dovere.
essere: To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and copular verb.
pagate: Paid (feminine plural); past participle of pagare.
poi: Then, afterwards; adverb indicating sequence or addition.
c'era: There was; imperfect of c'è, expressing past existence.
il: The (masculine singular); definite article.
fastidio: Annoyance, bother, nuisance; noun for irritation.
recapitarle: To deliver them; infinitive of recapitare with pronoun.
si: Oneself, itself; reflexive pronoun or impersonal marker.
disse: Said; third person singular past remote of dire.
uno: One, a/an; cardinal number or indefinite article.
loro: Their, them, they; third person plural pronoun or possessive.
fosse: Was/were; third person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere.
morto: Dead, died; past participle of morire or adjective.
seguito: Followed, afterward; past participle of seguire or in seguito.
risultò: It turned out, it resulted; past remote of risultare.
affatto: At all, not at all; adverb used to reinforce negation.
così: So, thus, like this; common adverb of manner.
Mia: My (feminine); possessive adjective.
ne: Of it/them, from it; partitive or locative pronoun.
proprio: Really, just, own; adverb or adjective for emphasis.
stufa: Fed up, tired of; adjective from stufarsi, meaning bored.
Il: The (masculine singular); definite article.
suo: His, her, its; possessive adjective third person singular.
reddito: Income, revenue; noun for earnings or financial income.
diceva: Said, was saying; third person singular imperfect of dire.
con: With; common preposition expressing accompaniment or means.
pretese: Claims, demands; plural noun from pretendere.
perpetue: Perpetual (feminine plural); adjective meaning endless or ongoing.
su: On, upon, about; common Italian preposition.
esso: It (masculine); third person singular pronoun for things.
tanto: So much, so many; adverb or adjective of quantity.
più: More; adverb used for comparisons or greater degree.
scortese: Rude, impolite, discourteous; adjective for bad manners.
da: From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition.
parte: Part, side; noun used in da parte di meaning on behalf.
perché: Because, why; conjunction of cause or interrogative adverb.
altrimenti: Otherwise, or else; adverb indicating alternative condition.
denaro: Money; common noun for currency or financial resources.
sarebbe: Would be; third person singular conditional of essere.
stato: Been, state; past participle of essere or noun.
interamente: Entirely, completely; adverb indicating totality.
disposizione: Disposal, arrangement; a disposizione means at one's disposal.
alcuna: Any (feminine); adjective used in negative or indefinite contexts.
restrizione: Restriction, limitation; noun for a constraint or limit.
Mi: Me, myself; first person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
dato: Given; past participle of dare.
un: A/an (masculine); indefinite article.
tale: Such a, so much; adjective expressing degree or similarity.
orrore: Horror, dread; noun for strong fear or disgust.
sono: I am / they are; present tense of essere.
certa: Certain, sure (feminine); adjective expressing confidence.
obbligherei: I would oblige/commit myself; first person conditional of obbligare.
mai: Never, ever; adverb used in negations or questions.
al: To the (masculine singular); contraction of a + il.
nessuna: No, none, no one (feminine); negative indefinite adjective.
cosa: Thing, what; noun for an object or matter.
mondo: World; noun referring to the earth or all of existence.
È: Is; third person singular present of essere.
certamente: Certainly; adverb expressing strong agreement or affirmation.
sgradevole: Unpleasant, disagreeable; adjective for something disliked.
rispose: Replied, answered; third person singular past remote of rispondere.
signor: Mr., sir; title of respect used before a surname.
avere: To have; fundamental Italian auxiliary and transitive verb.
quel: That (masculine before consonant); demonstrative adjective.
tipo: Type, kind, sort; noun for a category or informal guy.
salassi: Bleedings, bloodlettings; metaphor for financial drain.
annuali: Annual, yearly (plural); adjective recurring each year.
sul: On the (masculine singular); contraction of su + il.
patrimonio: Estate, patrimony, assets; noun for inherited wealth.
come: How, as, like; adverb or conjunction of comparison.
giustamente: Rightly, justly; adverb expressing correctness or fairness.
dice: Says; third person singular present of dire.
vostra: Your (feminine, plural); possessive adjective second person plural.
_proprio_: Really, exactly, own; emphasized form of proprio.

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