The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2
sir, that toothless jaw is a d—ned scandalous libel—but don't you imagine me so chopfallen as not to be able to chew the cud of resentment."
signore, quella mascella sdentata è una d—ta scandalosa diffamazione—ma non si immagini che io sia così abbattuto da non essere in grado di ruminare il rancore."
Here he was interrupted by the arrival of a learned physician, who, advancing to the culprit with fury in his aspect, exclaimed, "Suppose the augmentation of the ass's ears should prove the diminution of the baboon's—
Qui fu interrotto dall'arrivo di un dotto medico, il quale, avanzando verso il colpevole con la furia dipinta sul volto, esclamò: «Supponiamo che l'aumento delle orecchie dell'asino dovesse rivelarsi la diminuzione di quelle del babbuino—
nay, seek not to prevaricate, for, by the beard of Aesculapius! there is not one hair in this periwig that will not stand up in judgment to convict thee of personal abuse.
no, non cercare di tergiversare, poiché, per la barba di Esculapio! non vi è un solo capello in questa parrucca che non si ergerà a testimoniare in giudizio per condannarti di abuso personale.
Do but observe, captain, how this pitiful little fellow has copied the very curls—the colour, indeed, is different, but then the form and foretop are quite similar."
Osservi soltanto, capitano, come questo miserabile omiciattolo abbia copiato proprio i riccioli—il colore, in effetti, è diverso, ma la forma e il ciuffo anteriore sono del tutto simili.»
While he thus remonstrated in a strain of vociferation, a venerable senator entered, and waddling up to the delinquent,
Mentre egli protestava in tal modo con gran voce, entrò un venerabile senatore, e avanzando con passo caracollante verso il delinquente,
"Jackanapes!" cried he, "I will now let thee see I can read something else than a newspaper, and that without the help of spectacles:
«Sfacciato!» gridò, «ti farò ora vedere che so leggere qualcosa d'altro oltre a un giornale, e senza l'aiuto degli occhiali:
here is your own note of hand, sirrah, for money, which if I had not advanced, you yourself would have resembled an owl, in not daring to show your face by day, you ungrateful slanderous knave!
ecco la tua stessa cambiale, mascalzone, per del denaro, senza il quale tu stesso avresti assomigliato a un gufo, non osando mostrare la faccia di giorno, ingrato e calunnioso furfante!
Vocabulary
- signore
- Sir; mister; a man of social standing
- quella
- That (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
- una
- A; one (feminine indefinite article)
- scandalosa
- Scandalous; causing public outrage or shame
- diffamazione
- Defamation; false statements damaging someone's reputation
- ma
- But; however (coordinating conjunction)
- non
- Not; negation adverb
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun; one does
- immagini
- Imagine; form a mental image (subjunctive)
- che
- That; which; who (relative pronoun)
- io
- I; first person singular pronoun
- sia
- Am; is (subjunctive of essere)
- così
- Thus; so; in this manner
- abbattuto
- Dejected; downcast; dispirited
- da
- From; by; indicating cause or agency
- essere
- To be; fundamental auxiliary verb
- in
- In; into; indicating location or direction
- grado
- Degree; capable of; in a position to
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or quality
- ruminare
- To ruminate; to ponder or chew cud
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- rancore
- Rancor; bitter resentment or hatred
- Qui
- Here; at this place
- fu
- Was; past tense of essere
- interrotto
- Interrupted; broken off or disturbed
- dall
- From the; contraction of da + il
- arrivo
- Arrival; the act of arriving
- un
- A; one (masculine indefinite article)
- dotto
- Learned; erudite; a scholarly person
- medico
- Doctor; physician; medical professional
- quale
- Which; who; that (relative pronoun)
- avanzando
- Advancing; moving forward or progressing
- verso
- Towards; in the direction of
- colpevole
- Guilty; culpable; responsible for wrongdoing
- con
- With; accompanied by or together with
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- furia
- Fury; intense rage or violent anger
- dipinta
- Painted; depicted or portrayed (feminine)
- sul
- On the; contraction of su + il
- volto
- Face; the front of the head
- esclamò
- Exclaimed; spoke out suddenly or emotionally
- Supponiamo
- Let us suppose; let's assume (hortative)
- aumento
- Increase; growth or addition in size
- delle
- Of the; contraction of di + le
- orecchie
- Ears; organs for hearing sound
- dell
- Of the; contraction of di + el/lo
- asino
- Donkey; a stubborn domestic animal
- dovesse
- Should; conditional or subjunctive of dovere
- rivelarsi
- Reveal itself; turn out to be
- diminuzione
- Diminution; decrease or reduction in size
- quelle
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun)
- del
- Of the; contraction of di + il
- no
- No; negative response or denial
- cercare
- To seek; to look for something
- poiché
- Since; because; for the reason that
- per
- For; by; during; indicates purpose
- barba
- Beard; facial hair on the chin
- vi
- You; there; locative or object pronoun
- solo
- Only; alone; just or merely
- capello
- Hair; strand of hair on head
- questa
- This (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
- parrucca
- Wig; artificial hairpiece worn on head
- testimoniare
- To testify; to bear witness or attest
- giudizio
- Judgment; decision or legal verdict
- condannarti
- To condemn you; pass judgment against you
- abuso
- Abuse; misuse or improper treatment
- personale
- Personal; relating to a specific person
- Osservi
- Observe; notice or pay attention (imperative)
- soltanto
- Only; merely; just or simply
- capitano
- Captain; military rank or ship commander
- come
- How; in what way; as if
- questo
- This (masculine singular demonstrative pronoun)
- miserabile
- Miserable; wretched; deserving of pity
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