The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 5
She was accordingly admitted into his presence, where, discovering herself, she fell at his feet, and in the most affecting manner implored his forgiveness; at the same time representing the danger that threatened not only her life, but that of his own grandchild, which was about to see the light.
Fu quindi ammessa alla sua presenza, dove, palesandosi, cadde ai suoi piedi e nel modo più commovente implorò il suo perdono; rappresentando al contempo il pericolo che minacciava non solo la sua vita, ma quella del suo stesso nipote, che stava per venire alla luce.
He told her he was sorry that the indiscretion of her and his son had compelled him to make a vow, which put it out of his power to give them any assistance; that he had already imparted his thoughts on that subject to her husband, and was surprised that they should disturb his peace with any farther importunity.
Le disse che era spiacente che l'indiscrezione di lei e di suo figlio lo avesse costretto a fare un voto, che rendeva fuori dal suo potere offrire loro qualsiasi assistenza; che aveva già comunicato i suoi pensieri su tale argomento al marito di lei, e si meravigliava che volessero turbare la sua pace con ulteriore importunità.
This said, he retired.
Detto questo, si ritirò.
The violence of my mother's affliction had such an effect on her constitution that she was immediately seized with the pains of childbed; and had not an old maidservant, to whom she was very dear, afforded her pity and assistance, at the hazard of incurring my grandfather's displeasure, she and the innocent fruit of her womb must have fallen miserable victims to his rigour and inhumanity.
La violenza dell'afflizione di mia madre ebbe un tale effetto sulla sua costituzione che fu immediatamente colta dai dolori del parto; e se una vecchia domestica, alla quale era molto cara, non le avesse offerto pietà e assistenza, a rischio di incorrere nel dispiacere di mio nonno, lei e l'innocente frutto del suo grembo sarebbero miseramente caduti vittime della sua rigidità e inumanità.
By the friendship of this poor woman she was carried up to a garret, and immediately delivered of a man child, the story of whose unfortunate birth he himself now relates.
Grazie all'amicizia di questa povera donna fu condotta su in una soffitta, e immediatamente mise al mondo un figlio maschio, la storia della cui sfortunata nascita egli stesso ora racconta.
Vocabulary
- Fu
- Was (past tense of essere)
- quindi
- Then, therefore, thus; consequently
- ammessa
- Admitted, allowed (feminine past participle)
- alla
- To the, at the (feminine singular contraction)
- sua
- His, her, its (feminine singular possessive)
- presenza
- Presence, attendance in a particular place
- dove
- Where, in which place or situation
- cadde
- Fell, dropped (past tense of cadere)
- ai
- To the, at the (masculine plural contraction)
- suoi
- His, her, its (masculine plural possessive)
- piedi
- Feet, lower extremities of the body
- nel
- In the, within the (masculine singular)
- modo
- Way, manner, method of doing something
- più
- More, greater in quantity or degree
- implorò
- Begged, pleaded earnestly (past tense)
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- suo
- His, her, its (masculine singular possessive)
- perdono
- Forgiveness, pardon, absolution for wrongdoing
- rappresentando
- Representing, depicting, describing (gerund)
- al
- To the, at the (masculine singular)
- pericolo
- Danger, risk, threat to safety
- che
- That, which, who (relative pronoun)
- minacciava
- Threatened, menaced (past imperfect)
- non
- Not, negation particle for verbs
- solo
- Only, alone, solely; not just
- la
- The, her (feminine singular article/pronoun)
- vita
- Life, existence, living experience
- ma
- But, yet, however (conjunction)
- quella
- That, that one (feminine demonstrative)
- del
- Of the, from the (masculine singular)
- stesso
- Same, self, very (masculine singular)
- nipote
- Nephew, niece, grandchild relation
- stava
- Was (past imperfect of stare)
- per
- For, in order to, about to
- venire
- To come, to arrive at location
- luce
- Light, illumination; birth (idiom)
- Le
- Her, to her (feminine indirect object)
- disse
- Said, told (past tense of dire)
- era
- Was (past imperfect of essere)
- di
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession)
- lei
- Her, she (feminine pronoun)
- figlio
- Son, male child of parents
- lo
- Him, it (masculine singular object pronoun)
- avesse
- Had (subjunctive imperfect of avere)
- costretto
- Forced, compelled, obliged (past participle)
- fare
- To do, to make, to perform
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- voto
- Vow, promise, oath to do something
- rendeva
- Made, rendered (past imperfect of rendere)
- fuori
- Outside, out, beyond a certain place
- dal
- From the, out of the
- potere
- Power, ability, can; to be able
- offrire
- To offer, to provide, to give
- loro
- Their, to them (plural possessive/indirect)
- qualsiasi
- Any, whatever, whichever (indefinite)
- assistenza
- Assistance, help, aid, support
- aveva
- Had (past imperfect of avere)
- già
- Already, previously, yet (adverb)
- comunicato
- Communicated, told (past participle)
- pensieri
- Thoughts, ideas, opinions on matters
- su
- On, about, concerning (preposition)
- tale
- Such, that kind of, like that
- argomento
- Topic, subject, matter under discussion
- marito
- Husband, married male partner
- si
- Himself, herself, oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- meravigliava
- Wondered, marveled (past imperfect)
- volessero
- Wanted, wished (subjunctive imperfect)
- turbare
- To disturb, to trouble, to upset
- pace
- Peace, calm, tranquility, quietness
- con
- With, in company of (preposition)
- ulteriore
- Further, additional, more, beyond this
- Detto
- Said, aforementioned, aforesaid (past participle)
- questo
- This, this one (masculine singular)
- ritirò
- Withdrew, retired (past tense of ritirare)
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