The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 6

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For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room."

Per esempio, lei ha visto frequentemente i gradini che portano dall'ingresso a questa stanza."

"Frequently."

"Frequentemente."

"How often?"

"Quante volte?"

"Well, some hundreds of times."

"Beh, qualche centinaio di volte."

"Then how many are there?"

"Allora quanti ce ne sono?"

"How many? I don't know."

"Quanti? Non lo so."

"Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point.

"Esattamente! Lei non ha osservato. Eppure ha visto. È proprio questo il mio punto.

Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed.

Ora, io so che ci sono diciassette gradini, perché ho sia visto che osservato.

By the way, since you are interested in these little problems, and since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this."

A proposito, poiché lei è interessato a questi piccoli problemi, e poiché è così gentile da mettere per iscritto una o due delle mie modeste esperienze, potrebbe essere interessato a questo."

He threw over a sheet of thick, pink-tinted notepaper which had been lying open upon the table.

Lanciò un foglio di carta da lettere spessa, dal tono rosato, che giaceva aperto sul tavolo.

"It came by the last post," said he. "Read it aloud."

"È arrivata con l'ultima posta," disse lui. "Leggila ad alta voce."

The note was undated, and without either signature or address.

Il biglietto non era datato, e privo sia di firma che di indirizzo.

"There will call upon you to-night, at a quarter to eight o'clock," it said, "a gentleman who desires to consult you upon a matter of the very deepest moment.

"Questa notte, alle sette e tre quarti, si recherà da lei," diceva, "un gentiluomo che desidera consultarla su una faccenda di estrema importanza.

Your recent services to one of the royal houses of Europe have shown that you are one who may safely be trusted with matters which are of an importance which can hardly be exaggerated.

I suoi recenti servizi resi a una delle case reali d'Europa hanno dimostrato che lei è qualcuno a cui si possono affidare in tutta sicurezza questioni di un'importanza che difficilmente può essere esagerata.

This account of you we have from all quarters received.

Questa opinione su di lei ci è pervenuta da ogni parte.

Be in your chamber then at that hour, and do not take it amiss if your visitor wear a mask."

Si trovi quindi nella sua stanza a quell'ora, e non si offenda se il suo visitatore indosserà una maschera."

"This is indeed a mystery," I remarked.

"Questo è davvero un mistero," osservai.

Vocabulary

Per: pehr — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'by' in Italian.
esempio: eh-ZEM-pyoh — Example; instance used to illustrate a point.
lei: LAY-ee — She; also formal 'you' in Italian language.
ha: ah — Third person singular of 'avere'; has.
visto: VEE-stoh — Past participle of vedere; seen or noticed.
frequentemente: freh-kwen-TEM-en-teh — Frequently; happening often or at regular intervals.
i: ee — Masculine plural definite article; the.
gradini: grah-DEE-nee — Steps or stairs; individual stair treads on staircase.
che: keh — That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction in Italian.
portano: POR-tah-noh — They lead or carry; third person plural of portare.
dall: dahl — Contraction of 'da' and 'il'; from the.
ingresso: een-GRES-soh — Entrance; entryway or doorway into a building.
a: ah — Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at' in Italian.
questa: KWES-tah — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
stanza: STAN-tsah — Room; an enclosed space within a building.
Frequentemente: freh-kwen-TEM-en-teh — Frequently; adverb describing something occurring often.
Quante: KWAN-teh — How many; feminine plural interrogative adjective.
volte: VOL-teh — Times; instances or occurrences of something happening.
Beh: beh — Well; interjection expressing hesitation or mild surprise.
qualche: KWAL-keh — Some; a few; indefinite adjective indicating small quantity.
centinaio: chen-tee-NAH-yoh — About a hundred; approximate group of one hundred.
di: dee — Of; preposition indicating possession or origin in Italian.
Allora: ahl-LOH-rah — So; then; well; common Italian discourse connector word.
quanti: KWAN-tee — How many; masculine plural interrogative adjective.
ce: cheh — There; pronominal particle used with 'ne' construction.
ne: neh — Of them; partitive pronoun replacing a noun phrase.
sono: SOH-noh — Are; first or third person plural of essere.
Quanti: KWAN-tee — How many; interrogative adjective asking about number.
Non: nohn — Not; negation word used before verbs in Italian.
lo: loh — It; him; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
so: soh — I know; first person singular present of sapere.
Esattamente: eh-zaht-tah-MEN-teh — Exactly; precisely; used to confirm accuracy or agreement.
Lei: LAY-ee — You (formal); polite second person singular pronoun.
non: nohn — Not; Italian negation particle placed before the verb.
osservato: os-sehr-VAH-toh — Observed; past participle of osservare meaning to notice.
Eppure: ehp-POO-reh — And yet; nevertheless; conjunction showing contrast or surprise.
È: eh — Is; third person singular present of essere (to be).
proprio: PROH-pryoh — Exactly; precisely; one's own; emphatic adverb or adjective.
questo: KWES-toh — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
il: eel — The; masculine singular definite article in Italian.
mio: MEE-oh — My; masculine singular possessive adjective or pronoun.
punto: POON-toh — Point; argument or key idea being made in discussion.
Ora: OH-rah — Now; at this moment; also means 'hour' in Italian.
io: EE-oh — I; first person singular subject pronoun in Italian.
ci: chee — There; us; reflexive and locative pronoun in Italian.
diciassette: dee-chas-SET-teh — Seventeen; the cardinal number 17 in Italian.
perché: pehr-KEH — Because; why; causal conjunction or interrogative adverb.
ho: oh — I have; first person singular present of avere.
sia: SEE-ah — Both; may be; subjunctive form of essere or conjunction.
A: ah — To; at; Italian preposition indicating location or direction.
proposito: proh-POH-zee-toh — Purpose; by the way; used in phrase 'a proposito'.
poiché: poy-KEH — Since; because; as; causal conjunction in Italian.
è: eh — Is; third person singular of essere (to be).
interessato: een-teh-res-SAH-toh — Interested; showing interest or concern in something.
questi: KWES-tee — These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
piccoli: PEE-koh-lee — Small; little; masculine plural adjective describing size.
problemi: proh-BLEH-mee — Problems; issues or difficulties requiring a solution.
e: eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses.
così: koh-ZEE — So; thus; in this way; Italian adverb of manner.
gentile: jen-TEE-leh — Kind; gentle; polite; describing a courteous person.
da: dah — From; by; since; versatile Italian preposition of origin.
mettere: MET-teh-reh — To put; to place; infinitive of common Italian verb.
per: pehr — For; by; through; Italian preposition with multiple uses.
iscritto: ees-KRIT-toh — Written; in writing; past participle of iscrivere.
una: OO-nah — A; one; feminine singular indefinite article in Italian.
o: oh — Or; disjunctive conjunction offering an alternative choice.
due: DOO-eh — Two; the cardinal number 2 in Italian language.
delle: DEL-leh — Of the; some; feminine plural partitive article contraction.
mie: MEE-eh — My; feminine plural possessive adjective in Italian.
modeste: moh-DES-teh — Modest; humble; unpretentious; feminine plural adjective.
esperienze: es-peh-RYEN-tseh — Experiences; events or knowledge gained through living.
potrebbe: poh-TREB-beh — Could; might; conditional form of potere (to be able).
essere: ES-seh-reh — To be; fundamental infinitive verb in Italian language.
Lanciò: lan-CHOH — He threw; past tense of lanciare meaning to throw.
un: oon — A; one; masculine singular indefinite article in Italian.
foglio: FOL-yoh — Sheet; a single piece or leaf of paper.
carta: KAR-tah — Paper; card; also map; common Italian noun.
lettere: LET-teh-reh — Letters; written messages sent to another person.
spessa: SPES-sah — Thick; dense; feminine adjective describing material thickness.
dal: dahl — From the; contraction of 'da' and 'il' in Italian.
tono: TOH-noh — Tone; shade; quality of color, sound, or manner.
rosato: roh-ZAH-toh — Pinkish; rosy; adjective describing a light pink color.
giaceva: jah-CHEH-vah — Was lying; imperfect of giacere meaning to lie down.
aperto: ah-PEHR-toh — Open; past participle of aprire; not closed.
sul: sool — On the; contraction of 'su' and 'il' in Italian.
tavolo: TAH-voh-loh — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture for eating.
arrivata: ar-ree-VAH-tah — Arrived; feminine past participle of arrivare.
con: kohn — With; Italian preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
l': l — The; elided form of definite article before vowels.
ultima: OOL-tee-mah — Last; final; feminine adjective indicating final position.
posta: POS-tah — Mail; post; letters and parcels delivered by post.
disse: DIS-seh — He said; past tense of dire meaning to say.
lui: LOO-ee — He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun.
Leggila: LED-jee-lah — Read it; imperative of leggere with pronoun attached.
ad: ahd — To; at; variant of 'a' used before vowels.
alta: AL-tah — High; loud; feminine adjective indicating height or volume.
voce: VOH-cheh — Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks.
Il: eel — The; masculine singular definite article in Italian.
biglietto: beel-YET-toh — Note; ticket; a small written message or travel ticket.
era: EH-rah — Was; third person singular imperfect of essere (to be).
datato: dah-TAH-toh — Dated; bearing a specific date on a document.
privo: PREE-voh — Lacking; devoid of; without something expected or needed.
firma: FEER-mah — Signature; a person's name signed on a document.
indirizzo: een-dee-REET-tsoh — Address; the location details of a place or person.
Questa: KWES-tah — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
notte: NOT-teh — Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
alle: AL-leh — At the; contraction of 'a' and 'le' in Italian.
sette: SET-teh — Seven; the cardinal number 7 in Italian language.
tre: treh — Three; the cardinal number 3 in Italian language.
quarti: KWAR-tee — Quarters; fourths; used to express quarter past the hour.
si: see — Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun; also impersonal construction.
recherà: reh-keh-RAH — Will go; future tense of recarsi meaning to go.
diceva: dee-CHEH-vah — Said; was saying; imperfect tense of dire.
gentiluomo: jen-tee-LWOH-moh — Gentleman; a man of refined manners and social standing.
desidera: deh-ZEE-deh-rah — Desires; wishes; third person singular of desiderare.
consultarla: kohn-sool-TAR-lah — To consult you (formal); infinitive with pronoun attached.
su: soo — On; about; regarding; Italian preposition with multiple meanings.
faccenda: fah-CHEN-dah — Matter; affair; business; an issue requiring attention.
estrema: es-TREH-mah — Extreme; utmost; feminine adjective indicating highest degree.
importanza: eem-por-TAN-tsah — Importance; significance; the quality of being very significant.
I: ee — The; masculine plural definite article in Italian.
suoi: SWOH-ee — His; her; your (formal); masculine plural possessive adjective.
recenti: reh-CHEN-tee — Recent; happening not long ago; modern or current.
servizi: sehr-VEE-tsee — Services; acts of assistance rendered to someone.
resi: REH-zee — Rendered; given; past participle of rendere (to render).
case: KAH-zeh — Houses; homes; plural of casa meaning house.
reali: reh-AH-lee — Royal; real; plural adjective referring to royalty.
d': d — Of; elided form of 'di' used before vowels.
Europa: eh-OO-roh-pah — Europe; the continent comprising western Eurasian nations.
hanno: AN-noh — They have; third person plural present of avere.
dimostrato: dee-mos-TRAH-toh — Demonstrated; shown; past participle of dimostrare.
qualcuno: kwal-KOO-noh — Someone; somebody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person.
cui: kwee — Whom; which; relative pronoun used after prepositions.
possono: POS-soh-noh — They can; third person plural present of potere.
affidare: af-fee-DAH-reh — To entrust; to confide; to trust someone with something.
in: een — In; into; Italian preposition indicating location or state.
tutta: TOOT-tah — All; entire; whole; feminine singular adjective of totality.
sicurezza: see-koo-RET-tsah — Safety; security; confidence in being safe or protected.
questioni: kwes-TYOH-nee — Matters; questions; issues requiring discussion or resolution.
un': oon — A; one; elided feminine indefinite article before vowels.
difficilmente: dee-FEE-cheel-MEN-teh — Hardly; with difficulty; adverb indicating something rarely occurs.
può: pwoh — Can; is able to; third person singular of potere.
esagerata: eh-zah-jeh-RAH-tah — Exaggerated; overstated; going beyond what is accurate.
opinione: oh-pee-NYOH-neh — Opinion; a personal view or judgment about something.
pervenuta: pehr-veh-NOO-tah — Received; arrived; feminine past participle of pervenire.
ogni: OH-nyee — Every; each; Italian adjective indicating all members.
parte: PAR-teh — Part; side; area; direction; common Italian noun.
Si: see — One; reflexive pronoun; impersonal or formal construction.
trovi: TROH-vee — Be; find yourself; subjunctive of trovare used imperatively.
quindi: KWEEN-dee — Therefore; so; then; Italian adverb indicating consequence.
nella: NEL-lah — In the; feminine singular contraction of 'in' and 'la'.
sua: SOO-ah — His; her; your (formal); feminine singular possessive adjective.
quell': kwel — That; elided masculine or feminine demonstrative adjective.
ora: OH-rah — Hour; time; now; Italian noun or adverb of time.
offenda: of-FEN-dah — May offend; subjunctive of offendere meaning to offend.
se: seh — If; whether; conditional conjunction in Italian.
suo: SOO-oh — His; her; your (formal); masculine singular possessive adjective.
visitatore: vee-zee-tah-TOH-reh — Visitor; a person who visits a place or someone.
indosserà: een-dos-seh-RAH — Will wear; future tense of indossare meaning to wear.
maschera: MAS-keh-rah — Mask; a covering worn to conceal one's face.
Questo: KWES-toh — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
davvero: dav-VEH-roh — Really; truly; indeed; Italian adverb expressing confirmation.
mistero: mees-TEH-roh — Mystery; something unknown, secret, or difficult to explain.
osservai: os-sehr-VAH-ee — I observed; I remarked; first person past of osservare.

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