The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 9
After struggling till both were hot and flushed, each relaxed his strain with watchful caution, and Tom said:
Dopo aver lottato finché entrambi erano accaldati e in fiamme, ciascuno allentò la tensione con prudente cautela, e Tom disse:
"You're a coward and a pup. I'll tell my big brother on you, and he can thrash you with his little finger, and I'll make him do it, too."
«Sei un codardo e un cagnolino. Lo dirò al mio fratello maggiore, e lui ti può fare a pezzi con il mignolo, e lo farò fare a lui, vedrai.»
"What do I care for your big brother? I've got a brother that's bigger than he is—and what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too."
«Che me ne importa del tuo fratello maggiore? Ho un fratello più grande di lui — e per di più, può anche lanciarlo oltre quel recinto.»
[Both brothers were imaginary.]
[Entrambi i fratelli erano immaginari.]
"That's a lie."
«È una bugia.»
"_Your_ saying so don't make it so."
«Il fatto che _tu_ lo dica non lo rende vero.»
Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe, and said:
Tom tracciò una riga nella polvere con l'alluce, e disse:
"I dare you to step over that, and I'll lick you till you can't stand up. Anybody that'll take a dare will steal sheep."
«Ti sfido a oltrepassarla, e ti picchierò finché non riesci più a stare in piedi. Chi accetta una sfida è capace di rubare le pecore.»
The new boy stepped over promptly, and said:
Il nuovo ragazzo la oltrepassò prontamente, e disse:
"Now you said you'd do it, now let's see you do it."
«Hai detto che l'avresti fatto, ora vediamo se lo fai.»
"Don't you crowd me now; you better look out."
«Non spingermi adesso; faresti meglio a stare attento.»
"Well, you _said_ you'd do it—why don't you do it?"
«Beh, _hai detto_ che lo avresti fatto — perché non lo fai?»
"By jingo! for two cents I _will_ do it."
«Perdinci! per due soldi lo _farò_ davvero.»
The new boy took two broad coppers out of his pocket and held them out with derision.
Il nuovo ragazzo tirò fuori dalla tasca due grandi monete di rame e le tese con scherno.
Tom struck them to the ground.
Tom le scaraventò a terra.
Vocabulary
- Dopo
- DOH-poh — After; following a particular time or event
- aver
- ah-VEHR — Infinitive form of 'avere' (to have), used in compounds
- lottato
- lot-TAH-toh — Fought, struggled; past participle of 'lottare'
- finché
- feen-KEH — Until; as long as a condition continues
- entrambi
- en-TRAHM-bee — Both; referring to two people or things together
- erano
- EH-rah-noh — They were; third person plural imperfect of 'essere'
- accaldati
- ahk-kahl-DAH-tee — Overheated, sweaty; flushed from physical exertion
- fiamme
- FYAHM-meh — Flames; intense burning fire, plural of 'fiamma'
- ciascuno
- chah-SKOO-noh — Each one; every individual of a group separately
- allentò
- ahl-len-TOH — Loosened, relaxed; eased tension or grip
- tensione
- ten-SYOH-neh — Tension; stress or strain between opposing forces
- prudente
- proo-DEN-teh — Cautious, prudent; acting with careful forethought
- cautela
- kah-OO-teh-lah — Caution; careful attention to avoid risk or danger
- disse
- DEES-seh — Said; third person singular past of 'dire'
- Sei
- seh-ee — You are; second person singular of 'essere'
- codardo
- koh-DAHR-doh — Coward; a person lacking courage or bravery
- cagnolino
- kahn-yoh-LEE-noh — Little dog, puppy; diminutive of 'cane' (dog)
- Lo
- loh — It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- dirò
- dee-ROH — I will say, I will tell; future of 'dire'
- fratello
- frah-TEL-loh — Brother; male sibling in a family
- maggiore
- mahd-JOH-reh — Older, greater; comparative adjective for age or size
- può
- PWOH — Can, is able to; third person singular of 'potere'
- fare
- FAH-reh — To do, to make; fundamental Italian verb
- pezzi
- PET-tsee — Pieces, bits; plural of 'pezzo', fragments
- mignolo
- MEEN-yoh-loh — Little finger, pinky; smallest finger on the hand
- farò
- fah-ROH — I will do; first person singular future of 'fare'
- vedrai
- veh-DRAH-ee — You will see; second person singular future of 'vedere'
- Che
- keh — What, that; versatile Italian conjunction or pronoun
- ne
- neh — Of it, about it; partitive or pronominal particle
- importa
- eem-POR-tah — It matters, it concerns; third singular of 'importare'
- Ho
- oh — I have; first person singular present of 'avere'
- più
- pyoo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- grande
- GRAHN-deh — Big, large, great; adjective describing size or importance
- anche
- AHN-keh — Also, even, too; Italian adverb of inclusion
- lanciarlo
- lahn-CHAHR-loh — To throw it; infinitive 'lanciare' with object pronoun
- oltre
- OHL-treh — Beyond, over; preposition indicating passing a limit
- quel
- kwehl — That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- recinto
- reh-CHEEN-toh — Fence, enclosure; structure that surrounds an area
- Entrambi
- en-TRAHM-bee — Both; referring to two people or things together
- fratelli
- frah-TEL-lee — Brothers; plural of 'fratello', male siblings
- immaginari
- eem-mah-jee-NAH-ree — Imaginary; not real, existing only in the mind
- bugia
- boo-JEE-ah — Lie; a false statement intended to deceive someone
- fatto
- FAHT-toh — Fact; something known to be true or done
- che
- keh — That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- dica
- DEE-kah — Say; second/third person subjunctive of 'dire'
- rende
- REN-deh — Makes, renders; third singular present of 'rendere'
- vero
- VEH-roh — True, real; adjective indicating truth or authenticity
- tracciò
- traht-CHOH — Drew, traced; past of 'tracciare', to draw a line
- riga
- REE-gah — Line, row; a mark drawn on a surface
- polvere
- POL-veh-reh — Dust; fine dry particles settling on surfaces
- alluce
- ahl-LOO-cheh — Big toe; the largest toe on the foot
- sfido
- SFEE-doh — I challenge, I dare; first singular of 'sfidare'
- oltrepassarla
- ohl-treh-pahs-SAHR-lah — To cross it; infinitive of 'oltrepassare' with pronoun
- picchierò
- peek-kyeh-ROH — I will hit, beat; future of 'picchiare'
- riesci
- ree-EH-shee — You manage, succeed; second singular of 'riuscire'
- stare
- STAH-reh — To stay, to be; Italian verb expressing state or position
- piedi
- PYEH-dee — Feet; plural of 'piede', lower extremities of legs
- Chi
- kee — Who; relative or interrogative pronoun for persons
- accetta
- aht-CHET-tah — Accepts; third singular present of 'accettare'
- sfida
- SFEE-dah — Challenge, dare; a call to compete or contest
- capace
- kah-PAH-cheh — Capable, able; having the ability to do something
- rubare
- roo-BAH-reh — To steal; to take something unlawfully from someone
- pecore
- PEH-koh-reh — Sheep; plural of 'pecora', farm animal
- nuovo
- NWOH-voh — New; adjective describing something recently arrived
- ragazzo
- rah-GAHT-tsoh — Boy, young man; informal term for a male youth
- oltrepassò
- ohl-treh-pahs-SOH — Crossed over; past tense of 'oltrepassare'
- prontamente
- prohn-tah-MEN-teh — Promptly, quickly; without hesitation or delay
- Hai
- ah-ee — You have; second person singular present of 'avere'
- detto
- DET-toh — Said; past participle of 'dire', to say
- avresti
- ah-VRES-tee — You would have; conditional of 'avere'
- ora
- OH-rah — Now; adverb indicating the present moment
- vediamo
- veh-DYAH-moh — Let's see, we see; first plural of 'vedere'
- se
- seh — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- fai
- fah-ee — You do; second person singular present of 'fare'
- spingermi
- SPEEN-jehr-mee — Push me; infinitive 'spingere' with reflexive pronoun
- adesso
- ah-DES-soh — Now, right now; adverb indicating the present moment
- faresti
- fah-RES-tee — You would do; conditional of 'fare'
- meglio
- MEL-yoh — Better; comparative adverb or adjective of 'bene'
- attento
- aht-TEN-toh — Careful, attentive; paying close notice or caution
- Beh
- beh — Well; colloquial filler word expressing hesitation
- perché
- pehr-KEH — Because, why; conjunction of cause or interrogative
- Perdinci
- pehr-DEEN-chee — Darn it, by golly; Italian exclamation of frustration
- due
- DOO-eh — Two; the cardinal number 2
- soldi
- SOHL-dee — Money, coins; informal plural term for currency
- davvero
- dahv-VEH-roh — Really, truly; adverb emphasizing sincerity or truth
- tirò
- tee-ROH — Pulled out, drew; past tense of 'tirare'
- fuori
- FWOH-ree — Outside, out; adverb indicating exterior position
- tasca
- TAHS-kah — Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing for storage
- grandi
- GRAHN-dee — Big, large; plural adjective of 'grande'
- monete
- moh-NEH-teh — Coins; metal currency pieces, plural of 'moneta'
- rame
- RAH-meh — Copper; reddish-brown metal used in coins
- tese
- TEH-zeh — Stretched out, held out; past of 'tendere'
- scherno
- SKEHR-noh — Mockery, scorn; contemptuous ridicule of someone
- scaraventò
- skah-rah-ven-TOH — Hurled, flung; past tense of 'scaraventare'
- terra
- TEHR-rah — Ground, earth, land; the surface underfoot
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