The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1
He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son
Si sbarazza del figlio maggiore
You can easily imagine what a father such a man could be and how he would bring up his children.
Potete facilmente immaginare che tipo di padre potesse essere un uomo simile e come avrebbe allevato i suoi figli.
His behavior as a father was exactly what might be expected.
Il suo comportamento da padre era esattamente quello che ci si poteva aspettare.
He completely abandoned the child of his marriage with Adelaïda Ivanovna, not from malice, nor because of his matrimonial grievances, but simply because he forgot him.
Abbandonò completamente il figlio nato dal suo matrimonio con Adelaïda Ivanovna, non per cattiveria, né a causa dei suoi rancori matrimoniali, ma semplicemente perché se ne dimenticò.
While he was wearying every one with his tears and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory, took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Mentre annoiava tutti con le sue lacrime e le sue lamentele, e trasformava la sua casa in una sentina di dissolutezza, un fedele servitore della famiglia, Grigory, prese in cura il piccolo Mitya di tre anni.
If he hadn't looked after him there would have been no one even to change the baby's little shirt.
Se non si fosse occupato di lui, non ci sarebbe stato nessuno nemmeno a cambiargli la camicina.
It happened moreover that the child's relations on his mother's side forgot him too at first.
Accadde inoltre che anche i parenti del bambino dal lato materno se ne dimenticarono dapprima.
His grandfather was no longer living, his widow, Mitya's grandmother, had moved to Moscow, and was seriously ill, while his daughters were married, so that Mitya remained for almost a whole year in old Grigory's charge and lived with him in the servant's cottage.
Il nonno non era più in vita, sua moglie, la nonna di Mitya, si era trasferita a Mosca ed era gravemente malata, mentre le sue figlie erano sposate, cosicché Mitya rimase per quasi un anno intero alle cure del vecchio Grigory e visse con lui nella casetta della servitù.
But if his father had remembered him (he could not, indeed, have been altogether unaware of his existence) he would have sent him back to the cottage, as the child would only have been in the way of his debaucheries.
Ma se suo padre si fosse ricordato di lui (non poteva, in effetti, essere del tutto ignaro della sua esistenza) lo avrebbe rimandato alla casetta, poiché il bambino non avrebbe fatto altro che intralciare le sue dissolutezze.
But a cousin of Mitya's mother, Pyotr Alexandrovitch Miüsov, happened to return from Paris.
Ma un cugino della madre di Mitya, Pyotr Alexandrovitch Miüsov, si trovò a tornare da Parigi.
Vocabulary
- Si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or each other
- sbarazza
- Gets rid of, frees oneself from something
- del
- Contraction of di and il meaning of the
- figlio
- Son or child of a parent
- maggiore
- Older, greater, or eldest among siblings
- Potete
- You can, second person plural of potere
- facilmente
- Easily, without difficulty or effort
- immaginare
- To imagine or picture something in the mind
- che
- That, which, or who; common conjunction and pronoun
- tipo
- Type, kind, or sort of person or thing
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- padre
- Father, male parent of a child
- potesse
- Could, subjunctive imperfect of potere
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
- un
- A, an; indefinite article masculine singular
- uomo
- Man, adult male human being
- simile
- Similar, like, or such as described
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Italian
- come
- How, as, or like; common Italian conjunction
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional of avere third person
- allevato
- Raised, brought up a child or animal
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- suoi
- His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- figli
- Children or sons; plural of figlio
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- suo
- His, her, its; singular possessive adjective
- comportamento
- Behavior, conduct, or manner of acting
- da
- From, by, as; versatile Italian preposition
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- esattamente
- Exactly, precisely, just as expected
- quello
- That, that one; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- ci
- There, us, ourselves; common Italian particle
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- poteva
- Could; third person singular imperfect of potere
- aspettare
- To wait or to expect something to happen
- Abbandonò
- Abandoned, left behind completely without care
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, without any remainder
- nato
- Born; past participle of nascere
- dal
- From the; contraction of da and il
- matrimonio
- Marriage, wedding union between two people
- con
- With; common Italian preposition
- non
- Not; basic Italian negation adverb
- per
- For, by, through; common Italian preposition
- cattiveria
- Malice, wickedness, or mean-spirited behavior
- né
- Nor, neither; negative coordinating conjunction
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- causa
- Cause, reason, or motive behind an action
- dei
- Of the; contraction of di and i plural
- rancori
- Grudges, resentments held after conflict or dispute
- matrimoniali
- Marital, relating to marriage or married life
- ma
- But; basic Italian adversative conjunction
- semplicemente
- Simply, plainly, without complication or elaboration
- perché
- Because, why; causal conjunction or question word
- se
- If, oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive
- ne
- Of it, from there; common Italian pronoun particle
- dimenticò
- Forgot; third person singular past of dimenticare
- Mentre
- While, whereas; temporal or contrastive conjunction
- annoiava
- Was boring or annoying; imperfect of annoiare
- tutti
- Everyone, all; plural pronoun or adjective
- le
- The, her; feminine plural article or pronoun
- sue
- His, her; feminine plural possessive adjective
- lacrime
- Tears shed from crying or strong emotion
- lamentele
- Complaints, grievances, or continual expressions of discontent
- trasformava
- Was transforming; imperfect of trasformare
- la
- The, her; feminine singular article or pronoun
- casa
- House, home, dwelling place
- in
- In, into; common Italian preposition of place
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- dissolutezza
- Debauchery, dissolute behavior, moral corruption and excess
- fedele
- Faithful, loyal, devoted to someone or something
- servitore
- Servant, male domestic servant of a household
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la feminine
- famiglia
- Family, household unit of related people
- prese
- Took; third person singular past of prendere
- cura
- Care, attention given to someone needing help
- piccolo
- Small, little; adjective for size or age
- tre
- Three; the number three in Italian
- anni
- Years; plural of anno, unit of time
- fosse
- Were, was; subjunctive imperfect of essere
- occupato
- Busy, occupied; past participle of occupare
- lui
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- sarebbe
- Would be; conditional of essere third person
- stato
- Been; past participle of essere
- nessuno
- Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
- nemmeno
- Not even; strong negative adverb or conjunction
- cambiargli
- To change for him; infinitive plus indirect pronoun
- Accadde
- It happened; third person singular past of accadere
- inoltre
- Moreover, furthermore; additive linking adverb
- anche
- Also, too, even; common Italian additive adverb
- parenti
- Relatives, family members related by blood or marriage
- bambino
- Child, small boy; young male human being
- lato
- Side; lateral direction or familial line
- materno
- Maternal, relating to the mother's side
- dimenticarono
- They forgot; third person plural past of dimenticare
- dapprima
- At first, initially, in the beginning
- nonno
- Grandfather; father's or mother's father
- più
- More, most, no longer; common Italian adverb
- vita
- Life; living existence of a person or being
- moglie
- Wife; female spouse in a marriage
- nonna
- Grandmother; mother's or father's mother
- trasferita
- Transferred, moved; past participle of trasferire feminine
- ed
- And; variant of e used before vowels
- gravemente
- Seriously, gravely, severely ill or injured
- malata
- Sick, ill; feminine adjective describing poor health
- figlie
- Daughters; plural of figlia, female children
- erano
- Were; third person plural imperfect of essere
- sposate
- Married; past participle plural feminine of sposare
- cosicché
- So that, therefore; consecutive conjunction in Italian
- rimase
- Remained, stayed; third person singular past of rimanere
- quasi
- Almost, nearly; Italian adverb of approximation
- anno
- Year; single unit of twelve months
- intero
- Entire, whole, complete; adjective of totality
- alle
- To the, at the; contraction of a and le
- cure
- Care, treatment; plural of cura
- vecchio
- Old man, old; adjective or noun for age
- visse
- Lived; third person singular past of vivere
- nella
- In the; contraction of in and la feminine
- casetta
- Small house; affectionate diminutive of casa
- servitù
- Servants' quarters or domestic servitude collectively
- Ma
- But; adversative conjunction contrasting previous statement
- ricordato
- Remembered; past participle of ricordare
- effetti
- Effects; in effetti means in fact or indeed
- tutto
- Everything, all; singular pronoun or adjective
- ignaro
- Unaware, ignorant of a situation or fact
- esistenza
- Existence; the state of existing or living
- lo
- Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- rimandato
- Sent back, returned; past participle of rimandare
- alla
- To the; contraction of a and la feminine
- poiché
- Since, because; causal conjunction explaining a reason
- fatto
- Done, made; past participle of fare
- altro
- Other, else, another; common Italian adjective
- intralciare
- To hinder, obstruct, get in the way
- cugino
- Cousin; relative who is a child of an uncle or aunt
- madre
- Mother; female parent of a child
- trovò
- Found, happened; third person singular past of trovare
- tornare
- To return, go back to a place or state
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