The Brothers Karamazov — Page 4
Mitya did, in fact, pass into this cousin's keeping, but as the latter had no family of his own, and after securing the revenues of his estates was in haste to return at once to Paris, he left the boy in charge of one of his cousins, a lady living in Moscow.
Mitya passò, di fatto, sotto la custodia di questo cugino, ma poiché quest'ultimo non aveva famiglia propria, e dopo essersi assicurato i proventi delle sue proprietà aveva fretta di tornare subito a Parigi, lasciò il ragazzo alle cure di una delle sue cugine, una signora che viveva a Mosca.
It came to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he, too, forgot the child, especially when the Revolution of February broke out, making an impression on his mind that he remembered all the rest of his life.
Accadde che, stabilitosi definitivamente a Parigi, anche lui dimenticò il bambino, specialmente quando scoppiò la Rivoluzione di febbraio, che lasciò nella sua mente un'impressione che ricordò per tutto il resto della sua vita.
The Moscow lady died, and Mitya passed into the care of one of her married daughters.
La signora di Mosca morì, e Mitya passò alle cure di una delle sue figlie sposate.
I believe he changed his home a fourth time later on.
Credo che in seguito cambiasse casa una quarta volta.
I won't enlarge upon that now, as I shall have much to tell later of Fyodor Pavlovitch's firstborn, and must confine myself now to the most essential facts about him, without which I could not begin my story.
Non mi dilungherò su questo ora, poiché avrò molto da raccontare in seguito sul primogenito di Fyodor Pavlovitch, e devo limitarmi adesso ai fatti più essenziali che lo riguardano, senza i quali non potrei iniziare la mia storia.
In the first place, this Mitya, or rather Dmitri Fyodorovitch, was the only one of Fyodor Pavlovitch's three sons who grew up in the belief that he had property, and that he would be independent on coming of age.
In primo luogo, questo Mitya, o piuttosto Dmitri Fyodorovitch, era il solo dei tre figli di Fyodor Pavlovitch che fosse cresciuto nella convinzione di possedere dei beni, e che sarebbe diventato indipendente al raggiungimento della maggiore età.
He spent an irregular boyhood and youth.
Trascorse un'infanzia e una giovinezza irregolari.
He did not finish his studies at the gymnasium, he got into a military school, then went to the Caucasus, was promoted, fought a duel, and was degraded to the ranks, earned promotion again, led a wild life, and spent a good deal of money.
Non terminò gli studi al ginnasio, entrò in una scuola militare, poi andò nel Caucaso, fu promosso, combatté un duello, e fu degradato ai ranghi, guadagnò di nuovo una promozione, condusse una vita dissoluta e spese una gran quantità di denaro.
Vocabulary
- passò
- Passed; went (third person singular past tense).
- di
- Of; from (preposition indicating possession or origin).
- fatto
- Fact; deed; made (noun or past participle).
- sotto
- Under; beneath (preposition indicating position below).
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- custodia
- Custody; care; guardianship of a minor or property.
- questo
- This; that (demonstrative adjective or pronoun).
- cugino
- Cousin; male relative of the same generation.
- ma
- But; however (conjunction introducing contrast).
- poiché
- Since; because; as (causal conjunction).
- ultimo
- Last; final; most recent in sequence.
- non
- Not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives.
- aveva
- Had; third person singular imperfect of avere.
- famiglia
- Family; relatives; group of related individuals.
- propria
- Own; proper; belonging to oneself.
- dopo
- After; following in time or sequence.
- essersi
- To have oneself; reflexive infinitive of essere.
- assicurato
- Ensured; secured; made certain or safe.
- proventi
- Proceeds; revenues; income from property or investment.
- delle
- Of the; from the (feminine plural contraction).
- sue
- His; her; its (feminine plural possessive).
- proprietà
- Property; real estate; possessions owned.
- fretta
- Haste; hurry; rush; sense of urgency.
- tornare
- To return; to go back to a place.
- subito
- Immediately; at once; right away.
- Parigi
- Paris; capital city of France.
- lasciò
- Left; abandoned; third person singular past tense.
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- ragazzo
- Boy; young man; male child or teenager.
- alle
- To the; at the (feminine plural contraction).
- cure
- Cares; treatments; attentions given to someone.
- una
- A; one (feminine singular indefinite article).
- cugine
- Cousins; female relatives of same generation.
- signora
- Lady; woman; Mrs.; polite form of address.
- che
- That; which; who (relative pronoun).
- viveva
- Lived; dwelled; third person singular imperfect.
- Mosca
- Moscow; capital city of Russia.
- Accadde
- It happened; occurred; third person singular past.
- stabilitosi
- Settled; established oneself; past participle reflexive.
- definitivamente
- Definitely; permanently; in a final manner.
- anche
- Also; too; as well; in addition.
- lui
- He; him; masculine singular pronoun.
- dimenticò
- Forgot; third person singular past tense.
- bambino
- Child; boy; young male infant or toddler.
- specialmente
- Especially; particularly; in particular manner.
- quando
- When; at what time; temporal conjunction.
- scoppiò
- Broke out; erupted; third person singular past.
- Rivoluzione
- Revolution; violent upheaval of political system.
- febbraio
- February; second month of the year.
- nella
- In the; within the (feminine singular).
- sua
- His; her; its (feminine singular possessive).
- mente
- Mind; mental faculties; consciousness.
- un
- A; one (masculine singular indefinite article).
- impressione
- Impression; feeling; effect on mind or senses.
- ricordò
- Remembered; recalled; third person singular past.
- per
- For; in order to; preposition showing purpose.
- tutto
- All; whole; complete; every part.
- resto
- Remainder; rest; what is left over.
- della
- Of the; from the (feminine singular).
- vita
- Life; existence; period of being alive.
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- morì
- Died; third person singular past tense.
- figlie
- Daughters; female children of parents.
- sposate
- Married; wedded; past participle feminine plural.
- Credo
- I believe; I think; first person singular.
- in
- In; into; within (preposition indicating location).
- seguito
- Following; afterward; consequence; result.
- cambiasse
- Changed; third person singular past subjunctive.
- casa
- House; home; residence; building.
- quarta
- Fourth; ordinal number four.
- volta
- Time; turn; occasion; instance.
- Non
- Not; negation particle for verbs.
- mi
- Me; to me; myself (indirect object).
- su
- On; upon; above (preposition).
- ora
- Now; at the present time; hour.
- avrò
- Will have; first person singular future.
- molto
- Much; a lot; very; great quantity.
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