The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 11
You have managed my affairs so well that I ought to allow you all the time you require for your own.
Hai gestito i miei affari così bene che dovrei concederti tutto il tempo di cui hai bisogno per i tuoi.
Do you want any money?"
Hai bisogno di denaro?"
"No, sir; I have all my pay to take—nearly three months' wages."
"No, signore; ho tutto il mio stipendio da riscuotere—quasi tre mesi di paga."
"You are a careful fellow, Edmond."
"Sei un ragazzo prudente, Edmond."
"Say I have a poor father, sir."
"Diciamo che ho un padre povero, signore."
"Yes, yes, I know how good a son you are, so now hasten away to see your father.
"Sì, sì, so quanto sei un buon figlio, quindi ora affrettati ad andare a trovare tuo padre.
I have a son too, and I should be very wroth with those who detained him from me after a three months' voyage."
Anch'io ho un figlio, e sarei molto adirato con coloro che me lo trattenessero dopo un viaggio di tre mesi."
"Then I have your leave, sir?"
"Allora ho il suo permesso, signore?"
"Yes, if you have nothing more to say to me."
"Sì, se non hai altro da dirmi."
"Nothing."
"Niente."
"Captain Leclere did not, before he died, give you a letter for me?"
"Il capitano Leclere non ti ha dato, prima di morire, una lettera per me?"
"He was unable to write, sir.
"Non era in grado di scrivere, signore.
But that reminds me that I must ask your leave of absence for some days."
Ma questo mi ricorda che devo chiederle un congedo per qualche giorno."
"To get married?"
"Per sposarsi?"
"Yes, first, and then to go to Paris."
"Sì, prima, e poi per andare a Parigi."
"Very good; have what time you require, Dantès.
"Molto bene; prenditi tutto il tempo di cui hai bisogno, Dantès.
It will take quite six weeks to unload the cargo, and we cannot get you ready for sea until three months after that; only be back again in three months, for the _Pharaon_," added the owner, patting the young sailor on the back, "cannot sail without her captain."
Ci vorranno ben sei settimane per scaricare il cargo, e non potremo farti riprendere il mare fino a tre mesi dopo; sii di ritorno entro tre mesi, perché il _Pharaon_," aggiunse l'armatore, dando una pacca sulla spalla al giovane marinaio, "non può salpare senza il suo capitano."
"Without her captain!
"Senza il suo capitano!
Vocabulary
- Hai
- You have; second person singular of avere
- gestito
- Managed; past participle of gestire
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- miei
- My; masculine plural possessive adjective
- affari
- Affairs, business matters, dealings
- così
- So, thus, in this way
- bene
- Well; adverb indicating good quality or manner
- che
- That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
- dovrei
- I should; first person conditional of dovere
- concederti
- To grant you; infinitive with clitic pronoun
- tutto
- All, everything, the whole amount
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- tempo
- Time; also weather
- di
- Of, from; very common preposition
- cui
- Which, whom; relative pronoun used after prepositions
- hai
- You have; second person singular of avere
- bisogno
- Need; necessity, requirement
- per
- For, in order to; common preposition
- tuoi
- Your; masculine plural possessive adjective
- denaro
- Money; currency, funds
- No
- No; negative response
- signore
- Sir, mister; respectful form of address for a man
- ho
- I have; first person singular of avere
- mio
- My; masculine singular possessive adjective
- stipendio
- Salary, wages; regular payment for work
- da
- From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition
- riscuotere
- To collect, cash; receive payment or wages
- quasi
- Almost, nearly; close to but not quite
- tre
- Three; cardinal number
- mesi
- Months; plural of mese
- paga
- Pay, wages; remuneration for work done
- Sei
- You are; second person singular of essere
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- ragazzo
- Boy, young man, guy
- prudente
- Prudent, cautious, careful, wise
- Diciamo
- Let's say, we say; first person plural of dire
- padre
- Father; male parent
- povero
- Poor; lacking money or deserving pity
- Sì
- Yes; affirmative response
- so
- I know; first person singular of sapere
- quanto
- How much, how; quantity or degree
- sei
- You are; second person singular of essere
- buon
- Good; masculine singular adjective before a noun
- figlio
- Son, child; male offspring
- quindi
- Therefore, so, thus; logical connective
- ora
- Now; at the present moment
- affrettati
- Hurry up; imperative of affrettarsi
- ad
- To, at; preposition used before vowels
- andare
- To go; fundamental verb of movement
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- trovare
- To find, to visit someone
- tuo
- Your; masculine singular possessive adjective
- Anch'
- Also, too; short form of anche before vowel
- io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- sarei
- I would be; first person conditional of essere
- molto
- Very, much; adverb of degree
- adirato
- Angry, furious, irate
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- coloro
- Those people, those who; plural demonstrative pronoun
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- lo
- Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- trattenessero
- They might detain; imperfect subjunctive of trattenere
- dopo
- After, afterwards; temporal preposition
- viaggio
- Journey, trip, voyage
- Allora
- Then, so, well then; discourse marker
- suo
- His, her, your (formal); possessive adjective
- permesso
- Permission, leave; authorization to do something
- se
- If; conditional conjunction
- non
- Not; basic negation particle
- altro
- Other, else, another thing
- dirmi
- To tell me; infinitive with first person clitic
- Niente
- Nothing; absence of anything
- capitano
- Captain; commander of a ship or military unit
- ti
- You; second person singular object pronoun
- ha
- He/she has; third person singular of avere
- dato
- Given; past participle of dare
- prima
- Before, first; temporal adverb or adjective
- morire
- To die; to cease living
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- lettera
- Letter; written message or alphabet character
- Non
- Not; basic negation particle
- era
- He/she/it was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- in
- In, into; very common Italian preposition
- grado
- Able, capable; degree, rank
- scrivere
- To write; to produce written text
- Ma
- But; adversative conjunction
- questo
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- mi
- Me, myself; first person singular clitic pronoun
- ricorda
- Reminds; third person singular of ricordare
- devo
- I must, I have to; first person of dovere
- chiederle
- To ask you (formal); infinitive with formal clitic
- congedo
- Leave, furlough; time off from duty
- qualche
- Some, a few; indefinite adjective
- giorno
- Day; period of twenty-four hours
- Per
- For, in order to; common Italian preposition
- sposarsi
- To get married; reflexive infinitive of sposare
- poi
- Then, afterwards, later
- Parigi
- Paris; capital city of France
- Molto
- Very, much; adverb of degree or quantity
- prenditi
- Take for yourself; imperative reflexive of prendere
- Ci
- There, it; clitic pronoun or adverb
- vorranno
- They will need; future tense of volere
- ben
- Well, quite; short form of bene before adjective
- settimane
- Weeks; plural of settimana
- scaricare
- To unload, to discharge cargo from a ship
- cargo
- Cargo; goods carried by ship or vehicle
- potremo
- We will be able; future tense of potere
- farti
- To make you; infinitive fare with clitic ti
- riprendere
- To resume, take back, return to
- mare
- Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater
- fino
- Until, up to; preposition indicating limit
- sii
- Be; second person singular imperative of essere
- ritorno
- Return; coming or going back
- entro
- Within, by; preposition indicating deadline
- perché
- Because, why; cause or reason
- aggiunse
- Added, said furthermore; past historic of aggiungere
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- armatore
- Shipowner; person who owns a ship
- dando
- Giving; present participle of dare
- pacca
- Pat, slap; a friendly tap on the back
- sulla
- On the; contraction of su and la
- spalla
- Shoulder; part of the body
- al
- To the; contraction of a and il
- giovane
- Young; adjective or noun for a young person
- marinaio
- Sailor, seaman; person who works on a ship
- può
- Can, is able to; third person singular of potere
- salpare
- To set sail, to weigh anchor and depart
- senza
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- Senza
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
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