The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 14
The two oarsmen bent to their work, and the little boat glided away as rapidly as possible in the midst of the thousand vessels which choke up the narrow way which leads between the two rows of ships from the mouth of the harbor to the Quai d'Orléans.
I due rematori si chinarono sul loro lavoro, e la piccola barca scivolò via il più rapidamente possibile in mezzo alle mille imbarcazioni che intasano il passaggio stretto che conduce tra le due file di navi dalla bocca del porto al Quai d'Orléans.
The shipowner, smiling, followed him with his eyes until he saw him spring out on the quay and disappear in the midst of the throng, which from five o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock at night, swarms in the famous street of La Canebière,—a street of which the modern Phocéens are so proud that they say with all the gravity in the world, and with that accent which gives so much character to what is said, "If Paris had La Canebière, Paris would be a second Marseilles."
L'armatore, sorridendo, lo seguì con gli occhi finché non lo vide balzare sul molo e sparire in mezzo alla folla, che dalle cinque del mattino fino alle nove di sera, brulica nella famosa strada della Canebière,—una strada della quale i moderni Focesi sono così orgogliosi da dire con tutta la serietà del mondo, e con quell'accento che dà tanto carattere a ciò che si dice, «Se Parigi avesse la Canebière, Parigi sarebbe una seconda Marsiglia».
On turning round the owner saw Danglars behind him, apparently awaiting orders, but in reality also watching the young sailor,—but there was a great difference in the expression of the two men who thus followed the movements of Edmond Dantès.
Girandosi, il padrone vide Danglars dietro di lui, apparentemente in attesa di ordini, ma in realtà anch'egli a osservare il giovane marinaio,—ma c'era una grande differenza nell'espressione dei due uomini che seguivano così i movimenti di Edmond Dantès.
Chapter 2.
Capitolo 2.
Vocabulary
- I
- Subject pronoun, third person plural: they
- due
- The number two
- rematori
- People who row boats; rowers
- si
- Reflexive pronoun: oneself, themselves
- chinarono
- They bent down or leaned over something
- sul
- Contraction of su and il: on the
- loro
- Their; belonging to them
- lavoro
- Work, labor, or a job
- e
- Conjunction meaning and
- la
- Feminine singular definite article: the
- piccola
- Feminine adjective meaning small or little
- barca
- A small boat or vessel
- scivolò
- It slipped or glided smoothly forward
- via
- Away; used to indicate movement away
- il
- Masculine singular definite article: the
- più
- More; used to form superlatives or comparisons
- rapidamente
- Adverb meaning quickly or rapidly
- possibile
- Adjective or adverb meaning possible or possibly
- in
- Preposition meaning in or into
- mezzo
- Middle or midst; in mezzo means among
- alle
- Contraction of a and le: to the, among the
- mille
- The number one thousand; many
- imbarcazioni
- Boats or watercraft of various kinds
- che
- Relative pronoun or conjunction: that, which, who
- intasano
- They clog, block, or congest a passage
- passaggio
- A passage, corridor, or channel through something
- stretto
- Narrow; also a strait or narrow waterway
- conduce
- It leads or conducts toward a destination
- tra
- Preposition meaning between or among
- le
- Feminine plural definite article: the
- file
- Rows or lines of objects or people
- di
- Preposition meaning of or from
- navi
- Ships or large vessels on water
- dalla
- Contraction of da and la: from the
- bocca
- Mouth; here the mouth or entrance of port
- del
- Contraction of di and il: of the
- porto
- A harbor or port for ships
- al
- Contraction of a and il: to the
- d'
- Elided form of di or de: of
- L'
- Elided definite article before a vowel: the
- armatore
- Shipowner; person who owns or operates ships
- sorridendo
- Smiling; present participle of sorridere
- lo
- Masculine singular direct object pronoun: him, it
- seguì
- He or she followed someone or something
- con
- Preposition meaning with
- gli
- Masculine plural definite article or indirect pronoun
- occhi
- Eyes; plural of occhio
- finché
- Conjunction meaning until or as long as
- non
- Negation particle: not
- vide
- He or she saw; past tense of vedere
- balzare
- To jump or leap suddenly onto something
- molo
- A pier or dock extending into water
- sparire
- To disappear or vanish from sight
- alla
- Contraction of a and la: to the, into the
- folla
- A crowd of people gathered together
- dalle
- Contraction of da and le: from the
- cinque
- The number five
- mattino
- Morning; the early part of the day
- fino
- Preposition meaning until or up to
- nove
- The number nine
- sera
- Evening; the later part of the day
- brulica
- It swarms or teems with activity or people
- nella
- Contraction of in and la: in the
- famosa
- Famous or well-known, feminine form
- strada
- A street or road in a city
- della
- Contraction of di and la: of the
- una
- Feminine indefinite article: a, an, one
- quale
- Relative pronoun or adjective: which, what
- moderni
- Modern; contemporary, plural masculine form
- sono
- Third person plural of essere: they are
- così
- Adverb meaning so or thus
- orgogliosi
- Proud; feeling pride about something, plural form
- da
- Preposition meaning from, by, since, or as
- dire
- To say or to tell someone something
- tutta
- All, entire; feminine singular form of tutto
- serietà
- Seriousness; the quality of being serious
- mondo
- The world; all of humanity or existence
- quell'
- Elided demonstrative adjective: that, before a vowel
- accento
- Accent; a distinctive manner of pronunciation
- dà
- Third person singular of dare: gives
- tanto
- So much; a great deal of something
- carattere
- Character; distinctive quality or personality trait
- a
- Preposition meaning to, at, or in
- ciò
- Pronoun meaning that which or what
- dice
- He, she, or it says; present tense
- Se
- Conjunction meaning if; introduces conditional clauses
- Parigi
- The Italian name for the city Paris
- avesse
- Subjunctive of avere: if it had
- sarebbe
- Conditional of essere: it would be
- seconda
- Second; ordinal number, feminine form
- Marsiglia
- The Italian name for the city Marseille
- Girandosi
- Turning around; reflexive gerund of girare
- padrone
- Owner, master, or employer of a business
- dietro
- Preposition or adverb meaning behind or after
- lui
- Personal pronoun: he or him
- apparentemente
- Adverb meaning apparently or seemingly
- attesa
- Waiting; expectation or the act of waiting
- ordini
- Orders or instructions given to someone
- ma
- Conjunction meaning but; introduces contrast
- realtà
- Reality; the actual state of things
- anch'
- Elided form of anche: also, too
- egli
- Formal subject pronoun: he
- osservare
- To observe or watch someone carefully
- giovane
- Young; a young person or adjective
- marinaio
- A sailor or seaman who works aboard ships
- c'
- Elided form of ci: there, as in c'era
- era
- Third person singular imperfect of essere: was
- grande
- Great, large, or important in size or degree
- differenza
- Difference; the quality of being unlike something
- nell'
- Contraction of in and l': in the
- espressione
- Expression; a look conveying feeling on face
- dei
- Contraction of di and i: of the (plural)
- uomini
- Men; plural of uomo
- seguivano
- They were following or tracking someone's movements
- movimenti
- Movements; physical motions of a person
- Capitolo
- Chapter; a numbered division of a book
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