The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
Finally, if you and I should come to a right understanding, I do declare in verbo sacerdotis, that, in case of any such prosecution, I will take the whole upon my own shoulders, even quoad fine and imprisonment, though, I must confess, I should not care to undergo flagellation: Tam ad turpitudinem, quam ad amaritudinem poenoe spectans--
Infine, se lei ed io dovessimo giungere ad un giusto accordo, dichiaro in verbo sacerdotis che, in caso di qualsiasi tale procedimento giudiziario, mi addosserò l'intera responsabilità, anche quoad fine and imprisonment, sebbene devo confessare che non mi piacerebbe affatto sottopormi alla flagellazione: Tam ad turpitudinem, quam ad amaritudinem poenoe spectans--
Secondly, concerning the personal resentment of Mr Justice Lismahago, I may say, non flocci facio--
In secondo luogo, riguardo al risentimento personale del Signor Giudice Lismahago, posso dire, non flocci facio--
I would not willingly vilipend any Christian, if, peradventure, he deserveth that epithet: albeit, I am much surprised that more care is not taken to exclude from the commission all such vagrant foreigners as may be justly suspected of disaffection to our happy constitution, in church and state--
Non vorrei di buon grado vilipendere alcun cristiano, se, per avventura, merita tale epiteto: sebbene sia molto sorpreso che non si abbia maggior cura di escludere dalla commissione tutti quei forestieri vagabondi che possono essere giustamente sospettati di ostilità verso la nostra felice costituzione, in chiesa e nello stato--
God forbid that I should be so uncharitable, as to affirm, positively, that the said Lismahago is no better than a Jesuit in disguise; but this I will assert and maintain, totis viribus, that, from the day he qualified, he has never been once seen intra templi parietes, that is to say, within the parish church.
Dio non voglia che io sia così caritatevole da affermare, positivamente, che il suddetto Lismahago non sia altro che un Gesuita travestito; ma questo sosterrò e manterrò, totis viribus, che, dal giorno in cui si è qualificato, non è mai stato visto una sola volta intra templi parietes, vale a dire, all'interno della chiesa parrocchiale.
Vocabulary
- Infine
- in-FEE-neh — Finally, at last, in the end.
- se
- seh — If, conditional conjunction used in clauses.
- lei
- LEH-ee — She, or formal 'you' pronoun.
- ed
- ehd — And, variant of 'e' before vowels.
- io
- EE-oh — I, first-person singular subject pronoun.
- dovessimo
- doh-VEH-see-moh — We should, subjunctive of 'dovere'.
- giungere
- JOON-jeh-reh — To arrive, to reach a destination or agreement.
- ad
- ahd — To, at; variant of 'a' before vowels.
- un
- oon — A, an; indefinite masculine singular article.
- giusto
- JOOS-toh — Just, fair, correct, right.
- accordo
- ah-KOR-doh — Agreement, deal, accord between parties.
- dichiaro
- dee-KYAH-roh — I declare, I state officially.
- in
- een — In, inside, preposition indicating location or state.
- verbo
- VEHR-boh — Word; Latin phrase 'in verbo sacerdotis' means 'on a priest's word'.
- che
- keh — That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun.
- caso
- KAH-zoh — Case, instance, circumstance, event.
- di
- dee — Of, from; very common Italian preposition.
- qualsiasi
- kwahl-SYAH-zee — Any, whatever, whichever; indefinite adjective.
- tale
- TAH-leh — Such, such a, of that kind.
- procedimento
- proh-cheh-dee-MEHN-toh — Procedure, proceeding, legal process or action.
- giudiziario
- joo-dee-TSYAH-ryoh — Judicial, relating to courts or legal proceedings.
- mi
- mee — Me, myself; reflexive or object pronoun.
- addosserò
- ahd-dohs-seh-ROH — I will take on, assume full responsibility.
- l'
- l — The; elided definite article before vowel.
- intera
- een-TEH-rah — Entire, whole, complete, feminine adjective.
- responsabilità
- reh-spohn-sah-bee-lee-TAH — Responsibility, accountability, liability.
- anche
- AHN-keh — Also, too, even; additive conjunction.
- fine
- FEE-neh — End, purpose, aim; also fine or penalty.
- sebbene
- sehb-BEH-neh — Although, even though; concessive conjunction.
- devo
- DEH-voh — I must, I have to; first-person of 'dovere'.
- confessare
- kon-fehs-SAH-reh — To confess, to admit, to acknowledge.
- non
- nohn — Not; negation word in Italian sentences.
- piacerebbe
- pyah-cheh-REHB-beh — It would please; conditional of 'piacere'.
- affatto
- ahf-FAHT-toh — At all, not at all; used with negation.
- sottopormi
- soht-toh-POR-mee — To subject myself, to undergo something.
- alla
- AHL-lah — To the; feminine contraction of 'a' + 'la'.
- In
- een — In, inside; Italian preposition.
- secondo
- seh-KON-doh — Second, secondly; ordinal number or adverb.
- luogo
- LWOH-goh — Place, location; 'in secondo luogo' means secondly.
- riguardo
- ree-GWAHR-doh — Regard, concern, respect for something.
- al
- ahl — To the; masculine contraction of 'a' + 'il'.
- risentimento
- ree-sehn-tee-MEHN-toh — Resentment, bitterness, personal grievance.
- personale
- pehr-soh-NAH-leh — Personal, individual, relating to a person.
- del
- dehl — Of the; masculine contraction of 'di' + 'il'.
- Signor
- see-NYOR — Mister, Sir; title of respect for men.
- Giudice
- JOO-dee-cheh — Judge, magistrate; person presiding over court.
- posso
- POHS-soh — I can, I am able to; first-person 'potere'.
- dire
- DEE-reh — To say, to tell, to speak.
- Non
- nohn — Not; standard Italian negation.
- vorrei
- vor-REH-ee — I would like, I would want; conditional.
- buon
- bwohn — Good; masculine adjective before consonant.
- grado
- GRAH-doh — Willingness, degree; 'di buon grado' means willingly.
- alcun
- ahl-KOON — Any, some; indefinite adjective in negative context.
- cristiano
- kree-STYAH-noh — Christian; person belonging to Christian faith.
- per
- pehr — For, through, by; common Italian preposition.
- avventura
- ahv-ven-TOO-rah — Adventure, chance; 'per avventura' means by chance.
- merita
- meh-REE-tah — Deserves, merits; third-person of 'meritare'.
- sia
- SEE-ah — Is, may be; subjunctive of 'essere'.
- molto
- MOHL-toh — Very, much, a lot; common Italian adverb.
- sorpreso
- sor-PREH-zoh — Surprised, astonished; past participle of 'sorprendere'.
- si
- see — Oneself, reflexive pronoun; also impersonal 'one'.
- abbia
- AHB-byah — Has; subjunctive of 'avere', used in subordinate clauses.
- maggior
- mahj-JOR — Greater, more; comparative adjective, elided form.
- cura
- KOO-rah — Care, attention, diligence; 'avere cura' means to take care.
- escludere
- ehs-KLOO-deh-reh — To exclude, to leave out, to bar.
- dalla
- DAHL-lah — From the; feminine contraction of 'da' + 'la'.
- commissione
- kohm-mees-SYOH-neh — Commission, committee, board of members.
- tutti
- TOOT-tee — All, everyone; masculine plural of 'tutto'.
- quei
- KWEH-ee — Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective.
- forestieri
- foh-reh-STYEH-ree — Foreigners, strangers, outsiders from other places.
- possono
- POHS-soh-noh — They can, they are able; third-person plural 'potere'.
- essere
- EHS-seh-reh — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb.
- giustamente
- joos-tah-MEHN-teh — Rightly, justly, fairly, with good reason.
- sospettati
- sohs-peht-TAH-tee — Suspected, under suspicion; plural past participle.
- ostilità
- oh-stee-lee-TAH — Hostility, animosity, opposition toward something.
- verso
- VEHR-soh — Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction.
- la
- lah — The; feminine singular definite article.
- nostra
- NOHS-trah — Our; feminine possessive adjective.
- felice
- feh-LEE-cheh — Happy, fortunate, blessed, prosperous.
- costituzione
- koh-stee-too-TSYOH-neh — Constitution, fundamental law of a state.
- chiesa
- KYEH-zah — Church, religious building or institution.
- e
- eh — And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction.
- nello
- NEHL-loh — In the; masculine contraction of 'in' + 'lo'.
- stato
- STAH-toh — State, nation; also past participle of 'essere'.
- Dio
- DEE-oh — God; supreme deity in Christian belief.
- voglia
- VOH-lyah — Wish, desire; subjunctive of 'volere'; also craving.
- così
- koh-ZEE — So, thus, like this, in this way.
- caritatevole
- kah-ree-tah-TEH-voh-leh — Charitable, benevolent, generous toward others.
- da
- dah — From, by, since; common Italian preposition.
- affermare
- ahf-fehr-MAH-reh — To affirm, to assert, to state positively.
- positivamente
- poh-zee-tee-vah-MEHN-teh — Positively, definitely, with certainty.
- il
- eel — The; masculine singular definite article.
- altro
- AHL-troh — Other, another, else; common Italian adjective.
- ma
- mah — But; common Italian adversative conjunction.
- questo
- KWEH-stoh — This, this one; masculine demonstrative pronoun.
- sosterrò
- sohs-tehr-ROH — I will maintain, uphold, support; future tense.
- manterrò
- mahn-tehr-ROH — I will maintain, keep, hold to; future tense.
- dal
- dahl — From the; masculine contraction of 'da' + 'il'.
- giorno
- JOR-noh — Day; unit of time, one calendar day.
- cui
- KWEE — Which, whom; relative pronoun with preposition.
- è
- eh — Is; third-person singular present of 'essere'.
- qualificato
- kwah-lee-fee-KAH-toh — Qualified, titled, designated; past participle.
- mai
- MAH-ee — Never, ever; temporal adverb of negation.
- visto
- VEE-stoh — Seen; past participle of 'vedere'.
- una
- OO-nah — A, an; feminine indefinite singular article.
- sola
- SOH-lah — Alone, only, single; feminine adjective.
- volta
- VOHL-tah — Time, instance; 'una sola volta' means only once.
- vale
- VAH-leh — Farewell; Latin 'vale' means goodbye; Italian 'vale' means it is worth.
- a
- ah — To, at; very common Italian preposition.
- all'
- ahl — To the; elided contraction before vowel.
- interno
- een-TEHR-noh — Interior, inside, inner part of something.
- della
- DEHL-lah — Of the; feminine contraction of 'di' + 'la'.
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