The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3
Thirdly, with respect to what passed at Mr Kendal's table, when the said Lismahago was so brutal in his reprehensions, I must inform you, my good Sir, that I was obliged to retire, not by fear arising from his minatory reproaches, which, as I said above, I value not of a rush; but from the sudden effect produced, by a barbel's row, which I had eaten at dinner, not knowing, that the said row is at certain seasons violently cathartic, as Galen observeth in his chapter Peri ichtos.
In terzo luogo, riguardo a ciò che accadde alla tavola del signor Kendal, quando il suddetto Lismahago fu così brutale nei suoi rimproveri, devo informarla, mio buon signore, che fui costretto a ritirarmi, non per paura derivante dalle sue minacciose riprensioni, alle quali, come ho detto sopra, non do alcun peso; bensì per l'improvviso effetto prodotto dalle uova di un barbo, che avevo mangiato a cena, ignorando che le suddette uova siano in certi periodi violentemente catartiche, come osserva Galeno nel suo capitolo Peri ichtos.
Vocabulary
- terzo
- TEHR-tsoh — Third; the ordinal number following second
- luogo
- LWOH-goh — Place, location; also used in expressions like 'in primo luogo'
- riguardo
- ree-GWAHR-doh — Regard, respect; used in 'riguardo a' meaning concerning
- ciò
- choh — That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned
- accadde
- ahk-KAHD-deh — It happened, it occurred; past tense of accadere
- tavola
- TAH-voh-lah — Table, especially a dining table
- signor
- see-NYOHR — Mister, sir; title of respect before a name
- quando
- KWAHN-doh — When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- suddetto
- sood-DEHT-toh — Aforementioned, above-mentioned; referring to someone named earlier
- fu
- foo — Was; third person singular past tense of essere
- così
- koh-ZEE — So, thus, in this way
- brutale
- broo-TAH-leh — Brutal, harsh, cruel in manner or behavior
- suoi
- SWOH-ee — His, her, its; masculine plural possessive adjective
- rimproveri
- reem-PROH-veh-ree — Reproaches, rebukes, scoldings directed at someone
- devo
- DEH-voh — I must, I have to; first person singular of dovere
- informarla
- een-fohr-MAHR-lah — To inform you (formal); to let you know something
- buon
- bwohn — Good; shortened form of buono before masculine nouns
- signore
- see-NYOH-reh — Gentleman, sir, lord; formal term of address
- fui
- foo-ee — I was; first person singular simple past of essere
- costretto
- koh-STREHT-toh — Forced, compelled, obliged to do something
- ritirarmi
- ree-tee-RAHR-mee — To withdraw myself, to retire from a place
- paura
- pah-OO-rah — Fear, fright; a feeling of being afraid
- derivante
- deh-ree-VAHN-teh — Deriving, stemming, arising from a source
- sue
- SOO-eh — His, her, its; feminine plural possessive adjective
- minacciose
- mee-nahch-CHOH-zeh — Threatening, menacing; describing a threatening tone or manner
- riprensioni
- ree-prehn-SYOH-nee — Reprimands, rebukes, strong verbal criticisms
- quali
- KWAH-lee — Which, who; relative pronoun used in formal contexts
- detto
- DEHT-toh — Said, stated; past participle of dire
- sopra
- SOH-prah — Above, over, on top; adverb or preposition of position
- do
- doh — I give; first person singular present of dare
- alcun
- ahl-KOON — Any, some; used in negative contexts meaning no
- peso
- PEH-zoh — Weight, importance; here meaning importance or significance
- bensì
- behn-SEE — But rather, but instead; stronger contrast than 'ma'
- improvviso
- eem-prohv-VEE-zoh — Sudden, unexpected; happening without warning
- effetto
- ehf-FEHT-toh — Effect, result; consequence of a cause
- prodotto
- proh-DOHT-toh — Produced, caused; past participle of produrre
- uova
- WOH-vah — Eggs; plural of uovo
- barbo
- BAHR-boh — Barbel; a type of freshwater fish
- avevo
- ah-VEH-voh — I had; first person singular imperfect of avere
- mangiato
- mahn-JAH-toh — Eaten; past participle of mangiare
- cena
- CHEH-nah — Dinner, supper; the evening meal
- ignorando
- ee-nyoh-RAHN-doh — Not knowing, ignoring; being unaware of something
- suddette
- sood-DEHT-teh — Aforementioned; feminine plural of suddetto
- siano
- SYAH-noh — Are; third person plural present subjunctive of essere
- certi
- CHEHR-tee — Certain, some; masculine plural adjective indicating specificity
- periodi
- peh-REE-oh-dee — Periods, times, phases; plural of periodo
- violentemente
- vyoh-lehn-teh-MEHN-teh — Violently, intensely; in a forceful or extreme manner
- catartiche
- kah-TAHR-tee-keh — Cathartic, purgative; causing strong digestive or emotional release
- osserva
- ohs-SEHR-vah — Observes, notes; third person singular present of osservare
- suo
- SOO-oh — His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- capitolo
- kah-PEE-toh-loh — Chapter; a section of a book or text
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