The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3
An officer of said regiment came to my shop, and, in the presence of my wife and journeyman, threatened to cut off my ears--
Un ufficiale di detto reggimento venne al mio negozio, e, in presenza di mia moglie e del mio garzone, minacciò di tagliarmi le orecchie--
As I exhibited marks of bodily fear more ways than one, to the conviction of the byestanders, I bound him over; my action lay, and I recovered.
Poiché mostrai segni di paura fisica in più di un modo, a convincimento dei presenti, lo citai in giudizio; la mia azione era fondata, e ottenni ragione.
As for flagellation, you have nothing to fear, and nothing to hope, on that head--
Quanto alla flagellazione, non avete nulla da temere, e nulla da sperare, su questo punto--
There has been but one printer flogged at the cart's tail these thirty years; that was Charles Watson; and he assured me it was no more than a flea-bite.
C'è stato un solo tipografo frustato al carro in questi trent'anni; era Charles Watson; e mi assicurò che non fu più di una puntura di pulce.
C-- S-- has been threatened several times by the House of L--; but it came to nothing.
C-- S-- è stato minacciato più volte dalla Camera di L--; ma non ne è venuto fuori nulla.
If an information should be moved for, and granted against you, as the editor of those Letters, I hope you will have honesty and wit enough to appear and take your trial--
Se dovesse essere presentata e concessa un'accusa contro di voi, in qualità di editore di quelle Lettere, spero che abbiate onestà e ingegno sufficienti per comparire e affrontare il processo--
If you should be sentenced to the pillory, your fortune is made--
Se doveste essere condannato alla gogna, la vostra fortuna è fatta--
As times go, that's a sure step to honour and preferment.
Come vanno i tempi, è un passo sicuro verso l'onore e l'avanzamento.
I shall think myself happy if I can lend you a lift; and am, very sincerely,
Mi riterrò felice se potrò darvi una mano; e sono, molto sinceramente,
Yours,
Vostro,
HENRY DAVIS. LONDON, Aug. 10th.
HENRY DAVIS. LONDRA, 10 agosto.
Please my kind service to your neighbour, my cousin Madoc--
Porgete i miei cordiali saluti al vostro vicino, mio cugino Madoc--
I have sent an Almanack and Court-kalendar, directed for him at Mr Sutton's, bookseller, in Gloucester, carriage paid, which he will please to accept as a small token of my regard.
Ho inviato un Almanacco e un Calendario di Corte, indirizzati a lui presso il Sig. Sutton, libraio, a Gloucester, porto pagato, che vorrà gradire come piccolo segno della mia stima.
Vocabulary
- Un
- A, an (indefinite article masculine singular)
- ufficiale
- Official, officer (military or administrative rank)
- di
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- detto
- Said, aforementioned (past participle of dire)
- reggimento
- Regiment (military unit of soldiers)
- venne
- Came (third person singular past tense of venire)
- al
- To the, at the (contraction of a + il)
- mio
- My (possessive adjective masculine singular)
- negozio
- Shop, store (retail business establishment)
- in
- In, at, on (preposition of location or time)
- presenza
- Presence (state of being present somewhere)
- moglie
- Wife (married woman, spouse)
- del
- Of the (contraction of di + il)
- minacciò
- Threatened (third person singular past tense of minacciare)
- tagliarmi
- To cut off for me (infinitive with reflexive pronoun)
- le
- The (feminine plural definite article or pronoun)
- orecchie
- Ears (plural of orecchio, body parts)
- Poiché
- Since, because (conjunction introducing cause or reason)
- mostrai
- I showed (first person singular past tense of mostrare)
- segni
- Signs (plural of segno, visible marks or indications)
- paura
- Fear (emotion of being afraid or worried)
- fisica
- Physical (relating to body or matter, not mental)
- più
- More (comparative quantity or degree)
- modo
- Way, manner (method or style of doing something)
- dei
- Of the (contraction of di + i, plural)
- presenti
- Present (people present in a place)
- lo
- Him, it (masculine singular direct object pronoun)
- citai
- I cited (first person singular past tense of citare)
- giudizio
- Judgment (legal decision or court proceedings)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- azione
- Action (legal suit or course of conduct)
- era
- Was (third person singular past tense of essere)
- fondata
- Founded, grounded (based on valid reasons)
- ottenni
- I obtained (first person singular past tense of ottenere)
- ragione
- Reason, justice (logic or what is right)
- Quanto
- How much, as for (interrogative or relative pronoun)
- alla
- To the (contraction of a + la, feminine)
- non
- Not (negation adverb)
- avete
- You have (second person plural present of avere)
- nulla
- Nothing (not anything, zero)
- da
- From, by (preposition of origin or agent)
- temere
- To fear (to be afraid of something)
- sperare
- To hope (to wish or expect something)
- su
- On, upon (preposition of location or position)
- questo
- This (demonstrative adjective masculine singular)
- punto
- Point (subject, topic, or dot)
- stato
- State, been (past participle of essere)
- solo
- Only, alone (single or exclusively)
- carro
- Cart (vehicle for transporting goods)
- trent
- Thirty (number 30)
- anni
- Years (plural of anno, period of time)
- mi
- Me (first person singular object pronoun)
- assicurò
- Assured (third person singular past tense of assicurare)
- che
- That (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- fu
- Was (third person singular past tense of essere)
- una
- A, an (indefinite article feminine singular)
- puntura
- Sting, prick (puncture wound from insect)
- pulce
- Flea (small parasitic jumping insect)
- minacciato
- Threatened (past participle of minacciare)
- volte
- Times (plural of volta, occasions or instances)
- dalla
- From the (contraction of da + la)
- Camera
- Chamber (legislative body or assembly)
- ma
- But (conjunction contrasting ideas)
- ne
- Of it, from it (partitive pronoun)
- venuto
- Come out (past participle of venire)
- fuori
- Out, outside (adverb of direction)
- Se
- If (conditional conjunction)
- dovesse
- Should (third person conditional of dovere)
- essere
- To be (fundamental verb of existence or state)
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