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English → It DEAR MOLLY, Level 8/10

Heaving this importunity, I send, my love to you and Saul, being in good health, and hoping to hear the same from you;

Con questo disturbo, vi mando il mio affetto a voi e a Saul, essendo in buona salute, e sperando di sentire lo stesso da voi;

and that you and Saul will take my poor kitten to bed with you this cold weather.

e che voi e Saul prenderete il mio povero gattino a letto con voi con questo freddo.

We have been all in, a sad taking here at Glostar--Miss Liddy had like to have run away with a player-man, and young master and he would adone themselves a mischief;

Siamo stati tutti qui in grande agitazione a Gloucester -- la signorina Liddy era quasi scappata con un commediante, e il giovane padrone e lui stavano per farsi del male;

but the squire applied to the mare, and they were, bound over.

ma il signore si rivolse al magistrato, e furono messi sotto cauzione.

Mistress bid me not speak a word of the matter to any Christian soul--no more I shall;

La padrona mi ha detto di non dire una parola della faccenda ad anima viva -- e così farò;

for, we servints should see all and say nothing--

perché noi servi dovremmo vedere tutto e non dire niente --

But what was worse than all this, Chowder has had the misfortune to be worried by a butcher's dog, and came home in a terrible pickle--

Ma quel che fu peggio di tutto, Chowder ha avuto la sfortuna di essere azzannato dal cane di un macellaio, e tornò a casa in uno stato terribile --

Mistress was taken with the asterisks, but they soon went off.

La padrona fu presa dai convulsi, ma le passarono presto.

The doctor was sent for to Chowder, and he subscribed a repository which did him great service--thank God he's now in a fair way to do well--

Fu chiamato il dottore per Chowder, e lui prescrisse un rimedio che gli giovò assai -- grazie a Dio ora è sulla buona strada per guarire --

pray take care of my box and the pillyber and put them under your own bed;

vi prego di badare alla mia cassa e al guanciale e metteteli sotto il vostro letto;

for, I do suppose madam, Gwyllim will be a prying into my secrets, now my back is turned.

perché, suppongo, la signora Gwyllim andrà a ficcare il naso nei miei segreti, ora che non ci sono.

John Thomas is in good health, but sulky.

John Thomas è in buona salute, ma di cattivo umore.

The squire gave away an ould coat to a poor man; and John says as, how 'tis robbing him of his perquisites.

Il signore ha regalato un vecchio cappotto a un povero uomo; e John dice che è come rubargli i suoi privilegi.

Vocabulary

Con
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
questo
This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
disturbo
Disturbance, trouble, or inconvenience
vi
To you, you (plural indirect/direct object pronoun)
mando
I send; first person singular of mandare
il
The; masculine singular definite article
mio
My; masculine singular possessive adjective
affetto
Affection, fondness, or warm feeling toward someone
a
To, at; common preposition of direction or location
voi
You (plural); second person plural subject pronoun
e
And; basic coordinating conjunction
essendo
Being; gerund form of the verb essere
in
In, into; common preposition of location or state
buona
Good; feminine singular form of buono
salute
Health; also used as a toast meaning cheers
sperando
Hoping; gerund of sperare, expressing hopeful expectation
di
Of, from; very common Italian preposition
sentire
To hear, feel, or sense something
lo
Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
stesso
Same; adjective indicating identity or similarity
da
From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition
che
That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
prenderete
You will take; future tense of prendere, plural
povero
Poor, unfortunate; adjective expressing pity or lack
gattino
Kitten; diminutive form of gatto (cat)
letto
Bed; place for sleeping, or past participle of leggere
con
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
freddo
Cold; adjective or noun describing low temperature
Siamo
We are; first person plural of essere
stati
Been; past participle of essere, used in perfect tenses
tutti
All, everyone; plural form of tutto
qui
Here; adverb indicating current location
grande
Great, big, large; common Italian adjective
agitazione
Agitation, excitement, or anxious commotion
la
The; feminine singular definite article
signorina
Miss; title for an unmarried young woman
era
Was, were; imperfect tense of essere
quasi
Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation
scappata
Escaped, run away; past participle of scappare
un
A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
commediante
Actor, comedian; person performing in theatrical shows
giovane
Young; adjective describing youth or a young person
padrone
Master, owner, boss; person in charge or authority
lui
He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
stavano
They were; imperfect tense of stare, third plural
per
For, in order to; preposition of purpose or duration
farsi
To do to oneself; reflexive infinitive of fare
del
Of the, some; contraction of di and il
male
Harm, evil, pain; noun or adverb meaning badly
ma
But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
signore
Gentleman, sir, lord; respectful title for a man
si
Himself, herself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
rivolse
Turned to, addressed; past tense of rivolgere
al
To the; contraction of a and il
magistrato
Magistrate; public official with judicial authority
furono
They were; remote past tense of essere
messi
Put, placed; past participle of mettere, plural
sotto
Under, below; preposition or adverb of position
cauzione
Bail, bond; guarantee paid for legal release
La
The; feminine singular definite article
padrona
Mistress, landlady, owner; feminine form of padrone
mi
Me, to me; first person singular object pronoun
ha
Has; third person singular of avere
detto
Said, told; past participle of dire
non
Not; standard Italian negation word
dire
To say, to tell; common Italian verb
una
A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
parola
Word; unit of spoken or written language
della
Of the; contraction of di and la
faccenda
Matter, affair, business; something to deal with
ad
To, at; variant of a used before vowels
anima
Soul, spirit; also used in phrase anima viva (anyone)
viva
Living, alive; feminine adjective from vivere
così
So, thus, like this; common Italian adverb
farò
I will do; future tense first person of fare
perché
Because, why; causal conjunction or interrogative
noi
We, us; first person plural subject pronoun
servi
Servants; plural of servo, domestic workers
dovremmo
We should; conditional tense of dovere
vedere
To see; common Italian verb of perception
tutto
Everything, all; pronoun or adjective of totality
niente
Nothing; pronoun indicating absence of anything
Ma
But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
quel
That; masculine demonstrative adjective before consonant
fu
Was; remote past tense of essere, third singular
peggio
Worse, worst; comparative adverb or adjective
avuto
Had; past participle of avere
sfortuna
Bad luck, misfortune; unfortunate circumstance
essere
To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and linking verb
azzannato
Bitten, mauled; past participle of azzannare
dal
By the, from the; contraction of da and il
cane
Dog; common domestic animal
macellaio
Butcher; person who cuts and sells meat
tornò
Returned; remote past tense of tornare, third singular
casa
House, home; place where one lives
uno
A, one; masculine singular indefinite article or numeral
stato
State, condition; noun or past participle of essere
terribile
Terrible, dreadful; adjective describing something awful
presa
Seized, taken; past participle of prendere, feminine
dai
From the, by the; contraction of da and i
convulsi
Convulsions; involuntary muscle spasms or fits
le
The (feminine plural) or her (indirect object pronoun)
passarono
They passed; remote past of passare, third plural
presto
Soon, quickly; adverb of time or speed
Fu
Was; remote past tense of essere, third singular
chiamato
Called, summoned; past participle of chiamare
dottore
Doctor, physician; medical professional or academic title
prescrisse
Prescribed; remote past tense of prescrivere
rimedio
Remedy, cure; treatment or solution to a problem
gli
Him, to him; masculine singular indirect object pronoun
giovò
It helped, benefited; remote past of giovare
assai
Very much, greatly; adverb of high degree
grazie
Thank you, thanks; common expression of gratitude
Dio
God; supreme divine being in Christian tradition
ora
Now, at this moment; adverb of present time
è
Is; third person singular present tense of essere
sulla
On the; contraction of su and la
strada
Road, street, path; route for travel
guarire
To recover, heal; to regain health after illness
prego
Please, you're welcome; polite expression of request
badare
To watch over, take care of something or someone
alla
To the, at the; contraction of a and la
mia
My; feminine singular possessive adjective
cassa
Box, chest, cash register; container or fund
guanciale
Pillow; cushion used to support the head while sleeping
metteteli
Put them; imperative of mettere with object pronoun
vostro
Your (plural); possessive adjective for second person plural
suppongo
I suppose, assume; first person singular of supporre
signora
Mrs., ma'am; respectful title for a married woman
andrà
Will go; future tense of andare, third singular
ficcare
To poke, stick, thrust; to meddle or insert something
naso
Nose; facial organ of smell, or meddling metaphorically
nei
In the; contraction of in and i
miei
My; masculine plural possessive adjective
segreti
Secrets; things kept hidden from others
ci
There, us, ourselves; versatile pronoun or adverb
sono
I am, they are; present tense of essere
cattivo
Bad, wicked, naughty; adjective describing negative character
umore
Mood, humor; emotional state of a person
Il
The; masculine singular definite article
regalato
Given as a gift; past participle of regalare
vecchio
Old; adjective describing age or elderly person
cappotto
Overcoat; heavy outer garment worn in cold weather
uomo
Man; adult male human being
dice
Says, tells; third person singular of dire
come
How, like, as; adverb of manner or comparison
rubargli
To steal from him; infinitive of rubare with pronoun
i
The; masculine plural definite article
suoi
His, her, its; masculine plural possessive adjective
privilegi
Privileges; special rights or advantages granted to someone
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