The Great Gatsby — Page 1

Vocabulary

Grande

gran-de — Large, great, or impressive in size or importance

Indice

in-di-che — Table of contents or index of a book

Ancora

an-co-ra — Again, still, or yet; expressing repetition or continuity

volta

vol-ta — Time or instance; 'una volta' means 'once'

Indossa

in-dos-sa — To wear or put on clothing or accessories

allora

al-lo-ra — Then, at that time, or so; common discourse marker

cappello

cap-pel-lo — Hat or cap worn on the head

oro

o-ro — Gold, the precious metal or the color gold

se

se — Conjunction meaning 'if'; introduces conditional clauses

questo

ques-to — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective

commuoverà

com-muo-ve-rà — Will move or touch emotionally; future tense of commuovere

puoi

puo-i — You can; second person singular of potere (to be able)

saltare

sal-ta-re — To jump or leap; infinitive form of the verb

alto

al-to — High, tall, or loud; describes elevated position or height

salta

sal-ta — Jump! Imperative form of saltare; a command to leap

anche

an-che — Also, too, even; adds inclusion or emphasis

Finché

fin-ché — Until, as long as; introduces a temporal condition

esclami

es-cla-mi — You exclaim; subjunctive/present form of esclamare

Amante

a-man-te — Lover; person who loves or is in a romantic relationship

col

col — Contracted form of 'con il', meaning 'with the'

amante

a-man-te — Lover; person in a romantic or passionate relationship

dal

dal — Contracted form of 'da il', meaning 'from the'

salto

sal-to — Jump or leap; a sudden upward or forward movement

Devo

de-vo — I must, I have to; first person of dovere

averti

a-ver-ti — To have you; infinitive with clitic pronoun attached

Nei

nei — Contraction of 'in i', meaning 'in the' (masculine plural)

anni

an-ni — Years; plural of anno, referring to periods of time

più

piú — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

giovani

gio-va-ni — Young; plural adjective describing youth or young people

vulnerabili

vul-ne-ra-bi-li — Vulnerable; susceptible to harm, criticism, or emotional hurt

padre

pa-dre — Father; male parent or paternal figure

diede

die-de — Gave; third person singular past tense of dare

consiglio

con-si-ljo — Advice or counsel; a suggestion given to guide someone

continuato

con-ti-nu-a-to — Continued; past participle of continuare, to keep doing

rimuginare

ri-mu-gi-na-re — To ruminate or brood; to dwell on thoughts repeatedly

nella

nel-la — In the; contraction of 'in la' (feminine singular)

mente

men-te — Mind; the faculty of thought, memory, and reason

Ogni

o-gni — Every, each; used before singular nouns without article

viene

vie-ne — Comes; third person singular of venire, also used idiomatically

voglia

vo-lja — Desire, urge; 'voglia di' means a desire to do something

criticare

cri-ti-ca-re — To criticize; to judge or find fault with someone

qualcuno

qual-cu-no — Someone, somebody; an indefinite reference to a person

disse

dis-se — Said; third person singular past tense of dire

ricorda

ri-cor-da — Remember; imperative or third person of ricordare

solo

so-lo — Only, alone, just; limiting adverb or adjective

tutte

tut-te — All, every; feminine plural of tutto

persone

per-so-ne — People, persons; plural of persona

mondo

mon-do — World; the earth or global human society

avuto

a-vu-to — Had; past participle of avere, used in perfect tenses

vantaggi

van-tag-gi — Advantages, benefits; favorable circumstances or privileges

altro

al-tro — Other, else, another; refers to something additional or different

sempre

sem-pre — Always, ever; indicating constant or habitual action

insolitamente

in-so-li-ta-men-te — Unusually, uncommonly; in an atypical or remarkable manner

comunicativi

co-mu-ni-ca-ti-vi — Communicative; open to sharing thoughts and information with others

modo

mo-do — Way, manner, mode; how something is done

riservato

ri-ser-va-to — Reserved, private; restrained in expression or manner

capii

ca-pì-i — I understood; first person singular past tense of capire

intendeva

in-ten-de-va — He/she meant, intended; imperfect of intendere

dire

di-re — To say, to tell; basic verb of speech and communication

molto

mol-to — Very, much, a lot; common adverb of degree or quantity

così

co-sì — So, thus, like this; manner adverb indicating a way or degree

conseguenza

con-se-guen-za — Consequence, result; what follows from a cause or action

incline

in-cli-ne — Inclined, prone; tending toward a behavior or attitude

sospendere

sos-pen-de-re — To suspend, withhold; to delay or hold back judgment

ogni

o-gni — Every, each; used before singular nouns without article

giudizio

giu-di-zjo — Judgment, opinion; a reasoned evaluation or verdict

abitudine

a-bi-tu-di-ne — Habit, custom; a regular and repeated behavior or practice

aperto

a-per-to — Opened; past participle of aprire; also means 'open'

molte

mol-te — Many; feminine plural of molto, indicating large quantity

nature

na-tu-re — Natures, characters; plural of natura referring to personalities

curiose

cu-rio-se — Curious, inquisitive; eager to learn or know things

reso

re-so — Made, rendered; past participle of rendere

vittima

vit-ti-ma — Victim; person who suffers harm from others or circumstances

pochi

po-chi — Few, a few; small number of people or things

noiosi

noi-o-si — Boring, tedious; dull and uninteresting people or things

vecchia

vec-chia — Old; feminine adjective describing age or long duration

data

da-ta — Date; a point in time; also past participle of dare

anormale

a-nor-ma-le — Abnormal, unusual; deviating from what is considered normal

rapida

ra-pi-da — Quick, fast, rapid; moving or acting with great speed

rilevare

ri-le-va-re — To detect, notice, or point out; to identify something significant

aggrapparsi

ag-grap-par-si — To cling, grasp, hold on; to attach oneself tightly to something

questa

ques-ta — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun

qualità

qua-li-tà — Quality, trait; a characteristic or distinguishing property

quando

quan-do — When; temporal conjunction or adverb indicating time

appare

ap-pa-re — Appears; third person singular of apparire, to seem or show

persona

per-so-na — Person; an individual human being

normale

nor-ma-le — Normal, ordinary; conforming to a standard or expectation

accadde

ac-cad-de — Happened, occurred; third person singular past of accadere

college

col-lège — College or university; higher education institution

fui

fu-i — I was; first person singular past tense of essere

ingiustamente

in-gius-ta-men-te — Unjustly, unfairly; in a manner lacking justice or fairness

accusato

ac-cu-sa-to — Accused; past participle of accusare, charged with wrongdoing

fare

fa-re — To do, to make; fundamental Italian verb of action

politico

po-li-ti-co — Political; relating to politics or a politician

perché

per-ché — Because, why; causal conjunction or question word

ero

e-ro — I was; first person singular imperfect of essere

conoscenza

co-nos-cen-za — Knowledge, acquaintance; awareness or familiarity with something

dolori

do-lo-ri — Pains, sorrows; plural of dolore, physical or emotional suffering

segreti

se-gre-ti — Secrets; hidden or private information not shared openly

uomini

uo-mi-ni — Men; plural of uomo, adult male human beings

selvaggi

sel-vag-gi — Wild, savage; untamed or uncivilized people or things

sconosciuti

sco-nos-ciu-ti — Unknown, strangers; people or things not known or recognized