The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 3

English → It Chapter 1. Level 7/10

I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."

Lo confesso, mio caro amico, che vi sono molto obbligato."

He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.

Non aveva mai detto così tanto prima, e devo ammettere che le sue parole mi diedero un vivo piacere, poiché spesso ero stato punto dalla sua indifferenza alla mia ammirazione e ai tentativi che avevo fatto per dare pubblicità ai suoi metodi.

I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval.

Ero fiero, inoltre, di pensare che avevo padroneggiato il suo sistema al punto da applicarlo in un modo che guadagnò la sua approvazione.

He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes.

Prese ora il bastone dalle mie mani e lo esaminò per qualche minuto ad occhio nudo.

Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette, and carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.

Poi, con un'espressione di interesse, posò la sua sigaretta, e portando il bastone alla finestra, lo esaminò di nuovo con una lente convessa.

"Interesting, though elementary," said he as he returned to his favourite corner of the settee.

«Interessante, benché elementare,» disse lui mentre tornava nel suo angolo preferito del divano.

"There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick. It gives us the basis for several deductions."

«Vi sono certamente una o due indicazioni sul bastone. Ci fornisce la base per diverse deduzioni.»

"Has anything escaped me?" I asked with some self-importance.

«Mi è sfuggito qualcosa?» chiesi con una certa presunzione.

"I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?"

«Spero che non vi sia nulla di rilevante che io abbia trascurato?»

"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous.

«Temo, mio caro Watson, che la maggior parte delle vostre conclusioni fossero erronee.

When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth.

Quando ho detto che mi avete stimolato intendevo, ad essere franco, che notando i vostri errori venivo di tanto in tanto guidato verso la verità.

Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance.

Non che abbiate completamente torto in questo caso.

The man is certainly a country practitioner. And he walks a good deal."

L'uomo è certamente un medico di campagna. E cammina molto.»

"Then I was right.

«Allora avevo ragione.

Vocabulary

Lo: Him; it (direct object pronoun).
confesso: I confess; I admit.
mio: My; mine (possessive adjective).
caro: Dear; beloved; expensive.
amico: Friend (masculine noun).
che: That; which; who (relative pronoun).
vi: You; to you (pronoun, plural or formal).
sono: I am (first person singular of essere).
molto: Much; very; a lot.
obbligato: Obliged; obligated; indebted.
Non: Not (negation particle).
aveva: He/she/it had (imperfect of avere).
mai: Ever; never (temporal adverb).
detto: Said; told (past participle of dire).
così: So; thus; in this way.
tanto: So much; so many; as much.
prima: Before; previously; earlier.
devo: I must; I have to (dovere).
ammettere: To admit; to acknowledge; to accept.
le: The; her; them (feminine articles/pronouns).
sue: His; her; its (feminine plural possessive).
parole: Words (feminine plural noun).
mi: Me; to me (indirect/direct object pronoun).
un: A; an (indefinite article, masculine).
vivo: Alive; lively; vivid; intense.
piacere: Pleasure; joy; to please.
poiché: Since; because; as (conjunction).
spesso: Often; frequently; thick.
ero: I was (imperfect of essere).
stato: Been; state (past participle/noun).
punto: Point; dot; stung; pricked.
dalla: From the; by the (preposition+article).
sua: His; her; its (feminine singular possessive).
indifferenza: Indifference; lack of interest or concern.
alla: To the; at the (preposition+article).
mia: My (feminine singular possessive adjective).
ammirazione: Admiration; esteem; respect.
ai: To the; at the (preposition+article, plural).
tentativi: Attempts; tries (masculine plural noun).
avevo: I had (imperfect of avere).
fatto: Done; made (past participle/noun).
per: For; to; in order to.
dare: To give; to grant; to offer.
pubblicità: Publicity; advertising; public attention.
suoi: His; her; its (masculine plural possessive).
metodi: Methods; procedures (masculine plural noun).
Ero: I was (imperfect of essere).
fiero: Proud; fierce; haughty.
inoltre: Moreover; furthermore; besides.
di: Of; about; by (preposition).
pensare: To think; to believe; to consider.
padroneggiato: Mastered; controlled; dominated.
il: The (definite article, masculine singular).
suo: His; her; its (masculine singular possessive).
sistema: System; method; scheme.
al: To the; at the (preposition+article).
da: From; by; since (preposition).
applicarlo: To apply it (infinitive + pronoun).
in: In; into; within (preposition).
modo: Way; manner; mode.
guadagnò: He/she gained; earned (past tense of guadagnare).
approvazione: Approval; acceptance; endorsement.
Prese: He/she took; grasped (past tense of prendere).
ora: Now; at this moment; hour.
bastone: Stick; cane; club; rod.
dalle: From the; by the (preposition+article, plural).
mani: Hands (feminine plural noun).
esaminò: He/she examined (past tense of esaminare).
qualche: Some; a few; any (adjective).
minuto: Minute; small; tiny (adjective/noun).
ad: To; at (preposition, used before vowels).
occhio: Eye (masculine singular noun).
nudo: Naked; bare; nude; unclothed.
Poi: Then; afterwards; next.
con: With; accompanied by (preposition).
espressione: Expression; look; appearance; utterance.

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