The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 4

Vocabulary

Tribunale

Court of law, legal tribunal

Divorzio

Legal dissolution of a marriage

stato

Past participle of essere; also means state

appositamente

Specifically, purposely, for a particular reason

inventato

Past participle of inventare: invented, created

persone

People, individuals, persons

cui

Relative pronoun meaning whose, of which

memoria

Memory, the ability to remember things

così

Adverb meaning so, in this way, thus

curiosamente

Curiously, in a strange or odd manner

costituita

Constituted, formed, made up of something

serve

Third person singular of servire: to be needed

speculare

To speculate, to theorize or reflect upon something

quell'

Contracted demonstrative adjective: that (before vowel)

argomento

Topic, subject, argument under discussion

divorzi

Plural of divorzio: divorces

fatti

Past participle plural of fare: made, done

Paradiso

Paradise, heaven, a place of perfect bliss

allunga

Third person singular of allungare: to stretch out

mano

Hand, the part of the body below the wrist

prendere

To take, to grab, to pick up something

panino

Small bread roll or sandwich

interviene

Third person singular of intervenire: to intervene

immediatamente

Immediately, right away, without any delay

favore

Favor; per favore means please

toccare

To touch, to make physical contact with something

panini

Plural of panino: bread rolls or sandwiches

cetriolo

Cucumber, a green cylindrical vegetable

ordinati

Ordered, requested; also means tidy, organized

Zia

Aunt, a parent's sister

Ne

Partitive pronoun meaning of it, of them, some

prende

Third person singular of prendere: takes, grabs

mangia

Third person singular of mangiare: eats

Beh

Interjection meaning well, expressing mild surprise

li

Masculine plural direct object pronoun: them

stai

Second person singular of stare: you are (doing)

mangiando

Gerund of mangiare: eating

tutto

All, entire, everything

questo

Demonstrative adjective or pronoun: this

tempo

Time, period, also weather

Questa

Feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective: this

questione

Question, matter, issue under consideration

diversa

Different, other, distinct from something else

Lei

She; also formal you (polite form)

zia

Aunt, a parent's sister

piatto

Plate, dish; also means flat

sotto

Preposition meaning under, below, beneath

Prendi

Second person singular imperative of prendere: take!

po'

Short for poco: a little, a bit of something

pane

Bread, a staple baked food

burro

Butter, a dairy spread for bread

appassionata

Passionate, deeply enthusiastic or emotionally engaged

Avanzando

Gerund of avanzare: advancing, moving forward

verso

Preposition meaning toward, in the direction of

tavolo

Table, a piece of furniture with a flat surface

servendosi

Helping oneself, serving oneself from available food

anche

Adverb meaning also, too, as well

ottimo

Excellent, very good, of the highest quality

caro

Dear, beloved; also expensive

amico

Friend, a person one has a bond with

devi

Second person singular of dovere: you must, have to

mangiare

To eat, to consume food

come

As, like, how; conjunction of manner

se

Conjunction meaning if, as if

volessi

Second person singular imperfect subjunctive of volere: wanted

mangiarlo

To eat it; infinitive with attached object pronoun

comporti

Second person singular of comportarsi: you behave

fossi

Imperfect subjunctive of essere: were (hypothetical)

già

Already, previously, before a given moment

sposato

Married, past participle of sposare

ancora

Still, yet, again; not yet when negated

credo

First person singular of credere: I believe, think

sarai

Second person singular future of essere: you will be

mai

Ever, never (with negation); at any time

Perché

Why; also because depending on context

dici

Second person singular of dire: you say

primo

First, ordinal number indicating first place

luogo

Place, location; in primo luogo means firstly

ragazze

Girls, young women

sposano

Third person plural of sposare: they marry

uomini

Men, adult males, plural of uomo

flirtano

Third person plural of flirtare: they flirt

ritengono

Third person plural of ritenere: they consider, believe

giusto

Right, correct, fair, just

sciocchezza

Nonsense, foolishness, a silly thing said or done

grande

Great, large, big, important

verità

Truth, a fact or reality that is true

Spiega

Third person singular of spiegare: explains

straordinario

Extraordinary, remarkable, out of the ordinary

numero

Number, quantity, amount of something

scapoli

Bachelors, unmarried men

vedono

Third person plural of vedere: they see, are seen

dappertutto

Everywhere, in every place or location

secondo

Second; also according to, depending on context

do

First person singular of dare: I give

consenso

Consent, agreement, approval given to something

cugina

Female cousin, a relative through aunt or uncle

grado

Degree, level; di grado means by degree or willingly