The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 4

Vocabulary

Sembra

It seems; used to express appearance or likelihood

che

That; conjunction connecting clauses or phrases

nell'

In the; contraction of 'in' and 'l''

intervallo

Interval; period of time between two events

tra

Between; preposition indicating position or time

pubblicazione

Publication; the act of publishing a work

Traduzione

Translation; a text converted from another language

avesse

Had; past subjunctive of 'avere', expressing hypothesis

cambiato

Changed; past participle of 'cambiare'

idea

Idea; a thought or opinion held in mind

poiché

Since; because; conjunction explaining a reason

nel

In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'

primo

First; ordinal number indicating the initial position

caso

Case; instance or situation under consideration

confronto

Comparison; act of examining similarities and differences

ventre

Belly; the abdomen or stomach area

pieno

Full; completely filled or satisfied

secondo

Second; ordinal number or preposition meaning 'according to'

uomo

Man; an adult male human being

rigira

Turns over; revolves or manipulates something around

forse

Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

grande

Great; large or important in degree or stature

poeta

Poet; a person who writes poetry

potrebbe

Could; conditional form of 'potere', expressing possibility

fare

To do; to make; common Italian infinitive verb

seguire

To follow; to track or pursue something or someone

opere

Works; artistic or literary productions

attraverso

Through; across; preposition indicating passage or means

stampa

Press; printing; the act of publishing printed material

avuto

Had; past participle of 'avere'

inestimabile

Invaluable; of immeasurable worth or importance

assistenza

Assistance; help or support provided to someone

Biblioteca

Library; a place housing a collection of books

Universitaria

University; relating to a university institution

entrambi

Both; referring to two people or things together

questi

These; plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective

amici

Friends; people with whom one has a bond

porgo

I extend; I offer; first-person singular of 'porgere'

miei

My; first-person plural possessive adjective

più

More; most; comparative or superlative particle

cordiali

Cordial; warm and friendly in manner

ringraziamenti

Thanks; expressions of gratitude toward someone

cura

Care; attention and diligence applied to a task

competenza

Competence; skill and ability in a specific area

loro

Their; them; third-person plural pronoun or adjective

dimostrate

Demonstrated; shown or proved through action

trovato

Found; past participle of 'trovare'

tempo

Time; the duration or period of an activity

lavoro

Work; a task or professional occupation

verifica

Verification; checking accuracy of information or data

correzione

Correction; fixing errors found in a text

tutte

All; every; feminine plural form of 'tutto'

citazioni

Citations; quoted passages from a text or source

riferimenti

References; mentions or allusions to other sources

Iliade

Iliad; Homer's ancient Greek epic poem about Troy

Odissea

Odyssey; Homer's epic poem about Odysseus's journey

ritengo

I believe; I consider; first-person of 'ritenere'

avrebbe

Would have; conditional of 'avere'

potuto

Been able; past participle of 'potere'

essere

To be; fundamental Italian infinitive verb

eseguito

Executed; carried out or performed a task

meglio

Better; best; comparative adverb of 'bene'

stato

Been; past participle of 'essere'

so

I know; first-person singular of 'sapere'

piacere

Pleasure; a feeling of happiness or enjoyment

sarebbe

Would be; conditional form of 'essere'

anche

Also; too; conjunction expressing addition

se

If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

sapere

To know; to be aware of facts or information

suo

His; her; its; third-person singular possessive adjective

era

Was; third-person singular imperfect of 'essere'

guidato

Guided; led or directed toward a goal

figlio

Son; a male child of a parent

vecchio

Old; elderly; an aged person or thing

amico

Friend; a person one knows well and trusts

mezzo

Half; middle; a means or medium

secolo

Century; a period of one hundred years

fa

Ago; used to indicate time in the past

compagno

Companion; a fellow member or associate

studi

Studies; courses of academic learning or research

Scuola

School; an institution for education and learning

Arte

Art; creative expression through visual or other media

dicembre

December; the twelfth and last month of year