The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 2

Vocabulary

centro

chen-tro — Center or middle of a space or area

stanza

stan-tsa — Room, an enclosed space inside a building

fissato

fis-sa-to — Fixed, fastened, or attached firmly to something

cavalletto

ka-val-let-to — Easel, a stand used to support a painting

verticale

ver-ti-ka-le — Vertical, oriented straight up and down

stava

sta-va — Was staying, standing, or remaining in place

ritratto

ri-trat-to — Portrait, a painted or drawn image of a person

figura

fi-gu-ra — Figure, the shape or form of a person

intera

in-te-ra — Entire or whole, not partial or incomplete

giovane

jo-va-ne — Young person or someone of a young age

straordinaria

stra-or-di-na-rja — Extraordinary, exceptional, or remarkably unusual

bellezza

bel-let-tsa — Beauty, the quality of being visually attractive

personale

per-so-na-le — Personal, or relating to one's physical appearance

davanti

da-van-ti — In front of, facing toward something or someone

distanza

dis-tan-tsa — Distance, the space between two points or objects

sedeva

se-de-va — Was sitting, past continuous form of 'sedersi'

artista

ar-tis-ta — Artist, a person who creates works of art

stesso

stes-so — Same, or himself/herself as an emphatic pronoun

improvvisa

im-prov-vi-za — Sudden or unexpected, happening without prior warning

scomparsa

skom-par-sa — Disappearance, the act of vanishing from sight

alcuni

al-ku-ni — Some or a few, an indefinite small quantity

anni

an-ni — Years, plural of 'anno', a unit of time

provocato

pro-vo-ka-to — Provoked or caused a reaction or strong feeling

epoca

e-po-ka — Era or time period, a particular historical moment

eccitazione

et-chi-ta-tsjo-ne — Excitement or agitation, a state of strong emotion

pubblica

pub-bli-ka — Public, relating to the community or general population

dato luogo

da-to lwo-go — Given rise to, caused something to come about

strane

stra-ne — Strange or odd, unusual and hard to explain

congetture

kon-jet-tu-re — Conjectures or speculations, guesses without full evidence

pittore

pit-to-re — Painter, an artist who creates paintings professionally

guardava

gwar-da-va — Was looking at or watching something attentively

forma

for-ma — Form or shape, the visible structure of something

aggraziata

ag-gra-tsja-ta — Graceful, moving or appearing in an elegant way

avvenente

av-ve-nen-te — Attractive or good-looking, pleasing to the eye

abilmente

a-bil-men-te — Skillfully, done with great ability and competence

rispecchiato

ris-pek-kja-to — Reflected or mirrored, faithfully representing something else

sorriso

sor-ri-zo — Smile, a facial expression showing pleasure or happiness

piacere

pja-che-re — Pleasure or enjoyment, a feeling of happiness

passò

pas-so — Passed, moved across or through something briefly

viso

vi-zo — Face, the front part of a person's head

sembrò

sem-bro — Seemed or appeared, gave a particular impression

attardare

at-tar-da-re — To linger or delay, to stay longer than expected

alzò

al-tso — Rose or stood up, moved from sitting to standing

scatto

skat-to — Sudden movement or snap, an abrupt physical action

chiudendo

kjw-den-do — Closing, in the act of shutting something

occhi

ok-ki — Eyes, the organs used for sight and vision

posò

po-zo — Placed or rested, set something gently down

dita

di-ta — Fingers, the digits of the human hand

palpebre

pal-pe-bre — Eyelids, the skin folds covering and protecting the eyes

cercasse

cher-kas-se — Was trying or seeking, imperfect subjunctive of 'cercare'

imprigionare

im-pri-jo-na-re — To imprison or trap, to confine within limits

mente

men-te — Mind, the seat of thought, memory, and imagination

sogno

son-jo — Dream, an experience during sleep or a fantasy

temeva

te-me-va — Was afraid or feared, felt worry about something

svegliare

zvel-ja-re — To wake up or awaken from sleep or dreaming

lavoro

la-vo-ro — Work or job, the product of effort or labor

migliore

mil-jo-re — Better or best, superior in quality or ability

abbia

ab-bja — Has or have, present subjunctive of 'avere'

languore

lan-gwo-re — Languor, a dreamy or pleasantly lazy state of being

assolutamente

as-so-lu-ta-men-te — Absolutely, completely or without any doubt

mandarlo

man-dar-lo — To send it, infinitive plus direct object pronoun

prossimo

pros-si-mo — Next or upcoming, the one immediately following in time

troppo

trop-po — Too much, excessively or beyond a desirable limit

grande

gran-de — Large or great, of considerable size or importance

volgare

vol-ga-re — Vulgar or common, lacking refinement or good taste

volta

vol-ta — Time or occasion, an instance of something occurring

riuscivo

rju-shi-vo — Was able to, managed to do something successfully

quadri

kwa-dri — Paintings or pictures, works of visual art on canvas

terribile

ter-ri-bi-le — Terrible or awful, extremely unpleasant or distressing

tanti

tan-ti — Many or so many, a large number of things

peggio

ped-jo — Worse, comparative form indicating a lower quality

davvero

dav-ve-ro — Really or truly, used to emphasize sincerity or surprise

unico

u-ni-ko — Unique or only, the sole example of something

posto

pos-to — Place or spot, a specific location or position

credo

kre-do — I believe or I think, expressing a personal opinion

manderò

man-de-ro — I will send, future tense of 'mandare'

nessuna

nes-su-na — None or no, indicating the absence of any thing

parte

par-te — Part or place, a section or location of something

rispose

ris-po-ze — Replied or answered, gave a verbal response to someone

gettando

jet-tan-do — Throwing or tossing, casting something in a direction

testa

tes-ta — Head, the uppermost part of the human body

indietro

in-dje-tro — Back or backwards, in a rearward direction

faceva

fa-che-va — Was making or doing, imperfect tense of 'fare'

ridere

ri-de-re — To laugh, to express amusement with sound

amici

a-mi-chi — Friends, people with whom one has a close bond