The Prince — Page 7

Vocabulary

Eppure

ep-PU-re — Yet, nevertheless; used to introduce a contrast.

ne

ne — Of it, of them; partitive or pronominal particle.

Il Principe

il PRIN-chi-pe — The Prince; Machiavelli's famous political treatise.

duca

DU-ka — Duke; a high-ranking nobleman or ruler.

viene

VYEN-e — Comes; third person singular of venire.

fatto

FAT-to — Fact; also past participle of fare, done.

citato

chi-TA-to — Cited, mentioned; past participle of citare.

esempio

e-ZEM-pyo — Example; a case used to illustrate a point.

uomo

WO-mo — Man; an adult male human being.

eleva

e-LE-va — Rises, elevates; third person singular of elevarsi.

fortuna

for-TU-na — Fortune, luck; chance or favorable circumstances.

altrui

al-TRU-i — Of others, someone else's; possessive pronoun.

essa

ES-sa — It, she; third person feminine singular pronoun.

cade

KA-de — Falls; third person singular of cadere.

intraprende

in-tra-PREN-de — Undertakes; begins or embarks on an endeavor.

ogni

ON-yi — Every, each; adjective indicating totality.

strada

STRA-da — Road, street, path; a way or route.

ci

chi — There, us; locative and reflexive pronoun particle.

potrebbe

po-TREB-be — Could, might; conditional of potere.

aspettare

as-pet-TA-re — To wait, to expect; anticipate or await something.

prudente

pru-DEN-te — Prudent, cautious; acting with careful forethought.

tranne

TRAN-ne — Except, apart from; exclusionary preposition.

quella

KWEL-la — That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

salverebbe

sal-ve-REB-be — Would save; conditional of salvare.

preparato

pre-pa-RA-to — Prepared, ready; past participle of preparare.

evenienza

e-ve-NYEN-tsa — Eventuality, contingency; a possible future occurrence.

verifica

ve-RI-fi-ka — Occurs, verifies; also noun meaning verification or check.

quando

KWAN-do — When; temporal conjunction or adverb.

tutte

TUT-te — All; feminine plural of tutto.

sue

SU-e — His, her; feminine plural possessive adjective.

capacità

ka-pa-chi-TA — Abilities, capabilities; skills or aptitudes one possesses.

bastano

BAS-ta-no — Suffice, are enough; third plural of bastare.

portarlo

por-TAR-lo — To bring him; infinitive with attached pronoun.

in salvo

in SAL-vo — To safety; expression meaning out of danger.

esclama

es-KLA-ma — Exclaims; third person singular of esclamare.

fu

fu — Was; third person singular past absolute of essere.

colpa

KOL-pa — Fault, blame, guilt; responsibility for wrongdoing.

bensì

ben-SI — But rather, on the contrary; strong adversative conjunction.

fatalità

fa-ta-li-TA — Fatality, fate; an inevitable or destined occurrence.

straordinaria

stra-or-di-NA-rya — Extraordinary; beyond ordinary or expected circumstances.

imprevedibile

im-pre-ve-DI-bi-le — Unforeseeable, unpredictable; impossible to anticipate beforehand.

morte

MOR-te — Death; the end of life.

inviato

in-VYA-to — Sent, envoy; past participle of inviare.

seguire

se-GWI-re — To follow, to attend; to observe or track events.

elezione

e-le-TSYO-ne — Election; formal selection of a person for office.

successore

sut-ches-SO-re — Successor; person who follows another in a position.

là

là — There; adverb indicating a place away from speaker.

vide

VI-de — Saw; third person singular past absolute of vedere.

ingannato

in-gan-NA-to — Deceived, tricked; past participle of ingannare.

fino ad

FI-no ad — Up to, as far as; indicating extent or limit.

accettare

at-chet-TA-re — To accept; to agree to or receive something willingly.

scelta

SHEL-ta — Choice, selection; a decision made between alternatives.

Collegio

kol-LE-jo — College; referring here to the College of Cardinals.

cadesse

ka-DES-se — Would fall; imperfect subjunctive of cadere.

cardinali

kar-di-NA-li — Cardinals; senior clergy who elect the pope.

più

pyù — More, most; adverb of quantity or degree.

motivo

mo-TI-vo — Reason, motive; a cause or justification for action.

temere

te-ME-re — To fear; to be afraid of something or someone.

commentando

kom-men-TAN-do — Commenting; present participle of commentare.

questa

KWES-ta — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.

afferma

af-FER-ma — Affirms, states; third person singular of affermare.

chi

ki — Who, whoever; relative or interrogative pronoun.

pensa

PEN-sa — Thinks, believes; third person singular of pensare.

nuovi

NWO-vi — New; masculine plural adjective.

favori

fa-VO-ri — Favors; acts of kindness or preferential treatment.

possano

POS-sa-no — Can, may; third plural present subjunctive of potere.

indurre

in-DUR-re — To induce, to lead; to cause someone to do something.

grandi

GRAN-di — Great, powerful; adjective indicating size or importance.

personaggi

per-so-NAD-ji — Figures, characters; notable or important persons.

dimenticare

di-men-ti-KA-re — To forget; to fail to remember something.

vecchie

VEK-kye — Old; feminine plural adjective for age or antiquity.

offese

of-FE-ze — Offenses, wrongs; injuries or insults previously suffered.

inganna

in-GAN-na — Deceives, is mistaken; third singular of ingannare.

diede

DYE-de — Gave; third person singular past absolute of dare.

pace

PA-che — Peace; absence of conflict or state of calm.

finché

fin-KE — Until, as long as; temporal conjunction.

ebbe

EB-be — Had; third person singular past absolute of avere.

rovinato

ro-vi-NA-to — Ruined, destroyed; past participle of rovinare.

presso

PRES-so — Near, with; preposition indicating proximity or association.

venne

VEN-ne — Came; third person singular past absolute of venire.

quel

kwel — That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective.

pontefice

pon-TE-fi-che — Pontiff, pope; the head of the Catholic Church.

stava

STA-va — Was; imperfect of stare, indicating ongoing action.

avviando

av-VYA-n-do — Setting out, launching; present participle of avviarsi.

impresa

im-PRE-za — Enterprise, campaign; a bold undertaking or military venture.

contro

KON-tro — Against; preposition indicating opposition.

portò

por-TO — Brought, led; third person singular past absolute of portare.

felice

fe-LI-che — Happy, successful; indicating a positive outcome.

compimento

kom-pi-MEN-to — Completion, fulfillment; the accomplishment of a task.

fece

FE-che — Did, made; third person singular past absolute of fare.

molte

MOL-te — Many; feminine plural adjective of quantity.

altre

AL-tre — Other; feminine plural adjective indicating different ones.

avventure

av-ven-TU-re — Adventures, ventures; exciting or risky undertakings.

soprattutto

so-prat-TUT-to — Above all, especially; adverb emphasizing primary importance.

grazie al

GRA-tsye al — Thanks to; expression attributing credit or cause.

carattere

ka-RAT-te-re — Character, temperament; a person's nature or personality.

impetuoso

im-pe-TUO-so — Impetuous, bold; acting with forceful and sudden energy.

riferimento

ri-fe-ri-MEN-to — Reference; a point of allusion or connection to something.

Papa

PA-pa — Pope; head of the Roman Catholic Church.

moraleggia

mo-ra-LED-ja — Moralizes; draws a moral lesson from an event.

somiglianza

so-mi-LYAN-tsa — Resemblance, similarity; a likeness between two things.

Fortuna

for-TU-na — Fortune; personified luck or fate in classical thought.

donne

DON-ne — Women; feminine plural noun.

conclude

kon-KLU-de — Concludes; third person singular of concludere.

audace

au-DA-che — Bold, audacious; daring and courageous in action.

piuttosto

pyut-TOS-to — Rather, quite; adverb indicating preference or degree.

quello

KWEL-lo — That; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.

cauto

KAU-to — Cautious, careful; acting with prudence and restraint.

conquistarle

kon-kwis-TAR-le — To conquer them; infinitive with feminine plural pronoun.

tenerle

te-NER-le — To keep them; infinitive with feminine plural pronoun.

entrambe

en-TRAM-be — Both; feminine form referring to two things together.