The Prince — Page 14

Vocabulary

questo

kwesto — Demonstrative pronoun/adjective meaning 'this'

seguì

seguì — Past tense of 'seguire'; 'followed'

sacco

sakko — Sack or plunder; violent looting of a city

notizia

notitsya — News or piece of information received

quale

kwale — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'

partito

partito — Political party; also past participle of 'partire'

popolare

popolare — Adjective meaning 'popular' or 'of the people'

scosse

skosse — Past tense of 'scuotere'; 'shook' or 'stirred'

giogo

djogo — Yoke; figuratively, oppressive domination or control

furono

furono — Past tense of 'essere'; 'they were'

ancora

ankora — Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'again'

volta

volta — Time or occasion; 'una volta' means 'once'

banditi

banditi — Banished or exiled persons; outlaws driven away

assente

assente — Adjective meaning 'absent' or 'away from somewhere'

quel

kwel — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' before a consonant

momento

momento — Moment or specific point in time

affrettò

affrettò — Past tense of 'affrettarsi'; 'hurried' or 'hastened'

ritorno

ritorno — Return or coming back to a place

sperando

sperando — Gerund of 'sperare'; 'hoping' for something

ottenere

ottenere — Infinitive verb meaning 'to obtain' or 'to get'

precedente

pretcedente — Adjective meaning 'previous' or 'preceding something'

carica

karika — Official position, office, or public role held

segretario

segretaryo — Secretary; official administrative position in government

Libertà

Libertà — Liberty or freedom, a fundamental political value

Pace

Patche — Peace; absence of conflict or war

Purtroppo

Purtroppo — Adverb meaning 'unfortunately' expressing regret

ammalò

ammalò — Past tense of 'ammalarsi'; 'he fell ill'

poco

poko — Adverb or adjective meaning 'little' or 'a bit'

dopo

dopo — Preposition or adverb meaning 'after' or 'later'

giunto

djunto — Past participle of 'giungere'; 'arrived' or 'reached'

dove

dove — Adverb meaning 'where' indicating a location

morì

morì — Past tense of 'morire'; 'he died'

giugno

djunyo — June, the sixth month of the year

Nessuno

Nessuno — Pronoun meaning 'no one' or 'nobody'

dire

dire — Infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'

riposino

riposino — Subjunctive of 'riposare'; 'may rest' in peace

ossa

ossa — Bones; the skeletal remains of a person

moderna

moderna — Adjective meaning 'modern' or 'contemporary'

decretato

dekretato — Past participle of 'decretare'; 'decreed' or 'officially established'

solenne

solenne — Adjective meaning 'solemn' or 'formal and dignified'

cenotafio

tcenotafyo — Cenotaph; monument honoring someone buried elsewhere

accanto

akkanto — Adverb or preposition meaning 'beside' or 'next to'

figli

filyi — Sons or children of a parent

più

pyù — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most' in comparisons

illustri

illustri — Adjective meaning 'illustrious' or 'distinguished' individuals

riconoscendo

rikonoshendo — Gerund of 'riconoscere'; 'recognizing' or 'acknowledging something'

qualunque

kwalunkwe — Adjective meaning 'whatever' or 'any kind of'

cosa

koza — Noun meaning 'thing'; also used as 'what'

altre

altre — Adjective meaning 'other' in feminine plural form

nazioni

natsyoni — Nations or countries as political entities

abbiano

abbiano — Subjunctive of 'avere'; 'they may have'

trovato

trovato — Past participle of 'trovare'; 'found' or 'discovered'

opere

opere — Works; artistic or literary productions created by someone

vi

vi — Adverb or pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'

trovò

trovò — Past tense of 'trovare'; 'found' or 'discovered'

idea

idea — Idea or concept formulated in the mind

propria

proprya — Adjective meaning 'own' or 'one's own'

unità

unità — Unity or oneness, particularly national unification

germi

djermi — Germs or seeds; figuratively, early beginnings of something

rinascita

rinashita — Rebirth or renaissance; revival of culture or ideas

tra

tra — Preposition meaning 'among,' 'between,' or 'within'

Sebbene

Sebbene — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'

sia

sia — Subjunctive of 'essere'; 'may be' or 'is'

inutile

inutile — Adjective meaning 'useless' or 'pointless'

protestare

protestare — Infinitive meaning 'to protest' or 'object against something'

contro

kontro — Preposition meaning 'against' indicating opposition

significato

sinifikato — Meaning or significance of a word or event

universale

universale — Adjective meaning 'universal' applying to everyone everywhere

malvagio

malvadjo — Adjective meaning 'wicked,' 'evil,' or 'villainous'

nome

nome — Name given to a person, place, or thing

osservare

osservare — Infinitive meaning 'to observe' or 'to note something'

dura

dura — Adjective meaning 'hard,' 'harsh,' or 'severe'

interpretazione

interpretatsyone — Interpretation or explanation of a text or idea

dottrina

dottrina — Doctrine or set of beliefs and teachings

questa

kwesta — Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'

sinistra

sinistra — Left side; also adjective meaning 'sinister' or 'ominous'

reputazione

reputatsyone — Reputation; how someone is regarded by others

implica

implika — Third person singular of 'implicare'; 'implies' something

sconosciuta

skonoshuta — Adjective meaning 'unknown' or 'not known to others'

tempi

tempi — Times or periods in history; plural of 'tempo'

ricerche

richerkhe — Research or investigations into a particular subject

recenti

retshenti — Adjective meaning 'recent' referring to the near past

ci

tchi — Pronoun meaning 'us,' 'to us,' or 'there'

permesso

permesso — Past participle of 'permettere'; 'allowed' or 'permitted'

interpretarlo

interpretarlo — Infinitive with pronoun; 'to interpret him or it'

modo

modo — Way or manner in which something is done

ragionevole

radjonevole — Adjective meaning 'reasonable' or 'sensible'

grazie

gratsye — Thanks; also 'grazie a' meaning 'thanks to something'

queste

kweste — Feminine plural demonstrative adjective meaning 'these'

indagini

indadjini — Investigations or inquiries into a matter

figura

figura — Figure or image; also character or person portrayed

empio

empyo — Adjective meaning 'impious,' 'ungodly,' or 'wicked'

negromante

negromante — Necromancer; one who practices dark or black magic

tanto

tanto — Adjective or adverb meaning 'so much' or 'so long'

tempo

tempo — Time or period; also weather in everyday usage

ossessionato

ossessionato — Adjective meaning 'obsessed' or dominated by a fixation

visione

vizyona — Vision or mental image; a haunting imaginative sight

uomini

womini — Men or people; plural of 'uomo'

cominciato

komintchato — Past participle of 'cominciare'; 'begun' or 'started'

svanire

svanire — Infinitive meaning 'to vanish' or 'to fade away'