The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 3
The lightness and vivacity of the Spanish character, with its strain of Orientalism, its fertility of resource in meeting new conditions, its adaptability in dealing with the dwellers in warmer lands, all played their part in this as in the other conquests.
La leggerezza e la vivacità del carattere spagnolo, con la sua vena di orientalismo, la sua fertilità di risorse nell'affrontare nuove condizioni, la sua adattabilità nel trattare con gli abitanti di terre più calde, ebbero tutte la loro parte in questa come nelle altre conquiste.
Only on occasions when some stubborn resistance was met with, as in Manila and the surrounding country, where the most advanced of the native peoples dwelt and where some of the forms and beliefs of Islam had been established, was it necessary to resort to violence to destroy the native leaders and replace them with the missionary fathers.
Solo nelle occasioni in cui si incontrava una resistenza ostinata, come a Manila e nel territorio circostante, dove dimoravano i più progrediti tra i popoli indigeni e dove alcune delle forme e credenze dell'Islam si erano radicate, fu necessario ricorrere alla violenza per eliminare i capi indigeni e sostituirli con i padri missionari.
A few sallies by young Salcedo, the Cortez of the Philippine conquest, with a company of the splendid infantry, which was at that time the admiration and despair of martial Europe, soon effectively exorcised any idea of resistance that even the boldest and most intransigent of the native leaders might have entertained.
Alcune sortite del giovane Salcedo, il Cortez della conquista filippina, con una compagnia della splendida fanteria, che era in quel tempo l'ammirazione e la disperazione dell'Europa militare, dissiparono ben presto efficacemente qualsiasi idea di resistenza che anche il più audace e intransigente dei capi indigeni avrebbe potuto nutrire.
For the most part, no great persuasion was needed to turn a simple, imaginative, fatalistic people from a few vague animistic deities to the systematic iconology and the elaborate ritual of the Spanish Church.
Per la maggior parte, non occorreva grande persuasione per distogliere un popolo semplice, fantasioso e fatalista da alcune vaghe divinità animistiche verso l'iconologia sistematica e il rituale elaborato della Chiesa spagnola.
An obscure _Bathala_ or a dim _Malyari_ was easily superseded by or transformed into a clearly defined _Dios_, and in the case of any especially tenacious "demon," he could without much difficulty be merged into a Christian saint or devil.
Un oscuro _Bathala_ o un indistinto _Malyari_ veniva facilmente soppiantato o trasformato in un _Dios_ chiaramente definito, e nel caso di qualsiasi "demonio" particolarmente tenace, questi poteva senza grande difficoltà essere assorbito in un santo o in un diavolo cristiano.
Vocabulary
- leggerezza
- leh-jeh-REZ-za — Lightness, frivolity, or lack of seriousness
- vivacità
- vee-va-chee-TAH — Liveliness, vibrancy, or energetic quality
- carattere
- ka-RAT-te-re — Character, personality, or distinctive nature
- spagnolo
- spa-NYO-lo — Relating to Spain or the Spanish people
- vena
- VE-na — Vein; also a streak or touch of something
- orientalismo
- o-rien-ta-LIZ-mo — Cultural fascination with or influence from the East
- fertilità
- fer-tee-lee-TAH — Fertility; richness or productive capacity
- risorse
- ree-ZOR-se — Resources; means or assets available for use
- affrontare
- af-fron-TA-re — To face, confront, or deal with a challenge
- condizioni
- kon-dee-TSYO-nee — Conditions; circumstances or states of affairs
- adattabilità
- a-dat-ta-bee-lee-TAH — Adaptability; ability to adjust to new situations
- trattare
- trat-TA-re — To treat, handle, or deal with someone or something
- abitanti
- a-bee-TAN-tee — Inhabitants; people who live in a place
- terre
- TER-re — Lands; territories or geographical areas
- parte
- PAR-te — Part, role, or share in something
- conquiste
- kon-KWIS-te — Conquests; territories or victories won by force
- occasioni
- ok-ka-ZYO-nee — Occasions; instances or opportunities when something occurs
- cui
- KWEE — Relative pronoun meaning 'which,' 'whom,' or 'where'
- resistenza
- re-zis-TEN-tsa — Resistance; opposition or refusal to submit
- ostinata
- os-tee-NA-ta — Stubborn, persistent, or obstinate in opposition
- territorio
- ter-ree-TO-ryo — Territory; geographical area under a given control
- circostante
- cheer-kos-TAN-te — Surrounding; lying around or adjacent to something
- dimoravano
- dee-mo-RA-va-no — Imperfect of 'dimorare': 'they were residing' or 'dwelt'
- progrediti
- pro-gre-DEE-tee — Advanced or developed; having made cultural progress
- popoli
- PO-po-lee — Peoples; distinct ethnic or cultural groups
- indigeni
- in-DEE-je-nee — Indigenous; native peoples of a particular region
- forme
- FOR-me — Forms; shapes or types of something
- credenze
- kre-DEN-tse — Beliefs; religious or cultural convictions held by people
- radicate
- ra-dee-KA-te — Rooted; deeply embedded or established in a culture
- necessario
- ne-ches-SA-ryo — Necessary; required or indispensable for a purpose
- ricorrere
- ree-KOR-re-re — To resort to; to have recourse to something
- violenza
- vyo-LEN-tsa — Violence; use of physical force to cause harm
- eliminare
- e-lee-mee-NA-re — To eliminate; to remove or get rid of someone
- capi
- KA-pee — Chiefs or leaders of a community or group
- sostituirli
- sos-tee-too-EER-lee — To replace them; to substitute one thing for another
- padri
- PA-dree — Fathers; also used for priests or friars
- missionari
- mis-syo-NA-ree — Missionaries; religious workers spreading faith abroad
- sortite
- sor-TEE-te — Sorties; bold military raids or offensive excursions
- giovane
- JO-va-ne — Young; referring to a person of youth
- conquista
- kon-KWIS-ta — Conquest; the act of taking control by force
- filippina
- fee-leep-PEE-na — Relating to the Philippines or its people
- compagnia
- kom-pa-NYEE-a — Company; a group of soldiers or associates
- splendida
- SPLEN-dee-da — Splendid; magnificent or impressively excellent
- fanteria
- fan-te-REE-a — Infantry; soldiers who fight on foot
- tempo
- TEM-po — Time or era; a particular period in history
- ammirazione
- am-mee-ra-TSYO-ne — Admiration; feeling of respect and approval for something
- disperazione
- dis-pe-ra-TSYO-ne — Desperation or despair; a state of hopelessness
- militare
- mee-lee-TA-re — Military; relating to armed forces or warfare
- dissiparono
- dis-see-PA-ro-no — Simple past: 'they dissipated' or 'they dispersed'
- presto
- PRES-to — Soon or quickly; without delay
- efficacemente
- ef-fee-ka-che-MEN-te — Effectively; in a manner producing the desired result
- qualsiasi
- kwal-SYAH-zee — Any; whatever kind of thing or person
- idea
- ee-DE-a — Idea; a thought, notion, or mental concept
- audace
- aw-DA-che — Bold, daring, or audacious in thought or action
- intransigente
- in-tran-zee-JEN-te — Intransigent; uncompromising or inflexible in attitude
- nutrire
- noo-TREE-re — To nourish; also to harbor or entertain an idea
- maggior
- mad-JOR — Greater; of larger size, degree, or importance
- occorreva
- ok-kor-RE-va — Imperfect of 'occorrere': 'it was necessary'
- persuasione
- per-swa-ZYO-ne — Persuasion; the act of convincing someone to believe
- distogliere
- dis-TOL-ye-re — To dissuade or divert someone away from something
- popolo
- PO-po-lo — A people or folk; a nation's population
- semplice
- SEM-plee-che — Simple; uncomplicated or without sophistication
- fantasioso
- fan-ta-ZYO-zo — Imaginative; full of fantasy or creative thinking
- fatalista
- fa-ta-LIS-ta — Fatalistic; believing outcomes are predetermined and inevitable
- vaghe
- VA-ge — Vague; indefinite or unclear in nature
- divinità
- dee-vee-nee-TAH — Divinity; a god or divine being
- animistiche
- a-nee-MIS-tee-ke — Animistic; relating to belief that natural objects have souls
- verso
- VER-so — Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- iconologia
- ee-ko-no-lo-JEE-a — Iconology; study and use of religious images and symbols
- sistematica
- sis-te-MA-tee-ka — Systematic; organized according to a clear method
- rituale
- ree-TWAH-le — Ritual; a set of prescribed religious or ceremonial acts
- elaborato
- e-la-bo-RA-to — Elaborate; carefully developed and detailed in design
- Chiesa
- KYE-za — Church; a Christian place of worship or institution
- spagnola
- spa-NYO-la — Spanish; feminine form relating to Spain
- oscuro
- os-KOO-ro — Obscure, dark, or little known
- indistinto
- in-dis-TIN-to — Indistinct; unclear or not well defined
- facilmente
- fa-cheel-MEN-te — Easily; without difficulty or effort
- soppiantato
- sop-pyan-TA-to — Supplanted; replaced or displaced by something else
- trasformato
- tras-for-MA-to — Transformed; changed in form, nature, or appearance
- chiaramente
- kya-ra-MEN-te — Clearly; in a clear and understandable manner
- definito
- de-fee-NEE-to — Defined; clearly outlined or specified
- caso
- KA-zo — Case; an instance or situation of a particular kind
- demonio
- de-MO-nyo — Demon; an evil supernatural being or devil
- particolarmente
- par-tee-ko-lar-MEN-te — Particularly; especially or to a notable degree
- tenace
- te-NA-che — Tenacious; persistent, stubborn, or hard to remove
- senza
- SEN-tsa — Preposition meaning 'without'
- difficoltà
- dif-fee-kol-TAH — Difficulty; a problem or challenging obstacle
- assorbito
- as-sor-BEE-to — Absorbed; taken in or integrated into something else
- santo
- SAN-to — Saint; a holy person recognized by the Church
- diavolo
- DYA-vo-lo — Devil; the supreme evil being in Christian belief
- cristiano
- kris-TYA-no — Christian; relating to the religion of Christianity
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