The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 1

Vocabulary

Prodotto

Produced; made or created by someone

da

By, from; preposition indicating origin or agent

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

il

The; masculine singular definite article

LA

The; feminine singular definite article

STORIA

Story, history; a narrative or account of events

DELLA

Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'

SIGNORA

Mrs., lady; title for an adult woman

DI

Of, by; common Italian preposition

Autrice

Female author; woman who writes books

di

Of, by; very common Italian preposition

La

The; feminine singular definite article

storia

Story, history; narrative or account of events

Coniglio

Rabbit; small furry animal with long ears

ecc

Etc.; abbreviation for 'eccetera', meaning and so on

Inghilterra

England; country in the United Kingdom

Nuova

New; feminine adjective meaning new or recent

Prima

First; feminine ordinal adjective meaning first

pubblicazione

Publication; act of publishing a book or text

Questa

This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

impressione

Impression, print run; a printing of a publication

Avviso

Notice, warning; formal announcement or alert

universale

Universal; applicable to all people or places

diritto

Right, law; legal entitlement or system of rules

d'

Of; elided form of 'di' before a vowel

autore

Author; person who writes literary or creative works

in

In; preposition indicating location or inclusion

tutti

All, every; masculine plural adjective or pronoun

i

The; masculine plural definite article

paesi

Countries, towns; plural of paese

firmatari

Signatories; those who have signed an agreement

della

Of the; feminine contraction of 'di' and 'la'

Convenzione

Convention; formal international agreement or treaty

Tutti

All; masculine plural adjective meaning everyone

diritti

Rights; plural of diritto, legal entitlements

riservati

Reserved; kept exclusively for a specific purpose

Senza

Without; preposition indicating absence of something

limitare

To limit; to restrict or set boundaries on something

dal

From the; contraction of 'da' and 'il'

cui

Which, whom; relative pronoun used after prepositions

sopra

Above, on top; adverb or preposition of position

nessuna

No, none; feminine negative adjective or pronoun

parte

Part; a portion or section of a whole thing

questa

This; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun

può

Can, may; third person singular of potere

essere

To be; fundamental auxiliary and linking verb

riprodotta

Reproduced; copied or duplicated in another form

archiviata

Archived, stored; kept in a filing system or database

o

Or; coordinating conjunction expressing an alternative

introdotta

Introduced, inserted; put into a system or place

un

A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

sistema

System; organized set of connected elements or methods

recupero

Retrieval, recovery; act of getting something back

dati

Data; plural of dato, pieces of information

trasmessa

Transmitted; sent or broadcast through a medium

qualsiasi

Any, whatever; indefinite adjective meaning any kind

forma

Form, shape; the structure or manner of something

con

With; preposition expressing accompaniment or means

mezzo

Means, medium; a method or tool used for something

elettronico

Electronic; relating to electronics or digital technology

meccanico

Mechanical; relating to machines or mechanical processes

fotocopiatura

Photocopying; process of making copies with a photocopier

registrazione

Recording, registration; act of recording sound or data

altro

Other, another; adjective or pronoun meaning different

senza

Without; preposition indicating absence of something

previo

Prior, previous; occurring before something else

consenso

Consent, agreement; permission given by someone

scritto

Written; put down in writing, past participle

sia

Both, either; used in 'sia...che' meaning both...and

del

Of the; masculine contraction of 'di' and 'il'

titolare

Owner, holder; person who holds a title or right

che

That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun

dell'

Of the; elided contraction of 'di' and 'lo/la'

editore

Publisher, editor; person or company publishing books

questo

This; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun

libro

Book; a written or printed literary work

Stampato

Printed; produced by a printing press or machine

rilegato

Bound; having pages fastened together in a cover

Gran

Great; adjective used in 'Gran Bretagna', Great Britain

Bretagna

Britain; as in Gran Bretagna, Great Britain

Londra

London; capital city of England and the United Kingdom

per

For, through; preposition of purpose or direction

VERA

True, real; feminine adjective meaning genuine or true

PICCOLA

Little, small; feminine adjective meaning small size

C'

There; elided form of 'ci', used in 'c'era'

era

Was, there was; imperfect of 'essere'

una

A, an; feminine singular indefinite article

volta

Time, once; used in 'una volta' meaning once upon a time

bambina

Little girl; a young female child

nome

Name; word used to identify a person or thing

viveva

Lived; imperfect tense of vivere, to live

fattoria

Farm; property used for raising animals or crops

chiamata

Called, named; past participle of chiamare

Era

She/he/it was; imperfect singular of essere

buona

Good; feminine adjective meaning good or kind

solo

Only, just; adverb meaning merely or exclusively

perdeva

Used to lose; imperfect of perdere, to lose

sempre

Always; adverb indicating continuous or habitual action

suoi

Her/his; masculine plural possessive adjective

fazzoletti

Handkerchiefs; plural of fazzoletto, small cloth squares

Un

A, one; masculine singular indefinite article

giorno

Day; a 24-hour period of time

la

The; feminine singular definite article

piccola

Little one, small girl; feminine adjective used as noun

entrò

Entered; past tense of entrare, to enter

nel

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

cortile

Courtyard, yard; outdoor enclosed space near a building

piangendo

Crying; gerund of piangere, meaning weeping

oh

Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

come

How, as; adverb or conjunction of manner

piangeva

Was crying; imperfect of piangere, to weep

Ho

I have; first person singular of avere

perso

Lost; past participle of perdere, to lose

mio

My; masculine singular possessive adjective

fazzolettino

Little handkerchief; diminutive of fazzoletto