The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 1

Vocabulary

Prodotto

Produced; manufactured item or result

da

By, from; indicates origin or agent

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

il

The; masculine singular definite article

Team

Team; group working together

di

Of, from; very common preposition

Correzione

Correction; act of fixing errors

Bozze

Drafts, proofs; preliminary versions of text

Online

Online; connected to internet

su

On, upon; common Italian preposition

Illustrazione

Illustration; image accompanying text

Signora

Mrs., madam; title for adult woman

Api

Bees; plural of ape (bee)

LA

The; feminine singular definite article

STORIA

Story, history; narrative or account

DELLA

Of the; feminine contraction of di+la

SIGNORA

Mrs., madam; title for adult woman

Di

Of, by; indicates authorship or possession

Autrice

Female author; woman who writes books

La

The; feminine singular definite article

storia

Story, history; narrative or account

Coniglio

Rabbit; small furry hopping animal

ecc

Abbreviation for eccetera, meaning et cetera

Farfalla

Butterfly; winged insect that undergoes metamorphosis

Inghilterra

England; country in the United Kingdom

Australia

Australia; country and continent in Oceania

Canada

Canada; country in North America

Nuova

New; feminine adjective meaning new or novel

Zelanda

Zealand; used in Nuova Zelanda (New Zealand)

Prima

First; feminine ordinal adjective

pubblicazione

Publication; act of publishing a work

Questa

This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

impressione

Impression, print run; edition of publication

Avviso

Notice, warning; official announcement or alert

Copyright

Copyright; legal right protecting creative works

Universale

Universal; applying to all, widespread

tutti

All, everyone; referring to the whole group

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+la

Convenzione

Convention; formal international agreement or treaty

Berna

Bern; capital city of Switzerland

Tutti

All; referring to every person or thing

diritti

Rights; legal entitlements or privileges

riservati

Reserved; kept exclusively for particular use

Senza

Without; preposition indicating absence

limitare

To limit; to restrict or set boundaries

copyright

Copyright; legal protection of creative works

sopra

Above, over; preposition indicating higher position

nessuna

No, none; feminine negative adjective or pronoun

parte

Part, portion; section of a whole

questa

This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

può

Can, may; third person singular of potere

essere

To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb

riprodotta

Reproduced; copied or duplicated in another form

memorizzata

Stored, memorized; saved in a system or memory

o

Or; conjunction presenting an alternative

introdotta

Introduced, inserted; brought into a system

un

A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

sistema

System; organized set of connected elements

recupero

Retrieval, recovery; act of getting back

trasmessa

Transmitted; sent or broadcast to another place

qualsiasi

Any, whatever; referring to any kind

forma

Form, shape; manner or way something appears

con

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

mezzo

Means, medium; method or vehicle of communication

elettronico

Electronic; relating to electronics or digital technology

meccanico

Mechanical; relating to machines or machinery

fotocopia

Photocopy; duplicate made by photocopying machine

registrazione

Recording, registration; act of recording something

altro

Other, another; different or additional thing

senza

Without; preposition indicating absence of something

previo

Prior, previous; happening or required beforehand

consenso

Consent, agreement; permission given by someone

scritto

Written; produced in written form

sia

Both, either; subjunctive of essere, also conjunction

del

Of the; masculine contraction of di+il

titolare

Holder, owner; person who holds a right

che

That, who, which; conjunction or relative pronoun

dell'

Of the; contraction of di+l' before vowel

editore

Publisher, editor; person who publishes books

indicato

Indicated, specified; pointed out or mentioned

questo

This; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

libro

Book; written or printed literary work

Stampato

Printed; produced by printing press

rilegato

Bound; having pages fastened together in cover

Gran

Great; shortened form of grande before nouns

Bretagna

Britain; Great Britain, island nation in Europe

Londra

London; capital city of England and UK

IL

The; masculine singular definite article

LIBRICINO

Little book; diminutive of libro (book)

DI

Of, by; very common Italian preposition

alla

At the, to the; feminine contraction a+la

Porta

Door, gate; entrance to a building

C'

There; contraction of ci before era (there was)

era

Was, there was; third person imperfect of essere

una

A, an; feminine singular indefinite article

volta

Time, once; occurrence or instance

topo

Mouse, rat; small rodent

bosco

Wood, forest; area with many trees

suo

His, her, its; third person possessive adjective

nome

Name; word used to identify a person

Viveva

Lived; third person imperfect of vivere

argine

Bank, embankment; raised edge along waterway

sotto

Under, beneath; preposition indicating lower position

siepe

Hedge; dense row of shrubs or bushes

Che

What a; exclamatory use expressing surprise

casa

House, home; place where one lives

buffa

Funny, odd; amusing or comical feminine adjective