The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 11
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Beyond doubt. We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope.
Senza dubbio. Abbiamo rimosso ogni tappeto ed esaminato le assi con il microscopio.
"And the paper on the walls?"
"E la carta sulle pareti?"
"Yes."
"Sì."
"You looked into the cellars?"
"Avete ispezionato le cantine?"
"We did."
"Sì."
"Then," I said, "you have been making a miscalculation, and the letter is not upon the premises, as you suppose."
"Allora," dissi, "avete fatto un errore di calcolo, e la lettera non si trova nei locali, come supponete."
"I fear you are right there," said the Prefect. "And now, Dupin, what would you advise me to do?"
"Temo che abbiate ragione," disse il Prefetto. "E ora, Dupin, cosa mi consigliereste di fare?"
"To make a thorough re-search of the premises."
"Di effettuare una ricerca approfondita dei locali."
"That is absolutely needless," replied G——. "I am not more sure that I breathe than I am that the letter is not at the Hotel."
"Ciò è assolutamente inutile," rispose G——. "Sono sicuro che la lettera non si trova all'Hotel quanto sono sicuro di respirare."
"I have no better advice to give you," said Dupin. "You have, of course, an accurate description of the letter?"
"Non ho altri consigli migliori da darvi," disse Dupin. "Avete, naturalmente, una descrizione accurata della lettera?"
"Oh yes!"—And here the Prefect, producing a memorandum-book, proceeded to read aloud a minute account of the internal, and especially of the external appearance of the missing document.
"Oh sì!" — E qui il Prefetto, tirando fuori un taccuino, procedette a leggere ad alta voce un resoconto dettagliato dell'aspetto interno, e soprattutto esterno, del documento scomparso.
Soon after finishing the perusal of this description, he took his departure, more entirely depressed in spirits than I had ever known the good gentleman before.
Poco dopo aver terminato la lettura di questa descrizione, prese congedo, con uno spirito più abbattuto di quanto avessi mai visto il buon gentiluomo in precedenza.
In about a month afterwards he paid us another visit, and found us occupied very nearly as before.
Circa un mese dopo ci fece un'altra visita, e ci trovò occupati quasi come prima.
He took a pipe and a chair and entered into some ordinary conversation.
Prese una pipa e una sedia e si unì a una conversazione ordinaria.
At length I said,—
Alla fine dissi: —
"Well, but G——, what of the purloined letter? I presume you have at last made up your mind that there is no such thing as overreaching the Minister?
"Bene, ma G——, cosa sapete della lettera rubata? Presumo che abbiate finalmente concluso che non c'è modo di ingannare il Ministro?
Vocabulary
- Senza
- SEN-tsa — Without; used to indicate absence of something.
- dubbio
- DUB-byо — Doubt; uncertainty about something being true.
- Abbiamo
- ab-BYAH-mо — We have; first person plural of avere.
- rimosso
- ri-MOS-so — Removed; past participle of rimuovere.
- ogni
- ON-yi — Every; each one without exception.
- tappeto
- tap-PEH-to — Carpet; a floor covering made of fabric.
- ed
- ed — And; variant of 'e' used before vowels.
- esaminato
- e-za-mi-NAH-to — Examined; inspected carefully and thoroughly.
- assi
- AS-si — Planks or boards, especially of a wooden floor.
- microscopio
- mi-kro-SKO-pyo — Microscope; instrument for magnifying very small objects.
- carta
- KAR-ta — Paper; also means map or card.
- pareti
- pa-REH-ti — Walls; interior vertical surfaces of a room.
- Avete
- a-VEH-te — You have; second person plural of avere.
- ispezionato
- is-pe-tsyo-NAH-to — Inspected; examined officially and systematically.
- cantine
- kan-TEE-ne — Cellars; underground storage rooms beneath buildings.
- dissi
- DIS-si — I said; first person singular past of dire.
- avete
- a-VEH-te — You have; second person plural present of avere.
- fatto
- FAT-to — Done or made; past participle of fare.
- errore
- er-ROH-re — Error; a mistake or miscalculation.
- calcolo
- KAL-ko-lo — Calculation; a mathematical or logical computation.
- lettera
- LET-te-ra — Letter; a written message or alphabetic character.
- trova
- TRO-va — Finds; third person singular present of trovare.
- locali
- lo-KAH-li — Premises; rooms or enclosed spaces in a building.
- supponete
- sup-po-NEH-te — You suppose; second person plural of supporre.
- Temo
- TEH-mo — I fear; first person singular present of temere.
- abbiate
- ab-BYAH-te — You have; subjunctive form of avere.
- ragione
- ra-JO-ne — Reason; also means being right about something.
- disse
- DIS-se — He/she said; third person singular past of dire.
- Prefetto
- pre-FET-to — Prefect; a high-ranking administrative official.
- fare
- FAH-re — To do or to make; a fundamental Italian verb.
- effettuare
- ef-fet-TWAH-re — To carry out; to perform or execute an action.
- ricerca
- ri-CHER-ka — Search or research; an investigation or inquiry.
- approfondita
- ap-pro-fon-DEE-ta — In-depth; thorough and detailed in examination.
- Ciò
- CHO — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
- assolutamente
- as-so-lu-ta-MEN-te — Absolutely; completely and without any doubt.
- inutile
- i-NOO-ti-le — Useless; serving no purpose or benefit.
- rispose
- ris-PO-ze — He/she replied; past tense of rispondere.
- sicuro
- si-KOO-ro — Sure or safe; certain and confident about something.
- respirare
- res-pi-RAH-re — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air.
- consigli
- kon-SIL-yi — Advice or suggestions; plural of consiglio.
- migliori
- mil-YO-ri — Better; comparative plural adjective of buono.
- darvi
- DAR-vi — To give you; infinitive of dare with clitic.
- naturalmente
- na-tu-ral-MEN-te — Naturally; of course, in an expected manner.
- descrizione
- des-kri-TSYO-ne — Description; a detailed account of something's features.
- accurata
- ak-ku-RAH-ta — Accurate; precise and exact in every detail.
- tirando
- ti-RAN-do — Pulling; gerund of tirare, to pull out.
- taccuino
- tak-kWEE-no — Notebook; a small book for writing notes.
- procedette
- pro-che-DET-te — He/she proceeded; past tense of procedere.
- leggere
- LED-je-re — To read; the infinitive of the verb leggere.
- alta
- AL-ta — High or loud; adjective describing elevated level.
- voce
- VO-che — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.
- resoconto
- re-zo-KON-to — Account or report; a detailed narrative summary.
- dettagliato
- det-tal-YAH-to — Detailed; thorough and full of specific information.
- aspetto
- as-PET-to — Appearance or aspect; the way something looks.
- interno
- in-TER-no — Interior; relating to the inside of something.
- soprattutto
- sop-rat-TUT-to — Above all; especially, most importantly.
- esterno
- es-TER-no — External; relating to the outside of something.
- documento
- do-ku-MEN-to — Document; an official or written piece of paper.
- scomparso
- skom-PAR-so — Disappeared; past participle of scomparire.
- Poco
- PO-ko — Little; a small amount of something.
- terminato
- ter-mi-NAH-to — Finished; past participle of terminare.
- lettura
- let-TOO-ra — Reading; the act of reading a text.
- prese
- PREH-ze — He/she took; past tense of prendere.
- congedo
- kon-JEH-do — Leave-taking; farewell or departure from a place.
- spirito
- SPEE-ri-to — Spirit; mood, attitude, or frame of mind.
- abbattuto
- ab-bat-TOO-to — Dejected; downcast and low in spirits.
- visto
- VIS-to — Seen; past participle of vedere.
- buon
- BWON — Good; adjective, elided form before masculine nouns.
- gentiluomo
- jen-ti-LWO-mo — Gentleman; a well-mannered and refined man.
- precedenza
- pre-che-DEN-tsa — Before; previously, in an earlier time or instance.
- Circa
- CHEER-ka — About; approximately, used with time or quantity.
- mese
- MEH-ze — Month; one of twelve divisions of the year.
- visita
- VEE-zi-ta — Visit; a trip to see someone or somewhere.
- trovò
- tro-VO — He/she found; past tense of trovare.
- occupati
- ok-ku-PAH-ti — Busy; engaged or occupied with an activity.
- quasi
- KWAH-zi — Almost; nearly but not completely or exactly.
- pipa
- PEE-pa — Pipe; a tube used for smoking tobacco.
- sedia
- SEH-dya — Chair; a seat with a back for one person.
- unì
- u-NEE — He/she joined; past tense of unire.
- conversazione
- kon-ver-sa-TSYO-ne — Conversation; an informal spoken exchange between people.
- ordinaria
- or-di-NAH-rya — Ordinary; regular, common, and unremarkable.
- Alla
- AL-la — To the; a contraction of a and la.
- fine
- FEE-ne — End; the conclusion or finish of something.
- sapete
- sa-PEH-te — You know; second person plural of sapere.
- rubata
- ru-BAH-ta — Stolen; past participle of rubare.
- Presumo
- pre-ZOO-mo — I presume; I assume something to be true.
- finalmente
- fi-nal-MEN-te — Finally; at last, after a long time.
- concluso
- kon-KLOO-zo — Concluded; past participle of concludere.
- modo
- MO-do — Way or manner; a method of doing something.
- ingannare
- in-gan-NAH-re — To deceive; to trick or mislead someone.
- Ministro
- mi-NEES-tro — Minister; a government official of high rank.
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