The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 9

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I must not let her find me writing.

Non devo lasciarle trovare mentre scrivo.

She is a perfect, and enthusiastic housekeeper, and hopes for no better profession.

È una perfetta ed entusiasta massaia, e non spera in una professione migliore.

I verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick!

Credo davvero che lei pensi che sia stata la scrittura a farmi ammalare!

But I can write when she is out, and see her a long way off from these windows.

Ma posso scrivere quando lei è fuori, e vederla da lontano da queste finestre.

There is one that commands the road, a lovely, shaded, winding road, and one that just looks off over the country.

Ce n'è una che domina la strada, una strada meravigliosa, ombreggiata e tortuosa, e un'altra che si affaccia sulla campagna.

A lovely country, too, full of great elms and velvet meadows.

Una campagna meravigliosa, anche lei, piena di grandi olmi e prati vellutati.

This wallpaper has a kind of sub-pattern in a different shade, a particularly irritating one, for you can only see it in certain lights, and not clearly then.

Questa carta da parati ha una specie di disegno secondario in una tonalità diversa, particolarmente irritante, perché lo si può vedere solo in certe luci, e nemmeno chiaramente.

But in the places where it isn't faded, and where the sun is just so, I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to sulk about behind that silly and conspicuous front design.

Ma nei punti in cui non è sbiadita, e dove il sole batte nel modo giusto, riesco a vedere una strana, provocatoria, informe figura, che sembra rintanarsi dietro quel disegno anteriore sciocco e vistoso.

There's sister on the stairs!

Ecco la cognata sulle scale!

Well, the Fourth of July is over!

Bene, il quattro luglio è passato!

The people are gone and I am tired out.

Gli ospiti se ne sono andati e sono esausta.

John thought it might do me good to see a little company, so we just had mother and Nellie and the children down for a week.

John pensava che potesse farmi bene vedere un po' di compagnia, così abbiamo avuto mia madre, Nellie e i bambini da noi per una settimana.

Of course I didn't do a thing.

Naturalmente non ho fatto nulla.

Jennie sees to everything now.

Jennie si occupa di tutto adesso.

But it tired me all the same.

Ma mi ha stancata lo stesso.

John says if I don't pick up faster he shall send me to Weir Mitchell in the fall.

John dice che se non mi riprendo più in fretta mi manderà da Weir Mitchell in autunno.

But I don't want to go there at all.

Ma non voglio andarci affatto.

Vocabulary

Non: non — Negation word meaning 'not' in Italian.
devo: devo — First person singular of 'dovere'; I must.
lasciarle: la-SHAR-le — To leave or let her; infinitive with pronoun attached.
trovare: tro-VA-re — To find something or someone.
mentre: MEN-tre — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas'.
scrivo: SKREE-vo — I write; first person singular of 'scrivere'.
È: è — Third person singular of 'essere'; she/he/it is.
una: U-na — Indefinite article feminine singular meaning 'a/an'.
perfetta: per-FET-ta — Adjective meaning perfect, flawless, or ideal.
ed: ed — Conjunction meaning 'and', used before vowels.
entusiasta: en-tu-ZYAS-ta — Adjective or noun meaning enthusiastic or enthusiast.
massaia: mas-SA-ya — A housewife or homemaker; woman managing household.
spera: SPE-ra — She/he hopes; third person singular of 'sperare'.
professione: pro-fes-SYO-ne — A profession, occupation, or career.
migliore: mi-LYO-re — Adjective meaning better or best; comparative of 'buono'.
Credo: KRE-do — I believe or I think; first person of 'credere'.
davvero: dav-VE-ro — Adverb meaning truly, really, or indeed.
che: ke — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
lei: lei — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
pensi: PEN-si — Subjunctive form of 'pensare'; (that) she thinks.
sia: SI-a — Subjunctive form of 'essere'; (that) it be/is.
stata: STA-ta — Past participle of 'essere' (feminine); been.
scrittura: skrit-TU-ra — Writing, script, or the act of writing.
farmi: FAR-mi — To make me; infinitive 'fare' with reflexive pronoun.
ammalare: am-ma-LA-re — To make sick; to cause illness in someone.
posso: POS-so — I can; first person singular of 'potere'.
scrivere: SKREE-ve-re — To write; the infinitive form of the verb.
quando: KWAN-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
fuori: FWO-ri — Adverb or preposition meaning outside or out.
vederla: ve-DER-la — To see her; infinitive 'vedere' with object pronoun.
lontano: lon-TA-no — Adjective or adverb meaning far, distant, or remote.
finestre: fi-NES-tre — Plural of 'finestra'; windows in a building.
Ce: che — Particle used with 'ne' for existential constructions.
n': ne — Contracted form of 'ne'; partitive or locative pronoun.
domina: DO-mi-na — She/it dominates or overlooks; third person of 'dominare'.
strada: STRA-da — A street, road, or path.
meravigliosa: me-ra-vi-LYO-za — Adjective meaning wonderful, marvelous, or amazing.
ombreggiata: om-brej-JA-ta — Adjective meaning shaded or shadowed by trees.
tortuosa: tor-TWO-za — Adjective meaning winding, twisting, or tortuous.
un': un — Contracted feminine indefinite article before vowels.
altra: AL-tra — Adjective or pronoun meaning another or other (feminine).
affaccia: af-FAT-cha — Overlooks or faces; third person of 'affacciarsi'.
sulla: SUL-la — Preposition contraction meaning 'on the' (feminine).
campagna: kam-PA-nya — The countryside or rural landscape outside a city.
piena: PYE-na — Adjective meaning full or filled (feminine form).
grandi: GRAN-di — Adjective meaning large, big, or great (plural).
prati: PRA-ti — Plural of 'prato'; meadows or grassy fields.
Questa: KWES-ta — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (feminine singular).
carta: KAR-ta — Paper, card, or map; used in various compounds.
specie: SPE-che — A kind, species, or type; sort of something.
disegno: di-ZE-nyo — A drawing, design, or pattern on a surface.
secondario: se-kon-DA-ryo — Adjective meaning secondary, subordinate, or lesser.
tonalità: to-na-li-TA — Tonality or shade of color; hue in visual arts.
diversa: di-VER-sa — Adjective meaning different or diverse (feminine singular).
particolarmente: par-ti-ko-lar-MEN-te — Adverb meaning particularly, especially, or notably.
irritante: ir-ri-TAN-te — Adjective meaning irritating, annoying, or aggravating.
perché: per-KE — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'because' or 'why'.
vedere: ve-DE-re — To see; the infinitive form of the verb.
certe: CHER-te — Adjective meaning certain, some, or particular (plural).
luci: LU-chi — Plural of 'luce'; lights or illuminations.
nemmeno: nem-ME-no — Adverb meaning not even, neither, or not either.
chiaramente: kya-ra-MEN-te — Adverb meaning clearly, plainly, or evidently.
punti: PUN-ti — Plural of 'punto'; points, spots, or places.
cui: KWI — Relative pronoun meaning 'which', 'whom', or 'whose'.
sole: SO-le — The sun; also used metaphorically for light.
batte: BAT-te — Beats or strikes; third person singular of 'battere'.
modo: MO-do — Way, manner, or method of doing something.
giusto: JUS-to — Adjective meaning right, correct, fair, or just.
riesco: RYES-ko — I manage, I succeed; first person of 'riuscire'.
strana: STRA-na — Adjective meaning strange, odd, or unusual (feminine).
figura: fi-GU-ra — A figure, shape, or form; also a person's image.
sembra: SEM-bra — It seems or appears; third person of 'sembrare'.
dietro: DYE-tro — Preposition meaning behind or at the back of.
quel: kwel — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (masculine singular).
sciocco: SHOK-ko — Adjective or noun meaning silly, foolish, or stupid.
Ecco: EK-ko — Exclamation meaning 'here is', 'look', or 'there'.
cognata: ko-NYA-ta — Sister-in-law; a relative by marriage.
scale: SKA-le — Plural of 'scala'; stairs, staircase, or steps.
Bene: BE-ne — Adverb meaning well; also used as 'good' or 'fine'.
quattro: KWAT-tro — The number four.
luglio: LU-lyo — July; the seventh month of the year.
passato: pas-SA-to — Past; also past tense form or something elapsed.
Gli: lyi — Masculine plural definite article or dative pronoun 'him'.
ospiti: OS-pi-ti — Guests or hosts; plural of 'ospite'.
andati: an-DA-ti — Past participle plural of 'andare'; gone or left.
esausta: e-ZAUS-ta — Adjective meaning exhausted or completely drained (feminine).
pensava: pen-SA-va — He/she thought; imperfect tense of 'pensare'.
potesse: po-TES-se — Subjunctive imperfect of 'potere'; that she could.
compagnia: kom-pa-NYI-a — Company, companionship, or a group of people.
così: ko-ZI — Adverb meaning so, thus, like this, or therefore.
avuto: a-VU-to — Past participle of 'avere'; had.
madre: MA-dre — Mother; one's female parent.
bambini: bam-BI-ni — Children or young kids; plural of 'bambino'.
settimana: set-ti-MA-na — A week; period of seven days.
Naturalmente: na-tu-ral-MEN-te — Adverb meaning naturally, of course, or obviously.
fatto: FAT-to — Done or made; past participle of 'fare'.
nulla: NUL-la — Nothing; used in negative or emphatic constructions.
occupa: ok-KU-pa — She manages or takes care of; from 'occuparsi'.
tutto: TUT-to — Everything or all; adjective meaning whole or entire.
adesso: a-DES-so — Adverb meaning now or at this moment.
stancata: stan-KA-ta — Tired or fatigued; past participle feminine of 'stancarsi'.
stesso: STES-so — Adjective or pronoun meaning same or himself/itself.
dice: DI-che — She/he says; third person singular of 'dire'.
riprendo: ri-PREN-do — I resume or pick up again; first person of 'riprendere'.
fretta: FRET-ta — Hurry or haste; urgency in doing something quickly.
manderà: man-de-RA — Will send; future tense of 'mandare' (third person).
autunno: au-TUN-no — Autumn or fall; the third season of the year.
voglio: VO-lyo — I want; first person singular of 'volere'.
andarci: an-DAR-chi — To go there; infinitive 'andare' with locative pronoun.
affatto: af-FAT-to — Adverb meaning at all, completely, or absolutely not.

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