Treasure Island — Page 2

Vocabulary

POLVERE

POL-ve-re — Dust or powder, fine dry particles.

E

e — And, a common Italian conjunction.

ARMI

AR-mi — Weapons or arms, plural of arma.

IL

il — The, masculine singular definite article.

VIAGGIO

vi-AG-gio — A journey or trip taken by someone.

CIÒ

ciò — That or this, a demonstrative pronoun.

CHE

che — That or which, a conjunction or relative pronoun.

UDII

u-DI-i — I heard, past tense of udire.

NEL

nel — In the, contraction of in and il.

BARILE

ba-RI-le — A barrel or cask for storing liquids.

DELLE

DEL-le — Of the, feminine plural preposition and article.

MELE

ME-le — Apples, plural of mela, a common fruit.

CONSIGLIO

con-SI-glio — Advice or council, a recommendation or governing body.

DI

di — Of or from, a very common Italian preposition.

GUERRA

GUER-ra — War, armed conflict between groups or nations.

PARTE

PAR-te — Part or section, a division of something.

TERZA

TER-za — Third, the ordinal number following second.

La

la — The, feminine singular definite article.

mia

MIA — My, feminine singular possessive adjective.

avventura

av-ven-TU-ra — Adventure, an exciting or risky experience.

a

a — To or at, a basic Italian preposition.

terra

TER-ra — Land or earth, solid ground as opposed to sea.

COME

CO-me — How or like, used in comparisons and questions.

INIZIAI

i-ni-ZI-ai — I began or I started, first person past tense.

LA

la — The, feminine singular definite article.

MIA

MIA — My, feminine singular possessive adjective.

AVVENTURA

av-ven-TU-ra — Adventure, an exciting or risky experience.

A

a — To or at, a basic Italian preposition.

TERRA

TER-ra — Land or earth, solid ground as opposed to sea.

PRIMO

PRI-mo — First, the ordinal number preceding second.

COLPO

COL-po — A blow, hit, or strike against something.

L'

l' — The, elided definite article before a vowel.

UOMO

UO-mo — Man, an adult male human being.

DELL'

dell' — Of the, elided preposition and article combination.

ISOLA

I-so-la — Island, a land mass surrounded by water.

QUARTA

QUAR-ta — Fourth, the ordinal number following third.

Il

il — The, masculine singular definite article.

Forte

FOR-te — Fort or fortress, a military defensive structure.

NARRAZIONE

nar-ra-ZIO-ne — Narration or account, a telling of events.

CONTINUATA

con-ti-NU-a-ta — Continued, carried on from a previous point.

DAL

dal — From the, masculine singular contracted preposition.

DOTTORE

dot-TO-re — Doctor, a medical professional or academic title.

NAVE

NA-ve — Ship or vessel, a large watercraft for travel.

FU

fu — Was, third person singular past tense of essere.

ABBANDONATA

ab-ban-do-NA-ta — Abandoned or deserted, left behind by someone.

ULTIMO

UL-ti-mo — Last or final, occurring at the very end.

DEL

del — Of the, masculine singular contracted preposition.

CANOTTO

ca-NOT-to — Small boat or dinghy, a lightweight watercraft.

FINE

FI-ne — End or finish, the conclusion of something.

DEI

dei — Of the, masculine plural contracted preposition.

COMBATTIMENTI

com-bat-ti-MEN-ti — Fights or battles, plural of combattimento.

GIORNO

GIOR-no — Day, a period of twenty-four hours.

RIPRESA

ri-PRE-sa — Resumption or recovery, taking up again after interruption.

DA

da — By or from, a common Italian preposition.

GUARNIGIONE

guar-ni-GIO-ne — Garrison, soldiers stationed to defend a location.

FORTE

FOR-te — Fort or fortress, a military defensive structure.

AMBASCIATA

am-ba-SCIA-ta — Embassy or message, a diplomatic mission or communication.

ATTACCO

at-TAC-co — Attack or assault, an aggressive offensive action.

QUINTA

QUIN-ta — Fifth, the ordinal number following fourth.

in

in — In or into, a very common Italian preposition.

mare

MA-re — Sea or ocean, a large body of saltwater.

IN

in — In or into, a very common Italian preposition.

MARE

MA-re — Sea or ocean, a large body of saltwater.

MAREA

ma-RE-a — Tide, the rise and fall of sea levels.

CALANTE

ca-LAN-te — Falling or ebbing, decreasing in level or intensity.

SCORRE

SCOR-re — Flows or runs, moves steadily like a current.

CROCIERA

cro-CIE-ra — Cruise or cruise voyage, sailing along a route.

ABBATTO

ab-BAT-to — I bring down or I fell, first person present.