Treasure Island — Page 7

Vocabulary

gente

jen-te — People, folk, a group of persons

era

e-ra — Was, third person singular imperfect of 'essere'

spaventata

spa-ven-ta-ta — Frightened, scared, filled with fear

epoca

e-po-ka — Era, period, a specific time in history

ripensandoci

ri-pen-san-do-chi — Thinking back on it, reconsidering the matter

seguito

se-gwi-to — Afterward, later; also means 'following' or 'suite'

piaceva

pya-che-va — Pleased, was pleasing to, imperfect of 'piacere'

abbastanza

ab-bas-tan-tsa — Enough, fairly, quite, sufficiently

emozione

e-mo-tsyo-ne — Emotion, feeling, a strong inner sensation

quieta

kwye-ta — Quiet, calm, peaceful, undisturbed

vita

vi-ta — Life, existence, way of living

campagna

kam-pa-nya — Countryside, rural area, fields and farmland

persino

per-si-no — Even, as far as, emphasizing something unexpected

gruppo

grup-po — Group, cluster, a number of people together

uomini

wo-mi-ni — Men, plural of 'uomo', adult male persons

giovani

jo-va-ni — Young, youthful; plural of 'giovane'

fingevano

fin-je-va-no — Pretended, feigned, acted falsely, imperfect tense

ammirarlo

am-mi-rar-lo — To admire him, infinitive with attached pronoun

chiamandolo

kya-man-do-lo — Calling him, present participle with pronoun attached

vero

ve-ro — True, real, genuine, authentic

lupo

lu-po — Wolf, a large wild canine predator

mare

ma-re — Sea, ocean, large body of salt water

autentico

au-ten-ti-ko — Authentic, genuine, truly original or real

vecchio

vek-kyo — Old, elderly, aged person or thing

marinaio

ma-ri-na-yo — Sailor, seaman, person who works on ships

nomi

no-mi — Names, plural of 'nome', words used to identify

simili

si-mi-li — Similar, like, alike; also 'such' things

dicendo

di-chen-do — Saying, telling, present participle of 'dire'

tipo

ti-po — Type, kind, sort of person or thing

uomo

wo-mo — Man, adult male human being

rendeva

ren-de-va — Made, rendered, caused to be, imperfect tense

Inghilterra

in-ghil-ter-ra — England, the country in southern Great Britain

temibile

te-mi-bi-le — Fearsome, formidable, worthy of being feared

certo

cher-to — Certain, sure, a particular, definite thing

senso

sen-so — Sense, meaning, direction, feeling or significance

verità

ve-ri-ta — Truth, reality, the true state of affairs

sembrava

sem-bra-va — Seemed, appeared, looked like, imperfect tense

destinato

des-ti-na-to — Destined, fated, intended for a particular outcome

rovinarci

ro-vi-nar-chi — To ruin us, infinitive with attached pronoun 'ci'

poiché

poi-ke — Since, because, given that, causal conjunction

continuava

kon-ti-nwa-va — Continued, kept on, imperfect of 'continuare'

restare

res-ta-re — To stay, remain, to continue being in a place

settimana

set-ti-ma-na — Week, a period of seven consecutive days

dopo

do-po — After, afterward, later, following in time

fine

fi-ne — End, finish, conclusion of something

mese

me-ze — Month, one of twelve divisions of the year

così

ko-zi — So, thus, in this way, therefore

tutto

tut-to — All, everything, entire, whole

denaro

de-na-ro — Money, currency, funds available for spending

stato

sta-to — Been, past participle of 'essere'; also 'state'

esaurito

e-zau-ri-to — Exhausted, used up, depleted, run out of

tempo

tem-po — Time, weather, period or duration

eppure

ep-pu-re — And yet, nevertheless, still, despite that

padre

pa-dre — Father, male parent

trovò

tro-vo — Found, managed to, past tense of 'trovare'

mai

ma-i — Never, ever, used in negative or question contexts

coraggio

ko-rad-jo — Courage, bravery, boldness to face difficulty

insistere

in-sis-te-re — To insist, to persist in a demand or request

averne

a-ver-ne — To have some of it, infinitive with pronoun 'ne'

Ogni

o-nyi — Every, each, all, referring to every instance

volta

vol-ta — Time, occasion, instance of something happening

menzionava

men-tsyo-na-va — Mentioned, brought up, imperfect of 'menzionare'

capitano

ka-pi-ta-no — Captain, commander, leader of a ship or group

soffiava

sof-fya-va — Blew, puffed, imperfect tense of 'soffiare'

naso

na-zo — Nose, the facial organ used for smelling

forte

for-te — Loud, strong, hard, powerfully or with force

poteva

po-te-va — Could, was able to, imperfect of 'potere'

dire

di-re — To say, to tell, to express in words

ruggisse

rud-jis-se — Roared, growled, imperfect subjunctive of 'ruggire'

fissava

fis-sa-va — Stared at, fixed gaze on, imperfect of 'fissare'

povero

po-ve-ro — Poor, wretched, unfortunate person or thing

finché

fin-ke — Until, as long as, up to the moment when

usciva

u-shi-va — Was leaving, went out, imperfect of 'uscire'

stanza

stan-tsa — Room, a space within a building or house

visto

vis-to — Seen, past participle of 'vedere'

torcersi

tor-cher-si — To wring one's hands, to twist or contort oneself

mani

ma-ni — Hands, plural of 'mano', body parts at wrist

tale

ta-le — Such, such a, of that kind or degree

affronto

af-fron-to — Affront, insult, offensive or humiliating treatment

sicuro

si-ku-ro — Sure, certain, safe, confident about something

fastidio

fas-ti-dyo — Annoyance, bother, irritation, discomfort

terrore

ter-ro-re — Terror, extreme fear, overwhelming dread

cui

kwi — Whom, which, whose, relative pronoun in Italian

viveva

vi-ve-va — Lived, was living, imperfect tense of 'vivere'

devono

de-vo-no — Must, have to, third person plural of 'dovere'

notevolmente

no-te-vol-men-te — Notably, considerably, to a remarkable degree

accelerato

at-che-le-ra-to — Accelerated, hastened, sped up, made faster

precoce

pre-ko-che — Premature, early, happening before expected time

infelice

in-fe-li-che — Unhappy, unfortunate, miserable, sad

morte

mor-te — Death, the end of life, passing away

visse

vis-se — Lived, past tense (passato remoto) of 'vivere'

apportò

ap-por-to — Brought, contributed, made (a change), past tense

alcun

al-kun — Any, no, not any, used in negative contexts

cambiamento

kam-bya-men-to — Change, alteration, modification to something

abbigliamento

ab-bi-lya-men-to — Clothing, attire, garments worn on the body

quello

kwel-lo — That, that one, demonstrative pronoun or adjective

comprare

kom-pra-re — To buy, to purchase, to acquire for money

alcune

al-ku-ne — Some, a few, referring to an unspecified number

calze

kal-tse — Stockings, socks, hosiery worn on the feet

venditore

ven-di-to-re — Vendor, seller, merchant who sells goods

ambulante

am-bu-lan-te — Itinerant, traveling, moving from place to place

falde

fal-de — Brims, flaps, edges of a hat or garment

cappello

kap-pel-lo — Hat, headwear worn on top of the head

essendosi

es-sen-do-si — Having become, reflexive gerund of 'essere'

abbassata

ab-bas-sa-ta — Lowered, dropped down, having come down

lasciò

la-sho — Left, let, allowed, past tense of 'lasciare'

pendere

pen-de-re — To hang down, to dangle, to droop loosely

giorno

jor-no — Day, a twenty-four hour period

poi

poi — Then, afterward, later, subsequently

benché

ben-ke — Although, even though, conjunction of concession

fosse

fos-se — Were, was, imperfect subjunctive of 'essere'

quando

kwan-do — When, at the time that, temporal conjunction

tirava

ti-ra-va — Pulled, blew, imperfect of 'tirare'; here wind blew

vento

ven-to — Wind, moving air, breeze or strong gust

Ricordo

ri-kor-do — I remember, memory, recollection of the past

aspetto

as-pet-to — Appearance, look, aspect, how something looks

cappotto

kap-pot-to — Coat, overcoat, heavy outer garment worn outside

stesso

stes-so — Same, himself, itself, used for emphasis or identity

rattoppava

rat-top-pa-va — Patched, mended, repaired with patches, imperfect

sopra

so-pra — Above, on top of, over, indicating higher position

verso

ver-so — Toward, in the direction of; also means 'verse'

altro

al-tro — Other, another, different, additional

toppe

top-pe — Patches, pieces of fabric used to mend clothing