Ulysses — Page 3
Will you come if I can get the aunt to fork out twenty quid?
Verrai se riesco a far sborsare alla zia venti sterline?
He laid the brush aside and, laughing with delight, cried:
Posò il pennello da barba e, ridendo di gioia, esclamò:
—Will he come? The jejune jesuit!
—Verrà? Il gesuitello digiuno!
Ceasing, he began to shave with care.
Smettendo, cominciò a radersi con cura.
—Tell me, Mulligan, Stephen said quietly.
—Dimmi, Mulligan, disse Stephen tranquillamente.
—Yes, my love?
—Sì, amore mio?
—How long is Haines going to stay in this tower?
—Quanto tempo ha intenzione di restare in questa torre Haines?
Buck Mulligan showed a shaven cheek over his right shoulder.
Buck Mulligan mostrò una guancia rasata sopra la sua spalla destra.
—God, isn't he dreadful? he said frankly.
—Dio, non è terribile? disse francamente.
A ponderous Saxon.
Un sassone pesante.
He thinks you're not a gentleman.
Pensa che tu non sia un gentiluomo.
God, these bloody English!
Dio, questi maledetti inglesi!
Bursting with money and indigestion.
Scoppianti di denaro e indigestione.
Because he comes from Oxford.
Perché viene da Oxford.
You know, Dedalus, you have the real Oxford manner.
Sai, Dedalus, hai davvero i modi di Oxford.
He can't make you out.
Non riesce a capirti.
O, my name for you is the best: Kinch, the knife-blade.
Oh, il soprannome che ti ho dato è il migliore: Kinch, la lama del coltello.
He shaved warily over his chin.
Si rase con cautela sul mento.
—He was raving all night about a black panther, Stephen said.
—Ha deliriato tutta la notte di una pantera nera, disse Stephen.
Where is his guncase?
Dov'è la sua custodia del fucile?
—A woful lunatic! Mulligan said.
—Un pazzo pietoso! disse Mulligan.
Were you in a funk?
Avevi paura?
—I was, Stephen said with energy and growing fear.
—Sì, disse Stephen con energia e crescente paura.
Out here in the dark with a man I don't know raving and moaning to himself about shooting a black panther.
Qui fuori nel buio con un uomo che non conosco che delira e geme tra sé di sparare a una pantera nera.
You saved men from drowning.
Tu hai salvato uomini dall'annegamento.
I'm not a hero, however.
Io non sono un eroe, tuttavia.
If he stays on here I am off.
Se lui rimane qui, me ne vado.
Buck Mulligan frowned at the lather on his razorblade.
Buck Mulligan aggrottò le sopracciglia guardando la schiuma sul suo rasoio.
He hopped down from his perch and began to search his trouser pockets hastily.
Saltò giù dal suo posto e cominciò a frugare frettolosamente nelle tasche dei pantaloni.
—Scutter! he cried thickly.
—Cacca! gridò con voce grossa.
Vocabulary
- Verrai
- You will come; second person singular future of venire
- se
- If; conditional conjunction used in hypothetical clauses
- riesco
- I manage, I succeed; first person singular of riuscire
- a
- To, at; basic preposition indicating direction or purpose
- far
- To make, to do; infinitive fare in truncated form
- sborsare
- To pay out, to shell out money reluctantly
- alla
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article la
- zia
- Aunt; female relative, sister of one's parent
- venti
- Twenty; the cardinal number 20
- sterline
- Pounds sterling; British currency units
- Posò
- He/she placed down; past tense of posare
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- pennello
- Brush; a tool used for painting or applying substances
- da
- From, by; preposition indicating origin or agent
- barba
- Beard; facial hair grown on a man's face
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements
- ridendo
- Laughing; gerund of ridere, expressing simultaneous action
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition of possession
- gioia
- Joy, happiness; strong feeling of great pleasure
- esclamò
- He/she exclaimed; past tense of esclamare
- Verrà
- He/she will come; third person singular future of venire
- digiuno
- Fasting, hungry; abstaining from food or uninformed
- Smettendo
- Stopping, ceasing; gerund of smettere indicating interruption
- cominciò
- He/she began; past tense of cominciare
- radersi
- To shave oneself; reflexive infinitive of radere
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- cura
- Care, attention; careful treatment or concern
- Dimmi
- Tell me; imperative of dire with clitic mi attached
- disse
- He/she said; past tense of dire
- tranquillamente
- Calmly, quietly; adverb derived from tranquillo
- Sì
- Yes; affirmative response particle
- amore
- Love, dear; term of endearment or the noun love
- mio
- My, mine; first person singular possessive adjective
- Quanto
- How much, how long; interrogative of quantity or duration
- tempo
- Time, weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- ha
- He/she has; third person singular of avere
- intenzione
- Intention, plan; purpose or aim one has in mind
- restare
- To stay, to remain; infinitive indicating staying in place
- in
- In, into; preposition of location or movement inside
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- torre
- Tower; a tall structure, often part of a building
- mostrò
- He/she showed; past tense of mostrare
- una
- A, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- guancia
- Cheek; the fleshy side of the face below the eye
- rasata
- Shaved; past participle of radere, feminine form
- sopra
- Above, over; preposition indicating higher position
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- sua
- His, her; third person singular possessive adjective feminine
- spalla
- Shoulder; part of the body connecting arm to torso
- destra
- Right; the right side or right hand
- Dio
- God; the supreme deity or divine being
- non
- Not; basic negation particle in Italian
- è
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- terribile
- Terrible, dreadful; causing fear or great displeasure
- francamente
- Frankly, honestly; adverb meaning in a candid manner
- Un
- A, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- pesante
- Heavy, dull; describing weight or a burdensome quality
- Pensa
- He/she thinks; third person singular present of pensare
- che
- That, who, which; subordinating conjunction or pronoun
- tu
- You; second person singular subject pronoun
- sia
- Is, be; present subjunctive of essere
- gentiluomo
- Gentleman; a man of good breeding and refinement
- questi
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- maledetti
- Damned, cursed; past participle of maledire, pejorative
- inglesi
- English; people or things from England, plural form
- Scoppianti
- Bursting, overflowing; present participle of scoppiare
- denaro
- Money; currency or wealth in general
- indigestione
- Indigestion; discomfort caused by difficulty digesting food
- Perché
- Why, because; interrogative or causal conjunction
- viene
- He/she comes; third person singular present of venire
- Sai
- You know; second person singular present of sapere
- hai
- You have; second person singular present of avere
- davvero
- Really, truly; adverb emphasizing truth or sincerity
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- modi
- Manners, ways; plural of modo, referring to behavior
- Non
- Not; basic negation particle in Italian
- riesce
- He/she manages; third person singular of riuscire
- capirti
- To understand you; infinitive capire with clitic ti
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization
- soprannome
- Nickname; an informal name given to a person
- ti
- You, to you; second person singular object clitic pronoun
- ho
- I have; first person singular present of avere
- dato
- Given; past participle of dare
- migliore
- Better, best; comparative or superlative of buono
- lama
- Blade; the sharp cutting edge of a knife or razor
- del
- Of the; contraction of preposition di and article il
- coltello
- Knife; a cutting utensil with a handle and blade
- Si
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun, third person
- rase
- He/she shaved; past tense of radere
- cautela
- Caution, care; careful attention to avoid risk or harm
- sul
- On the; contraction of preposition su and article il
- mento
- Chin; the lower part of the face below the mouth
- Ha
- He/she has; third person singular present of avere
- deliriato
- Raved, delirious; past participle of delirare
- tutta
- All, entire; feminine singular form of tutto
- notte
- Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- pantera
- Panther; a large black wild cat
- nera
- Black; feminine singular form of the adjective nero
- Dov'è
- Where is; contraction of dove and è
- custodia
- Case, custody; a container or protective covering
- fucile
- Rifle, gun; a long-barreled firearm
- pazzo
- Crazy, mad; a person or behavior that is insane
- pietoso
- Pitiful, compassionate; showing pity or inspiring it
- Avevi
- You had; second person singular imperfect of avere
- paura
- Fear; strong emotion caused by perceived danger
- energia
- Energy; vigor or force used to perform actions
- crescente
- Growing, increasing; present participle of crescere
- Qui
- Here; adverb indicating this place or location
- fuori
- Outside, out; adverb indicating exterior location
- nel
- In the; contraction of preposition in and article il
- buio
- Dark, darkness; absence of light
- uomo
- Man; an adult male human being
- conosco
- I know; first person singular present of conoscere
- delira
- He/she raves; third person singular of delirare
- geme
- He/she groans; third person singular present of gemere
- tra
- Between, among; preposition indicating middle position
- sé
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun, stressed form
- sparare
- To shoot; to fire a weapon at someone or something
- Tu
- You; second person singular subject pronoun
- salvato
- Saved; past participle of salvare
- uomini
- Men; plural of uomo, adult male human beings
- dall'annegamento
- From drowning; prepositional phrase combining da and annegamento
- Io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- sono
- I am, they are; present tense of essere
- eroe
- Hero; a person admired for courage or noble qualities
- tuttavia
- Nevertheless, however; concessive adverb indicating contrast
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction used in hypothetical clauses
- lui
- He, him; third person singular masculine pronoun
- rimane
- He/she stays; third person singular present of rimanere
- qui
- Here; adverb indicating this place or location
- me
- Me; first person singular stressed object pronoun
- ne
- Of it, from there; partitive or locative clitic pronoun
- vado
- I go; first person singular present of andare
- aggrottò
- He/she furrowed; past tense of aggrottare, as in brows
- le
- The, to her; feminine plural article or indirect pronoun
- sopracciglia
- Eyebrows; the arched hair above the eyes
- guardando
- Looking at, watching; gerund of guardare
- schiuma
- Foam, lather; frothy substance, as from shaving cream
- suo
- His, her; third person singular possessive adjective masculine
- rasoio
- Razor; a sharp-bladed tool used for shaving
- Saltò
- He/she jumped; past tense of saltare
- giù
- Down; adverb indicating downward direction or movement
- posto
- Place, spot, position; a specific location or seat
- frugare
- To rummage, to search; to look through something hastily
- frettolosamente
- Hastily, hurriedly; adverb derived from frettoloso
- nelle
- In the; contraction of preposition in and article le
- tasche
- Pockets; pouches sewn into clothing for carrying items
- dei
- Of the; contraction of preposition di and article i
- pantaloni
- Trousers, pants; garment covering lower body and legs
- gridò
- He/she shouted; past tense of gridare
- voce
- Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking or singing
- grossa
- Big, thick, loud; feminine adjective from grosso
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