Ulysses — Page 7
—I pinched it out of the skivvy's room, Buck Mulligan said.
—L'ho sgraffignato dalla stanza della serva, disse Buck Mulligan.
It does her all right.
A lei va benissimo così.
The aunt always keeps plainlooking servants for Malachi.
La zia tiene sempre serve dall'aspetto ordinario per via di Malachi.
Lead him not into temptation.
Non indurlo in tentazione.
And her name is Ursula.
E si chiama Ursula.
Laughing again, he brought the mirror away from Stephen's peering eyes.
Ridendo di nuovo, allontanò lo specchio dagli occhi scrutatori di Stephen.
—The rage of Caliban at not seeing his face in a mirror, he said.
—La rabbia di Calibano nel non vedere il proprio viso in uno specchio, disse.
If Wilde were only alive to see you!
Se solo Wilde fosse vivo per vederti!
Drawing back and pointing, Stephen said with bitterness:
Tirandosi indietro e indicando, Stephen disse con amarezza:
—It is a symbol of Irish art.
—È un simbolo dell'arte irlandese.
The cracked lookingglass of a servant.
Lo specchio incrinato di una serva.
Buck Mulligan suddenly linked his arm in Stephen's and walked with him round the tower, his razor and mirror clacking in the pocket where he had thrust them.
Buck Mulligan gli prese improvvisamente il braccio sotto il suo e camminò con lui intorno alla torre, con il rasoio e lo specchio che tintinnavano nella tasca dove li aveva cacciati.
—It's not fair to tease you like that, Kinch, is it? he said kindly.
—Non è giusto prenderti in giro così, Kinch, vero? disse con gentilezza.
God knows you have more spirit than any of them.
Dio sa che hai più spirito di tutti loro.
Parried again.
Parato ancora.
He fears the lancet of my art as I fear that of his.
Teme il bisturi della mia arte come io temo quello della sua.
The cold steel pen.
La fredda penna d'acciaio.
—Cracked lookingglass of a servant!
—Lo specchio incrinato di una serva!
Tell that to the oxy chap downstairs and touch him for a guinea.
Dillo al tipo dell'ossigeno di sotto e fatti dare una ghinea.
He's stinking with money and thinks you're not a gentleman.
È pieno di soldi da far schifo e pensa che tu non sia un gentiluomo.
His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.
Il suo vecchio ha fatto i soldi vendendo jalap agli Zulù o con qualche altra maledetta truffa.
God, Kinch, if you and I could only work together we might do something for the island.
Dio, Kinch, se tu e io potessimo solo lavorare insieme potremmo fare qualcosa per l'isola.
Hellenise it.
Ellenizzarla.
Cranly's arm.
Il braccio di Cranly.
His arm.
Il suo braccio.
—And to think of your having to beg from these swine.
—E pensare che devi mendicare da questi porci.
I'm the only one that knows what you are.
Sono l'unico che sa cosa sei.
Vocabulary
- L'
- Contracted definite article 'the' before vowel
- ho
- I have; first person singular of avere
- sgraffignato
- Swiped, pilfered, or stolen something sneakily
- dalla
- Contraction of 'da' and 'la', meaning 'from the'
- stanza
- Room inside a building or dwelling
- della
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'
- serva
- Female servant or maid working in household
- disse
- Said; third person singular past tense of dire
- A
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- lei
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- va
- Goes; third person singular present of andare
- benissimo
- Very well; superlative form of bene
- così
- So, thus, in this way or manner
- La
- Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- zia
- Aunt; female relative, parent's sister
- tiene
- Keeps or holds; third person singular of tenere
- sempre
- Always, at all times, continuously
- serve
- Servants; plural of serva, female domestic workers
- dall'
- Contraction of 'da' and 'l'', meaning 'from the'
- aspetto
- Appearance, look, or aspect of someone
- ordinario
- Ordinary, plain, common, unremarkable in appearance
- per
- For, by, through; common Italian preposition
- via
- Away, via; used in 'per via di' meaning because of
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- Non
- Not; basic Italian negation word
- indurlo
- To lead him; infinitive indurre with clitic pronoun
- in
- In, into; basic Italian preposition of location
- tentazione
- Temptation; urge to do something wrong or forbidden
- E
- And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, herself, himself
- chiama
- Is called; third person singular of chiamarsi
- Ridendo
- Laughing; gerund of ridere indicating ongoing action
- nuovo
- New; here used in 'di nuovo' meaning again
- allontanò
- Moved away; third person past tense of allontanare
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- specchio
- Mirror; reflective glass surface for seeing oneself
- dagli
- Contraction of 'da' and 'gli', meaning 'from the'
- occhi
- Eyes; plural of occhio, organs of sight
- scrutatori
- Scrutinizing, searching, examining closely and carefully
- rabbia
- Rage, anger, fury; intense negative emotion
- nel
- Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'
- non
- Not; standard Italian negation particle
- vedere
- To see; basic Italian verb of perception
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- proprio
- Own; indicating possession or one's own thing
- viso
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- uno
- One; indefinite article or number
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction used in hypothetical clauses
- solo
- Only, alone; indicating exclusivity or solitude
- fosse
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of essere, hypothetical
- vivo
- Alive, living; adjective describing life status
- vederti
- To see you; infinitive vedere with clitic ti
- Tirandosi
- Pulling oneself; reflexive gerund of tirare
- indietro
- Back, backward; indicating direction behind oneself
- e
- And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction
- indicando
- Pointing, indicating; gerund of indicare
- con
- With; basic Italian preposition of accompaniment
- amarezza
- Bitterness; feeling of resentment or disappointment
- È
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- simbolo
- Symbol; sign representing an idea or concept
- dell'
- Contraction of 'di' and 'l'', meaning 'of the'
- arte
- Art; creative human expression in various forms
- irlandese
- Irish; relating to Ireland or its culture
- Lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- incrinato
- Cracked, chipped; damaged with a small fracture
- una
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun masculine singular
- prese
- Took, grabbed; third person past tense of prendere
- improvvisamente
- Suddenly, unexpectedly; in an abrupt manner
- braccio
- Arm; upper limb of the human body
- sotto
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating lower position
- suo
- His, her, its; third person possessive adjective
- camminò
- Walked; third person singular past tense of camminare
- lui
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- intorno
- Around; preposition indicating circular movement or position
- alla
- Contraction of 'a' and 'la', meaning 'to the'
- torre
- Tower; tall structure of stone or other material
- rasoio
- Razor; sharp blade used for shaving
- che
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- tintinnavano
- Were tinkling, clinking; imperfect of tintinnare
- nella
- Contraction of 'in' and 'la', meaning 'in the'
- tasca
- Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing
- dove
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place
- li
- Them; third person plural masculine direct object pronoun
- aveva
- Had; third person singular imperfect of avere
- cacciati
- Stuffed, shoved; past participle of cacciare
- è
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- giusto
- Right, fair, correct; appropriate or just
- prenderti
- To take you; infinitive prendere with clitic ti
- giro
- Turn, round; in 'prendere in giro' means to mock
- vero
- True, right; seeking confirmation or agreement
- gentilezza
- Kindness, gentleness; quality of being kind
- Dio
- God; supreme divine being in monotheistic religion
- sa
- Knows; third person singular present of sapere
- hai
- You have; second person singular present of avere
- più
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity
- spirito
- Wit, spirit; cleverness or lively intelligence
- tutti
- All, everyone; masculine plural of tutto
- loro
- Them, their, they; third person plural pronoun
- Parato
- Ready, prepared; past participle of parare
- ancora
- Still, yet, again; temporal adverb of continuation
- Teme
- Fears; third person singular present of temere
- bisturi
- Scalpel; small surgical knife used by doctors
- mia
- My; first person singular feminine possessive adjective
- come
- As, like, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- io
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- temo
- I fear; first person singular present of temere
- quello
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- sua
- His, her; feminine singular possessive adjective
- fredda
- Cold; feminine adjective describing low temperature
- penna
- Pen; writing instrument using ink
- d'
- Elided form of 'di', meaning 'of'
- acciaio
- Steel; strong metal alloy of iron and carbon
- Dillo
- Tell him it; imperative of dire with clitics
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'il', meaning 'to the'
- tipo
- Guy, fellow, type; informal word for a person
- ossigeno
- Oxygen; colorless gas essential for breathing
- fatti
- Get yourself; imperative of farsi, reflexive fare
- dare
- To give; basic Italian verb of giving
- ghinea
- Guinea; old British gold coin worth 21 shillings
- pieno
- Full; adjective meaning filled to capacity
- soldi
- Money, coins; common Italian word for cash
- da
- From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition
- far
- To make, to do; shortened infinitive of fare
- schifo
- Disgust; something disgusting or revolting
- pensa
- Thinks; third person singular present of pensare
- tu
- You; second person singular subject pronoun
- sia
- Is; present subjunctive of essere, expressing doubt
- gentiluomo
- Gentleman; man of noble birth or refined manners
- Il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- vecchio
- Old man, old; elderly male person
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of avere
- fatto
- Made, done; past participle of fare
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- vendendo
- Selling; gerund of vendere indicating ongoing action
- agli
- Contraction of 'a' and 'gli', meaning 'to the'
- o
- Or; basic Italian disjunctive conjunction
- qualche
- Some, a few; indefinite adjective for small quantity
- altra
- Other, another; feminine singular of altro
- maledetta
- Damned, cursed; strong pejorative feminine adjective
- truffa
- Scam, fraud, swindle; dishonest scheme for money
- se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses
- potessimo
- We could; imperfect subjunctive of potere, hypothetical
- lavorare
- To work; basic Italian verb of working
- insieme
- Together; adverb indicating joint action or unity
- potremmo
- We could; conditional present tense of potere
- fare
- To do, to make; fundamental Italian verb
- qualcosa
- Something; indefinite pronoun for an unspecified thing
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'the' before vowel
- isola
- Island; land mass surrounded by water
- pensare
- To think; Italian verb of mental reflection
- devi
- You must; second person singular present of dovere
- mendicare
- To beg; to ask humbly for money or favors
- questi
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- porci
- Pigs; plural of porco, used as insult here
- Sono
- I am or they are; present tense of essere
- unico
- Only, unique; the sole one of its kind
- cosa
- Thing, what; noun or interrogative word
- sei
- You are; second person singular present of essere
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