Ulysses — Page 8
Why don't you trust me more?
Perché non ti fidi di me di più?
What have you up your nose against me?
Che cosa hai contro di me?
Is it Haines?
È a causa di Haines?
If he makes any noise here I'll bring down Seymour and we'll give him a ragging worse than they gave Clive Kempthorpe.
Se fa del baccano qui chiamerò Seymour e gli daremo una lavata di capo peggiore di quella che diedero a Clive Kempthorpe.
Young shouts of moneyed voices in Clive Kempthorpe's rooms.
Grida giovani di voci danarosa nelle stanze di Clive Kempthorpe.
Palefaces: they hold their ribs with laughter, one clasping another.
Facce pallide: si tengono le costole dalle risate, aggrappati l'uno all'altro.
O, I shall expire!
Oh, morirò!
Break the news to her gently, Aubrey!
Dagliene notizia con delicatezza, Aubrey!
I shall die!
Morirò!
With slit ribbons of his shirt whipping the air he hops and hobbles round the table, with trousers down at heels, chased by Ades of Magdalen with the tailor's shears.
Con le strisce lacerate della sua camicia che frustano l'aria salta e zoppica attorno al tavolo, con i pantaloni calati sui tacchi, inseguito da Ades del Magdalen con le forbici del sarto.
A scared calf's face gilded with marmalade.
Una faccia spaventata da vitello dorata di marmellata.
I don't want to be debagged!
Non voglio che mi tolgano i pantaloni!
Don't you play the giddy ox with me!
Non fare lo stupido con me!
Shouts from the open window startling evening in the quadrangle.
Grida dalla finestra aperta che scuotono la sera nel cortile.
A deaf gardener, aproned, masked with Matthew Arnold's face, pushes his mower on the sombre lawn watching narrowly the dancing motes of grasshalms.
Un giardiniere sordo, grembiulato, mascherato dal volto di Matthew Arnold, spinge il suo tosaerba sul tetro prato osservando attentamente i danzanti fili d'erba.
To ourselves... new paganism... omphalos.
A noi stessi... nuovo paganesimo... ombelico.
—Let him stay, Stephen said.
—Lascialo stare, disse Stephen.
There's nothing wrong with him except at night.
Non c'è nulla che non vada in lui, tranne di notte.
—Then what is it? Buck Mulligan asked impatiently.
—Allora di cosa si tratta? chiese Buck Mulligan con impazienza.
Cough it up.
Sputalo fuori.
I'm quite frank with you.
Sono del tutto franco con te.
What have you against me now?
Che cosa hai contro di me adesso?
They halted, looking towards the blunt cape of Bray Head that lay on the water like the snout of a sleeping whale.
Si fermarono, guardando verso il promontorio ottuso di Bray Head che giaceva sull'acqua come il muso di una balena addormentata.
Stephen freed his arm quietly.
Stephen liberò il braccio in silenzio.
—Do you wish me to tell you? he asked.
—Vuoi che te lo dica? chiese.
—Yes, what is it? Buck Mulligan answered.
—Sì, di cosa si tratta? rispose Buck Mulligan.
I don't remember anything.
Non ricordo nulla.
Vocabulary
- Perché
- Why; because; used for questions and explanations
- non
- Not; negation word used before verbs
- ti
- You; informal second-person singular object pronoun
- fidi
- Trust; second-person singular of fidarsi
- di
- Of; from; common preposition with many uses
- me
- Me; first-person singular stressed pronoun
- più
- More; anymore; used in comparisons and negations
- Che
- What; that; which; versatile conjunction and pronoun
- cosa
- Thing; what; used in questions like 'what'
- hai
- You have; second-person singular of avere
- contro
- Against; in opposition to something or someone
- È
- Is; third-person singular of essere
- a
- At; to; in; common Italian preposition
- causa
- Cause; reason; a causa di means because of
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses
- fa
- Makes; does; third-person singular of fare
- del
- Of the; partitive article combining di and il
- baccano
- Noise; uproar; loud disruptive commotion
- qui
- Here; indicating this place or location
- chiamerò
- I will call; first-person future of chiamare
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction linking elements
- gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun third-person singular
- daremo
- We will give; first-person plural future of dare
- una
- A; one; feminine indefinite article
- lavata
- Washing; rinse; used in phrase lavata di capo
- capo
- Head; chief; lavata di capo means severe scolding
- peggiore
- Worse; worst; comparative or superlative of cattivo
- quella
- That; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- che
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- diedero
- They gave; third-person plural past of dare
- Grida
- Shouts; cries out; third-person singular of gridare
- giovani
- Young; young people; plural of giovane
- voci
- Voices; plural of voce
- danarosa
- Wealthy; well-off; feminine adjective from denaro
- nelle
- In the; contraction of in and le
- stanze
- Rooms; plural of stanza
- Facce
- Faces; plural of faccia
- pallide
- Pale; pallid; feminine plural adjective
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- tengono
- They hold; third-person plural of tenere
- le
- The; them; feminine plural definite article or pronoun
- costole
- Ribs; plural of costola
- dalle
- From the; contraction of da and le
- risate
- Laughter; laughs; plural of risata
- aggrappati
- Clinging; grasping; past participle of aggrapparsi
- l'uno
- One another; the one; used in reciprocal expressions
- all'altro
- To the other; part of reciprocal phrase l'uno all'altro
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
- morirò
- I will die; first-person singular future of morire
- Dagliene
- Give him some of it; combined imperative and pronouns
- notizia
- News; piece of news or information
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- delicatezza
- Delicacy; gentleness; care in handling situations
- Morirò
- I will die; first-person singular future of morire
- Con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- strisce
- Strips; stripes; plural of striscia
- lacerate
- Torn; lacerated; feminine plural past participle
- della
- Of the; feminine singular partitive contraction
- sua
- His; her; its; feminine possessive adjective
- camicia
- Shirt; a garment worn on the upper body
- frustano
- They whip; they lash; third-person plural of frustare
- l'aria
- The air; atmosphere; also means a musical aria
- salta
- Jumps; leaps; third-person singular of saltare
- zoppica
- Limps; hobbles; third-person singular of zoppicare
- attorno
- Around; about; indicating circular movement or position
- al
- To the; at the; contraction of a and il
- tavolo
- Table; a piece of furniture for eating or working
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- pantaloni
- Trousers; pants; plural noun for leg garment
- calati
- Lowered; dropped down; past participle of calare
- sui
- On the; contraction of su and i
- tacchi
- Heels; plural of tacco; back of a shoe
- inseguito
- Chased; pursued; past participle of inseguire
- da
- From; by; since; versatile Italian preposition
- forbici
- Scissors; plural noun for cutting tool
- sarto
- Tailor; person who makes or alters clothing
- Una
- A; one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- faccia
- Face; also subjunctive of fare meaning to do
- spaventata
- Frightened; scared; feminine past participle of spaventare
- vitello
- Calf; veal; a young cow or its meat
- dorata
- Golden; gilded; feminine past participle of dorare
- marmellata
- Jam; marmalade; sweet fruit preserve spread
- Non
- Not; negation word used before verbs
- voglio
- I want; first-person singular of volere
- mi
- Me; myself; first-person singular object pronoun
- tolgano
- They remove; third-person plural subjunctive of togliere
- fare
- To do; to make; common infinitive verb
- lo
- Him; it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- stupido
- Stupid; foolish; fare lo stupido means act foolish
- dalla
- From the; feminine contraction of da and la
- finestra
- Window; opening in a wall for light and air
- aperta
- Open; opened; feminine past participle of aprire
- scuotono
- They shake; third-person plural of scuotere
- la
- The; her; feminine singular definite article or pronoun
- sera
- Evening; the time of day after afternoon
- nel
- In the; masculine singular contraction of in and il
- cortile
- Courtyard; enclosed yard within or beside a building
- Un
- A; one; masculine singular indefinite article
- giardiniere
- Gardener; person who tends gardens professionally
- sordo
- Deaf; unable to hear; also muffled or dull
- mascherato
- Masked; disguised; past participle of mascherare
- dal
- From the; masculine contraction of da and il
- volto
- Face; countenance; literary word for a person's face
- spinge
- Pushes; third-person singular of spingere
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- suo
- His; her; its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- tosaerba
- Lawnmower; machine used to cut grass
- sul
- On the; masculine singular contraction of su and il
- tetro
- Gloomy; dark; dreary; dismal atmosphere or place
- prato
- Meadow; lawn; grassy area or field
- osservando
- Observing; watching; gerund of osservare
- attentamente
- Attentively; carefully; adverb from attento
- danzanti
- Dancing; swaying; present participle of danzare
- fili
- Threads; blades; plural of filo
- d'erba
- Of grass; blades of grass; fili d'erba
- A
- At; to; in; common Italian preposition
- noi
- We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- stessi
- Ourselves; same; reflexive or emphatic pronoun
- nuovo
- New; fresh; masculine adjective meaning new
- paganesimo
- Paganism; pre-Christian or non-Christian religious belief
- ombelico
- Navel; belly button; center of the abdomen
- Lascialo
- Leave him; let him be; imperative of lasciare with pronoun
- stare
- To stay; to be; common Italian infinitive
- disse
- Said; third-person singular past of dire
- c'è
- There is; contraction of ci and è
- nulla
- Nothing; nulla di buono means nothing good
- vada
- Goes; subjunctive of andare; let it go
- in
- In; into; common Italian preposition
- lui
- He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- tranne
- Except; apart from; excluding something
- notte
- Night; the dark period after sunset
- Allora
- Then; so; well then; common discourse marker
- tratta
- Is about; deals with; third-person of trattare
- chiese
- Asked; third-person singular past of chiedere
- impazienza
- Impatience; restlessness; lack of patience
- Sputalo
- Spit it out; imperative of sputare with pronoun
- fuori
- Out; outside; away from inside
- Sono
- I am; they are; first or third person of essere
- tutto
- All; everything; wholly; completely
- franco
- Frank; honest; open and direct in speech
- te
- You; stressed second-person singular pronoun
- adesso
- Now; at this moment; presently
- Si
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun; they reflexively
- fermarono
- They stopped; third-person plural past of fermarsi
- guardando
- Looking; watching; gerund of guardare
- verso
- Toward; in the direction of; also a line of verse
- promontorio
- Promontory; headland; elevated point of land by sea
- ottuso
- Blunt; dull; obtuse; lacking sharpness
- giaceva
- Lay; was lying; third-person imperfect of giacere
- sull'acqua
- On the water; contraction of su and l'acqua
- come
- Like; as; how; versatile Italian conjunction
- muso
- Snout; muzzle; face of an animal
- balena
- Whale; large marine mammal
- addormentata
- Asleep; sleeping; feminine past participle of addormentarsi
- liberò
- Freed; released; third-person past of liberare
- braccio
- Arm; the upper limb of the human body
- silenzio
- Silence; quiet; absence of sound
- Vuoi
- Do you want; second-person singular of volere
- dica
- Say; tell; subjunctive of dire used in requests
- Sì
- Yes; affirmative response
- rispose
- Answered; replied; third-person past of rispondere
- ricordo
- I remember; memory; souvenir; from ricordare
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