Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 6

Vocabulary

realtà

re-al-tà — Reality; the actual state of things

uomo

uò-mo — Man; an adult male human being

laborioso

la-bo-rió-so — Hardworking; diligent and industrious in one's work

tempo

tém-po — Time; the measurable duration of events

libero

lì-be-ro — Free; unoccupied or unrestricted

vera

vé-ra — True; genuine and authentic

integrità

in-te-gri-tà — Integrity; moral uprightness and wholeness of character

giorno

giór-no — Day; a 24-hour period

permettersi

per-mét-ter-si — To afford or allow oneself something

mantenere

man-te-né-re — To maintain or keep something in a certain state

relazioni

re-la-zió-ni — Relationships; connections between people or things

virili

vi-rì-li — Manly; having qualities associated with masculinity

uomini

uò-mi-ni — Men; plural of uomo

lavoro

la-vó-ro — Work; professional activity or employment

verrebbe

ver-réb-be — Third person singular conditional of venire; would come

svalutato

sva-lu-tà-to — Devalued; reduced in worth or importance

mercato

mer-cà-to — Market; a place or system of trade

altro

àl-tro — Other; something or someone different

macchina

màc-chi-na — Machine; a mechanical device or automobile

ricordare

ri-cor-dà-re — To remember or recall something from the past

bene

bé-ne — Well; in a good or satisfactory manner

propria

pró-pria — Own; belonging to oneself

ignoranza

i-gno-rán-za — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness

cui

cùi — Whom or which; relative pronoun used after prepositions

crescita

cré-sci-ta — Growth; the process of increasing or developing

bisogno

bi-só-gno — Need; a requirement or necessity

colui

co-lùi — He who; that person, used as a formal pronoun

così

co-sì — So, thus; in this way or to such a degree

spesso

spés-so — Often; frequently occurring

uso

ù-so — Use; the act of employing something

conoscenza

co-no-scén-za — Knowledge; awareness or understanding of something

Dovremmo

do-vrém-mo — We should; first person plural conditional of dovere

nutrirlo

nu-trìr-lo — To feed him; infinitive nutrire with pronoun attached

vestirlo

ve-stìr-lo — To clothe him; infinitive vestire with pronoun attached

gratuitamente

gra-tui-ta-mén-te — For free; without charge or payment

volte

vól-te — Times; occasions or instances of something happening

rinvigorirlo

rin-vi-go-rìr-lo — To reinvigorate him; to restore his energy or strength

liquori

li-quó-ri — Liquors; alcoholic spirits or beverages

prima

prì-ma — Before; earlier in time or order

giudicarlo

giu-di-càr-lo — To judge him; infinitive giudicare with pronoun

qualità

qua-li-tà — Qualities; characteristics or attributes of something

fini

fì-ni — Fine, delicate; of refined or subtle character

natura

na-tù-ra — Nature; the inherent character of a person or thing

pruina

pruì-na — Frost or bloom; fine powdery coating on fruit surfaces

frutti

frùt-ti — Fruits; the edible products of plants

preservate

pre-ser-và-te — Preserved; kept safe from harm or deterioration

solo

só-lo — Only; exclusively or merely

delicata

de-li-cà-ta — Delicate; gentle and careful in handling

cura

cù-ra — Care; attentive concern or treatment

Eppure

ep-pù-re — And yet; nevertheless, despite what was said

trattiamo

trat-tià-mo — We treat; first person plural of trattare

né

né — Neither, nor; used to connect negative alternatives

stessi

stés-si — Same or ourselves; reflexive intensive pronoun plural

altri

àl-tri — Others; different people or things

tale

tà-le — Such; of that kind or degree

tenerezza

te-ne-réz-za — Tenderness; gentleness and affection toward others

Alcuni

al-cù-ni — Some; an unspecified number of people or things

sappiamo

sap-pià-mo — We know; first person plural of sapere

tutti

tùt-ti — All, everyone; referring to every person or thing

poveri

pó-ve-ri — Poor; lacking financial resources

faticano

fa-tì-ca-no — They struggle; third person plural of faticare

vivere

vì-ve-re — To live; to be alive or to sustain oneself

ansimano

àn-si-ma-no — They gasp or pant; breathing with difficulty

respiro

re-spì-ro — Breath; the act of inhaling and exhaling air

dubbi

dùb-bi — Doubts; feelings of uncertainty or disbelief

alcuni

al-cù-ni — Some; referring to an unspecified number

leggono

lég-go-no — They read; third person plural of leggere

libro

lì-bro — Book; a written or printed literary work

siano

sià-no — That they are; third person plural subjunctive of essere

grado

grà-do — Able; degree or capacity to do something

pagare

pa-gà-re — To pay; to give money in exchange for something

pasti

pàs-ti — Meals; occasions of eating food

effettivamente

ef-fet-ti-va-mén-te — Actually, effectively; in a real or genuine manner

consumato

con-su-mà-to — Consumed or worn out; used up completely

cappotti

cap-pót-ti — Overcoats; heavy outer garments for cold weather

scarpe

scàr-pe — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

rapidamente

ra-pi-da-mén-te — Rapidly; in a fast or quick manner

consumando

con-su-màn-do — Wearing out; gerund of consumare, deteriorating with use

già

già — Already; by this or that time

logorati

lo-go-rà-ti — Worn out; deteriorated through prolonged use

giunti

giùn-ti — Having arrived; past participle of giungere

pagina

pà-gi-na — Page; one side of a leaf in a book

trascorrere

tra-scór-re-re — To pass time; to spend a period of time

preso

pré-so — Taken; past participle of prendere

prestito

prés-ti-to — Loan; something borrowed and to be returned

rubato

ru-bà-to — Stolen; taken without permission or payment

sottraendo

sot-tra-én-do — Subtracting or stealing; taking away from someone

ora

ó-ra — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

propri

pró-pri — Own; belonging to themselves (plural form)

creditori

cre-di-tó-ri — Creditors; people or entities owed money or time