Won from the Waves — Page 5
It is likely, however, to be a dirtier night than I had thought for--I will own that.
È probabile, tuttavia, che sia una notte più brutta di quanto avessi pensato -- lo ammetto.
Jacob," he said to his youngest boy, "do you go back and stay with your mother, she wants some help in the house, and you can look after the pigs and poultry before we are back in the morning."
«Jacob,» disse al suo figlio più giovane, «torna indietro e sta' con tua madre, ha bisogno di aiuto in casa, e puoi badare ai maiali e al pollame prima che noi siamo di ritorno domattina.»
Jacob, a fine lad of ten or twelve years, though he looked older, seemed somewhat disappointed, as he had expected to have gone to sea with his father and brothers.
Jacob, un bel ragazzo di dieci o dodici anni, sebbene sembrasse più grande, apparve alquanto deluso, poiché si aspettava di andare in mare con suo padre e i suoi fratelli.
Without attempting, however, to expostulate, he immediately turned back towards the cottage, while the rest of the party proceeded to the Nancy, a fine yawl which lay at anchor close to the pier.
Senza tentare, tuttavia, di protestare, si girò immediatamente verso il cottage, mentre il resto del gruppo si diresse verso la Nancy, un bel iole che giaceva all'ancora vicino al molo.
She was quickly hauled alongside, when some of the men jumped into her.
Fu rapidamente accostata alla riva, quando alcuni degli uomini vi saltarono dentro.
Before following them, Adam Halliburt took another glance seaward.
Prima di seguirli, Adam Halliburt gettò un altro sguardo verso il mare.
The wind drove the rain and spray with greater force than before against his face.
Il vento spingeva la pioggia e gli spruzzi con maggiore forza di prima contro il suo viso.
"We will wait a bit, lads," he said.
«Aspetteremo un po', ragazzi,» disse.
"There is no great hurry, and in a few minutes we shall make out what the weather is going to be."
«Non c'è grande fretta, e in pochi minuti capiremo che tempo farà.»
His own sons and some of the men remained in the boat, knowing that he was not likely to give up his intention unless the weather speedily became much worse.
I suoi stessi figli e alcuni degli uomini rimasero nella barca, sapendo che egli non avrebbe rinunciato alla sua intenzione a meno che il tempo non peggiorasse rapidamente di molto.
Others followed him back to the pier-head, over which the spray beat in frequent showers, showing that the sea had got up considerably, even since they had left it.
Altri lo seguirono fino alla testata del molo, sulla quale gli spruzzi battevano in frequenti raffiche, dimostrando che il mare si era alzato considerevolmente, persino da quando lo avevano lasciato.
Vocabulary
- probabile
- Likely or probable; used to express possibility.
- tuttavia
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrast.
- sia
- Subjunctive form of 'essere'; may be or is.
- notte
- Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- più
- More; used in comparisons or to indicate greater degree.
- brutta
- Ugly; bad; unpleasant; feminine form of 'brutto'.
- quanto
- How much; as much as; used in comparisons.
- avessi
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'avere'; had (I had).
- pensato
- Past participle of 'pensare'; thought or considered.
- ammetto
- I admit; first person singular present of 'ammettere'.
- disse
- Said; third person singular past of 'dire'.
- figlio
- Son; a male child in relation to his parents.
- giovane
- Young; youth; a person of a young age.
- torna
- Return; go back; imperative or third person singular present.
- indietro
- Back; backward; in the direction one came from.
- sta'
- Stay; imperative form of 'stare'; remain somewhere.
- madre
- Mother; a female parent of a child.
- bisogno
- Need; necessity; used in 'avere bisogno di' (to need).
- aiuto
- Help; assistance; support given to someone in need.
- casa
- House; home; a place where someone lives.
- puoi
- You can; second person singular present of 'potere'.
- badare
- To take care of; to look after; to mind.
- maiali
- Pigs; plural of 'maiale'; domesticated farm animals.
- pollame
- Poultry; collective noun for domesticated birds kept for food.
- prima
- Before; first; earlier in time or order.
- ritorno
- Return; coming back; used in 'di ritorno' (returning).
- domattina
- Tomorrow morning; the morning of the following day.
- bel
- Beautiful; handsome; attractive; truncated form of 'bello'.
- ragazzo
- Boy; young man; a male child or youth.
- dieci
- Ten; the cardinal number between nine and eleven.
- dodici
- Twelve; the cardinal number between eleven and thirteen.
- anni
- Years; plural of 'anno'; units of time equal to twelve months.
- sebbene
- Although; even though; introduces a concessive clause.
- sembrasse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'sembrare'; seemed or appeared.
- grande
- Big; large; great; describing size or importance.
- apparve
- Appeared; third person singular remote past of 'apparire'.
- alquanto
- Rather; somewhat; to a considerable degree.
- deluso
- Disappointed; let down; feeling disappointment or disillusion.
- poiché
- Since; because; as; introduces a causal clause.
- aspettava
- Was expecting; imperfect of 'aspettarsi'; anticipated something.
- andare
- To go; basic verb of motion in Italian.
- mare
- Sea; ocean; a large body of saltwater.
- padre
- Father; a male parent of a child.
- fratelli
- Brothers; siblings; plural of 'fratello'.
- Senza
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
- tentare
- To try; to attempt; to endeavor to do something.
- protestare
- To protest; to object; to express disagreement openly.
- girò
- Turned; third person singular remote past of 'girare'.
- immediatamente
- Immediately; at once; without any delay.
- verso
- Toward; in the direction of; preposition of direction.
- mentre
- While; whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
- resto
- Rest; remainder; the remaining part of a group.
- gruppo
- Group; a number of people gathered or associated together.
- diresse
- Directed; headed toward; remote past of 'dirigere'.
- giaceva
- Was lying; imperfect of 'giacere'; rested in a position.
- ancora
- Anchor; a device used to moor a vessel.
- vicino
- Near; close; nearby in physical distance.
- molo
- Pier; dock; a structure extending into water for boats.
- Fu
- Was; third person singular remote past of 'essere'.
- rapidamente
- Quickly; rapidly; in a fast manner.
- accostata
- Brought alongside; moored; past participle of 'accostare'.
- riva
- Shore; bank; the land at the edge of water.
- quando
- When; at the time that; temporal conjunction.
- alcuni
- Some; a few; indefinite pronoun or adjective plural.
- uomini
- Men; plural of 'uomo'; adult male human beings.
- vi
- There; into it; reflexive or place pronoun.
- saltarono
- Jumped; leaped; remote past plural of 'saltare'.
- dentro
- Inside; within; into; adverb or preposition of location.
- Prima
- Before; first; earlier; used here as a preposition.
- seguirli
- To follow them; infinitive 'seguire' with clitic 'li'.
- gettò
- Threw; cast; remote past third singular of 'gettare'.
- altro
- Another; other; an additional or different one.
- sguardo
- Glance; look; gaze; a quick look at something.
- vento
- Wind; the natural movement of air outdoors.
- spingeva
- Was pushing; driving; imperfect of 'spingere'.
- pioggia
- Rain; water falling from clouds in drops.
- spruzzi
- Splashes; sprays; plural of 'spruzzo'; small droplets.
- maggiore
- Greater; larger; comparative form of 'grande'.
- forza
- Force; strength; power applied to something.
- contro
- Against; in opposition to; preposition of opposition.
- viso
- Face; the front part of a person's head.
- Aspetteremo
- We will wait; first person plural future of 'aspettare'.
- po'
- A little; a bit; truncated form of 'poco'.
- ragazzi
- Boys; guys; plural of 'ragazzo'; informal address.
- c'è
- There is; contraction of 'ci' and 'è'.
- fretta
- Hurry; rush; haste; urgency in doing something.
- pochi
- Few; a small number of; plural of 'poco'.
- minuti
- Minutes; plural of 'minuto'; units of time.
- capiremo
- We will understand; first person plural future of 'capire'.
- tempo
- Time; weather; a fundamental concept of duration or climate.
- farà
- Will make; will do; third singular future of 'fare'.
- stessi
- Same; themselves; emphatic pronoun or adjective plural.
- figli
- Sons; children; plural of 'figlio'.
- rimasero
- Remained; stayed; remote past plural of 'rimanere'.
- barca
- Boat; a small watercraft used for travel.
- sapendo
- Knowing; gerund of 'sapere'; being aware of something.
- egli
- He; formal third person masculine singular subject pronoun.
- avrebbe
- Would have; third singular conditional of 'avere'.
- rinunciato
- Given up; renounced; past participle of 'rinunciare'.
- intenzione
- Intention; plan; purpose; what one intends to do.
- meno
- Less; unless; used in 'a meno che' (unless).
- peggiorasse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'peggiorare'; worsened or got worse.
- molto
- Very; much; a lot; adverb or adjective of quantity.
- Altri
- Others; some others; masculine plural of 'altro'.
- seguirono
- Followed; remote past plural of 'seguire'.
- fino
- Until; up to; as far as; preposition of limit.
- testata
- Head; headland; the projecting end of a structure.
- quale
- Which; that; relative pronoun referring to a noun.
- battevano
- Were beating; striking; imperfect plural of 'battere'.
- frequenti
- Frequent; recurring; happening often; plural adjective.
- raffiche
- Gusts; squalls; plural of 'raffica'; sudden blasts of wind.
- dimostrando
- Demonstrating; showing; gerund of 'dimostrare'.
- alzato
- Risen; raised; past participle of 'alzarsi' (risen up).
- considerevolmente
- Considerably; significantly; to a notable degree.
- persino
- Even; emphasizing something surprising or extreme.
- lasciato
- Left; departed from; past participle of 'lasciare'.
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