Wuthering Heights — Page 1

Vocabulary

Sono

SO-no — I am; first person singular of 'essere'

appena

ap-PE-na — Just, barely, or as soon as

tornato

tor-NA-to — Returned; past participle of 'tornare'

da

da — From, by, or since; versatile preposition

una

U-na — A, an; feminine indefinite article

visita

VI-zi-ta — A visit or inspection to someone or somewhere

al

al — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'il'

mio

MI-o — My; first person singular masculine possessive adjective

padrone

pa-DRO-ne — Owner, landlord, or master of property

di

di — Of, from; extremely common Italian preposition

casa

CA-za — House, home; a place of residence

l'

l' — The; elided definite article before vowels

unico

U-ni-ko — Only, unique; the sole one of its kind

vicino

vi-CHI-no — Neighbor; someone living nearby

con

kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association

cui

ku-i — Whom, which; relative pronoun used after prepositions

avrò

av-RÒ — I will have; first person future of 'avere'

a

a — To, at; basic Italian preposition of location or direction

che

ke — That, which, what; multipurpose conjunction or pronoun

fare

FA-re — To do, to make; fundamental Italian verb

Questo

KWE-sto — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective

è

è — Is; third person singular present of 'essere'

certamente

cher-ta-MEN-te — Certainly, definitely; expresses confident assertion

un

un — A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

bel

bel — Beautiful, lovely; shortened form of 'bello'

paese

pa-E-ze — Country, village, or small town

In

in — In, into; preposition of location or movement

tutta

TUT-ta — All, entire; feminine singular of 'tutto'

Inghilterra

in-ghil-TER-ra — England; the country in the United Kingdom

non

non — Not; basic Italian negation word

credo

CRE-do — I believe, I think; first person of 'credere'

poter

po-TER — To be able to; infinitive 'potere' truncated

trovare

tro-VA-re — To find, to locate something or someone

luogo

LWO-go — Place, location, spot

così

ko-ZÌ — So, thus, like this; adverb of manner

completamente

kom-ple-ta-MEN-te — Completely, entirely, totally

lontano

lon-TA-no — Far, distant, remote from something

dall'

dall' — From the; elided contraction of 'da' and 'l''

agitazione

a-ji-ta-TSYO-ne — Agitation, turmoil, restlessness of society

della

DEL-la — Of the; feminine contraction of 'di' and 'la'

società

so-che-TÀ — Society; organized community of people

Un

un — A, an; masculine indefinite article

paradiso

pa-ra-DI-zo — Paradise, heaven; an ideal perfect place

perfetto

per-FET-to — Perfect, ideal, flawless

per

per — For, in order to; common Italian preposition

misantropo

mi-ZAN-tro-po — Misanthrope; person who dislikes human company

signor

si-NYOR — Mister, sir; respectful title before a name

ed

ed — And; variant of 'e' used before vowels

io

I-o — I; first person singular subject pronoun

siamo

SYA-mo — We are; first person plural of 'essere'

coppia

KOP-pya — Couple, pair; two people or things together

adatta

a-DAT-ta — Suitable, fitting, appropriate; feminine adjective

dividerci

di-vi-DER-chi — To share among ourselves; reflexive form of 'dividere'

la

la — The; feminine singular definite article

desolazione

de-zo-la-TSYO-ne — Desolation, bleakness, emptiness of a place

individuo

in-di-VI-dwo — Individual, person, fellow

magnifico

ma-NYI-fi-ko — Magnificent, splendid, wonderful; high praise

Non

non — Not; Italian negation particle

immaginava

im-ma-ji-NA-va — He/she imagined; imperfect tense of 'immaginare'

affatto

af-FAT-to — At all, not at all; used to intensify negation

quanto

KWAN-to — How much, how many; quantity interrogative or relative

cuore

KWO-re — Heart; organ or symbol of emotion and feeling

si

si — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, itself

scaldasse

skal-DAS-se — Would warm; imperfect subjunctive of 'scaldarsi'

verso

VER-zo — Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction

lui

LU-i — Him, he; third person masculine singular pronoun

quando

KWAN-do — When; conjunction of time

vidi

VI-di — I saw; first person past historic of 'vedere'

i

i — The; masculine plural definite article

suoi

SWO-i — His, her, its; third person plural possessive adjective

occhi

OK-ki — Eyes; plural of 'occhio'

neri

NE-ri — Black; masculine plural adjective of color

ritrarsi

ri-TRAR-si — To withdraw, to pull back reflexively

diffidentemente

dif-fi-den-te-MEN-te — Distrustfully, suspiciously, with mistrust

sotto

SOT-to — Under, beneath; preposition of position

le

le — The; feminine plural definite article

sopracciglia

so-prat-CHI-lya — Eyebrows; plural of 'sopracciglio'

mentre

MEN-tre — While, whereas; temporal conjunction

mi

mi — Me, myself; first person singular object pronoun

avvicinavo

av-vi-chi-NA-vo — I was approaching; imperfect of 'avvicinarsi'

cavallo

ka-VAL-lo — Horse; large domesticated riding animal

e

e — And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction

sue

SU-e — His, her; feminine plural possessive adjective

dita

DI-ta — Fingers; plural of 'dito'

rifugiarono

ri-fu-JA-ro-no — They took refuge; third person plural past historic

gelosa

je-LO-za — Jealous, possessive; feminine singular adjective

determinazione

de-ter-mi-na-TSYO-ne — Determination, resolve, firmness of purpose

ancora

an-KO-ra — Still, yet, again; common Italian adverb

più

pyù — More; comparative adverb of quantity or degree

fondo

FON-do — Bottom, depth, back; noun of position

nel

nel — In the; masculine singular contraction of 'in' and 'il'

gilet

ji-LET — Waistcoat, vest; sleeveless garment worn over shirt

momento

mo-MEN-to — Moment, instant; a brief period of time

annunciai

an-nun-CHA-i — I announced; first person past historic of 'annunciare'

nome

NO-me — Name; word used to identify a person or thing

Signor

si-NYOR — Mister, sir; polite title before a name

dissi

DIS-si — I said; first person past historic of 'dire'

cenno

CHEN-no — Nod, gesture, slight signal of acknowledgment

del

del — Of the; masculine singular contraction of 'di' and 'il'

capo

CA-po — Head; top of the body or chief person

fu

fu — Was; third person past historic of 'essere'

risposta

ri-SPOS-ta — Answer, reply, response to a question

nuovo

NWO-vo — New, fresh; masculine singular adjective

inquilino

in-kwi-LI-no — Tenant, lodger; person renting a property

signore

si-NYO-re — Gentleman, sir, lord; polite term of address

Mi

mi — Me, myself; first person singular reflexive pronoun

faccio

FAT-cho — I do, I make; first person singular of 'fare'

onore

o-NO-re — Honor; respect, dignity, personal integrity

presentarmi

pre-zen-TAR-mi — To introduce myself; reflexive form of 'presentare'

prima

PRI-ma — Before, first, earlier; temporal adverb or adjective

possibile

pos-SI-bi-le — Possible; capable of happening or being done

dopo

DO-po — After, afterwards; temporal preposition or adverb

arrivo

ar-RI-vo — Arrival; the act of arriving at a destination

esprimere

es-PRI-me-re — To express, to convey thoughts or feelings

speranza

spe-RAN-tsa — Hope; feeling of expectation and desire

averla

a-VER-la — To have her/it; infinitive with direct object pronoun

importunata

im-por-tu-NA-ta — Bothered, disturbed; feminine past participle of 'importunare'

mia

MI-a — My; first person singular feminine possessive adjective

insistenza

in-zi-STEN-tsa — Insistence, persistence; repeated demanding of something

richiedere

ri-KYE-de-re — To request, to require, to demand

affitto

af-FIT-to — Rent; payment for use of property

ho

o — I have; first person singular of 'avere'

sentito

sen-TI-to — Heard, felt; past participle of 'sentire'

ieri

YE-ri — Yesterday; the day before today

lei

LE-i — She, her; also formal 'you' in Italian

aveva

a-VE-va — He/she had; third person imperfect of 'avere'

avuto

a-VU-to — Had; past participle of 'avere'

qualche

KWAL-ke — Some, a few; indefinite adjective

pensiero

pen-SYE-ro — Thought, concern, idea in one's mind

interruppe

in-ter-RUP-pe — He/she interrupted; third person past historic of 'interrompere'

smorfia

ZMOR-fya — Grimace, scowl; distorted facial expression

permetterei

per-met-te-RE-i — I would allow; first person conditional of 'permettere'

nessuno

nes-SU-no — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun

importunarmi

im-por-tu-NAR-mi — To bother me; infinitive with reflexive object pronoun

se

se — If; conditional conjunction in Italian

potessi

po-TES-si — I could; first person imperfect subjunctive of 'potere'

evitarlo

e-vi-TAR-lo — To avoid it/him; infinitive with direct object pronoun

entri

EN-tri — Enter, come in; imperative of 'entrare'

Il

il — The; masculine singular definite article

pronunciato

pro-nun-CHA-to — Pronounced, spoken; past participle of 'pronunciare'

denti

DEN-ti — Teeth; plural of 'dente'

stretti

STRET-ti — Clenched, tight, narrow; masculine plural adjective

esprimeva

es-pri-ME-va — It expressed; third person imperfect of 'esprimere'

sentimento

sen-ti-MEN-to — Feeling, sentiment, emotion

Vada

VA-da — Go; formal imperative of 'andare'

diavolo

DYA-vo-lo — Devil; evil supernatural figure; used as exclamation