alice in wonderland dual language text Flashcards
la conigliera
rabbit warren, rabbit hutch, rabbit burrow
assai
very, extremely
il poggetto
il poggio
small bank or hillock but not in dictionary
hillock
senza fa niente
with nothing to do
dare un’occhiata
tenere d’occhio
to peep
to keep an eye on
tenere d’occhio
controllare
to keep an eye on
to check on/something
stare in guardia contro
stare in guardia a
to keep an eye out for
a che serve
what use is
alla meglio
as best one can
roughly, simply
domandarsi
to wonder, to ask yourself
la canicola
heatwave, mid-day heat
avere mezza assonnata
to be very sleepy
to be more or less sleepy, almost sleepy
una ghiralanda di margherite
a daisy chain
il piacere
un piacere di conoscerla
the pleasure
a pleasure to meet you
mettere conto
mettesse conto
to be worth it
was worth it/the
quand’ecco
improvvisamente
when suddenly
suddenly (un-forecast)
roseo
rose pink, pinkish,
sfiorare
sfiorandola
to brush against, touch lightly, almost, very nearly
nearly touching her, brushing against her
diceva fra se
was saying to itself
indossare
portare
to wear
il completo
il costume
the outfit (clothes)
meravigliarsene
notevole
degno di noto
remarkable (note meravigliarsene is translated in Alice, not the dictionary)
la meraviglia
meravigliosa
wonder, surprise, marvel, splendour, magnificence
marvellous
in seguito
afterwards
s’accorse si accorse
accorgersi
he/she realized - past remote
to notice, to realise
trarre
trasse un orologio dal taschino della sottoveste
to pull (out a pocket watch), to draw, to bring, to drag to pull out a watch from it's/his/her waistcoat pocket
mettersi a scappare
to hurry on
il vespro
evening eventide
vespers
la sottoveste
il gile il panciotto
slip petticoat underskirt
waistcoat??
diceva fra se
was saying to itself/said to itself
spazioso
spacious
correndogli appresso,
after it (physically following something or somebody)