90 Days of Catalan Challenge
Star Date: Dissabte, 12 de novembre de 2022
End Date: Divendres, 10 de febrer de 2023
I've given myself two challenges for learning Catalan. First, I want to focus on studying Catalan for 90 days. Hopefully I can build a solid foundation in the language as a result. I will be using Assimil and Catalan Facil (youtube) as my main resources.
I also have a plan that I put together on a google spreadsheet.
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Glossika Challenge [Extended]
So, I ended up winning the Glossika Challenge last month. What did I win? 3 free months of Glossika!
Last month I managed to reach 3000 reps in one month with Italian. it was nice review for me and I feel like shadowing the native speakers did help with my pronunciation a bit. however, I did not have time to explore the other languages and the other courses. So, I want to take these next three months to explore some of the other languages they have to offer.
Here’s a rough idea of how I plan to use Glossika:
Italiano (A2+) - Doing the Glossika Challenge with 100 reps of Italian a day was good. The only problem that I had was that I did not maintain 100 reps a day, so I would play catch-up every few days. I don’t want to do 400 reps of just Italian in a day again. I started from zero with Italian instead of doing the placement test. The sentences were pretty much all review but I did shadow along with the speakers and I think that helped my pronunciation a bit. I’ll just continue with the course and continue with shadowing. I’m not sure what my Italian level is. I feel like I can read more than I can produce (write/speak).
中文 (A2) - Why not? This is supposed to be a focus language for me right now anyway. I do have plenty of resources for Mandarin outside of Glossika so I may not keep up with their Mandarin course.
日本語 (A1) - I keep pausing and restarting my Japanese studies. As a result, I feel like nothing really sticks in my brain. Maybe having a small Glossika habit can help me to solidify some Japanese basics and keep a more consistent study routine going until I reach a higher level.
Türkçe (A0/A1) - I don’t know how Turkish found its way into my language studies but I’m having fun with it right now. Might as well do a bit of Glossika while I have it.
한국어 (A0) - I started the Korean course at 25 reps (5 new sentences) a day because I wanted to test out if Glossika could help me solidify Hangul in my mind. Now, I just want to continue to slowly learn Korean.
Irish (A0) - How many resources are out there for learning Irish? Not as many as more popular languages. I plan to learn irish in the future. I plan to take in person classes next year if possible. There’s also the future learn course. But, while I have the next three months of Glossika for free, I want to try out the Irish course.
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Vocab from Cruzando Los Límites
un desguace - a junkyard
un cuerno - a horn
cretino - cretin (a stupid person)
destilando chulería - distilling cockiness/insolence
ronronear - to purr
baboso - slimy
la gravilla = the gravel
madrugar - to get up early
babear - to drool
entregar - to deliver
gilipollas - douchebags
estropear - maltratar a alguien; maltratar, deteriorar o afear algo
enroscar - poner algo en forma de rosca; reprochar / to screw
enfado - anger
parpadear - to blink
una bronca - a quarrel
calzador - a shoehorn
veintiún - veintiuno, 21
un coscorrón - a crunch
la pantalla - the screen
cacerola - pan
enfadar - to anger
la balanza - the balance
alucinante - amazing, awesome
el tatuaje - the tattoo
tatuar - to tattoo
mosqueado - pissed off
amedrentar - to intimidate
una sonrisa socarrona - a sly smile
anudar - to knot
coquetear - to flirt
la melena oscura - the dark mane
la fulana - the whore
la paliza - the beating
zafarse - to break free
borracha - drunk
acariciar - to caress
el ombligo - the belly button
la ceja - the eyebrow
resaca - hangover
avellana - hazelnut
cachondo - horny
el respingo - the jump, the start
arrepentimiento - remorse, regret, repentance
insoportable - unbearable
salpicar - to splash
rozar - to touch
esnob - snob
anochecer - to become night
agudo - acute
sostener - to hold
aclaraciones - clarifications
puñetazos - punchings
pañuelos - scarves
enturbiar - hacer o poner turbio algo; clouding
la zancada - the stride
coña - joke
el bofetón - the slap
anhelar - to long for, to yearn for
estallido de furia - outburst of fury
follar - to fuck
hondo - deep
pavor - dread
atizar - to stir
maullido - meow
asquerosa - disgusting
la bofetada - the slap
marear - to be dizzy
una nube de vaho - a cloud of mist
el canalla - the scoundrel
el ronroneo - the purring
indescifrable - indecipherable
ardor - burning
fundir - to melt
el latigazo - the lash
irascible - irascible, irritable, short-tempered
la sarta - the string
resoplar - to pant
averiguar - to find out
los peldaños del porche - the porch steps
aclarar - to clear out
atar - tie
trueno - thunder
magullado - bruised
desequilibrado - unbalanced
centellear - to sparkle
enredar - to tangle
acantilado - cliff, steep
la portezuela - the door
esbozar - to sketch out
infarto - heart attack
itinerario - itinerary, route; timetable
lograr - to achieve
te mantendrás alejado de los problemas y las drogas. ¿De acuerdo?
you will stay away from problems and drugs. Agree?
Estrelló un puño contra el volante.
He slammed his fist against the wheel.
¿Qué pasa, que esos ricachones no respetan ni el luto?
What is it, that those rich people don't even respect mourning?
—Buen apretón —señaló el juez—, fuerte y seguro. Eso dice mucho de un hombre.
"Good grip," the judge pointed out. "Strong and confident. That says a lot about a man."
—Eh, Brian, Terry y las chicas quieren ir a los billares, ¿os apuntáis?
"Hey, Brian, Terry and the girls want to go to the billiards, you wanna sign up?"
Se giró hacia Mick con un rictus de enojo.
He turned to Mick with a fit of anger.
—¡Yo no babeo!
"I don't drool!"
¡Venga, admítelo, en el instituto estabas coladita por él!
Come on, admit it, in high school you were crushing on him!
Él arqueó las cejas, sorprendido por el esmero que ponía en algo tan insignificante.
He raised his eyebrows, surprised by the care she put into something so insignificant.
Los engranajes de su cabeza comenzaron a funcionar.
The gears in his head starte working.
Cassie dejó sobre la encimera de la cocina una enorme tarrina de helado de frambuesa.
Cassie placed a huge tub of raspberry ice cream on the kitchen counter.
...se recostó en la silla y se quitó las gafas para frotarse los ojos.
...leaned back in the chair and removed his glasses to rub his eyes.
Caleb negó con un gesto y cazó al vuelo un clavo que se le escapó de la mano.
Caleb shook his head and snatched up a nail that slipped out of his hand.
Caleb sacudió la cabeza y salpicó el aire de gotitas de agua.
Caleb shook his head and splashed the air with droplets of water.
Savannah asintió y soltó una risita.
Savannah nodded and giggled.
—Sí, tú habías puesto mermelada en los borradores de la pizarra...
"Yes, you had put jam on the drafts of the board..."
—Esa boquita sucia me excita
"That dirty mouth turns me on."
Ella posó la mano sobre el tatuaje de su clavícula, acariciando el símbolo que unía su familia a su corazón.
She placed her hand on the tattoo on his collarbone, caressing the symbol that linked his family to his heart.
Le mordisqueó el cuello y después la oreja, mientras una mano juguetona se colaba bajo el vestido y le apretaba el muslo—.
He nibbled at her neck, then at her ear, as a playful hand slipped under her dress and squeezed her thigh.
Savannah se derritió entre sus brazos.
Savannah melted into his arms.
...esbozando una sonrisa malvada.
...outlining an evil smile.
—bromeó Savannah con cara de susto.
Savannag teased with a shocked face.
—Vas a provocarme un infarto
"You're going to give me a heart attack."
Te he elegido a ti.
I have chosen you.
Las arrugas de su rostro se movían al ritmo de los sonidos y las voces que surgían de la grabación.
The wrinkles on her face moved to the rhythm of the sounds and voices that emerged from the recording.
Savannah inspiró hondo y sus ojos se humedecieron.
Savannah took a deep breath and her eyes moistened.
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Hi everyone! I’ve so enjoyed doing my 2020 quarantine challenge and getting to know so many of you (and discovering your amazing blogs) that i’ve decided to create this new SUMMER STUDYING CHALLENGE! i did consider continuing my other challenge but my school year has now ended and the way i study in the summer and my priorities is very different compared to during school time - which i’m sure is the same for may of you! I’ve created this challenge to try and keep myself motivated during the summer (because i am ridiculously busy XD) but i also want to use this time to get to know many more of you and stay motivated together 💕
(also i know that many people struggle for ideas of what to post during the summer so hopefully these will give you some ideas.
✨ Info ✨
This challenge will run from Monday 13th July 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020, which is two months. However, please feel free to join in and start any time if you come across this challenge after the 13th July because i want this challenge to be accessible for everyone!
I have daily prompts for each of this entire time. You don’t have to post every day (you could, for example, cover all the prompts in one post at the end of the week) and you also don’t have to post for the entirety of the challenge (for example if your summer break ends before the 6th September). But i will be posting every day for the whole time and want to interact with as many of you as possible!!!
I want to see what you are posting so please use the tag #summer studying challenge and I’ll track this tag and reblog as much as possible!
On this note, I will reblog basically everything even if you don’t think it is ‘aesthetic’ cause I love seeing how everyone does their notes and stuff so please get involved 💕
✨ Prompts ✨
13th July - What are your plans for this summer?
14th July - Have your plans changed at all because of the pandemic?
15th July - Do you have a specific goal for this summer?
16th July - Do you have a lot of work to do for school or university or your job this summer?
17th July - What is the most important task that you need to complete this summer?
18th July - What do you usually do during the summer?
19th July - What did you do during the summer when you were a young child?
20th July - Do you usually go on vacation during the summer?
21st July - What is the best vacation you have ever been on? (note: does not have to have been during summer)
22nd July - What is your dream vacation?
23rd July - What is the worst vacation you have ever been on?
24th July - What is your favourite vacation memory?
25th July - What was is your favourite event or day in the summer? Are you a ‘summer person’ or do you prefer it when it is colder?
26th July - What is your typical daily routine in the summer?
27th July - Do you stay indoors or outdoors more in the summer?
28th July - How do you stay motivated to study during the summer?
29th July - Have you done or are you planning to do any activities (such as work experience, summer schools or watching lectures) other than normal work during the summer?
30th July - Beach or Swimming pool?
31st July - What do you like most about the beach?
1st August - What is your least favourite thing about the beach?
2nd August - What is your song of the summer this year?
3rd August - What is your ultimate summertime song?
4th August - What is your favourite summertime movie?
5th August - Do you read a lot in the summer?
6th August - What book are you currently reading?
7th August - What is your favourite summer ‘beach read’ book?
8th August - What TV show are you currently watching?
9th August - What was the last movie you watched?
10th August - What is your favourite summertime snack?
11th August - What is your favourite meal to have on the beach?
12th August - What is an unpopular opinion that you have about summer?
13th August - What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
14th August - What is your favourite summer clothing?
15th August - What’s your favourite summer drink?
16th August - Daytime or night time – what’s your favourite time during summer?
17th August - What is your favourite seasonal fruit to eat during the summer?
18th August - Would you prefer your summer to be shorter or longer?
19th August - How does summer feel in your region?
20th August - If you could make up a new ice cream flavour, what ingredients would you use? What would you call it?
21st August - If there was a tropical island made just for you, what would you find on it?
22nd August - Imagine that you could fill a swimming pool with anything except water and swim in it. What would your pool be filled with?
23rd August - Do you miss school/university/work during the summer?
24th August - Do you like wearing sunglasses?
25th August - Do you wear sunscreen?
26th August - Have you ever been really badly sunburnt?
27th August - Do your sleeping habits change during summer?
28th August - Do your eating habits change during summer?
29th August - What is the thing that annoys you the most during summer?
30th August - What colour do you associate with summer?
31st August - When you hear the word ‘summer’, what is the first thing that you think of?
1st September - Have you managed to complete you main task and goal for the summer?
2nd September - Are you looking forward to returning to school/university?
3rd September - How have you prepared to return to school/university?
4th September - When you remember this summer, what three adjectives will you think of that define your summer?
5th September - What did you learn over the summer? (note: this doesn’t have to be academic-related)
6th September - What was your favourite memory from this summer?
✨ So this is the challenge! I hope that you will join it and enjoy doing it during the summer! please message me or send me asks if you have any questions about it or just want to have a chat <3 ✨
[i am tagging mutuals and others who took part in the 2020 quarantine challenge beneath the cut]
Continua a leggere
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Indicating scheduled activities
Short present verb + よてい(予定)です to say what you are scheduled to do
Eg. 私は今度の週末に韓国に行く予定です - I'm scheduled to go to Korea this coming weekend
Eg. 私の兄は九月に結婚する予定です - my big brother is scheduled to get married this September
Short negative verb + 予定です to say what you are scheduled to not do
Not quite what you aren't scheduled to do, but instead things you plan on not doing
Eg. 明日は学校に来ない予定です - I'm not planning to come to school tomorrow
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multilingual basic vocabulary spreadsheet
Quite a handful of folks were interested in the list from my previous post, so here it is finished and organized!! 700+ words of basic vocabulary (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.) translated into Japanese, Russian, Spanish, German and Korean. Along with French verbs generously contributed by @adventuretaryn!!
Before you use, please read the comment at the very top. This is by no means perfect or a definitive list. This is just my little list, and I am just a student. This is a work in progress and I would be so incredibly thankful for corrections so I can learn moving forward. With that said, please please please double check as you go. I hope this is useful even just a little bit ♡
Take care and happy learning xo
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Hiya! Love you blog! Would you mind talking about the use of “todavía”, “ya”, and “aún”. Me cuestan mucho!
Thanks partner! Glad you enjoy it.
Todavía vs Aún
So todavía and aún are essentially synonymous. I’d say that todavía is probably used more than aún but they are both used a lot. Note: aun without the accent make means even like in:
She even brought her kangaroo to school on Thursday.
Ella aun llevó su canguro al colegio el jueves
If you wanted to say, for example, There’s still 3 seats open on the plane, you could say either one of the examples below and they’d both be perfectly acceptable.
Hay aún 3 asientos disponibles en el avión.
Hay todavía 3 asientos disponibles en el avión.
Moving on to ya...
The primary meaning of ya is already. However, it also carries a few other meanings as well which take a bit of time to get used to if you’re not used to hearing these.
Por ejemplo: Ya comí - I already ate
ya - now
“¡Necesito que lo hagas ya!” - I need you to do it now
ya - soon
“Ya van a llegar los resultados” - The results will get here soon.
ya - okay/sure
“Mi hermano me llamó ayer diciendo que no podrá hacerlo mañana”.- ‘Mmm ya. Está bien” -My brother called and said he won’t be able to do it tomorrow. - “Oh okay. That’s fine.”
(basta) ya/ya (basta) - enough *This one is usually accompanied by basta either before or after but it can stand alone*
“¡Ya! ¡Basta!” - Enough! Stop it!
ya - whether it be/be it
“Mi perro siempre está feliz de estar conmigo ya en el carro o en la casa.” - My dog is always happy to be with me whether it be in the car or at home.
Hope this helps. If not, I’d be happy to help you understand it via message.
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Not Anon from the last ask, but what are some podcasts in Spanish?
I believe Duolingo has a Spanish podcast that’s more on the learning side.
There’s also News in Slow Spanish.
Otherwise I sometimes listen to Radio Ambulante, 15 Minute Spanish for Your Job, Fallo de sistema, Nómadas, or Coffee Break Spanish
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I'm jealous!
books i’ve accumulated over the years. i haven’t read all of them yet though (beside the text books, they look worn for a reason)
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[Intermediate Listening Resources]: Chinese TV Show recommendations!
Hi all. Lately with the virus here in China I have been stuck inside studying. I am also been watching a few new shows in my spare time lately. Here are some of my favourite for intermediate-lower advanced listeners.
Firstly, where can you watch shows?
There are an abundance of places to watch shows, especially within China but you can often find shows on Youtube or on various C/K/J-drama sites outside (though if you can it’s best to watch with only Chinese subtitles).
Tip: If you can’t understand everything, watch once with English subs, and re-watch again with Chinese subs only!
Anyway, on to my list, I have split these between TV series and reality shows:
TV Series
1. 都挺好
https://youtu.be/Y8r6WW0n_uI
This is a story about family life and the burden children may feel of their parents, it reflects modern day Chinese social issues. I really enjoyed this drama
2. 亲爱的,热爱的
I have just started watching this one. It is a love story and the main character became really popular in China last year!
3. 欢乐颂
This is sometimes called the Sex and the City of China, its about working women in the city of Shanghai!
Variety/reality
1. 爱情保卫战
This is one of my favourites! It’s a talk show where two people go on to solve their romantic issues and four ‘experts’ give them advice. Its spoken in very natural Chinese and is very interesting to see people arguing about “He was looking at another girl” or “he has changed since we first met” haha!
2. 非诚勿扰
This is the ‘Take me out’ of China, kinda… It’s essentially the same format without the crude jokes, tho. Sometimes they have foreigners on the show looking for love too.
3. 外国人在中国
This show is good for intermediates as there are foreigners speaking, the level is easier to understand in general and discusses basic things such as daily life. It also can give you a glimpse into people’s lives who are here studying too!
What are you favourite shows? Share them with us below!
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14 Day Langblr/ Languages Challenge by lass-uns-studieren
On a whim one lazy morning, I thought I ought to create a langblr challenge. You don’t see many of these around as you do regular studyblr challenges so I felt like making one specifically for all the langblrs out there. Have fun!
Your target languages and why you want to learn them
Favourite word in your target language(s)
Post a progress pic from Duolingo or Memrise or Quizlet
Make a recipe in your target language. If you can’t do that, translate a recipe from your native to your targer ot vice versa
Fave quote in your target language(s)
Show us your language resources/ exercise books
Hardest thing about your target language(s)
Your favourite songs/bands in your target language(s)
Show us how you write in your target language(s); in any alphabet
If your native language wasn’t x, what’d you want it to be and why? If you like your native language, why would you stick with it?
If you could wake up one day speaking another foreign language, what’d it be? (it can’t be any of the ones you’re currently studying!)
Read the news in your target language(s) and summarise what you’ve learnt of current events
What is your favourite untranslatable word/phrase and why?
Write out something random in your target language(s), in any level of proficiency. Just go random!
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Chinese-speaking Youtubers
Hey everyone! Here are some Chinese-speaking youtubers. I think watching youtube helps a lot with listening comprehension and improving pronunciation, I highly recommend it!
It’s just a small collection, so feel free to add more!
冏星人
Mostly book and movie reviews, other topics include mental health, psychology, or current ‘hot topics’ in Taiwanese society. Weekly updates, soothing voice, great fake beard!
囧星人今天沒吃藥
冏星人’s side channel for random stuff.
Yale Chen
Lifestyle, life advice, random stuff. Updates weekly, super cute voice and face!
Lexie Tai
Mostly feminism and LGBTQ+ topics with random stuff in between, doesn’t update that regularly. Cute personality, awesome dimples!
同志道合Lesbianingtogayther
Another channel by Lexie Tai, this one’s for LGBTQ+ topics only. Hasn’t been updated in a while, so just look through the videos that are up there, they’re very useful for learning LGBTQ+ related vocabulary!
安慰记心理小店
As the title suggests: Psychology and mental health! Very informative, updates multiple times a month, and - I know I keep saying this - nice voices.
加菲猫Maya
Beauty and lifestyle. Hasn’t been updated in a while.
黃阿瑪的後宮生活
Ummm… cats. Just cats. They have 7 cats. Some of them quite fat, I might add. Pretty annoying background music, but hey. Cats!
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I started dabbling in Mongolian yesterday. It's a language that I've considered studying so I wanted to get a better feel for the language. Oh man, Mongolian is very challenging. I haven't even gotten into the grammar too deeply but I can already tell the pronunciation alone is going to be a challenge for me.
So, I'm not dabbling anymore. I was gonna do a 24 hour dabble session while I was fasting but forget that lol.
I did download Survival Mongolian on kindle unlimited though. The book has audio files embedded into it. It's worth checking out.
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Un Trono per Due Sorelle - Capitolo Uno - Random Vocab List
la macina - the millstone
temeva - feared
sbuffava - snorted
spingeva - pushed
scompariva - disappeared
orfane - orphan
peggiori - worse
corvina - jet black
maschera - mask
seccamente - shortly
colto - cultured
ripagare - to pay
debito - debt
orfani - orphans
stupore - amazement
frustava - whipping (frustare - to whip)
selvaggiamente - wildly
suono - sound
spinse - pushed
raccogliere - to collect
eppure - but yet
rintoccare - to ring, to sound
irruppe - broke
cortile - courtyard
rovistava - rummaged (rovistare - to ransack, to rummage through)
brandendo - brandishing
l'attizzatoio - the poker
colpire - to hit
sfrecciavano - darted
scaffali - shelves
pendaglio - pendant
dell'orfanotrofio - orphanage
bloccare - to block
Di tutte le cose da odiare nella Casa degli Indesiderati, la macina era quella che Sofia temeva di più. Sbuffava mentre spingeva contro un braccio connesso a un palo gigante.
Of all of the things to hate in the House of Junkies, the millstone was what Sofia feared the most. She snorted as she pushed against an arm connected to a giant pole.
In questo posto imparate ad essere di valore, cosa che non siete stata per le donne che vi hanno messo al mondo.
In this place you learn to be of value, something which you were not for the woman who brought you into the world.
Voi siete le figlie che nessuno ha voluto. Siete proprietà della Dea Mascherata, che con la sua grazia vi ha dato una casa.
You are the daughters that nobody wanted. You are property of the Masked Goddess, who with her grace has given you a home.
Tanto verrà venduta come una puttana… tanto vale che mi faccia un giro pure io
Many will be sold as a whore… as such might as well take a turn for myself too/I might as well take a ride myself
Tenne sua sorella per mano e corse. E corse. E corse. E nonostante tutto, fece un respiro profondo e sorrise. Per quanto breve potesse essere, avevano trovato la libertà.
She had/took/held her sister by the hand and ran. And ran. And ran. And despite everything, she takes a deep breath and smiles. For however short is was, they had found freedom.
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Un Trono per Due Sorelle - Capitolo Due - Random Vocab List
cicli di preghiera - prayer cycles
punizioni - punishments
arrampicare - to climb
callosa - calloused
muscolosa - muscled
medaglia - medal
rallentare - to slow down
impedirle di correre - to stop her from running
passando in mezzo - passing in the middle
basso ceto - lower class
la folla - the crowd
come nascondiglio - as a hiding place
bancarella - stand, stall
reclutatore - recruiter
orfane dal posto - orphans from the place
allungarono - lengthened
afferrarle - to grab her
lottare - to fight
picchiava - beat
accanto - next
raddrizzare una facciata - to straighten (up/oneself out) a facade
cadere - to fall
ciottoli - pebbles (ciottolo - pebble)
offuscava - blurred
lassù - up there
allungare - to stretch
le torri del clericato - the towers of the clergy
cerchia di mura - circle of walls
incastonato - embedded, set, nestled (inside)
svanissero - vanish
...bandiere e pennacchi che fornivano tutta la copertura che si desiderava.
...flags and plumes that provided all the coverage you/one wanted.
Kate stava già aspettando in cima
Kate was already waiting at the top
Si apri un varco davanti a loro
A passage was opened in front of them
Due facce della stessa medaglia, diceva sempre loro madre.
Two sides of the same coin, their mother always said.
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I have a kpop/music journal, a sports journal and a personal/general journal for Spanish. In my music journal I write about my thoughts on new music and some celebrity news. In my personal journal I've written about my life, my opinion on news and other topics based on prompts I e found online or from textbooks. For example, I wrote about cleaning the house once based on a textbook prompt.
does anybody have tips for writing for language practice? i’ve tried having a journal and stuff to practice but i feel like i never know what to write. all i do is work so i feel like there’s going to be very limited stuff from that perspective. is their anything personally you all have tried writing about that you felt was helpful and really helped you practice?
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Book Vocab from Un bacio per Natale
l'abbraccio - the embrace
Sfuggire - to escape
Svegliata - waken up
la coperta - the blanket
si tolse - he took off
Spingendoli - driving them
Livide - livid
la carrozza - the carriage
Diventare - to become
Fanciulla - girl
Riemergere - to resurface
Essere congelata - to be frozen
Addirittura - even
il cocchiere - the coachman
la bufera aumentava - the storm increased
Peggiore - to be worse
Volteggiare - to twirl
Accavallare - to cross
tutto le tornasse - everything came back
Colpiva - hit
Innegabilmente - undeniably
Meritava - deserved
Intrappolavano - they trapped
Ammesso - admitted
il bisogno di allontanarsi - the need to get away
sarai diseredato - you will be disinherited
Villaggio - village
Accadesse - happen
Esattamente - exactly
un sopracciglio - an eyebrow
Perplesso - puzzled
Donare - to donate
un periodo di tristezza e freddezza - a period of sadness and coldness
della dote pattuita - of the agreed dowry
una canaglia - a rogue
un mascalzone - a rascal
una smorfia - a frimace
osservare lo smisurato affetto - to observe the boundless affection
si slanciò - he rushed
le basette curate - the cured sideburns
Invecchiati - aged
un lieve inchino - a slight bow
una smorfia maliziosa - a mischievous grimace
Colmato - bridged
Eccitanti - exciting
Stuzzicarla - to tease her
aveva commesso restandosene - he had committed by staying away
alla fanciulla sfuggì un gemito - a moan escaped the girl
il sovrastava - overhung it
le palpebre - the eyelids
Espirare - to breathe out
uno sgabello per riappenderla - a stool to hang it up
la ghirlanda - the garland
la fanciulla - the girl
faceva la fornaia - was the baker
Catturare - to catch
la pasta lievitasse - the dough leavened
essere circondati di gente - to be surrounded by people
Esigenze - needs
un'ispezione - an inspection
Pisolino - nap
la vergogna - the shame
Accorgesse - notice
Esplicita - explicit
trascinare il fango - to drag the mud
Soddisfare - to satisfy
la sporcizia - the dirt
Aggrapparsi - to cling
un balzo - a leap
i rami di agrifoglio - the holly branches
uno sgabello - a stool
l'arco - the bow
il precettore - the tutor
Battibeccare - to bicker
Vergognare - to shame
Consegnare - to deliver
era stata ostile e sgradevole - it had been hostile and unpleasant
Inseguiva - chased
Contrattare - to bargain
Lucas non era anisoso di raggiungere la tenuta - Lucas was not anxious to reach the estate
l'incolumità - the safety
Scoprire - to discover
uno zoccolo - a hoof
Slogarsi - to sprain
Intrecciavano - interwined
Ingombravano - littered
l'ululato - the howling
l'ordine di lasciare - the order to leave
Atteggiamento - atitude
sprofondare dalla vergogna - to sink into shame
aveva completamente dimenticato - he had completely forgotten
il maggiordomo - the butler
uno squillo - a ring
la scalinata - the staircase
Circostanze - circumstances
Scortese - rude
Arruffato - ruffled
Suggeriva - suggested
Articolare - to be articular
Scherma - fencing
la scollatura - the neckline
Copriva - covered
fradicio di pioggia - drenched in rain
Deragliare - to derail
Sbronza - hangover
Martellava - pounding
Trascorrere - to spend
maledetta carrozza - cursed carriage
Disprezzo - contempt
Sbollire - to cool down
Sgocciolare - to drain off
Strappandole - snatching
Sospingendola - propelling
Togliendosi - taking off
la serratura - the lock
Allontanavano - receding
la fanciulla - the girl
Malumore - moodiness
Risollevare - to uplift
l'adeguata - the proper
marito vagabondasse in solitudine - husband wandered in solitude
per allentare la morsa - to loosen the vice
morbida poltrona - soft armchair
Sedersi - to sit
stata trattenuta dalla tempesta - been held back by the storm
non era naufragata - it was not shipwrecked
un fiume melmoso - a muddy river
i cottage allagati - flooded cottages
Oltrepassare - to overstep
Memorizzare - to memorize
Scostando - brushing aside
la pioggia sfrigolare ed evaporare - the rain to sizzle and to evaporate
Pioggerellina - drizzle
rovinare per sempre - to ruin forever
Esausto - exhausted
erano crollate - they had collapsed
Fanciulle - ladies, girls
un uomo benestante e rispettablie - a wealthy and respectable man
avevano condiviso - they had shared
Malapena - barely
Cresciute - grown
Perforare - to drill
sul palco rialzato - on the raised stage
Sgualcita - creased
Eseguire - to execute
pezzi più elaborati - more elaborate pieces
La folla - the crowd
l'arpa - the harp
talento allo trumento prescelto - talent to the chosen trophy
sovrapponevano la assordavano - they overlapped the deafened her
oltremodo afosa - extremely sultry
le celebrazioni in onore del debutto in società - celebrations in honor of the debut in society
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