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(1)Mr Veneranda stopped at the entry of the Milaon-Torion Motor-Way.
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(1)Il Singonr Veneranda si fermo all'ingresso dell'austrada Milano-Torino.
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He approached.
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Si avvicino.
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ticket window
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sportello
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toll booth
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cassello
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with a clear voice
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con voche chiara
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with a clear and decisive voice
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con voche chiara e dicisa
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ticket collector
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il bigliettaio
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The ticket collector looked at Mr Veeneranda
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il bigliettatio guardo il signor Veneranda
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He looked
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guardo
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and then looked around
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e poi guardo attorno
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in the square
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nel piazzale
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where there was not any car
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dove non c'era nemmeno un'autombile.
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there was
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c'era
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any/not any
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nemmeno
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there was not
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non c'era
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in the desert square
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nel piazzale deserto
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he said
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disse
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He stopped
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si fermo
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the entry
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il ingresso
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at the entry
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all'ingresso
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the motor way
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il autostrada
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the entry of the motorway
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il ingrsso dell'autostrada
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to the ticket window
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allo sportello
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of the toll booth
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del cassello
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and said wih a clear voice
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e disse con voce chiara
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with a dcisive voice
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con voce decisa
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a traveller
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un viaggiatore
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car
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la macchina
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without a car
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senza macchina
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ticke
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il biglietto
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How was it?
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com'era?
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How was it possible?
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com'era possible?
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to please
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piacere
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he pleased (passato remoto)
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piaacque
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by no means, not at all
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affatto (per niente)
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nothing at all
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niente affatto
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niente affatto
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not at all
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The assertion did not please Mr Veneranda at all.
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L'affermazione non piacque affatto al signor Veneranda.
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his interlocutor
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suo interlocutore
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He made it
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lo fece
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He pointed it out (he said so)
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lo fece notare
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He pointed it out to his interlocutor
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lo fece notare al suo interlocutore
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point out
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far notare
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(5)The assertion did not please Mr Veneranda at all and he said so to his interlocutor.
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(5)L'affermazione non piacque affatto al signor Veneranda e lo fece notare al suo interlocutore.
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He (grammatical)
He (formal conversational) |
Lui
Lei |
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It was true.
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Era vero.
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It was true, he did not have a car.
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Era ver, lui no aveva l'autombile.
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He had not.
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Non aveva
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There are so many peopole
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C'e tanta gente
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But there are so many people who haven't got one. (the thing mentioned)
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Ma c'e tanta gente che non c'e l'ha.
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(6)It was true, he didn't have a car, but there are so many people who haven't got one either.
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(6)Era vero, luin non aveva l'automobile, pero c'e tanta gente che non ce l'ha.
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*to have to (must) infinitive
** he should have (past conditional) |
*dovere
** avrebbe dovuto |
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(7) Why should he have one?
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Perche avrebbe dovuto averla lui?
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why
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Perche
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reaction, response
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la reazione
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to control
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controllare
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to try (to)
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cercare di
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The ticket collector tried to control his reactions.
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Il bigliettaio cerco di controllare il sue reazioni
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He pointed out to him
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gli fece notare
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If he he wanted
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si voleva
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(8) The ticket collector tried to control his reactions and pointed out to him that if he wanted to go to Torino by the motorway, he should have a car.
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(8)Il bigliettaio cerco di controllare il sue reazioni e gli fece notare che si voleva andare a Torino con l'autostrada, avrebbe dovuto avere la macchina.
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If he wanted to go to Torino
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Si voleva andare a Torino
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by the motor-way
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con l'autostrada
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