La Lupa / The She-Wolf

Era alta, magra (she was tall, thin; alto — tall, high; magro — thin, slim), aveva soltanto un seno fermo e vigoroso da bruna (she only had a firm and substantial bust of a brunette = and was brunette; senom — bust; vigoroso — substantial, hefty; bruno — brown, brown-haired, brunette; brunaf — /a/ brunette) — e pure non era più giovane (and yet she was no longer young; pure — yet, although, even if; giòvane) — era pallida come se avesse sempre addosso la malaria (she was pallid as if she was always suffering from malaria: “always had malaria on her back“; pàllido — pallid, pale; addosso — on one’s back, on top of), e su quel pallore due occhi grandi così (and in addition to = on top of that pallor two eyes this big; pallorem — pallor, paleness; occhiom — eye; così — so, such, in this way), e delle labbra fresche e rosse (and fresh and red lips; labbrom — lip; fresco — fresh; rosso — red), che vi mangiavano (that ate you = that seemed as if they were eating you; mangiare — to eat).