Hateful Vows

Glossary

Dante is British-Italian. Irina and Aleksei are British-Russian. All characters will speak a few words of their native language here and there, especially for endearments and insults.

I have limited the use of languages besides English to allow for easier reading experience.

ITALIAN

Bella - beautiful

Benvenuto - Welcome

Carina - my dear, darling

Cazzo - literally, shit. Used as an insult.

Cugino - cousin

Cuore mio - my heart

Fratello - Brother

Lealtà, dovere, coraggio - Loyalty, duty, courage. The Ventura Family motto

Scioccio - a fool, someone who is silly

Sorellina - little sister

Sposa mia - my bride, my wife

Tesoro - my treasure, my heart

Vipera - viper, snake

RUSSIAN

Blyat - Mostly used for “shit”, “fuck” as an exclamation of displeasure

Dorogoy - my dear

Malysh - Darling, used for a man

Malyshka - Darling, used for a woman

Moy syn - (my) son

Kozyol - insult to a man’s intelligence. Literally “goat”

Otets - Father (very formal, almost deferential)

Pakhan - The number 1 of the Bratva, the Russian mafia

Pelmeni - a traditional Russian dumpling filled with minced meat

Solnychko - little sun, endearment.