ed io volo

shiminyuan

Senior Member
Chinese
Dear Sirs/Madams,
What does it mean by "volo" here according to the following context? Can we replace it with "I go quickly"? Thank you very much!
– Cugino Azzo, – esclamò il primo – vuoi fare una buona azione? Questa bambina ha il padre malato; è venuta per pregarmi d’andare a trovarlo ed io volo. Vuoi venire anche tu, nella tua qualità di medico? Fra un’ora saremo di ritorno. [Nell'azzurro (1890), Grazia Deledda]
 
  • You little ripper!

    Senior Member
    Australian English
    I run hell for leather might be another option.

    I go hell for leather

    To move, act, or do something very quickly or as quickly as possible. When her ex-boyfriend walked into the party, Patty went hell for leather to get out of there.The political candidates have been going hell for leather trying to get last-minute support from voters ahead of Friday's election.
     

    rrose17

    Senior Member
    Canada, English
    Hmm. Good question.
    è venuta per pregarmi d’andare a trovarlo ed io volo.
    At first I was thinking "She came begging me to go see him..." and off I go sounds like the wrong tense. But I suppose the whole thing is very conversational so maybe something like "She came begging me to go see him so off I go. Would like care to join me? As a doctor?"
     

    EverIvy

    Member
    Italian
    Il concetto e’ che vuoi arrivare il prima possibile / il piu’ velocemente possibile. Normalmente diresti corro li’, ma per enfatizzare dici volo li’.

    E’ un modo di dire comune per enfatizzare la premura che si ha nel raggiungere la destinazione.
     

    Odysseus54

    Mod huc mod illuc
    Italian - Marche
    Hmm. Good question.

    At first I was thinking "She came begging me to go see him..." and off I go sounds like the wrong tense. But I suppose the whole thing is very conversational so maybe something like "She came begging me to go see him so off I go. Would like care to join me? As a doctor?"

    Maybe also "... so I'm on my way. Would you like etc"
     
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