a |
1. prep. in | |
2. prep. at | |
3. prep. to | |
4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis | |
A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter. | |
A lei non piace, ma a lui piace molto. - She doesn't like it, but he likes it very much. | |
5. v. misspelling of ha | |
mezzogiorno |
1. n. midday, noon | |
2. n. south | |
vado |
1. v. first-person singular present of andare | |
andare |
1. v. (intransitive) to go | |
andare a casa - to go home | |
andare veloce - to go fast | |
2. v. (intransitive) to feel like (only with the 3rd person), to want/like | |
non mi va di ballare - I don't feel like dancing | |
mi andrebbe del gelato - I'd like some ice cream | |
da |
1. prep. from | |
Giacomino da Verona - Giacomino from Verona | |
interviste dal libro - interviews from the book | |
traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante - translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ | |
Dalla Terra alla Luna - From the Earth to the Moon | |
2. prep. at | |
da Giovanni - at Giovanni’s house | |
3. prep. since | |
da quando? - since when? | |
4. prep. to (implying necessity) | |
Non c'è (niente) da fare - There's nothing to do | |
5. prep. ngd, Used in some adverbial phrases: | |
da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte - everywhere | |
da presso/dappresso - closely | |
da lontano - from a distance | |
da solo - by oneself | |
6. prep. like, as | |
fare una vita da cani - to live like dogs | |
correre da matti - to run like crazies | |
trattare da amico - to treat as a friend | |
7. v. misspelling of dà | |
mio |
1. pron. (used attributively) my; of mine | |
casa mia — “my house” | |
i miei figli — “my children” | |
le mie macchine — “my cars” | |
2. pron. (used predicatively) mine | |
Sono i miei. — “They are mine.” | |
3. pron. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me | |
Il mio è.... — “Mine is....” | |
fratello |
1. n. brother, sibling | |
2. n. brother (member of a religious community or church) | |