avorio |
1. n. ivory | |
nero |
1. adj. black | |
2. n. black colour | |
3. n. fascist, the extreme right | |
4. n. ink | |
5. n. a person of black skin | |
6. n. (heraldry) sable | |
erano |
1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of essere | |
essere |
1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay | |
2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to | |
3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed | |
4. n. being | |
gli |
1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the | |
gli alberi - the trees | |
gli studenti - the students | |
gli gnomi - the gnomes | |
gli pneumatici - the tires | |
gli xilofoni - the xylophones | |
gli yogurt - the yogurts | |
gli zaini - the backpacks | |
gli dei - the gods | |
2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it | |
Gli parlo. - I talk to him. | |
3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her | |
Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow. | |
4. pron. (dative) them, to them | |
Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them. | |
schiavi |
1. n. plural of schiavo | |
schiavo |
1. adj. enslaved | |
2. n-m. slave | |
dei |
1. n. plural of dio | |
2. v. (archaic) second-person singular present of dovere | |
di |
1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
2. prep. from | |
Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
3. prep. ’s | |
La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
4. prep. than | |
Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
penso di sì - I think so | |
niente di meglio - nothing better | |
Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
i |
1. art. the | |
dio |
1. n. god, deity | |
2. n. (informal) one who is remarkably skilled in something; ace, crackerjack, wiz | |
3. adj. bright, resplendent, shining (in a divine fashion) | |
secoli |
1. n. plural of secolo | |
secolo |
1. n. century (100 years) | |
2. n. age, time, era | |
il secolo dei Lumi the Age of Enlightenment | |
i secoli bui the Dark Ages | |
3. n. ages (a very long time) | |
secoli fa ages ago | |
4. n. worldly, secular life | |
scorsi |
1. v. first-person singular past historic of scorgere | |
2. adj. masculine plural of scorso | |
3. n. plural of scorso | |
scorgere |
1. v. Meanings related to perception: | |
2. v. to be able to detect with the eyes; to see | |
Riuscì a scorgere la sagoma di un uomo che usciva furtivamente dalla porta sul retro. - He could make out the silhouette of a man surreptitiously | |
3. v. (figurative) to perceive with the mind; to notice | |
4. v. (by extension, obsolete) to hear | |
5. v. (obsolete, literary) to guide, to escort | |
scorrere |
1. v. (intransitive) to run, to flow, to stream, to glide, to slide | |
2. v. (intransitive) (of time) to pass, to fly, to roll by | |
3. v. to run through, to skim, to glance through, to flick through | |
scorso |
1. adj. last, previous | |
2. n. past | |
3. n. misprint | |
4. n. slip of the tongue | |
5. v. masculine singular past participle of scorrere | |