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ci
     1. pron. us
           Loro ci conoscono - They know us
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun) ourselves; each other
           Ci arrabbiamo - We (ourselves) get angry
           Ci amiamo - We love each other
     3. pron. to us
           Lui ci ha detto questo - He said this to us
     4. pron. (ngd, Replaces the indefinite personal pronoun m, it, si, , one) before reflexive m, it, si, , oneself; one
           Ci si lava. - One washes oneself.
           Ci si annoia quando non c'è niente da fare. - One gets bored when there is nothing to do.
     5. pron. it, to it
           Non ci credo. - I do not believe it.
     6. adv. to there, here, there
           Ci sono andato - I have been there
           Ci siamo - We're here
           Ci sono molte cose - There are many things
           C'è un problema - There is a problem
     7. adv. ngd, Forms part of many verbs:
           volerci - to require/take
           abituarci - to get used to it
           riuscirci - to be able to do it
           entrarci - to do with something
           contarci - to count on it
           pensarci - to think about it
           starci - to agree / to be up for something
           farcela - to manage to do something
           crederci - to believe it
     8. n-m. The Twi language family.
si
     1. pron. (reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
           Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed.
           La tua gatta si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans herself on my bed.
           Marco si è rotto il braccio. - Marco has broken his arm.
     2. pron. (reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another
           Carlo e Laura si amano. - Carlo and Laura love each other.
     3. pron. (indefinite) one, you, we, they, people
           In Italia si pranza intorno all'una. - In Italy they eat lunch around 13.
           In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi. - In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.
           Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni. - It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.
           Da questa finestra si vede la banca. - From this window, one can see the bank.
     4. pron. (si passivante) (ngd, Used to form the passive voice of a verb); it
           Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte. - Milk for sale.
           Non si accettano carte di credito. - Credit cards are not accepted.
     5. n. (music) B
     sì
          1. adv. yes
          2. adv. so
arriva
     1. v. third-person singular present of arrivare
     2. v. second-person singular imperative of arrivare
     arrivare
          1. v. (intransitive) to arrive, to come, to reach
                arrivare a casa - to get home
                arrivare a Parigi - to arrive in Paris
                arrivare in Francia - to arrive in France
          2. v. (intransitive, sports) to come, to be placed
per
     1. prep. for
           Ma io l'ho fatto per te! - But I did it for you!
           Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro - I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro
           Ho studiato per tre ore - I studied for three hours
           Questo è il treno per Londra - This is the train for London
     2. prep. to (indicates direction)
     3. prep. through
           Sono passato per il centro - I passed through the center
     4. prep. in or on
           Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza - He was pacing anxiously about the room
     5. prep. by
           Te lo invio per posta - I'll send it to to by post
     6. prep. with
     7. prep. as
una
     1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
     2. art. feminine singular of uno
     3. pron. feminine singular of uno
scala
     1. n. ladder
     2. n. stair
     3. n. scale
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of scalare
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of scalare
     scalare
          1. v. To climb or scale.
          2. v. To pay off a debt in instalments.
          3. v. To layer the hair.
          4. adj. graded, scaled
          5. adj. scalar
          6. n. (mathematics) scalar
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
chiocciola
     1. n. (zoology) snail
     2. n. (typography, computing) the “@” symbol, commercial at, at sign
     3. n. (culinary, in plural) pasta shells
scala a chiocciola
     1. n-f. spiral staircase
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