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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
quando
     1. adv. when
           Quando parti? - When will you leave?
           Da quando stai imparando il Latino? - Since when do you learn Latin?
     2. conj. when
           Si partirà quando sarai pronta. - We will leave when you're ready.
           la neve arrivò quando ce l'aspettavamo - it snowed when we expected it
           Cosa vuoi fare quando sarai grande?
     3. n-m. when, moment (a point or period in time)
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.
sono
     1. v. first-person singular present of essere; (I) [[am]], [[I'm]].
     2. v. third-person plural present of essere; (they) [[are]], [[they're]].
     3. n. alternative form of suono
     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
ci sono
     1. v. first-person singular present of esserci
     2. v. third-person plural present of esserci; there are
     essersi
          1. v. (reflexive) To exist; to be
ci sono
     1. v. first-person singular present of esserci
     2. v. third-person plural present of esserci; there are
Loro
     1. pron. (uncommon, very, formal, or polite) you
     2. adj. (uncommon, very, formal, or polite, possessive) your
     3. pron. they
     4. pron. (dative, formal) them, to them
           Parlerò loro. - I'll talk to them.
     5. adj. (before the noun): il loro (la loro, i loro, le loro)
     6. adj. (after the noun): loro (same in feminine and plural forms)
     7. adj. (possessive) their
           i loro figli - their children
           le loro macchine - their cars
           casa loro - their house
           il loro padre - their father
     8. adj. (possessive, often capitalised) your (polite plural form)
           i Loro figli - your children
           le Loro macchine - your cars
           casa Loro - your house
           il Loro padre - your father
     9. pron. theirs
           Sono i loro. - They are theirs.
     10. pron. (often, capitalised) your (polite plural form)
           Sono i Loro. - They are yours.
tra
     1. prep. between
     2. prep. among
     3. prep. in (expression of time)
           tra due settimane - in two weeks
           tra pochissimo - very soon
i
     1. art. the
piedi
     1. n. plural of piede
     piede
          1. n. foot
noi
     1. pron. we; us
altri
     1. adj. plural of altro
     2. pron. plural of it
     altro
          1. adj. other, another, more, further, else
          2. adj. previous, last
          3. pron. other, other man, another, more, somebody else
non
     1. adv. not
     2. adv. un-
     3. adv. don't
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
batte
     1. v. third-person singular present of battere
     battere
          1. v. to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit something or pound or throb or stamp/stomp (e.g. feet)
          2. v. to defeat, to overcome, to beat
          3. v. to take (a penalty, a corner kick, etc)
          4. v. to clap (hands)
          5. v. to type
          6. v. to coin, strike
          7. v. to tender; to offer a payment (at sales or auctions)
          8. v. to prostitute
          9. v. (sports) to serve
          10. v. (intransitive) (of the heart or pulse) To beat.
          11. v. (intransitive) To prostitute.
chiodo
     1. n. nail (hit with a hammer)
     2. n. rivet
     3. n. hobnail
     4. n. stud
     5. n. spike
     6. v. first-person singular present indicative of chiodare
     chiodare
          1. v. to rivet
          2. v. to nail, hobnail (shoes)
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