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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
qui
     1. adv. here
sembrava
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect of sembrare
     sembrare
          1. v. to seem; to look (like); to appear
          2. v. to sound, taste or feel (like)
piuttosto
     1. adv. rather, better, instead
           Preferirei che venissi venerdì piuttosto che giovedì. - I would rather you came on Friday than on Thursday.
     2. adv. rather, somewhat, fairly
           È piuttosto insolito. - It's pretty unusual.
     3. adv. (obsolete) sooner
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. n. one
     3. adj. one
     4. pron. one
lenzuolo
     1. n. sheet, bedsheet
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