| intanto |
| 1. adv. in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile, while | |
| 2. adv. anyhow | |
| 3. adv. but | |
| 4. adv. to begin with, for one thing | |
| 5. conj. intanto che | |
| 6. conj. while, as | |
| i |
| 1. art. the | |
| miei |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of mio | |
| 2. n. (informal) one's parents | |
| devo chiamare i miei - I have to call my parents | |
| 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....” | |
| nipoti |
| 1. n. plural of nipote | |
| nipote |
| 1. n. grandchild, grandson, granddaughter | |
| I nonni sono gli angeli custodi dei nipoti. - Grandparents are the grandchildren's guardian angels. | |
| 2. n. nephew, niece, nibling | |
| 3. n. (by extension, in the plural) descendants | |
| crescevano |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of crescere | |
| crescere |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to grow, increase, expand, cop on | |
| 2. v. to grow something, to cultivate | |
| mia |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of mio | |
| 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....” | |
| cognata |
| 1. n. sister-in-law | |
| invecchiava |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of invecchiare | |
| invecchiare |
| 1. v. to grow old | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| io |
| 1. pron. I, the first person | |
| stavo |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect of stare | |
| stare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain | |
| stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to) | |
| Starà a casa. - He/she will stay at home. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick | |
| 3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous) | |
| Sto andando via. - I am leaving. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to be up to | |
| Sta a te decidere. - It's up to you to decide. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, followed by per) to be about to | |
| Sto per andare via. - I am about to leave. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, mathematics) to be to | |
| 4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10. - 4 is to 8 as 5 is to 10. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, regional) to live | |
| Mia sorella sta a Roma. - My sister lives in Rome. | |
| 8. v. to be in a certain condition | |
| come stai? - how are you? | |
| stare a dieta significa ridurre le calorie di ingresso e aumentarne il consumo con il movimento - being on a diet entails reducing calorie intake and increasing calories burned through exercise | |
| là |
| 1. adv. there | |
| perennemente |
| 1. adv. perennially, always | |
| ferma |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective fermo | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of fermare | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of fermare | |
| fermare |
| 1. v. to stop | |
| 2. v. to arrest | |
| 3. v. to hold, stay | |
| 4. v. to shut down | |
| fermo |
| 1. n. device for holding, restraining, or turning off; latch, catch, stopper, shut-off | |
| 2. n. (banking) an action to cancel the validity of a credit instrument, such a cheque; a stop-payment order | |
| 3. adj. still | |
| 4. adj. firm | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of fermare | |
| come |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Come stai? - How are you? (informal) | |
| Come sta? - How are you? (formal) | |
| 2. adv. as, like | |
| blu come il mare - as blue as the sea | |
| 3. adv. such as | |
| 4. conj. as soon as | |
| come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived… | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| soprammobile |
| 1. n. knick-knack, ornament | |
