la |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
La vedo. - I see her. | |
3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
La vedo. - I see you. | |
Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
4. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
ultimo |
1. adj. last | |
2. adj. recent, current | |
3. adj. pertaining to last month | |
4. n-m. last one | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of ultimare | |
ultimare |
1. v. To finish, complete or finalize. | |
2. v. To conclude. | |
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) | |
della |
1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the | |
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? | |
la |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
La vedo. - I see her. | |
3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
La vedo. - I see you. | |
Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
4. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
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....” | |
bara |
1. n. bier (litter to transport the corpse of a dead person) | |
2. n. coffin (box in which a person is buried) | |
Il cadavere fu deposto nella bara. - The body was placed in the coffin. | |
3. n. (obsolete) litter, stretcher | |
4. n. (religion) A carriage used to transport a saint's relics. | |
5. n. An animal-drawn carriage typical of Tuscany and Liguria. | |
6. v. third-person singular present indicative of barare | |
7. v. second-person singular imperative of barare | |
barare |
1. v. (intransitive) to cheat | |
Penso che Tony abbia barato. - I think Tony cheated. | |
è |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is | |
Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
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 | |
stato |
1. n. (sciences) state (physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma) | |
2. n. (polity) state sovereign polity; a government | |
3. n. state (a condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time) | |
4. n. state (condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance) | |
5. n. rank, status | |
6. v. masculine singular past participle of essere | |
7. v. masculine singular past participle of stare | |
8. v. masculine singular past participle of starsene | |
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 | |
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 | |
conficcato |
1. v. past participle of conficcare (feminine: conficcata, masculine plural: conficcati, feminine plural: conficcate) | |
conficcare |
1. v. To stick or drive (into); to nail | |
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 | |
bene |
1. adj. upper-class, posh, high | |
Parioli è il quartiere bene di Roma per eccellenza. - Parioli is the posh Rome neighborhood par excellence. | |
2. adv. (comparative: meglio; superlative: benissimo) | |
3. adv. well, nicely, OK, right | |
Non è necessario spendere una fortuna per mangiare bene. - You don’t need to spend a fortune to eat well. | |
4. adv. properly, correctly, rightly | |
La mia lavatrice non funziona bene, qualcuno mi può aiutare? - My washing machine isn't working properly, can anybody help me? | |
5. adv. thoroughly, carefully | |
Leggere bene le istruzioni prima dell'uso. - Read the instructions carefully before use. | |
6. adv. as much as, as many as | |
Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita di ben 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav. - Louisiana farmers face lost income of as much as $450 million because of Hur | |
7. interj. good!; fine! | |
Bene! Sono proprio felice che hai avuto delle buone notizie! - Good! I’m so glad you got some good news! | |
8. n. good | |
L'eterna lotta tra il bene e il male. - The eternal struggle between good and evil. | |
9. n. (chiefly in the plural) goods, property, possessions, belongings, assets | |
Dopo il suo secondo infarto, Mario vendette tutti i suoi beni ed andò in Nepal. - Following his second heart attack, Mario had sold all his property and left for Nepal. | |
10. n. sake, good | |
Lo faccio per il tuo bene! - I'm doing this for your sake! | |
11. n. happiness | |
Auguro ogni bene a te e alla tua famiglia. - Wish you and your family every happiness. | |
12. n. sweetheart, darling, love, bless someone's cotton socks | |
Sei il mio bene! - You are my sweetheart! | |
13. n. asset | |
per bene |
1. adj. alternative spelling of perbene | |
2. adv. alternative spelling of perbene | |