| 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) | |
| prima |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of primo | |
| 2. adv. before | |
| Pensa prima di parlare. - Think before you speak. | |
| 3. adv. once, formerly | |
| 4. adv. beforehand, in advance | |
| 5. adv. earlier, sooner | |
| 6. n. the first | |
| 7. n. an opening night; a premier | |
| 8. n. the first year at school | |
| primo |
| 1. adj. first | |
| 2. adj. initial | |
| 3. adj. main, principal | |
| 4. adj. (mathematics) prime | |
| numero primo - prime number | |
| 5. n-m. first, first one | |
| 6. n-m. initial one | |
| 7. n-m. main one, principal one | |
| 8. n-m. former (first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun) | |
| 9. n. (culinary) (clipping of primo piatto); first course, starter | |
| mano |
| 1. n. (anatomy) hand | |
| 2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) | |
| 3. n. round | |
| era |
| 1. n. age, epoch, period | |
| 2. n. (geology) era | |
| 3. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere | |
| 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 | |
| asciutta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of asciutto | |
| asciutto |
| 1. adj. dry | |
| 2. adj. curt, abrupt, sharp | |
| 3. adj. (of a body) lean, thin | |
| 4. n. dry place, dry ground | |
| allora |
| 1. adv. so, well then | |
| Allora, che cosa c'è di nuovo? - So, what's new? | |
| 2. adv. at the time, then (at some time in the past) | |
| La bambina era allora chiamata da tutti Gattina per la sua dolcezza. - At the time, the child was called "Kitty" by everybody because of her sweetness. | |
| La |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| imbianchino |
| 1. n-m. painter (of walls), house painter, painting contractor, decorator | |
| 2. n-m. (derogatory, arts) dauber (unskilled painter) | |
| 3. v. third-person plural present subjunctive of imbiancare | |
| 4. v. third-person plural imperative of imbiancare | |
| imbiancare |
| 1. v. to whitewash, paint (white), decorate | |
| 2. v. to whiten, bleach | |
| 3. v. to be white with snow | |
| iniziò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of iniziare | |
| iniziare |
| 1. v. to begin, to set about | |
| 2. v. to join, to incorporate | |
| 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 | |
| passare |
| 1. v. to pass something | |
| 2. v. to swipe (scan or register by sliding something through a reader) | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to pass | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to stop by | |
| 5. v. to spend (time) | |
| La |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| seconda |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of secondo | |
| 2. n. second (gear in a car) | |
| 3. n. second year (in several types of school) | |
| secondare |
| 1. v. To follow or come behind | |
| 2. v. To go along with or give in to (someone's wishes) | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To discharge the afterbirth | |
| secondo |
| 1. adj. (before the noun) second | |
| 2. adj. (in names of monarchs and popes, after the name) the second | |
| 3. adv. as per, per | |
| 4. adv. according to | |
| 5. n. second (unit of time) | |
| 6. n. second (in boxing or duelling) | |
| 7. n. second mate, executive officer (in the navy) | |
| 8. n. main course (of a meal) | |
| 9. n. latter (relating to or being the second of two items) | |
| 10. prep. according to | |
| mano |
| 1. n. (anatomy) hand | |
| 2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) | |
| 3. n. round | |
