lei |
1. pron. she | |
2. pron. her | |
3. pron. it | |
4. pron. (formal) you | |
solo |
1. adj. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome | |
2. adj. only, single, just one, unique, sole | |
3. adj. (music) solo | |
4. adv. only, just, but, alone, merely | |
solo una volta - only once | |
ha solo quattro anni - he's just four | |
5. conj. (followed by (m, it, che)) but, only | |
6. conj. (preceded by (m, it, se)) if only | |
se solo lui non fosse qui ... - if only he was not here ... | |
7. conj. (followed by (m, it, se)) only if | |
... solo se lui non è qui., ... only if he is not here. | |
8. n-m. the only one, the only man | |
lui è il solo che può ... - he is the only one/only man that can ... | |
perché |
1. conj. because, why | |
L'ho fatto perché volevo. - I did it because I wanted to. | |
2. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) so, so that, in order that | |
L'ho fatto perché io abbia il premio. - I did it so that I would get the prize. | |
3. adv. why | |
Perché il cielo è azzurro? - Why is the sky blue? | |
4. n. the whys, the reason | |
Vorrei proprio sapere il perché. - I would really like to know the reason. | |
Non so il perché, ma non mi sento bene. - I don't know why, but I don't feel well. | |
in |
1. prep. in | |
Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket. | |
Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring. | |
Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school. | |
2. prep. to | |
Sono andato in panetteria. - I went to the bakery. | |
Vado in quinta elementare. - I go to fifth grade of elementary school. | |
3. prep. into | |
4. prep. by | |
Vado a scuola in autobus. - I go to school by bus. | |
5. prep. on | |
Ho messo un cappello in testa. - I put a hat on my head. | |
Metti il pane in tavola. - Put the bread on the table. | |
nero |
1. adj. black | |
2. n. black colour | |
3. n. fascist, the extreme right | |
4. n. ink | |
5. n. a person of black skin | |
6. n. (heraldry) sable | |
sta |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of stare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative 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 | |
male |
1. adv. (comparative: peggio; superlative: malissimo) | |
2. adv. badly, wrongly | |
3. n. evil, harm | |
4. n. pain, ache, illness, sickness, disease | |
5. adj. feminine plural of malo | |