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 | |
capire |
1. v. to understand, get the point, take the point | |
2. v. (rare, intransitive) to fit (in something) | |
i |
1. art. the | |
motivi |
1. n. plural of motivo | |
motivare |
1. v. to motivate | |
2. v. to cause, lead to | |
3. v. to explain, justify | |
motivo |
1. n. reason, ground | |
2. n. motive | |
3. n. (music) motif, melody, aria | |
4. n. pattern, motif | |
5. n. room | |
6. n. scope | |
7. v. first-person singular present indicative active of motivare | |
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 | |
i |
1. art. the | |
quali |
1. adj. plural of quale | |
2. pron. plural of quale | |
quale |
1. adj. (question) what? | |
Quale uomo era? - What man was it? | |
2. adj. (in choosing options) which? | |
Quale macchina preferisci? - Which car do you prefer? | |
3. adj. (exclamation) what | |
Quale fortuna! - What luck! | |
4. adj. (in lists) such as, like | |
Verdura quali le carote ed i piselli. - Vegetables such as carrots and peas. | |
5. pron. which ... ? | |
Quale dei tre è il più grande? - Which of the three is biggest? | |
6. adv. as | |
quale amico - as a friend | |
il |
1. art. the | |
meccanismo |
1. n. mechanism | |
delle |
1. contraction. contraction of di le; 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? | |
le |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
3. pron. (dative) her, to her | |
Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her. | |
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter. | |
4. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect) | |
Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name. | |
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter. | |
plusvalenze |
1. n. plural of plusvalenza | |
plusvalenza |
1. n. capital gain | |
che |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
3. conj. that | |
4. conj. than | |
5. conj. when | |
6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
si |
1. pron. (reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves | |
Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed. | |
La tua gatta si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans herself on my bed. | |
Marco si è rotto il braccio. - Marco has broken his arm. | |
2. pron. (reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another | |
Carlo e Laura si amano. - Carlo and Laura love each other. | |
3. pron. (indefinite) one, you, we, they, people | |
In Italia si pranza intorno all'una. - In Italy they eat lunch around 13. | |
In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi. - In Italy, people tend to go to bed late. | |
Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni. - It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni. | |
Da questa finestra si vede la banca. - From this window, one can see the bank. | |
4. pron. (si passivante) (ngd, Used to form the passive voice of a verb); it | |
Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte. - Milk for sale. | |
Non si accettano carte di credito. - Credit cards are not accepted. | |
5. n. (music) B | |
sì |
1. adv. yes | |
2. adv. so | |
sperava |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of sperare | |
sperare |
1. v. (indtr, it, di, qual1=+ infinitive, che, qual2=+ subjunctive) to hope | |
Spero di rivederti presto - I hope to see you again soon. | |
Spero che ti piaccia. - I hope you like it. | |
Spero di sì - I hope so. | |
2. v. (indtr, it, in) to trust, to hope | |
Spero in dio. - I hope in God. | |
fosse |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere | |
2. n. plural of fossa | |
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 | |
fossa |
1. n. pit, hole | |
2. n. grave | |
3. n. (anatomy) fossa | |
4. n. trough (depression between waves or ridges) | |
finalmente |
1. adv. at last | |
2. adv. in the end, lastly, finally | |
3. interj. at last!; at long last! | |
abbandonato |
1. adj. deserted | |
2. adj. disused | |
3. adj. neglected | |
4. adj. abandoned | |
5. n. foundling or orphan | |
6. v. past participle of abbandonare (feminine: abbandonata, masculine plural: abbandonati, feminine plural: abbandonate) | |
abbandonare |
1. v. to abandon, walk out on, maroon, give away, give up | |
sia |
1. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of essere | |
2. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of essere | |
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of essere | |
4. v. third-person singular imperative of essere | |
5. conj. both ... and ... | |
6. conj. either ... or ... | |
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 | |
invece |
1. adv. instead, but, whereas, on the contrary | |
2. prep. invece che | |
3. prep. rather than | |
4. prep. invece di | |
5. prep. instead of | |
oliato |
1. adj. oiled | |
2. v. past participle of oliare (feminine: oliata, masculine plural: oliati, feminine plural: oliate) | |
oliare |
1. v. to oil | |
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 | |
puntino |
1. n. dot, tittle, jot, iota | |
2. v. third-person plural present subjunctive of puntare | |
3. v. third-person plural imperative of puntare | |
puntare |
1. v. to push, lean, rest, plant, brace | |
2. v. to point, direct, aim, sight, set | |
3. v. to bet, stake, gamble | |
4. v. to point (of a gun dog) | |
5. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to head | |
6. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to aim | |
7. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to count on | |
a puntino |
1. adv. Variant of appuntino | |
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 | |
farlo |
1. v. Compound of fare and lo. | |
fare |
1. v. to do | |
2. v. to make | |
3. v. to act | |
4. v. to get someone to be something | |
5. n. manner, way | |
lo |
1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
l’osso - the bone | |
lo stato - the state | |
lo zio - the uncle | |
2. pron. (accusative) him | |
Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
ripartire |
1. v. to leave again | |
2. v. to start again | |
3. v. to divide up (into) | |
4. v. ripartire (tra) | |
5. v. to share out or distribute (among) | |
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 | |
necessario |
1. adj. necessary | |
2. adj. indispensable | |
3. adj. required | |
4. adj. inevitable | |
5. n. necessary, what is necessary | |
6. n. the essentials | |
7. n. materials | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
salto |
1. n. jump, leap, spring, bound | |
2. n. (figuratively) change, jump, leap, rise, drop | |
3. n. short call, short distance, hop | |
4. n. drop, fall | |
5. n. gap | |
6. n. (music) interval, leap | |
7. v. first-person singular present indicative active of saltare | |
saltare |
1. v. (intransitive) to jump, to leap, to spring | |
2. v. (intransitive) to explode, to blow up | |
3. v. (intransitive) to blow (up), to fuse | |
4. v. (intransitive) to come off, to snap, to break | |
5. v. (intransitive) to fail, to be cancelled | |
6. v. (intransitive) to dance | |
7. v. to jump, to jump over, to leap, to hurdle, to clear | |
8. v. (transitive, figuratively) to jump, to skip, to leave out, to cut | |
9. v. (transitive, in recipes) to sauté, to toss | |
all' |
1. contraction. contraction of a l'; to the, at the | |
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 | |
le |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
3. pron. (dative) her, to her | |
Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her. | |
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter. | |
4. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect) | |
Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name. | |
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter. | |
indietro |
1. adv. back, behind, backwards | |
Non guardi indietro. - Don't look back. | |
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? | |
qualche |
1. adj. (a) few | |
Ho qualche amico. - I have a few friends. | |
2. adj. some, any | |
3. adv. (rare, regional) some, about | |
mese |
1. n. month | |
precisamente |
1. adv. precisely, exactly | |
2. adv. exactly, just, definitely | |
allo |
1. contraction. contraction of a lo; to the, at the | |
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 | |
lo |
1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
l’osso - the bone | |
lo stato - the state | |
lo zio - the uncle | |
2. pron. (accusative) him | |
Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
scorso |
1. adj. last, previous | |
2. n. past | |
3. n. misprint | |
4. n. slip of the tongue | |
5. v. masculine singular past participle of scorrere | |
scorrere |
1. v. (intransitive) to run, to flow, to stream, to glide, to slide | |
2. v. (intransitive) (of time) to pass, to fly, to roll by | |
3. v. to run through, to skim, to glance through, to flick through | |
febbraio |
1. n. February | |