| sembra |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of sembrare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of sembrare | |
| sembrare |
| 1. v. to seem; to look (like); to appear | |
| 2. v. to sound, taste or feel (like) | |
| 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!) | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| nemico |
| 1. n-m. enemy, foe | |
| Il re annientò i suoi nemici. - The king crushed his enemies. | |
| 2. adj. enemy | |
| 3. adj. hostile, foe | |
| stia |
| 1. n. hutch, coop (for small animals or birds) | |
| 2. n. birdcage | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of stare | |
| 4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of stare | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of stare | |
| 6. v. third-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 | |
| 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 | |
| invaderci |
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| invadere |
| 1. v. to invade | |
| 2. v. to hit, strike | |
| ci |
| 1. pron. us | |
| Loro ci conoscono - They know us | |
| 2. pron. (reflexive pronoun) ourselves; each other | |
| Ci arrabbiamo - We (ourselves) get angry | |
| Ci amiamo - We love each other | |
| 3. pron. to us | |
| Lui ci ha detto questo - He said this to us | |
| 4. pron. (ngd, Replaces the indefinite personal pronoun m, it, si, , one) before reflexive m, it, si, , oneself; one | |
| Ci si lava. - One washes oneself. | |
| Ci si annoia quando non c'è niente da fare. - One gets bored when there is nothing to do. | |
| 5. pron. it, to it | |
| Non ci credo. - I do not believe it. | |
| 6. adv. to there, here, there | |
| Ci sono andato - I have been there | |
| Ci siamo - We're here | |
| Ci sono molte cose - There are many things | |
| C'è un problema - There is a problem | |
| 7. adv. ngd, Forms part of many verbs: | |
| volerci - to require/take | |
| abituarci - to get used to it | |
| riuscirci - to be able to do it | |
| entrarci - to do with something | |
| contarci - to count on it | |
| pensarci - to think about it | |
| starci - to agree / to be up for something | |
| farcela - to manage to do something | |
| crederci - to believe it | |
| 8. n-m. The Twi language family. | |
| da |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Giacomino da Verona - Giacomino from Verona | |
| interviste dal libro - interviews from the book | |
| traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante - translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ | |
| Dalla Terra alla Luna - From the Earth to the Moon | |
| 2. prep. at | |
| da Giovanni - at Giovanni’s house | |
| 3. prep. since | |
| da quando? - since when? | |
| 4. prep. to (implying necessity) | |
| Non c'è (niente) da fare - There's nothing to do | |
| 5. prep. ngd, Used in some adverbial phrases: | |
| da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte - everywhere | |
| da presso/dappresso - closely | |
| da lontano - from a distance | |
| da solo - by oneself | |
| 6. prep. like, as | |
| fare una vita da cani - to live like dogs | |
| correre da matti - to run like crazies | |
| trattare da amico - to treat as a friend | |
| 7. v. misspelling of dà | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| momento |
| 1. n. moment | |
| 2. n. (physics) momentum | |
| 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. | |
| altro |
| 1. adj. other, another, more, further, else | |
| 2. adj. previous, last | |
| 3. pron. other, other man, another, more, somebody else | |
