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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
appoggiano
     1. v. third-person plural present indicative of appoggiare
     appoggiare
          1. v. to support, to second, to back, to endorse
          2. v. to lean on, to lean against, to prop, to place, to rest on
                appoggiare la scala alla parete - to lean the ladder against the wall
          3. v. (intransitive) to rest
alla
     1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the
     2. prep. it-prep
     3. prep. -style
           cotoletta alla milanese - Milan-style veal cutlet
           cotoletta alla bolognese - Bologna-style veal cutlet
           cotoletta alla valdostana - Aosta Valley-style veal cutlet
     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
     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)
panchina
     1. n. small bench or seat (in a garden or park)
           le panchine dei giardini pubblici - park benches
e
     1. conj. and
guardano
     1. v. third-person plural present indicative of guardare
     guardare
          1. v. to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at
          2. v. to examine
          3. v. to look after, to guard
          4. v. (intransitive) to look
          5. v. (intransitive) to try to
il
     1. art. the
disegno
     1. n. drawing, cartoon
     2. n. design, pattern
     3. n. intention, plan, design
     4. v. first-person singular present of disegnare
     disegnare
          1. v. to draw, outline, trace
          2. v. to design, style
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