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 | |
versa |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of versare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of versare | |
versare |
1. v. to pour, to decant | |
2. v. to spill | |
3. v. to shed | |
4. v. to empty | |
5. v. to pay, to deposit | |
6. v. (intransitive) to leak | |
7. v. to beat in | |
8. v. (intransitive) to be, to find oneself, to live | |
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 | |
bere |
1. v. to drink | |
come |
1. adv. how | |
Come stai? - How are you? (informal) | |
Come sta? - How are you? (formal) | |
2. adv. as, like | |
blu come il mare - as blue as the sea | |
3. adv. such as | |
4. conj. as soon as | |
come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived… | |
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 | |
farsi |
1. v. to become | |
2. v. to make oneself, get oneself | |
3. v. to make, have (sexually) | |
4. v. to cop off with | |
forza |
1. n. force | |
2. n. strength | |
3. n. come on! | |
4. n. hurry up! | |
5. n. get a move on, get moving! | |
6. interj. cheer up! | |
7. v. third-person singular present of forzare | |
8. v. second-person singular indicative of forzare | |
forzare |
1. v. to force | |
2. v. to press | |