sto |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative 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 | |
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 | |
ieri |
1. adv. yesterday | |
2. n. yesterday | |
vicino |
1. adj. near, close | |
2. adv. (with a) near | |
3. n-m. neighbour, neighbourhood | |
ai |
1. contraction. contraction of a i; 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 | |
i |
1. art. the | |
fornelli |
1. n. plural of fornello | |
fornello |
1. n. stove (camping) | |
2. n. burner | |
3. n. hotplate, ring (on a cooker) | |