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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)
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