un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
poco |
1. adv. little, not much | |
2. adv. (followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly | |
3. adv. (time) a little, a while, a short time | |
a tra poco - see you later | |
4. adj. little, not much | |
5. adj. few, not many | |
6. adj. (of time) short, little | |
7. n-m. little | |
8. pron. little, not much | |
9. pron. (in the plural) few, not many | |
10. pron. nearly, not long, short, little (time) | |
un poco |
1. adv. alternative form of un po' | |
di |
1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
2. prep. from | |
Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
3. prep. ’s | |
La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
4. prep. than | |
Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
penso di sì - I think so | |
niente di meglio - nothing better | |
Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
un poco di |
1. adj. Variant of un po' di. | |
riguardo |
1. n. respect, connection, regard | |
riguardo a ciò - with respect to this | |
a questo riguardo - with this respect, with regard to this | |
2. n. respect, regard, consideration | |
non avere riguardo per nessuno - to have no respect for anyone | |
3. n. care | |
4. v. first-person singular present of riguardare | |
riguardare |
1. v. to concern, regard, be about, deal with, speak to | |
2. v. to take care of, look after | |
3. v. to examine, check, go over | |
4. v. to look at again, have another look at | |
lo |
1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
l’osso - the bone | |
lo stato - the state | |
lo zio - the uncle | |
2. pron. (accusative) him | |
Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
vogliamo |
1. v. first-person plural present indicative of volere | |
2. v. first-person plural present subjunctive of volere | |
3. v. first-person plural imperative of volere | |
volere |
1. v. to want | |
2. n. will, wish, desire, want | |
tenere |
1. v. to hold, keep | |
2. v. to take | |
3. v. (transitive, regional) to have | |
4. adj. feminine plural of adjective tenero | |
tenero |
1. adj. (also figuratively) tender, soft; delicate, kind | |
2. adj. cute | |
3. n. tender part, soft part | |
4. n. love | |
sì |
1. adv. yes | |
2. adv. so | |
o |
1. v. misspelling of ho | |
2. conj. or | |
no |
1. adv. no | |
dire di no - to say no | |
2. adv. not | |
Vieni o no? - Are you coming or not? | |
Perché no? - Why not? | |
3. adv. (ngd, Used to replace negated nouns or adjectives); non-, not | |
cattolici e no - Catholics and non-Catholics | |
prodotti nuovi e no - new and not new products | |
4. adv. (ngd, Used at the end of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement); isn't it so, right | |
Te l'ho già detto, no? - I already told you, right? | |