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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
     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?
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