| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| voleva |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect of volere | |
| volere |
| 1. v. to want | |
| 2. n. will, wish, desire, want | |
| partecipare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to take part in, to participate in, to share | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to attend, to be present | |
| 3. v. to inform, to acquaint | |
| ma |
| 1. conj. but | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of mamma | |
| 3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis. | |
| Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute! | |
| 4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question. | |
| Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome? | |
| La |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| hanno |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of avere | |
| avere |
| 1. v. to have | |
| Avevo un'anima. - I used to have a soul. | |
| Ho una macchina. - I have a car. | |
| Ho diciassette anni. - I have 17 years. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| Ho fatto un errore. - I (have) made a mistake. | |
| 3. n. property, substance | |
| 4. n. (in the plural) belongings | |
| 5. n. credit, assets | |
| 6. n. swag | |
| spinta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of spinto | |
| 2. n. push, thrust, shove | |
| 3. n. leg up, string-pulling | |
| 4. n. drive, incentive, boost, push | |
| 5. n. (physics) thrust | |
| 6. Participle. feminine singular of spinto | |
| spinto |
| 1. v. past participle of spingere (feminine: spinta, masculine plural: spinti, feminine plural: spinte) | |
| 2. v. past participle of spingersi | |
| 3. adj. pushed, driven, led | |
| 4. adj. risqué, raunchy | |
| 5. adj. high (vacuum) | |
| 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 | |
| giocare |
| 1. v. to play, (specifically:) | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to play a game, for fun (or) as a pastime | |
| I bambini giocano in giardino - The children play in the garden | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to do something for fun | |
| Il gatto gioca col topo - The cat plays with the mouse letting it go to catch it again | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to partake in a sport or game | |
| Oggi giochiamo a tennis - Today we'll play tennis | |
| Fortunato in amor non giochi a carte - Let he who is lucky in love not play cards | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) to act as required from a game | |
| Tocca a te giocare - It's your turn to play (e.g. in a card game) | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) to participate in a sporting match | |
| Domani la Roma giocherà col Napoli - Tomorrow, Roma will play against Napoli | |
| 7. v. to put into action (in a game) | |
| Giocare una carta - To play a card | |
| 8. v. (intransitive, hunting, of birds) to respond to bait | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) to have a gambling addiction | |
| 10. v. to put as stake (in a game) | |
| 11. v. (by extension) to bet, wager | |
| 12. v. to or waste (time) playing. | |
| 13. v. (figurative, transitive) to deceive or manipulate | |
| 14. v. (figurative, intransitive): | |
| 15. v. to use (something) skillfully; (with di) | |
| 16. v. (mechanics, of a mechanism) to have backlash | |
| Questo ingranaggio gioca un po' troppo - This gear has a bit too much backlash | |
| 17. v. to be important, to matter | |
| 18. v. to make the most of, to take advantage of | |
| 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. | |
| stesso |
| 1. adj. same, equal | |
| 2. adj. -self, myself, yourself, himself, itself, myself | |
| 3. pron. (the same person) same, same person, same man | |
| 4. pron. (the same thing) same, same thing | |
| 5. adv. all the same, just the same, the same, anyway | |
| lo stesso |
| 1. adj. (music) alternative spelling of l'istesso | |
