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secondo
     1. adj. (before the noun) second
     2. adj. (in names of monarchs and popes, after the name) the second
     3. adv. as per, per
     4. adv. according to
     5. n. second (unit of time)
     6. n. second (in boxing or duelling)
     7. n. second mate, executive officer (in the navy)
     8. n. main course (of a meal)
     9. n. latter (relating to or being the second of two items)
     10. prep. according to
mese
     1. n. month
della
     1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the
anno
     1. n. year
     2. v. misspelling of hanno
dapprima
     1. adv. at first, firstly, first of all
nel
     1. contraction. contraction of in il; in the
     in
          1. prep. in
                Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket.
                Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring.
                Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school.
          2. prep. to
                Sono andato in panetteria. - I went to the bakery.
                Vado in quinta elementare. - I go to fifth grade of elementary school.
          3. prep. into
          4. prep. by
                Vado a scuola in autobus. - I go to school by bus.
          5. prep. on
                Ho messo un cappello in testa. - I put a hat on my head.
                Metti il pane in tavola. - Put the bread on the table.
     il
          1. art. the
calendario
     1. n. calendar
giuliano
     1. n-m. A native or inhabitant of Julian March (in Italian Venezia Giulia)
     2. adj. Of or relating to Julian March or its people.
     3. adj. Julian
e
     1. conj. and
poi
     1. adv. then
     2. adv. later
     3. n. the future
e poi
     1. interj. next
quello
     1. adj. that, those
     2. pron. that one
     3. pron. those
gregoriano
     1. adj. Gregorian.
che
     1. pron. (interrogative) what
     2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case)
     3. conj. that
     4. conj. than
     5. conj. when
     6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!)
segue
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of seguire
     seguire
          1. v. to follow or pursue
          2. v. (intransitive, auxiliary essere) to come after (to follow in a succession)
gennaio
     1. n. January
e
     1. conj. and
precede
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of precedere
     precedere
          1. v. to precede, to go before, to head
          2. v. to have the precedence over
          3. v. to anticipate
          4. v. to preface
marzo
     1. n. March (the month)
e
     1. conj. and
che
     1. pron. (interrogative) what
     2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case)
     3. conj. that
     4. conj. than
     5. conj. when
     6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!)
si
     1. pron. (reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
           Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed.
           La tua gatta si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans herself on my bed.
           Marco si è rotto il braccio. - Marco has broken his arm.
     2. pron. (reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another
           Carlo e Laura si amano. - Carlo and Laura love each other.
     3. pron. (indefinite) one, you, we, they, people
           In Italia si pranza intorno all'una. - In Italy they eat lunch around 13.
           In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi. - In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.
           Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni. - It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.
           Da questa finestra si vede la banca. - From this window, one can see the bank.
     4. pron. (si passivante) (ngd, Used to form the passive voice of a verb); it
           Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte. - Milk for sale.
           Non si accettano carte di credito. - Credit cards are not accepted.
     5. n. (music) B
     sì
          1. adv. yes
          2. adv. so
contraddistingue
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of contraddistinguere
     contraddistinguere
          1. v. to mark (goods)
          2. v. to distinguish (between alternatives)
perché
     1. conj. because, why
           L'ho fatto perché volevo. - I did it because I wanted to.
     2. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) so, so that, in order that
           L'ho fatto perché io abbia il premio. - I did it so that I would get the prize.
     3. adv. why
           Perché il cielo è azzurro? - Why is the sky blue?
     4. n. the whys, the reason
           Vorrei proprio sapere il perché. - I would really like to know the reason.
           Non so il perché, ma non mi sento bene. - I don't know why, but I don't feel well.
è
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is
           Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story.
     essere
          1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay
          2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to
          3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed
          4. n. being
il
     1. art. the
più
     1. adv. comparative degree of molto; more
     2. adj. more
     3. prep. plus
breve
     1. adj. brief, short
     2. adv. briefly
     3. n. (music) breve
     4. n. brief (short news report)
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giorni
     1. n. plural of giorno
     2. n. days
     giorno
          1. n. day
o
     1. v. misspelling of ho
     2. conj. or
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se
     1. conj. if
           Se non è vero, è ben trovato. - If it is not true, it is a good story.
     2. conj. whether
     3. conj. if only
     4. pron. alternative form of si
     5. pron. alternative form of sé
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)
anno
     1. n. year
     2. v. misspelling of hanno
è
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is
           Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story.
     essere
          1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay
          2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to
          3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed
          4. n. being
bisestile
     1. adj. bissextile, leap (attributive)
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?
tutti
     1. pron. all; everybody, everyone
     2. adj. masculine plural of tutto
gli
     1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the
           gli alberi - the trees
           gli studenti - the students
           gli gnomi - the gnomes
           gli pneumatici - the tires
           gli xilofoni - the xylophones
           gli yogurt - the yogurts
           gli zaini - the backpacks
           gli dei - the gods
     2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it
           Gli parlo. - I talk to him.
     3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her
           Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow.
     4. pron. (dative) them, to them
           Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them.
altri
     1. adj. plural of altro
     2. pron. plural of it
     altro
          1. adj. other, another, more, further, else
          2. adj. previous, last
          3. pron. other, other man, another, more, somebody else
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