| Italian > English |
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| gioco di parole |
| 1. n-m. pun; play on words |
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| Analysis |
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| gioco |
| 1. n. game |
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| 2. n. (mechanics) backlash |
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| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of giocare |
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| giocare |
| 1. v. to play, (specifically:) |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) to play a game, for fun (or) as a pastime |
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| I bambini giocano in giardino - The children play in the garden |
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| 3. v. (intransitive) to do something for fun |
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| Il gatto gioca col topo - The cat plays with the mouse letting it go to catch it again |
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| di |
| 1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s |
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| L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo |
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| la coda del cane - the dog’s tail |
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| Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier |
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| Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man |
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| parole |
| 1. n. plural of parola |
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| Ci vogliono fatti e non parole. - Action is needed, not words. |
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| 2. n. (music) lyrics, words |
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| Musica di Paolo, parole di Lorenzo - Music by Paolo, lyrics by Lorenzo. |
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| parola |
| 1. n. word (distinct unit of language). |
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| Ci vogliono fatti e non parole. - Action is needed, not words. |
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| 2. n. word (something promised). |
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| Ti do la mia parola d'onore. - I give you my word of honour. |
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| 3. n. speech (the ability to use vocalisations to communicate). |
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