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Vorrei che tu potessi sorridermi.

Translation

I wish you could smile at me.



Analysis


vorrei
     1. v. first-person singular conditional of volere
     volere
          1. v. to want
          2. n. will, wish, desire, want
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!)
tu
     1. pron. you (singular); thou
potessi
     1. v. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of potere
     2. v. second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of potere
     potere
          1. v. can, could; be able to
          2. v. may, might; be possible to
          3. n. power
sorridermi
     1. v. Compound of sorridere and mi.
     sorridere
          1. v. (intransitive) To smile, to grin.
     mi
          1. pron. me
          2. pron. (dative) (to) me
          3. n. (music) The third note, mi.
          4. n. E (musical note or key)
          5. n. mu (Greek letter)




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