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hai
1. v. second-person singular 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
mai
1. adv. never
2. adv. ever, always
3. adv. Used as an intensifier.
Una risposta quanto mai ambigua. - An ambiguous answer indeed.
Dove mai si sarà cacciato? - Where on earth did he end up?
visto
1. v. masculine singular past participle of vedere
2. n. tick (sign)
3. n. approval
4. n. visa
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of vistare
vedere
1. v. to see
2. v. to look at
3. v. to find out
4. v. to meet
5. v. to visit
6. v. to grasp (an idea)
vistare
1. v. to visa
2. v. to approve, to okay, to endorse, to stamp
una
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
2. art. feminine singular of uno
3. pron. feminine singular of uno
tigre
1. n. tiger (male)
2. n. tigress (female)
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
nutre
1. v. third-person singular present of nutrire
nutrire
1. v. To feed or nourish
2. v. (intransitive) To be nourishing
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?
carne
1. n. meat, flesh
umana
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective umano
2. n-f. feminine noun of it
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of umanarsi
4. v. second-person singular imperative of umanarsi
umanarsi
1. v. (reflexive) To incarnate
umano
1. adj. human
2. adj. humane, compassionate
3. n-m. human being
4. n-m. (poetic, chiefly in the plural) mankind, human race
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of umanarsi
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?
però
1. conj. yet, but, however, nevertheless
ho
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avere (I have)
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
visto
1. v. masculine singular past participle of vedere
2. n. tick (sign)
3. n. approval
4. n. visa
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of vistare
vedere
1. v. to see
2. v. to look at
3. v. to find out
4. v. to meet
5. v. to visit
6. v. to grasp (an idea)
vistare
1. v. to visa
2. v. to approve, to okay, to endorse, to stamp
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
uomo
1. n. person, man (human being)
2. n. (by extension, collective) man, mankind, humankind
3. n. man (male human)
4. n. (familiar, with possessive) man (husband; boyfriend; lover)
5. n. (chiefly archaic) one (any person)
mangiare
1. v. to eat
2. v. to consume
3. v. (intransitive) to tuck in, to start to eat
4. n-m. eating
5. n-m. food, scoff
del
1. contraction. contraction of ; of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
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?
il
1. art. the
pollo
1. n. (meats) chicken (especially chicken meat)
2. n. (slang) sucker, chump, dupe or patsy
3. n. (slang) pushover or weakling

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