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est
1. n. east
limitare
1. v. to limit or restrict
2. v. to bound
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
desiderio
1. n. wish, desire, longing
Prima esprimi un desiderio. - Make a wish first.
più
1. adv. comparative degree of molto; more
2. adj. more
3. prep. plus
o
1. v. misspelling of ho
2. conj. or
meno
1. adv. less
2. adv. not; non-
Se l'abbia scritto o meno rimarrà sempre un segreto. - Whether he wrote it or not will always remain a secret.
legalità o meno - legality or non-legality
3. adv. (mathematics) minus
4. adv. (music) less
5. adj. less
Ho meno tè di te. - I have less tea than you.
Ho meno tè che caffé. - I have less tea than coffee.
Ho dovuto aspettare meno di dieci minuti. - I had to wait less than ten minutes.
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of menare
più o meno
1. adv. (idiom) more or less, approximately, around
forte
1. n. fort, fortress
2. adj. strong
3. adj. (linguistics) stressed
vocali forti - stressed vowel
per
1. prep. for
Ma io l'ho fatto per te! - But I did it for you!
Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro - I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro
Ho studiato per tre ore - I studied for three hours
Questo è il treno per Londra - This is the train for London
2. prep. to (indicates direction)
3. prep. through
Sono passato per il centro - I passed through the center
4. prep. in or on
Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza - He was pacing anxiously about the room
5. prep. by
Te lo invio per posta - I'll send it to to by post
6. prep. with
7. prep. as
qualcosa
1. pron. something
Fa' qualcosa! - Do something!
2. pron. (in a question) anything
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!)
non
1. adv. not
2. adv. un-
3. adv. don't
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
può
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of potere
potere
1. v. can, could; be able to
2. v. may, might; be possible to
3. n. power
fare
1. v. to do
2. v. to make
3. v. to act
4. v. to get someone to be something
5. n. manner, way
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.
date
1. n. plural of data
2. v. second-person plural present of dare
3. v. second-person plural imperative of dare
4. Participle. feminine plural of dato
dare
1. v. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else
2. v. to yield, to bear, to give, to produce, to return
3. n. debit
data
1. n. date
2. v. Feminine singular of dato, past participle of dare
3. v. third-person singular present of datare
4. v. second-person singular imperative of datare
condizioni
1. n. plural of condizione
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of condizionare
3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of condizionare
4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of condizionare
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of condizionare
6. v. third-person singular imperative of condizionare
condizionare
1. v. To condition (all senses)
condizione
1. n. condition

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