| botanica |
| 1. n. botany | |
| 2. n-f. botanist (female) | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of botanico | |
| dalla |
| 1. contraction. contraction of da la; from the | |
| da |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Giacomino da Verona - Giacomino from Verona | |
| interviste dal libro - interviews from the book | |
| traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante - translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ | |
| Dalla Terra alla Luna - From the Earth to the Moon | |
| 2. prep. at | |
| da Giovanni - at Giovanni’s house | |
| 3. prep. since | |
| da quando? - since when? | |
| 4. prep. to (implying necessity) | |
| Non c'è (niente) da fare - There's nothing to do | |
| 5. prep. ngd, Used in some adverbial phrases: | |
| da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte - everywhere | |
| da presso/dappresso - closely | |
| da lontano - from a distance | |
| da solo - by oneself | |
| 6. prep. like, as | |
| fare una vita da cani - to live like dogs | |
| correre da matti - to run like crazies | |
| trattare da amico - to treat as a friend | |
| 7. v. misspelling of dà | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 4. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| forma |
| 1. n. form | |
| 2. n. shape | |
| 3. n. mould | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of formare | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of formare | |
| formare |
| 1. v. to form, create, shape, make, mould | |
| 2. v. to form, establish, set up, create, make up | |
| 3. v. to train, educate | |
| molto |
| 1. adv. much, very much, a lot | |
| 2. adv. (with an adverb or adjective) very, really, very much | |
| 3. adv. (in expressions of comparison) much, far, a lot | |
| 4. adv. long, a long time | |
| 5. adj. in the plural many, a lot of, lots of | |
| 6. adj. great, much, very | |
| 7. pron. in the plural many, many people | |
| 8. n. the many | |
| 9. n. the large part | |
| 10. n. a great deal | |
| più |
| 1. adv. comparative degree of molto; more | |
| 2. adj. more | |
| 3. prep. plus | |
| lunga |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective lungo | |
| 2. n. (linguistics, phonetics) long | |
| lungo |
| 1. adj. long | |
| 2. n. length | |
| 3. prep. along | |
| 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!) | |
| larga |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective largo | |
| largare |
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| largo |
| 1. adj. wide, broad | |
| 2. adj. ample, wide, large | |
| 3. adj. (of clothes) oversized, loose-fitting, too loose | |
| 4. adj. (figurative) generous, free, open-handed | |
| Gianni è largo nelle mance. - Gianni is a generous tipper. | |
| 5. n. open sea | |
| al largo - offshore, in the open sea, in the offing, out to the sea | |
| 6. n. square, largo | |
| 7. n. (music) largo | |
| lunghezza |
| 1. n. length | |
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| volte |
| 1. n. plural of volta | |
| volta |
| 1. n. time, instance, occasion | |
| a volte - sometimes | |
| due volte alla settimana - twice a week | |
| tre volte tre fa nove - three times three is nine | |
| 2. n. turn | |
| 3. n. (architecture, anatomy) vault | |
| 4. =Participle. feminine singular of volto | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of voltare | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of voltare | |
| larghezza |
| 1. n. width, breadth | |
| 2. n. (figuratively, abundance) abundance, largeness | |
| 3. n. (figuratively, generosity) generosity, liberality | |
| stretta |
| 1. n. grip (firm hold) | |
| 2. n. clampdown, crackdown | |
| 3. Participle. feminine singular of stretto | |
| 4. adj. feminine singular of stretto | |
| stretto |
| 1. adj. narrow | |
| 2. adj. tight | |
| 3. adj. strict | |
| 4. adj. (linguistics) close | |
| 5. n. strait | |
| 6. v. past participle of stringere | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| piatta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of piatto | |
| piatto |
| 1. adj. flat | |
| 2. n. plate | |
| 3. n. dish (object or food item) | |
| 4. n. (musical instruments) cymbal | |
| 5. n. platter, turntable | |
| allungata |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of allungato | |
| allungato |
| 1. adj. diluted, watery, thin, watered down, wishy-washy | |
| 2. v. past participle of allungare (feminine: allungata, masculine plural: allungati, feminine plural: allungate) | |
| 3. v. past participle of allungarsi | |
| sottile |
| 1. adj. thin | |
| 2. adj. slim, slender (of a person) | |
| 3. adj. fine (hair etc) | |
| 4. adj. delicate (smell) | |
| 5. adj. subtle | |
