marina |
1. n. coast | |
2. n. seascape | |
3. n. navy | |
4. n. marina | |
5. adj. feminine singular of marino, sea, marine, nautical, seaside | |
tromba |
1. n. trumpet | |
2. n. horn | |
3. n. (military) bugler | |
4. n. well (in a building) | |
5. n. shaft | |
6. v. third-person singular present indicative of trombare | |
trombare |
1. v. (transitive, figurative, vulgar) to fuck | |
2. v. (transitive, figurative) to reject, to flunk | |
marina |
1. n. coast | |
2. n. seascape | |
3. n. navy | |
4. n. marina | |
5. adj. feminine singular of marino, sea, marine, nautical, seaside | |
marinare |
1. v. (transitive, cooking) to marinade, marinate | |
2. v. to play truant; to skive or slack off | |
3. adj. feminine plural of marinaro | |
mulinello |
1. n. eddy, whirlpool, whirlwind | |
2. n. reel (on a fishing rod) | |
3. n. windlass | |
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? | |
aria |
1. n. air | |
2. n. look, appearance, countenance | |
3. n. (plurale tantum) airs | |
4. n. wind (all senses) | |
5. n. (music) aria, song | |
verticale |
1. adj. vertical | |
2. n. vertical | |
3. n. handstand, headstand (gymnastics) | |
4. n. down (clue in a crossword) | |
proboscidale |
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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 | |
leva |
1. n. lever | |
2. n. (military) call-up, conscription, draft, national service | |
3. n. (military, called up soldiers) those called-up, conscripts | |
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of levare | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of levare | |
levare |
1. v. to take, take away, take off, move away, remove, have something out | |
2. v. to raise, put up, lift | |
3. v. to except | |
dal |
1. contraction. contraction of ; from the | |
2. contraction. since | |
dal 1963 - since 1963 | |
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 | |
il |
1. art. the | |
mare |
1. n. sea | |
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 | |
aspirazione |
1. n. suction | |
2. n. ambition, aspiration, purport (an ardent wish or desire) | |
3. n. (phonetics) aspiration (burst of air) | |
4. n. (of a chimney) draft | |
della |
1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the | |
acqua |
1. n. water | |
2. n. (rowing) lane | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of acquare | |
4. v. second-person singular imperative of acquare | |
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!) | |
raggiunge |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of raggiungere | |
raggiungere |
1. v. to reach, arrive at, get to, touch | |
2. v. to reach, catch up, join | |
3. v. to attain, gain, achieve | |
quasi |
1. adv. nearly, almost | |
2. adv. hardly | |
i |
1. art. the | |
dieci |
1. num. (cln, it, cardinal numbers) ten | |
2. adj. ten | |
3. n. ten | |
4. n. (following the article le) ten o'clock (a.m. or p.m.) | |
Sono le dieci. - It's ten o'clock. | |
metri |
1. n. plural of metro | |
metro |
1. n. (unit of measure) metre, meter | |
2. n. ruler, ruler, measure | |
3. n. yardstick, criterion | |
4. n-f. US, UK, Tube (the London underground) | |