senso |
1. n. sense | |
2. n. direction | |
3. n. purpose | |
4. n. meaning | |
Non ha senso. - This doesn't make sense. | |
5. n. (in the plural) consciousness | |
figurato |
1. v. past participle of figurare (feminine: figurata, masculine plural: figurati, feminine plural: figurate) | |
2. v. past participle of figurarsi | |
3. adj. figurative | |
4. adj. illustrated | |
spregiativo |
1. adj. pejorative, derogatory | |
perlopiù |
1. adv. for the most part, mostly, usually | |
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 | |
denigrare |
1. v. To denigrate, slur or run down | |
gli |
1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the | |
gli alberi - the trees | |
gli studenti - the students | |
gli gnomi - the gnomes | |
gli pneumatici - the tires | |
gli xilofoni - the xylophones | |
gli yogurt - the yogurts | |
gli zaini - the backpacks | |
gli dei - the gods | |
2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it | |
Gli parlo. - I talk to him. | |
3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her | |
Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow. | |
4. pron. (dative) them, to them | |
Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them. | |
altri |
1. adj. plural of altro | |
2. pron. plural of it | |
altro |
1. adj. other, another, more, further, else | |
2. adj. previous, last | |
3. pron. other, other man, another, more, somebody else | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
primeggiare |
1. v. (intransitive) to excel, to stand out | |
2. v. (intransitive) to lead | |
individuo |
1. n. individual | |
2. n. man, person, fellow, guy, bloke, chap | |
3. v. first-person singular present of individuare | |
individuare |
1. v. to identify | |
2. v. to locate | |
3. v. to pick out | |
4. v. to detect | |
to probing | |
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 | |
esprime |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of esprimere | |
esprimere |
1. v. to express | |
con |
1. prep. with, together | |
2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
enfasi |
1. n-f. emphasis | |
2. n-f. (linguistics) stress | |
oppure |
1. conj. or | |
2. conj. otherwise, or else | |
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 | |
vanta |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of vantare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of vantare | |
vantare |
1. v. to boast or show off | |
2. v. to praise | |
3. v. to claim, lay claim | |
con |
1. prep. with, together | |
2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
inutili |
1. adj. plural of inutile | |
inutile |
1. adj. useless, unnecessary, needless | |
2. adj. ineffective | |
racconti |
1. n. plural of racconto | |
2. v. second-person singular present of raccontare | |
3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of raccontare | |
4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of raccontare | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of raccontare | |
6. v. third-person singular imperative of raccontare | |
raccontare |
1. v. to tell, to narrate, to recount, to relate | |
racconto |
1. n. story, tale, short story, account | |
2. v. first-person singular present of raccontare | |
appunto |
1. n. note (brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory) | |
gli studenti prendono appunti (the students take notes) | |
2. n. reproach | |
3. n. (computing, especially, in the plural) clipboard, scratchpad | |
4. adv. exactly, precisely | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of appuntare | |
appuntare |
1. v. to sharpen (a point) | |
2. v. to point (a finger, etc.) | |
3. v. to pin (fix with a pin) | |
4. v. to note (take a note) | |
senza |
1. conj. without | |
2. prep. without, -less | |
3. adj. (rowing) coxless | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
vero |
1. adj. true | |
Se non è vero, è ben trovato. | |
If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
2. adj. real, genuine | |
3. n. truth | |
significato |
1. n. meaning, sense | |
2. n. importance, significance, value | |
3. v. past participle of significare (feminine: significata, masculine plural: significati, feminine plural: significate) | |
significare |
1. v. to mean, to signify | |
2. v. (figuratively) to spell | |