| sociologia |
| 1. n-f. sociology | |
| politica |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective politico | |
| 2. n. politics | |
| 3. n. policy | |
| diritto |
| 1. adj. straight, direct | |
| 2. adj. upright, erect, straight | |
| 3. adj. right, right-hand | |
| 4. adj. (knitting) plain, knit | |
| 5. adj. right (legal or moral entitlement) | |
| 6. adv. straight | |
| 7. n. right side | |
| 8. n. (knitting) plain stitch, knit stitch | |
| 9. n. (tennis) forehand | |
| 10. n. right | |
| diritto di voto - right to vote | |
| 11. n. law | |
| 12. n. forehand | |
| economia |
| 1. n. economy | |
| 2. n. economics | |
| 3. n. saving | |
| gruppo |
| 1. n. group, cluster, party, team, covey | |
| 2. n. (sports) pack | |
| 3. n. (cycling) peloton | |
| 4. n. (music) band | |
| 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? | |
| persone |
| 1. n. plural of persona | |
| persona |
| 1. n. person, people, persons | |
| 2. n. someone, somebody, anybody | |
| 3. n. body, figure | |
| 4. n. (law) person, body | |
| 5. n. (psychology) persona | |
| 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!) | |
| svolgono |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of svolgere | |
| svolgere |
| 1. v. to unroll, unwind | |
| 2. v. to develop | |
| 3. v. to discuss | |
| 4. v. to carry out | |
| lo |
| 1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
| l’osso - the bone | |
| lo stato - the state | |
| lo zio - the uncle | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) him | |
| Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
| Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
| stesso |
| 1. adj. same, equal | |
| 2. adj. -self, myself, yourself, himself, itself, myself | |
| 3. pron. (the same person) same, same person, same man | |
| 4. pron. (the same thing) same, same thing | |
| 5. adv. all the same, just the same, the same, anyway | |
| lo stesso |
| 1. adj. (music) alternative spelling of l'istesso | |
| mestiere |
| 1. n. trade, craft, job, occupation, profession, work | |
| arti e mestieri - arts and crafts | |
| 2. n. skill, expertise, experience | |
| 3. n. (northern Italy, in the plural) housework, household chores | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| quindi |
| 1. adv. (archaic, literary) thence, from there | |
| 2. adv. (dated) then, afterwards, thenceforth | |
| 3. adv. therefore, hence, thus | |
| 4. adv. (archaic, used in correlation with quinci) that way, to another side (as opposed a different one) | |
| 5. conj. so | |
| hanno |
| 1. v. third-person plural 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 | |
| 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. | |
| stessi |
| 1. adj. plural of stesso | |
| 2. pron. plural of stesso | |
| 3. v. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of stare | |
| 4. v. second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of stare | |
| stare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain | |
| stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to) | |
| Starà a casa. - He/she will stay at home. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick | |
| 3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous) | |
| Sto andando via. - I am leaving. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to be up to | |
| Sta a te decidere. - It's up to you to decide. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, followed by per) to be about to | |
| Sto per andare via. - I am about to leave. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, mathematics) to be to | |
| 4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10. - 4 is to 8 as 5 is to 10. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, regional) to live | |
| Mia sorella sta a Roma. - My sister lives in Rome. | |
| 8. v. to be in a certain condition | |
| come stai? - how are you? | |
| stare a dieta significa ridurre le calorie di ingresso e aumentarne il consumo con il movimento - being on a diet entails reducing calorie intake and increasing calories burned through exercise | |
| stesso |
| 1. adj. same, equal | |
| 2. adj. -self, myself, yourself, himself, itself, myself | |
| 3. pron. (the same person) same, same person, same man | |
| 4. pron. (the same thing) same, same thing | |
| 5. adv. all the same, just the same, the same, anyway | |
| interessi |
| 1. n. plural of interesse | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present of interessare | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of interessare | |
| 4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of interessare | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of interessare | |
| 6. v. third-person singular imperative of interessare | |
| interessare |
| 1. v. to be interesting, to be of interest, to interest, to hold somebody's interest | |
| 2. v. to arouse somebody's interest, to get somebody interested, to involve | |
| 3. v. to concern, to involve, to affect | |
| 4. v. to be in the interest of, to be the concern of | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) to be of interest to, to be interested in | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) to be in the interest to, to be the concern of, to matter to | |
| interesse |
| 1. n. interest, concern | |
| 2. n. (economy) interest | |
| 3. n. money, money-making | |
| 4. n. (in the plural) affairs, business | |
| 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 | |
| difendere |
| 1. v. to defend | |
