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zoologia
     1. n-f. zoology
con
     1. prep. with, together
     2. prep. (rowing) coxed
iniziale
     1. adj. initial, opening, first, starting, beginning
     2. n. initial letter
     3. n. (in the plural) initials
maiuscola
     1. n. capital letter
     2. n. upper case
     3. adj. feminine singular of maiuscolo
genere
     1. n. kind
     2. n. (grammar) gender (of nouns, adjectives, pronouns)
     3. n. (grammar) gender, voice (of verbs)
     4. n. (taxonomy) genus
     5. n. genre
     6. n. product
appartenente
     1. v. present participle of appartenere
     2. adj. belonging (to)
     3. n. member (of)
     appartenere
          1. v. (intransitive) to belong to
alla
     1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the
     2. prep. it-prep
     3. prep. -style
           cotoletta alla milanese - Milan-style veal cutlet
           cotoletta alla bolognese - Bologna-style veal cutlet
           cotoletta alla valdostana - Aosta Valley-style veal cutlet
     a
          1. prep. in
          2. prep. at
          3. prep. to
          4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
                A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter.
                A lei non piace, ma a lui piace molto. - She doesn't like it, but he likes it very much.
          5. v. misspelling of ha
     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)
famiglia
     1. n. family
     2. n. household
dei
     1. n. plural of dio
     2. v. (archaic) second-person singular present of dovere
     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?
     i
          1. art. the
     dio
          1. n. god, deity
          2. n. (informal) one who is remarkably skilled in something; ace, crackerjack, wiz
          3. adj. bright, resplendent, shining (in a divine fashion)
canidi
     1. n. plural of canide
     canide
          1. n. canid (dog, wolf etc.)
                (hyponyms, it, caberù, cane, coyote, dingo, fennec, lupo, protele, sciacallo)
del
     1. contraction. contraction of ; of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     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?
     il
          1. art. the
quale
     1. adj. (question) what?
           Quale uomo era? - What man was it?
     2. adj. (in choosing options) which?
           Quale macchina preferisci? - Which car do you prefer?
     3. adj. (exclamation) what
           Quale fortuna! - What luck!
     4. adj. (in lists) such as, like
           Verdura quali le carote ed i piselli. - Vegetables such as carrots and peas.
     5. pron. which ... ?
           Quale dei tre è il più grande? - Which of the three is biggest?
     6. adv. as
           quale amico - as a friend
fanno
     1. v. third-person plural present of fare
     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
parte
     1. n. part
     2. n. deal
     3. adj. feminine plural of adjective parto
     4. v. third-person singular present of partire
     partire
          1. v. (intransitive) to depart, to leave, to set forth
          2. v. (intransitive) to start (with), to set out
     parto
          1. n. childbirth, labour, parturition
          2. n. Parthian
          3. adj. Parthian
          4. v. first-person singular present indicative of partire
anche
     1. adv. also, too, as well, besides
     2. adv. even
     3. n. plural of anca
     anca
          1. n. (anatomy) hip
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
animali
     1. n. plural of animale
     2. adj. plural of animale
     animale
          1. adj. animal
          2. n. animal
          3. n. beast
come
     1. adv. how
           Come stai? - How are you? (informal)
           Come sta? - How are you? (formal)
     2. adv. as, like
           blu come il mare - as blue as the sea
     3. adv. such as
     4. conj. as soon as
           come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived…
il
     1. art. the
lupo
     1. n-m. wolf
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.
sciacallo
     1. n. jackal
     2. n. profiteer
     3. n. looter
ed
     1. conj. alternative form of e and - (before a vowel) and
           Parlo italiano ed esperanto. - I speak Italian and Esperanto.
il
     1. art. the
coyote
     1. n. coyote
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