| 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 | |
| Cosa |
| 1. n-f. what's-her-name | |
| 2. n. thing, matter | |
| 3. pron. what? | |
| 4. pron. what! | |
| ti |
| 1. pron. of tu; [[you]] | |
| 2. pron. second-person singular of si; [[you]] | |
| 3. n. (music) ti (note) | |
| 4. n. (music) B (note and scale) | |
| servono |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of servire | |
| servire |
| 1. v. to serve | |
| 2. v. to need | |
| 3. v. to plate | |
| servire a tavola - to put meal on a plate | |
| ti servono |
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| servirsi |
| 1. v. to use, make use (of) | |
| 2. v. to help oneself (at table) | |
| 3. v. to avail oneself of | |
| 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. | |
| occhiali |
| 1. n. glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses (US) | |
| occhiali da sole - sun glasses | |
| 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 | |
| sole |
| 1. n. (colloquial, astronomy) star (for extension of Sole) | |
| 2. n. (heraldry) sun (a star in heraldry) | |
| 3. n. (alchemy) gold | |
| 4. n. sunlight | |
| 5. n. (poetic) daytime, day (the interval between sunrise and sunset) | |
| 6. n. (poetic) year | |
| 7. n. (poetic, in the plural) eyes | |
| 8. adj. feminine plural of solo | |
| 9. n. plural of sola | |
| solo |
| 1. adj. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome | |
| 2. adj. only, single, just one, unique, sole | |
| 3. adj. (music) solo | |
| 4. adv. only, just, but, alone, merely | |
| solo una volta - only once | |
| ha solo quattro anni - he's just four | |
| 5. conj. (followed by (m, it, che)) but, only | |
| 6. conj. (preceded by (m, it, se)) if only | |
| se solo lui non fosse qui ... - if only he was not here ... | |
| 7. conj. (followed by (m, it, se)) only if | |
| ... solo se lui non è qui., ... only if he is not here. | |
| 8. n-m. the only one, the only man | |
| lui è il solo che può ... - he is the only one/only man that can ... | |
| occhiali da sole |
| 1. n. sunglasses, shades | |
| in |
| 1. prep. in | |
| Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket. | |
| Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 2. prep. to | |
| Sono andato in panetteria. - I went to the bakery. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I go to fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 3. prep. into | |
| 4. prep. by | |
| Vado a scuola in autobus. - I go to school by bus. | |
| 5. prep. on | |
| Ho messo un cappello in testa. - I put a hat on my head. | |
| Metti il pane in tavola. - Put the bread on the table. | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| posto |
| 1. n. place, spot | |
| Erano al posto giusto al momento giusto. - They were in the right place at the right time. | |
| 2. n. place, position (in a list, classification etc); often not translated | |
| La squadra si è aggiudicata un ottimo terzo posto nella gara finale della stagione. - The team clinched an excellent third place in the final race of the season. | |
| 3. n. seat | |
| Su un treno o tram è educazione chiedere se un posto è libero prima di sedersi. - On a train or tram it's polite to ask if the seat is free before sitting down. | |
| 4. n. room, space | |
| I sistemi di scaffali sono l'ideale in un garage dove occorra fare posto per un'auto o per un ufficio. - Shelving systems are ideal in a garage where you also need to make room for a car, or an | |
| 5. n. job, position, post | |
| Ho ottenuto un posto di insegnante d'inglese in un'università locale. - I got a job teaching English at a local University. | |
| 6. v. masculine singular past participle of porre | |
| porre |
| 1. v. to put, to place | |
| così |
| 1. adv. so | |
| 2. adv. like this/that | |
| 3. adv. thus | |
| buio |
| 1. adj. dark (contrary of luminous) | |
| 2. n. darkness, dark | |
| E nel buio sognavo la tua mano leggera. - And in the darkness I dreamed of your gentle touch. | |
