| andava |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect of andare | |
| andare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to go | |
| andare a casa - to go home | |
| andare veloce - to go fast | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to feel like (only with the 3rd person), to want/like | |
| non mi va di ballare - I don't feel like dancing | |
| mi andrebbe del gelato - I'd like some ice cream | |
| sempre |
| 1. adv. always | |
| 2. adv. (colloquial) still | |
| …sempre in garanzia? - …still under guarantee? | |
| 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. | |
| giro |
| 1. n. turn, twist, rotation, revolution | |
| 2. n. detour | |
| 3. n. lap (of a race) | |
| 4. n. tour, trip, stroll | |
| 5. n. (in the plural) rounds (of a postman etc) | |
| 6. n. period, space, course, time, run | |
| 7. n. ring (illicit) | |
| 8. n. turn, round | |
| 9. n. circulation (of money) | |
| 10. n. row (of knitting) | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present indicative of girare | |
| girare |
| 1. v. to turn, stir, wind | |
| 2. v. to tour, travel, go round | |
| 3. v. to pass | |
| 4. v. to endorse, transfer | |
| 5. v. (transitive, cinema) to shoot, film, act in | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) to turn, spin, revolve, run | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) to be on the go, ramble, roam, wander, go around | |
| io |
| 1. pron. I, the first person | |
| scherzando |
| 1. v. gerund of scherzare | |
| scherzare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to joke, kid, jest, frolic, be funny | |
| Stai scherzando! - You are joking! | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to gamble, trifle, play | |
| Le |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you) | |
| nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) her, to her | |
| Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter. | |
| 5. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect) | |
| Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter. | |
| chiedevo |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of chiedere | |
| chiedere |
| 1. v. to ask (for) | |
| È chiedere troppo. - That's asking too much. | |
| Avrei dovuto chiedere. - I should have asked. | |
| 2. v. to request | |
| Ti sto chiedendo di restare. - I'm asking you to stay. | |
| se |
| 1. conj. if | |
| Se non è vero, è ben trovato. - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
| 2. conj. whether | |
| 3. conj. if only | |
| 4. pron. alternative form of si | |
| 5. pron. alternative form of sé | |
| stesse |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of stesso | |
| 2. pron. feminine plural of stesso | |
| 3. v. third-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 | |
| dando |
| 1. v. gerund of dare | |
| dare |
| 1. v. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else | |
| 2. v. to yield, to bear, to give, to produce, to return | |
| 3. n. debit | |
| una |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
| mano |
| 1. n. (anatomy) hand | |
| 2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) | |
| 3. n. round | |
| al |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the | |
| 2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient) | |
| risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese | |
| risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron | |
| pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic | |
| 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 | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| meccanico |
| 1. adj. mechanical | |
| 2. adj. clockwork | |
| 3. n-m. mechanic (male) | |
| 4. n-m. engineer (male) | |
| quello |
| 1. adj. that, those | |
| 2. pron. that one | |
| 3. pron. those | |
| 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? | |
| fronte |
| 1. n. (anatomy) forehead, brow | |
| 2. n. (poetry, prosody) the two initial quatrains of an Italian sonnet | |
| 3. n. (metereology) squall line, front | |
| 4. n. (military) front | |
| 5. n. opposite | |
| di fronte |
| 1. adj. front, fore | |
| 2. adv. opposite | |
| 3. adv. (followed by a) in front of | |
| 4. adv. (figuratively, followed by a) in the wake of | |
| al |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the | |
| 2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient) | |
| risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese | |
| risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron | |
| pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic | |
| 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 | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| salumiere |
| 1. n-m. grocer | |
| 2. n-m. plural of salumiera | |
