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appena
1. adv. barely, hardly
2. adv. just, recently, newly
3. adv. as soon as
Vi risponderemo (non) appena possibile. = “We will reply to you as soon as possible.”
4. adv. In the meaning 3, note that non appena has the same meaning as appena.
avete
1. v. second-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
dato
1. v. masculine singular past participle of dare
2. v. first-person singular present of datare
3. n. datum (item of data)
4. n. fact
5. n. evidence, proof
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
datare
1. v. to date (something)
2. v. datare da
3. v. (intransitive) to date back to
il
1. art. the
colpo
1. n. blow, knock, shock
2. n. punch, hit, pound
3. n. shot (of a gun)
4. n. stroke, fit (medical)
5. n. raid
più
1. adv. comparative degree of molto; more
2. adj. more
3. prep. plus
forte
1. n. fort, fortress
2. adj. strong
3. adj. (linguistics) stressed
vocali forti - stressed vowel
nel
1. contraction. contraction of in il; in the
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.
il
1. art. the
ginocchio
1. n. (anatomy) knee
il
1. art. the
braccio
1. n. (anatomy) arm
2. n. (unit of measure, nautical) fathom
3. n. (geography) branch, arm of the sea
4. n. (mechanics) arm (of crane etc.)
5. n. branch (of candleholder etc.)
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of bracciare
bracciare
1. v. (transitive, nautical) to brace
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
è
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is
Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story.
essere
1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay
2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to
3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed
4. n. being
mosso
1. v. past participle of muovere (feminine: mossa, masculine plural: mossi, feminine plural: mosse)
2. v. past participle of muoversi
3. adj. rough (sea)
4. adj. wavy (hair)
5. adj. blurred (photograph)
muovere
1. v. to move
automaticamente
1. adv. automatically
e
1. conj. and
La
1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you)
2. art. the
3. pron. (accusative) her, it
La vedo. - I see her.
4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect)
La vedo. - I see you.
Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you.
5. n. (music) la (musical note)
6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale)
mano
1. n. (anatomy) hand
2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus)
3. n. round
è
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is
Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story.
essere
1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay
2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to
3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed
4. n. being
andata
1. n. outward journey, journey there
2. n. (sports) first leg
3. Participle. feminine singular of andato
andato
1. v. past participle of andare
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
sbattere
1. v. to beat
2. v. to whisk (eggs, etc.)
3. v. to whip (cream, etc.)
4. v. to flap (wings)
5. v. to slam, bang (a door)
6. v. to throw
7. v. to churn
8. v. to bonk
9. v. (transitive, slang) to fuck
10. v. to gnash (air, carpet, etc.)
contro
1. prep. it-prep
2. prep. against
3. adv. against
4. n-m. con
5. adj. (in combination) counter
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of contrare
La
1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you)
2. art. the
3. pron. (accusative) her, it
La vedo. - I see her.
4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect)
La vedo. - I see you.
Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you.
5. n. (music) la (musical note)
6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale)
vostra
1. adj. feminine singular of vostro
vostro
1. adj. your; plural and polite forms
i vostri figli - your children
le vostre macchine - your cars
casa vostra - your house
vostro padre - your father
2. pron. yours
Sono i vostri - They are yours.
testa
1. n. head, obverse
2. n. (skeleton) head (of a bone)
3. n. (rail transport, only singular) head (of a train), the first car(s)
La prima classe è in testa al treno - The first class is at the head of the train
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of testare
5. v. second-person singular imperative of testare
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
trovava
1. v. third-person singular imperfect of trovare
trovare
1. v. to find
2. v. to come by
3. v. to seek out
4. v. to think
5. v. to presume
nella
1. contraction. contraction of ne la; in the
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.
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)
direzione
1. n. direction, way, course
2. n. direction, management, supervision, leadership, control
3. n. administrative department, manager's office, head office
4. n. (music) conductorship, (fig.) baton

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