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avevo
     1. v. first-person singular imperfect 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
voglia
     1. n. wish, will, desire, longing
     2. n. birthmark
     3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of volere
     4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of volere
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of volere
     6. v. third-person singular imperative of volere
     volere
          1. v. to want
          2. n. will, wish, desire, want
io
     1. pron. I, the first person
ogni
     1. adj. each, every
dopopranzo
     1. adv. after lunch
     2. n. after lunch, afternoon
ad
     1. prep. to, at, in (used before a vowel for euphony instead of (m, it, a))
           Dallo ad Adamo. - Give it to Adam.
assaggiare
     1. v. to taste, try, sample
     2. v. to nibble
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.
zucchero
     1. n-m. sugar (all senses)
     2. v. first-person singular present indicative of zuccherare
     zuccherare
          1. v. to sugar, to sweeten
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.
fondo
     1. adj. deep
     2. n. bottom
     3. n. fund
     4. n. background
     5. n. (athletics) long-distance running
     6. n. seat (of trousers)
     7. v. first-person singular present of fondare
     8. v. first-person singular present of fondere
     fondare
          1. v. to found, establish, constitute, start, set up, build
          2. v. (transitive, figuratively) to found, base, ground
     fondere
          1. v. to fuse, smelt
          2. v. to melt, thaw
          3. v. to cast
          4. v. to merge, blend
in fondo
     1. adv. at the bottom; at the end; at the back; in the back
     2. adv. after all, all things considered
           In fondo, siamo tutti sulla stessa barca. - After all, we are all in the same boat.
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)
Sua
     1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite)
     2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite)
     3. pron. feminine singular of suo
     4. adj. feminine singular of suo
     suo
          1. adj. his, her, its
                i suoi figli - his/her/its children
                le sue macchine - his/her/its cars
                casa sua - his/her/its house
                suo padre - his/her/its father
          2. adj. (often, capitalised) your (polite singular form)
                i Suoi figli - your children
                le Sue macchine - your cars
                casa Sua - your house
                Suo padre - your father
          3. pron. his, hers, its own.
                Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own.
          4. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form)
                Sono i Suoi - They are yours.
tazzina
     1. n. coffee cup (espresso size)
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