| beh |
| 1. interj. well (used at the start of a sentence) | |
| guarda |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of guardare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of guardare | |
| guardare |
| 1. v. to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at | |
| 2. v. to examine | |
| 3. v. to look after, to guard | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to look | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) to try to | |
| caso |
| 1. n. chance, fate | |
| 2. n. chance, coincidence, accident | |
| 3. n. case, circumstance, matter, affair | |
| 4. n. possibility, opportunity, alternative | |
| 5. n. (grammar) case | |
| 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 | |
| messo |
| 1. n. messenger | |
| 2. n. usher | |
| 3. v. past participle of mettere (feminine: messa, masculine plural: messi, feminine plural: messe) | |
| 4. adj. (in combination) badly-off (poor) or well-off (rich) | |
| 5. adj. (in combination) in good or bad health | |
| mettere |
| 1. v. to put, place, lay, set | |
| 2. v. to deposit | |
| 3. v. to bet, wager | |
| 4. v. to cut (new teeth) | |
| 5. v. to charge (item on sale) | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) to give, lead onto | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) to suppose | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) to don, put on, draw up | |
| 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. | |
| valigia |
| 1. n. suitcase | |
| quel |
| 1. adj. Apocopic form of quello, used before a consonant that is not impure. | |
| tailleur |
| 1. n. A woman's tailored suit or trouser suit | |
| grigio |
| 1. adj. grey | |
| 2. adj. dismal, murky, sombre | |
| 3. adj. drab | |
| 4. n. grey | |
| 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? | |
| flanella |
| 1. n. flannel | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| so |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of sapere - (I) know | |
| Non lo so. - I don't know (it). | |
| Lo so io! - (But) I do (know it)! | |
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| sapere |
| 1. v. to know information | |
| Non sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli? - Don't you know that we will judge angels? | |
| 2. v. to be able to, can, could (know how to) | |
| 3. v. to taste, smell | |
| 4. v. to come to know, become informed of, find out | |
| 5. n. knowledge, learning | |
| perché |
| 1. conj. because, why | |
| L'ho fatto perché volevo. - I did it because I wanted to. | |
| 2. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) so, so that, in order that | |
| L'ho fatto perché io abbia il premio. - I did it so that I would get the prize. | |
| 3. adv. why | |
| Perché il cielo è azzurro? - Why is the sky blue? | |
| 4. n. the whys, the reason | |
| Vorrei proprio sapere il perché. - I would really like to know the reason. | |
| Non so il perché, ma non mi sento bene. - I don't know why, but I don't feel well. | |
