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c'era
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of esserci; there was; there used to be
           C'era una volta... - Once upon a time...
     ci
          1. pron. us
                Loro ci conoscono - They know us
          2. pron. (reflexive pronoun) ourselves; each other
                Ci arrabbiamo - We (ourselves) get angry
                Ci amiamo - We love each other
          3. pron. to us
                Lui ci ha detto questo - He said this to us
          4. pron. (ngd, Replaces the indefinite personal pronoun m, it, si, , one) before reflexive m, it, si, , oneself; one
                Ci si lava. - One washes oneself.
                Ci si annoia quando non c'è niente da fare. - One gets bored when there is nothing to do.
          5. pron. it, to it
                Non ci credo. - I do not believe it.
          6. adv. to there, here, there
                Ci sono andato - I have been there
                Ci siamo - We're here
                Ci sono molte cose - There are many things
                C'è un problema - There is a problem
          7. adv. ngd, Forms part of many verbs:
                volerci - to require/take
                abituarci - to get used to it
                riuscirci - to be able to do it
                entrarci - to do with something
                contarci - to count on it
                pensarci - to think about it
                starci - to agree / to be up for something
                farcela - to manage to do something
                crederci - to believe it
          8. n-m. The Twi language family.
     era
          1. n. age, epoch, period
          2. n. (geology) era
          3. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere
     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
ci era
     essersi
          1. v. (reflexive) To exist; to be
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. n. one
     3. adj. one
     4. pron. one
gatto
     1. n-m. cat
     2. n-m. (male) tom, tomcat
sul
     1. contraction. contraction of : on the
     su
          1. adv. up, upstairs
          2. interj. come on!
          3. prep. on, upon, onto, on top
                Lezione d'inglese numero 1: Il libro è sulla tavola. - English lesson number 1: The book is on the table.
          4. prep. over
                L'orologio sul polsino della camicia era il marchio di fabbrica di Gianni Agnelli. - The watch over the shirt cuff was Gianni Agnelli's trademark.
          5. prep. about, on
                Gli italiani non sono d'accordo su molte cose sul come cucinare la pasta e soprattutto sul condimento. - Italians don't agree on many things about how to cook pasta and especially on the sauce.
          6. prep. above
                La Paz, che sorge a circa 3600 metri sul livello del mare, è la più alta capitale del mondo. - La Paz, which lies about 3600 metres above sea level, is the world's highest capital city.
          7. prep. in, out of
                Un europeo su cinque avrà più di 65 anni entro il 2025. - One in five Europeans will be more than 65 years old by year 2025.
     il
          1. art. the
tavolo
     1. n. (furniture) table, board, desk
     2. n. (art) board, panel
           olio su tavolo - oil on panel
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