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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.
piace
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of piacere
     piacere
          1. v. (intransitive) (followed by a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
                Mi piace questa mela - This apple is pleasing to me
          2. v. (intransitive) to be fond of
          3. n. pleasure, enjoyment
          4. n. delight
          5. n. favour, kindness
          6. interj. pleased to meet you
                Piacere, Alberto - Pleased to meet you, I'm Alberto
ci piace
     piacersi
          1. v. to please oneself
          2. v. to be interested in, attracted to, each other
il
     1. art. the
caffè
     1. n. coffee (plant and drink)
     2. n. a café
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