| come |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Come stai? - How are you? (informal) | |
| Come sta? - How are you? (formal) | |
| 2. adv. as, like | |
| blu come il mare - as blue as the sea | |
| 3. adv. such as | |
| 4. conj. as soon as | |
| come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived… | |
| rincasò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of rincasare | |
| rincasare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To go home, to get home, to return home. | |
| 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 | |
| chiuse |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of adjective chiuso | |
| 2. n. plural of chiusa | |
| 3. v. feminine plural of chiuso | |
| 4. v. third-person singular past historic of chiudere | |
| chiudere |
| 1. v. to close, shut | |
| Non dimenticare di chiudere il gas prima di uscire. - Don't forget to turn off the gas before going out. | |
| chiudere a chiave - to lock | |
| chiusa |
| 1. adj. of adjective chiuso | |
| 2. n. enclosure (in a field etc) | |
| 3. n. sluice | |
| 4. n. lock (on a canal) | |
| 5. n. conclusion, closing | |
| 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 | |
| Suo |
| 1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite) | |
| 2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite) | |
| 3. 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 | |
| 4. 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 | |
| 5. pron. his, hers, its own. | |
| Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own. | |
| 6. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form) | |
| Sono i Suoi - They are yours. | |
| studio |
| 1. n. study | |
| 2. n. perusal | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of studiare | |
| studiare |
| 1. v. to study | |
| studiare I study |
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| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| disegnò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of disegnare | |
| disegnare |
| 1. v. to draw, outline, trace | |
| 2. v. to design, style | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| triangolo |
| 1. n. triangle (all senses) | |
| 2. n. (figuratively) love triangle; ménage à trois (all senses) | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of triangolare | |
| triangolare |
| 1. adj. triangular | |
| 2. adj. (anatomy) triangularis | |
| 3. v. to triangulate | |
| metafora |
| 1. n. metaphor | |
| 2. n. trope | |
| 3. n. figure of speech | |
| della |
| 1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the | |
| 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? | |
| 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) | |
| vita |
| 1. n-f. life | |
| 2. n-f. waist | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| tre |
| 1. num. (cln, it, cardinal numbers) three | |
| 2. n. three | |
| 3. n. (following the article le) three o'clock (a.m. or p.m.) | |
| Sono le tre. - It's three o'clock. | |
| lati |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of adjective lato | |
| 2. n. plural of lato | |
| lato |
| 1. n. side | |
| 2. adj. (literary, rare) wide, broad | |
| 3. adj. (literary figuratively, of a meaning) broad | |
| In senso lato. - In a broad sense. | |
| diversi |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of adjective diverso | |
| 2. adj. several | |
| 3. n. plural of diverso | |
| 4. pron. several | |
| 5. v. first-person singular past historic of divergere | |
| diverso |
| 1. adj. different, diverse | |
| 2. adj. (in plural) several | |
| 3. n. (euphemistic) homosexual, gay | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| 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. | |
| mostrò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of mostrare | |
| mostrare |
| 1. v. to show | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to pretend | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| orgoglio |
| 1. n. pride | |
| al |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the | |
| 2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient) | |
| risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese | |
| risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron | |
| pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic | |
| 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 | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| Suo |
| 1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite) | |
| 2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite) | |
| 3. 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 | |
| 4. 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 | |
| 5. pron. his, hers, its own. | |
| Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own. | |
| 6. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form) | |
| Sono i Suoi - They are yours. | |
| maestro |
| 1. n-m. teacher (male) (gloss, primary school) | |
| 2. n-m. master (male) | |
| 3. n-m. mast | |
| 4. n-m. (music) conductor | |
| 5. n-m. wright | |
| 6. n-m. (meteorology) mistral (maestrale wind) | |
| 7. adj. proficient, accomplished, expert | |
| 8. adj. main, most important | |
