con |
1. prep. with, together | |
2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
quale |
1. adj. (question) what? | |
Quale uomo era? - What man was it? | |
2. adj. (in choosing options) which? | |
Quale macchina preferisci? - Which car do you prefer? | |
3. adj. (exclamation) what | |
Quale fortuna! - What luck! | |
4. adj. (in lists) such as, like | |
Verdura quali le carote ed i piselli. - Vegetables such as carrots and peas. | |
5. pron. which ... ? | |
Quale dei tre è il più grande? - Which of the three is biggest? | |
6. adv. as | |
quale amico - as a friend | |
coraggio |
1. n. courage, bravery, valour | |
2. interj. cheer up! | |
tu |
1. pron. you (singular); thou | |
vieni |
1. v. second-person singular present of venire | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of venire | |
venire |
1. v. (intransitive) to come, arrive | |
2. v. (intransitive) to be (see usage notes) | |
qui |
1. adv. here | |
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? | |
punto |
1. n. all senses, jot, iota | |
2. n. full stop, period | |
3. n. dot | |
4. n. instant (point in time) | |
5. n. (in the plural) points, score | |
6. n. (Tuscany) none | |
7. n. (baseball) run | |
8. v. first-person singular present of puntare | |
9. v. past participle of pungere | |
pungere |
1. v. to prick | |
2. v. to sting, bite (of an insect, etc.) | |
3. v. to prickle, scratch | |
puntare |
1. v. to push, lean, rest, plant, brace | |
2. v. to point, direct, aim, sight, set | |
3. v. to bet, stake, gamble | |
4. v. to point (of a gun dog) | |
5. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to head | |
6. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to aim | |
7. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to count on | |
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. | |
bianco |
1. adj. white | |
2. n. white | |
3. n. blank | |
4. n. (feminine bianca) white man | |
5. n. linen | |
in bianco |
1. adj. (free from writing, printing, etc.) blank, undated | |
2. adj. (of a meat or fish dish) in a white sauce, boiled, plain | |
3. adj. (of pasta) served without condiments or seasoned with cheese and/or either olive oil or melted butter, plain | |
4. adj. (of a diet) fat-free | |
5. adj. (of a night) sleepless | |
6. adj. (of a marriage) unconsummated | |
ad |
1. prep. to, at, in (used before a vowel for euphony instead of (m, it, a)) | |
Dallo ad Adamo. - Give it to Adam. | |
annunciare |
1. v. to announce | |
La |
1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
2. art. the | |
3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
La vedo. - I see her. | |
4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
La vedo. - I see you. | |
Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
riduzione |
1. n. reduction, cut, cutback, retrenchment | |
2. n. discount | |
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) | |
paga |
1. n. pay | |
2. n. wages | |
3. n. reward, recompense | |
4. n. (nautical, historical) bounty | |
5. v. third-person singular present indicative of pagare | |
6. v. second-person singular imperative of pagare | |
pagare |
1. v. to pay | |
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? | |
due |
1. num. (cln, it, cardinal numbers) two | |
2. adj. two | |
3. n. two | |
4. n. (following the article (m, it, le)) two o'clock (a.m. or p.m.) | |
Sono le due. - It's two o'clock. | |
precari |
1. n. plural of precario | |
precario |
1. adj. precarious | |
2. adj. shaky | |
3. adj. lacking tenure | |
4. n. temp | |
che |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
3. conj. that | |
4. conj. than | |
5. conj. when | |
6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
da |
1. prep. from | |
Giacomino da Verona - Giacomino from Verona | |
interviste dal libro - interviews from the book | |
traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante - translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ | |
Dalla Terra alla Luna - From the Earth to the Moon | |
2. prep. at | |
da Giovanni - at Giovanni’s house | |
3. prep. since | |
da quando? - since when? | |
4. prep. to (implying necessity) | |
Non c'è (niente) da fare - There's nothing to do | |
5. prep. ngd, Used in some adverbial phrases: | |
da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte - everywhere | |
da presso/dappresso - closely | |
da lontano - from a distance | |
da solo - by oneself | |
6. prep. like, as | |
fare una vita da cani - to live like dogs | |
correre da matti - to run like crazies | |
trattare da amico - to treat as a friend | |
7. v. misspelling of dà | |
anni |
1. n. plural of anno | |
anno |
1. n. year | |
2. v. misspelling of hanno | |
aspettano |
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of aspettare | |
aspettare |
1. v. to wait for, await, wait | |
Mario aspetta l'autobus. (Mario waits for the bus.) | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
contratto |
1. adj. past participle of contrarre | |
2. adj. contracted, shrunk, tense | |
3. n. contract, agreement, deed | |
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of contrattare | |
contrarre |
1. v. to tense | |
2. v. to contract, covenant | |
3. v. to pick up (a habit, etc.) | |
4. v. to enter into (a pact, etc.) | |
5. v. (transitive, idiomatic) to come down with, contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness | |
contrattare |
1. v. to negotiate | |
2. v. to bargain, haggle | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
che |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
3. conj. that | |
4. conj. than | |
5. conj. when | |
6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
per |
1. prep. for | |
Ma io l'ho fatto per te! - But I did it for you! | |
Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro - I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro | |
Ho studiato per tre ore - I studied for three hours | |
Questo è il treno per Londra - This is the train for London | |
2. prep. to (indicates direction) | |
3. prep. through | |
Sono passato per il centro - I passed through the center | |
4. prep. in or on | |
Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza - He was pacing anxiously about the room | |
5. prep. by | |
Te lo invio per posta - I'll send it to to by post | |
6. prep. with | |
7. prep. as | |
questa |
1. adj. feminine singular of questo | |
2. pron. feminine singular of questo | |
radio |
1. n. (skeleton) radius | |
2. n. obsolete form of raggio | |
3. n. (chemistry) radium | |
4. n-f. radio | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of radiare | |
radiare |
1. v. to expel (from an institution) | |
2. v. to dismiss | |
hanno |
1. v. third-person plural present 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 | |
dato |
1. v. masculine singular past participle of dare | |
2. v. first-person singular present of datare | |
3. n. datum (item of data) | |
4. n. fact | |
5. n. evidence, proof | |
dare |
1. v. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else | |
2. v. to yield, to bear, to give, to produce, to return | |
3. n. debit | |
datare |
1. v. to date (something) | |
2. v. datare da | |
3. v. (intransitive) to date back to | |
La |
1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
2. art. the | |
3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
La vedo. - I see her. | |
4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
La vedo. - I see you. | |
Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
anima |
1. n. (religion, philosophy, also figuratively) soul | |
2. n. (lutherie) sound post | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of animare | |
4. v. second-person singular imperative of animare | |
animare |
1. v. to animate | |
2. v. to enliven | |
3. v. to encourage | |