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dal
     1. contraction. contraction of ; from the
     2. contraction. since
           dal 1963 - since 1963
     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
     il
          1. art. the
biberon
     1. n. feeding bottle, bottle, baby feeder
col
     1. contraction. contraction of con il; with the
     con
          1. prep. with, together
          2. prep. (rowing) coxed
     il
          1. art. the
succhiotto
     1. n. love bite, hickey (US)
     2. n. pacifier
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
passa
     1. v. third-person singular present of passare
     2. v. second-person singular imperative of passare
     passare
          1. v. to pass something
          2. v. to swipe (scan or register by sliding something through a reader)
          3. v. (intransitive) to pass
          4. v. (intransitive) to stop by
          5. v. to spend (time)
alle
     1. contraction. contraction of a le; to the, at the
     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
     le
          1. art. the
          2. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine)
                Le ho viste. - I saw them.
          3. pron. (dative) her, to her
                Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her.
                Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter.
          4. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect)
                Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name.
                Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter.
pappine
     1. n. plural of pappina
     pappina
          1. n. poultice, plaster
          2. n. telling off
          3. n. slap
e
     1. conj. and
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
cucchiaio
     1. n. spoon; spoonful
           Questo cucchiaio è per il tè. - This spoon is for tea.
     2. n. tablespoon; tablespoonful
     3. n. chip; in football.
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