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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
vecchio
1. adj. old, outworn
2. adj. old-fashioned, out-of-date
3. adj. mature, ripe
vino vecchio - mature wine
4. n-m. An old man.
5. n. only used in, vecchio marino
continente
1. n. (geomorphology) continent
2. n. (geomorphology) mainland
3. adj. moderate
argomentano
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of argomentare
argomentare
1. v. To infer or deduce (from a logical argument)
2. v. (intransitive) To argue
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!)
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)
guerra
1. n. (also figuratively) war, warfare
unilaterale
1. adj. unilateral, one-sided
serve
1. adj. feminine plural of adjective servo
2. n. it-noun-pl, f
3. n. plural of serva
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of servire
servire
1. v. to serve
2. v. to need
3. v. to plate
servire a tavola - to put meal on a plate
serva
1. n-f. (literary) (female) slave
2. n-f. servant, maid
domestica, cameriera
3. adj. feminine singular of adjective servo
4. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of servire
5. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of servire
6. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of servire
7. v. third-person singular imperative of servire
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
vincere
1. v. to win
2. v. to vanquish, defeat
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)
guerra
1. n. (also figuratively) war, warfare
ma
1. conj. but
2. n. abbreviation of mamma
3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis.
Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute!
4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question.
Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome?
non
1. adv. not
2. adv. un-
3. adv. don't
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
fare
1. v. to do
2. v. to make
3. v. to act
4. v. to get someone to be something
5. n. manner, way
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)
pace
1. n. peace
2. adv. (colloquial) that's it; end of the story
pace e amen

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