desiderata |
1. n. desiderata | |
2. Participle. feminine singular of desiderato | |
desiderato |
1. v. past participle of desiderare (feminine: desiderata, masculine plural: desiderati, feminine plural: desiderate) | |
2. adj. hoped-for, desired, longed for | |
3. n. (rare) desideratum | |
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… | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
vamp |
1. n. vamp (flirtatious woman) | |
facendo |
1. v. gerund of fare, fare | |
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 | |
colazione |
1. n. breakfast | |
fare colazione - to make breakfast | |
2. n. lunch | |
3. n. light meal, collation | |
con |
1. prep. with, together | |
2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
aragoste |
1. n. plural of aragosta | |
aragosta |
1. n. spiny lobster | |
2. adj. orange-red | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
champagne |
1. n. champagne (wine) | |
2. n. champagne (color) | |
3. adj. champagne (color) | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
poi |
1. adv. then | |
2. adv. later | |
3. n. the future | |
e poi |
1. interj. next | |
correre |
1. v. to run (a race or a risk) | |
2. v. (intransitive) to run | |
3. v. (intransitive) to hurry, rush | |
volare |
1. v. (intransitive) to fly | |
2. v. (intransitive) to go quickly | |
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 | |
cielo |
1. n. sky | |
2. n. heaven | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
sorridere |
1. v. (intransitive) To smile, to grin. | |
alla |
1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the | |
2. prep. it-prep | |
3. prep. -style | |
cotoletta alla milanese - Milan-style veal cutlet | |
cotoletta alla bolognese - Bologna-style veal cutlet | |
cotoletta alla valdostana - Aosta Valley-style veal cutlet | |
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 | |
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 | |
sentendomi |
1. v. first-person singular of sentirsi | |
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… | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
batuffolo |
1. n. flock, ball (of cotton etc) | |
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? | |
cotone |
1. n. cotton | |
2. n. cotton wool | |
sospinto |
1. v. past participle of sospingere (feminine: sospinta, masculine plural: sospinti, feminine plural: sospinte) | |
sospingere |
1. v. to push, urge | |
2. v. to nudge | |
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 | |
vento |
1. n. wind (movement of air caused by differences in atmospheric pressure) | |