| dovete |
| 1. v. second-person plural present of dovere | |
| dovere |
| 1. v. to owe | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have to do something (must) | |
| 3. n. duty | |
| sapere |
| 1. v. to know information | |
| Non sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli? - Don't you know that we will judge angels? | |
| 2. v. to be able to, can, could (know how to) | |
| 3. v. to taste, smell | |
| 4. v. to come to know, become informed of, find out | |
| 5. n. knowledge, learning | |
| carissimo |
| 1. adj. superlative degree of caro, (dearest, fondest) | |
| galantuomo |
| 1. n-m. gentleman | |
| 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 old-fashioned, out-of-date | |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 | |
| stampo |
| 1. n. mould, cast, die, matrix, shape | |
| 2. n. kind, type | |
| 3. n. (genetics) template | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of stampare | |
| stampare |
| 1. v. to print, to run off | |
| 2. v. to stamp, to imprint, to impress | |
| 3. v. to publish, to print | |
| vecchio stampo |
| 1. adj. old school | |
| 2. n. old school | |
| 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!) | |
| Voi |
| 1. pron. (uncommon, very, formal, or polite) you (singular) | |
| 2. pron. you (second person plural) | |
| 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? | |
| questa |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of questo | |
| 2. pron. feminine singular of questo | |
| casa |
| 1. n. house | |
| 2. n. home | |
| 3. n. shop | |
| 4. n. (board games) square | |
| 5. n. family, dynasty, descent, extraction, stock, lineage, birth, origin, race (in the sense of the preceding words, not "human race") | |
| 6. n. company, firm | |
| ne |
| 1. adv. from there | |
| Ne uscirono tre. - Three of them came out from there. | |
| 2. pron. about it | |
| Ne ho sentito parlare. - I have heard about it. | |
| Cosa ne pensi? - What do you think about it? | |
| 3. pron. of it | |
| C'è della torta? Ne voglio una fetta. - Is there any cake? I want a slice of it. | |
| 4. pron. of them (sometimes not translated in English) | |
| Non ne ho più. - I've got no more (of them) left. | |
| 5. contraction. apocopic form of it nel | |
| Massimo Troisi ha vinto un oscar per la sua interpretazione ne "Il postino". - Massimo Troisi won an Oscar for his performance in "Il Postino". | |
| disporrete |
| 1. v. second-person plural future of disporre | |
| disporre |
| 1. v. to place, to arrange, to range, to set out, to bestow | |
| 2. v. to prepare, to make arrangements | |
| 3. v. to display | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to have, to have at one's disposal, to command, to stock | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) to decide, to direct, to order, to provide, to arrange for | |
| ancora |
| 1. adv. still | |
| Lavora ancora come barista. - She still works as a bartender. | |
| 2. adv. again | |
| Il gatto è scappato ancora. - The cat has fled again. | |
| 3. adv. more | |
| Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè. - If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee. | |
| 4. adv. (after the adverb (m, it, non)) yet, not yet | |
| E non è ancora finita! - We're not done yet! | |
| 5. adv. even | |
| Ancor(a) meglio che sia così! - It's even better if it is so! | |
| 6. n. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom) | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present indicative of ancorare | |
| 8. v. second-person singular imperative of ancorare | |
| 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 | |
| poco |
| 1. adv. little, not much | |
| 2. adv. (followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly | |
| 3. adv. (time) a little, a while, a short time | |
| a tra poco - see you later | |
| 4. adj. little, not much | |
| 5. adj. few, not many | |
| 6. adj. (of time) short, little | |
| 7. n-m. little | |
| 8. pron. little, not much | |
| 9. pron. (in the plural) few, not many | |
| 10. pron. nearly, not long, short, little (time) | |
| per poco |
| 1. adv. by a little, by a small margin, just | |
| 2. adv. (followed by non) almost, nearly, just, narrowly | |
| 3. adv. cheap | |
