| dubitavo |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of dubitare | |
| dubitare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to doubt, hesitate | |
| appena |
| 1. adv. barely, hardly | |
| 2. adv. just, recently, newly | |
| 3. adv. as soon as | |
| Vi risponderemo (non) appena possibile. = “We will reply to you as soon as possible.” | |
| 4. adv. In the meaning 3, note that non appena has the same meaning as appena. | |
| 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 | |
| quel |
| 1. adj. Apocopic form of quello, used before a consonant that is not impure. | |
| motivo |
| 1. n. reason, ground | |
| 2. n. motive | |
| 3. n. (music) motif, melody, aria | |
| 4. n. pattern, motif | |
| 5. n. room | |
| 6. n. scope | |
| 7. v. first-person singular present indicative active of motivare | |
| motivare |
| 1. v. to motivate | |
| 2. v. to cause, lead to | |
| 3. v. to explain, justify | |
| perché |
| 1. conj. because, why | |
| L'ho fatto perché volevo. - I did it because I wanted to. | |
| 2. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) so, so that, in order that | |
| L'ho fatto perché io abbia il premio. - I did it so that I would get the prize. | |
| 3. adv. why | |
| Perché il cielo è azzurro? - Why is the sky blue? | |
| 4. n. the whys, the reason | |
| Vorrei proprio sapere il perché. - I would really like to know the reason. | |
| Non so il perché, ma non mi sento bene. - I don't know why, but I don't feel well. | |
| 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) | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| somiglianza |
| 1. n. similarity | |
| 2. n. resemblance, likeness | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| me |
| 1. pron. (disjunctive, emphatic) me | |
| 2. pron. alternative form of mi | |
| poteva |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect of potere | |
| potere |
| 1. v. can, could; be able to | |
| 2. v. may, might; be possible to | |
| 3. n. power | |
| essere |
| 1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed | |
| 4. n. being | |
| normale |
| 1. adj. normal | |
