| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| proprio |
| 1. adj. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own) | |
| pensare ai fatti propri - to mind one's own business | |
| fare del proprio meglio - to do one's best | |
| in proprio - on one's own, by oneself | |
| 2. adj. (possessive, peculiar) characteristic, peculiar, typical | |
| il cimurro è una malattia propria del cane - distemper is a disease peculiar to the dog | |
| 3. adj. (possessive, grammar, mathematics) proper | |
| nome proprio - proper noun | |
| 4. adv. (really) really, quite, indeed | |
| Anna è proprio bella. - Anna is really beautiful. | |
| 5. adv. (exactly) just, quite, exactly | |
| proprio allora - just then | |
| 6. adv. (intensifier) very, right, at all | |
| proprio ora - this very minute | |
| 7. n. one's own, what belongs to one, one's due | |
| a ciascuno il proprio - to each his due | |
| 8. pron. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own) | |
| coloro |
| 1. pron. they | |
| 2. pron. them | |
| 3. pron. those people | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of colorare | |
| colorare |
| 1. v. to colour/color | |
| 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!) | |
| dicono |
| 1. v. third-person plural present of dire | |
| dire |
| 1. v. to say, tell | |
| 2. v. to recite | |
| 3. v. to mean | |
| 4. v. to think | |
| 5. v. to admit | |
| 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? | |
| avercela |
| 1. v. to be offended or hurt | |
| 2. v. to be annoyed | |
| avercela con qualcuno - to have it in for someone | |
| ce l'ha con me - he has it in for me | |
| 3. v. to have something | |
| Non ce l'hai? - Don't you have one/it? | |
| regalata |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of regalato | |
| regalato |
| 1. v. past participle of regalare (feminine: regalata, masculine plural: regalati, feminine plural: regalate) | |
| 2. adj. dirt-cheap | |
| ci |
| 1. pron. us | |
| Loro ci conoscono - They know us | |
| 2. pron. (reflexive pronoun) ourselves; each other | |
| Ci arrabbiamo - We (ourselves) get angry | |
| Ci amiamo - We love each other | |
| 3. pron. to us | |
| Lui ci ha detto questo - He said this to us | |
| 4. pron. (ngd, Replaces the indefinite personal pronoun m, it, si, , one) before reflexive m, it, si, , oneself; one | |
| Ci si lava. - One washes oneself. | |
| Ci si annoia quando non c'è niente da fare. - One gets bored when there is nothing to do. | |
| 5. pron. it, to it | |
| Non ci credo. - I do not believe it. | |
| 6. adv. to there, here, there | |
| Ci sono andato - I have been there | |
| Ci siamo - We're here | |
| Ci sono molte cose - There are many things | |
| C'è un problema - There is a problem | |
| 7. adv. ngd, Forms part of many verbs: | |
| volerci - to require/take | |
| abituarci - to get used to it | |
| riuscirci - to be able to do it | |
| entrarci - to do with something | |
| contarci - to count on it | |
| pensarci - to think about it | |
| starci - to agree / to be up for something | |
| farcela - to manage to do something | |
| crederci - to believe it | |
| 8. n-m. The Twi language family. | |
| domandano |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of domandare | |
| domandare |
| 1. v. to ask | |
| 2. v. to demand | |
| ci domandano |
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| domandarsi |
| 1. v. (reflexive) to ask oneself | |
| 2. v. (reflexive) to wonder | |
| 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? | |
| profanarla |
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| profanare |
| 1. v. to profane, violate, desecrate | |
| 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) | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| rifiuto |
| 1. n. refusal, declination, rejection, denial | |
| 2. n. waste, refuse, rubbish, garbage (useless products) | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of rifiutare | |
| rifiutare |
| 1. v. to be unwilling to accept or receive; to refuse, decline, reject | |
| 2. v. to be unwilling to give or concede; to deny | |
| Ci sono favori che ad un amico non si possono rifiutare. - There are favors that, to a friend, one can't deny. | |
| 3. v. (transitive, followed by di) to be unwilling to do (something); to refuse | |
| Mia sorella rifiuta di parlarmi. - My sister refuses to talk to me. | |
| 4. v. (archaic, rare, transitive) to give up (something), to refuse | |
| 5. v. (archaic, rare, transitive) to disown | |
| Il Leopardi rifiutò molte sue poesie giovanili. - Leopardi disowned many of the poems of his youth. | |
