essi |
1. pron. plural of esso: they, them | |
esso |
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furono |
1. v. third-person plural past historic of essere | |
apparire |
1. v. (intransitive) to appear | |
2. v. (intransitive) to seem, to look | |
3. v. (intransitive) to grow | |
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 | |
dotati |
1. v. masculine plural of dotato | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of dotarsi | |
dotato |
1. v. past participle of dotare (feminine: dotata, masculine plural: dotati, feminine plural: dotate) | |
2. v. past participle of dotarsi | |
3. adj. equipped (with) | |
4. adj. endowed (with) | |
5. adj. hung (colloquial) Having a large penis | |
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? | |
alti |
1. adj. masculine plural of adjective alto | |
alto |
1. adj. high, tall | |
2. adj. deep | |
uno stagno alto 4 metri - a pond 4 meters deep | |
3. adj. loud | |
ad alta voce - in a loud voice | |
mezzi |
1. adj. plural of mezzo | |
2. n. plural of mezzo | |
3. n. means (financial) | |
mezzo |
1. n. half, middle | |
2. n. means, method | |
3. n. vehicle | |
4. adj. half | |
5. adj. overripe (of fruit) | |
6. adj. drenched (soaking wet) | |
7. adj. soft, flabby | |
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 | |
illuminare |
1. v. to light | |
2. v. to enlighten | |
3. v. (figuratively) to dawn on | |
gli |
1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the | |
gli alberi - the trees | |
gli studenti - the students | |
gli gnomi - the gnomes | |
gli pneumatici - the tires | |
gli xilofoni - the xylophones | |
gli yogurt - the yogurts | |
gli zaini - the backpacks | |
gli dei - the gods | |
2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it | |
Gli parlo. - I talk to him. | |
3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her | |
Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow. | |
4. pron. (dative) them, to them | |
Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them. | |
altri |
1. adj. plural of altro | |
2. pron. plural of it | |
altro |
1. adj. other, another, more, further, else | |
2. adj. previous, last | |
3. pron. other, other man, another, more, somebody else | |
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? | |
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 | |
guide |
1. n. plural of it | |
guida |
1. n. guide | |
2. n. driving | |
3. n. handbook, manual | |
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of guidare | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of guidare | |
si |
1. pron. (reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves | |
Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed. | |
La tua gatta si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans herself on my bed. | |
Marco si è rotto il braccio. - Marco has broken his arm. | |
2. pron. (reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another | |
Carlo e Laura si amano. - Carlo and Laura love each other. | |
3. pron. (indefinite) one, you, we, they, people | |
In Italia si pranza intorno all'una. - In Italy they eat lunch around 13. | |
In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi. - In Italy, people tend to go to bed late. | |
Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni. - It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni. | |
Da questa finestra si vede la banca. - From this window, one can see the bank. | |
4. pron. (si passivante) (ngd, Used to form the passive voice of a verb); it | |
Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte. - Milk for sale. | |
Non si accettano carte di credito. - Credit cards are not accepted. | |
5. n. (music) B | |
sì |
1. adv. yes | |
2. adv. so | |
tramutarono |
1. v. third-person plural past historic of tramutare | |
tramutare |
1. v. to change or turn (into) | |
il |
1. art. the | |
lupi |
1. n. plural of lupo | |
lupo |
1. n-m. wolf | |