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gioca
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of giocare
     2. v. second-person singular imperative of giocare
     giocare
          1. v. to play, (specifically:)
          2. v.          (intransitive) to play a game, for fun (or) as a pastime
                        I bambini giocano in giardino - The children play in the garden
          3. v.          (intransitive) to do something for fun
                        Il gatto gioca col topo - The cat plays with the mouse letting it go to catch it again
          4. v.          (intransitive) to partake in a sport or game
                        Oggi giochiamo a tennis - Today we'll play tennis
                        Fortunato in amor non giochi a carte - Let he who is lucky in love not play cards
          5. v.          (intransitive) to act as required from a game
                        Tocca a te giocare - It's your turn to play (e.g. in a card game)
          6. v.          (intransitive) to participate in a sporting match
                        Domani la Roma giocherà col Napoli - Tomorrow, Roma will play against Napoli
          7. v.          to put into action (in a game)
                        Giocare una carta - To play a card
          8. v. (intransitive, hunting, of birds) to respond to bait
          9. v. (intransitive) to have a gambling addiction
          10. v. to put as stake (in a game)
          11. v.          (by extension) to bet, wager
          12. v. to or waste (time) playing.
          13. v. (figurative, transitive) to deceive or manipulate
          14. v. (figurative, intransitive):
          15. v.          to use (something) skillfully; (with di)
          16. v.          (mechanics, of a mechanism) to have backlash
                        Questo ingranaggio gioca un po' troppo - This gear has a bit too much backlash
          17. v.          to be important, to matter
          18. v.          to make the most of, to take advantage of
con
     1. prep. with, together
     2. prep. (rowing) coxed
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. n. one
     3. adj. one
     4. pron. one
cane
     1. n-m. dog, male dog
     2. n-m. (firearms) hammer
     3. adj. (of cold) freezing, biting
           Oggi fa un freddo cane! - Today is freezing cold!
     4. adj. (of pain) terrible, dreadful, awful
     5. n. plural of it
     6. adj. feminine plural of adjective cano
immaginario
     1. adj. imaginary, fictitious
     2. n. imaginary
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