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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
una
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
2. art. feminine singular of uno
3. pron. feminine singular of uno
piccola
1. adj. feminine singular of piccolo
2. n. A small glass of beer.
piccolo
1. adj. small
2. adj. little
3. adj. young
formica
1. n. ant
2. n. Formica (plastic laminated material)
facendola
1. v. Compound of gerund of fare and la.
passare
1. v. to pass something
2. v. to swipe (scan or register by sliding something through a reader)
3. v. (intransitive) to pass
4. v. (intransitive) to stop by
5. v. to spend (time)
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
una
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
2. art. feminine singular of uno
3. pron. feminine singular of uno
mano
1. n. (anatomy) hand
2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus)
3. n. round
all'
1. contraction. contraction of a l'; to the, at the
a
1. prep. in
2. prep. at
3. prep. to
4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter.
A lei non piace, ma a lui piace molto. - She doesn't like it, but he likes it very much.
5. v. misspelling of ha
le
1. art. the
2. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine)
Le ho viste. - I saw them.
3. pron. (dative) her, to her
Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her.
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter.
4. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect)
Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name.
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter.
altra
1. adj. feminine singular of altro

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