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giocano
     1. v. third-person plural present indicative 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 giocherĂ  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
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
bridge
     1. n. (card games) bridge (card game)
ad
     1. prep. to, at, in (used before a vowel for euphony instead of (m, it, a))
           Dallo ad Adamo. - Give it to Adam.
ogni
     1. adj. each, every
momento
     1. n. moment
     2. n. (physics) momentum
libero
     1. adj. free (not imprisoned or enslaved)
           Un uomo libero. - A free man.
     2. adj. clear, unobstructed (without blockages)
           Il passaggio era libero. - The passage was clear.
     3. adj. free (without obligations)
           Tempo libero. - Free time; leisure time.
     4. adj. free (that does not have to be paid for)
           Ingresso libero. - Free admission.
     5. adj. free (as in "free software")
           Software libero. - Free software.
     6. v. first-person singular present of liberare
     7. n. (football) sweeper
     liberare
          1. v. to free, set free, release, liberate, deliver, rid
          2. v. to clear, vacate, free
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