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. | |
è |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is | |
Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
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 | |
caduto |
1. v. past participle of cadere | |
2. adj. fallen | |
3. adj. dead | |
4. n. dead soldier | |
cadere |
1. v. (intransitive) to fall | |
2. v. (intransitive) to fall over, tumble | |
3. v. (intransitive) to die | |
cadere per la patria - to die for one’s country | |
4. v. (intransitive) to drop, crash | |
il |
1. art. the | |
portafoglio |
1. n. wallet, billfold | |
2. n. portfolio (post of a cabinet minister; group of assets hold by an investor) | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
ora |
1. n. hour (period of 60 minutes) | |
2. n. time (of day), hour | |
Che ora è? - What time is it? | |
3. adv. now | |
4. conj. and yet | |
5. n. (poetic, regional) blow, breeze | |
6. v. third-person singular present indicative of orare | |
7. v. second-person singular imperative of orare | |
è |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is | |
Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
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 | |
mio |
1. pron. (used attributively) my; of mine | |
casa mia — “my house” | |
i miei figli — “my children” | |
le mie macchine — “my cars” | |
2. pron. (used predicatively) mine | |
Sono i miei. — “They are mine.” | |
3. pron. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me | |
Il mio è.... — “Mine is....” | |