| 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. | |
| studenti |
| 1. n. plural of studente | |
| studente |
| 1. n-m. student | |
| 2. n-m. grader | |
| hanno |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of avere | |
| avere |
| 1. v. to have | |
| Avevo un'anima. - I used to have a soul. | |
| Ho una macchina. - I have a car. | |
| Ho diciassette anni. - I have 17 years. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| Ho fatto un errore. - I (have) made a mistake. | |
| 3. n. property, substance | |
| 4. n. (in the plural) belongings | |
| 5. n. credit, assets | |
| 6. n. swag | |
| riso |
| 1. v. past participle of ridere (feminine: risa, masculine plural: risi, feminine plural: rise) | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of risapere | |
| ridere |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to laugh | |
| 2. v. to laugh at | |
| risapere |
| 1. v. To come to know something. | |
| sotto |
| 1. prep. under, beneath, underneath | |
| 2. prep. below, south of | |
| 3. adv. down | |
| 4. adv. underneath | |
| 5. adv. below | |
| 6. n. bottom | |
| i |
| 1. art. the | |
| baffi |
| 1. n. plural of baffo | |
| 2. n. moustache, moustaches; mustache, mustaches | |
| baffo |
| 1. n. whisker (of an animal) | |
| 2. n. (chiefly in the plural) moustache | |
| Ho i baffi. - I have a mustache. | |
| quando |
| 1. adv. when | |
| Quando parti? - When will you leave? | |
| Da quando stai imparando il Latino? - Since when do you learn Latin? | |
| 2. conj. when | |
| Si partirà quando sarai pronta. - We will leave when you're ready. | |
| la neve arrivò quando ce l'aspettavamo - it snowed when we expected it | |
| Cosa vuoi fare quando sarai grande? | |
| 3. n-m. when, moment (a point or period in time) | |
| hanno |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of avere | |
| avere |
| 1. v. to have | |
| Avevo un'anima. - I used to have a soul. | |
| Ho una macchina. - I have a car. | |
| Ho diciassette anni. - I have 17 years. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| Ho fatto un errore. - I (have) made a mistake. | |
| 3. n. property, substance | |
| 4. n. (in the plural) belongings | |
| 5. n. credit, assets | |
| 6. n. swag | |
| visto |
| 1. v. masculine singular past participle of vedere | |
| 2. n. tick (sign) | |
| 3. n. approval | |
| 4. n. visa | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of vistare | |
| vedere |
| 1. v. to see | |
| 2. v. to look at | |
| 3. v. to find out | |
| 4. v. to meet | |
| 5. v. to visit | |
| 6. v. to grasp (an idea) | |
| vistare |
| 1. v. to visa | |
| 2. v. to approve, to okay, to endorse, to stamp | |
| che |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
| 3. conj. that | |
| 4. conj. than | |
| 5. conj. when | |
| 6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
| La |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| insegnante |
| 1. adj. teaching | |
| 2. n. teacher, master | |
| 3. v. present participle of insegnare | |
| insegnare |
| 1. v. (transitive, to pass on knowledge) to teach | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, to act as a teacher) to teach, to lecture | |
| 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 | |
| era |
| 1. n. age, epoch, period | |
| 2. n. (geology) era | |
| 3. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere | |
| 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 | |
| messo |
| 1. n. messenger | |
| 2. n. usher | |
| 3. v. past participle of mettere (feminine: messa, masculine plural: messi, feminine plural: messe) | |
| 4. adj. (in combination) badly-off (poor) or well-off (rich) | |
| 5. adj. (in combination) in good or bad health | |
| mettere |
| 1. v. to put, place, lay, set | |
| 2. v. to deposit | |
| 3. v. to bet, wager | |
| 4. v. to cut (new teeth) | |
| 5. v. to charge (item on sale) | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) to give, lead onto | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) to suppose | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) to don, put on, draw up | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| maglione |
| 1. n. sweater, pullover, jumper | |
| al |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the | |
| 2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient) | |
| risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese | |
| risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron | |
| pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic | |
| 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 | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| contrario |
| 1. adj. contrary, opposite, alien | |
| 2. adj. unfavourable, adverse | |
| 3. adj. unwilling, reluctant | |
| 4. adj. opposed, against | |
| 5. n. opposite, contrary | |
| 6. n. antonym | |
| contrariare |
| 1. v. to oppose | |
| 2. v. to thwart (a plan) | |
| 3. v. to annoy, bother, irritate, disgruntle | |
| al contrario |
| 1. adv. on the contrary, contrariwise | |
| 2. adv. backwards, back to front | |
| 3. adv. upside down | |
| 4. adv. inside out | |
