| guardare |
| 1. v. to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at | |
| 2. v. to examine | |
| 3. v. to look after, to guard | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to look | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) to try to | |
| Le |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you) | |
| nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 4. 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. | |
| 5. 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. | |
| stelle |
| 1. n. plural of stella | |
| stella |
| 1. n. a star | |
| 2. n. (heraldry) star, mullet | |
| guardare le stelle |
| 1. v. to stargaze | |
| fa |
| 1. adv. ago | |
| 2. n. (music) fa (musical note) | |
| 3. n. F (musical note or key) | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of fare | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of fare | |
| fare |
| 1. v. to do | |
| 2. v. to make | |
| 3. v. to act | |
| 4. v. to get someone to be something | |
| 5. n. manner, way | |
| bene |
| 1. adj. upper-class, posh, high | |
| Parioli è il quartiere bene di Roma per eccellenza. - Parioli is the posh Rome neighborhood par excellence. | |
| 2. adv. (comparative: meglio; superlative: benissimo) | |
| 3. adv. well, nicely, OK, right | |
| Non è necessario spendere una fortuna per mangiare bene. - You don’t need to spend a fortune to eat well. | |
| 4. adv. properly, correctly, rightly | |
| La mia lavatrice non funziona bene, qualcuno mi può aiutare? - My washing machine isn't working properly, can anybody help me? | |
| 5. adv. thoroughly, carefully | |
| Leggere bene le istruzioni prima dell'uso. - Read the instructions carefully before use. | |
| 6. adv. as much as, as many as | |
| Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita di ben 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav. - Louisiana farmers face lost income of as much as $450 million because of Hur | |
| 7. interj. good!; fine! | |
| Bene! Sono proprio felice che hai avuto delle buone notizie! - Good! I’m so glad you got some good news! | |
| 8. n. good | |
| L'eterna lotta tra il bene e il male. - The eternal struggle between good and evil. | |
| 9. n. (chiefly in the plural) goods, property, possessions, belongings, assets | |
| Dopo il suo secondo infarto, Mario vendette tutti i suoi beni ed andò in Nepal. - Following his second heart attack, Mario had sold all his property and left for Nepal. | |
| 10. n. sake, good | |
| Lo faccio per il tuo bene! - I'm doing this for your sake! | |
| 11. n. happiness | |
| Auguro ogni bene a te e alla tua famiglia. - Wish you and your family every happiness. | |
| 12. n. sweetheart, darling, love, bless someone's cotton socks | |
| Sei il mio bene! - You are my sweetheart! | |
| 13. n. asset | |
| agli |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a gli; to the, at the | |
| 2. n. plural of aglio | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| occhi |
| 1. n. plural of occhio | |
| occhio |
| 1. n. eye | |
| 2. n. (botany) hilum | |
| 3. interj. look out! watch out! | |
| 4. interj. mind! | |
| 5. interj. beware! | |
