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ho
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avere (I have)
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
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
amico
1. n-m. friend, companion, partner
2. n-m. boyfriend
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of amicarsi
amicarsi
1. v. (reflexive) To make friends (with)
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!)
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
taglia
1. n. size (of clothes etc)
2. n. reward (criminal)
3. v. third-person singular present of tagliare
4. v. second-person singular imperative of tagliare
tagliare
1. v. to cut or slash
2. v. (enology) to spike (to add a small amount of one substance to another)
3. v. (mineralogy) to cleave (to break a single crystal such as a gemstone)
4. v. To crop (photo, etc.)
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
solo
1. adj. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
2. adj. only, single, just one, unique, sole
3. adj. (music) solo
4. adv. only, just, but, alone, merely
solo una volta - only once
ha solo quattro anni - he's just four
5. conj. (followed by (m, it, che)) but, only
6. conj. (preceded by (m, it, se)) if only
se solo lui non fosse qui ... - if only he was not here ...
7. conj. (followed by (m, it, se)) only if
... solo se lui non è qui., ... only if he is not here.
8. n-m. the only one, the only man
lui è il solo che può ... - he is the only one/only man that can ...
i
1. art. the
capelli
1. n. plural of capello; head hair
capello
1. n. a single hair (on the head)
2. n. (in the plural) head hair

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