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i
1. art. the
due
1. num. (cln, it, cardinal numbers) two
2. adj. two
3. n. two
4. n. (following the article (m, it, le)) two o'clock (a.m. or p.m.)
Sono le due. - It's two o'clock.
personaggi
1. n. plural of personaggio
personaggio
1. n. figure, personality, personage
2. n. (being in a story) character
3. n. character, fellow, guy
restano
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of restare
restare
1. v. (intransitive) to stay
2. v. (intransitive) to remain
come
1. adv. how
Come stai? - How are you? (informal)
Come sta? - How are you? (formal)
2. adv. as, like
blu come il mare - as blue as the sea
3. adv. such as
4. conj. as soon as
come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived…
intontiti
1. v. masculine plural of intontito
intontito
1. v. past participle of intontire (feminine: intontita, masculine plural: intontiti, feminine plural: intontite)
2. adj. stunned, dazed
3. adj. dizzy, woozy, ga-ga
4. adj. glazed (expression)
e
1. conj. and
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
mettono
1. v. third-person plural present indicative of mettere
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
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
scuotere
1. v. to shake, jolt
2. v. to gnash (air, carpet, etc.)
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)
testa
1. n. head, obverse
2. n. (skeleton) head (of a bone)
3. n. (rail transport, only singular) head (of a train), the first car(s)
La prima classe è in testa al treno - The first class is at the head of the train
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of testare
5. v. second-person singular imperative of testare
scuotere la testa
1. v. (intransitive) to shake one's head (in disagreement, negation etc)
come
1. adv. how
Come stai? - How are you? (informal)
Come sta? - How are you? (formal)
2. adv. as, like
blu come il mare - as blue as the sea
3. adv. such as
4. conj. as soon as
come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived…
per
1. prep. for
Ma io l'ho fatto per te! - But I did it for you!
Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro - I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro
Ho studiato per tre ore - I studied for three hours
Questo è il treno per Londra - This is the train for London
2. prep. to (indicates direction)
3. prep. through
Sono passato per il centro - I passed through the center
4. prep. in or on
Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza - He was pacing anxiously about the room
5. prep. by
Te lo invio per posta - I'll send it to to by post
6. prep. with
7. prep. as
riprendersi
1. v. to recover, pick up, revive, get back on one's feet
2. v. to correct oneself
3. v. to pull oneself together, compose oneself
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
uno
1. num. one
2. adj. one
3. art. an, a
4. pron. someone, a person
Sono uno a cui piace alzarsi presto. - I’m someone who likes getting up early or I’m a person who likes getting up early.
shock
1. n. shock (medical; violent or unexpected event)

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