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il
     1. art. the
fanciullo
     1. n-m. boy, child
deve
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of dovere; (he, she, it) [[must]]
     dovere
          1. v. to owe
          2. v. (auxiliary) to have to do something (must)
          3. n. duty
imparare
     1. v. to learn
           imparare a leggere e scrivere - to learn to read and write
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
stare
     1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain
           stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to)
           Starà a casa. - He/she will stay at home.
     2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick
     3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous)
           Sto andando via. - I am leaving.
     4. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to be up to
           Sta a te decidere. - It's up to you to decide.
     5. v. (intransitive, followed by per) to be about to
           Sto per andare via. - I am about to leave.
     6. v. (intransitive, mathematics) to be to
           4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10. - 4 is to 8 as 5 is to 10.
     7. v. (intransitive, regional) to live
           Mia sorella sta a Roma. - My sister lives in Rome.
     8. v. to be in a certain condition
           come stai? - how are you?
           stare a dieta significa ridurre le calorie di ingresso e aumentarne il consumo con il movimento - being on a diet entails reducing calorie intake and increasing calories burned through exercise
zitto
     1. adj. quiet, silent
     2. interj. be quiet!, shush!, sh!
stare zitto
     1. v. (intransitive) to be quiet, to shut up
           Sta' zitto! – Shut up!
anche
     1. adv. also, too, as well, besides
     2. adv. even
     3. n. plural of anca
     anca
          1. n. (anatomy) hip
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)
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
sgridato
     1. v. past participle of sgridare (feminine: sgridata, masculine plural: sgridati, feminine plural: sgridate)
     sgridare
          1. v. To scold, to tell off, to rebuke, to berate
ingiustamente
     1. adv. unjustly, unfairly, wrongfully
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