| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| mattino |
| 1. n. morning | |
| dopo |
| 1. adv. after, later | |
| 2. prep. it-prep | |
| 3. prep. after | |
| 4. conj. then | |
| 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) | |
| anatra |
| 1. n. duck (the bird or its meat) | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of anatrare | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of anatrare | |
| bianca |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of bianco | |
| 2. n-f. white woman | |
| 3. n-f. (snooker) cue ball (more fully (m, it, bilia bianca)) | |
| bianco |
| 1. adj. white | |
| 2. n. white | |
| 3. n. blank | |
| 4. n. (feminine bianca) white man | |
| 5. n. linen | |
| girò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of girare | |
| girare |
| 1. v. to turn, stir, wind | |
| 2. v. to tour, travel, go round | |
| 3. v. to pass | |
| 4. v. to endorse, transfer | |
| 5. v. (transitive, cinema) to shoot, film, act in | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) to turn, spin, revolve, run | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) to be on the go, ramble, roam, wander, go around | |
| intorno |
| 1. adj. surrounding (attribute), around, nearby | |
| 2. adv. round | |
| 3. n. (mathematics) neighbourhood | |
| 4. prep. intorno a | |
| 5. prep. round, around | |
| 6. prep. about, around | |
| allo |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a lo; to the, at the | |
| 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 | |
| lo |
| 1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
| l’osso - the bone | |
| lo stato - the state | |
| lo zio - the uncle | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) him | |
| Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
| Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
| stagno |
| 1. n. (chemistry) tin, a metallic element | |
| 2. n. pond, water hole | |
| 3. n. tarn | |
| 4. adj. watertight, waterproof | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of stagnare | |
| stagnare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To stagnate | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, of a bleeding) To stop | |
| 3. v. To solder; to tin-plate | |
| 4. v. To caulk; to make watertight | |
| alla |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the | |
| 2. prep. it-prep | |
| 3. prep. -style | |
| cotoletta alla milanese - Milan-style veal cutlet | |
| cotoletta alla bolognese - Bologna-style veal cutlet | |
| cotoletta alla valdostana - Aosta Valley-style veal cutlet | |
| 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 | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 4. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| ricerca |
| 1. n. search, quest, hunt, manhunt, prospecting, pursuit | |
| 2. n. research | |
| 3. n. study, paper, essay, work, project | |
| 4. n. investigation, inquiry, survey | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present of ricercare | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of ricercare | |
| ricercare |
| 1. v. to seek | |
| 2. v. to pursue | |
| 3. v. to look for or seek out | |
| dei |
| 1. n. plural of dio | |
| 2. v. (archaic) second-person singular present of dovere | |
| di |
| 1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
| L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
| la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
| Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
| Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
| Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
| Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
| Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
| 2. prep. from | |
| Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
| 3. prep. ’s | |
| La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
| La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
| 4. prep. than | |
| Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
| Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
| 5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
| Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
| 6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
| Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
| Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
| 7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
| Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
| Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
| 8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
| Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
| Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
| 9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
| Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
| 10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
| penso di sì - I think so | |
| niente di meglio - nothing better | |
| Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
| i |
| 1. art. the | |
| dio |
| 1. n. god, deity | |
| 2. n. (informal) one who is remarkably skilled in something; ace, crackerjack, wiz | |
| 3. adj. bright, resplendent, shining (in a divine fashion) | |
| Suoi |
| 1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite) | |
| 2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite) | |
| 3. adj. plural of suo | |
| suo |
| 1. adj. his, her, its | |
| i suoi figli - his/her/its children | |
| le sue macchine - his/her/its cars | |
| casa sua - his/her/its house | |
| suo padre - his/her/its father | |
| 2. adj. (often, capitalised) your (polite singular form) | |
| i Suoi figli - your children | |
| le Sue macchine - your cars | |
| casa Sua - your house | |
| Suo padre - your father | |
| 3. pron. his, hers, its own. | |
| Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own. | |
| 4. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form) | |
| Sono i Suoi - They are yours. | |
| piccoli |
| 1. adj. masculine plural of piccolo | |
| chiamò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of chiamare | |
| chiamare |
| 1. v. to call | |
| 2. v. to telephone | |
| 3. v. to name | |
| 4. v. to dub | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| cercò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of cercare | |
| cercare |
| 1. v. to look for | |
| 2. v. to try | |
| ma |
| 1. conj. but | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of mamma | |
| 3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis. | |
| Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute! | |
| 4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question. | |
| Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome? | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| ne |
| 1. adv. from there | |
| Ne uscirono tre. - Three of them came out from there. | |
| 2. pron. about it | |
| Ne ho sentito parlare. - I have heard about it. | |
| Cosa ne pensi? - What do you think about it? | |
| 3. pron. of it | |
| C'è della torta? Ne voglio una fetta. - Is there any cake? I want a slice of it. | |
| 4. pron. of them (sometimes not translated in English) | |
| Non ne ho più. - I've got no more (of them) left. | |
| 5. contraction. apocopic form of it nel | |
| Massimo Troisi ha vinto un oscar per la sua interpretazione ne "Il postino". - Massimo Troisi won an Oscar for his performance in "Il Postino". | |
| trovò |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of trovare | |
| trovare |
| 1. v. to find | |
| 2. v. to come by | |
| 3. v. to seek out | |
| 4. v. to think | |
| 5. v. to presume | |
| nessuna |
| 1. adj. feminine of nessuno | |
| 2. pron. feminine of nessuno | |
| nessuno |
| 1. adj. (in negative sentences) no, any | |
| 2. pron. none | |
| 3. pron. (masculine only) no one, nobody | |
| traccia |
| 1. n. trace, sign, track, footstep, trail, mark | |
| 2. n. trace, vestige, evidence, remnant | |
| 3. n. trace, hint | |
| 4. n. outline, plan, guideline | |
| 5. n. (building) chase | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present indicative of tracciare | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative of tracciare | |
| tracciare |
| 1. v. to mark out (a route, etc.) | |
| 2. v. to map out, plot | |
| 3. v. to sketch, draw, trace, outline (a design or situation) | |
