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il
     1. art. the
mio
     1. pron. (used attributively) my; of mine
           casa mia — “my house”
           i miei figli — “my children”
           le mie macchine — “my cars”
     2. pron. (used predicatively) mine
           Sono i miei. — “They are mine.”
     3. pron. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me
           Il mio è.... — “Mine is....”
dito
     1. n. finger (on a hand)
     2. n. toe (on a foot)
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
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
posto
     1. n. place, spot
           Erano al posto giusto al momento giusto. - They were in the right place at the right time.
     2. n. place, position (in a list, classification etc); often not translated
           La squadra si è aggiudicata un ottimo terzo posto nella gara finale della stagione. - The team clinched an excellent third place in the final race of the season.
     3. n. seat
           Su un treno o tram è educazione chiedere se un posto è libero prima di sedersi. - On a train or tram it's polite to ask if the seat is free before sitting down.
     4. n. room, space
           I sistemi di scaffali sono l'ideale in un garage dove occorra fare posto per un'auto o per un ufficio. - Shelving systems are ideal in a garage where you also need to make room for a car, or an
     5. n. job, position, post
           Ho ottenuto un posto di insegnante d'inglese in un'università locale. - I got a job teaching English at a local University.
     6. v. masculine singular past participle of porre
     porre
          1. v. to put, to place
ora
     1. n. hour (period of 60 minutes)
     2. n. time (of day), hour
           Che ora è? - What time is it?
     3. adv. now
     4. conj. and yet
     5. n. (poetic, regional) blow, breeze
     6. v. third-person singular present indicative of orare
     7. v. second-person singular imperative of orare
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