| 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) | |
| indice |
| 1. n. (finger) index, index finger, forefinger | |
| 2. n. (economics, mathematics, etc.) index, rate, rating | |
| 3. n. (books) index | |
| 4. n. indication, sign | |
| 5. n. indicator, pointer | |
| indire |
| 1. v. to announce | |
| 2. v. to call (an election) | |
| dito indice |
| 1. n-m. (anatomy) index finger, forefinger | |
| così |
| 1. adv. so | |
| 2. adv. like this/that | |
| 3. adv. thus | |
| grande |
| 1. adj. (size) big | |
| 2. adj. (quantity) large | |
| 3. adj. (height) tall | |
| 4. adj. (width) wide, broad | |
| 5. adj. (length) long | |
| 6. adj. (importance) great | |
| 7. n. an adult or grownup | |
| 8. n. a great or influential person | |
| 9. n. grandee | |
| così |
| 1. adv. so | |
| 2. adv. like this/that | |
| 3. adv. thus | |
| incredibilmente |
| 1. adv. incredibly, unbelievably, fantastically, amazingly | |
| goffo |
| 1. adj. clumsy, awkward, ungainly, gauche, all thumbs | |
| 2. adj. inelegant | |
| era |
| 1. n. age, epoch, period | |
| 2. n. (geology) era | |
| 3. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere | |
| 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 | |
| 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… | |
| 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) | |
| zattera |
| 1. n-f. raft (primitive vessel, modern emergency or sports craft) | |
| 2. n-f. pontoon (for marine construction, etc) | |
| 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 | |
| cui |
| 1. pron. of che: [[whom]]; [[which]] | |
| 2. pron. (formal) dative of che: to [[whom]]; to [[which]] | |
| 3. det. (with definite article) whose | |
| la donna il cui nome ho scordato - the woman whose name I’ve forgotten | |
| la donna le cui amiche sono incinte - the woman whose friends are pregnant | |
| 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....” | |
| dolce |
| 1. adj. sweet | |
| 2. adj. gentle, mild | |
| 3. adj. luscious, sooth | |
| 4. adj. dear | |
| 5. adj. (phonetic) soft | |
| 6. n. sweetness | |
| 7. n. dessert | |
| 8. n. cake | |
| naufrago |
| 1. n-m. A castaway, a shipwreck survivor, a shipwrecked sailor. | |
| naufragare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to be shipwrecked, be wrecked | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, figuratively) to be wrecked, to fall through | |
| 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 | |
| era |
| 1. n. age, epoch, period | |
| 2. n. (geology) era | |
| 3. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere | |
| 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 | |
| aggrappato |
| 1. v. past participle of aggrappare (feminine: aggrappata, masculine plural: aggrappati, feminine plural: aggrappate) | |
| 2. v. past participle of aggrapparsi | |
| aggrappare |
| 1. v. To grapple | |
| 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 | |
| risalire |
| 1. v. (transitive, or intransitive) to climb or go up again | |
| 2. v. risalire a | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To date back to; to go back to | |
| una |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
| corrente |
| 1. v. present participle of correre | |
| 2. adj. running (of water) | |
| 3. adj. current, valid (in use) | |
| 4. adj. ordinary | |
| 5. n. current (water, electricity) | |
| 6. n. airstream, draught | |
| 7. n. trend | |
| 8. n. faction (political) | |
| 9. n. batten | |
| 10. n. stringer | |
| 11. n. bar (athletics) | |
| correre |
| 1. v. to run (a race or a risk) | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to run | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to hurry, rush | |
| troppo |
| 1. adj. too much | |
| non mettere troppa carne al fuoco - Don't bite off more than you can chew. (Literal meaning: Don't put in too much meat to the fire.) | |
| 2. adj. too many | |
| 3. pron. too much, too many | |
| 4. adv. too much, too long, too far | |
| allegro ma non troppo - cheerful but not too much | |
| impetuosa |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of impetuoso | |
| impetuoso |
| 1. adj. violent, impetuous, impulsive, rash | |
