il |
1. art. the | |
Suo |
1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite) | |
2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite) | |
3. 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 | |
4. 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 | |
5. pron. his, hers, its own. | |
Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own. | |
6. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form) | |
Sono i Suoi - They are yours. | |
il suo |
1. pron. his (that which belongs to him) | |
volto |
1. adj. facing | |
2. adj. concerning | |
3. n. face | |
4. v. masculine singular past participle of volgere | |
5. v. masculine singular past participle of volvere | |
6. v. first-person singular present of voltare | |
volgere |
1. v. to turn something | |
2. v. (intransitive, + (m, it, a)) to turn to or towards something | |
3. v. (intransitive, + (m, it, a)) to bend around something | |
voltare |
1. v. to turn | |
2. v. (transitive, rare) to translate | |
3. v. (intransitive) to turn | |
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 | |
circondato |
1. v. past participle of circondare (feminine: circondata, masculine plural: circondati, feminine plural: circondate) | |
2. v. past participle of circondarsi | |
circondare |
1. v. to surround, encircle, enclose, encompass | |
2. v. (transitive, figuratively) to lavish | |
dalle |
1. contraction. contraction of da le; from the | |
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 | |
le |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
3. pron. (dative) her, to her | |
Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her. | |
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter. | |
4. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect) | |
Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name. | |
Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter. | |
spire |
1. n. plural of spira | |
spira |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of spirare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of spirare | |
3. n. coil | |
4. n. curl (of smoke etc) | |
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? | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
serpente |
1. n. snake | |