| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| vento |
| 1. n. wind (movement of air caused by differences in atmospheric pressure) | |
| 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 | |
| caldo |
| 1. adj. warm, hot | |
| 2. n. heat | |
| Ho caldo - I am hot | |
| 3. n. fervour, ardour | |
| Le |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you) | |
| nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 4. 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. | |
| 5. 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. | |
| stelle |
| 1. n. plural of stella | |
| stella |
| 1. n. a star | |
| 2. n. (heraldry) star, mullet | |
| brillavano |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of brillare | |
| brillare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to shine, to sparkle or twinkle | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to go off or explode | |
| 3. v. To set off or explode | |
| 4. v. To husk (rice) | |
| 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) | |
| enorme |
| 1. adj. huge, enormous, immense, great | |
| carrettata |
| 1. n. cartload, cartful | |
| 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? | |
| fieno |
| 1. n. hay | |
| oscillava |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of oscillare | |
| oscillare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to oscillate | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to swing | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to flicker | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to fluctuate | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) to stand shilly-shally | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) to blow hot and cold | |
| davanti |
| 1. adv. at the front; in front | |
| 2. prep. in front of | |
| 3. prep. opposite | |
| 4. adj. front | |
| 5. n. a front | |
| 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 | |
| Loro |
| 1. pron. (uncommon, very, formal, or polite) you | |
| 2. adj. (uncommon, very, formal, or polite, possessive) your | |
| 3. pron. they | |
| 4. pron. (dative, formal) them, to them | |
| Parlerò loro. - I'll talk to them. | |
| 5. adj. (before the noun): il loro (la loro, i loro, le loro) | |
| 6. adj. (after the noun): loro (same in feminine and plural forms) | |
| 7. adj. (possessive) their | |
| i loro figli - their children | |
| le loro macchine - their cars | |
| casa loro - their house | |
| il loro padre - their father | |
| 8. adj. (possessive, often capitalised) your (polite plural form) | |
| i Loro figli - your children | |
| le Loro macchine - your cars | |
| casa Loro - your house | |
| il Loro padre - your father | |
| 9. pron. theirs | |
| Sono i loro. - They are theirs. | |
| 10. pron. (often, capitalised) your (polite plural form) | |
| Sono i Loro. - They are yours. | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| i |
| 1. art. the | |
| quattro |
| 1. num. (cln, it, cardinal numbers) four | |
| 2. adj. four | |
| 3. n. four | |
| 4. n. Either of the quarter hours after midnight and noon | |
| 5. n. (following the article le) four o'clock (a.m. or p.m.) | |
| Sono le quattro. - It's four o'clock. | |
| cavalli |
| 1. n. plural of cavallo | |
| cavallo |
| 1. n-m. horse | |
| 2. n-m. horsepower (unit of measure) | |
| 3. n-m. (chess) knight | |
| 4. n-m. crotch, fork | |
| 5. n-m. seat (of trousers) | |
| strascicando |
| 1. v. gerund of strascicare | |
| strascicare |
| 1. v. to trail | |
| 2. v. to scuff or shuffle (the feet) | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| passo |
| 1. n. footstep (sound) | |
| 2. n. footprint | |
| 3. n. step | |
| 4. n. pace | |
| 5. n. passage (of text) | |
| 6. n. (film) gauge (film size) | |
| 7. n. pitch (distance between evenly spaced objects) | |
| 8. n. wheelbase | |
| 9. n. mountain pass | |
| 10. n. (mechanics) backlash | |
| 11. v. first-person singular present of passare | |
| 12. adj. dried | |
| passare |
| 1. v. to pass something | |
| 2. v. to swipe (scan or register by sliding something through a reader) | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to pass | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to stop by | |
| 5. v. to spend (time) | |
| sollevavano |
| 1. v. third-person plural imperfect indicative of sollevare | |
| sollevare |
| 1. v. to raise, lift, put up, rear, stir up, bring up, stand up | |
| 2. v. to relieve, comfort | |
| 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) | |
| polvere |
| 1. n. dust, powder | |
