| improvvisamente |
| 1. adv. suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly, short, out of the blue, cold turkey | |
| però |
| 1. conj. yet, but, however, nevertheless | |
| colta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective colto | |
| 2. =Participle. feminine singular of colto | |
| colto |
| 1. adj. (of land) cultivated, cultivated | |
| terreni colti e incolti - cultivated and uncultivated fields | |
| 2. adj. (of people) cultured, well-educated, cultivated | |
| il professore è un uomo molto colto - the professor is a very well-educated man | |
| 3. adj. cultured, refined (e.g. of speech, writing) | |
| quel giornalista scrive in maniera colta e raffinata - that journalist has a cultured and refined way of writing | |
| 4. adj. (obsolete, participial) venerated, revered | |
| 5. n. (literary) cultivated field | |
| 6. =Participle. past participle of cogliere (feminine: colta, masculine plural: colti, feminine plural: colte) | |
| dalla |
| 1. contraction. contraction of da la; 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 | |
| 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) | |
| frenesia |
| 1. n. frenzy | |
| della |
| 1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the | |
| imminente |
| 1. adj. imminent, forthcoming, impending, near | |
| pettegolezzo |
| 1. n. gossip (talk) | |
| 2. n. buzz, chit-chat, claver | |
| accelera |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of accelerare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of accelerare | |
| accelerare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to accelerate, go faster, speed up | |
| 2. v. to speed something up | |
| pestando |
| 1. v. gerund of pestare | |
| pestare |
| 1. v. to crush, grind, pound | |
| 2. v. to trample, step on, tread on | |
| 3. v. to beat, beat up, bash, rough up | |
| 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 | |
| tavoletta |
| 1. n. small table | |
| 2. n. tablet, bar (especially of chocolate), cake, slab | |
| 3. n. toilet seat | |
| 4. n. (art) A painting, often consisting of several panes, executed on a tabletop | |
| sull' |
| 1. contraction. contraction of su l'; on the | |
| su |
| 1. adv. up, upstairs | |
| 2. interj. come on! | |
| 3. prep. on, upon, onto, on top | |
| Lezione d'inglese numero 1: Il libro è sulla tavola. - English lesson number 1: The book is on the table. | |
| 4. prep. over | |
| L'orologio sul polsino della camicia era il marchio di fabbrica di Gianni Agnelli. - The watch over the shirt cuff was Gianni Agnelli's trademark. | |
| 5. prep. about, on | |
| Gli italiani non sono d'accordo su molte cose sul come cucinare la pasta e soprattutto sul condimento. - Italians don't agree on many things about how to cook pasta and especially on the sauce. | |
| 6. prep. above | |
| La Paz, che sorge a circa 3600 metri sul livello del mare, è la più alta capitale del mondo. - La Paz, which lies about 3600 metres above sea level, is the world's highest capital city. | |
| 7. prep. in, out of | |
| Un europeo su cinque avrà più di 65 anni entro il 2025. - One in five Europeans will be more than 65 years old by year 2025. | |
| 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. | |
| acceleratore |
| 1. n. accelerator | |
| 2. adj. accelerating | |
