io |
1. pron. I, the first person | |
sono |
1. v. first-person singular present of essere; (I) [[am]], [[I'm]]. | |
2. v. third-person plural present of essere; (they) [[are]], [[they're]]. | |
3. n. alternative form of suono | |
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 | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
pezza |
1. n. bolt (of cloth) | |
2. n. patch (of fabric) | |
3. n. rag | |
4. n. (heraldry) ordinary | |
le pezze onorevoli - the honourable ordinaries | |
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 | |
piedi |
1. n. plural of piede | |
piede |
1. n. foot | |
pezza da piedi |
1. n-f. (figuratively, pejorative) doormat (someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes) | |
qui |
1. adv. here | |
dentro |
1. adv. inside; indoors | |
2. adv. inwardly | |
3. adv. (informal) imprisoned | |
4. prep. in | |
5. n. inside | |