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) | |
figliastra |
1. n. stepdaughter | |
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 | |
avvicina |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of avvicinare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of avvicinare | |
avvicinare |
1. v. to move near, move closer, bring near | |
2. v. to approach, come up, accost, have to do with | |
sorridendo |
1. v. gerund of sorridere | |
sorridere |
1. v. (intransitive) To smile, to grin. | |
perfidamente |
1. adv. treacherously | |
2. adv. perversely | |
3. adv. fiercely | |
comincia |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of cominciare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of cominciare | |
cominciare |
1. v. to begin, to start, to commence, to set about | |
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 | |
girargli |
1. v. Compound of girare and gli. | |
intorno |
1. adj. surrounding (attribute), around, nearby | |
2. adv. round | |
3. n. (mathematics) neighbourhood | |
4. prep. intorno a | |
5. prep. round, around | |
6. prep. about, around | |
passandogli |
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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. | |
mani |
1. n. plural of it | |
giungere le mani - to join one's hands together | |
mano |
1. n. (anatomy) hand | |
2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) | |
3. n. round | |
sulle |
1. contraction. contraction of su le; 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. | |
spalle |
1. n. plural of spalla | |
2. n. back | |
spalla |
1. n. (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder | |
2. n. (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. | |
3. n. (in the plural) back | |
4. n. back, rear | |
5. n. sidekick, second fiddle | |
6. n. (theatre, comedy) straight man, second banana, sidekick, foil | |