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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)
formica
     1. n. ant
     2. n. Formica (plastic laminated material)
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
allontanava
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of allontanare
     allontanare
          1. v. to move away, pull away, push away
          2. v. to remove, take away, send away
          3. v. to avert, remove
          4. v. to ward off
per
     1. prep. for
           Ma io l'ho fatto per te! - But I did it for you!
           Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro - I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro
           Ho studiato per tre ore - I studied for three hours
           Questo è il treno per Londra - This is the train for London
     2. prep. to (indicates direction)
     3. prep. through
           Sono passato per il centro - I passed through the center
     4. prep. in or on
           Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza - He was pacing anxiously about the room
     5. prep. by
           Te lo invio per posta - I'll send it to to by post
     6. prep. with
     7. prep. as
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)
via
     1. n. road, street, path
     2. n. way, route
     3. n. means (to an end)
     4. n. tract (in the body)
     5. n. start (of a race)
     6. adv. away
     7. adv. out
     8. prep. away from
     9. interj. come on!
     10. interj. go away!
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
dove
     1. conj. where
           Lo troverai dove l'hai lasciato. - You'll find it where you left it.
     2. adv. (interrogative) where, whereabouts
           Dove vai? - Where are you going?
           Dove vivi? - Whereabouts do you live?
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
venuta
     1. adj. feminine singular of venuto
     2. n. coming, arrival
     3. n. female comer
     4. v. feminine singular past participle of venire
     venuto
          1. adj. coming
          2. n. comer
          3. v. past participle of venire (feminine: venuta, masculine plural: venuti, feminine plural: venute)
fra
     1. prep. between
     2. prep. among
     3. prep. in (expression of time)
           Vi sarò fra due minuti - I'll be there in two minutes
     4. n. (slang) bro, brother
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.
piccole
     1. n. plural of piccola
     piccola
          1. adj. feminine singular of piccolo
          2. n. A small glass of beer.
mandibole
     1. n. plural of mandibola
     mandibola
          1. n. (skeleton) jaw, jawbone, mandible
una
     1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
     2. art. feminine singular of uno
     3. pron. feminine singular of uno
briciola
     1. n. crumb (of bread etc)
     2. n. scrap
     3. n. trifle
enorme
     1. adj. huge, enormous, immense, great
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