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) | |
scena |
1. n. scene (in all senses) | |
2. n. stage (of a theatre etc) | |
resta |
1. n. awn, ear (of grain) | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of restare | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of restare | |
restare |
1. v. (intransitive) to stay | |
2. v. (intransitive) to remain | |
ferma |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective fermo | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of fermare | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of fermare | |
fermare |
1. v. to stop | |
2. v. to arrest | |
3. v. to hold, stay | |
4. v. to shut down | |
fermo |
1. n. device for holding, restraining, or turning off; latch, catch, stopper, shut-off | |
2. n. (banking) an action to cancel the validity of a credit instrument, such a cheque; a stop-payment order | |
3. adj. still | |
4. adj. firm | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of fermare | |
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 | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
attimo |
1. n. moment, instant, second | |
aspetta un attimo! - wait a second (or moment) | |
fare qualcosa in un attimo - to do something quickly | |
2. n. bit | |
sono un attimo in ritardo - I'm a bit late | |
poi |
1. adv. then | |
2. adv. later | |
3. n. the future | |
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) | |
luce |
1. n. light (visible electromagnetic wave; electrical device providing light) | |
2. n. clearance | |
3. n. span (engineering) | |
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of lucere | |
lucere |
1. v. (intransitive, obsolete) to shine | |
dello |
1. contraction. contraction of di lo; of the, from the | |
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? | |
lo |
1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
l’osso - the bone | |
lo stato - the state | |
lo zio - the uncle | |
2. pron. (accusative) him | |
Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
spot |
1. n. spot (theatrical light; luminous point; brief radio or TV advertisment) | |
sfuma |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sfumare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of sfumare | |
sfumare |
1. v. to soften | |
2. v. (intransitive) to shade, to fade | |
3. v. (intransitive) to vanish, disappear | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
luce |
1. n. light (visible electromagnetic wave; electrical device providing light) | |
2. n. clearance | |
3. n. span (engineering) | |
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of lucere | |
lucere |
1. v. (intransitive, obsolete) to shine | |
evanescente |
1. adj. evanescent, fading | |
2. adj. (linguistics, of a vowel) indistinct | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
nebbiosa |
1. adj. feminine singular of nebbioso | |
nebbioso |
1. adj. (weather) misty, foggy | |
2. adj. hazy, confused, vague | |
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 | |
ad |
1. prep. to, at, in (used before a vowel for euphony instead of (m, it, a)) | |
Dallo ad Adamo. - Give it to Adam. | |
illuminare |
1. v. to light | |
2. v. to enlighten | |
3. v. (figuratively) to dawn on | |
lentamente |
1. adv. slowly | |
il |
1. art. the | |
palcoscenico |
1. n-m. stage (theatre) | |
completamente |
1. adv. completely, fully | |
vuoto |
1. adj. empty, vacant | |
2. n. gap | |
3. n. vacancy | |
4. n. vacuum | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of vuotare | |
vuotare |
1. v. to empty | |
2. v. to drain | |