| 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. | |
| devi |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of dovere | |
| dovere |
| 1. v. to owe | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have to do something (must) | |
| 3. n. duty | |
| far |
| 1. v. apocopic form of fare | |
| passare |
| 1. v. to pass something | |
| 2. v. to swipe (scan or register by sliding something through a reader) | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to pass | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to stop by | |
| 5. v. to spend (time) | |
| 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 | |
| novità |
| 1. n. novelty | |
| 2. n. item of news | |
| 3. interj. what's new | |
| 4. interj. hello, what's up | |
| 5. interj. what else is new | |
| 6. interj. what's cooking | |
| mai |
| 1. adv. never | |
| 2. adv. ever, always | |
| 3. adv. Used as an intensifier. | |
| Una risposta quanto mai ambigua. - An ambiguous answer indeed. | |
| Dove mai si sarà cacciato? - Where on earth did he end up? | |
| viste |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of adjective visto | |
| 2. n. plural of vista | |
| 3. v. feminine plural past participle of vedere | |
| visto |
| 1. v. masculine singular past participle of vedere | |
| 2. n. tick (sign) | |
| 3. n. approval | |
| 4. n. visa | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of vistare | |
| incuriosire |
| 1. v. To arouse curiosity, to make curious, to intrigue. | |
| circuire |
| 1. v. to fool, trick, take in, deceive, ensnare | |
| 2. v. to orbit; to surround, encircle | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| indurre |
| 1. v. To induce or persuade (someone to do something) | |
| 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 | |
| prendere |
| 1. v. to take, hold | |
| gli studenti prendono appunti. - the students take notes. | |
| 2. v. to get, buy | |
| 3. v. to pick up | |
| 4. v. to eat, drink | |
| 5. v. to borrow | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| blocchetto |
| 1. n. book (convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps) | |
| 2. n. notebook | |
| 3. n. small cube or block | |
| degli |
| 1. contraction. contraction of di gli; 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? | |
| gli |
| 1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the | |
| gli alberi - the trees | |
| gli studenti - the students | |
| gli gnomi - the gnomes | |
| gli pneumatici - the tires | |
| gli xilofoni - the xylophones | |
| gli yogurt - the yogurts | |
| gli zaini - the backpacks | |
| gli dei - the gods | |
| 2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it | |
| Gli parlo. - I talk to him. | |
| 3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her | |
| Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) them, to them | |
| Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them. | |
| assegni |
| 1. n. plural of assegno | |
| assegnare |
| 1. v. to assign, allocate or allot | |
| 2. v. to award | |
| 3. v. to sign over | |
| 4. v. to room | |
| assegno |
| 1. n. allowance | |
| 2. n. cheque, check, draft | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present indicative of assegnare | |
