| lei |
| 1. pron. she | |
| 2. pron. her | |
| 3. pron. it | |
| 4. pron. (formal) you | |
| sa |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sapere | |
| Giovanni sa dov'è Laura. - Giovanni knows where Laura is. | |
| sapere |
| 1. v. to know information | |
| Non sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli? - Don't you know that we will judge angels? | |
| 2. v. to be able to, can, could (know how to) | |
| 3. v. to taste, smell | |
| 4. v. to come to know, become informed of, find out | |
| 5. n. knowledge, learning | |
| suonare |
| 1. v. (transitive, music) to play (an instrument) | |
| 2. v. to sound | |
| 3. v. to ring | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) (ellipsis of suonare il clacson); to honk (to use a car horn) | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| pianoforte |
| 1. n. (musical instrument) piano, pianoforte | |
| molto |
| 1. adv. much, very much, a lot | |
| 2. adv. (with an adverb or adjective) very, really, very much | |
| 3. adv. (in expressions of comparison) much, far, a lot | |
| 4. adv. long, a long time | |
| 5. adj. in the plural many, a lot of, lots of | |
| 6. adj. great, much, very | |
| 7. pron. in the plural many, many people | |
| 8. n. the many | |
| 9. n. the large part | |
| 10. n. a great deal | |
| bene |
| 1. adj. upper-class, posh, high | |
| Parioli è il quartiere bene di Roma per eccellenza. - Parioli is the posh Rome neighborhood par excellence. | |
| 2. adv. (comparative: meglio; superlative: benissimo) | |
| 3. adv. well, nicely, OK, right | |
| Non è necessario spendere una fortuna per mangiare bene. - You don’t need to spend a fortune to eat well. | |
| 4. adv. properly, correctly, rightly | |
| La mia lavatrice non funziona bene, qualcuno mi può aiutare? - My washing machine isn't working properly, can anybody help me? | |
| 5. adv. thoroughly, carefully | |
| Leggere bene le istruzioni prima dell'uso. - Read the instructions carefully before use. | |
| 6. adv. as much as, as many as | |
| Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita di ben 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav. - Louisiana farmers face lost income of as much as $450 million because of Hur | |
| 7. interj. good!; fine! | |
| Bene! Sono proprio felice che hai avuto delle buone notizie! - Good! I’m so glad you got some good news! | |
| 8. n. good | |
| L'eterna lotta tra il bene e il male. - The eternal struggle between good and evil. | |
| 9. n. (chiefly in the plural) goods, property, possessions, belongings, assets | |
| Dopo il suo secondo infarto, Mario vendette tutti i suoi beni ed andò in Nepal. - Following his second heart attack, Mario had sold all his property and left for Nepal. | |
| 10. n. sake, good | |
| Lo faccio per il tuo bene! - I'm doing this for your sake! | |
| 11. n. happiness | |
| Auguro ogni bene a te e alla tua famiglia. - Wish you and your family every happiness. | |
| 12. n. sweetheart, darling, love, bless someone's cotton socks | |
| Sei il mio bene! - You are my sweetheart! | |
| 13. n. asset | |
