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. | |
descriverei |
1. v. first-person singular conditional of descrivere | |
descrivere |
1. v. To describe (in all senses) | |
come |
1. adv. how | |
Come stai? - How are you? (informal) | |
Come sta? - How are you? (formal) | |
2. adv. as, like | |
blu come il mare - as blue as the sea | |
3. adv. such as | |
4. conj. as soon as | |
come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived… | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
uomo |
1. n. person, man (human being) | |
2. n. (by extension, collective) man, mankind, humankind | |
3. n. man (male human) | |
4. n. (familiar, with possessive) man (husband; boyfriend; lover) | |
5. n. (chiefly archaic) one (any person) | |
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? | |
mezza |
1. n. half-hour | |
2. n. half past (an hour), especially 12:30 (lunchtime) | |
3. adj. feminine singular of mezzo | |
mezzo |
1. n. half, middle | |
2. n. means, method | |
3. n. vehicle | |
4. adj. half | |
5. adj. overripe (of fruit) | |
6. adj. drenched (soaking wet) | |
7. adj. soft, flabby | |
età |
1. n. age (of a person) | |
2. n. age, era, period | |
con |
1. prep. with, together | |
2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
giacca |
1. n. jacket, coat | |
gialla |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective giallo | |
giallo |
1. adj. yellow | |
2. adj. (of a story) involving crimes and detective work | |
Mistero giallo. - Crime mystery. | |
Racconti gialli. - Whodunit tales. | |
3. n. the colour yellow | |
4. n. amber, yellow (traffic signals) | |
5. n. mystery, (police) case | |
6. n. detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
cravatta |
1. n. necktie | |
arancione |
1. adj. orange (colour) | |
2. n. the colour orange | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
camicia |
1. n-f. A shirt, a dress shirt. | |
rosa |
1. n. (flower) rose | |
2. n. shortlist | |
3. n. (heraldry) rose | |
4. n. (sports) team members | |
5. n. (color) pink, rose | |
6. adj. pink | |
7. adj. romantic (of movies, books, etc) | |
8. adj. gossip (attributive; of news, magazines, etc) | |
9. =Participle. feminine singular of roso | |
10. n. (obsolete) erosion | |
11. n. (Tuscany) itch, itching | |
roso |
1. v. past participle of rodere (feminine: rosa, masculine plural: rosi, feminine plural: rose) | |