ma |
1. conj. but | |
2. n. abbreviation of mamma | |
3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis. | |
Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute! | |
4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question. | |
Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome? | |
allo |
1. contraction. contraction of a lo; to the, at the | |
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 | |
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. | |
stesso |
1. adj. same, equal | |
2. adj. -self, myself, yourself, himself, itself, myself | |
3. pron. (the same person) same, same person, same man | |
4. pron. (the same thing) same, same thing | |
5. adv. all the same, just the same, the same, anyway | |
tempo |
1. n. time | |
2. n. time, age, period | |
bei tempi! - those were the days! | |
3. n. part (of a film, show, etc.) | |
primo tempo, secondo tempo - first part, second part (of a film) | |
4. n. weather | |
tempo da lupi - wolf-like weather | |
5. n. (music) time, tempo, rhythm, beat, pulse | |
6. n. (grammar) tense | |
tempo passato - past tense | |
allo stesso tempo |
1. adv. at the same time, together, at once, simultaneously | |
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) | |
amministrazione |
1. n. administration, management | |
2. n. administration offices, administrative headquarters, head office | |
3. n. business | |
4. n. government, rule | |
americana |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective americano | |
2. n-f. feminine noun of it | |
3. n-f. (inhabitant or native of Americas or of the United States) American woman | |
americano |
1. adj. American, United States, US, Yankee | |
2. n-m. American (inhabitant or native of Americas or of the United States) | |
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 | |
rende |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of rendere | |
rendere |
1. v. to give back, to return | |
2. v. to yield (a return etc) | |
3. v. to render | |
4. v. to send or make | |
5. v. (intransitive) to be profitable | |
conto |
1. n. calculation | |
2. n. account (at a bank etc) | |
3. n. bill (for a meal, hotel etc) | |
4. v. first-person singular present of contare | |
contare |
1. v. to count | |
2. v. to include | |
3. v. to tell (a story) | |
4. v. (intransitive) to count, to matter | |
5. v. (intransitive) to count on someone | |
nonostante |
1. conj. though (+ conjunctive) | |
2. conj. in spite of; notwithstanding | |
3. conj. despite that | |
il |
1. art. the | |
Suo |
1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite) | |
2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite) | |
3. adj. his, her, its | |
i suoi figli - his/her/its children | |
le sue macchine - his/her/its cars | |
casa sua - his/her/its house | |
suo padre - his/her/its father | |
4. adj. (often, capitalised) your (polite singular form) | |
i Suoi figli - your children | |
le Sue macchine - your cars | |
casa Sua - your house | |
Suo padre - your father | |
5. pron. his, hers, its own. | |
Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own. | |
6. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form) | |
Sono i Suoi - They are yours. | |
il suo |
1. pron. his (that which belongs to him) | |
strapotere |
1. n. Excessive power | |
sia |
1. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of essere | |
2. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of essere | |
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of essere | |
4. v. third-person singular imperative of essere | |
5. conj. both ... and ... | |
6. conj. either ... or ... | |
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 | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
dato |
1. v. masculine singular past participle of dare | |
2. v. first-person singular present of datare | |
3. n. datum (item of data) | |
4. n. fact | |
5. n. evidence, proof | |
dare |
1. v. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else | |
2. v. to yield, to bear, to give, to produce, to return | |
3. n. debit | |
datare |
1. v. to date (something) | |
2. v. datare da | |
3. v. (intransitive) to date back to | |
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? | |
fatto |
1. adj. done, made | |
2. adj. fit, right, made | |
3. adj. grown | |
4. adj. (slang) stoned, baked, high, wasted, stuffed | |
5. n. fact, event, occurrence, matter, affair, business, action, story | |
6. v. past participle of fare (feminine: fatta, masculine plural: fatti, feminine plural: fatte) | |
7. v. past participle of farsi | |
fare |
1. v. to do | |
2. v. to make | |
3. v. to act | |
4. v. to get someone to be something | |
5. n. manner, way | |
di fatto |
1. adv. in fact | |
ineluttabile |
1. adj. inevitable, ineluctable, inescapable | |
che |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
3. conj. that | |
4. conj. than | |
5. conj. when | |
6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
è |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is | |
Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
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 | |
necessario |
1. adj. necessary | |
2. adj. indispensable | |
3. adj. required | |
4. adj. inevitable | |
5. n. necessary, what is necessary | |
6. n. the essentials | |
7. n. materials | |
il |
1. art. the | |
consenso |
1. n. consent, agreement, permission | |
2. n. approval, success | |