| 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? | |
| Le |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you) | |
| nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 4. 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. | |
| 5. 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. | |
| tue |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of tuo | |
| tuo |
| 1. adj. (after the noun; also used before a noun denoting a close family member): tuo m (f tua, m plural tuoi, f plural tue) | |
| 2. adj. (possessive adjective) your (informal form) | |
| i tuoi figli - your children | |
| le tue macchine - your cars | |
| casa tua - your house | |
| tuo padre - your father | |
| 3. pron. yours | |
| Sono i tuoi. - They are yours. | |
| dita |
| 1. n. plural of dito | |
| La mano umana ha cinque dita. - The human hand has five fingers. | |
| dito - fingers |
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| circondano |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative of circondare | |
| circondare |
| 1. v. to surround, encircle, enclose, encompass | |
| 2. v. (transitive, figuratively) to lavish | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| mio |
| 1. pron. (used attributively) my; of mine | |
| casa mia — “my house” | |
| i miei figli — “my children” | |
| le mie macchine — “my cars” | |
| 2. pron. (used predicatively) mine | |
| Sono i miei. — “They are mine.” | |
| 3. pron. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me | |
| Il mio è.... — “Mine is....” | |
| collo |
| 1. n. neck (all senses) | |
| 2. n. collar | |
| 3. n. parcel, package; luggage (especially when bulky) | |
| 4. n. (anatomy) neck, cervix | |
| collo del femore - femur neck | |
| collo dell’utero - neck of the uterus | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| 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. | |
| collare |
| 1. n. collar | |
