| 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? | |
| mi |
| 1. pron. me | |
| 2. pron. (dative) (to) me | |
| (Lui/Lei) non mi piace. / Non mi piace (lui/lei). - (He/She/It) not likes to me. / I do not like (him/her/it). / To me not likes (he/she/it). | |
| (Lui/Lei) mi piace. / Mi piace (lui/lei). - (He/She/It) likes to me. / I like (him/her/it). / To me likes (he/she/it). | |
| 3. n. (music) The third note, mi. | |
| 4. n. E (musical note or key) | |
| 5. n. mu (Greek letter) | |
| sta |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of stare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of stare | |
| stare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain | |
| stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to) | |
| Starà a casa. - He/she will stay at home. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick | |
| 3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous) | |
| Sto andando via. - I am leaving. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to be up to | |
| Sta a te decidere. - It's up to you to decide. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, followed by per) to be about to | |
| Sto per andare via. - I am about to leave. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, mathematics) to be to | |
| 4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10. - 4 is to 8 as 5 is to 10. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, regional) to live | |
| Mia sorella sta a Roma. - My sister lives in Rome. | |
| 8. v. to be in a certain condition | |
| come stai? - how are you? | |
| stare a dieta significa ridurre le calorie di ingresso e aumentarne il consumo con il movimento - being on a diet entails reducing calorie intake and increasing calories burned through exercise | |
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| starsi |
| 1. v. (reflexive) to stop, halt | |
| 2. v. (reflexive) to desist | |
| 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 | |
| pennello |
| 1. n. brush, paintbrush | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of pennellare | |
| pennellare |
| 1. v. To paint (a wall etc) | |
| a pennello |
| 1. adv. perfectly | |
