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mia
1. pron. feminine singular of mio
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....”
nonna
1. n-f. grandmother, granny
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)
criticava
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of criticare
criticare
1. v. to criticize
per
1. prep. for
Ma io l'ho fatto per te! - But I did it for you!
Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro - I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro
Ho studiato per tre ore - I studied for three hours
Questo è il treno per Londra - This is the train for London
2. prep. to (indicates direction)
3. prep. through
Sono passato per il centro - I passed through the center
4. prep. in or on
Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza - He was pacing anxiously about the room
5. prep. by
Te lo invio per posta - I'll send it to to by post
6. prep. with
7. prep. as
questo
1. adj. this, these
Questo meraviglioso dolce è semplice da preparare. - This wonderful cake is easy to prepare.
Traduci questa pagina. - Translate this page.
Questi fiori dicono che è primavera! - These flowers say it's spring!
2. pron. this, this one, these
Libri come questo vengono raramente letti al di fuori della piccola cerchia di persone interessate all'argomento. - Books like this one are rarely read outside the small number of people intere
Queste sono le mie prime foto, ma penso anche le mie migliori. - These are my first pics but the best ones I think.
3. pron. this, that
Su questo sono completamente d'accordo. - I totally agree about this.
Questo è tutto. - That's all.
per questo
1. adv. for this reason; for that reason; for this; this is why
diceva
1. v. third-person singular imperfect of dire
dire
1. v. to say, tell
2. v. to recite
3. v. to mean
4. v. to think
5. v. to admit
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!)
portava
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of portare
portare
1. v. to bring, fetch, take, carry
2. v. to lead, drive, show
3. v. to wear
4. v. (transitive, of feelings) to bear, feel, nourish
5. v. to have, bear
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)
fede
1. n. faith, belief
2. n. creed, convictions
3. n. faith, loyalty
di provata fede - of proven loyalty
4. n. wedding ring
5. adj. feminine plural of adjective fedo
perché
1. conj. because, why
L'ho fatto perché volevo. - I did it because I wanted to.
2. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) so, so that, in order that
L'ho fatto perché io abbia il premio. - I did it so that I would get the prize.
3. adv. why
Perché il cielo è azzurro? - Why is the sky blue?
4. n. the whys, the reason
Vorrei proprio sapere il perché. - I would really like to know the reason.
Non so il perché, ma non mi sento bene. - I don't know why, but I don't feel well.
non
1. adv. not
2. adv. un-
3. adv. don't
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
rassegnava
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of rassegnare
rassegnare
1. v. to resign, to send in, to give up
ad
1. prep. to, at, in (used before a vowel for euphony instead of (m, it, a))
Dallo ad Adamo. - Give it to Adam.
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
una
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
2. art. feminine singular of uno
3. pron. feminine singular of uno
zitella
1. n-f. a spinster
2. n-f. (pejorative) an old maid

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