| nel |
| 1. contraction. contraction of in il; in the | |
| in |
| 1. prep. in | |
| Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket. | |
| Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 2. prep. to | |
| Sono andato in panetteria. - I went to the bakery. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I go to fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 3. prep. into | |
| 4. prep. by | |
| Vado a scuola in autobus. - I go to school by bus. | |
| 5. prep. on | |
| Ho messo un cappello in testa. - I put a hat on my head. | |
| Metti il pane in tavola. - Put the bread on the table. | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| lavoro |
| 1. n. work (all senses) | |
| 2. n. labour | |
| 3. n. job, task | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of lavorare | |
| lavorare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To work | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To run or operate (a business etc) | |
| 3. v. To work or carve (a material) | |
| 4. v. To knead (dough) | |
| 5. v. To cultivate | |
| 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 | |
| bravo |
| 1. adj. (used before the noun) good, well-behaved | |
| 2. adj. good, skilful, capable, clever, fine | |
| 3. adj. good, obedient | |
| 4. adj. (obsolete) brave, bold | |
| 5. adj. (obsolete, of animals) wild, untamed | |
| 6. adj. (obsolete, of places) harsh | |
| 7. interj. well done!, good show! | |
| 8. interj. (theatre) bravo! | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| sgobba |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sgobbare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of sgobbare | |
| sgobbare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to slog, slave away (work very hard) | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to swot | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to work one's fingers to the bone | |
| 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 | |
| somaro |
| 1. adj. stupid, ignorant | |
| 2. n-m. donkey, ass, jackass | |
| 3. n-m. dunce | |
