nella |
1. contraction. contraction of ne la; 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. | |
la |
1. art. the | |
2. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
La vedo. - I see her. | |
3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
La vedo. - I see you. | |
Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
4. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
mano |
1. n. (anatomy) hand | |
2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) | |
3. n. round | |
sinistra |
1. n. left (hand, direction) | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of sinistrare | |
3. v. second-person singular imperative of sinistrare | |
sinistrare |
1. v. To damage | |
tiene |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tenere | |
tenere |
1. v. to hold, keep | |
2. v. to take | |
3. v. (transitive, regional) to have | |
4. adj. feminine plural of adjective tenero | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
piattino |
1. n. saucer (small dish) | |
e |
1. conj. and | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
piccola |
1. adj. feminine singular of piccolo | |
2. n. A small glass of beer. | |
piccolo |
1. adj. small | |
2. adj. little | |
3. adj. young | |
tazza |
1. n. cup, mug | |
una tazza di caffè - a cup of coffee | |
una tazza da caffè - a coffeecup | |
una tazza a fiorellini - a cup with a flower motif | |
2. n. (slang) toilet bowl | |
da |
1. prep. from | |
Giacomino da Verona - Giacomino from Verona | |
interviste dal libro - interviews from the book | |
traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante - translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ | |
Dalla Terra alla Luna - From the Earth to the Moon | |
2. prep. at | |
da Giovanni - at Giovanni’s house | |
3. prep. since | |
da quando? - since when? | |
4. prep. to (implying necessity) | |
Non c'è (niente) da fare - There's nothing to do | |
5. prep. ngd, Used in some adverbial phrases: | |
da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte - everywhere | |
da presso/dappresso - closely | |
da lontano - from a distance | |
da solo - by oneself | |
6. prep. like, as | |
fare una vita da cani - to live like dogs | |
correre da matti - to run like crazies | |
trattare da amico - to treat as a friend | |
7. v. misspelling of dà | |
caffè |
1. n. coffee (plant and drink) | |
2. n. a café | |