non |
1. adv. not | |
2. adv. un- | |
3. adv. don't | |
so |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of sapere - (I) know | |
Non lo so. - I don't know (it). | |
Lo so io! - (But) I do (know it)! | |
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sapere |
1. v. to know information | |
Non sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli? - Don't you know that we will judge angels? | |
2. v. to be able to, can, could (know how to) | |
3. v. to taste, smell | |
4. v. to come to know, become informed of, find out | |
5. n. knowledge, learning | |
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. | |
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? | |
ogni |
1. adj. each, every | |
volta |
1. n. time, instance, occasion | |
a volte - sometimes | |
due volte alla settimana - twice a week | |
tre volte tre fa nove - three times three is nine | |
2. n. turn | |
3. n. (architecture, anatomy) vault | |
4. =Participle. feminine singular of volto | |
5. v. third-person singular present of voltare | |
6. v. second-person singular imperative of voltare | |
voltare |
1. v. to turn | |
2. v. (transitive, rare) to translate | |
3. v. (intransitive) to turn | |
volto |
1. adj. facing | |
2. adj. concerning | |
3. n. face | |
4. v. masculine singular past participle of volgere | |
5. v. masculine singular past participle of volvere | |
6. v. first-person singular present of voltare | |
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!) | |
vedeva |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect of vedere | |
vedere |
1. v. to see | |
2. v. to look at | |
3. v. to find out | |
4. v. to meet | |
5. v. to visit | |
6. v. to grasp (an idea) | |
uno |
1. num. one | |
2. adj. one | |
3. art. an, a | |
4. pron. someone, a person | |
Sono uno a cui piace alzarsi presto. - I’m someone who likes getting up early or I’m a person who likes getting up early. | |
scarafaggio |
1. n. (entomology) cockroach | |
2. n. (figurative) A short.person that has black hair or usually wears black clothes. | |
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 | |
metteva |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of mettere | |
mettere |
1. v. to put, place, lay, set | |
2. v. to deposit | |
3. v. to bet, wager | |
4. v. to cut (new teeth) | |
5. v. to charge (item on sale) | |
6. v. (intransitive) to give, lead onto | |
7. v. (intransitive) to suppose | |
8. v. (intransitive) to don, put on, draw up | |
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 | |
urlare |
1. v. (intransitive, transitive) to scream, to yell | |
2. v. (intransitive) to howl (of an animal) | |
3. v. (intransitive) to squall | |
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… | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
dannata |
1. adj. feminine singular of dannato | |
2. n. damned soul (female) | |
3. Participle. feminine singular of dannato | |
dannato |
1. v. past participle of dannare (feminine: dannata, masculine plural: dannati, feminine plural: dannate) | |
2. v. past participle of dannarsi | |
3. adj. damned | |
4. n. damned soul | |
5. n. (in the plural) The damned | |