| 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 | |
| carità |
| 1. n. charity | |
| per carità |
| 1. interj. please! | |
| 2. interj. you've got to be joking! | |
| 3. interj. for goodness' sake! | |
| Le |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you) | |
| nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) her, to her | |
| Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter. | |
| 5. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect) | |
| Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter. | |
| curve |
| 1. n. plural of curva | |
| 2. adj. feminine plural of curvo | |
| curva |
| 1. n. bend, curve, trajectory | |
| 2. n. The bank of seats at the ends of a football pitch. | |
| 3. adj. feminine singular of adjective curvo | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of curvare | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of curvare | |
| Le |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you) | |
| nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) her, to her | |
| Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter. | |
| 5. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect) | |
| Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter. | |
| avrà |
| 1. v. third-person singular future of avere | |
| avere |
| 1. v. to have | |
| Avevo un'anima. - I used to have a soul. | |
| Ho una macchina. - I have a car. | |
| Ho diciassette anni. - I have 17 years. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| Ho fatto un errore. - I (have) made a mistake. | |
| 3. n. property, substance | |
| 4. n. (in the plural) belongings | |
| 5. n. credit, assets | |
| 6. n. swag | |
| pure |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of puro | |
| 2. adv. too, also, as well | |
| 3. adv. well, surely | |
| 4. adv. please, by all means | |
| 5. adv. if you like; if you want (etc.) | |
| Parli pure - let him speak if he likes | |
| Parla pure - Speak if you like | |
| Lei parli pure - Speak if you like | |
| 6. conj. even though, even if, although | |
| 7. conj. nevertheless | |
| puro |
| 1. adj. pure | |
| al |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the | |
| 2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient) | |
| risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese | |
| risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron | |
| pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic | |
| 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 | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| punto |
| 1. n. all senses, jot, iota | |
| 2. n. full stop, period | |
| 3. n. dot | |
| 4. n. instant (point in time) | |
| 5. n. (in the plural) points, score | |
| 6. n. (Tuscany) none | |
| 7. n. (baseball) run | |
| 8. v. first-person singular present of puntare | |
| 9. v. past participle of pungere | |
| pungere |
| 1. v. to prick | |
| 2. v. to sting, bite (of an insect, etc.) | |
| 3. v. to prickle, scratch | |
| puntare |
| 1. v. to push, lean, rest, plant, brace | |
| 2. v. to point, direct, aim, sight, set | |
| 3. v. to bet, stake, gamble | |
| 4. v. to point (of a gun dog) | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to head | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to aim | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, auxiliary verb avere) to count on | |
| giusto |
| 1. adj. just, right | |
| 2. n. righteous person | |
| 3. adv. just, exactly | |
| 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? | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| sangue |
| 1. n. blood | |
| 2. adj. blood red (colour) | |
| blu |
| 1. adj. blue | |
| 2. n. the colour blue | |
| sangue blu |
| 1. n. blue blood (heritage of noblity) | |
| se |
| 1. conj. if | |
| Se non è vero, è ben trovato. - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
| 2. conj. whether | |
| 3. conj. if only | |
| 4. pron. alternative form of si | |
| 5. pron. alternative form of sé | |
| lo |
| 1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the | |
| l’osso - the bone | |
| lo stato - the state | |
| lo zio - the uncle | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) him | |
| Lo conosci? - Do you know him? | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing | |
| Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you. | |
| sogna |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sognare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of sognare | |
| sognare |
| 1. v. to dream (of) | |
| 2. v. to stargaze | |
