| 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 | |
| me |
| 1. pron. (disjunctive, emphatic) me | |
| 2. pron. alternative form of mi | |
| era |
| 1. n. age, epoch, period | |
| 2. n. (geology) era | |
| 3. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere | |
| 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 | |
| veramente |
| 1. adv. really, indeed, actually, truly | |
| veramente bello - really nice | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| rifugio |
| 1. n. shelter, refuge | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of rifugiare | |
| rifugiare |
| 1. v. To afford refuge to; to hide or shelter (someone or something). | |
| sicuro |
| 1. adj. safe, secure | |
| 2. adj. certain, sure | |
| Non ne sono sicuro. - I'm not sure. | |
| 3. adv. surely, for sure, certainly, definitely, of course | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| porto |
| 1. n. port, harbour | |
| 2. n. port (beverage) | |
| 3. n. carriage | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of portare | |
| 5. v. past participle of porgere (feminine: porta, masculine plural: porti, feminine plural: porte) | |
| porgere |
| 1. v. to hand, give | |
| 2. v. to hold out | |
| 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 | |
| dove |
| 1. conj. where | |
| Lo troverai dove l'hai lasciato. - You'll find it where you left it. | |
| 2. adv. (interrogative) where, whereabouts | |
| Dove vai? - Where are you going? | |
| Dove vivi? - Whereabouts do you live? | |
| potevo |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of potere | |
| potere |
| 1. v. can, could; be able to | |
| 2. v. may, might; be possible to | |
| 3. n. power | |
| approdare |
| 1. v. (intransitive, nautical) to land (from a ship) | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to arrive | |
| 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 | |
| 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....” | |
| piacimento |
| 1. n. pleasure, satisfaction | |
| quando |
| 1. adv. when | |
| Quando parti? - When will you leave? | |
| Da quando stai imparando il Latino? - Since when do you learn Latin? | |
| 2. conj. when | |
| Si partirà quando sarai pronta. - We will leave when you're ready. | |
| la neve arrivò quando ce l'aspettavamo - it snowed when we expected it | |
| Cosa vuoi fare quando sarai grande? | |
| 3. n-m. when, moment (a point or period in time) | |
| 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) | |
| presenza |
| 1. n. presence | |
| 2. n. attendance | |
| di |
| 1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
| L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
| la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
| Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
| Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
| Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
| Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
| Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
| 2. prep. from | |
| Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
| 3. prep. ’s | |
| La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
| La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
| 4. prep. than | |
| Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
| Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
| 5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
| Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
| 6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
| Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
| Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
| 7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
| Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
| Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
| 8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
| Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
| Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
| 9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
| Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
| 10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
| penso di sì - I think so | |
| niente di meglio - nothing better | |
| Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
| tutti |
| 1. pron. all; everybody, everyone | |
| 2. adj. masculine plural of tutto | |
| gli |
| 1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the | |
| gli alberi - the trees | |
| gli studenti - the students | |
| gli gnomi - the gnomes | |
| gli pneumatici - the tires | |
| gli xilofoni - the xylophones | |
| gli yogurt - the yogurts | |
| gli zaini - the backpacks | |
| gli dei - the gods | |
| 2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it | |
| Gli parlo. - I talk to him. | |
| 3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her | |
| Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) them, to them | |
| Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them. | |
| altri |
| 1. adj. plural of altro | |
| 2. pron. plural of it | |
| altro |
| 1. adj. other, another, more, further, else | |
| 2. adj. previous, last | |
| 3. pron. other, other man, another, more, somebody else | |
| mi |
| 1. pron. me | |
| 2. pron. (dative) (to) me | |
| (Lui/Lei) non mi piace. / Non mi piace (lui/lei). - (He/She/It) not likes to me. / I do not like (him/her/it). / To me not likes (he/she/it). | |
| (Lui/Lei) mi piace. / Mi piace (lui/lei). - (He/She/It) likes to me. / I like (him/her/it). / To me likes (he/she/it). | |
| 3. n. (music) The third note, mi. | |
| 4. n. E (musical note or key) | |
| 5. n. mu (Greek letter) | |
| dava |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect of dare | |
| dare |
| 1. v. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else | |
| 2. v. to yield, to bear, to give, to produce, to return | |
| 3. n. debit | |
| mi dava |
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| darsi |
| 1. v. to devote oneself, take up, take to, go into | |
| 2. v. to give oneself to, yield to | |
| 3. v. to start, begin | |
| 4. v. to give to each other, exchange | |
| 5. v. (impersonal) to happen, chance | |
| può darsi - maybe, perhaps | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| voltastomaco |
| 1. n-m. disgust | |
| 2. n-m. nausea | |
| 3. n-m. the creeps | |
