| 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 | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| sentirla |
| 1. v. Compound of sentire and la. | |
| sentire |
| 1. v. to feel | |
| Mi dovrei sentire male? - Should I feel bad? | |
| 2. v. to hear | |
| Sento soltanto te. - I hear only you. | |
| Fatti sentire. - Make yourself heard | |
| Senti! - Listen! | |
| 3. v. to smell | |
| Riesco a sentire l'odore dell'oceano. - I can smell the ocean. | |
| 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) | |
| brontolare |
| 1. v. to mutter or mumble | |
| 2. v. to grumble | |
| vado |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of andare | |
| andare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to go | |
| andare a casa - to go home | |
| andare veloce - to go fast | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to feel like (only with the 3rd person), to want/like | |
| non mi va di ballare - I don't feel like dancing | |
| mi andrebbe del gelato - I'd like some ice cream | |
| dal |
| 1. contraction. contraction of ; from the | |
| 2. contraction. since | |
| dal 1963 - since 1963 | |
| 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 | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| parrucchiere |
| 1. n-m. barber | |
| 2. n-m. hairdresser (male) | |
| 3. n. plural of parrucchiera | |
| parrucchiera |
| 1. n. hairdresser | |
| 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. | |
| vuole |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of volere | |
| volere |
| 1. v. to want | |
| 2. n. will, wish, desire, want | |
| 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!) | |
| 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) | |
| faccia |
| 1. n. face (of a person or an animal) | |
| 2. n. countenance, expression, face | |
| 3. n. side | |
| 4. n. appearance, look | |
| 5. n. (geometry) face, side | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of fare | |
| 7. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of fare | |
| 8. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of fare | |
| 9. v. third-person singular imperative of fare | |
| fare |
| 1. v. to do | |
| 2. v. to make | |
| 3. v. to act | |
| 4. v. to get someone to be something | |
| 5. n. manner, way | |
| mi faccia |
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| farsi |
| 1. v. to become | |
| 2. v. to make oneself, get oneself | |
| 3. v. to make, have (sexually) | |
| 4. v. to cop off with | |
| bella |
| 1. n. beauty, belle (beautiful woman) | |
| 2. n. sweetheart | |
| 3. n. fair copy (final draft of a piece of writing) | |
| 4. n. showdown (deciding match) | |
| 5. n. a Renaissance-style ceramic plate decorated with portraits of young women. | |
| 6. adj. feminine singular of adjective bello | |
| bello |
| 1. adj. nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful (of the weather etc.) | |
| Che bello! - How nice! | |
| una bella giornata - a beautiful day | |
| 2. adj. good-looking, handsome; beautiful (of a person) | |
| 3. adj. considerable (quantity) | |
| una bella somma - a considerable amount | |
| 4. adj. good | |
| un bel lavoro - a good job | |
| 5. n-m. beauty | |
| il bello nell’arte - beauty in art | |
| 6. n-m. (weather) fair-weather | |
| Domani riprenderà il bello (i.e. bel tempo)? - Will tomorrow be back the good weather? | |
| 7. n-m. (informal) man, fella | |
| Dai, andiamo, bello! - C'mon, let's go, fella! | |
| Allora, bello, da dove è che vieni? - So, man, where do you come from? | |
