| 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. | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| garage |
| 1. n. garage (domestic storage for a car; motor repair facility) | |
| è |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is | |
| Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
| 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 | |
| chiuso |
| 1. v. past participle of chiudere (feminine: chiusa, masculine plural: chiusi, feminine plural: chiuse) | |
| 2. v. past participle of chiudersi | |
| 3. adj. closed | |
| chiudere |
| 1. v. to close, shut | |
| Non dimenticare di chiudere il gas prima di uscire. - Don't forget to turn off the gas before going out. | |
| chiudere a chiave - to lock | |
| 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 | |
| chiave |
| 1. n. key | |
| 2. n. spanner | |
| 3. adj. key (attributive) | |
| Obama è in testa in 5 Stati chiave, McCain in 2. - Obama leads in 5 key States, McCain in 2. | |
