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. | |
non |
1. adv. not | |
2. adv. un- | |
3. adv. don't | |
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) | |
dai |
1. contraction. contraction of da i: | |
2. contraction. from the | |
3. contraction. at the house/home of the | |
4. v. second-person singular present of dare | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of dare | |
6. interj. (ngd, An expression of encouragement); come on! | |
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 | |
i |
1. art. the | |
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 | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
mano |
1. n. (anatomy) hand | |
2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus) | |
3. n. round | |