| 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. | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| posto |
| 1. n. place, spot | |
| Erano al posto giusto al momento giusto. - They were in the right place at the right time. | |
| 2. n. place, position (in a list, classification etc); often not translated | |
| La squadra si è aggiudicata un ottimo terzo posto nella gara finale della stagione. - The team clinched an excellent third place in the final race of the season. | |
| 3. n. seat | |
| Su un treno o tram è educazione chiedere se un posto è libero prima di sedersi. - On a train or tram it's polite to ask if the seat is free before sitting down. | |
| 4. n. room, space | |
| I sistemi di scaffali sono l'ideale in un garage dove occorra fare posto per un'auto o per un ufficio. - Shelving systems are ideal in a garage where you also need to make room for a car, or an | |
| 5. n. job, position, post | |
| Ho ottenuto un posto di insegnante d'inglese in un'università locale. - I got a job teaching English at a local University. | |
| 6. v. masculine singular past participle of porre | |
| porre |
| 1. v. to put, to place | |
| come |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Come stai? - How are you? (informal) | |
| Come sta? - How are you? (formal) | |
| 2. adv. as, like | |
| blu come il mare - as blue as the sea | |
| 3. adv. such as | |
| 4. conj. as soon as | |
| come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived… | |
| quello |
| 1. adj. that, those | |
| 2. pron. that one | |
| 3. pron. those | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| 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 | |
| adatto |
| 1. adj. suitable or adapted for | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present indicative of adattare | |
| adattare |
| 1. v. to adapt | |
| 2. v. to convert | |
| 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 | |
| tuo |
| 1. adj. (after the noun; also used before a noun denoting a close family member): tuo m (f tua, m plural tuoi, f plural tue) | |
| 2. adj. (possessive adjective) your (informal form) | |
| i tuoi figli - your children | |
| le tue macchine - your cars | |
| casa tua - your house | |
| tuo padre - your father | |
| 3. pron. yours | |
| Sono i tuoi. - They are yours. | |
| fratello |
| 1. n. brother, sibling | |
| 2. n. brother (member of a religious community or church) | |
