| piuttosto |
| 1. adv. rather, better, instead | |
| Preferirei che venissi venerdì piuttosto che giovedì. - I would rather you came on Friday than on Thursday. | |
| 2. adv. rather, somewhat, fairly | |
| È piuttosto insolito. - It's pretty unusual. | |
| 3. adv. (obsolete) sooner | |
| prendi |
| 1. v. second-person singular present indicative of prendere | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of prendere | |
| prendere |
| 1. v. to take, hold | |
| gli studenti prendono appunti. - the students take notes. | |
| 2. v. to get, buy | |
| 3. v. to pick up | |
| 4. v. to eat, drink | |
| 5. v. to borrow | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| tamburo |
| 1. n. drum | |
| 2. n. brake drum | |
| tamburare |
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| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| comincia |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of cominciare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of cominciare | |
| cominciare |
| 1. v. to begin, to start, to commence, to set about | |
| 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 | |
| chiamare |
| 1. v. to call | |
| 2. v. to telephone | |
| 3. v. to name | |
| 4. v. to dub | |
| il |
| 1. art. the | |
| pubblico |
| 1. adj. public | |
| 2. n-m. the public | |
| 3. n-m. audience | |
| 4. n-m. spectator | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of pubblicare | |
| pubblicare |
| 1. v. to publish | |
