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prende
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative 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
vestito
     1. adj. dressed, clothed
     2. n. suit, dress, frock, clothes
     3. n. (in the plural) clothing
     4. v. past participle of vestire (feminine: vestita, masculine plural: vestiti, feminine plural: vestite)
     5. v. past participle of vestirsi
     vestire
          1. v. to dress
          2. v. to clothe
          3. v. to make somebody's clothes
          4. v. to wear, put on
          5. v. to fit
          6. v. (intransitive) to be dressed, dress, wear
                Paola veste sempre di nero. - Paola is always dressed in black.
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
secchio
     1. n. bucket, pail
     2. n. bin
     3. n. clipping of secchione
e
     1. conj. and
lo
     1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the
           l’osso - the bone
           lo stato - the state
           lo zio - the uncle
     2. pron. (accusative) him
           Lo conosci? - Do you know him?
     3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing
           Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you.
strizza
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of strizzare
     2. v. second-person singular imperative of strizzare
     strizzare
          1. v. to wring or wring out
          2. v. to squeeze or squish
sulla
     1. contraction. contraction of su la; on the
     su
          1. adv. up, upstairs
          2. interj. come on!
          3. prep. on, upon, onto, on top
                Lezione d'inglese numero 1: Il libro è sulla tavola. - English lesson number 1: The book is on the table.
          4. prep. over
                L'orologio sul polsino della camicia era il marchio di fabbrica di Gianni Agnelli. - The watch over the shirt cuff was Gianni Agnelli's trademark.
          5. prep. about, on
                Gli italiani non sono d'accordo su molte cose sul come cucinare la pasta e soprattutto sul condimento. - Italians don't agree on many things about how to cook pasta and especially on the sauce.
          6. prep. above
                La Paz, che sorge a circa 3600 metri sul livello del mare, è la più alta capitale del mondo. - La Paz, which lies about 3600 metres above sea level, is the world's highest capital city.
          7. prep. in, out of
                Un europeo su cinque avrà più di 65 anni entro il 2025. - One in five Europeans will be more than 65 years old by year 2025.
     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)
testa
     1. n. head, obverse
     2. n. (skeleton) head (of a bone)
     3. n. (rail transport, only singular) head (of a train), the first car(s)
           La prima classe è in testa al treno - The first class is at the head of the train
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of testare
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of testare
della
     1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the
uomo
     1. n. person, man (human being)
     2. n.          (by extension, collective) man, mankind, humankind
     3. n. man (male human)
     4. n. (familiar, with possessive) man (husband; boyfriend; lover)
     5. n. (chiefly archaic) one (any person)
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