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prima
1. adj. feminine singular of primo
2. adv. before
Pensa prima di parlare. - Think before you speak.
3. adv. once, formerly
4. adv. beforehand, in advance
5. adv. earlier, sooner
6. n. the first
7. n. an opening night; a premier
8. n. the first year at school
primo
1. adj. first
2. adj. initial
3. adj. main, principal
4. adj. (mathematics) prime
numero primo - prime number
5. n-m. first, first one
6. n-m. initial one
7. n-m. main one, principal one
8. n-m. former (first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun)
9. n. (culinary) (clipping of primo piatto); first course, starter
si
1. pron. (reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed.
La tua gatta si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans herself on my bed.
Marco si è rotto il braccio. - Marco has broken his arm.
2. pron. (reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another
Carlo e Laura si amano. - Carlo and Laura love each other.
3. pron. (indefinite) one, you, we, they, people
In Italia si pranza intorno all'una. - In Italy they eat lunch around 13.
In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi. - In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.
Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni. - It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.
Da questa finestra si vede la banca. - From this window, one can see the bank.
4. pron. (si passivante) (ngd, Used to form the passive voice of a verb); it
Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte. - Milk for sale.
Non si accettano carte di credito. - Credit cards are not accepted.
5. n. (music) B
sì
1. adv. yes
2. adv. so
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
preso
1. adj. (of person) busy, taken up, preoccupied
2. adj. (of thing) taken, occupied
3. v. past participle 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
tutti
1. pron. all; everybody, everyone
2. adj. masculine plural of tutto
i
1. art. the
rossi
1. adj. plural of rosso
2. n. plural of rosso
rosso
1. adj. red
2. adj. (of hair) ginger, red
3. adj. (figuratively) incandescent, red hot
4. n. wiki
5. n. red (any of a range of colours)
6. n. Any red pigment.
7. n. (metonymy, sometimes derogatory) A Socialist or Communist.
8. n. (heraldry) gules
vermiglione
1. n. vermilion (pigment)
compreso
1. v. past participle of comprendere (feminine: compresa, masculine plural: compresi, feminine plural: comprese)
2. adj. inclusive
3. adj. included
comprendere
1. v. to comprise, to include, to encompass
2. v. to understand, comprehend, take the point, get the point
e
1. conj. and
così
1. adv. so
2. adv. like this/that
3. adv. thus
non
1. adv. not
2. adv. un-
3. adv. don't
ho
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avere (I have)
avere
1. v. to have
Avevo un'anima. - I used to have a soul.
Ho una macchina. - I have a car.
Ho diciassette anni. - I have 17 years.
2. v. (auxiliary) to have
Ho fatto un errore. - I (have) made a mistake.
3. n. property, substance
4. n. (in the plural) belongings
5. n. credit, assets
6. n. swag
più
1. adv. comparative degree of molto; more
2. adj. more
3. prep. plus
potuto
1. v. past participle of potere (feminine: potuta, masculine plural: potuti, feminine plural: potute)
potere
1. v. can, could; be able to
2. v. may, might; be possible to
3. n. power
dipingere
1. v. to paint, to colour
2. v. (by extension) to describe, to depict
i
1. art. the
tramonti
1. n. plural of tramonto
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of tramontare
3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of tramontare
4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of tramontare
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of tramontare
6. v. third-person singular imperative of tramontare
tramontare
1. v. (intransitive, of the sun, moon, stars) to set, go down, sink
2. v. (intransitive, figuratively) to fade, wane
3. n. (singulare tantum) sunset, sundown, setting
il tramontar(e) del sole / della luna - the setting of the sun/moon
tramonto
1. n. (also figuratively) sunset, sundown
2. n. setting
il tramonto della luna - the setting of the moon
3. n. (figuratively) fall, decline
il tramonto dell'impero asburgico - the fall of the Habsburg Monarchy
4. v. first-person singular present indicative of tramontare
poi
1. adv. then
2. adv. later
3. n. the future
si
1. pron. (reflexive pronoun) oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
Il tuo gatto si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans himself/itself on my bed.
La tua gatta si lava sul mio letto. - Your cat cleans herself on my bed.
Marco si è rotto il braccio. - Marco has broken his arm.
2. pron. (reciprocal pronoun) each other, one another
Carlo e Laura si amano. - Carlo and Laura love each other.
3. pron. (indefinite) one, you, we, they, people
In Italia si pranza intorno all'una. - In Italy they eat lunch around 13.
In Italia si tende ad andare a letto tardi. - In Italy, people tend to go to bed late.
Si dice che Maria volesse uccidere Giovanni. - It is said that Maria wanted to kill Giovanni.
Da questa finestra si vede la banca. - From this window, one can see the bank.
4. pron. (si passivante) (ngd, Used to form the passive voice of a verb); it
Si vende latte. / Vendesi latte. - Milk for sale.
Non si accettano carte di credito. - Credit cards are not accepted.
5. n. (music) B
sì
1. adv. yes
2. adv. so
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
preso
1. adj. (of person) busy, taken up, preoccupied
2. adj. (of thing) taken, occupied
3. v. past participle 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
verde
1. adj. green
2. adj. pale
3. adj. unripe
4. n. The colour green
5. n. verdure, greenery
6. n. (heraldry) vert
smeraldo
1. n. emerald (gemstone)
Lo smeraldo è una gemma verde. - Emerald is a green gemstone.
2. adj. emerald-like in colour; emerald green (attributive)
Un mare color smeraldo. - An emerald-coloured sea.
e
1. conj. and
il
1. art. the
giallo
1. adj. yellow
2. adj. (of a story) involving crimes and detective work
Mistero giallo. - Crime mystery.
Racconti gialli. - Whodunit tales.
3. n. the colour yellow
4. n. amber, yellow (traffic signals)
5. n. mystery, (police) case
6. n. detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction
cromo
1. n. (chemistry) chromium
2. n. chrome
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of cromare
cromare
1. v. to chromium-plate

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