| proprio |
| 1. adj. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own) | |
| pensare ai fatti propri - to mind one's own business | |
| fare del proprio meglio - to do one's best | |
| in proprio - on one's own, by oneself | |
| 2. adj. (possessive, peculiar) characteristic, peculiar, typical | |
| il cimurro è una malattia propria del cane - distemper is a disease peculiar to the dog | |
| 3. adj. (possessive, grammar, mathematics) proper | |
| nome proprio - proper noun | |
| 4. adv. (really) really, quite, indeed | |
| Anna è proprio bella. - Anna is really beautiful. | |
| 5. adv. (exactly) just, quite, exactly | |
| proprio allora - just then | |
| 6. adv. (intensifier) very, right, at all | |
| proprio ora - this very minute | |
| 7. n. one's own, what belongs to one, one's due | |
| a ciascuno il proprio - to each his due | |
| 8. pron. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own) | |
| 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… | |
| Le |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of le (you) | |
| nel ringraziarla per la sua risposta, Le porgo i miei distinti saluti | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) her, to her | |
| Le ho detto che la amo. - I told her that I love her. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave her the letter. | |
| 5. pron. (dative) you, to you (term of respect) | |
| Non le ho detto il mio nome. - I didn't tell you my name. | |
| Le ho dato la lettera. - I gave you the letter. | |
| tribù |
| 1. n-f. tribe | |
| nomadi |
| 1. n. plural of nomade | |
| nomade |
| 1. adj. nomadic | |
| 2. n. A nomad (male or of unspecified sex). | |
| 3. n. A nomad (female). | |
| che |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
| 3. conj. that | |
| 4. conj. than | |
| 5. conj. when | |
| 6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
| sanno |
| 1. v. (third-person plural present indicative of sapere) (they) [[know]] | |
| I miei genitori non sanno che fumo - My parents don't know that I smoke. | |
| sapere |
| 1. v. to know information | |
| Non sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli? - Don't you know that we will judge angels? | |
| 2. v. to be able to, can, could (know how to) | |
| 3. v. to taste, smell | |
| 4. v. to come to know, become informed of, find out | |
| 5. n. knowledge, learning | |
| scovare |
| 1. v. to unearth or find | |
| La |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| acqua |
| 1. n. water | |
| 2. n. (rowing) lane | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of acquare | |
| 4. v. second-person singular imperative of acquare | |
| anche |
| 1. adv. also, too, as well, besides | |
| 2. adv. even | |
| 3. n. plural of anca | |
| anca |
| 1. n. (anatomy) hip | |
| dove |
| 1. conj. where | |
| Lo troverai dove l'hai lasciato. - You'll find it where you left it. | |
| 2. adv. (interrogative) where, whereabouts | |
| Dove vai? - Where are you going? | |
| Dove vivi? - Whereabouts do you live? | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| c'è |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of esserci; there is | |
| ci |
| 1. pron. us | |
| Loro ci conoscono - They know us | |
| 2. pron. (reflexive pronoun) ourselves; each other | |
| Ci arrabbiamo - We (ourselves) get angry | |
| Ci amiamo - We love each other | |
| 3. pron. to us | |
| Lui ci ha detto questo - He said this to us | |
| 4. pron. (ngd, Replaces the indefinite personal pronoun m, it, si, , one) before reflexive m, it, si, , oneself; one | |
| Ci si lava. - One washes oneself. | |
| Ci si annoia quando non c'è niente da fare. - One gets bored when there is nothing to do. | |
| 5. pron. it, to it | |
| Non ci credo. - I do not believe it. | |
| 6. adv. to there, here, there | |
| Ci sono andato - I have been there | |
| Ci siamo - We're here | |
| Ci sono molte cose - There are many things | |
| C'è un problema - There is a problem | |
| 7. adv. ngd, Forms part of many verbs: | |
| volerci - to require/take | |
| abituarci - to get used to it | |
| riuscirci - to be able to do it | |
| entrarci - to do with something | |
| contarci - to count on it | |
| pensarci - to think about it | |
| starci - to agree / to be up for something | |
| farcela - to manage to do something | |
| crederci - to believe it | |
| 8. n-m. The Twi language family. | |
| 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 | |
| ci è |
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| essersi |
| 1. v. (reflexive) To exist; to be | |
| 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 | |
| abbeverare |
| 1. v. to water (to provide (animals) with water) | |
| qualche |
| 1. adj. (a) few | |
| Ho qualche amico. - I have a few friends. | |
| 2. adj. some, any | |
| 3. adv. (rare, regional) some, about | |
| capra |
| 1. n-f. goat (mammal) | |
| 2. n-f. nanny goat | |
| 3. n-f. trestle | |
| rinsecchita |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of rinsecchito | |
| rinsecchito |
| 1. v. past participle of rinsecchire (feminine: rinsecchita, masculine plural: rinsecchiti, feminine plural: rinsecchite) | |
| 2. adj. withered (plant) | |
| 3. adj. dried up, stale | |
| 4. adj. thin | |
| che |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
| 2. pron. (relative) who; whom; which; (ngd, nominative and accusative case) | |
| 3. conj. that | |
| 4. conj. than | |
| 5. conj. when | |
| 6. det. some (informal) A remarkable (some party - che festa - che bambola!) | |
| dà |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of dare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of dare | |
| 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 | |
| Loro |
| 1. pron. (uncommon, very, formal, or polite) you | |
| 2. adj. (uncommon, very, formal, or polite, possessive) your | |
| 3. pron. they | |
| 4. pron. (dative, formal) them, to them | |
| Parlerò loro. - I'll talk to them. | |
| 5. adj. (before the noun): il loro (la loro, i loro, le loro) | |
| 6. adj. (after the noun): loro (same in feminine and plural forms) | |
| 7. adj. (possessive) their | |
| i loro figli - their children | |
| le loro macchine - their cars | |
| casa loro - their house | |
| il loro padre - their father | |
| 8. adj. (possessive, often capitalised) your (polite plural form) | |
| i Loro figli - your children | |
| le Loro macchine - your cars | |
| casa Loro - your house | |
| il Loro padre - your father | |
| 9. pron. theirs | |
| Sono i loro. - They are theirs. | |
| 10. pron. (often, capitalised) your (polite plural form) | |
| Sono i Loro. - They are yours. | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| poco |
| 1. adv. little, not much | |
| 2. adv. (followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly | |
| 3. adv. (time) a little, a while, a short time | |
| a tra poco - see you later | |
| 4. adj. little, not much | |
| 5. adj. few, not many | |
| 6. adj. (of time) short, little | |
| 7. n-m. little | |
| 8. pron. little, not much | |
| 9. pron. (in the plural) few, not many | |
| 10. pron. nearly, not long, short, little (time) | |
| un poco |
| 1. adv. alternative form of un po' | |
| di |
| 1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
| L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
| la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
| Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
| Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
| Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
| Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
| Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
| 2. prep. from | |
| Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
| 3. prep. ’s | |
| La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
| La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
| 4. prep. than | |
| Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
| Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
| 5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
| Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
| 6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
| Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
| Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
| 7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
| Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
| Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
| 8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
| Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
| Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
| 9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
| Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
| 10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
| penso di sì - I think so | |
| niente di meglio - nothing better | |
| Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
| un poco di |
| 1. adj. Variant of un po' di. | |
| latte |
| 1. n-m. milk | |
| 2. n. plural of latta | |
| qualche |
| 1. adj. (a) few | |
| Ho qualche amico. - I have a few friends. | |
| 2. adj. some, any | |
| 3. adv. (rare, regional) some, about | |
| agnello |
| 1. n-m. lamb | |
| 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 | |
| arrostire |
| 1. v. to roast | |
| 2. v. to toast (bread) | |
| 3. v. to grill | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| pelli |
| 1. n. plural of pelle | |
| 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 | |
| decorare |
| 1. v. to decorate (all meanings) | |
| 2. v. to spiff up | |
