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provavo
     1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of provare
     provare
          1. v. to try, try out, test
          2. v. (indtr, it, a, qual1=+ infinitive) to try, attempt, take on
                provare a dormire - to try to sleep
          3. v. to feel, experience
                provare dolore - to feel pain
          4. v. to prove, demonstrate, show
          5. v. (transitive, of clothes) to try on
          6. v. (transitive, theater) to rehearse
una
     1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
     2. art. feminine singular of uno
     3. pron. feminine singular of uno
gioia
     1. n. joy, delight
sconvolgente
     1. v. present participle of sconvolgere
     2. adj. upsetting, shocking
     sconvolgere
          1. v. to upset, disturb (throw into confusion)
          2. v. to perturb, unsettle
          3. v. to devastate, ravage
pensando
     1. v. gerund of pensare
     pensare
          1. v. to think
          2. v. to think about someone
                Ti ho pensato. - I have been thinking about you.
          3. v. to realize
          4. v. to expect
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!)
dalla
     1. contraction. contraction of da la; from the
     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
     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)
posizione
     1. n. position
     2. n. whereabouts
alla
     1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the
     2. prep. it-prep
     3. prep. -style
           cotoletta alla milanese - Milan-style veal cutlet
           cotoletta alla bolognese - Bologna-style veal cutlet
           cotoletta alla valdostana - Aosta Valley-style veal cutlet
     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
     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)
quale
     1. adj. (question) what?
           Quale uomo era? - What man was it?
     2. adj. (in choosing options) which?
           Quale macchina preferisci? - Which car do you prefer?
     3. adj. (exclamation) what
           Quale fortuna! - What luck!
     4. adj. (in lists) such as, like
           Verdura quali le carote ed i piselli. - Vegetables such as carrots and peas.
     5. pron. which ... ?
           Quale dei tre è il più grande? - Which of the three is biggest?
     6. adv. as
           quale amico - as a friend
sarei
     1. v. first-person singular conditional 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
salito
     1. v. past participle of salire (feminine: salita, masculine plural: saliti, feminine plural: salite)
     salire
          1. v. (intransitive) to go up, come up
          2. v. to ride, mount, board
avrei
     1. v. first-person singular conditional of avere
     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
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
colpire
     1. v. to hit, strike, smite
     2. v. to affect
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