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quando
1. adv. when
Quando parti? - When will you leave?
Da quando stai imparando il Latino? - Since when do you learn Latin?
2. conj. when
Si partirà quando sarai pronta. - We will leave when you're ready.
la neve arrivò quando ce l'aspettavamo - it snowed when we expected it
Cosa vuoi fare quando sarai grande?
3. n-m. when, moment (a point or period in time)
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
mai
1. adv. never
2. adv. ever, always
3. adv. Used as an intensifier.
Una risposta quanto mai ambigua. - An ambiguous answer indeed.
Dove mai si sarà cacciato? - Where on earth did he end up?
capitato
1. adj. (botany, skeleton) capitate
2. n. (skeleton) capitate, capitate bone
3. v. past participle of capitare (feminine: capitata, masculine plural: capitati, feminine plural: capitate)
capitare
1. v. to happen
Sono cose che possono capitare a tutti. - These are things that can happen to everyone.
2. v. to turn up, to arise, to occur
3. v. to come, to get to, to chance, to end up
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!)
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
vero
1. adj. true
Se non è vero, è ben trovato.
If it is not true, it is a good story.
2. adj. real, genuine
3. n. truth
poeta
1. n. poet (male or unspecified sex)
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of poetare
3. v. second-person singular imperative of poetare
poetare
1. v. (transitive, or intransitive) To compose poetry.
un'artista
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
artista
1. n. An artist (male or of unspecified sex).
2. n. An artist (female).
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…
me
1. pron. (disjunctive, emphatic) me
2. pron. alternative form of mi
possa
1. n. (literary) power, strength, vigour
2. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of potere
3. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of potere
4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of potere
potere
1. v. can, could; be able to
2. v. may, might; be possible to
3. n. power
esibirsi
1. v. (reflexive) to perform
2. v. (reflexive) to show off
al
1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the
2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient)
risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese
risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron
pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic
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
il
1. art. the
cospetto
1. n. presence
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?
una
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
2. art. feminine singular of uno
3. pron. feminine singular of uno
gallina
1. n-f. hen

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