| qui |
| 1. adv. here | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| esserino |
| 1. n. A little creature | |
| 2. n. A downtrodden little thing | |
| alto |
| 1. adj. high, tall | |
| 2. adj. deep | |
| uno stagno alto 4 metri - a pond 4 meters deep | |
| 3. adj. loud | |
| ad alta voce - in a loud voice | |
| 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… | |
| uno |
| 1. num. one | |
| 2. adj. one | |
| 3. art. an, a | |
| 4. pron. someone, a person | |
| Sono uno a cui piace alzarsi presto. - I’m someone who likes getting up early or I’m a person who likes getting up early. | |
| scoiattolo |
| 1. n. squirrel | |
| ma |
| 1. conj. but | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of mamma | |
| 3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis. | |
| Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute! | |
| 4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question. | |
| Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome? | |
| identico |
| 1. adj. identical | |
| ad |
| 1. prep. to, at, in (used before a vowel for euphony instead of (m, it, a)) | |
| Dallo ad Adamo. - Give it to Adam. | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| 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) | |
| stava |
| 1. v. third-person singular imperfect of stare | |
| stare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain | |
| stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to) | |
| Starà a casa. - He/she will stay at home. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick | |
| 3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous) | |
| Sto andando via. - I am leaving. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to be up to | |
| Sta a te decidere. - It's up to you to decide. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, followed by per) to be about to | |
| Sto per andare via. - I am about to leave. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, mathematics) to be to | |
| 4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10. - 4 is to 8 as 5 is to 10. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, regional) to live | |
| Mia sorella sta a Roma. - My sister lives in Rome. | |
| 8. v. to be in a certain condition | |
| come stai? - how are you? | |
| stare a dieta significa ridurre le calorie di ingresso e aumentarne il consumo con il movimento - being on a diet entails reducing calorie intake and increasing calories burned through exercise | |
| scavando |
| 1. v. gerund of scavare | |
| scavare |
| 1. v. to dig | |
| 2. v. to excavate | |
| 3. v. to bore | |
| 4. v. to hollow out | |
| affannosamente |
| 1. adv. with difficulty (of breathing) | |
| 2. adv. anxiously | |
| una |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
| buca |
| 1. n. hole | |
| Il cane stava scavando una buca. - The dog was digging a hole. | |
| 2. n. pit | |
| 3. n. (snooker) pocket | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of bucare | |
| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of bucare | |
| bucare |
| 1. v. to pierce | |
| 2. v. to punch (a ticket) | |
| 3. v. to puncture | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| una |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
| pala |
| 1. n. shovel, trowel | |
| 2. n. blade (of a propellor, fan etc) | |
| 3. n. paddle | |
| 4. n. retable | |
| 5. n. altarpiece | |
| 6. n. pall | |
| 7. n. vane | |
| 8. v. third-person singular present indicative of palare | |
| 9. v. second-person singular imperative of palare | |
| palare |
| 1. v. to shovel | |
| 2. v. to row (a boat) | |
| minuscola |
| 1. n. Small (lowercase) letter | |
