| se |
| 1. conj. if | |
| Se non è vero, è ben trovato. - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
| 2. conj. whether | |
| 3. conj. if only | |
| 4. pron. alternative form of si | |
| 5. pron. alternative form of sé | |
| qualcosa |
| 1. pron. something | |
| Fa' qualcosa! - Do something! | |
| 2. pron. (in a question) anything | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| va |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of andare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of andare | |
| andare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to go | |
| andare a casa - to go home | |
| andare veloce - to go fast | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to feel like (only with the 3rd person), to want/like | |
| non mi va di ballare - I don't feel like dancing | |
| mi andrebbe del gelato - I'd like some ice cream | |
| bene |
| 1. adj. upper-class, posh, high | |
| Parioli è il quartiere bene di Roma per eccellenza. - Parioli is the posh Rome neighborhood par excellence. | |
| 2. adv. (comparative: meglio; superlative: benissimo) | |
| 3. adv. well, nicely, OK, right | |
| Non è necessario spendere una fortuna per mangiare bene. - You don’t need to spend a fortune to eat well. | |
| 4. adv. properly, correctly, rightly | |
| La mia lavatrice non funziona bene, qualcuno mi può aiutare? - My washing machine isn't working properly, can anybody help me? | |
| 5. adv. thoroughly, carefully | |
| Leggere bene le istruzioni prima dell'uso. - Read the instructions carefully before use. | |
| 6. adv. as much as, as many as | |
| Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita di ben 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav. - Louisiana farmers face lost income of as much as $450 million because of Hur | |
| 7. interj. good!; fine! | |
| Bene! Sono proprio felice che hai avuto delle buone notizie! - Good! I’m so glad you got some good news! | |
| 8. n. good | |
| L'eterna lotta tra il bene e il male. - The eternal struggle between good and evil. | |
| 9. n. (chiefly in the plural) goods, property, possessions, belongings, assets | |
| Dopo il suo secondo infarto, Mario vendette tutti i suoi beni ed andò in Nepal. - Following his second heart attack, Mario had sold all his property and left for Nepal. | |
| 10. n. sake, good | |
| Lo faccio per il tuo bene! - I'm doing this for your sake! | |
| 11. n. happiness | |
| Auguro ogni bene a te e alla tua famiglia. - Wish you and your family every happiness. | |
| 12. n. sweetheart, darling, love, bless someone's cotton socks | |
| Sei il mio bene! - You are my sweetheart! | |
| 13. n. asset | |
| va bene |
| 1. interj. OK!; okay!; all right! | |
| 2. interj. fair enough | |
| 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 | |
| procede |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of procedere | |
| procedere |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to proceed, move, go | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to go on, carry on, continue | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to start, proceed | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) to behave, act | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, legal) to proceed, prosecute | |
| 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 | |
| ricattare |
| 1. v. to blackmail | |
| quelli |
| 1. pron. plural of quello | |
| 2. pron. obsolete form of quegli | |
| quello |
| 1. adj. that, those | |
| 2. pron. that one | |
| 3. pron. those | |
| 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 | |
| o |
| 1. v. misspelling of ho | |
| 2. conj. or | |
| quelli |
| 1. pron. plural of quello | |
| 2. pron. obsolete form of quegli | |
| quello |
| 1. adj. that, those | |
| 2. pron. that one | |
| 3. pron. those | |
| 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!) | |
| hanno |
| 1. v. third-person plural present indicative 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 | |
| avuto |
| 1. v. past participle 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 | |
| ingiustamente |
| 1. adv. unjustly, unfairly, wrongfully | |
| od |
| 1. conj. o) | |
| 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 | |
| costringere |
| 1. v. to force, to compel, to constrain, to oblige (someone to do something) | |
| 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) | |
| gente |
| 1. n. people, guys, folks | |
| alle |
| 1. contraction. contraction of a le; to the, at the | |
| 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 | |
| le |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) them (third-person plural feminine) | |
| Le ho viste. - I saw them. | |
| 3. 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. | |
| 4. 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. | |
| clientele |
| 1. n. plural of clientela | |
| clientela |
| 1. n. customer, client, clientele (most often in the plural) | |
| 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 | |
| necessità |
| 1. n. necessity, need | |
| senza |
| 1. conj. without | |
| 2. prep. without, -less | |
| 3. adj. (rowing) coxless | |
| 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!) | |
| se |
| 1. conj. if | |
| Se non è vero, è ben trovato. - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
| 2. conj. whether | |
| 3. conj. if only | |
| 4. pron. alternative form of si | |
| 5. pron. alternative form of sé | |
| ne |
| 1. adv. from there | |
| Ne uscirono tre. - Three of them came out from there. | |
| 2. pron. about it | |
| Ne ho sentito parlare. - I have heard about it. | |
| Cosa ne pensi? - What do you think about it? | |
| 3. pron. of it | |
| C'è della torta? Ne voglio una fetta. - Is there any cake? I want a slice of it. | |
| 4. pron. of them (sometimes not translated in English) | |
| Non ne ho più. - I've got no more (of them) left. | |
| 5. contraction. apocopic form of it nel | |
| Massimo Troisi ha vinto un oscar per la sua interpretazione ne "Il postino". - Massimo Troisi won an Oscar for his performance in "Il Postino". | |
| accorga |
| 1. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of accorgersi | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of accorgersi | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of accorgersi | |
| 4. v. third-person singular imperative of accorgersi | |
| accorgere |
|
| 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 | |
| ricattarla |
|
| ricattare |
| 1. v. to blackmail | |
| 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) | |
| in |
| 1. prep. in | |
| Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket. | |
| Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 2. prep. to | |
| Sono andato in panetteria. - I went to the bakery. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I go to fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 3. prep. into | |
| 4. prep. by | |
| Vado a scuola in autobus. - I go to school by bus. | |
| 5. prep. on | |
| Ho messo un cappello in testa. - I put a hat on my head. | |
| Metti il pane in tavola. - Put the bread on the table. | |
| seguito |
| 1. adj. popular, successful | |
| 2. n. sequel, rest, follow-up, continuation | |
| 3. n. followers, supporters, following, audience | |
| 4. n. retinue, suite, entourage | |
| 5. v. past participle of seguire (feminine: seguita, masculine plural: seguiti, feminine plural: seguite) | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of seguitare | |
| seguire |
| 1. v. to follow or pursue | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, auxiliary essere) to come after (to follow in a succession) | |
| seguitare |
| 1. v. to continue, carry on | |
| in seguito |
| 1. adv. synonym of successivamente | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| più |
| 1. adv. comparative degree of molto; more | |
| 2. adj. more | |
| 3. prep. plus | |
| facilità |
| 1. n. easiness | |
| 2. n. ease | |
| 3. n. ability, aptitude | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| cattiveria |
| 1. n. wickedness, nastiness, spite | |
| 2. n. naughtiness | |
| e |
| 1. conj. and | |
| meditato |
| 1. v. past participle of meditare (feminine: meditata, masculine plural: meditati, feminine plural: meditate) | |
| 2. adj. meditated | |
| 3. adj. premeditated | |
| 4. adj. planned, worked-out | |
| meditare |
| 1. v. To ponder over; to meditate on | |
| 2. v. To plan; to think through | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To meditate; to muse | |
| sadismo |
| 1. n. sadism | |
