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senti
1. v. second-person singular present indicative of sentire
2. v. second-person singular imperative of sentire
3. v. third-person singular past historic of sentire
sentire
1. v. to feel
Mi dovrei sentire male? - Should I feel bad?
2. v. to hear
Sento soltanto te. - I hear only you.
Fatti sentire. - Make yourself heard
Senti! - Listen!
3. v. to smell
Riesco a sentire l'odore dell'oceano. - I can smell the ocean.
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?
sei
1. num. (cln, it, cardinal numbers) six
2. adj. six
3. n. six
4. n. (following the article le) six o'clock (a.m. or p.m.)
Sono le sei. - It's six o'clock.
5. v. second-person singular present indicative 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
stato
1. n. (sciences) state (physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma)
2. n. (polity) state sovereign polity; a government
3. n. state (a condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time)
4. n. state (condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance)
5. n. rank, status
6. v. masculine singular past participle of essere
7. v. masculine singular past participle of stare
8. v. masculine singular past participle of starsene
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
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
dal
1. contraction. contraction of ; from the
2. contraction. since
dal 1963 - since 1963
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
il
1. art. the
dentista
1. n. dentist (male)
2. n. dentist (female)

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