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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
deve
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of dovere; (he, she, it) [[must]]
dovere
1. v. to owe
2. v. (auxiliary) to have to do something (must)
3. n. duty
solo
1. adj. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
2. adj. only, single, just one, unique, sole
3. adj. (music) solo
4. adv. only, just, but, alone, merely
solo una volta - only once
ha solo quattro anni - he's just four
5. conj. (followed by (m, it, che)) but, only
6. conj. (preceded by (m, it, se)) if only
se solo lui non fosse qui ... - if only he was not here ...
7. conj. (followed by (m, it, se)) only if
... solo se lui non è qui., ... only if he is not here.
8. n-m. the only one, the only man
lui è il solo che può ... - he is the only one/only man that can ...
azzardare
1. v. to risk, hazard
2. v. to venture
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
protestare
1. v. To protest, to declare, to assert.
2. v. (intransitive) To protest.
lo
1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the
l’osso - the bone
lo stato - the state
lo zio - the uncle
2. pron. (accusative) him
Lo conosci? - Do you know him?
3. pron. (accusative) it, this or that thing
Quando te lo diedi. - When I gave it to you.
zittisco
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of zittire
zittire
1. v. to silence or hush someone
2. v. (intransitive) to hiss
3. v. to shut up
io
1. pron. I, the first person
con
1. prep. with, together
2. prep. (rowing) coxed
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.
strillo
1. n. scream, shriek
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of strillare
strillare
1. v. to scream
2. v. to squall
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.
testa
1. n. head, obverse
2. n. (skeleton) head (of a bone)
3. n. (rail transport, only singular) head (of a train), the first car(s)
La prima classe è in testa al treno - The first class is at the head of the train
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of testare
5. v. second-person singular imperative of testare

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