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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
fa
     1. adv. ago
     2. n. (music) fa (musical note)
     3. n. F (musical note or key)
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of fare
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of fare
     fare
          1. v. to do
          2. v. to make
          3. v. to act
          4. v. to get someone to be something
          5. n. manner, way
tagliare
     1. v. to cut or slash
     2. v. (enology) to spike (to add a small amount of one substance to another)
     3. v. (mineralogy) to cleave (to break a single crystal such as a gemstone)
     4. v. To crop (photo, etc.)
i
     1. art. the
capelli
     1. n. plural of capello; head hair
     capello
          1. n. a single hair (on the head)
          2. n. (in the plural) head hair
una
     1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno
     2. art. feminine singular of uno
     3. pron. feminine singular of uno
volta
     1. n. time, instance, occasion
           a volte - sometimes
           due volte alla settimana - twice a week
           tre volte tre fa nove - three times three is nine
     2. n. turn
     3. n. (architecture, anatomy) vault
     4. =Participle. feminine singular of volto
     5. v. third-person singular present of voltare
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of voltare
     voltare
          1. v. to turn
          2. v. (transitive, rare) to translate
          3. v. (intransitive) to turn
     volto
          1. adj. facing
          2. adj. concerning
          3. n. face
          4. v. masculine singular past participle of volgere
          5. v. masculine singular past participle of volvere
          6. v. first-person singular present of voltare
una volta
     1. adv. one time, once
     2. adv. once, formerly
     3. conj. once, when
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
mese
     1. n. month
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