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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
può
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of potere
potere
1. v. can, could; be able to
2. v. may, might; be possible to
3. n. power
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
perché
1. conj. because, why
L'ho fatto perché volevo. - I did it because I wanted to.
2. conj. (followed by the subjunctive) so, so that, in order that
L'ho fatto perché io abbia il premio. - I did it so that I would get the prize.
3. adv. why
Perché il cielo è azzurro? - Why is the sky blue?
4. n. the whys, the reason
Vorrei proprio sapere il perché. - I would really like to know the reason.
Non so il perché, ma non mi sento bene. - I don't know why, but I don't feel well.
ha
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of avere
2. interj. ah! (usually ironic or sarcastic)
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
lasciato
1. v. past participle of lasciare (feminine: lasciata, masculine plural: lasciati, feminine plural: lasciate)
lasciare
1. v. to leave (leave something behind)
Ho lasciato il mio libro a scuola. - I left my book at school.
Lascia libero. - Leave free.
2. v. to let
Lasciatemi vedere il biglietto. - You all Let me see the ticket.
3. v. to leave somebody
Sara ha lasciato Marco. - Sara left Marco.
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
Suo
1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite)
2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite)
3. adj. his, her, its
i suoi figli - his/her/its children
le sue macchine - his/her/its cars
casa sua - his/her/its house
suo padre - his/her/its father
4. adj. (often, capitalised) your (polite singular form)
i Suoi figli - your children
le Sue macchine - your cars
casa Sua - your house
Suo padre - your father
5. pron. his, hers, its own.
Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own.
6. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form)
Sono i Suoi - They are yours.
stivale
1. n. boot
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.
giro
1. n. turn, twist, rotation, revolution
2. n. detour
3. n. lap (of a race)
4. n. tour, trip, stroll
5. n. (in the plural) rounds (of a postman etc)
6. n. period, space, course, time, run
7. n. ring (illicit)
8. n. turn, round
9. n. circulation (of money)
10. n. row (of knitting)
11. v. first-person singular present indicative of girare
girare
1. v. to turn, stir, wind
2. v. to tour, travel, go round
3. v. to pass
4. v. to endorse, transfer
5. v. (transitive, cinema) to shoot, film, act in
6. v. (intransitive) to turn, spin, revolve, run
7. v. (intransitive) to be on the go, ramble, roam, wander, go around
nella
1. contraction. contraction of ne la; in the
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.
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)
stanza
1. n. room
2. n. stanza

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