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un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
gradasso
1. n. braggart
2. n. loudmouth
3. n. flippant
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
mascalzone
1. n. rascal, scoundrel, rapscallion
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
ribaldo
1. n. rogue, scoundrel
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!)
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
batte
1. v. third-person singular present of battere
battere
1. v. to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit something or pound or throb or stamp/stomp (e.g. feet)
2. v. to defeat, to overcome, to beat
3. v. to take (a penalty, a corner kick, etc)
4. v. to clap (hands)
5. v. to type
6. v. to coin, strike
7. v. to tender; to offer a payment (at sales or auctions)
8. v. to prostitute
9. v. (sports) to serve
10. v. (intransitive) (of the heart or pulse) To beat.
11. v. (intransitive) To prostitute.
con
1. prep. with, together
2. prep. (rowing) coxed
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)
abbaco
1. n. uncommon form of abaco
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of abbacare
abbacare
1. v. (intransitive, obsolete) to calculate
2. v. (intransitive figuratively, rare):
3. v. to daydream
4. v. to rack one's brain or puzzle.
alla
1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the
2. prep. it-prep
3. prep. -style
cotoletta alla milanese - Milan-style veal cutlet
cotoletta alla bolognese - Bologna-style veal cutlet
cotoletta alla valdostana - Aosta Valley-style veal cutlet
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
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)
mano
1. n. (anatomy) hand
2. n. band, company (Boccaccio; v. manus)
3. n. round
alla mano
1. adj. in hand
2. adj. simple, informal

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