un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
tubo |
1. n. tube | |
2. n. pipe | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of tubare | |
tubare |
1. v. (intransitive) to coo | |
2. v. (intransitive) to bill and coo | |
di |
1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
2. prep. from | |
Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
3. prep. ’s | |
La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
4. prep. than | |
Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
penso di sì - I think so | |
niente di meglio - nothing better | |
Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
acciaio |
1. n. steel | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of acciaiare | |
acciaiare |
1. v. to steel (plate with steel) | |
2. v. to convert iron to steel | |
scende |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of scendere | |
scendere |
1. v. (transitive, non-standard) to go (all the way) down, come (all the way) down (the stairs) | |
scendere le scale - to go down the stairs | |
2. v. (transitive, non-standard) to climb (all the way) down (a ladder) | |
scendere la scala - to climb down the ladder | |
3. v. (intransitive) to descend, move downward; go down | |
scendere (al piano di sotto) - to go downstairs | |
scendere in città - to go into the city; go to town | |
scendere in piazza - to take to the streets (in protest) | |
4. v. (intransitive) to climb down from, come down from | |
scendere dall'albero - to come down from the tree | |
5. v. (intransitive) to get out of (bed) | |
scendere dal letto - to get out of bed | |
6. v. (intransitive) to get off; get out of; disembark from; alight | |
scendere dal treno - to get off the train | |
scendere dalla macchina - to get out of the car | |
7. v. (intransitive, of a river) to flow down, run down, descend | |
8. v. (intransitive, of rain) to fall (to the ground) | |
9. v. (intransitive, of levels, temperature) to drop, fall, go down | |
perpendicolarmente |
1. adv. perpendicularly | |
giù |
1. adv. down, downstairs, below | |
2. adv. (figuratively) low, depressed, weak | |
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 | |
soffitto |
1. n. ceiling | |
soffittare |
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terminando |
1. v. gerund of terminare | |
terminare |
1. v. to end, to finish, to terminate, kill | |
2. v. (intransitive) to end, to come to an end, to finish | |
con |
1. prep. with, together | |
2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
una |
1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
curva |
1. n. bend, curve, trajectory | |
2. n. The bank of seats at the ends of a football pitch. | |
3. adj. feminine singular of adjective curvo | |
4. v. third-person singular present of curvare | |
5. v. second-person singular imperative of curvare | |
curvare |
1. v. to bend or curve | |
rettangolare |
1. adj. rectangular | |
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 | |
mezz'aria |
1. n-f. mid-air | |
sopra |
1. prep. over | |
2. prep. more than | |
3. prep. above | |
4. prep. on, onto | |
5. adv. up | |
6. adv. on top | |
7. adv. above | |
8. n. top | |
il |
1. art. the | |
trono |
1. n. throne | |
2. n. obsolete form of tuono | |
come |
1. adv. how | |
Come stai? - How are you? (informal) | |
Come sta? - How are you? (formal) | |
2. adv. as, like | |
blu come il mare - as blue as the sea | |
3. adv. such as | |
4. conj. as soon as | |
come arrivò… - as soon as he arrived… | |
fosse |
1. v. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere | |
2. n. plural of fossa | |
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 | |
fossa |
1. n. pit, hole | |
2. n. grave | |
3. n. (anatomy) fossa | |
4. n. trough (depression between waves or ridges) | |
il |
1. art. the | |
periscopio |
1. n. periscope | |
di |
1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
2. prep. from | |
Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
3. prep. ’s | |
La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
4. prep. than | |
Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
penso di sì - I think so | |
niente di meglio - nothing better | |
Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
sottomarino |
1. adj. submarine, underwater | |
2. n. (nautical) submarine | |