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contro
1. prep. it-prep
2. prep. against
3. adv. against
4. n-m. con
5. adj. (in combination) counter
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of contrare
cui
1. pron. of che: [[whom]]; [[which]]
2. pron. (formal) dative of che: to [[whom]]; to [[which]]
3. det. (with definite article) whose
la donna il cui nome ho scordato - the woman whose name I’ve forgotten
la donna le cui amiche sono incinte - the woman whose friends are pregnant
non
1. adv. not
2. adv. un-
3. adv. don't
ci
1. pron. us
Loro ci conoscono - They know us
2. pron. (reflexive pronoun) ourselves; each other
Ci arrabbiamo - We (ourselves) get angry
Ci amiamo - We love each other
3. pron. to us
Lui ci ha detto questo - He said this to us
4. pron. (ngd, Replaces the indefinite personal pronoun m, it, si, , one) before reflexive m, it, si, , oneself; one
Ci si lava. - One washes oneself.
Ci si annoia quando non c'è niente da fare. - One gets bored when there is nothing to do.
5. pron. it, to it
Non ci credo. - I do not believe it.
6. adv. to there, here, there
Ci sono andato - I have been there
Ci siamo - We're here
Ci sono molte cose - There are many things
C'è un problema - There is a problem
7. adv. ngd, Forms part of many verbs:
volerci - to require/take
abituarci - to get used to it
riuscirci - to be able to do it
entrarci - to do with something
contarci - to count on it
pensarci - to think about it
starci - to agree / to be up for something
farcela - to manage to do something
crederci - to believe it
8. n-m. The Twi language family.
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
opporre
1. v. to put forward, raise (points of view, arguments)
2. v. to oppose
3. v. to counter, refute
contro
1. prep. it-prep
2. prep. against
3. adv. against
4. n-m. con
5. adj. (in combination) counter
6. v. first-person singular present indicative of contrare
cui
1. pron. of che: [[whom]]; [[which]]
2. pron. (formal) dative of che: to [[whom]]; to [[which]]
3. det. (with definite article) whose
la donna il cui nome ho scordato - the woman whose name I’ve forgotten
la donna le cui amiche sono incinte - the woman whose friends are pregnant
non
1. adv. not
2. adv. un-
3. adv. don't
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
lottare
1. v. to fight
2. v. to spar
3. v. to struggle

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