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devo
     1. v. first-person singular present of dovere (I must)
     dovere
          1. v. to owe
          2. v. (auxiliary) to have to do something (must)
          3. n. duty
andare
     1. v. (intransitive) to go
           andare a casa - to go home
           andare veloce - to go fast
     2. v. (intransitive) to feel like (only with the 3rd person), to want/like
           non mi va di ballare - I don't feel like dancing
           mi andrebbe del gelato - I'd like some ice cream
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
mio
     1. pron. (used attributively) my; of mine
           casa mia — “my house”
           i miei figli — “my children”
           le mie macchine — “my cars”
     2. pron. (used predicatively) mine
           Sono i miei. — “They are mine.”
     3. pron. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me
           Il mio è.... — “Mine is....”
commercialista
     1. n. graduate in business studies etc
     2. n. business consultant
     3. n. chartered accountant
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