| 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 | |
| colore |
| 1. n. color, colour | |
| 2. n. hue | |
| 3. n. (gaming) pip (playing cards) | |
| 4. n. (card games, poker) flush | |
| giallo |
| 1. adj. yellow | |
| 2. adj. (of a story) involving crimes and detective work | |
| Mistero giallo. - Crime mystery. | |
| Racconti gialli. - Whodunit tales. | |
| 3. n. the colour yellow | |
| 4. n. amber, yellow (traffic signals) | |
| 5. n. mystery, (police) case | |
| 6. n. detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction | |
| acceso |
| 1. adj. (of a light) lit, on | |
| 2. adj. (of colour etc) bright | |
| 3. adj. enthusiastic, passionate, ardent | |
| 4. v. past participle of accendere | |
| 5. v. past participle of accendersi | |
| accendere |
| 1. v. to light, set alight, ignite, kindle | |
| 2. v. to turn on (a device) | |
| 3. v. (transitive, figuratively) to fire up | |
| 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!) | |
| assomiglia |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of assomigliare | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative of assomigliare | |
| assomigliare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To resemble or look like | |
| 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) | |
| buccia |
| 1. n. skin, peel, husk, bur (of fruit, etc.) | |
| buccia di banana - banana peel | |
| 2. n. pod (of peas, etc.) | |
| 3. n. rind (of cheese) | |
| della |
| 1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the | |
| omonimo |
| 1. adj. homonymous | |
| 2. n. homonym | |
| 3. n. namesake (male) | |
| frutto |
| 1. n. (botany) fruit | |
| 2. n. (rare in the when the number is unspecified the collective form frutta is used instead of the plural) fruit (food) | |
| 3. n. (figuratively) fruit (an end result, effect, or consequence), harvest | |
| 4. n. (figuratively) fruit (offspring) from a sexual union | |
| fruttare |
| 1. v. to yield | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) to fruit | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to give a return on an investment | |
