| gli |
| 1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the | |
| gli alberi - the trees | |
| gli studenti - the students | |
| gli gnomi - the gnomes | |
| gli pneumatici - the tires | |
| gli xilofoni - the xylophones | |
| gli yogurt - the yogurts | |
| gli zaini - the backpacks | |
| gli dei - the gods | |
| 2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it | |
| Gli parlo. - I talk to him. | |
| 3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her | |
| Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) them, to them | |
| Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them. | |
| fece |
| 1. v. third-person singular past historic of fare | |
| fare |
| 1. v. to do | |
| 2. v. to make | |
| 3. v. to act | |
| 4. v. to get someone to be something | |
| 5. n. manner, way | |
| capire |
| 1. v. to understand, get the point, take the point | |
| 2. v. (rare, intransitive) to fit (in something) | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| clemenza |
| 1. n. mildness | |
| 2. n. leniency, clemency | |
| ed |
| 1. conj. alternative form of e and - (before a vowel) and | |
| Parlo italiano ed esperanto. - I speak Italian and Esperanto. | |
| innocentemente |
| 1. adv. innocently | |
| 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!) | |
| 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) | |
| Sua |
| 1. pron. (possessive) yours (formal or polite) | |
| 2. adj. (possessive) your (formal or polite) | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of suo | |
| 4. adj. feminine singular of suo | |
| suo |
| 1. adj. his, her, its | |
| i suoi figli - his/her/its children | |
| le sue macchine - his/her/its cars | |
| casa sua - his/her/its house | |
| suo padre - his/her/its father | |
| 2. adj. (often, capitalised) your (polite singular form) | |
| i Suoi figli - your children | |
| le Sue macchine - your cars | |
| casa Sua - your house | |
| Suo padre - your father | |
| 3. pron. his, hers, its own. | |
| Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own. | |
| 4. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form) | |
| Sono i Suoi - They are yours. | |
| la sua |
| 1. pron. his (that which belongs to him) | |
| maglietta |
| 1. n. (clothing) T-shirt / tee-shirt | |
| 2. n. (clothing) vest, undershirt | |
| 3. n. (nautical) ring, eye, loop (as in a ship's rigging) | |
| preferita |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of preferito | |
| 2. n. feminine noun of preferito | |
| 3. v. feminine singular past participle of preferire | |
| era |
| 1. n. age, epoch, period | |
| 2. n. (geology) era | |
| 3. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of essere | |
| 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 | |
| veramente |
| 1. adv. really, indeed, actually, truly | |
| veramente bello - really nice | |
| bella |
| 1. n. beauty, belle (beautiful woman) | |
| 2. n. sweetheart | |
| 3. n. fair copy (final draft of a piece of writing) | |
| 4. n. showdown (deciding match) | |
| 5. n. a Renaissance-style ceramic plate decorated with portraits of young women. | |
| 6. adj. feminine singular of adjective bello | |
| bello |
| 1. adj. nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful (of the weather etc.) | |
| Che bello! - How nice! | |
| una bella giornata - a beautiful day | |
| 2. adj. good-looking, handsome; beautiful (of a person) | |
| 3. adj. considerable (quantity) | |
| una bella somma - a considerable amount | |
| 4. adj. good | |
| un bel lavoro - a good job | |
| 5. n-m. beauty | |
| il bello nell’arte - beauty in art | |
| 6. n-m. (weather) fair-weather | |
| Domani riprenderà il bello (i.e. bel tempo)? - Will tomorrow be back the good weather? | |
| 7. n-m. (informal) man, fella | |
| Dai, andiamo, bello! - C'mon, let's go, fella! | |
| Allora, bello, da dove è che vieni? - So, man, where do you come from? | |
