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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
possedere
1. v. to possess, have, own
2. v. to master (a subject, a language, etc.)
un
1. art. an, a
2. n. one
3. adj. one
4. pron. one
aereo
1. adj. aerial
2. n. British, US
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of aereare
aereare
1. v. To air, to expose to the open air, to ventilate.
leggero
1. adj. light (in weight)
K-Meleon è un web browser davvero molto leggero. (K-Meleon is a very light web browser.)
2. adj. (music) pop
Non mi piace la musica leggera. (I don't like pop music.)
3. adj. slight
4. adj. thin (thicker than sottile)
solo
1. adj. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
2. adj. only, single, just one, unique, sole
3. adj. (music) solo
4. adv. only, just, but, alone, merely
solo una volta - only once
ha solo quattro anni - he's just four
5. conj. (followed by (m, it, che)) but, only
6. conj. (preceded by (m, it, se)) if only
se solo lui non fosse qui ... - if only he was not here ...
7. conj. (followed by (m, it, se)) only if
... solo se lui non è qui., ... only if he is not here.
8. n-m. the only one, the only man
lui è il solo che può ... - he is the only one/only man that can ...
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
licenza
1. n. permission, leave, furlough
2. n. licence, permit
licenza poetica
poetic licence
3. n. pass (military)
4. n. school-leaving certificate
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
pilota
1. n. pilot (aircraft or ship)
2. n. driver (vehicle)
3. adj. pilot (attributive)
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of pilotare
5. v. second-person singular imperative of pilotare
pilotare
1. v. to pilot (aircraft or ship)
2. v. to drive (vehicle)

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