| stare |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain | |
| stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to) | |
| Starà a casa. - He/she will stay at home. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick | |
| 3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous) | |
| Sto andando via. - I am leaving. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to be up to | |
| Sta a te decidere. - It's up to you to decide. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, followed by per) to be about to | |
| Sto per andare via. - I am about to leave. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, mathematics) to be to | |
| 4 sta a 8 come 5 sta a 10. - 4 is to 8 as 5 is to 10. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, regional) to live | |
| Mia sorella sta a Roma. - My sister lives in Rome. | |
| 8. v. to be in a certain condition | |
| come stai? - how are you? | |
| stare a dieta significa ridurre le calorie di ingresso e aumentarne il consumo con il movimento - being on a diet entails reducing calorie intake and increasing calories burned through exercise | |
| per |
| 1. prep. for | |
| Ma io l'ho fatto per te! - But I did it for you! | |
| Te lo vendo per appena trecento euro - I'll sell it you for only three hundred euro | |
| Ho studiato per tre ore - I studied for three hours | |
| Questo è il treno per Londra - This is the train for London | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction) | |
| 3. prep. through | |
| Sono passato per il centro - I passed through the center | |
| 4. prep. in or on | |
| Camminava ansiosamente per la stanza - He was pacing anxiously about the room | |
| 5. prep. by | |
| Te lo invio per posta - I'll send it to to by post | |
| 6. prep. with | |
| 7. prep. as | |
| stare per |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To be about to do something; to be going to do something. | |
| qualcosa |
| 1. pron. something | |
| Fa' qualcosa! - Do something! | |
| 2. pron. (in a question) anything | |
| anche |
| 1. adv. also, too, as well, besides | |
| 2. adv. even | |
| 3. n. plural of anca | |
| anca |
| 1. n. (anatomy) hip | |
| presso |
| 1. adv. (rare) nearby, near, close | |
| da presso - closely | |
| 2. prep. near | |
| 3. prep. beside, next to, by | |
| 4. prep. at, with | |
| Abito presso i miei zii. - I live with my uncles. | |
| Lavoravo presso la ditta Bianchi. - I worked at Bianchi's. | |
| 5. prep. among, with | |
| 6. prep. (mail) care of (always followed by (m, it, di)) | |
| 7. adj. (archaic) near, close | |
| 8. adj. (archaic) (having been) pressed, compressed | |
| 9. v. first-person singular present indicative of pressare | |
| pressare |
| 1. v. to press | |
| qualcuno |
| 1. pron. someone, somebody | |
| 2. pron. (in a question) anyone, anybody | |
| 3. pron. some (of them) | |
| 4. pron. (in a question) any (of us etc) | |
