strumento |
1. n. all senses, tool, implement, means | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of strumentare | |
strumentare |
1. v. (transitive, music) To instrument or orchestrate. | |
costituito |
1. v. past participle of costituire (feminine: costituita, masculine plural: costituiti, feminine plural: costituite) | |
2. adj. constituted | |
costituire |
1. v. to constitute, establish, set up, form | |
2. v. to constitute, compose, make up, consist | |
3. v. to constitute, represent, be | |
4. v. to constitute, appoint, make | |
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 | |
un |
1. art. an, a | |
2. n. one | |
3. adj. one | |
4. pron. one | |
supporto |
1. n. helper | |
2. n. support | |
3. n. stand, holder (and similar structures) | |
4. n. (heraldry) supporter | |
5. v. first-person singular present indicative of supportare | |
supportare |
1. v. to support | |
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? | |
legno |
1. n. wood (the material, or a piece of wood) | |
2. n. sailing ship | |
3. n. (plural) woodwind instrument | |
legnare |
1. v. To beat with a stick | |
o |
1. v. misspelling of ho | |
2. conj. or | |
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? | |
altro |
1. adj. other, another, more, further, else | |
2. adj. previous, last | |
3. pron. other, other man, another, more, somebody else | |
materiale |
1. adj. material | |
2. adj. physical, bodily | |
3. adj. rough, uncouth | |
4. n. material, stuff | |
5. n. materials, equipment | |
6. n. rough person | |
sul |
1. contraction. contraction of : on the | |
su |
1. adv. up, upstairs | |
2. interj. come on! | |
3. prep. on, upon, onto, on top | |
Lezione d'inglese numero 1: Il libro è sulla tavola. - English lesson number 1: The book is on the table. | |
4. prep. over | |
L'orologio sul polsino della camicia era il marchio di fabbrica di Gianni Agnelli. - The watch over the shirt cuff was Gianni Agnelli's trademark. | |
5. prep. about, on | |
Gli italiani non sono d'accordo su molte cose sul come cucinare la pasta e soprattutto sul condimento. - Italians don't agree on many things about how to cook pasta and especially on the sauce. | |
6. prep. above | |
La Paz, che sorge a circa 3600 metri sul livello del mare, è la più alta capitale del mondo. - La Paz, which lies about 3600 metres above sea level, is the world's highest capital city. | |
7. prep. in, out of | |
Un europeo su cinque avrà più di 65 anni entro il 2025. - One in five Europeans will be more than 65 years old by year 2025. | |
il |
1. art. the | |
quale |
1. adj. (question) what? | |
Quale uomo era? - What man was it? | |
2. adj. (in choosing options) which? | |
Quale macchina preferisci? - Which car do you prefer? | |
3. adj. (exclamation) what | |
Quale fortuna! - What luck! | |
4. adj. (in lists) such as, like | |
Verdura quali le carote ed i piselli. - Vegetables such as carrots and peas. | |
5. pron. which ... ? | |
Quale dei tre è il più grande? - Which of the three is biggest? | |
6. adv. as | |
quale amico - as a friend | |
sono |
1. v. first-person singular present of essere; (I) [[am]], [[I'm]]. | |
2. v. third-person plural present of essere; (they) [[are]], [[they're]]. | |
3. n. alternative form of suono | |
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 | |
infissi |
1. v. first-person singular past historic of infiggere | |
infiggere |
1. v. To drive or thrust something into something; to insert | |
peli |
1. n. plural of pelo | |
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of pelare | |
3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of pelare | |
4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of pelare | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of pelare | |
6. v. third-person singular imperative of pelare | |
pelare |
1. v. to pluck (feathers) | |
2. v. to skin (an animal) | |
3. v. to peel (fruit, etc.) | |
pelo |
1. n. hair (on the body) | |
2. n. surface (of the water) | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of pelare | |
o |
1. v. misspelling of ho | |
2. conj. or | |
fili |
1. n. plural of filo | |
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of filare | |
3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of filare | |
4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of filare | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of filare | |
6. v. third-person singular imperative of filare | |
filare |
1. v. to spin (yarn) | |
2. v. to draw (wire) | |
3. v. to pay out (rope, etc.) | |
4. v. to trail (an oar in the water) | |
5. v. (intransitive) to run; to leave (in a hurry) | |
6. n. row, line, file, especially of trees or vines | |
filo |
1. n. thread (for sewing, etc) | |
2. n. yarn | |
3. n. string (cord) | |
4. n. cable, wire, flex | |
5. n. blade (of grass, etc) | |
6. n. grain (of wood) | |
7. n. (idiomatic, in the plural) threads, strands | |
8. n. phylum (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class | |
9. n. trickle (of water) | |
10. n. breath (of air) | |
11. n. thread (of light) | |
12. n. wisp (of smoke) | |
13. n. edge (of blade) | |
14. n. ray (of light) | |
15. n. glimmer (of hope) | |
16. v. first-person singular present indicative of filare | |
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? | |
varia |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of variare | |
2. v. second-person singular imperative of variare | |
3. adj. feminine singular of adjective vario | |
variare |
1. v. to change, to vary, to diversify | |
natura |
1. n. nature | |
2. n. essence, character | |
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!) | |
serve |
1. adj. feminine plural of adjective servo | |
2. n. it-noun-pl, f | |
3. n. plural of serva | |
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of servire | |
servire |
1. v. to serve | |
2. v. to need | |
3. v. to plate | |
servire a tavola - to put meal on a plate | |
serva |
1. n-f. (literary) (female) slave | |
2. n-f. servant, maid | |
domestica, cameriera | |
3. adj. feminine singular of adjective servo | |
4. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of servire | |
5. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of servire | |
6. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of servire | |
7. v. third-person singular imperative of servire | |
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 | |
pulire |
1. v. to clean, to wipe, to scrub, to wash, to brush, to clear, to dust | |
togliere |
1. v. to take off | |
2. v. to take out | |
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) | |
polvere |
1. n. dust, powder | |
lucidare |
1. v. to polish | |
2. v. to trace (a design) | |
3. v. to glaze (tanning) | |
ravviare |
1. v. To tidy or tidy up | |
tessuti |
1. n. plural of tessuto | |
tessuto |
1. adj. woven | |
2. n. textile, fabric, material, stuff, cloth, weave | |
3. n. (biology) tissue | |
4. v. (past participle of tessere): [[woven]]. | |
capelli |
1. n. plural of capello; head hair | |
capello |
1. n. a single hair (on the head) | |
2. n. (in the plural) head hair | |
peli |
1. n. plural of pelo | |
2. v. second-person singular present indicative of pelare | |
3. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of pelare | |
4. v. second-person singular present subjunctive of pelare | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of pelare | |
6. v. third-person singular imperative of pelare | |
pelare |
1. v. to pluck (feathers) | |
2. v. to skin (an animal) | |
3. v. to peel (fruit, etc.) | |
pelo |
1. n. hair (on the body) | |
2. n. surface (of the water) | |
3. v. first-person singular present indicative of pelare | |
ecc |
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