WordsItaliano
| to be | Not rated | — | |||
| to have | Not rated | — | |||
| to do; to make | Not rated | — | |||
| to say; to tell | Not rated | — | |||
| to go | Not rated | — | |||
| to be able to; can | Not rated | — | |||
| to want | Not rated | — | |||
| to know (a fact); to know how | Not rated | — | |||
| to see | Not rated | — | |||
| to come | Not rated | — | |||
| to speak | Not rated | — | |||
| to eat | Not rated | — | |||
| to drink | Not rated | — | |||
| to understand | Not rated | — | |||
| to take; to have (food or drink) | Not rated | — | |||
| house; home | Not rated | — | |||
| day | Not rated | — | |||
| year | Not rated | — | |||
| man | Not rated | — | |||
| woman | Not rated | — | |||
| hand | Not rated | — | |||
| friend (male) | Not rated | — | |||
| water | Not rated | — | |||
| coffee; café | Not rated | — | |||
| ice cream | Not rated | — | |||
| the check; the bill | Not rated | — | |||
| breakfast | Not rated | — | |||
| station | Not rated | — | |||
| train | Not rated | — | |||
| ticket | Not rated | — | |||
| city | Not rated | — | |||
| backpack | Not rated | — | |||
| good morning; hello | Not rated | — | |||
| good evening | Not rated | — | |||
| thank you | Not rated | — | |||
| you're welcome; please, go ahead | Not rated | — | |||
| please | Not rated | — | |||
| excuse me (formal) | Not rated | — | |||
| How much does it cost? | Not rated | — | |||
| Where is the station? | Not rated | — | |||
| What time does the train leave? | Not rated | — | |||
| I would like… | Not rated | — | |||
| stack or pile of firewood | Not rated | — | |||
| carpenter | Not rated | — | |||
| workshop; small shop | Not rated | — | |||
| shiny; polished | Not rated | — | |||
| purplish-red | Not rated | — | |||
| axe | Not rated | — | |||
| bark; rind; outer covering | Not rated | — | |||
| wood shaving | Not rated | — | |||
| sawdust | Not rated | — | |||
| door; doorway | Not rated | — | |||
| wig | Not rated | — | |||
| woodworking plane | Not rated | — | |||
| to rejoice; to become pleased | Not rated | — | |||
| to mutter; to grumble | Not rated | — | |||
| to rough-shape; to remove the rough outer material | Not rated | — | |||
| to lament; to complain sorrowfully | Not rated | — | |||
| to grab; to seize | Not rated | — | |||
| to knock or bang about repeatedly | Not rated | — | |||
| to tousle; to ruffle | Not rated | — | |||
| to hum; to sing softly to oneself | Not rated | — | |||
| to plane; to smooth wood with a plane | Not rated | — | |||
| struck by lightning; suddenly overwhelmed | Not rated | — | |||
| because of; on account of | Not rated | — | |||
| in an undertone; quietly | Not rated | — | |||
| no sooner said than done | Not rated | — | |||
| to be dumbfounded; to be astonished | Not rated | — | |||
| there is not a soul here | Not rated | — | |||
| so much the worse for him | Not rated | — | |||
| to pluck up courage; to reassure oneself | Not rated | — | |||
| to start listening attentively | Not rated | — | |||
| Compare aveva, era and piallava (background/ongoing action) with capitò, prese and sentì (completed narrative events). Retell the chapter using both roles. | Not rated | — | |||
| Appena ebbe visto quel pezzo di legno, si rallegrò: after he had seen it, he became pleased. Ebbe + past participle is trapassato remoto, common in literary temporal clauses. | Not rated | — | |||
| Non so come andasse; Che sia ... che abbia imparato ...?; per sentire se ... si lamentasse. Notice the speaker's uncertainty rather than assuming every se requires a subjunctive. | Not rated | — | |||
| Di dove sarà uscita questa vocina? means Where can this little voice have come from? Sarà + participle expresses a supposition about a completed event. | Not rated | — | |||
| Servirmene = servire + mi + ne, to make use of it. Dandosi, grattandosi and rammaricandosi attach si to a gerund. Me la son figurata refers back to the feminine vocina. | Not rated | — | |||
| Non mi picchiar tanto forte! means Don't hit me so hard! Picchiar is a shortened picchiare. The attached form non picchiarmi is also possible. | Not rated | — | |||
| Disse ridendo e grattandosi la parrucca: he spoke while laughing and scratching his wig. Keep the implied subject aligned with the person doing the main action. | Not rated | — | |||
| Perchè → perché; colla/cogli → con la/con gli; son → sono; picchiar → picchiare; si messe → si mise; trasfigurito → modern trasfigurato. The source preserves its historical forms. | Not rated | — | |||
| to notice; to realize | Not rated | — | |||
| to approach | Not rated | — | |||
| to move away | Not rated | — | |||
| to cross | Not rated | — | |||
| to reach | Not rated | — | |||
| to continue on | Not rated | — | |||
| to return | Not rated | — | |||
| to go out | Not rated | — | |||
| to enter | Not rated | — | |||
| to go up; to get on | Not rated | — | |||
| to go down; to get off | Not rated | — | |||
| to run | Not rated | — | |||
| to walk | Not rated | — | |||
| to stop | Not rated | — | |||
| to turn around | Not rated | — | |||
| to bend down | Not rated | — | |||
| to get up | Not rated | — | |||
| to sit down | Not rated | — | |||
| to fall | Not rated | — | |||
| to stumble | Not rated | — | |||
| to jump | Not rated | — | |||
| to chase | Not rated | — | |||
| to flee | Not rated | — | |||
| to hide oneself | Not rated | — | |||
| to appear | Not rated | — | |||
| to disappear | Not rated | — | |||
| to grasp; to seize | Not rated | — | |||
| to leave; to let go | Not rated | — | |||
| to lift | Not rated | — | |||
| to push | Not rated | — | |||
| to pull | Not rated | — | |||
| to drag | Not rated | — | |||
| to pick up; to gather | Not rated | — | |||
| to throw | Not rated | — | |||
| to break | Not rated | — | |||
| to repair | Not rated | — | |||
| to build | Not rated | — | |||
| to open | Not rated | — | |||
| to close | Not rated | — | |||
| to carry; to bring | Not rated | — | |||
| to ask | Not rated | — | |||
| to answer | Not rated | — | |||
| to tell; to recount | Not rated | — | |||
| to explain | Not rated | — | |||
| to whisper | Not rated | — | |||
| to shout | Not rated | — | |||
| to exclaim | Not rated | — | |||
| to stammer | Not rated | — | |||
| to promise | Not rated | — | |||
| to admit | Not rated | — | |||
| to deny | Not rated | — | |||
| to convince | Not rated | — | |||
| to warn; to notice | Not rated | — | |||
| to joke | Not rated | — | |||
| to laugh | Not rated | — | |||
| to smile | Not rated | — | |||
| to cry | Not rated | — | |||
| to tremble | Not rated | — | |||
| to hope | Not rated | — | |||
| to fear | Not rated | — | |||
| to trust | Not rated | — | |||
| to regret; to repent | Not rated | — | |||
| to feel ashamed | Not rated | — | |||
| to become angry | Not rated | — | |||
| to be surprised | Not rated | — | |||
| to marvel; to be surprised | Not rated | — | |||
| to remember | Not rated | — | |||
| to recognize | Not rated | — | |||
| to forget | Not rated | — | |||
| to imagine | Not rated | — |
Showing 150 of 239