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allora
so; then
pronto
ready; hello (on the phone)
quanto?
how much?; how long?
correre
to run
una parte
a part
prima
before
cosa?
what?
dai!
come on!
scherzare
to joke
se
if; whether
resistere
to resist
un quarto
a quarter
quarto
fourth; 4th
già
already; yet
buono
good
risultare
to result
comunque
by the way; anyway
l'accordo
the deal; the agreement
adesso
now
la vita
(the) life
però
however
credere
to believe
ai tempi
at the time
giocavo
I played (not anymore)
va bene
alright; OK
bene
well
il campione
the champion; the sample
iniziamo!
let's begin!
troppo
too (much)
preoccupare
to worry
vedere
to see
il piano
the floor; the flat surface
piano
slowly
così
so; thus; such
prossimo
next
incredibile!
incredible! ; unbelievable!
appena
just; only
stanco; stanca
tired
cosa vuole?
what would you like? (formal)
dire
to say; to tell
spesso
often
la settimana
the week
so
I know (a fact)
benissimo
very well
qualcosa
something; anything
contare
to count
fermarsi
to stop (oneself)
per te
for you
come?
how?
il giorno
the day
sembra
it seems
abbastanza
enough; quite; pretty; fairly
benvenuto
welcome
ideare
to devise
guardare
to look; to watch
perché
why; because
leggere
to read
seguire
to follow
la bici
the bike
meno
less
attivo
active
cattivo
bad
provare
to try (on); to prove
aspetta!
wait!
fare
to do; to make
lo sport
the sport
con me
with me
invece
instead
proprio
really; right; (my) own
divertire
to amuse
sentire
to feel; to hear
anche
also; too; as well
molto
very; much; really; a lot of ...
il meglio di ...
the best of ...
stasera
this evening; tonight
un po'
a little; a bit
da
since; from; by
domani
tomorrow
poi
then (after that)
continuare
to continue
migliorare
to improve
assicurarsi
to make sure
cambiare
to change
è così
that's just the way it is
fatto!
done!
la faccia
the face
una volta
once; one time
più
more; most
niente
nothing; anything
hai ragione
you're right (singular)
ragionare
to reason
anzi
on the contrary
comprare
to buy
mi piace
I like (one thing)
dovresti
you should
cominciare
to start
mangiare
to eat
sano
healthy
esagerato
exaggerated
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