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il pezzo
the piece
mai
never; ever
mangiare
to eat
solo
alone; lonely
la frutta
the fruit
la caduta
the fall
l'albero
the tree
vero
true; real
perché
why; because
c'è
there is
la verdura
the vegetables
la pasta
the pasta
seriamente
seriously
la mamma
the mum
mi dispiace
I'm sorry
quindi
therefore; so
dimmi
tell me
la cosa
the thing
servire
to serve
arrivare
to arrive
subito
immediately
puoi
you can; you might; you may (singular informal)
mancare
to miss (a person); to lack
nemmeno
not even
comunque
by the way; anyway
vorrei
I would like
proprio
really; right; (my) own
vedere
to see
l'isola
the island
il deserto
the desert
so
I know (a fact)
se
if; whether
tanto
much; a lot
fissare
to fix
curare
to cure
quei
those (plural)
anche
also; too; as well
la pianta
the plant
soffrire
to suffer
certo
certain; sure
l'opzione
the option
aspetta!
wait!
il formaggio
the cheese
fuori
outside; out
la mucca
the cow
fare
to do; to make
il latte
the milk
qualcosa
something; anything
l'insalata
the salad
togliersi
to take (oneself) off
va bene
alright; OK
l'affetto
the fondness
mille
1,000
l'euro
the euro
la grigliata
the bbq
come
how; like; as
scusami
forgive me
qui
here
il piatto
the plate; the dish
il migliore
the best (one)
il mondo
the world
la scusa
the apology; the excuse
il calcio
(the) football
senza
without
prendere
to take
il letto
the bed
l'articolo
the item; the article
nulla
nothing; not anything
il regalo
the present; the gift
morire
to die
prima
before
poi
then (after that)
sinceramente
sincerely
il fastidio
the inconvenience; the hassle
tagliare
to cut
la messa
the mass
grazie
thank you
aggiungere
to add
la causa
the cause
mica
not (colloquial emphasis)
il supermercato
the supermarket
niente
nothing; anything
la regola
the rule
devi
you have to ... ; you must (singular)
capire
to understand
debole
weak
la riforma
the reform
il caffè
the coffee
provare
to try (on); to prove
il giorno
the day
la giornata
the day (daytime)
la figa
the pussy (vulgar)
rompere
to break
sempre
always
la palla
the ball

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