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"indicative",
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"ref": "(io) mi faccio […]",
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"type": "example"
}
],
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"(auxiliary, the non-perfect forms followed by a past participle, used to form composite (perfect) tenses of reflexive forms of transitive verbs) to have (done something to oneself/oneselves); to be in the state of having (done something to oneself/oneselves); See Category:Italian reflexive verbs.",
"to have (done something to oneself/oneselves); to be in the state of having (done something to oneself/oneselves); See Category:Italian reflexive verbs."
],
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[
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[
"be",
"be"
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],
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],
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]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "He is loved by her.",
"text": "Lui è amato da lei.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "She had been loved by him.",
"text": "Lei era stata amata da lui.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(io) avevo/possedevo\n(io) ero avuto/posseduto\n(io) ero stato avuto/posseduto\nI owned/possessed\nI was owned/possessed\nI had been owned/possessed",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(io) amavo\n(io) ero amato\n(io) ero stato amato\nI loved\nI was loved\nI had been loved",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be (done something); to be in the state of being (done something); See Category:Italian transitive verbs."
],
"id": "en-essere-it-verb-lwuNpGo9",
"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
]
],
"qualifier": "both non-perfect and perfect forms followed by a past participle",
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"(auxiliary, both non-perfect and perfect forms followed by a past participle, used to form the passive forms of transitive verbs) to be (done something); to be in the state of being (done something); See Category:Italian transitive verbs."
],
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"auxiliary"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "God exists",
"text": "Dio è",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "there are various/many species of roses",
"text": "ci sono varie specie di rose",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "discuss whether there is heaven and hell/heaven and hell exist",
"text": "discutere se vi siano il paradiso e l’inferno",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "There are many law graduates.",
"text": "Ci sono molti laureati in legge.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2008 [c. 600 BCE], chapter 1, in CEI 2008 (Bibbia) [Bible], volume Genesi [Genesis] (religious text, creation myth), line 3",
"text": "Dio disse: «Sia la luce!». E la luce fu.\nGod said: «Let there be light», and the light was.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Before me existed not created things / if not eternal, […]\n(literally, “Before me [there] weren’t created things / if not eternal, […]”)",
"ref": "1314 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, “III”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Inferno [hell] (allegorical-didactic poem, lyric poetry), lines 7–8",
"text": "Dinanzi a me non fuor cose create / se non etterne, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "The laws exist, but who put its hand on them?\n(literally, “The laws are [there], but who put its hand on them?”)",
"ref": "1316 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, “XVI”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Purgatorio [Purgatory] (allegorical-didactic poem), line 97",
"text": "Le leggi [ci] son, ma chi pon mano ad esse?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] “And then there are some entanglements” / “Some entanglements? What entanglements may exist?” […]\n(literally, “[…] “And then there is some cheats” / “Some cheats? What cheats may there be?” […]”)",
"ref": "1840, Alessandro Manzoni, “II”, in I Promessi Sposi [The betrothed spouses], 3rd: la Quarantana [the Forty] edition (novel, historical fiction), page 34",
"text": "[…] “E poi c’è degli imbrogli” / “Degl’imbrogli? Che imbrogli ci può essere?” […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be, to exist (regionally, chiefly in Tuscany, can be found in the singular also when referring to plural subjects)"
],
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[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"exist",
"exist"
]
],
"qualifier": "affirms the existence; the essence in itself; the pure act; affirms the existence; the essence in itself; the pure act",
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, absolutive, as predicative verb, affirms the existence, the essence in itself, the pure act, without further determination) to be, to exist (regionally, chiefly in Tuscany, can be found in the singular also when referring to plural subjects)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"as predicative verb",
"without further determination"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "esistere"
}
],
"tags": [
"absolutive",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "The verb “to be” is itself.",
"text": "Il verbo “essere” è se stesso.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(The) god is (present) everywhere.",
"text": "(L’)iddio è (presente) dappertutto.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "There were no (present) people along the road.",
"text": "Non c’erano persone lungo la strada.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Are you already here?",
"text": "Siete già qui?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It’s me in person (literally, “It’s me in meat and bones.”)",
"text": "Sono io in carne ed ossa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I am present in person (literally, “I am present in meat and bones.”)",
"text": "Sono presente in carne ed ossa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] let the scene be ready at my return […]",
"ref": "1507–1566, Annibale Caro, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] fate che al mio ritorno la scena sia in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "To be, or not to be, that is the problem: […]",
"ref": "1600–1602, William Shakespeare, Amleto [Hamlet] (Tragedy), atto III, scena V [act III, scene V], line 1",
"text": "Essere, o non essere, questo è il dilemma: […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] his letters are all in existence […]",
"ref": "1626–1697, Francesco Redi, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] le sue lettere son tutte in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] But if you want, prolonging life, to benefit men; find an art in which their sensations and actions are multiplied by number and vigor. […]\n(literally, “[…] But if you want, prolonging life, to benefit men; find an art in which are multiplied by number and vigor, sensations and actions of them. […]”)",
"ref": "14–19 May 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “Dialogo di un fisico e di un metafisico [Dialogue of a physicist and a metaphysician]”, in Operette morali [Moral operettas] (collection of phylosophical novellas and dialogues), page 66",
"text": "[…] Ma se tu vuoi, prolungando la vita, giovare agli uomini veramente; trova un’arte per la quale sieno moltiplicate di numero e di gagliardia le sensazioni e le azioni loro. […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] Often, in similar circumstances, the announcement of a thing makes it present. […]\n(literally, “[…] Often, in similar circumstances, the announcement of a thing makes it to be [present]. […]”)",
"ref": "1840, Alessandro Manzoni, “XII”, in I Promessi Sposi [The bethroted spouses], 3rd: la Quarantana [the Forty] edition (novel, historical fiction), page 251",
"text": "[…] Spesso, in simili circostanze, l’annunzio d’una cosa la fa essere [presente]. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"to be (present)"
],
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[
"presente",
"presente"
],
[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"present",
"present"
]
],
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],
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"followed by presente"
],
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"also",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "it is (just/exactly) that way",
"text": "è (proprio) così",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "affirm what (in realty) is not (true)",
"text": "affermare ciò che (in realtà) non è (vero)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it can not be (true)",
"text": "non può essere (vero)",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be true"
],
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[
"vero",
"vero#Italian"
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[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"true",
"true"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
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],
"raw_tags": [
"followed by vero"
],
"tags": [
"also",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "it had been me (who gave/did something) (which replace the clause l’avevo dato/fatto io)",
"text": "ero stato io (a dare/fare qualcosa)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it was given/done by me",
"text": "l’avevo dato/fatto io",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be"
],
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"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, used to replace action verbs) to be"
],
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"used to replace action verbs"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "today (the weather/it) is lovely",
"text": "oggi (c’)è bel tempo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "today (the climate/it) is cold/hot",
"text": "oggi (il clima) è freddo/caldo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "today (the sky/it) is already dark",
"text": "oggi (il cielo) è già buio",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be"
],
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[
"be",
"be"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, impersonal, used to indicate a situation) to be"
],
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"used to indicate a situation"
],
"tags": [
"impersonal",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "It is to you who I address (my speech).",
"text": "È a te che mi rivolgo.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It is to you who I address my speech.",
"text": "È a te che rivolgo il mio discorso.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It is for this reason that I insist.",
"text": "È per questo che insisto.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "When will we meet again?",
"text": "Quand’è che ci rivedremo?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-verb-CvEgfuq91",
"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, impersonal, used to emphasize) to be"
],
"raw_tags": [
"used to emphasize"
],
"tags": [
"impersonal",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "[…] Fame of them the world does not let exist; / mercy and justice disdains them: / do not reason about them, but look and pass.” […]\n(literally, “[…] Fame of them the world does not allow to be; / mercy and justice disdains them: / do not reason about them, but look and pass.” […]”)",
"ref": "1314 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, quoting Virgilio [Virgil], “III”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Inferno [Hell] (allegorical-didactic poem, lyric poetry), lines 49–51",
"text": "[…] Fama di loro il mondo esser non lassa; / misericordia e giustizia li sdegna: / non ragioniam di lor, ma guarda e passa.” […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to exist"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-verb-n-Jbd-ah",
"links": [
[
"exist",
"exist"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to exist"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "esistere"
},
{
"word": "sussistere"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "the difficulty is/lies/consists in this",
"text": "in questo è la difficoltà",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "true happiness is not/does not consist in money",
"text": "la vera felicità non è nel denaro",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "all his joy is in (the) work",
"text": "tutta la sua gioia è nel lavoro",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be, to consist, to stay, to lay"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-verb-~tWrqOUI",
"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"consist",
"consist"
],
[
"stay",
"stay"
],
[
"lay",
"lay"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to be, to consist, to stay, to lay"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "consistere"
},
{
"word": "stare"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "(It lived) once upon a time (and now no longer) […] (literally, “It was once (and now no longer) […]”)",
"text": "C’era una volta (ed ora non più) […]",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] You must therefore know that Coppo di Borghese Domenichi, who lived in our city, and maybe still lives there, was, and maybe still is, a man of great and reverend authority in our days […]\n(literally, “[…] You must therefore know that Coppo di Borghese Domenichi, who was in our city, and maybe still is, a man of great and reverend authority in of our […]”)",
"ref": "1350–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quinta [Fifth day]”, in Decameron or Decamerone [The Decameron] (collection of Novellas), Novella nona [Ninth novella], page 395",
"text": "[…] Dovete adunque sapere che Coppo di Borghese Domenichi, il quale fu nella nostra cittá, e forse è ancora, uomo di grande e di reverenda autoritá ne’ di nostri, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "He lived. […]\n(literally, “He was. […]”)",
"ref": "1821, Alessandro Manzoni, Il cinque maggio [The Fifth of May] (poetry, ode), page 689, line 1",
"text": "Ei fu. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to live"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-verb-ipZlC7B7",
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[
"live",
"live"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to live"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "vivere"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "From where are you?",
"text": "Di dove siete?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "He was born/lives in Milan/Naples.",
"text": "Lui/Egli/Esso è di Milano/Napoli.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "She was born/lives in Milan/Naples.",
"text": "Lei/Ella/Essa è di Milano/Napoli.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…], and to Jove gave Dardanus his son / Where Troy and Assaracus were born and the fifty / Marriage beds and the kingdom of the Julia people. […]\n(literally, “[…], and to Jove gave Dardanus his son / Where Troy and Assaracus were and the fifty / Thalamuses and the kingdom of the Julia people. […]”)",
"ref": "1808, Niccolò (Ugo) Foscolo, Ippolito Pindemonte, Giovanni Torti, Vincenzo Monti, “Carme di Ugo Foscolo [Solemn Song of Ugo Foscolo]”, in Dei Sepolcri [Of the sepulchres] (poetry), page 12, lines 238–240",
"text": "[…], ed a Giove diè Dárdano figlio / Onde fur Troja e Assáraco e i cinquanta / Talami e il regno della Giulia gente. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to have life, to have origin"
],
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"links": [
[
"have",
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[
"life",
"life"
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[
"origin",
"origin"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
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],
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"word": "avere vita"
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{
"word": "avere origine"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "What (has) happened?",
"text": "Cos’è stato?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "What will happen/occur to us?",
"text": "Cosa sarà di noi?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "The thing which (has) happened it (has) happened. (literally, “What (has) happened (has) happened.”)",
"text": "Quel che è stato è stato.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…], I sing the audacious enterprises, / which happened at the time the Moors / of Africa passed the sea, […]\n(literally, “[…], the audacious enterpsrises I sing, / which were at the time the Moors / of Africa passed the sea, […]”)",
"ref": "1516, Ludovico Ariosto, “Canto primo [First song]”, in Orlando furioso [Furious Orlando] (poetry, chivalric romance), section 1, lines 2–4",
"text": "[...], l’audaci imprese io canto, / che furo al tempo che passaro i Mori / d’Africa il mare, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] I do not like the things that / could happen but which did not / happened…. […]\n(literally, “[…] I do not like that the things that / could be and did not / been…. […]”)",
"ref": "1911, Guido Gozzano, “Alle soglie [On the thresholds]”, in I colloqui [The interviews] (poetry), Cocotte, lines 27–29",
"text": "[…] Non amo che le cose / che potevano essere e non sono / state…. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to occur, to happen, to take place"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-verb-YkFOwS3O",
"links": [
[
"occur",
"occur"
],
[
"happen",
"happen"
],
[
"take",
"take"
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[
"place",
"place"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to occur, to happen, to take place"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "avvenire"
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{
"word": "accadere"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "to be at home/in the fields/in the office",
"text": "essere in casa/nei campi/in ufficio",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be at home/at school/in the bed",
"text": "essere a casa/a scuola/a letto",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be on the way home",
"text": "essere sulla strada di casa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be on the spot",
"text": "essere sul posto",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in front of someone/something",
"text": "essere davanti a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be behind someone/something",
"text": "essere dietro a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be over someone/something",
"text": "essere sopra a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be under/below someone/something",
"text": "essere sotto a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be inside something",
"text": "essere dentro a qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be outside something",
"text": "essere fuori da qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the door is there",
"text": "la porta è lì",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the hill is to the west",
"text": "la collina è a(d) ovest",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "they were all there waiting for him",
"text": "(loro/essi/esse) erano tutti lì ad aspettarlo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "when I was in college",
"text": "quand’ero in collegio",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in someone’s company",
"text": "essere in compagnia di qualcuno",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be among friends",
"text": "essere fra/tra amici",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I’ve (already) been to that city before.",
"text": "Ero già stato in quella città.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "The enemy is at the door(s).",
"text": "Il nemico è alle porte.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be at war/peace",
"text": "essere in guerra/pace",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be safe",
"text": "essere al sicuro",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in danger",
"text": "essere in pericolo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in trouble",
"text": "essere nei guai/pasticci",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be (in) true",
"text": "essere nel vero",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be at fault",
"text": "essere in colpa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in error",
"text": "essere in errore",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in the dark about everything",
"text": "essere all’oscuro di tutto",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be under someone’s orders",
"text": "essere agli ordini di qualcuno",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be under someone’s domain",
"text": "essere sotto il dominio di qualcuno",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be under someone’s protection",
"text": "essere sotto la protezione di qualcuno",
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},
{
"english": "to be in agony",
"text": "essere in agonia",
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},
{
"english": "to be in mourning",
"text": "essere in lutto",
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},
{
"english": "to be in sympathy/have hatred for someone",
"text": "essere in simpatia/odio a qualcuno",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in the grace of god/God",
"text": "essere in/nella grazia di dio/Dio",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be angry at something",
"text": "essere in collera per qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be worried/anxious about something",
"text": "essere in pena/ansia per qualcosa",
"type": "example"
}
],
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{
"english": "to be at school/at the table/in bed",
"text": "essere a scuola/a tavola/a letto",
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{
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"text": "essere sulla via di/per casa/sul posto",
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{
"english": "when we will have (arrived) at home",
"text": "quando saremo (arrivati) a casa",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "wait for it to be/come close",
"text": "aspetta che sia vicino",
"type": "example"
}
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"english": "to be on the way",
"text": "essere in via (di arrivo)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in the start",
"text": "essere in via di partenza",
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},
{
"english": "to be on the way",
"text": "essere in cammino",
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{
"english": "to be travelling/traveling",
"text": "essere in viaggio",
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{
"english": "to be on the mend",
"text": "essere in via di guarigione",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be at the beginning/end",
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{
"english": "to be ahead/back doing something",
"text": "essere avanti/indietro a fare qualcosa",
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{
"english": "to be well advanced/on one’s way doing something",
"text": "essere a buon punto a fare qualcosa",
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},
{
"english": "to be at the soup/fruit (time)",
"text": "essere alla minestra/frutta",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the water is boiling",
"text": "l’acqua è a bollore",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be (almost) there",
"text": "esserci (quasi)",
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{
"english": "we are almost there",
"text": "(noi) ci siamo quasi",
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},
{
"english": "courage, we are almost there",
"text": "coraggio, ci siamo quasi",
"type": "example"
}
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"english": "it is early/late",
"text": "è presto/tardi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "We are already at Christmas.",
"text": "(Noi) siamo già a Natale.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it is five months/five years old",
"text": "è di cinque mesi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it was born five months ago",
"text": "era nato da cinque mesi",
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{
"english": "it is in the fifth months (of pregnancy)",
"text": "è al quinto mese (di gravidanza)",
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{
"english": "it’s nine o’clock",
"text": "sono le nove",
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{
"english": "it’s time to act",
"text": "è il tempo di agire",
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{
"english": "It is spring",
"text": "è primavera",
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{
"english": "we are in spring",
"text": "(noi) siamo in primavera",
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{
"english": "He is in his forties/He is about forty years old",
"text": "(Egli) è sulla quarantina",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It’s (from) an hour (ago) that I’m here.",
"text": "È (da) un’ora (fa) che aspetto.",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "I (had) met him fifteen days ago (literally, “I him had met fifteen days now are.”)",
"text": "(Io) l’avevo incontrato quindici giorni or sono",
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"english": "From here to the town there should be at least six miles.",
"text": "Da qui al paese dovrebbero essere/esserci almeno 6 miglia.",
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},
{
"english": "there is more than an hour of walk (still to go)",
"text": "C’è più di un’ora di cammino (ancora da percorrere)",
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},
{
"english": "How many days are there (still) to get to Easter?",
"text": "Quanti giorni ci sono (ancora) per arrivare a Pasqua?",
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}
],
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"text": "essere di buon appetito",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "he/she is a person of taste",
"text": "(esso/essa) è una persona di gusto",
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{
"english": "the fact is different in nature (literally, “the fact is of different nature”)",
"text": "il fatto è di natura diversa",
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{
"english": "to be in a good mood",
"text": "essere di buon umore",
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{
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"text": "essere d’aiuto",
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{
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{
"english": "to be of comfort/consolation/support",
"text": "essere di conforto",
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{
"english": "to be of service",
"text": "essere di servizio",
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{
"english": "to be on guard",
"text": "essere di guardia",
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},
{
"english": "to be on duty",
"text": "essere di turno",
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},
{
"english": "to be of the day",
"text": "essere di giornata",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be of the opinion (that)",
"text": "essere dell’opinione/dell’avviso/dell’idea (che)",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "to be back (literally, “to be on return”)",
"text": "essere di ritorno",
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{
"english": "[…] And I, who has noticed the colo(u)r / I said: “How will I come, if you fear / that I have the habit to doubt be (of) comfort?”. […]\n(literally, “[…] And I, who myself has noticed of the colo(u)r / I said: “How will I come, if you fear / that I have the habit to doubt be comfort?”. […]”)",
"ref": "1314 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, “IV”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Inferno [Hell] (allegorical-didactic poem, lyric poetry), lines 16–18",
"text": "[…] E io, che del color mi fui accorto, / dissi: “Come verrò, se tu paventi / che suoli al mio dubbiare esser conforto?”. […]",
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"english": "This telegram must be sent immediately (literally, “There is this telegram to be send immediately”)",
"text": "c’è da spedire subito questo telegramma",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Is there much to wait for?",
"text": "C’è da attendere molto?",
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},
{
"english": "These are not things to be said.",
"text": "(Queste) non sono cose da dirsi.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It is not to be believed.",
"text": "Non è da credere.",
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},
{
"english": "It is still (everything) to be seen.",
"text": "È da ancora (tutto) vedere.",
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{
"english": "There is to become crazy.",
"text": "C’è da impazzire.",
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{
"english": "(literally, “There is to put one’s hands in oneself/oneselves hair.”)",
"text": "C’è da mettersi le mani nei capelli.",
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{
"english": "There would be a lot to gain.",
"text": "Ci sarebbe da guadagnare parecchio.",
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{
"english": "It is not a gentlemen’s behavio(u)r to do so.",
"text": "Non è da galantuomo/gentiluomo comportarsi così.",
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{
"english": "[…] But their own pens were not from these […]\n(literally, “[…] But their own feathers were not from these […]”)",
"ref": "1321 (volume and full book), Dante Alighieri, “XXXIII”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Paradiso [Paradise] (allegorical-didactic poem, epic poetry), line 139",
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"english": "to be in (a) good/bad condition(s)/state",
"text": "essere in buon(o)/cattivo stato",
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{
"english": "to be bad in tools",
"text": "essere male in arnese",
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{
"english": "to be in punishment",
"text": "essere in castigo/punizione",
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{
"english": "to be in error",
"text": "essere in errore",
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{
"english": "to be in a robe",
"text": "essere in vestaglia",
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{
"english": "to be in slippers",
"text": "essere in pantofole",
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{
"english": "to be in shirt sleeves",
"text": "essere in maniche di camicia",
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{
"english": "to be in short/long sleeves",
"text": "essere in maniche corte/lunghe",
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{
"english": "to be in someone’s shoes",
"text": "essere nei panni di qualcuno",
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{
"english": "to be in someone",
"text": "essere in qualcuno",
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{
"english": "If I were in your shoes, I would act differently.",
"text": "Se io fossi nei tuoi panni.",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "If I were (in) you, I would act differently.",
"text": "Se io fossi in te.",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "to be (not) in oneself/oneselves",
"text": "(non) essere in sé (stessi)",
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"english": "I will do everything (is/be) in me.",
"text": "(Io) farò tutto quanto è/sia in me.",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "I will do everything (is/be) in my duties.",
"text": "(Io) farò tutto quanto è/sia nei miei doveri.",
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{
"english": "We will do everything, as it (is/be) in us.",
"text": "(Noi) faremo tutto, per quant’è/quanto sia in noi.",
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{
"english": "We will do everything, as much as it (is/be) in our abilities.",
"text": "(Noi) faremo tutto, per quant’è/quanto sia nelle nostre capacità.",
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"english": "I am not able to answer (to) you.",
"text": "Io non sono in grado di risponderti.",
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{
"english": "They are not able to answer (to) you.",
"text": "Loro non sono in grado di risponderti.",
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{
"english": "The injured (man) was unable to walk.",
"text": "Il ferito non era in grado di camminare.",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "The injured man was unable to walk.",
"text": "L’uomo ferito non era in grado di camminare.",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "The injured (woman) was unable to walk.",
"text": "La (donna) ferita non era in grado di camminare.",
"type": "example"
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"english": "to be at the table (literally, “to be at table”)",
"text": "essere a tavola",
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{
"english": "to be on the horseback (literally, “to be at horse”)",
"text": "essere a cavallo",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "to feel good (literally, “to be at horse”)",
"text": "essere a cavallo",
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{
"english": "to be (out) for a walk",
"text": "essere a spasso/passeggio",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "to be in despair",
"text": "essere alla disperazione",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "to be hungry",
"text": "essere alla fame",
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{
"english": "to be without money (literally, “to be at green”)",
"text": "essere al verde",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"english": "[…] And for these reason, to what we in disgust or neglect did not fall into what we as an adventure in some way wanting could escape, I do not know if for you it thinks that I think about it: I would judge excellently the fact that we, as we are, as many before us have made and currently do, we go out from this land, and escaping as the die from the dishonest examples, honestly to our places in the countryside, from which each of us (it) is a great copy, we went from there to stay, and there that feast, the joy, that pleasure that we could, without going beyond in any act the limit of reason, we took. […]\n(literally, “[…] And for these reason, to what we, in disgust or neglect, did not fall into what we, as an adventure, for some way, wanting, could escape, I do not know if for you itself thinks about that I think about it: I would judge excellently fact that we, as we are, as many ahead to us have made and do, of this land we exit, and escaping as the die the dishonest examples of other, honestly to our places in the countryside, of which each of us it is a great copy, we went from there to stay, and there that feast, the joy, that pleasure that we could, without going beyond in any act the sign of reason, we took. […]”)",
"ref": "1350–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata prima [First day]”, in Decameron or Decamerone [The Decameron] (collection of Novellas), Introduzione [Introduction], page 20",
"text": "[…] E per ciò, acciò che noi per ischifiltá o per trascutaggine non cadessimo in quello di che noi per avventura per alcuna maniera volendo potremmo scampare, non so se a voi quello se ne parrá che a me ne parrebbe: io giudicherei ottimamente fatto che noi, sì come noi siamo, sì come molti innanzi a noi hanno fatto e fanno, di questa terra uscissimo, e fuggendo come la morte i disonesti esempli degli altri, onestamente a’ nostri luoghi in contado, de’ quali a ciascuna di noi è gran copia, ce n’andassimo a stare, e quivi quella festa, quell’allegrezza, quello piacere che noi potessimo, senza trapassare in alcuno atto il segno della ragione, prendessimo. […]",
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{
"english": "How many are you?",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"english": "[…] In this way, you will properly increase human life, and by filling up those immense intervals of time in which our being is rather lasting than living, you can boast of prolonging it. […]",
"ref": "14–19 May 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “Dialogo di un fisico e di un metafisico [Dialogue of a physicist and a metaphysician]”, in Operette morali [Moral operettas] (collection of phylosophical novellas and dialogues), page 66",
"text": "[…] Nel qual modo, accrescerai propriamente la vita umana, ed empiendo quegli smisurati intervalli di tempo nei quali il nostro essere è piuttosto durare che vivere, ti potrai dar vanto di prolungarla. […]",
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"id": "en-essere-it-noun-hVdPoH2u",
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
]
],
"qualifier": "the act/fact of exist; existence; life; the act/fact of exist; existence; life",
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, substantival use of the verbal voice, the act/fact of exist, existence, life) being"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"countable"
],
"word": "esistenza"
},
{
"tags": [
"countable"
],
"word": "vita"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"noun-from-verb",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "to know a person/a thing/a fact in its true being",
"text": "conoscere una persona/una cosa/un fatto nel suo vero essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "he/she/it/one asked him about his being.",
"text": "(lui/lei/egli/ella/esso/essa/uno/una) gli domandò/chiese dell’esser suo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] the being of the man is very far from that of the beasts […]",
"ref": "1802–1874, Niccolò Tommaseo, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] l’essere dell’uomo dista grandemente da quel delle bestie […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-hVdPoH2u1",
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
]
],
"qualifier": "way of being; condition; way of being; condition",
"raw_glosses": [
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],
"raw_tags": [
"accompanied by a determination",
"in relation to intrinsic qualities and properties"
],
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{
"word": "modo di essere"
},
{
"word": "condizione"
},
{
"word": "stato"
},
{
"word": "essenza"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"uncountable",
"usually"
],
"topics": [
"state"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "to be in being/to be living (literally, “to found oneself/oneselves in being”)",
"text": "trovarsi in essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] his letters are all in existence […]",
"ref": "1626–1697, Francesco Redi, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] le sue lettere son tutte in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being; living; existence; condition"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-D0OvTqe7",
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
],
[
"living",
"living"
],
[
"existence",
"existence"
],
[
"condition",
"condition"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) being; living; existence; condition"
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "in good/bad being/conditions",
"text": "in buon/cattivo essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "furniture/house/home in bad conditions",
"text": "mobili/casa in cattivo essere",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being, condition"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-I7YT2Y0z",
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
],
[
"condition",
"condition"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) being, condition"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "condizione"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "my grandad/grandfather is always in good conditions/healty/in prosperity",
"text": "mio nonno è sempre in essere",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being, in good conditions"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-lnYUxZv1",
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
],
[
"good",
"good"
],
[
"condition",
"condition"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) being, in good conditions"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "buone condizioni"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "to have ready",
"text": "avere in essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] let the scene be ready at my return […]",
"ref": "1507–1566, Annibale Caro, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] fate che al mio ritorno la scena sia in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"ready"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-sk1tM3Nu",
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[
"ready",
"ready"
]
],
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"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) ready"
],
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{
"word": "pronto"
}
],
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"idiomatic",
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]
},
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"english": "to put in place/into operation",
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}
],
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"place, operation"
],
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[
"place",
"place"
],
[
"operation",
"operation"
]
],
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"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) place, operation"
],
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{
"word": "esercizio"
}
],
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"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "[…] All natures […] move to different ports / via the great sea of being/god […]\n(literally, “[…] All natures […] move themselves to different ports / via the great sea of being […]”)",
"ref": "1321 (volume and full book), Dante Alighieri, “I”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Paradiso [Paradise] (allegorical-didactic poem, epic poetry), lines 110, 112–113",
"text": "[…] Tutte nature […] si muovono a diversi porti / per lo gran mar de l’essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"being"
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"id": "en-essere-it-noun-hVdPoH2u1",
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[
"being",
"being"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
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],
"tags": [
"concrete",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "it is a despicable being/creature.",
"text": "È un essere spregevole.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being, creature"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-BirLBhxR",
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(countable, concrete) being, creature"
],
"tags": [
"concrete",
"countable",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"english": "The same (living) being/creature",
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"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"living being, creature"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-NbB240LQ",
"links": [
[
"living being",
"living being"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(countable, concrete, by extension) living being, creature"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "essere vivente"
},
{
"word": "creatura"
}
],
"tags": [
"broadly",
"concrete",
"countable",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "it",
"name": "Philosophy",
"orig": "it:Philosophy",
"parents": [
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
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{
"english": "the existence",
"text": "l’esserci",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"existence"
],
"id": "en-essere-it-noun-ImaeONww",
"links": [
[
"philosophy",
"philosophy"
],
[
"ci",
"ci#Italian"
],
[
"existence",
"existence"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, philosophy, followed by ci) existence"
],
"raw_tags": [
"followed by ci"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "esistenza"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛs.se.re/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛssere"
}
],
"word": "essere"
}
{
"categories": [
"Italian 3-syllable words",
"Italian countable nouns",
"Italian entries with incorrect language header",
"Italian irregular verbs",
"Italian lemmas",
"Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
"Italian masculine nouns",
"Italian nouns",
"Italian terms derived from Early Medieval Latin",
"Italian terms derived from Latin",
"Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH-",
"Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁es-",
"Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-",
"Italian terms inherited from Early Medieval Latin",
"Italian terms inherited from Latin",
"Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Italian terms with audio links",
"Italian verbs",
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"Italian verbs with irregular conditional",
"Italian verbs with irregular future",
"Italian verbs with irregular gerund",
"Italian verbs with irregular imperative",
"Italian verbs with irregular imperfect indicative",
"Italian verbs with irregular imperfect subjunctive",
"Italian verbs with irregular past historic",
"Italian verbs with irregular past participle",
"Italian verbs with irregular present indicative",
"Italian verbs with irregular present participle",
"Italian verbs with irregular present subjunctive",
"Italian verbs with root-stressed infinitive",
"Rhymes:Italian/ɛssere",
"Rhymes:Italian/ɛssere/3 syllables"
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"derived": [
{
"english": "to be again",
"word": "riessere"
},
{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"first-person",
"reflexive",
"singular"
],
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{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"first-person",
"reflexive",
"singular"
],
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{
"tags": [
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"dative",
"first-person",
"impersonal",
"instrumental",
"lative",
"locative",
"plural",
"reflexive",
"third-person"
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{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"first-person",
"plural",
"reflexive"
],
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{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"reflexive",
"second-person",
"singular"
],
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{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"reflexive",
"second-person",
"singular"
],
"word": "essertelo"
},
{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"impersonal",
"lative",
"plural",
"reflexive",
"second-person",
"third-person"
],
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{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"plural",
"reflexive",
"second-person"
],
"word": "esservelo"
},
{
"tags": [
"impersonal",
"reflexive",
"third-person"
],
"word": "essersi"
},
{
"tags": [
"impersonal",
"reflexive",
"third-person"
],
"word": "esserselo"
},
{
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural",
"singular",
"third-person"
],
"word": "essergli"
},
{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural",
"singular",
"third-person"
],
"word": "esserglielo"
},
{
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular",
"third-person"
],
"word": "esserla"
},
{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural",
"singular",
"third-person"
],
"word": "esserle"
},
{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural",
"third-person"
],
"word": "esserli"
},
{
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular",
"third-person"
],
"word": "esserlo"
},
{
"english": "third-person/impersonal relative form",
"word": "esserne"
}
],
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"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
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{
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},
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{
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"2": "la-eme",
"3": "essere",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
"expansion": "Early Medieval Latin essere",
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{
"args": {
"1": "it",
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"3": "essere"
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "la",
"3": "sum",
"4": "esse"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
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},
"expansion": "stato",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "la",
"3": "sto",
"4": "stātus"
},
"expansion": "Latin stātus",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse. The past participle stato is from Latin stātus.",
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{
"form": "èssere",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "sóno",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fùi",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"historic",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "stàto",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "èro",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarò",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"future",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssi",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sìi",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "èssere",
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"auxiliary"
]
},
{
"form": "irregular",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "it-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "èssere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "èssere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"auxiliary"
]
},
{
"form": "essèndo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gerund"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "stàto",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sóno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sèi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "è",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "siéte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siète",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sóno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "èro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "èri",
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"imperfect",
"indicative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "èra",
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"imperfect",
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "eravàmo",
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"first-person",
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eravàte",
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"tags": [
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "èrano",
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"imperfect",
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fósti",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fù",
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"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùmmo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fóste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùrono",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarò",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"future",
"indicative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarài",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarà",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarémo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"future",
"indicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "saréte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarànno",
"source": "conjugation",
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"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarèi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarésti",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarèbbe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarébbe",
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"conditional",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarémmo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"conditional",
"first-person",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "saréste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarèbbero",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarébbero",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "siàte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fósse",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssimo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fóste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssero",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"second-person-semantically",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "siàte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person-semantically",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "èssere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"negative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"negative",
"second-person-semantically",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperative",
"negative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "siàte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"negative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"negative",
"plural",
"second-person-semantically",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "irregular",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "it-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "èssere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "èssere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"auxiliary"
]
},
{
"form": "essèndo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gerund"
]
},
{
"form": "sèndo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gerund"
]
},
{
"form": "essènte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "ènte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "stàto",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "essùto",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sùto",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sóno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sèi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "è",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sémo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "siéte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siète",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sète",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sóno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ènno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "èmmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "èro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "èra",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "èri",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "èra",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "eravàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "èramo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eravàte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "èrano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fósti",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fùsti",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fù",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùmmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "fóste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùrono",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fóre",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fòro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fuòro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"historic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarò",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"future",
"indicative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarài",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarà",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fìe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarémo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"future",
"indicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "saréte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarànno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fìeno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarèi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "fòra",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarésti",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sarèbbe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fòra",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarémmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"first-person",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "saréste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarèbbero",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sarìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fòro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "siàte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìeno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fùssi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fùssi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fósse",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùsse",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssimo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fùssimo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fóste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fùste",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "fóssero",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "fùssero",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"second-person-semantically",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "siàte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person-semantically",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìeno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person-semantically",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "èssere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"negative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sìa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"negative",
"second-person-semantically",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "siàmo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperative",
"negative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "siàte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"negative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìano",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"negative",
"plural",
"second-person-semantically",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sìeno",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal",
"imperative",
"negative",
"plural",
"second-person-semantically",
"third-person"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "e\\@"
},
"expansion": "èssere (first-person singular present sóno, first-person singular past historic fùi, past participle stàto, first-person singular imperfect èro, first-person singular future sarò, first-person singular subjunctive sìa, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive fóssi, second-person singular imperative sìi, auxiliary èssere)",
"name": "it-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ès‧se‧re"
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "e\\@"
},
"name": "it-conj"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "essere<e\\è\\-,-,stàto:essùtoarchaic:sùtoarchaic.\n presrow:sóno,sèi,è!,siàmo:sémoarchaic or regional,siéte:#siète:sètearchaic,sóno:ènnoarchaic or regional:èmmoarchaic.\n imperfrow:èro:èraarchaic or literary,èri,èra,eravàmo:èramoarchaic,eravàte,èrano.\n phisrow:fùi,fósti:fùstiarchaic,fù*,fùmmo,fóste:fùstearchaic,fùrono:fùroarchaic:fórearchaic:fòroarchaic:fuòroarchaic.\n futrow:sarò,sarài,sarà:fìaarchaic:fìearchaic,sarémo,saréte,sarànno:fìanoarchaic:fìenoarchaic.\n condrow:sarèi:sarìaarchaic:fòraarchaic,sarésti,sarèbbe:sarìaarchaic:fòraarchaic,sarémmo,saréste,sarèbbero:sarìanoarchaic:fòroarchaic.\n subrow:sìa,siàmo,siàte,sìano:sìenoliterary.\n impsub:fóssi:fùssiarchaic.\n improw:sìi,siàte.\n ger:essèndo:sèndoarchaic.\n presp:essènterare:èntearchaic\n>"
},
"name": "it-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Italian",
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"categories": [
"Italian auxiliary verbs",
"Italian terms with usage examples",
"Italian verbs taking essere as auxiliary"
],
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{
"english": "(literally, “Being started and not having stopped yet, he is all now in movement.”)",
"roman": "Being started and not having stopped yet, he is still moving.",
"text": "Essendo partito e non essendosi ancora fermato, lui è tutt’ora in movimento.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(io) sono\n(io) sono stato\nI am\nI (have) been",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(io) sto\n(io) sono stato\nI stay\nI (have) stayed",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(io) mi fermo\n(io) mi sono fermato\nI stop me/myself\nI (have) stopped myself",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(tu) ti fermi\n(tu) ti sei fermato\nyou stop yourself\nyou (have) stopped yourself",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(lui/lei/egli/ella/esso/essa) si ferma\n(lui/lei/egli/ella/esso/essa) si è fermato\nhe/she/it stops himself/herself/itself\nhe/she/it (has) stopped himself/herself/itself",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(noi) ci fermiamo\n(noi) ci siamo fermati\nwe stop ourselves\nwe (have) stopped ourselves",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(voi) vi fermate\n(voi) vi siete fermati\nyou stop yourselves\nyou (have) stopped yourselves",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(loro/essi/esse) si fermano\n(loro/essi/esse) si sono fermati\nthey stop themselves\nthey (have) stopped themselves",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "accade\nè accaduto\nit happens\nit (has) happened",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(io) vado\n(io) sono andato\nI go\nI (have) gone",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"(auxiliary, the non-perfect forms followed by a past participle, used to form composite (perfect) tenses of passive intransitive verbs and of their reflexive forms) to have (done something); to be in the state of having (done something); See Category:Italian verbs taking essere as auxiliary.",
"to have (done something); to be in the state of having (done something); See Category:Italian verbs taking essere as auxiliary."
],
"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
]
],
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{
"english": "He, looking towards the mirror, (had) seen himself.",
"text": "Lui guardando verso lo specchio si era visto.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "(io) mi ho\n(io) mi sono avuto\nI have me/myself\nI (have) had me/myself",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I make myself …\nI (have) made myself […]",
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"text": "(io) mi sono fatto […]",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"to have (done something to oneself/oneselves); to be in the state of having (done something to oneself/oneselves); See Category:Italian reflexive verbs."
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{
"english": "He is loved by her.",
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"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "She had been loved by him.",
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"type": "example"
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{
"text": "(io) avevo/possedevo\n(io) ero avuto/posseduto\n(io) ero stato avuto/posseduto\nI owned/possessed\nI was owned/possessed\nI had been owned/possessed",
"type": "example"
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{
"text": "(io) amavo\n(io) ero amato\n(io) ero stato amato\nI loved\nI was loved\nI had been loved",
"type": "example"
}
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{
"english": "God exists",
"text": "Dio è",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "there are various/many species of roses",
"text": "ci sono varie specie di rose",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "discuss whether there is heaven and hell/heaven and hell exist",
"text": "discutere se vi siano il paradiso e l’inferno",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "There are many law graduates.",
"text": "Ci sono molti laureati in legge.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2008 [c. 600 BCE], chapter 1, in CEI 2008 (Bibbia) [Bible], volume Genesi [Genesis] (religious text, creation myth), line 3",
"text": "Dio disse: «Sia la luce!». E la luce fu.\nGod said: «Let there be light», and the light was.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Before me existed not created things / if not eternal, […]\n(literally, “Before me [there] weren’t created things / if not eternal, […]”)",
"ref": "1314 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, “III”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Inferno [hell] (allegorical-didactic poem, lyric poetry), lines 7–8",
"text": "Dinanzi a me non fuor cose create / se non etterne, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "The laws exist, but who put its hand on them?\n(literally, “The laws are [there], but who put its hand on them?”)",
"ref": "1316 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, “XVI”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Purgatorio [Purgatory] (allegorical-didactic poem), line 97",
"text": "Le leggi [ci] son, ma chi pon mano ad esse?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] “And then there are some entanglements” / “Some entanglements? What entanglements may exist?” […]\n(literally, “[…] “And then there is some cheats” / “Some cheats? What cheats may there be?” […]”)",
"ref": "1840, Alessandro Manzoni, “II”, in I Promessi Sposi [The betrothed spouses], 3rd: la Quarantana [the Forty] edition (novel, historical fiction), page 34",
"text": "[…] “E poi c’è degli imbrogli” / “Degl’imbrogli? Che imbrogli ci può essere?” […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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[
"exist",
"exist"
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"without further determination"
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"word": "esistere"
}
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"absolutive",
"intransitive"
]
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{
"english": "The verb “to be” is itself.",
"text": "Il verbo “essere” è se stesso.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(The) god is (present) everywhere.",
"text": "(L’)iddio è (presente) dappertutto.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "There were no (present) people along the road.",
"text": "Non c’erano persone lungo la strada.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Are you already here?",
"text": "Siete già qui?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It’s me in person (literally, “It’s me in meat and bones.”)",
"text": "Sono io in carne ed ossa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I am present in person (literally, “I am present in meat and bones.”)",
"text": "Sono presente in carne ed ossa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] let the scene be ready at my return […]",
"ref": "1507–1566, Annibale Caro, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] fate che al mio ritorno la scena sia in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "To be, or not to be, that is the problem: […]",
"ref": "1600–1602, William Shakespeare, Amleto [Hamlet] (Tragedy), atto III, scena V [act III, scene V], line 1",
"text": "Essere, o non essere, questo è il dilemma: […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] his letters are all in existence […]",
"ref": "1626–1697, Francesco Redi, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] le sue lettere son tutte in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] But if you want, prolonging life, to benefit men; find an art in which their sensations and actions are multiplied by number and vigor. […]\n(literally, “[…] But if you want, prolonging life, to benefit men; find an art in which are multiplied by number and vigor, sensations and actions of them. […]”)",
"ref": "14–19 May 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “Dialogo di un fisico e di un metafisico [Dialogue of a physicist and a metaphysician]”, in Operette morali [Moral operettas] (collection of phylosophical novellas and dialogues), page 66",
"text": "[…] Ma se tu vuoi, prolungando la vita, giovare agli uomini veramente; trova un’arte per la quale sieno moltiplicate di numero e di gagliardia le sensazioni e le azioni loro. […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] Often, in similar circumstances, the announcement of a thing makes it present. […]\n(literally, “[…] Often, in similar circumstances, the announcement of a thing makes it to be [present]. […]”)",
"ref": "1840, Alessandro Manzoni, “XII”, in I Promessi Sposi [The bethroted spouses], 3rd: la Quarantana [the Forty] edition (novel, historical fiction), page 251",
"text": "[…] Spesso, in simili circostanze, l’annunzio d’una cosa la fa essere [presente]. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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[
"be",
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],
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],
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],
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"intransitive"
]
},
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],
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{
"english": "it is (just/exactly) that way",
"text": "è (proprio) così",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "affirm what (in realty) is not (true)",
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"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it can not be (true)",
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"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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[
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"be"
],
[
"true",
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],
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},
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{
"english": "it had been me (who gave/did something) (which replace the clause l’avevo dato/fatto io)",
"text": "ero stato io (a dare/fare qualcosa)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it was given/done by me",
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"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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],
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]
},
{
"categories": [
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"Italian intransitive verbs",
"Italian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "today (the weather/it) is lovely",
"text": "oggi (c’)è bel tempo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "today (the climate/it) is cold/hot",
"text": "oggi (il clima) è freddo/caldo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "today (the sky/it) is already dark",
"text": "oggi (il cielo) è già buio",
"type": "example"
}
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"intransitive"
]
},
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"Italian intransitive verbs",
"Italian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "It is to you who I address (my speech).",
"text": "È a te che mi rivolgo.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It is to you who I address my speech.",
"text": "È a te che rivolgo il mio discorso.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It is for this reason that I insist.",
"text": "È per questo che insisto.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "When will we meet again?",
"text": "Quand’è che ci rivedremo?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be"
],
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[
"be",
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],
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"intransitive"
]
},
{
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"Italian terms with quotations"
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"examples": [
{
"english": "[…] Fame of them the world does not let exist; / mercy and justice disdains them: / do not reason about them, but look and pass.” […]\n(literally, “[…] Fame of them the world does not allow to be; / mercy and justice disdains them: / do not reason about them, but look and pass.” […]”)",
"ref": "1314 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, quoting Virgilio [Virgil], “III”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Inferno [Hell] (allegorical-didactic poem, lyric poetry), lines 49–51",
"text": "[…] Fama di loro il mondo esser non lassa; / misericordia e giustizia li sdegna: / non ragioniam di lor, ma guarda e passa.” […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"(intransitive) to exist"
],
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"word": "esistere"
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{
"word": "sussistere"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
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"Italian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "the difficulty is/lies/consists in this",
"text": "in questo è la difficoltà",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "true happiness is not/does not consist in money",
"text": "la vera felicità non è nel denaro",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "all his joy is in (the) work",
"text": "tutta la sua gioia è nel lavoro",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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],
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"be",
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"consist",
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[
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"lay",
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"word": "consistere"
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{
"word": "stare"
}
],
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]
},
{
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"examples": [
{
"english": "(It lived) once upon a time (and now no longer) […] (literally, “It was once (and now no longer) […]”)",
"text": "C’era una volta (ed ora non più) […]",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] You must therefore know that Coppo di Borghese Domenichi, who lived in our city, and maybe still lives there, was, and maybe still is, a man of great and reverend authority in our days […]\n(literally, “[…] You must therefore know that Coppo di Borghese Domenichi, who was in our city, and maybe still is, a man of great and reverend authority in of our […]”)",
"ref": "1350–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quinta [Fifth day]”, in Decameron or Decamerone [The Decameron] (collection of Novellas), Novella nona [Ninth novella], page 395",
"text": "[…] Dovete adunque sapere che Coppo di Borghese Domenichi, il quale fu nella nostra cittá, e forse è ancora, uomo di grande e di reverenda autoritá ne’ di nostri, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "He lived. […]\n(literally, “He was. […]”)",
"ref": "1821, Alessandro Manzoni, Il cinque maggio [The Fifth of May] (poetry, ode), page 689, line 1",
"text": "Ei fu. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"live"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to live"
],
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"word": "vivere"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"Italian terms with quotations",
"Italian terms with usage examples"
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"examples": [
{
"english": "From where are you?",
"text": "Di dove siete?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "He was born/lives in Milan/Naples.",
"text": "Lui/Egli/Esso è di Milano/Napoli.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "She was born/lives in Milan/Naples.",
"text": "Lei/Ella/Essa è di Milano/Napoli.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…], and to Jove gave Dardanus his son / Where Troy and Assaracus were born and the fifty / Marriage beds and the kingdom of the Julia people. […]\n(literally, “[…], and to Jove gave Dardanus his son / Where Troy and Assaracus were and the fifty / Thalamuses and the kingdom of the Julia people. […]”)",
"ref": "1808, Niccolò (Ugo) Foscolo, Ippolito Pindemonte, Giovanni Torti, Vincenzo Monti, “Carme di Ugo Foscolo [Solemn Song of Ugo Foscolo]”, in Dei Sepolcri [Of the sepulchres] (poetry), page 12, lines 238–240",
"text": "[…], ed a Giove diè Dárdano figlio / Onde fur Troja e Assáraco e i cinquanta / Talami e il regno della Giulia gente. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"origin",
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{
"word": "avere origine"
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],
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},
{
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"examples": [
{
"english": "What (has) happened?",
"text": "Cos’è stato?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "What will happen/occur to us?",
"text": "Cosa sarà di noi?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "The thing which (has) happened it (has) happened. (literally, “What (has) happened (has) happened.”)",
"text": "Quel che è stato è stato.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…], I sing the audacious enterprises, / which happened at the time the Moors / of Africa passed the sea, […]\n(literally, “[…], the audacious enterpsrises I sing, / which were at the time the Moors / of Africa passed the sea, […]”)",
"ref": "1516, Ludovico Ariosto, “Canto primo [First song]”, in Orlando furioso [Furious Orlando] (poetry, chivalric romance), section 1, lines 2–4",
"text": "[...], l’audaci imprese io canto, / che furo al tempo che passaro i Mori / d’Africa il mare, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[…] I do not like the things that / could happen but which did not / happened…. […]\n(literally, “[…] I do not like that the things that / could be and did not / been…. […]”)",
"ref": "1911, Guido Gozzano, “Alle soglie [On the thresholds]”, in I colloqui [The interviews] (poetry), Cocotte, lines 27–29",
"text": "[…] Non amo che le cose / che potevano essere e non sono / state…. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
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],
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[
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"occur"
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[
"happen",
"happen"
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[
"take",
"take"
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[
"place",
"place"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) to occur, to happen, to take place"
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"word": "avvenire"
},
{
"word": "accadere"
}
],
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]
},
{
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],
"examples": [
{
"english": "to be at home/in the fields/in the office",
"text": "essere in casa/nei campi/in ufficio",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be at home/at school/in the bed",
"text": "essere a casa/a scuola/a letto",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be on the way home",
"text": "essere sulla strada di casa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be on the spot",
"text": "essere sul posto",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in front of someone/something",
"text": "essere davanti a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be behind someone/something",
"text": "essere dietro a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be over someone/something",
"text": "essere sopra a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be under/below someone/something",
"text": "essere sotto a qualcuno/qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be inside something",
"text": "essere dentro a qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be outside something",
"text": "essere fuori da qualcosa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the door is there",
"text": "la porta è lì",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the hill is to the west",
"text": "la collina è a(d) ovest",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "they were all there waiting for him",
"text": "(loro/essi/esse) erano tutti lì ad aspettarlo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "when I was in college",
"text": "quand’ero in collegio",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be in someone’s company",
"text": "essere in compagnia di qualcuno",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be among friends",
"text": "essere fra/tra amici",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I’ve (already) been to that city before.",
"text": "Ero già stato in quella città.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "The enemy is at the door(s).",
"text": "Il nemico è alle porte.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be at war/peace",
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{
"english": "to be safe",
"text": "essere al sicuro",
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{
"english": "to be in danger",
"text": "essere in pericolo",
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{
"english": "to be in trouble",
"text": "essere nei guai/pasticci",
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{
"english": "to be (in) true",
"text": "essere nel vero",
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{
"english": "to be at fault",
"text": "essere in colpa",
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{
"english": "to be in error",
"text": "essere in errore",
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{
"english": "to be in the dark about everything",
"text": "essere all’oscuro di tutto",
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{
"english": "to be under someone’s orders",
"text": "essere agli ordini di qualcuno",
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{
"english": "to be under someone’s domain",
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{
"english": "to be under someone’s protection",
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{
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"text": "essere in agonia",
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{
"english": "to be in mourning",
"text": "essere in lutto",
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{
"english": "to be in sympathy/have hatred for someone",
"text": "essere in simpatia/odio a qualcuno",
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{
"english": "to be in the grace of god/God",
"text": "essere in/nella grazia di dio/Dio",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "to be angry at something",
"text": "essere in collera per qualcosa",
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{
"english": "to be worried/anxious about something",
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{
"english": "when we will have (arrived) at home",
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{
"english": "to be on the way",
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{
"english": "to be travelling/traveling",
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"english": "to be on the mend",
"text": "essere in via di guarigione",
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{
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{
"english": "to be ahead/back doing something",
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{
"english": "to be at the soup/fruit (time)",
"text": "essere alla minestra/frutta",
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{
"english": "the water is boiling",
"text": "l’acqua è a bollore",
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{
"english": "to be (almost) there",
"text": "esserci (quasi)",
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{
"english": "we are almost there",
"text": "(noi) ci siamo quasi",
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{
"english": "courage, we are almost there",
"text": "coraggio, ci siamo quasi",
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"english": "it is early/late",
"text": "è presto/tardi",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "We are already at Christmas.",
"text": "(Noi) siamo già a Natale.",
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{
"english": "it is five months/five years old",
"text": "è di cinque mesi",
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{
"english": "it was born five months ago",
"text": "era nato da cinque mesi",
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{
"english": "it is in the fifth months (of pregnancy)",
"text": "è al quinto mese (di gravidanza)",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "it’s nine o’clock",
"text": "sono le nove",
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{
"english": "it’s time to act",
"text": "è il tempo di agire",
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{
"english": "It is spring",
"text": "è primavera",
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{
"english": "we are in spring",
"text": "(noi) siamo in primavera",
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{
"english": "He is in his forties/He is about forty years old",
"text": "(Egli) è sulla quarantina",
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{
"english": "It’s (from) an hour (ago) that I’m here.",
"text": "È (da) un’ora (fa) che aspetto.",
"type": "example"
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{
"english": "I (had) met him fifteen days ago (literally, “I him had met fifteen days now are.”)",
"text": "(Io) l’avevo incontrato quindici giorni or sono",
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"english": "From here to the town there should be at least six miles.",
"text": "Da qui al paese dovrebbero essere/esserci almeno 6 miglia.",
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{
"english": "there is more than an hour of walk (still to go)",
"text": "C’è più di un’ora di cammino (ancora da percorrere)",
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{
"english": "How many days are there (still) to get to Easter?",
"text": "Quanti giorni ci sono (ancora) per arrivare a Pasqua?",
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"text": "essere di buon appetito",
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{
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"text": "(esso/essa) è una persona di gusto",
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{
"english": "the fact is different in nature (literally, “the fact is of different nature”)",
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{
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{
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{
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"text": "essere di guardia",
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{
"english": "to be on duty",
"text": "essere di turno",
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{
"english": "to be of the day",
"text": "essere di giornata",
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{
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{
"english": "to be back (literally, “to be on return”)",
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{
"english": "[…] And I, who has noticed the colo(u)r / I said: “How will I come, if you fear / that I have the habit to doubt be (of) comfort?”. […]\n(literally, “[…] And I, who myself has noticed of the colo(u)r / I said: “How will I come, if you fear / that I have the habit to doubt be comfort?”. […]”)",
"ref": "1314 (volume), 1321 (full book), Dante Alighieri, “IV”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Inferno [Hell] (allegorical-didactic poem, lyric poetry), lines 16–18",
"text": "[…] E io, che del color mi fui accorto, / dissi: “Come verrò, se tu paventi / che suoli al mio dubbiare esser conforto?”. […]",
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"english": "This telegram must be sent immediately (literally, “There is this telegram to be send immediately”)",
"text": "c’è da spedire subito questo telegramma",
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{
"english": "Is there much to wait for?",
"text": "C’è da attendere molto?",
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{
"english": "These are not things to be said.",
"text": "(Queste) non sono cose da dirsi.",
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{
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"text": "Non è da credere.",
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{
"english": "It is still (everything) to be seen.",
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{
"english": "There is to become crazy.",
"text": "C’è da impazzire.",
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"text": "Ci sarebbe da guadagnare parecchio.",
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"english": "[…] But their own pens were not from these […]\n(literally, “[…] But their own feathers were not from these […]”)",
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"text": "essere male in arnese",
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"english": "to be in shirt sleeves",
"text": "essere in maniche di camicia",
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"text": "Se io fossi nei tuoi panni.",
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"text": "Se io fossi in te.",
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"english": "I will do everything (is/be) in my duties.",
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"text": "(Noi) faremo tutto, per quant’è/quanto sia in noi.",
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"english": "We will do everything, as much as it (is/be) in our abilities.",
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"english": "I am not able to answer (to) you.",
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"english": "They are not able to answer (to) you.",
"text": "Loro non sono in grado di risponderti.",
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{
"english": "The injured (man) was unable to walk.",
"text": "Il ferito non era in grado di camminare.",
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"english": "The injured man was unable to walk.",
"text": "L’uomo ferito non era in grado di camminare.",
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"english": "The injured (woman) was unable to walk.",
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"english": "to be on the horseback (literally, “to be at horse”)",
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{
"english": "to be hungry",
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{
"english": "to be without money (literally, “to be at green”)",
"text": "essere al verde",
"type": "example"
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"english": "[…] And for these reason, to what we in disgust or neglect did not fall into what we as an adventure in some way wanting could escape, I do not know if for you it thinks that I think about it: I would judge excellently the fact that we, as we are, as many before us have made and currently do, we go out from this land, and escaping as the die from the dishonest examples, honestly to our places in the countryside, from which each of us (it) is a great copy, we went from there to stay, and there that feast, the joy, that pleasure that we could, without going beyond in any act the limit of reason, we took. […]\n(literally, “[…] And for these reason, to what we, in disgust or neglect, did not fall into what we, as an adventure, for some way, wanting, could escape, I do not know if for you itself thinks about that I think about it: I would judge excellently fact that we, as we are, as many ahead to us have made and do, of this land we exit, and escaping as the die the dishonest examples of other, honestly to our places in the countryside, of which each of us it is a great copy, we went from there to stay, and there that feast, the joy, that pleasure that we could, without going beyond in any act the sign of reason, we took. […]”)",
"ref": "1350–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata prima [First day]”, in Decameron or Decamerone [The Decameron] (collection of Novellas), Introduzione [Introduction], page 20",
"text": "[…] E per ciò, acciò che noi per ischifiltá o per trascutaggine non cadessimo in quello di che noi per avventura per alcuna maniera volendo potremmo scampare, non so se a voi quello se ne parrá che a me ne parrebbe: io giudicherei ottimamente fatto che noi, sì come noi siamo, sì come molti innanzi a noi hanno fatto e fanno, di questa terra uscissimo, e fuggendo come la morte i disonesti esempli degli altri, onestamente a’ nostri luoghi in contado, de’ quali a ciascuna di noi è gran copia, ce n’andassimo a stare, e quivi quella festa, quell’allegrezza, quello piacere che noi potessimo, senza trapassare in alcuno atto il segno della ragione, prendessimo. […]",
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"english": "[…] In this way, you will properly increase human life, and by filling up those immense intervals of time in which our being is rather lasting than living, you can boast of prolonging it. […]",
"ref": "14–19 May 1835, Giacomo Leopardi, “Dialogo di un fisico e di un metafisico [Dialogue of a physicist and a metaphysician]”, in Operette morali [Moral operettas] (collection of phylosophical novellas and dialogues), page 66",
"text": "[…] Nel qual modo, accrescerai propriamente la vita umana, ed empiendo quegli smisurati intervalli di tempo nei quali il nostro essere è piuttosto durare che vivere, ti potrai dar vanto di prolungarla. […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being"
],
"links": [
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"being",
"being"
]
],
"qualifier": "the act/fact of exist; existence; life; the act/fact of exist; existence; life",
"raw_glosses": [
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],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"countable"
],
"word": "esistenza"
},
{
"tags": [
"countable"
],
"word": "vita"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"noun-from-verb",
"uncountable"
]
},
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"Italian terms with usage examples",
"Italian uncountable nouns"
],
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{
"english": "to know a person/a thing/a fact in its true being",
"text": "conoscere una persona/una cosa/un fatto nel suo vero essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "he/she/it/one asked him about his being.",
"text": "(lui/lei/egli/ella/esso/essa/uno/una) gli domandò/chiese dell’esser suo",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] the being of the man is very far from that of the beasts […]",
"ref": "1802–1874, Niccolò Tommaseo, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] l’essere dell’uomo dista grandemente da quel delle bestie […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being"
],
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
]
],
"qualifier": "way of being; condition; way of being; condition",
"raw_glosses": [
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],
"raw_tags": [
"accompanied by a determination",
"in relation to intrinsic qualities and properties"
],
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"word": "modo di essere"
},
{
"word": "condizione"
},
{
"word": "stato"
},
{
"word": "essenza"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"uncountable",
"usually"
],
"topics": [
"state"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Italian terms with quotations",
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"Italian uncountable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "to be in being/to be living (literally, “to found oneself/oneselves in being”)",
"text": "trovarsi in essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] his letters are all in existence […]",
"ref": "1626–1697, Francesco Redi, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] le sue lettere son tutte in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being; living; existence; condition"
],
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
],
[
"living",
"living"
],
[
"existence",
"existence"
],
[
"condition",
"condition"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) being; living; existence; condition"
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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],
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{
"english": "in good/bad being/conditions",
"text": "in buon/cattivo essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "furniture/house/home in bad conditions",
"text": "mobili/casa in cattivo essere",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being, condition"
],
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
],
[
"condition",
"condition"
]
],
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"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) being, condition"
],
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{
"word": "condizione"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Italian terms with usage examples",
"Italian uncountable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "my grandad/grandfather is always in good conditions/healty/in prosperity",
"text": "mio nonno è sempre in essere",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being, in good conditions"
],
"links": [
[
"being",
"being"
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[
"good",
"good"
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[
"condition",
"condition"
]
],
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"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) being, in good conditions"
],
"synonyms": [
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"word": "buone condizioni"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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{
"english": "to have ready",
"text": "avere in essere",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "[…] let the scene be ready at my return […]",
"ref": "1507–1566, Annibale Caro, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "[…] fate che al mio ritorno la scena sia in essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"ready"
],
"links": [
[
"ready",
"ready"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) ready"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "pronto"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Italian terms with usage examples",
"Italian uncountable nouns"
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"examples": [
{
"english": "to put in place/into operation",
"text": "porre in essere",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"place, operation"
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"place",
"place"
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[
"operation",
"operation"
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"(uncountable, in ancient phrases) place, operation"
],
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"word": "esercizio"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Italian terms with quotations",
"Italian uncountable nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "[…] All natures […] move to different ports / via the great sea of being/god […]\n(literally, “[…] All natures […] move themselves to different ports / via the great sea of being […]”)",
"ref": "1321 (volume and full book), Dante Alighieri, “I”, in Divina Commedia [Divine Commedy], volume Paradiso [Paradise] (allegorical-didactic poem, epic poetry), lines 110, 112–113",
"text": "[…] Tutte nature […] si muovono a diversi porti / per lo gran mar de l’essere […]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being"
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[
"being",
"being"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, concrete) being"
],
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"concrete",
"masculine",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Italian countable nouns",
"Italian terms with usage examples"
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{
"english": "it is a despicable being/creature.",
"text": "È un essere spregevole.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"being, creature"
],
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[
"being",
"being"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
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],
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],
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"concrete",
"countable",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Italian countable nouns",
"Italian terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "The same (living) being/creature",
"text": "Lo stesso essere (vivente)",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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],
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[
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"living being"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
]
],
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],
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{
"word": "essere vivente"
},
{
"word": "creatura"
}
],
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"broadly",
"concrete",
"countable",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Italian terms with usage examples",
"Italian uncountable nouns",
"it:Philosophy"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "the existence",
"text": "l’esserci",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"existence"
],
"links": [
[
"philosophy",
"philosophy"
],
[
"ci",
"ci#Italian"
],
[
"existence",
"existence"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(uncountable, philosophy, followed by ci) existence"
],
"raw_tags": [
"followed by ci"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "esistenza"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛs.se.re/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛssere"
}
],
"word": "essere"
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: intransitive, followed by in, su or a, or a locative adverb or phrase, also figurative",
"path": [
"essere"
],
"section": "Italian",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "essere",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: intransitive, followed by in, su or a, or a locative adverb or phrase, also figurative",
"path": [
"essere"
],
"section": "Italian",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "essere",
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: intransitive, followed by in, su or a, or a locative adverb or phrase",
"path": [
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],
"section": "Italian",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "essere",
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}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: intransitive, followed by in, su or a, or a locative adverb or phrase",
"path": [
"essere"
],
"section": "Italian",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "essere",
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}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: intransitive, preceded by a dative pronoun or pronominal phrase",
"path": [
"essere"
],
"section": "Italian",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "essere",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: intransitive, preceded by a dative pronoun or pronominal phrase",
"path": [
"essere"
],
"section": "Italian",
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: followed by the prepositions con, su or tra/fra, or the prepositional use of the adverb contro, or of the adverbal phrase a favore di",
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"essere"
],
"section": "Italian",
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"essere"
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}
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"msg": "TABLE not properly closed",
"path": [
"essere"
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"subsection": "verb",
"title": "essere",
"trace": "started on line 140, detected on line 153"
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"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Apocopic equivalent'",
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"essere"
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