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abitare (regular)

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to live in (place)

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lavorare (regular)

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to work

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vivere (regular)

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to live (life) (be alive, to endure)

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stare (irregular)

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to be, to stay

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andare (irregular)

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to go

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avere (irregular)

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to have

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capire (regular)

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to understand

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dovere (irregular)

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to have to, must

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essere (irregular)

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to be

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parlare (regular)

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to speak

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piacere (irregular)

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to like/ to please (Also a greeting - pleased to meet you. Verb commonly used only in the 3rd person singular (Lei))

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scappare (regular)

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to run away, escape

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venire (irregular)

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to come

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leggere (regular)

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to read

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viaggiare (regular)

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to travel

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giocare (regular) (but watch (tu) (giochi) (and) (noi) (giochiamo)

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to play (sport)

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scrivere (regular)

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to write (record; attribute (to))

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digitare (regular)

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to type (sia stato digitato (it is spelled) - past participle)

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studiare (regular)

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to study; learn

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vedere (regular)

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to see

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prendere (regular)

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to take

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chiedere (regular)

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to ask

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dipendere (regular)

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to depend (on) (verb commonly used only in the 3rd person singular (Lei))

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chiamarsi (reflexive verb) (from verb chiamare)

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to call oneself (preceded by reflexive pronoun i.e. mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si) Mi chiamo - I am called

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fare (irregular)

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to do (make; act (like); perform; create)

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girare (regular)

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to turn (to go around)

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arrivare (regular)

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to arrive (come (to); reach; succeed (in); manager; happen; occur)

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lasciare (regular)

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to leave (abandon; leave behind; set aside; bequeath; let have; let, allow)

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fermarsi (reflexive verb) (from verb fermare)

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to stop (at/by/in) (remain; shut down; quit; pause; restrain oneself; dwell (on))

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metterci (verb/phrase used with time)

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to take (time) ci mett -o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono (present tense conjugation of personal pronoun) Example using Lei: Quello delle 17.07 ferma a Vercelli e Novara e [ci mette] 10 minuti in più. That (17.07 train) stops at ....and [it takes[ ......

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partire (regular)

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to leave (depart, go away, start, take off)

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piovere (3rd person singular/plural only)

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to rain (Lei piove - it is raining or loro piovono - it rains)

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prenotare (regular)

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to reserve, book

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scendere (irregular)

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to get off (bus) or to get into (car) (Lit. to go down)

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sembrare (regular)

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to seem; to look (like); to appear

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tornare (regular) ritornare (regular)

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to return (to go back, to come back) (Example: E per tornare? And to come back? [by train] to return (tomorrow) (come/go back; recur) (Example: Mi dia un'andata e ritorno per domani Give me an outward and return [train ticket] for tomorrow.)

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trovare (regular)

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to find (come upon/across; meet (with); think; believe; catch, discover)

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volere (irregular) (modal verb)

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to want (wish, expect, need, require; to allow) (Helper verb - takes on different meanings in different tenses)

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cercare (regular)

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to look for

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annunciare (regular)

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to announce

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obliterare (regular)

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to obliterate (to stamp a ticket)

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occorrere (irregular)

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to need (to do something)

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conoscere (irregular)

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to know/recognise (someone/something)

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salire (irregular)

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to get on (bus) or to get into (car) (Lit. to go up)

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attraversare (regular)

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to cross (go through, across (the road))

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camminare (regular)

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to walk (tramp, run, progress)

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continuare (regular)

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to continue

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comprare (regular)

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to buy

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costare (regular)

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to cost (be worth, be expensive)

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dare (irregular)

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to give (handover, pay, entrust, to give up, let have)

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decidere (irregular)

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to decide on (fix, arrange, choose)

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desiderare (regular)

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to wish, want, desire

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dire (irregular)

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to say (tell, recite, speak, mean) Dica. (tell me - imperative present)

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guardare (regular)

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to watch (to look at)

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pagare (regular)

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to pay

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portare (regular)

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to carry

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accettare (regular)

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to accept (admit/take in)

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aspettare (regular) (aspetta un attimo)

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to wait for (expect/lie ahead of) (wait for a moment)

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attendare (irregular) (attendi un attimo) (attenda (resti) in linea)

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to wait for (await/attend/look after) (wait for a moment) (hold the line (telephone))

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chiamare (regular)

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to call (telephone)

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mangiare (regular)

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to eat

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passare (regular)

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to pass (go by/through/spend time)

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rallentare (regular)

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to slow down (reduce speed)

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sbagliare (regular)

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to make a mistake (get wrong eg dialling a wrong number)

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sentire (irregular)

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to listen (to feel/hear/sense/smell/taste)

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suggerire (regular)

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to suggest (prompt/hint)

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telefonare (regular)

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to telephone

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uscire (irregular)

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to leave a place, to exit, to go out

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includere (irregular)

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to include, enclose, attach (see also comprendere)

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comprendere (irregular)

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to include, comprehend (see also includere)

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usare (regular)

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to use something (to be used to something)

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imparare (regular)

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to learn, memorise

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rischiare (regular)

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to risk

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utilizzare (regular)

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to utilise, use

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separare (regular)

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to separate (divide, split)

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estendere (irregular)

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to extend (expand, enlarge)

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irrigare (regular)

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to irrigate (or if river - flow through)

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alimentare (regular)

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to feed

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allungare (regular)

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to stretch (lengthen)

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quadrare (regular)

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to square

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basare (regular)

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to base

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riposare (regular)

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to put back (or to rest - instransitive verb)

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interessare (regular)

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to (be of) interest

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visitare (regular)

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to visit

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evitare (regular)

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to avoid

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consistere (irregular)

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to consist

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motivare (regular)

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to motivate (motivations; reasons)

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