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Words of the Games of Life · 488 headwords

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abbaiare

were barking; barking; barked 6 times

abbaiavano, abbaiare, abbajarono, abbaiava

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural

abbracciare

embraced; you’ll hug; held 6 times

abbracciare, Abbracciò, abbraccerai, abbracciò, abbracciandola

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, future, indicative, second-person, singular

abbracciandola = abbracciando + la ("her").

accadere

happened; occurred; is happening 7 times

accade, accadeva, accadde, accadono, accaduto

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

accennare

signaled; alluding; gesturing to me 9 times

accennò, accennando, accennandomi, accenno, accennava, accenna

verb, gerund; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

Idiom 'accennare di no' = to shake/signal 'no'.

accorgersi

noticed; realized; notice 25 times

accorse, accorgeva, accorsi, accorgersene, accorta, accorto, accorgersi, accorgesse and 1 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, first-person, singular

lemma and morphology corrected: passato remoto third-person singular of accorgersi, not the invalid accorsere / second-person plural.

acquardente

brandy twice

acquardente

Regional term for brandy/spirits (cf. acquavite), distinct from a mere spelling variant.

addensare

was thickening once

addensavasi

Archaic postposed pronoun: 'addensavasi' = 'si addensava'.

affermare

claimed; affirmed; holds 4 times

affermò, affermasse, affermavano, afferma

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

agitarsi

stir; stirring; stirs 3 times

agitarglisi, agitarsi, agita

verb, infinitive, reflexive, with dative clitic gli; verb, infinitive, used as noun; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

gli + si fused onto the infinitive: literally "stir itself to him," i.e. stir within him.

aiutare

helped; help; was helping 12 times

aiutò, aiutato, aiutata, aiutava, Aiutaci, aiutai, aiutando, aiutatemi and 2 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular

One word fuses the imperative 'aiuta' with the clitic 'ci' (us).

alcolismo

alcoholism once

alcoolismo

older double-o spelling of modern 'alcolismo'.

alcolizzato

alcoholics once

alcoolizzati

older double-o spelling of modern 'alcolizzato'.

allattare

nurse; I was nursing twice

allatta, Allattavo

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, singular

Third-person "allatta" addresses the mother formally ("lei"), equivalent to "you".

allontanarsi

moved away; get away; moves off 4 times

allontanò, allontanarsi, allontana

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

alzare

got up; raised; rose 23 times

alzò, alzarono, alzato, alzando, alzata, alzava, alza

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past historic, indicative, third-person, singular

idiom 'alzarsi a sedere' = to sit up

alzarsi

got up; stood up; get up 24 times

alzò, alzandosi, alzo, alzerà, alzarsì, alzai, alzarono, alza

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, gerund; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

printed with a stray accent ("alzarsì"); the modern form is "alzarsi".

ammalato

ill 4 times

ammalato, Ammalato

ammazzare

killed; murdered; killing 7 times

ammacciato, ammazzato, Ammazzando, ammazzo, ammaccierò, ammazzò

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, gerund; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

"ammacciato" is a dialectal spelling of "ammazzato" (killed).

andare

go; went; gone 191 times

va, andò, andare, andava, Va, vado, andrò, vada and 25 more

verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

'andare a qualcuno' idiomatically means 'to suit/appeal to someone'.

andarsene

go away; get out; Get out 15 times

Vattene, vattene, andarsene, andartene, andatevene

verb, present, imperative, second-person, singular, reflexive; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, present, imperative, second-person, singular

annata

year; crop twice

annata

"Annata" specifically means a year's yield/harvest, not just a calendar year.

appiccare

hang you once

appiccarti

The clitic '-ti' ('you') is attached to the infinitive appiccare ('to hang').

appiccarsi

hang yourself once

appìccati

dialectal variant of 'impiccarsi', to hang oneself

aprire

opened; open; opening 39 times

aprì, aprir, aprendo, aperto, aprire, aprirà, apro, apriva and 4 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, gerund

"aprir" is an apocopated (truncated) form of "aprire", common before a vowel-initial word in literary style.

arrabbiare

grew angry; angry; would get angry 3 times

arrabbiò, arrabbiare, arrabbiasse

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, singular

arrabbiarsi

get angry; used to get angry; got angrier 6 times

arrabbiavo, arrabbiasse, arrabbio, arrabbiandosi, arrabbiarti, arrabbiarsi

verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, singular

arrivare

arrived; reached; arriving 39 times

arrivò, arrivava, arrivato, arrivare, arriva, arriviamo, Arrivata, arriverà and 9 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

ascoltare

listened; listening; listen to 15 times

ascoltava, ascoltare, ascoltò, ascoltatemi, ascoltavano, ascoltasse, ascoltando, Ascoltavo and 2 more

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

aspettare

wait; waited; am waiting for 39 times

aspettava, Aspetta, aspetta, aspetto, aspettare, aspettano, aspetti, aspettavo and 5 more

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

aspro

harsh 5 times

aspra, aspro

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular

assioma

axiom once

assioma

'assioma' is masculine in Italian despite the -a ending (like problema, tema).

attraversare

crossed; cross; they crossed 15 times

attraversare, attraversò, attraversava, Attraversarono, attraversasse, Attraversò

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

lemma corrected to the infinitive; morphology corrected to passato remoto (not present tense).

Ave

Hail once

Ave

"Ave Maria" is used here as a spoken greeting, not a request or prayer.

avere

had; have; has 626 times

aveva, ho, ha, hai, avrebbe, aver, hanno, Ho and 35 more

auxiliary verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

idiom: ho piacere che... = I'm glad that...

avere ci

having; having us twice

averci

verb, infinitive, with clitic; auxiliary verb, infinitive

averci soffiato sopra = 'having blown on it'; ci refers to the bread.

avere la

have it once

averla

the attached clitic "la" is the direct object, "it" (the phrase).

avvenire

happened; future; occurs 13 times

avvenire, avveniva, avviene, avvenuto, avvenisse, avvenuti, avverrà

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; noun, masculine, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

avviarsi

set off; made his way; heading 4 times

avviarono, avviasse, avviò, avviandosi

verb, past (passato remoto), indicative, third-person, plural; verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

avvicinare

drew near; approached; went up 21 times

avvicinò, avvicinava, Avvicinalo, avvicinato, avvicinai, avvicinata, avvicinano

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past historic, indicative, third-person, singular

avvicinarsi

are getting closer; approached; go up 6 times

avvicinate, avvicinai, avvicino, avvicina, avvicinarsi

verb, present, indicative, second-person, plural; verb, past (remote), indicative, first-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

avvilire

grew discouraged; discourages; debase 3 times

avviliva, avvilisce, avvilirò

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular

Seen once or twice

a i

to the; in the twice

abbandonato

abandoned once

abbandono

desertion once

abbassare mi

lower myself once

abbassarsi

itself once

abbastanza

enough once

abbattere

fell once

abbondanza

abundance once

abbozzo

sketch once

abbracciare la

embrace her once

abbracciarsi

embrace once

abbreviare

be shortened once

abbronzare

tanned once

abbrutire

brutalized once

abbrutito

brutalized once

abile

skilled twice

abilità

skill twice

abilmente

skillfully once

abisso

abyss once

abitatore

inhabitants once

abituare si

get used once

abitudine

habit once

accalcarsi

pressed once

accampamento

camp once

accapigliarsi

came to blows once

accarezzare

was caressing; stroking twice

accarezzare lo

caressing him once

accavalcare

crossing; crossed twice

accecare

blinded once

accertare si

confirm once

acceso

lit; blazing twice

accidente

confound it once

accogliere

welcomed once

accomodare si

adjusting once

acconsentire

consents twice

accorare

heartsick once

accordare

tune once

accorgere

noticed once

accorgere si

noticing once

accorrere

come running; rushed over twice

accostare

cupped once

accudire

attend to; saw to twice

accurato

carefully trimmed once

accusare

accused once

acerbamente

bitterly once

acerbo

unripe once

acquasantiera

holy-water font twice

acquetare

settle once

acquistare

buys once

adatto

suited once

addietro

before; along twice

additare

pointed out once

addomesticato

tame once

addormentare

fell asleep twice

addormentarsi

fall asleep once

addormentato

sleeping twice

adirato

angry once

adoperare

were using once

adoprare

used once

adoprare lo

using it once

adorante

worshiping once

adornare

adorned once

adorno

trimmed once

adottare

adopt; will adopt twice

adunco

hooked once

affaccendarsi

were bustling about once

affacciare

went; leaned out twice

affamato

starving twice

affannoso

breathless; labored twice

affascinare

bewitching him once

afferrare

grasp; catch twice

affezionato

deeply devoted once

affievolire

grew faint once

affittare la

to rent it once

affliggere

distressed once

affluire

flowed once

affollato

crowded once

affondare

was sinking; sink twice

affrettare

quickened once

affrettarsi

hurrying once

affrontare

face; faces twice

afosa

sultry once

afoso

sultry twice

agghiacciare

froze once

aggirare

wandered twice

aggirare si

wandering around once

aggirarsi

wandered once

aggiustarsi

settle once

agglomeramento

knot once

aggrappare

clinging once

aggrovigliato

tangled; coiled twice

agguato

wait; ambush twice

agitato

restless once

agnella

little lamb twice

agnellino

little lambs once

agonizzante

dying once

agonizzare

is dying once

Agostino

Augustine once

agrifoglio

holly twice

ala

wing; wings twice

Albano

Albano twice

albergo

hotels once

albore

glow once

Albu

Albu once

alcool

drink; alcohol twice

alcun

any once

alitare

breathed once

alitare lo

breathe on it once

allargare

spread twice

allargarsi

widened once

allegramente

cheerfully twice

allevare

raising her once

allineare

lined up twice

allontanare

was moving away; went off twice

allontanare si

moving away once

allungare

stretched once

altare

altar once

alterco

quarrel once

altipiano

plateau; highland twice

altrove

elsewhere twice

amabilmente

amiably once

amare lo

Love him once

amarsi

loving each other once

ambra

amber once

amen

Amen once

ameno

delightful once

amica

friend once

ammattire

are going mad once

ammettere

granting once

ammettere lo

admit it once

ammirare

admire once

ammogliare

married; to marry twice

ammogliarsi

to get married once

ampio

wide; broad twice

ampolla

flask twice

Anacreonte

Anacreonte once

analizzare

was analyzing; analyze twice

anarchico

anarchist once

andare gli

go to him once

andare se ne

leave once

andare si ne

leave once

andatura

gait once

andirivieni

coming and going once

anelante

breathless twice

anemia

anemias once

anfora

jug once

anforetta

decanter twice

angelo

angels once

angosciosamente

anxiously; with anguish twice

angoscioso

anguished twice

anice

anisette once

animarsi

growing animated; become animated twice

animo

spirits once

annerire

blackened once

annidare

coiled once

annodare

knotting; tied twice

annodare gli

tying to it once

annoiare

bores once

annoiarsi

was growing bored; grow bored twice

annoiato

bored once

annuncio

notices once

annuvolare

clouded over; clouded twice

ansare

panting; was panting twice

ansiosamente

anxiously once

anticamera

antechamber once

anticipare

bringing forward once

anziano

elderly once

anziché

rather than once

anzitutto

first of all once

apertura

opening twice

Apostoli

Apostles once

appannare

clouded once

appannato

clouded; misted twice

apparecchiare

set the table once

apparenza

appearance once

apparizione

appearance once

appartamentino

small apartment; little apartment twice

appartamento

apartments once

appassire

wilted once

appestare

reeking once

appetito

appetite once

appiattare

flattened once

appiattarsi

crouched flat once

applaudire

applauded twice

appoggiare si

leaning once

appoggiatoio

armrests once

appollaiare

perched twice

appollaiato

perched once

apprendere

learn; learning twice

appresso

after once

apprezzamento

opinions once

approvazione

approval once

aprile

April once

arabescato

arabesque once

arabo

Arab once

arancia

oranges once

arco

arch once

ardentemente

ardently twice

ardimento

daring deeds once

ardire

boldness once

arditamente

boldly once

ardito

daring once

ardore

ardor once

argentea

silvery once

ariete

ram once

armacollo

shoulder-strap once

armare

armed twice

armento

herds once

arnese

tools; tool twice

aroma

aroma once

arrabbiato

angry once

arrampicare

climbed once

arrampicato

climbed up once

arrangiarsi

manage once

arredare

furnished once

arrestare

arrested once

arrogante

arrogant once

arrosto

roast once

arruffato

tangled; tousled twice

arruffìo

tangle once

arso

burning once

articolo

article once

artiglio

talons once

artistico

artistic twice

asciugare

were drying once

ascoltare la

hear her once

ascolto

listening once

aspersorio

aspergillum once

aspetto

look once

assalitore

attacker twice

assegnare

assigned once

assegno

allowance once

assente

away once

assenza

absence once

assenzio

absinthe once

assicurare

assure once

assicurarsi

made sure once

assicurarsi ti

secure once

assiduo

assiduous once

assiolo

scops owl once

assistenza

attention once

assoluto

absolute once

assonnato

sleepy once

assopirsi

dozing off once

assorbire

absorbed once

assordante

deafening once

assorto

lost; absorbed twice

assumere

took on once

astemio

a teetotaler once

astenersi

abstained once

astore

goshawk; hawks twice

astrazione

abstraction once

atmosfera

atmosphere once

attaccare

hanging once

atteggiare

set once

atterrire

terrified once

attesa

waiting twice

atteso

expected once

attirare

attract once

attirare la

drawing her once

attortigliare

coiled once

attortigliato

coiled once

augurio

omen once

aumentare

was growing once

autentico

genuine once

automobile

car once

autorevole

authoritative once

avaro

stingy once

avere ne

having once

avverare si

come true once

avverarsi

came about once

avversità

adversities once

avvezzo

accustomed once

avviare si

set out once

avvilirsi

get discouraged; will debase twice

avvincere

fast once

avvizzire

wither away once

azione

action; act twice

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Grazia Deledda, d. 1936; collection first published 1905).
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Public-domain Italian (Deledda, d. 1936; collection published 1905). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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