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Words of the Games of Life · 177 headwords

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Babbo

Dad once

Babbo

"Babbo" alone is literally "Dad"; the grandfather sense comes from the compound "Babbo grande" (Babbo + grande), not from "Babbo" on its own — assigning "Grandfather" to this token alone invents a meaning the surface form doesn't carry in isolation.

baciare

kissed; Kiss me; kiss you 9 times

baciò, Baciami, baciarti, baci, baciai, baciar

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperative, second-person, singular (+ enclitic 'mi')

badare

paid attention; mind; noticed 10 times

badava, badi, badato, badare, badavano, bada

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

Formal negative imperative (non + subjunctive), addressing the interlocutor as "lei".

balenare

flashed to him once

balenatagli

balenatagli fuses balenata (flashed, agreeing with idea) with the clitic gli (to him).

basta

In short once

Basta

Used idiomatically here ("enough said"/"in short"), not the verb bastare in its literal sense.

bastare

enough; was enough; that's enough 22 times

Basta, basta, bastava, bastati, basterebbe, bastò, bastare, Bastò

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

bastonare

beaten; will beat; beat 5 times

bastonato, bastonerò, bastonavano, bastonassero, bastono

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

benissimo

Very well; Excellent 3 times

Benissimo

bere

drank; drink; was drinking 59 times

bere, beveva, bevette, bevi, bevuto, bevevano, Bevi, beve and 7 more

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

'Bevere' is an older literary variant of the infinitive 'bere'.

bestiola

little creatures once

bestiuole

'Bestiuole' is a variant spelling of the diminutive 'bestiole' (from 'bestia').

bile

spite once

bile

"bile" is used figuratively here for bitterness/spite, not the literal bodily fluid.

bisognare

must; one must; it is necessary 17 times

Bisogna, bisogna, Bisognerà

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular, impersonal; verb, impersonal, present, indicative, third-person, singular

impersonal bisogna che + subjunctive = you must

bonas

good once

Bonas

"Bonas tardas" is Sardinian dialect for "buonasera" (good evening/afternoon), used as a greeting.

buttare

thrown; threw; flung 13 times

buttò, buttava, buttato, buttassi, butto, buttate, buttata, buttare

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

Seen once or twice

bacca

berry once

badare ci

mind once

bagnante

bathers twice

bagnare si

bathe once

bagnarsi

bathe twice

bagnato

wet; bathed twice

bah

Bah once

baio

bay-colored twice

balbettare

stammered; slur his words twice

baldacchino

canopy once

ballare

dance once

bambina

child; girls twice

banchetto

feast once

banco

counter; stand twice

banda

band twice

Barbagia

Barbagia once

barbetta

beard once

barcollare

staggering once

barlume

gleam; glimmer twice

bassa

lowlands once

bassotto

short twice

bastardo

bastard once

bastonata

beatings once

Batóre

Batóre once

battaglia

battle once

battesimo

baptism once

battezzare

crown once

bava

drool; spittle twice

bavero

collar once

bazar

Bazar; bazaar twice

beatitudine

blessedness once

beato

blissful once

beccare

peck at once

becco

beak once

bellezza

beauty twice

bellissimo

wonderful once

belvedere

belvedere once

bendare

blindfolded once

bendato

blindfolded once

benedetto

holy once

Benedetto

Benedetto once

benedicere

was blessing once

benedizione

blessing twice

benefattore

benefactor once

beneficare

did good for once

benessere

well-being once

benestante

well-off once

benevolmente

benevolently; kindly twice

benevolo

well-disposed once

benino

decently once

benvenuto

welcome once

berretto

cap twice

bersagliere

bersaglieri twice

bersaglio

target once

bestemmiare

swore once

bestialità

stupid thing once

bestiame

livestock once

bestiolina

little creature twice

bevitore

drinker once

bevo

drink once

bezzu

old once

biancastro

whitish twice

biancheggiare

gleamed white; whitened twice

bianchissimo

whitest once

biblico

Biblical once

bicicletta

bicycle once

bigliettino

note once

bilancio

budget once

binario

rails once

biondastro

fair-haired once

bisognoso

in need twice

bizzarro

strange twice

blocco

blocks once

boccaccia

faces once

boccale

jug once

boccone

mouthful once

Bocconi

Bocconi once

boccuccia

tiny mouth once

bollire

was boiling once

bollito

boiled once

Bono

Bono once

bontà

goodness once

bonu

good once

borghesemente

bourgeois once

borsetta

little purse once

boschetto

little woods once

Bourget

Bourget twice

braccina

little arms once

braciero

braziers once

brezza

breeze twice

briciola

crumbs twice

brigadiere

sergeant once

briglia

reins once

broccato

brocade once

brontolìo

grumble once

bruciare

burned twice

bruscamente

abruptly; brusquely twice

brutale

brutal once

brutalmente

brutally once

bucherellato

pitted twice

buco

hole; holes twice

bue

oxen twice

bugia

lie once

burla

trick; joke twice

burro

butter twice

busse

beatings; blows twice

busto

bodice once

Buton

Buton's once

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).
Translation
Public-domain Italian (Deledda, d. 1936; collection published 1905). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.