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Words of the Games of Life · 520 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

cacciare

chase; throw 3 times

caccio, caccia

verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular

cadere

fell; fallen; fall 32 times

cadde, cadere, caduti, cade, cader, cadeva, caduto, cadendo and 4 more

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

Apocopated infinitive used substantively, common in literary prose; the standard dictionary lemma is cadere.

cagnolino

little dog; dog; little dogs 20 times

cagnolino, cagnolini

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

the true object thrown away; "come una carta inutile" is an inserted simile.

calmarsi

grow calm; calm yourselves; to calm down 6 times

calmarsi, calmatevi, calmò, Càlmati, calmandosi

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

cambiare

changed; changes; change 9 times

cambiò, cambiato, cambi, cambiare, cambieranno

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

Idiom "tanto per cambiare" = "just for a change/to change the subject."

camminare

walked; walking; walk on 25 times

Cammina, cammina, camminava, camminare, camminavano, Camminavano, Camminarono, cammino and 4 more

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

"Cammina, cammina" is a reduplicated idiom marking continued action, not a command: "on and on he rode".

campanile

bell tower once

campanile

corrected: in the passive si construction, campanile is the grammatical subject, not a direct object.

cantare

sing; sang; singing 16 times

cantare, cantando, cantava, cantò, cantavano, canta, cantarono, canteremo and 2 more

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

cantoniera

road-keeper’s wife; cottages; road-keeper's house 8 times

cantoniera, cantoniere

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

A cantoniera is the roadman's lodge along a rural highway.

capire

understood; understand; understands 19 times

capì, capisci, capiva, capire, capito, capisce, capite, capirono and 1 more

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

capitare

befallen; happens; comes along 4 times

capita, capitata, capitato

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

Historic present in Italian narration, rendered as past tense ("happened") in the smooth English translation.

caro

dear; Dear 12 times

cara, caro, Caro, care, cari

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural

carriera

career; a career twice

carriera

"fare carriera" idiomatically means "to get ahead/succeed."

cavolo

rubbish once

cavolo

'un cavolo' (lit. 'a cabbage') is a mild slang exclamation for 'nothing/rubbish'.

cercare

tried; searching; was trying 23 times

cercava, cercando, cercò, cerchiamo, cercare, cercano, cercate, Cercò and 2 more

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

"Cèrcati" = "cerca" (imperative) + reflexive "ti," "find for yourself."

ché

for; because twice

chè

Archaic/dialect spelling of "ché" (perché), meaning "because/for".

chi

who; Who; whoever 58 times

chi, Chi

pronoun; pronoun, singular; pronoun, interrogative

chi ... chi ... e chi is a distributive construction, 'some ... others ... and others'.

chiamare

called; call; calls 37 times

chiamò, chiamare, chiamava, chiama, chiami, chiamo, chiamavano, chiamato and 4 more

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

chiedere

asked; asks; ask 61 times

chiese, chiede, chiedeva, chiedere, chiedono, chieder, chiesi, chiedi and 2 more

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

Apocopated literary form of chiedere.

chinare

bent; bend down; bent down 5 times

chinò, chino, chinare

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

chiudere

closed; shut; closed off 18 times

chiuse, chiuso, chiudeva, chiude, chiudergli, chiudo, chiusa, chiusero

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

gli attaches as the dative "to him," giving "close his throat."

chiù

chiù; chiùs 6 times

chiù, Chiù

interjection (onomatopoeia); noun, feminine, singular

ci

there; us; about it 124 times

ci, c’, C’, ce, Ci

pronoun; pronoun, plural; pronoun, locative

c'è is fixed existential 'there is'; c' does not stand alone as 'there'.

ciglio

an eyelash once

ciglio

"battere ciglio" is an idiom for so much as blinking.

cogliere

seized; be caught; gather 6 times

colto, cogliere, coglier, coglieva, coglie

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

'Coglier' is the apocopated (elided) form of the infinitive cogliere.

colpire

struck; strike 7 times

colpito, colpirono, colpì, colpire, colpita

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

combinare

let's arrange; let's arrange it; come to terms 5 times

Combiniamo, combinato, combinar, combinare

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

cominciare

began; was beginning; were beginning 62 times

cominciò, cominciava, cominciato, cominciavano, cominciarono, Cominciò, cominciano, cominciando and 2 more

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

comprarsi

buy himself once

comprarsene

comprare + si ("for himself") + ne ("of them", pointing back to the shoes).

comprendere

understanding; absorbed; do you understand 4 times

comprendendo, compreso, comprendi, compriso

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

"compriso" is a dialectal spelling of "compreso" (understood).

consegnare

hand over; hand it over twice

consegno, consegnarlo

verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive

consegnare + clitic lo ('it')

consigliare

advised; urged; I advise 4 times

consigliava, consigliò, consiglio, consigliato

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

continuare

went on; kept; continue 24 times

continuò, continuava, continua, continuasse, continui, continuando, Continui, continuare and 1 more

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

Formal imperative expressed with the subjunctive (Lei-form).

convenire

suits; gathered; would suit 3 times

conviene, convenuti, converrebbe

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural; verb, present, conditional, third-person, singular

correre

ran; runs; run 16 times

corre, correre, corse, correva, Correte, correr, corriamo, Corriamo and 1 more

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

corrergli = correre + attached clitic gli ("to him/his").

corrodere

was corroding; corroded; was rotting 3 times

corrodevasi, corroso

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

Archaic word order: enclitic si attached after the verb (corrodeva + si).

cosa

thing; what; things 149 times

cosa, Cosa, cose, cos’

pronoun, singular; noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

cosa literally means "thing"; "che cosa" is simply the fixed interrogative for "what." The referent (the rumor) belongs in the translation, not substituted as the word's own gloss.

coscienziosamente

conscientiously once

coscenziosamente

Older spelling of coscienziosamente.

costringere

forced; driven to it; force 7 times

costrettovi, costringer, costringeva, costretta, costretti, costringessero

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

Apocopated infinitive (costringere → costringer) before a consonant, a common literary elision.

credere

believe; believed; thought 60 times

credo, credi, crede, credette, credeva, creduto, Credo, Credi and 14 more

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

Formal 'Lei' address, imperfect standing in for the question "did you think".

credere ti

think yourself once

crederti

crederti = credere + ti, "believe/think yourself".

crepare

drop dead; will drop dead; you'll drop dead 5 times

creperai, creperà, Creperete, crepo, crepare

verb, future, indicative, second-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, second-person, plural

crepare is a coarse verb for 'to die' ('to croak')

cristo

soul once

cristi

regional idiom non c’era cristi che = "there wasn’t a living soul who," from cristi ("Christians/souls").

Seen once or twice

cacciare si

jamming once

cadaverico

corpse-like once

calce

whitewash once

calcolo

calculation once

Calìa

Calìa once

calmare

calmed once

calmare si

calmed down once

calore

warmth; heat twice

calunnia

slander once

calunniare

slander once

calvo

bald once

calza

socks once

calzoni

trousers once

cambiale

promissory notes once

cambiamento

change once

camicetta

blouse once

cammino

way once

campare

make a living once

campestre

country; rustic twice

campestro

country once

campione

specimens once

canaglia

rabble once

canapè

sofa once

cancellare

crossed out twice

cancello

gates once

candido

white; pure-white twice

Candido

Candide once

cando

when once

candore

whiteness twice

cangiare

changed twice

canino

puppy once

canoro

singing once

cantante

singer once

cantare lo

sing it once

cantarellare

hum a tune once

canterano

dresser twice

cantina

cellar once

cantore

singers once

canzonare

teased; teasing twice

capire ti

understand you once

capitale

capital once

capolavoro

masterpiece once

capovolto

turned upside down once

cappellaccio

hat once

capra

goats once

capretto

little goat once

caprone

billy-goats once

caramente

warmly once

carattere

character; letters twice

caratteristico

characteristic once

carbonaio

charcoal-burner once

carbonaro

charcoal-burners once

carbone

coal; coals twice

carcere

prison twice

cardiaco

heart once

cardino

hinges once

cariare

decayed once

carino

sweet; darling twice

carnicino

flesh-pink once

carriola

handcart once

Casalmaggiore

Casalmaggiore once

casina

little house once

cassettone

chest of drawers once

castaneo

brown once

castello

castles once

castigare

punished once

casupola

small house once

catenella

little chains once

caustico

caustic once

cauto

cautious; wary twice

cava

quarry once

cavalcare

ride once

cavallino

little horse twice

cavallone

great waves twice

Cavaradossi

Cavaradossi once

cavare

gouge out; will gouge twice

cavo

hollow once

cedere la

give her up once

ceduo

coppice once

cella

cell once

cenare

have supper twice

cenere

ash; ashes twice

cenerognolo

ashy once

centesimo

centesimi once

centosessantotto

one hundred sixty-eight once

cera

wax once

cercare lo

find him; look for him twice

cercarsi

look for yourself once

cerchiare

ringed twice

cerchiato

shadowed; ringed twice

certezza

certainty twice

Certosa

Chartreuse once

cerulo

azure once

cestino

baskets once

chaussée

floor twice

chiacchierino

chattering once

chiacchierio

chatter once

chiamare la

call her twice

chiamare lo

call him; calling him twice

chiamare mi

call me once

chiamare vi

call you twice

chiasso

fuss; commotion twice

chiazzato

streaked once

chiedere ti

ask you once

chierico

seminarians once

chiesetta

little church once

china

slope; slopes twice

chinare si

bending once

chinarsi

bending once

chino

bent; bowed twice

chiodo

nail twice

Chirchu

Chirchu once

chiudersi

shut once

cianfrusaglia

trinkets once

ciarlatano

charlatan once

cibo

food once

ciclista

cyclist once

ciecamente

blindly once

cigolare

crackled once

cima

top; peaks twice

cinghiale

boar; wild boar twice

cinino

sweetheart once

cinquanta

fifty once

cinta

boundary once

Cip

Cip twice

circolare

moved once

civetta

owl once

cocchiere

coachmen; coachman twice

cognac

cognac once

cognata

sister-in-law once

coincidenza

coincidences once

colazione

lunch; a picnic twice

colei

that woman; the woman twice

collerico

choleric once

colletto

collar twice

colonna

columns; pillar twice

colorare

colored once

colorato

colored twice

colorire

colored once

colorirsi

was taking on once

colorito

color once

coloro

those twice

colpevole

guilty once

colui

the one; he twice

comandare

ordered once

comando

command once

combattere

waging; do battle twice

comicamente

comically once

commedia

play once

commuoversi

to be moved once

comodamente

comfortably once

comodo

comfortable twice

compassionare

pitying once

compassione

compassion twice

compensare

pay for once

compiere si

come to pass; be done twice

compiere vi

commit there once

compire

will carry out once

completamente

completely once

completare

completed once

comportare

behaved; would behave twice

composto

composed once

compra

buying once

compreso

including; included twice

comunicare vi la

tell it to you once

con gli

with once

concatenazione

chain once

concentrare

concentrated once

concerto

concert once

concetto

idea once

conchiglia

shell once

concitato

agitated once

concorso

competition once

condannare

convicted twice

confessarsi

confess myself once

confessione

confession once

conficcare

driven once

confidare

confided once

confidenzialmente

familiarly once

confine

edge once

confondere

confused; lost twice

confondersi

blurred once

confortarsi

console ourselves once

confrontare

comparing once

confusamente

confusedly once

congedarsi

taking her leave once

cono

cone once

conosciuto

familiar once

conseguenza

a result twice

considerare

considered once

considerazione

observations; reflection twice

consigliarsi

advise each other once

consistere

lay twice

consolare

consoled once

consolatrice

consoling once

consultare

consulted twice

consumare

worn out; waste away twice

consumarsi

wearing away once

consunto

worn once

contegno

bearing once

contemplare

contemplating; watch twice

contemplazione

contemplation; contemplations twice

contentare

content; contented twice

Continente

mainland once

conto

accounts once

contorcere

writhes once

contorcersi

writhed once

contorno

outlines once

contradditore

opponent once

contraddizione

contradictions once

contrariare lo

upsetting him once

contrariato

put out once

contrario

contrary twice

contrasto

contrast once

contratto

tightened once

contrazione

spasms once

contribuire

helped once

controllore

controller once

convegno

meeting once

convenzionale

conventional once

convergere

crosses once

convertire

turn twice

convincente

convincing once

convincere

convinced; persuaded twice

convinto

convinced once

convulso

convulsively once

cooperativa

Cooperativa once

coprire le

cover once

coraggiosamente

bravely once

corallo

coral once

corba

basket twice

coricare

lying down; lay down twice

coricare si

lie down once

coricare vi

to lie down once

coricarsi mi

to lie down once

cornice

frames once

cornuto

horned twice

corona

garland once

coroncina

little rosaries once

corredino

layette once

correzione

correction once

Corriere

Corriere once

corrotto

corrupted once

corrugare

knitting once

corsetto

bodice twice

Corso

Corso; the Corso twice

corte

Court once

cortese

courteous once

cortiletto

little courtyard once

cortina

curtains twice

coscientemente

consciously once

costanza

perseverance once

Costanzi

Costanzi once

costare

cost once

costellazione

constellations once

costo

cost; the risk twice

costui

he once

cotenna

skin once

cotto

hard-boiled once

covare

brooded once

cravatta

tie once

credenza

sideboard; belief twice

creditore

creditor once

crepacuore

heartaches once

crepitare

crackling once

crespo

curly once

creta

earthenware once

cretina

idiots once

cretineria

foolishness once

cretino

idiotic once

cristiano

Christian once

crocifiggere

crucified once

crollare

shaking once

cronaca

the news; news twice

cronista

reporter once

crudo

raw; harsh twice

cucchiaio

spoon once

cuffietta

little bonnet once

cugina

cousin once

cugino

cousin once

culla

cradles twice

cuoio

leather once

cupola

dome twice

cura

cares; care twice

curaçao

curaçao once

curvare si

bending; bend down twice

cuscino

cushions once

custodire

guarded twice

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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.